
Residential Conversions & New Buildings
flatiron / ladies’ mile district


Macintyre Building
874 Broadway, Flatiron/Ladies' Mile District, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of The MacIntyre Building, an 11 story, 44,000sf store and loft building in the Flatiron/Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Designed by Robert Henderson Robertson, Architect in a Romanesque Revival Style and constructed in 1890 with a limestone, brick and terra-cotta facade. The ornamentation is derived from Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque sources. After its construction, it was known as a building which “every New Yorker knows by sight”.
Board of Standards and Appeals and Landmarks Preservation Commission approval.
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1898 Floor Plan1898 Floor Plan


Gorham Building
889 Broadway, Flatiron/Ladies' Mile District, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts of The Gorham Building, an eight story, 40,000sf store and loft building in the Flatiron/Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Designed by Edward Halle Kendall, Architect, in a Queen Anne Style and constructed in 1883 with a pink brick and terra-cotta facade with Belleville sandstone trim and a high pitched slate roof accented by iron cresting. Constructed for the noted New York Goelet family, it was initially built as bachelor apartments on the upper floors with the prestigious Gorham Silver Company on the first two floors.
Board of Standards and Appeals, City Planning Commission and Landmarks Preservation Commission approval.
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1970s View1970s View
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1970s View1970s View
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Original Facade DrawingOriginal Facade Drawing


40 West 18th Street
Ladies' Mile/Flatiron District, Manhattan
Design of a new 140,000sf building with 62 units which integrates into the historic fabric of the District.
Although contextual, the design uses distinct details and materials to create a 21st century building. The building runs through the block with towers on West 18th Street and West 17th Street. The project includes the conservation of two historic buildings on West 18th Street.
Landmarks Preservation Commission and the City Planning Commission approval.
The 17th Street facade and an earlier design, “The Ruined Column,” is shown below.
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West 17th Street FacadeWest 17th Street Facade
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Ruined ColumnRuined Column


Kensington Building
73 Fifth Avenue Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of the Kensington Building, an eleven story, 70,000sf store and loft building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Designed by Samuel Sass, Architect, in a Beaux-Arts style and constructed in 1906 with a stone and brick facade.


Corn Exchange Bank Building
140 Fifth Avenue, Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of the Corn Exchange Bank Building, a 13 story, 65,000sf store and loft building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Designed by Robert Maynicke, Architect in a neo-Renaissance style and constructed in 1899 with a limestone facade.


210 Fifth Avenue
Madison Square North, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of an 11 story, 55,000sf, store and loft building in the Madison Square North Historic District. Designed by John B. Snook, Architect in a Beaux Arts Style and constructed in 1901 with a marble, cast iron, brick and terra-cotta facade.


The Decker Building
33 Union Square West, Union Square, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of an 11 story, 55,000sf, store and office building overlooking Union Square. Designed by John Edelmann, Architect, in a Islamic/Venetian Style and constructed in 1893 with a masonry and brick facade with a tile roof. The building originally had a minaret.
Landmarks Preservation Commission approval.


9-11 East 16th Street
Flatiron District/Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of a 7 story, 35,000sf, store and loft building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Designed by Louis Korn in a Sullivanesque Style and constructed in 1895 with a limestone, terra-cotta, metal and brick facade.


12 West 17th Street
Chelsea/Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of a 12 story, 32,000sf, store and loft building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District.
Designed by Schwartz & Gross, Architects in a Beaux-Arts Style and constructed in 1911 with a limestone and brick facade above a two-story based edged in a limestone base with a wood and glass storefront.
Board of Standards & Appeals approval.


43 East 19th Street
Fatiron/Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of an 8 story, 35,000sf, store and loft building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District.
Designed by Ralph Samuel Townsend, Architect in a Beaux-Arts Style and constructed in 1897 with a limestone facade with a brownstone stucco covering.
Board of Standards & Appeals approval.


106 East 19th Street
Gramercy Park, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of a 12 story, 35,000sf, store and loft building in the Gramercy Park District. Constructed in 1912 with a limestone facade.


The Gramercy Building
24-6 East 21st Street, Flatiron/Ladies Mile, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of a 9 story, 45,000sf, store and office building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Designed by Frederick C. Zobel, Architect, in a neo-Renaissance Style and constructed in 1903 with a tan brick, limestone and granite facade.
Board of Standards & Appeals approval.
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1970s View1970s View


10 East 38th Street
Murray Hill, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts of a 12 story, 60,000sf, store and loft built. Built in the early part of the 20th century.


11 West 20th Street
Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts of 11 West 20th Street, a 9 story, 27,000sf store and loft building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District with a stone facade. Designed by George W. Spitzer, Architect, and constructed in 1901 in a neo-Renaissance style.
Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning Commission approval.


32-34 West 20th Street
Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of an 11 story, 50,000sf, store and loft building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Designed by Frederick C. Zobel, Architect, in a neo-Renaissance Style and constructed in 1906 with a brick and terra-cotta facade.
Conservation of the exterior and renovation of the interior.
Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning Commission approval.


Chelsea Flats
126 West 22nd Street, Chelsea, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of a 12 story, 50,000 s.f. store and loft building in Chelsea. Constructed in 1910 with a limestone and brick facade.
The exterior was conserved and the interior converted to 22 residential lofts including the addition of set back penthouses.


40 West 24th Street
Ladies' Mile, Manhattan
Conversion to residential lofts on the upper floors of a ten story, 70,000sf loft building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District. Designed by Philip Goerlitz, Architect/Owner, in a neo-Renaissance Style and constructed in 1905 with a limestone and brick facade.
Board of Standards and Appeals approval.