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Upper East Side Real Estate - NYC Living
The Upper East Side is a neighborhood between Central Park and the East River, beginning at 59th street and running north to 100th. Its north-south avenues are Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, Park Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Third, Second and First Avenues, York Avenue, and East End Avenue (the latter runs only from East 79th Street to East 90th Street).
The 1.8 square miles neighborhood, with elegant rows of landmark townhouses, once known as the 'Silk Stocking District', has much of the most expensive real estate in the United States, with 2+ bedroom apartments starting at $5 million and the famous Fifth and Madison Avenue townhouses starting at $30 million. The most expensive Upper East Side penthouse (in the The Pierre Hotel) in the New York Times real estate classifieds is listed for $70 million, and the most expensive townhouse (on Madison Avenue) is listed for $58 million. On the other end of the spectrum, some of the most inexpensive in New York can be rented in this neighborhood.
The Upper East Side is famous for its many high society residents (Michael Bloomberg, Barbara Walters, Rudy Giuliani, etc.); luxurious hotels (Carlyle Hotel, Plaza Hotel, Plaza Hotel Athenee, Four Seasons-New York, The Pierre Hotel, etc.); high-end shopping; world-class dining and entertainment; and world-renowned educational institutions.
A long high bluff fronting the river north of Beekman Place was dotted with fine suburban villas in the 19th century, the last remaining one being Gracie Mansion, now home of New York's mayor.
Madison Avenue from 60th Street well into the 80s is the moneyed crowd's main shopping strip, recently vaulting ahead of (though in terms of prestige, arguably always outclassing) Hong Kong's Causeway Bay to become the most expensive retail real estate in the world. Zip code 10021 has the highest concentration of stores in the United States with more than $1 million in annual sales each.
The 1.8 square miles neighborhood, with elegant rows of landmark townhouses, once known as the 'Silk Stocking District', has much of the most expensive real estate in the United States, with 2+ bedroom apartments starting at $5 million and the famous Fifth and Madison Avenue townhouses starting at $30 million. The most expensive Upper East Side penthouse (in the The Pierre Hotel) in the New York Times real estate classifieds is listed for $70 million, and the most expensive townhouse (on Madison Avenue) is listed for $58 million. On the other end of the spectrum, some of the most inexpensive in New York can be rented in this neighborhood.
The Upper East Side is famous for its many high society residents (Michael Bloomberg, Barbara Walters, Rudy Giuliani, etc.); luxurious hotels (Carlyle Hotel, Plaza Hotel, Plaza Hotel Athenee, Four Seasons-New York, The Pierre Hotel, etc.); high-end shopping; world-class dining and entertainment; and world-renowned educational institutions.
A long high bluff fronting the river north of Beekman Place was dotted with fine suburban villas in the 19th century, the last remaining one being Gracie Mansion, now home of New York's mayor.
Madison Avenue from 60th Street well into the 80s is the moneyed crowd's main shopping strip, recently vaulting ahead of (though in terms of prestige, arguably always outclassing) Hong Kong's Causeway Bay to become the most expensive retail real estate in the world. Zip code 10021 has the highest concentration of stores in the United States with more than $1 million in annual sales each.
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