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  Flatiron Building - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 22-story Flatiron Building, with a height of 87 meters (285 ft), is generally considered the oldest surviving skyscraper in Manhattan, though in fact the older Park Row Building (1899) is several stories taller.
Today the Flatiron is a popular spot for tourist photographs, a National Historic Landmark, and a functioning office building, currently home to several book publishers, most of them under the umbrella of Holtzbrinck Publishers.
The surrounding area of Manhattan is named the Flatiron District for its signature building.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flatiron_Building   (396 words)

  
 Flatiron, New York City, NY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Flatiron District is easily recognizable for its strangely shaped namesake building, sitting at the precarious intersection of 5th Ave, Broadway, and 23rd Street.
But the structural achievements of the Flatiron founding fathers extend beyond the obvious—it can be more interesting when walking through this neighborhood to look up rather than down, checking out the incredible details on the building roofs, the vaulted ceilings and arches of business buildings and restaurants.
Apartments in Flatiron are a melange of beautifully mixed styles and incredible attention to detail—perfectly suited to the fairly well-paid, younger members of the community.
www.sarahomestay.com /ny/flatiron.htm   (433 words)

  
 New York City - Flatiron Building, Madison Square Park and Metropolitan Life building pictures and history
The Flatiron Building is one of the hop-on, hop-off stops on the popular Downtown Loop of the classic double-decker bus tours.
One of the earliest buildings — and possibly the tallest in New York at the time — to utilize a steel frame with non-load-bearing facades, the Flatiron was meant to resemble a classical column with a protruding and ornamented base and top.
The Flatiron's facade is richly detailed rusticated limestone with gently undulating bays to break the sense of sheer wall.
www.inetours.com /New_York/Pages/Flat_Iron.html   (916 words)

  
 Flatiron District -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Flatiron District is a small area in midtown (One of the five boroughs of New York City) Manhattan.
It is named after the (Click link for more info and facts about Flatiron Building) Flatiron Building.
Prior to being renamed, the same general area had been referred to as the Photo District due to the large number of photographers' studios and associated businesses located there.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/flatiron_district.htm   (73 words)

  
 RESTAURANTS IN FLATIRON DISTRICT, NEW YORK CITY
Flatiron Med-Eclectic restaurant offering the perfect mix of casual ambiance and savvy food.
Flatiron district seafood restaurant with a great raw bar.
Flatiron restaurant serves Japanese fare with Brazilizn accent; hanging lamps and bamboo decor
www.citidex.com /7643.htm   (996 words)

  
 Van Alen Institute: Flatiron
The volatile nature of the interchange between public and semi-public space in the evolving urbanism of the Flatiron is nowhere more evident than in the emergence of the mega-store.
Sharon Haar is an architect in New York and director of the Master of Architecture Program at Parson School of Design where she teaches the housing studio and a course in contemporary issues in architecture and urbanism.
The Flatiron District is the site of some of the most vigorous design of real and virtual environments in New York, and at the same time a place where the categories of public and semipublic space are most volatile.
www.vanalen.org /exhibits/flatiron.htm   (972 words)

  
 Gramercy Park New York Apartments TregNY.com NYC real estate NY apartment Manhattan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Gramercy Park Bordered by 23rd street to the north, 14th street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west and the East River to the east, both Gramercy Park and the Flatiron District are perfectly situated between uptown and downtown Manhattan.
Flatiron Moving a little father west, the Flatiron District is characterized by the 20 story, triangular building that has made it famous.
The Flatiron District is home to what once was referred to as the Ladies Mile because of the fantastic shopping between Broadway and Sixth Avenue.
www.tregny.com /gramercy-park.html   (276 words)

  
 Flatiron Meal Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Flatiron Meal Plan will be happy to help you create a meal...
Located in the trendy flatiron district of Manhattan just around the corner from King Kong*s famous empire state...
The Heart Of The Historic Flatiron District, The Birthplace Of The Manhattan...
www.buymeal.com /meal_plans/2/flatiron-meal-plan.html   (566 words)

  
 Shuttle makes FlatIron shopping easier
The FlatIron Improvement District's annual budget for the Zip is $1.6 million in cluding operation, maintenance and marketing costs.
Janet Beaudry, senior marketing director for FlatIron Crossing mall, said she anticipates that the mall's employees will be the largest group of users of the Zip system.
FlatIron Crossing's employees can use an Eco Pass, and employees in the Flatiron Marketplace and MainStreet at Flatiron projects will also be offered Eco Passes.
web.dailycamera.com /business/26bzw.shtml   (620 words)

  
 New York Daily News - News & Views - On B'way, deals are a real steal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Bargain hunters and illegal merchants are turning the Flatiron District into a bustling fl market - robbing the city of $1 billion a year while breeding violence along Broadway.
She parked near Penn Station before hopping onto a subway to the Flatiron District.
Though the NYPD crackdown has clearly put the Flatiron District vendors on edge, they are not about to give up.
www.nydailynews.com /news/story/324593p-277482c.html   (1140 words)

