Flatiron District / Lifestyle & Information
The Flatiron District, with its convenient central location, is popular among business people, artists and frenzied shoppers alike. Located on the east side, the neighborhood extends from 14th Street to 23rd Street and is bounded by Park Avenue South to the East and 6th Avenue to the West. The district gets its name from the Flatiron building, the first steel-framed building, famous for its triangular shape and also the tallest building in the world in 1903. After a three-year scrubbing, the Flatiron Building, whose terra-cotta walls loom over the intersection of Broadway and 23rd Street in Manhattan, has emerged from a cocoon of scaffolding, with its Roman goddess and acanthus leaf details looking clean and fresh. You can enjoy the sophisticated Restaurant Row on Park Avenue South, large discounters like Filenes' Basement along Sixth Avenue, and classier shopping on Fifth and Broadway. Madison Square Park is a wonderful, renovated spot to walk your dog or just sit on a bench and enjoy the scenery. The Flatiron District has some of the most detailed and beautiful architecture in Manhattan as well and many huge, airy lofts. Area landlords are sprucing up facades that had languished under grime for years and sidewalks are tidier too, residents say. The small-scale industrial and commercial enterprises that used to fill above-ground spaces are turning into luxury residences. Growing demand and a limited supply mean prices are high; homes generally start at $1 million, and most new luxury condos will cost at least double that. Within the neighborhood, prices tend to be higher between Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue South, because those buildings typically have doormen. Rentals make up about 20 percent of the housing stock in Flatiron. The Flatiron district's central Manhattan location is a huge advantage, according to residents; many cite the short walks to Midtown, Chelsea and Kips Bay. Three subway lines slice through the neighborhood, with stops for the 6, N, R, W, F, and V trains on 23rd Street. The M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, and M7 buses also serve the neighborhood, in addition to the M23, which runs east and west along 23rd Street.
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The Flatiron District, with its convenient central location, is popular among business people, artists and frenzied shoppers alike. Located on the east side, the neighborhood extends from 14th Street to 23rd Street and is bounded by Park Avenue South to the East and 6th Avenue to the West. The district gets its name from the Flatiron building, the first steel-framed building, famous for its triangular shape and also the tallest building in the world in 1903. After a three-year scrubbing, the Flatiron Building, whose terra-cotta walls loom over the intersection of Broadway and 23rd Street in Manhattan, has emerged from a cocoon of scaffolding, with its Roman goddess and acanthus leaf details looking clean and fresh. You can enjoy the sophisticated Restaurant Row on Park Avenue South, large discounters like Filenes' Basement along Sixth Avenue, and classier shopping on Fifth and Broadway. Madison Square Park is a wonderful, renovated spot to walk your dog or just sit on a bench and enjoy the scenery. The Flatiron District has some of the most detailed and beautiful architecture in Manhattan as well and many huge, airy lofts. Area landlords are sprucing up facades that had languished under grime for years and sidewalks are tidier too, residents say. The small-scale industrial and commercial enterprises that used to fill above-ground spaces are turning into luxury residences. Growing demand and a limited supply mean prices are high; homes generally start at $1 million, and most new luxury condos will cost at least double that. Within the neighborhood, prices tend to be higher between Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue South, because those buildings typically have doormen. Rentals make up about 20 percent of the housing stock in Flatiron. The Flatiron district's central Manhattan location is a huge advantage, according to residents; many cite the short walks to Midtown, Chelsea and Kips Bay. Three subway lines slice through the neighborhood, with stops for the 6, N, R, W, F, and V trains on 23rd Street. The M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, and M7 buses also serve the neighborhood, in addition to the M23, which runs east and west along 23rd Street.
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