New York City's Flatiron Building, a landmark completed in 1902, is transitioning from commercial space to residential use. The triangular Beaux-Arts building, which has been behind scaffolding for nearly seven years, will open to residents later this autumn.
The reimagined building will house 36 apartments, with prices reaching up to $58.5m for the top-floor unit. Fourteen of the apartments are reportedly already under contract, including a three-bedroom unit on the third floor for $10,950,000.
The apartments, styled by a New York design firm, feature interiors that expose some of the building's original steel skeleton. Shared amenities for residents will include a double-height lobby, a pool, and a games room.
Daniel Brodsky, managing partner of the Brodsky Organization which owns the building, noted the special character of the landmark. The building's façade, featuring lion heads and eagles, has been renovated, with specialists replicating and restoring thousands of terracotta pieces by hand.