  
 Joseph Pell Lombardi and Associates Completed Projects
Design of a conversion to residential use of a 12 story, 65,000sf, early 20th century building in the Flatiron District.
Design of a conversion to residential use of a 13 story, 65,000sf, early 20th century building in the Flatiron District.
Design of a conversion to residential use of an 11 story, 55,000sf, early 20th century building in the Flatiron District.
www.josephpelllombardi.com /projects.html   (1414 words)

  
 New York City Neighborhoods Guide - Find NYC neighborhood information New York NY - MustSeeNewYork.com
The Theater District is, you guessed it, an area within Midtown that hosts the majority of the Broadway entertainment venues.
To the west is Chelsea formerly known as the meat packing district.
Below the Flatiron District there are many ethnically diverse neighborhoods, including Bohemian Greenwich Village, the East Village, SoHo (South of Houston Street), the Lower East Side, Little Italy, Chinatown, and the very trendy Tribeca (TRIangle BElow CAnal Street).
www.mustseenewyork.com /neighborhoods.html   (312 words)

  
 Heart of Glass - 4/1/2001 - Interior Design - CA73020
The Flatiron district in Manhattan provides the venue.
Typical of the Flatiron area's late-1900s building style, the interior is defined by two horizontal rows of columns and, at the short ends, lined with original windows that direct beams of light at people going in either direction.
As for corporate dicta, since T Management is a new firm, there were no inherited rules or preconceived notions relating to past performance.
www.interiordesign.net /index.asp?layout=id_story&publication=id&webzine=id&articleid=CA73020   (602 words)

  
 Flatirons Shopping Center on Almondnet
An iron for pressing clothes, especially one that is heated externally, as on a hearth or stove.
Flatiron building - Find Home and Garden and compare features and specs from the best shops through Kelkoo UK.
Information about the typeface ITC Flatiron and where to buy it.
www.ghd-ceramic-hair-straighteners.co.uk /ghd/flatirons_shopping_center.html   (349 words)

  
 Country Inns & Suites, Country Inn & Suites By Carslon, Newark Airport: Closest Neighborhoods (Know Before You Go ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Washington Park, the largest open space in the Village, is home to the Washington Arch, a triumphant, 77-foot-high monument at the foot of Fifth Avenue that commemorates the inauguration of George Washington as president.
Nestled between Chelsea and Gramercy, New York's Flatiron District was named after the 20-story Fuller Building (1902), whose triangular shape bears a striking resemblance to a flatiron.
In addition, Midtown is home to one of the most influential theater districts in the world.
www.radissondestinationguide.com /list.process/OID_f5gf3sd7/OLID_13657/SID_86   (1360 words)

  
 ETS Photo Express
Date (Y-M-D) 1005 is seen on East 23rd Street in the Flatiron District in Manhattan on the M23 Crosstown to Chelsea Piers.
1032 is seen on East 23rd Street in the Flatiron District in Manhattan on the M23 Crosstown to East Side-FDR Drive.
1036 is seen on East 23rd Street in the Flatiron District in Manhattan on the M23 Crosstown to East Side-FDR Drive.
www.etspe.ca /nyc/1997d60.php   (114 words)

  
 NewYork.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Gramercy and the Flatiron District are located in Manhattan, between 14th and 34th streets and 1st and 5th avenues.
Madison Square, site of the original Madison Square Garden, is mainly commercial now, but is worth a visit to see the fine architecture of such buildings as the New York Life Insurance Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
In the past, the Flatiron district was primarily a commercial area comprising warehouses, factories and fashion venues.
www.newyork.com /attraction/at/gramercy.html   (179 words)

  
 Flatiron District-Gramercy Park New York City Neighborhood -Manhattan NYC restaurants, New York hotels, attractions, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Flatiron District-Gramercy Park New York City Neighborhood -Manhattan NYC restaurants, New York hotels, attractions, maps, entertainment from MustSeeNewYork.com
Located south of 26th street is the Gramercy Park and Flatiron District.
When the famous Flatiron Building opened back in 1903, it was considered the tallest building in the world.
www.mustseenewyork.com /flatiron-gramercy.html   (116 words)

  
 BricktownOKC Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The districts, consisting of the Arts District, Bricktown, Deep Deuce, Automobile Alley, the Business District and the Flatiron District, were all carved out last year by
The signs were designed by Elliott and Associates, an anchor in the Flatiron district, and built by Superior Neon.
The funding for the signs is provided by the downtown business improvement district, which is paid assessments by downtown property owners.
www.bricktownokc.com /press/pr9.html   (371 words)

  
 Flatiron Improvement District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Flatiron Improvement District 1 West FlatIron Circle Suite 377 Broomfield, CO 80021
One of the appealing employment features for the District is the FREE Eco Pass, available to the more than 6,000 employees who work at the three shopping areas and use alternative modes of transportation to travel to and from work.
Additionally, the ZIP connects a new Regional Transportation District (RTD) transfer facility at US 36/Interlocken Loop with this popular shopping and employment destination.
www.zipshuttle.com /fid.html   (100 words)

