Upper East Side

1655 First Avenue. Designed by S. Weider Architect PC.

Renderings Reveal 1655 First Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on June 25, 2025 By Michael Young

Renderings showcase 1655 First Avenue, a forthcoming pair of 23-story residential buildings on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by S. Wieder Architect for Cheskel Schwimmer of Chess Builders LLC, the 235-foot-tall structure will collectively span 193,000 square feet and yield 198 rental units with an average scope of 725 square feet. The mixed-use project will also include ground-floor commercial space, a cellar level, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. The 12,000-square-foot property is alternately addressed as 355 East 86th Street and located at the northern corner of First Avenue and East 86th Street.

The Remi at 1026 Third Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.

The Remi Nears Completion At 1026 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on June 23, 2025 By Michael Young

Construction is almost finished at The Remi, a 24-story residential tower at 1026 Third Avenue in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Kahen Properties, which purchased the assemblage of three adjacent properties for $34 million in July 2022, the 273-foot-tall structure will span 100,000 square feet and yield 81 rental units in studio- to two-bedroom layouts with an average scope of 1,200 square feet, as well as ground-floor retail space. The ground-up development is located between East 60th and East 61st Streets. Corcoran New Development is handling leasing.

5 East 59th Street. Developed by Ripco Real Estate.

Rendering Reveals Retail Facelift For 5 East 59th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

7:30 am on June 23, 2025 By Michael Young

Construction is steadily progressing on 5 East 59th Street, an eight-story retail and office redevelopment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Developed by Ripco Real Estate with marketing by SERHANT., the project will see an exterior and interior overhaul to the building, updated retail space, column-free office space above, and two full-service amenity floors including a private lounge and rooftop terrace. The commercial property spans 45,350 square feet and is situated on an interior lot by the corner of East 59th Street and Fifth Avenue.

CetraRuddy’s 1448 Third Avenue Rapidly Ascends on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on June 19, 2025 By Michael Young

Construction is quickly progressing upward at 448 Third Avenue, a 39-story mixed-use tower in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by Douglaston Development, the 478-foot-tall structure will span 287,632 square feet and yield 125 condominium units with an average scope of 1,804 square feet. The building will also contain 40,864 square feet of commercial space, 21,224 square feet of community facility space, a cellar level, and a 20-foot-long rear yard. The property is alternately addressed as 175 East 82nd Street and located at the corner of Third Avenue and East 82nd Street.

The Breuer Building. Photo by Michael Young.

The Breuer Building Quietly Begins Its Commercial Transformation At 945 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

8:00 am on June 15, 2025 By Michael Young

YIMBY spotted signs of construction activity subtly taking shape at The Breuer Building, the iconic Brutalist-style museum structure at 945 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The property, originally built in 1966 and designed by Marcel Breuer, was given landmark status at the end of May, a move that comes before Sotheby’s plans to move into the structure in the near future. Herzog & de Meuron is the design architect and PBDW Architects is the preservation architect for the site, which is located at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 75th Street.

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