YIMBY obtained an exclusive preliminary rendering for 213 East 83rd Street, a seven-story residential building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by DOME Architecture, Design & Engineering and developed by AVENU, the 85-foot-tall structure will span 27,309 square feet and yield eight condominium units with an average scope of 1,004 square feet. The project will also include 4,038 square feet of community facility space, four enclosed parking spaces, and a 30-foot-long rear yard. The 5,000-square foot property is located between Second and Third Avenues.
The rendering shows a symmetrical design with a light gray stone façade. The eastern and western ends will rise the full seven stories, flanking a central six-story volume with glass-lined balconies on its upper four floors. An arched motif is used across the fenestration along with additional ornamental stonework, including cornice lines at the third, sixth, and roof levels. A pergola-covered terrace will span the space between the two outer wings on the seventh story, and a mechanical bulkhead is visible at the rear of the structure.
The property is currently occupied by the vacant Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. The following photos show arched doorway window boarded up as demolition work prepares to get underway.
213 East 83rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
213 East 83rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
213 East 83rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
213 East 83rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
213 East 83rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
213 East 83rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
213 East 83rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
213 East 83rd Street. Photo by Michael Young.
Under the guidance of Cardinal Dolan, the St. Elizabeth congregation was relocated to the Church of St. Monica at 413 East 79th Street in 2015 due to low attendance. Robert Saffayeh subsequently purchased the church property for $11.8 million.
Paris Forino will serve as the interior designer for the new building, which will also utilize air rights transferred from the abutting property at 211 East 83rd Street to the west. It will be separately renovated by the same builders of the new residence.
The nearest subway from the development site is the Q train at the 86th Street station along Second Avenue, with access at the corner of East 83rd Street.
Demolition on the Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary is planned to begin in the next several months. Asbestos remediation has already been completed.
Finalized renderings and a construction timeline have yet to be revealed.
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