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Flatiron Building

Although never the tallest building in New York, or even

the first building in the United States with a triangular

ground plan, the Flatiron Building remains one of New

York’s most memorable structures.

Sitting on the intersection where Fifth Avenue and

Broadway cross, the Flatiron’s famous form was

dictated by the shape of the plot of leftover land that

lay undeveloped as the city raced northward during

the second half of the 19th century. In 1901 the architect

Daniel H. Burnham was hired to design a new showcase

headquarters on the site for Chicago-based contractors

The Fuller Company.

Burnham’s radical design created a great deal of debate

as the massive structure neared completion in 1902.

Many New Yorkers believed that the unstable building

would fall over at the first gust of wind. The Flatiron

withstood both the criticism and the strong winds and,

over a century later, stands tall as a groundbreaking

engineering marvel.

Valued today at $190 million, the Flatiron Building

continues to function as a popular retail and office

space. In 2009, Sorgente Group of America acquired the

majority of the Flatiron Building.

Flatiron Building