Construction Hits Street Level at 148 East 78th Street on the Upper East Side – New York YIMBY

By: Michael Young 8:00 am on February 2, 2020

Construction has reached street level at 148 East 78th Street, a 205-foot-tall residential projectat the corner of East 78th Street and Lexington Avenueon Manhattans Upper East Side. Progress has been swift sinceYIMBY last stopped by the sitein mid-September, when work on the foundations was just beginning. Now a large array of steel rebar await the imminent concrete pour for the ground-floor slab. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architectsand developed byMidwood Management Corp., theproperty will yield 26 residences averaging 2,600 square feet apiece.

Photos show therectangular corner plot teeming with workers.

148 East 78th Street, photo by Michael Young

148 East 78th Street, photo by Michael Young

The building features a classically inspired design that harkens back to the New York of the early 20th century. With its large stone paneling, brick walls, thick ornamental cornices, dark metal railings, and stone balustrades, the structure will blend seamlessly into the architectural fabric of the Upper East Side.

The project will contain 68,293 square feet of residential space and 3,739 square feet of ground-floor retail area.The address is just one block to the north of the 77th Street subway station, serviced by the 6 train, and less than ten minutes to the east of Central Park across Fifth Avenue.

148 East 78th Street is stated for completion in spring 2021.

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