{"id":309197,"date":"2025-11-23T16:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T16:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/309197\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T16:19:09","slug":"historic-1902-skyscraper-is-about-to-change-forever-pictures-show-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/309197\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic 1902 Skyscraper Is About to Change Forever\u2014Pictures Show How"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City\u2019s iconic Flatiron Building, one of the world\u2019s earliest skyscrapers and among the city\u2019s most recognizable architectural landmarks, is entering an unprecedented new chapter.<\/p>\n

The 307-foot-tall, 24-story tower, built in 1902, is being converted into private residences<\/a>, a shift developers are calling a \u201ctransformation of historic proportions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Brodsky Organization, working in partnership with The Sorgente Group, is leading the effort to restore and reimagine the triangular landmark for contemporary living. Sales for the building\u2019s 38 homes are set to launch later this year, with three-bedroom residences beginning at $11 million. <\/p>\n

\u201cThree units are now in contract,\u201d a spokesperson for the project told Newsweek, sharing new renderings of the building’s interior with Newsweek.<\/p>\n

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The homes will primarily feature three-, four-, and five-bedroom layouts in half-floor and full-floor configurations. <\/p>\n

\u201cEach residence will feature a unique layout, providing never-before-seen views across the New York City skyline,\u201d the spokesperson told Newsweek.<\/p>\n

Originally completed as the Fuller Building and designed by famed architect Daniel Burnham, the Flatiron Building immediately captivated the public with its Beaux-Arts fa\u00e7ade, unique triangular form, and cutting-edge steel-frame construction. More than a century later, a preservation team is restoring the building\u2019s exterior, working closely with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.<\/p>\n

The team is restoring the building\u2019s exterior, which was originally designed to resemble a classical Greek column, with ornate decorative elements woven throughout its limestone, brick, and terra-cotta materials.<\/p>\n

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The multiyear preservation effort included a full survey of the limestone, brick, and terra-cotta fa\u00e7ade. The team of experts replaced all of the more than 1,000 windows and restored thousands of individual terra-cotta pieces, each one recreated by a specialty California manufacturer and installed by hand. The building\u2019s six-foot-tall cornice, which crowns the structure, was also comprehensively restored.<\/p>\n

Inside, the Flatiron Building is being reimagined as a residential property by Studio Sofield, led by designer William Sofield, the firm\u2019s founder and CEO.<\/p>\n

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Known for designing luxury retail spaces for brands such as Gucci, Tom Ford, Ralph Lauren, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, and Harry Winston, and homes for celebrities including fashion designers Tom Ford and Ralph Lauren, as well as Madonna, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, and Mary-Kate Olsen, Sofield is crafting each of the 38 residences, along with the building\u2019s amenity spaces.<\/p>\n

Studio Sofield\u2019s design approach draws heavily from the building\u2019s original architecture and historic materials uncovered during restoration. The interiors pay homage to original ironwork, marble mosaics, and historic railings, while integrating contemporary materials.<\/p>\n

The project aims to honor the building\u2019s past while shaping its next chapter, offering future residents a chance to live inside a piece of architectural history reimagined for the modern era.<\/p>\n

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Do you have an interior design or architecture-related story to share? Let us know via life@newsweek.com, and your story could be featured on Newsweek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City\u2019s iconic Flatiron Building, one of the world\u2019s earliest skyscrapers and among the city\u2019s most recognizable…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[230,228,226,227,229,88,2005,1999],"class_list":["post-309197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-architecture","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}