The Flatiron Building gets its first residents in 124 years as the condo conversion wraps up

For the first time since it opened in 1902, people now live in the Flatiron Building. The Brodsky Organization announced last week that closings have begun at the triangular landmark at 175 Fifth Ave., and residents have started moving in, 6sqft reported Monday.

The 22-story tower, designed by Daniel Burnham and completed as the Fuller Building, spent more than a century as offices. It now holds 36 condominiums. New York YIMBY reported that the remaining residences are expected to be finished by the end of the year, with the full set of amenities following in early 2027.

"Welcoming its first residents is an extraordinary moment," Brodsky managing principal Daniel Brodsky said in the announcement.

What was restored

• Windows: more than 1,000 replaced.
• Terra cotta: thousands of pieces restored or replicated by hand, along with repairs to the limestone and brick cladding, in coordination with the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
• Cornice: the 6-foot-tall crown was repaired.
• Lighting: an LED scheme by L'Observatoire International, approved by the LPC, will light the floors under the cornice at night, the first time the building has been illuminated, according to both outlets.

Scaffolding began coming down in March, YIMBY said. The development team includes the Sorgente Group, SLCE Architects as executive architect, Beyer Blinder Belle as preservation consultant and Studio Sofield on interiors.

Inside, and at street level

Apartments follow the building's wedge shape. North-facing homes at the prow look over Madison Square Park, Fifth Avenue and Broadway. Amenities include a 60-foot lap pool, gym, sauna and cold plunge, a golf simulator and lounges overlooking the park, 6sqft reported. Remaining three- and four-bedroom homes start at $14.85 million, and a full-floor home on the 20th floor is listed at $53.5 million.

On the ground floor, facing the pedestrian plaza on Broadway, Rita Sodi and Jody Williams, the duo behind Via Carota and Buvette in the West Village, plan to open Bar Pisellino in 2027, their first restaurant outside the West Village.

How it got here

Macmillan Publishers, the building's last major tenant, left in 2019 after about 60 years. A partnership dispute among the owners sent the building to auction, and a group including GFP Real Estate took control in 2023 and brought in Brodsky to lead the conversion, according to both outlets.