NYC’s biggest builders are circling a $360M vacant lot that could become the city’s next supertall tower

A long-stalled Upper East Side development site once envisioned as the home of a 1,000-foot-plus skyscraper is back up for grabs — this time with a $360 million price tag.

The six-parcel assemblage at 143-161 E. 60th St., directly across from the Bloomingdale’s flagship and steps from Lexington Avenue, last traded for $300 million in 2015.

Now, more than a decade later, the seller is seeking $60 million more for the roughly 20,000-square-foot site, which offers about 283,000 square feet of development potential.

And unlike the last time the property changed hands, the old buildings that stood on the lot are now gone, leaving developers with a cleared site and a rare chance to make their mark on the Manhattan skyline…

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