Ekstein Development Group submits $43M condo plan with six units in UWS

Ekstein Development Group, on June 25, submitted a condominium plan for six residential units at 142 West 81st Street in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan. The plans are in a former church structure.

The condo plan, CD210188, has a sellout price of $42,975,000 with the New York State Attorney General. Erik Ekstein, President and CEO at Ekstein Development Group, is listed as the principal of the sponsor.

In June of 2014, Ekstein filed A1 plans aiming to convert a church that had occupied the site for over 120 years into a condominium building with six dwelling units. The conversion, which is being designed by DXA Studio will keep part of the church’s structure and uses on the ground floor.

Renderings of the redevelopment, posted on DXA’s website, can be seen below.

That October, The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the design, which got the support of residents as well.

According to the plans, the ground floor of the building will have church and residential lobbies and a sanctuary. Floors two through five will each have one dwelling units per floor, while floors six and seven will each have half of a duplex unit.

The plans were permitted in June of 2017.