A quartet of Upper East Side buildings owned by the Wilf family is slated for the wrecking ball, records show.
Skyline Developers, which was started by Orin Wilf in 1999 and is based in Midtown, filed permits with the Department of Buildings last week to raze the four mixed-use properties at 1410-1418 Third Ave. and 185 E. 80th St., all of which were built between 1910 and 1925 and stand 4 stories tall.
The three Third Avenue buildings, between East 80th and East 81st streets, contain either six or 12 residential units with commercial space on the ground floors. One was formerly occupied by the Italian restaurant Tiramisu until the building was purchased by Skyline in 2023, Eater reported. The East 80th Street building contains six apartments and two commercial units, including a locksmith and a cleaners, the latter of which is closed.
Leonard Wilf — Orin’s father — signed the deeds acquiring all four buildings in 2022 for a total of $50.1 million, according to the transactions at the time.
The demolition permits were filed by Mike Thompson, whose affiliation with the real estate firm is unclear, under a limited liability company named after one of Skyline’s most high-profile assets — the landmarked Rockefeller Towers at 13 and 15 W. 54th St., which are identical 5-story mansions and where Southern Italian restaurant Il Gattopardo is located.
It’s unclear what the Wilfs have in store for the four Upper East Side lots, which are directly across the street from Eli’s Flowers and Eli’s Takeout, owned by the famed Zabar family.
The Wilfs, on the other hand, keep a low profile and did not return a request for comment on their plans for the project.
The entirety of Skyline’s portfolio is in Manhattan and includes both condo and rental buildings, as well as office and retail space, occupied by brands including Tiffany & Co., Starbucks and Charles Schwab.
