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Home Prices In Upper East Side Area Increased Recently
The Upper East Side area has experienced explosive home price growth this past year and prices are still moving upward.

The Upper East Side area has experienced explosive home price growth this past year and prices are still moving upward.

Despite its pricey reputation, the Upper East Side has large numbers of homes affordable for first-time buyers, according to a new study.

The last remaining tenant in an Upper East Side building is blocking the developer's next big project, arguing it has been too secretive.
A low-rise building on Second Avenue will be replaced by a 23-story tower with 106 apartments, according to plans filed with the city.
Defying a citywide decline, the Upper East Side gained children and teenagers over the past decade, new census data shows.
The Upper East Side has the most vacant homes in New York, the latest census data shows. But don't blame new construction.
National home prices are have surged over the past year; The Upper East Side area was no exception.
In a dispute that centered around a six-inch strip of land, the former owner of Tender Buttons triumphed against developer Arthur Shapolsky.
An Evangelical Christian church has filed permits to tear down a six-story building where it plans to build a new Upper East Side space.
Newly released data gives a long-awaited view of unleased storefronts across the city, including hundreds on the Upper East Side.
An upscale slipper company abandoned its store at the Carlyle Hotel without paying thousands in rent, the hotel claims in a lawsuit.
Part of Madison Avenue has 55 retail openings, more than any Manhattan street studied. But leaders say that doesn't tell the full story.
Listed by a former Goldman Sachs executive, the Fifth Avenue townhouse boasts high ceilings and sweeping Central Park and skyline views.
An Upper East Side block is being cleared to make way for a tower, but a pair of "slumlords" are reportedly preventing the project.
Home prices are up more than 10 percent in the Upper East Side area since the pandemic began.
All signs point to the First Avenue site becoming the next block-swallowing project by megadeveloper Extell.
Recently bought by a developer, the Third Avenue tenements that once housed Candle Cafe and Bistro Le Steak are now set to be demolished.
Opposition to the proposed tower has been fierce, culminating in a rally on Sunday. But others, led by City Hall, continue to back it.
After plummeting for months, rent prices on the Upper East Side barely budged in April, signaling a "market on the mend," a new study found.
The fair market rent for a two-bedroom rental increased from the previous year.
The rare affordable apartments — selling for as low as $50,000 — were finally listed this week, months after they were first previewed.
The clock is ticking on the controversial, 300-foot tower on the Upper East Side, as neighbors roll out new lines of attack against it.
The Upper East Side's discount-filled real estate market is continuing into the spring, even as the city's pandemic recovery begins.
Home prices are expected to stay elevated for the near future. They have increased in Manhattan area.
A new study shows how many people left each NYC neighborhood during the pandemic, and the Upper East Side exodus was among the biggest.
The six-bedroom, six-bath duplex is spread across 6,500 square feet and was initially two separate apartments.
After buying the garage for $19.7 million earlier this month, a developer is now seeking to demolish the entire building, records show.
It isn't clear whether the company has any plans to build on the site, but it has been touted as a prime spot for new development.
The 334-foot tower, which has emerged as the neighborhood's most contested new development, could be certified as soon as April.
The notorious 71st Street townhouse once owned by Jeffrey Epstein sold for a lower-than-expected sum of $51 million, according to reports.
Twelve Upper East Side brokers were named in a major lawsuit filed in federal court Monday, alleging they refused to allow housing vouchers.
The six-story home owned by Vincent Viola was previously linked to a Chinese businessman who disappeared, the Wall Street Journal reported.
A housing lottery has already been completed for the new East 86th Street building — but there's another opportunity not far away.
The new year has brought few changes to the neighborhood's real estate market, as January's rents dropped further below last year's.
A row of planters that brightened a gray stretch of York Avenue for decades were ripped from the ground Wednesday despite tenants' pleas.
Hundreds of apartments became affordable on the Upper East Side last year, but most essential workers live too far away to enjoy them
The apartments, which are located on East 94th Street, include access to a sun terrace with barbecue grills and a state-of-the-art gym.
The neighborhood gained less housing in the past decade than almost any in New York due to demolitions and mergers, a city report found.
Now that Donald Trump has left office — and left New York — some Upper East Siders are seeking to drop his name from neighborhood towers.
An Upper East Side hospital purchased two adjacent buildings this month, including one that until recently housed an elite nursery school.