A New Petition to Transform Upper East Side “Rat Park”
Advocacy works. That is the message being championed by the group responsible for organizing the effort to transform the East 78th Street and First Avenue “rat park” into a community …
Category: Real Estate
Luxury Building Likely to Rise at 77th and 2nd Avenue
Real estate developer Naftali Group has purchased two five-story buildings at 1481-1489 Second Avenue (between 77th and 78th streets) for $72.6 million, Commercial Observer reports.
From Rat Park to Community Garden?
Upper East Siders were joined by elected officials this past weekend to rally against several things most people would happily oppose: rats, weeds, and an alleged absentee landlord who allows …
A Market Turnaround, Led by the UES
Things are changing around the city. A recent Curbed story indicates that more people are moving to New York City now than before the pandemic, with data showing that the …
NYC Council Approves Blood Center
The New York City Council gave its final stamp of approval for NYBC’s life sciences hub on East 67th Street on Tuesday. The much-debated New York Blood Center (NYBC) tower …
Wealthy Lenox Hill Couple Sue Neighboring Dentist For “Abandoned Construction Site”
An Upper East Side couple is urging a court to award them at least $225,000 in damages for an alleged breach of contract, Patch first reported.
New York Blood Center Tower Approaches Approval
The battle over the New York Blood Center (NYBC) life science tower continues. However, it appears certain that the controversial center will soon rise at 310 East 67th Street. Despite …
Weill Cornell Medicine to Demolish, Replace Church
Expect lots of construction activity along East 74th Street in the New Year. Weill Cornell Medicine plans to demolish the current Church of the Epiphany at 1393 York Avenue after …
Buyer Spends $66.5 Million on UES Condo
An unidentified buyer has committed a whopping $66.5 million to combine the top two apartments of The Bellemont, a new development condominium at 1165 Madison Avenue at the corner East …
Famous Townhouses Hit Market
A Queen Anne townhouse at 156 East End Avenue (at 87th Street) supposedly served as inspiration for Harriet The Spy author Louise Fitzhugh, and it’s recently hit the market for …
