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Home Prices In Upper East Side Area Increased Recently: See How Much
Home prices are up more than 10 percent in the Upper East Side area since the pandemic began.

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.
Despite sharp declines in home sale prices, the Upper East Side still led all New York neighborhoods with more than 1,700 sales last year.
Actress Christine Baranski spent $2.2 million on the Upper East Side apartment — one of December's top sales, the New York Times reported.
New York rents fell more this year than they did during the Great Recession, and the Upper East Side helped lead the way, a study found.
Two Upper East Side buildings that have racked up dozens of violations appeared on this year's annual list by the Public Advocate's office.
A developer has abandoned plans to build a high-rise with a controversial 150-foot hollow core in the center, a local officeholder said.
An Upper East Side community board voted Wednesday to oppose the New York Blood Center's major expansion, which is still moving forward.
A triplex penthouse on Madison Avenue – complete with eight terraces and panoramic views of Central Park – was listed for more than $27M.
A stretch of the Upper East Side had the most drops in home prices of any New York City neighborhood last month, according to a new study.
The exodus from the Upper East Side was among the highest of any New York City neighborhood, according to USPS change-of-address requests.
Apartments selling for as low as $23,900 will hit the market in a new Upper East Side building this year, officials announced.
Ambitious plans to expand the New York Blood Center and Lenox Hill Hospital got a cool reception from an Upper East Side community board.
Lenox Hill Hospital removed a controversial tower from its expansion plan, but Upper East Side preservationist groups are still fighting it.
The buildings, which may only be partially demolished, will be part of the planned Giorgio Armani flagship expansion on Madison Avenue.
The permits call for a new 20-story apartment tower on East 86th Street, one of the Upper East Side's busiest commercial corridors.