Overview

• The Landmarks Preservation Commission signed off on the first-ever exterior LED lighting plan for the upper five floors and ornate lower facade.
• Scaffolding removal is underway as crews begin cleaning and restoring the Beaux-Arts limestone, brick and terra cotta exterior.
• Renovation includes replacing nearly 1,000 windows and removing window-mounted air conditioners to install an upgraded internal HVAC system.
• The Flatiron is on track to reopen late this year as 60 luxury condominiums with interiors by Studio Sofield and sales led by Corcoran Sunshine Group.
• Developers Jeffrey Gural, the Brodsky Organization and Italy’s Sorgente Group acquired the landmark and are overseeing its redevelopment.