Dazzling $15.65M home inside NYC’s storied Flatiron Building finds its first-ever owner

Nypost · Aug 04, 2026 · 450 words · By Jennifer Gould

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Dazzling $15.65M home inside NYC’s storied Flatiron Building finds its first-ever owner See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google A 18th-floor aerie in the Flatiron Building, one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, has found a buyer.

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The three-bedroom, three-bath residence at 175 Fifth Ave.

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Claim 1: “more than 1,000 windows were replaced by hand.”

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Claim 2: “The deal... was first reported in the Olshan Luxury Market Report, which named it the highest priced contract of the week.”

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Two different web search results reference the Olshan Luxury Market Report in relation to contracts in the Flatiron Building.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which…
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Claim 3: “The conversion also restored the building’s terra-cotta and limestone facade, as well as the roof’s 6-foot-tall cornice.”

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Claim 4: “The 24-story building features large apartments that span up to six bedrooms.”

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Claim 5: “The three-bedroom, three-bath residence at 175 Fifth Ave... was asking $15.65 million, up from its $15.5 million ask in September.”

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One web source explicitly mentions a $15.65M home inside the Flatiron Building, but the specific price history (increase from $15.5M in September) is not corroborated by a second independent source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 262 Fifth Avenue is a residential skyscraper on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. Five Points Development is developing the building, which is being developed by Boris Kuzinez and designed by …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 520 Fifth Avenue is a mixed-use supertall building under construction at Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The building occupies the former site of t…
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Claim 6: “Amenities include 24-hour doormen, a 60-foot lap pool, a sauna, a billiards room, a lounge with a kitchenette and bike storage.”

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Claim 7: “The triangular-shaped Beaux-Arts building overlooking Madison Square Park, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, gave the Flatiron District its name.”

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Wikipedia confirms the Flatiron Building is a triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District of Manhattan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Flatiron Building (originally the Fuller Building) is a 22-story, 307-foot-tall (93.6 m) steel-framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Over a hundred notable buildings shaped like a flatiron have been built worldwide. Such buildings are typically constructed at an intersection of streets or railway tracks that meet at an acute angle.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sohmer Piano Building, or Sohmer Building, is a Neo-classical Beaux-Arts building located at 170 Fifth Avenue at East 22nd Street, in the Flatiron District neighborhood of the New York City borou…
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Claim 8: “The building, designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick P. Dinkelberg of D.H. Burnham & Co. in Renaissance Revival style, comes with modern interiors by William Sofield’s Studio Sofield.”

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Claim 9: “By 2023... the historic building was auctioned twice.”

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The claim that the building was auctioned twice by 2023 is mentioned in one web search result but not corroborated by others.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oncology, answered. Flatiron Health answers oncology’s toughest questions by learning from the experience of every person with cancer. We combine high-fidelity data with AI that’s powered by human exp…
https://flatiron.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — FlatironDragados operates across the U.S. and Canada, delivering resilient, innovative and sustainable infrastructure. As part of the ACS Group, we combine the support of a local firm with the resourc…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Flatiron Building (originally the Fuller Building) is a 22-story, 307-foot-tall (93.6 m) steel-framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in …
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Claim 10: “To date, at least 15 units are in contract including a $58.5 million, five-bedroom full-floor residence on the 21st floor.”

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Claim 11: “a second group led by Jeffrey Gural’s GFP Real Estate, alongside Sorgente Group and ABS Real Estate Partners, won the second auction with a $161 million bid.”

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Claim 12: “Corcoran Sunshine is leading sales and marketing.”

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Claim 13: “At 3,020 square feet, the dwelling is one of only three units in the building to feature arched windows.”

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The specific details regarding the square footage (3,020 sq ft) and the number of units with arched windows are only mentioned in one source.

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Claim 14: “Built in 1902 for George A. Fuller Construction Co., it served as an office building until its last tenant, Macmillan Publishing, vacated in 2019 after a 60-year run.”

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Wikipedia confirms it was built in 1902 by George A. Fuller Construction Co., and a web search result confirms Macmillan Publishing vacated in 2019.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1902. Built by. George A. Fuller Construction Co.The Flatiron Building (originally the Fuller Building) is a 22-story, 307-foot-tall (93.6 m) steel-framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatiron_Building

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web search NEUTRAL — Built in 1902 for George A. Fuller Construction Co., it served as an office building until its last tenant, Macmillan Publishing, vacated in 2019 after a 60-year run. By 2023, after the owners fell in…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Flatiron Building would not be the tallest building in the city–the 29-story, 391-foot Park Row Building that had gone up in 1899 already held that spot.Today, the Flatiron Building mainly houses …
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Claim 15: “A 18th-floor aerie in the Flatiron Building... has found a buyer.”

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Multiple web search results confirm an 18th-floor residence in the Flatiron Building has found a buyer.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The English-American Building, commonly referenced as the Flatiron Building, is a building completed in 1897 located at 84 Peachtree Street NW in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on the wedge-shaped block…
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Claim 16: “The Brodsky Organization later bought into the ownership group and is now managing the condo conversion.”

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