Maison East: Are the south-facing views safe?

Hello Maison East résidents, I'm very interested the E line apartments of your building, and I'm just wondering if the South-facing views are in danger at all. While walking in the neighborhood, I saw that there are 2 or 3 low-rises on South 81st that I’m worried about. They look like residential buildings—one is a rental owned by Brodsky Associates—that also rent out to stores on the ground... [more]

Hello Maison East résidents, I'm very interested the E line apartments of your building, and I'm just wondering if the South-facing views are in danger at all. While walking in the neighborhood, I saw that there are 2 or 3 low-rises on South 81st that I’m worried about. They look like residential buildings—one is a rental owned by Brodsky Associates—that also rent out to stores on the ground floor. Does anyone who recently bought an E line—or currently lives in an E line—know anything about how safe the views are? From what I understand, you can never be absolutely sure if the low-rise adjacent to your building will be torn down and replaced with some monstrosity that will block your view. The only “safe” bets are views that are legally protected because they overlook a park, a river, or historically significant buildings, such as brownstones, etc. Also, if there’s a church or school, most likely these buildings won’t be torn down. The reason I ask all this—besides the fact one of my friends bought a condo (in Chicago), and the next year, the adjacent lot began constructing a new high rise. LOL. Also, I saw an interesting pattern of past sales: within the past year, there have been a lot of E units that have sold: 20E (currently listed) 2B (currently listed) 24 E (currently listed) 18A (currently listed) 14B (sold 2/6/14) 5E (sold 12/19/13) 21E (sold 12/18) 19C (sold 9/10/13) 9E (sold 7/22/13) 7E (sold 7/11/13) 9B (sold 5/13/13) 25E (sold 5/9/13) Then, from May, 2013 to April, 2012—the pattern gets more even: 13 C 9A 25B 2A 6B 12E 19B 25E 21B 9A The building seems to only have 4 lines: A, B, C and E (no D line!?!) Is there something brewing and that's why so many E lines have been on the market? Or is this just a coincidence? I'd appreciate any feedback from current or former residents. Thanks so much. C. Wolf [less]