Upper East Side undergoing resi building boom

With the Second Ave. subway finally coming due, TRD maps out all projects that timed it right

From the December issue: For years, the promise of a Second Avenue subway line has tantalized residential developers who have been hungrily eying the stretch of The Upper East Side Between Third Avenue and the East River.

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With the first phase of the new line — which will run between 63rd and 96th streets — set to open in late 2016, a wave of new condos are being constructed in the hopes of luring new residents to this often overlooked submarket. [more]