January News Roundup
Feb 1, 2022
News highlights include restaurant openings and announcements, new office tenants, and hotel construction progress. Stay in the know with the latest Flatiron News.
Restaurants & Bars
- Jua was featured in ‘The 38 Essential Restaurants in NYC’ (via Eater NY).
- There are now more than 200 vegan restaurants in NYC, including Eleven Madison Park (via Crain’s New York).
- Chef José Andrés will be opening Zaytinya inside The Ritz-Carlton New York NoMad this year (via Eater NY).
- Korean restaurant Oiji Mi will be opening its doors in the neighborhood this year (via Thrillist).
- Rezdôra, Atomix, COTE and Cosme were featured in ‘The 39 Best Restaurants in Manhattan’ (via Time Out New York).
District Businesses
- Private members-only clubs are on the rise including NeueHouse (via WWD).
- Yuvo Health located in the Flatiron District has raised $7.3 million in seed funding (via Crain’s Health Pulse).
- The Fifth Avenue Hotel and The Ritz-Carlton New York NoMad are featured in ‘2022’s Most Anticipated Event Venue Openings in the U.S. and Canada’ (via BizBash).
- Cornell University professor Steven Strogatz is the newest math ambassador at The National Museum of Mathematics (via The New York Times).
- Ro, a telehealth startup, was featured in ‘The 7 Most Valuable New York Mega Deals of 2021’ (via Crain’s New York).
Real Estate
- IBM and Franklin Templeton are in talks to relocate their New York City headquarters to a $2.3 billion office project at One Madison (via Bloomberg).
- L&L Holding Company secured a 4-floor lease at 114 Fifth Avenue (via Real Estate Weekly).
- Fintech firm Ridgeline Apps and communications company APCO Worldwide have signed leases at NoMad Tower located at 1250 Broadway (via The Real Deal).
- Chainanalysis, a cryptocurrency data and transaction company, has signed a lease for 77,608 sq/ft at 114 Fifth Avenue (via Commercial Observer).
- New luxury condo Flatiron House, located at 39 West 23rd Street, will have self-irrigating gardens (via 6 sqft).
Around the Neighborhood
- Artist Hugh Hayden’s installation ‘Brier Patch‘ opened in Madison Square Park (via The New York Times).
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah displayed ‘Heroes of the Freedomsurrection’ monument in the Flatiron North Plaza (via The Hill).
Header Photo Credit: NeueHouse
Thumbnail Photo Credit: Flatiron House
