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UES Rents Keep Climbing As More Inventory Doesn't Bring Relief: Study
More apartments are opening up on the Upper East Side, but so many are being abandoned by priced-out tenants that prices are still rising.

More apartments are opening up on the Upper East Side, but so many are being abandoned by priced-out tenants that prices are still rising.

A developer is pushing ahead with a 22-story tower on Second Avenue after winning a bitter lawsuit against the next-door landlord.

The century-old building has been sold to a real estate investor by the former owners of Wankel's Hardware, which closed down last month.
The last building left on a demolished Upper East Side corner could soon be torn down as developers seek to build a medical center there.
Developer Extell has filed plans to demolish a prominent 86th Street corner that includes the Papaya King flagship, which faces legal woes.
In a rare bit of good news for Upper East Side tenants, the number of open apartments is finally inching up — though prices haven't dropped.
Blumenfeld Development Group Signs Optimum to 5-year lease
A son seeking to remove his own mother from his father's trust is pointing to the poor conditions in the rental buildings she controls.
After reaching a $100K settlement with his building over unpaid wages, a former super says the UES co-op torpedoed his next opportunity.
The longtime Yorkville auto repair shop where an employee was shot and killed last year could be torn down to make way for a new building.
A brand-new "boutique luxury condominium" on the Upper East Side is plagued by dangerous construction and "sewage odors," residents allege.
A 400-foot tower has been approved for a rapidly-changing Upper East Side block — even as one local expert insists the project is illegal.
The vacant corner formerly home to Bistro Le Steak and Candle Cafe will soon become an 18-story apartment tower, according to new filings.
An elderly woman says her Upper East Side condo board is "pushing [her] to the edge" after they sued her, alleging disruptive behavior.
The developer planning to demolish half of a Second Avenue block has revealed what it will build: a tower and a shorter, affordable project.
The project that has roiled an UES block for years saw a new twist this week as its owner dropped plans. Preservationists are still unhappy.
The concept of a "COVID deal" is now a distant memory, as Upper East Side rents jump and Manhattan hits record highs, a new study found.
A series of shops in a famed Upper East Side condo are facing foreclosure, according to a new lawsuit against their billionaire landlord.
The owner of a landmarked Upper East Side townhouse built an unpermitted addition, amassed thousands in fines — and is now asking for more.
Years after she shelled out $15 million for a three-floor Fifth Avenue penthouse, an heiress is now suing the building over leaky ceilings.
An Upper East Side landlord is going to court after a neighbor erected a sidewalk shed that blocks views from a swanky rental building.
In the market for an Upper East Side townhouse? A new listing comes with an unusual amenity: a famed antique shop whose owner is moving on.
A longtime Yorkville building will soon be demolished to make way for an unusual development: a 12-story church. Here's what to know.
It's a holy mess: an Upper East Side pastor is accused of breaking state law when he sold his church-provided apartment for $2 million.
A large chunk of a Second Avenue block will soon be torn down, city records show, with a high-rise development likely to follow.
After remaining open for 119 years, Hotel Wales was converted into a luxury condo building starting in 2020. Check out the new penthouse.
Accusations of violent threats tainted the emptying-out of these Second Avenue buildings, which are now set to be demolished.
A 200-bed cancer care tower will rise on York Avenue, the hospital said Tuesday: the latest medical building to reshape the UES skyline.
Drilling for a new self-storage building in Yorkville has made neighbors' homes "unlivable" and even prompted a summons from the city.
The co-founder of Russia's largest private bank may now be offloading his Upper East Side townhome, the New York Post reported.
This seven-story Upper East Side mansion boasts a pool, rooftop garden, screening room and even "staff quarters." Take a look inside.
Another lawsuit accuses an Upper East Side property owner of halting a planned tower: this time, a medical center by Northwell Health.
The medical school residence replacing a prominent church was revealed to an UES board. Meanwhile, the Ruppert Park dog run won support.
"I’ve cuddled lions and I love lions," said one community board member who backed a billionaire's plans to adorn his Upper East Side home.
The post-pandemic real estate recovery may be bad news for Upper East Side renters, as prices jump while vacant apartments dry up.
A synagogue is holding up the construction of an apartment tower on East 86th Street, arguing that the project would endanger children.
Two ornate mansions built nearly a century ago were sold for $20 million to paper heir Peter Brant, according to records and news reports.
Apartment towers will soon replace the lot where neighbors hoped to open a garden, and another corner now home to restaurants and tenements.
A company that rents out "trendy," furnished apartments around the city has purchased a Yorkville building as its next property.
The top floors of an Upper East Side townhouse were torn down after construction work triggered a near-collapse, angering preservationists.