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Demolition Underway for 34-Story Skyscraper at 1410-1418 Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Demolition is ramping up at 1410-1418 Third Avenue, the site of a planned 34-story residential skyscraper on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects, with Hill West Architects as the architect of record, and developed by Skyline Developers, the 508-foot-tall structure will yield an undisclosed number of units along with 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is alternately addressed as 185 East 80th Street and is situated at the corner of Third Avenue and East 80th Street.

Scaffolding and black netting have been installed over the assemblage of five low-rise buildings since our last update in early February, when demolition prep was just getting underway. The windows have been removed from the structures and their ground floors are boarded up as crews work on interior gutting. YIMBY expects the buildings to be razed to street level before the end of the year.

No finalized renderings have been revealed for the forthcoming skyscraper apart from the following axonometric diagram, revealing a massing and crown that is largely characteristic of other prewar-inspired designs by Robert A. M. Stern Architects. The drawing shows the building beginning with a multi-story podium culminating in stepped setbacks, which will likely create space for private terraces. The tower then rises largely uninterrupted with a lone setback on the western elevation and three columns of what appear to be protruding bay windows on the southern and eastern faces. A loggia cutout is also shown near the setback at the southwestern corner. The crown features another array of cascading setbacks, and bulkhead will cap the flat parapet. The entrance to the building’s parking garage is visible on the southern side along East 80th Street.

The skyscraper is slated to house one to three apartments per floor. Crain’s New York Business reported there will be 66 units spanning approximately 242,000 square feet, but these figures are subject to change. It’s unclear whether the units will be rentals or condominiums.

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