Living in a Landmark
René Ammann | 30. October 2023
The Flatiron's last office tenant, Macmillan Publishers*, moved out in early 2019, meaning the iconic building has stood empty for four years. (Photo: Jean-Christophe Benoist/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 3.0)
Estimated time the office-to-residential conversion of the empty 22-story, triangular-shaped Flatiron Building in New York City, which sold for $161 million (€152m) earlier this year, into roughly 40 condo or rental units may take: 3 years
*One of Macmillan's imprints is called — still to this day — Flatiron Books, named for the landmark building that also adorns its logo.