The Flatiron Building, or Fuller Building, as it was originally called, is located at 175 Fifth Avenue and is considered to be a groundbreaking skyscraper, says Wikipedia.
Upon completion in 1902 it was one of the tallest buildings in the city and the only skyscraper north of 14th Street.
It is a vertical Renaissance palazzo with Beaux-Arts styling.
In January 2009, an Italian real estate investment firm bought a majority stake in the Flatiron Building, with plans to turn it into a world-class luxury hotel. The conversion may have to wait ten years, however, until the leases of the current tenants run out.
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