All images courtesy of Naftali Group / Robert A.M. Stern Architects unless otherwise noted

Naftali Group’s plan to demolish an existing Upper East Side residential building and replace it with a new condominium tower was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday. Designed by Ulrich Franzen in the 1970s, the existing post-modern building at 800 Fifth Avenue has about 200 rental units. Naftali, which acquired the building over the summer for $810 million, has tapped Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) and SLCE to design a new limestone-clad tower with 55 condos and stunning Central Park views.

Replacing Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge’s house at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, known as the Dodge Mansion, 800 Fifth Avenue was designed by Franzen in 1978 in the post-mod

See Full Page