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THE UPPER EAST SIDE



An Elegant and Historical Manhattan Neighborhood






From 59th to 96th Street and from the East River to Central Park is Manhattan’s Upper East Side.This section of New York City has some of the most expensive real estate in the nation and was once referred to as the “Silk Stocking District.”

During the late 1800s, Fifth, Madison, Park, Lexington, First, Second and Third Avenues were paved and wealthy New Yorkers flocked to the Upper East Side, building grand mansions on these picturesque streets and avenues.
 
Only the very well-to-do could afford this kind of luxury and the tradition still remains, with the Upper East Side being home to people with more accumulated wealth than anywhere else in the world. There is some more affordable housing with studios, one-bedrooms and luxury apartment rentals, but high-end living dominates in this tony, elegant and historical Manhattan neighborhood.   
 
Steel baron, Andrew Carnegie began construction of his mansion at 2 East 91st Street in 1898. It’s takes up nearly a half-block, bound by Fifth and Madison and 90th and 91st Streets. The Carnegie Corporation donated it to the Smithsonian and it’s now known as ... more

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