  
 Real Estate Weekly: Armani enters Flatiron district, opens third Ma... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Real Estate Weekly: Armani enters Flatiron district, opens third Ma...
Armani enters Flatiron district, opens third Manhattan store.
Cushman & Wakefield announced that A/X Armani Exchange has leased 8,400 SF at 129 Fifth Ave., in the Flatiron district, for its third New York City location.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:95490775&refid=ink_tptd_mag   (305 words)

  
 Union Square, Flatiron District, Gramercy Park
Throughout Manhattan and beyond, the vibrant community is known as the Heart of Off-Broadway and is celebrated for its top-notch restaurants, diverse retailers, excellent universities and hospitals, and one of the city’s most popular parks.
The triangular shape of the Flatiron Building (an early skyscraper on 23rd Street) produced wind currents that made women’s skirts billow and caused police to create the term "23 skiddoo" to shoo gapers from the area.
It was once the end of "ladies mile," the city's most fashionable shopping district along Broadway and Sixth Avenue; this area still has great shopping.
www.nycvisit.com /content/index.cfm?pagePkey=446   (327 words)

  
 Flatiron Magazine - Advertising Supplements   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
You might have known that some of the finest furniture stores in the country are located in the Flatiron District.
Throw in some old fashioned, small town service and a couple of lattes at Eureka Joe's on Fifth and 22nd and you're set for life; or at least for the years you plan to spend in your newly furnished digs.
Family-owned and operated since 1912 (and in the Flatiron District since the mid-60's!) the Gold brothers have been serving a wide range of customers - from interior designers and architects to the homeowner whose sole concern is a well illuminated garden space.
www.flatironmag.com /skidoo/home/home.html   (1002 words)

  
 Flatiron District (New York, NY) Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Flatiron District (New York, NY) real estate news, broker listings for homes.
By repeating curves, from rounded pillows to scalloped book cases and a sculpted velvet chair, interior designer Jamie Drake gives Hollywood glamour to a contemporary room.
Find a Contractor in Flatiron District (New York, NY)
www.topix.net /real-estate/new-york-ny-flatiron-district   (175 words)

  
 Residents revolt against Union Sq. BID plan to expand to north
At their first public meeting on the proposed expansion to double the size of the Union Sq.-14th St. Business Improvement District, organizers last week ran into vocal opposition from a group of residents north of the square.
“I like being in the Flatiron District; I don’t want to be associated with Union Sq.,” said Steve Globus, president of a co-op at 889 Broadway at 19th St. “We shouldn’t consider it at all.
We should preserve the name of the Flatiron District,” Globus went on.
www.thevillager.com /villager_43/residentsrevoltagainst.html   (621 words)

  
 smugmug - g0thamite : Flatiron Area NYC Fall 2004
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It is called the Flatiron district since its most historic building, the Flatiron building, is prominent.
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 Skyline Studio - 9/1/2002 - Interior Design - CA244993
Philip M. Tusa, AIA, was vaguely thinking about finding larger office space, but he was in no real hurry.
Then, walking along Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District one day, the architect happened to pass by an 1890s commercial building with a posted announcement reading: "Penthouse, 840 square feet." That stopped him.
There, on the roof, he saw what turned out to be a freestanding photographer's studio, a 1920s structure with a tripartite angled wall of translucent glass.
www.interiordesign.net /id_article/CA244993/id?stt=001   (522 words)

  
 40 West 18th St. (West 17th St. Column Detail)
Creation of a new residential loft building in the Flatiron District.
Design of a new 140,000sf building that integrates into the historic fabric of the Flatiron district.
Although contextual, the design uses distinct details and materials to create a 21st century building.
www.josephpelllombardi.com /projects/40w18_3.html   (111 words)

  
 Real Estate Weekly: Furniture retailer gets comfortable in the fashionable Flatiron district   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The leasing team of Faith Hope Consolo, vice chairman, and Joseph A. Aquino, managing director, of Garrick-Aug Worldwide, Ltd. represented both the tenant and landlord in a 10-year lease for a retail space at 156 Fifth Avenue, to fine furniture retailer Strictly Wood Furniture, Co.
The 10,500 s/f location, at the corner of 20th Street in flourishing Flatiron, will serve as the New York flagship for the Charlotte, N.C.-based company, which features solid-wood, Mission-style furniture inspired by the turn-of-the-century "Arts and Crafts" movement.
In addition to home furnishings and accessories retailers too numerous to count, there are a bevy of top names in fashion and beauty nearby including Coach, which expanded twice at its Flatiron locations, Club Monaco, Armani A/X, Espirit, Lucky Jeans, Origins, Sephora, Aerosoles and Searle, said the brokers.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3601/is_14_51/ai_n8551528   (346 words)

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