May News Roundup
Jun 7, 2023
News highlights include restaurant openings and announcements, new office tenants, and hotel construction progress. Stay in the know with the latest Flatiron & NoMad News.
Restaurants & Bars
- Olle and Stretch Pizza were featured in ‘The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Manhattan, May 2023’ (via Eater New York).
- Roof at Park South opened for the season (via TheCityLife.org).
- S&P was noted in ‘New York’s Best Pastrami Sandwiches, Ranked’ (via Eater New York).
- Eleven Madison Park, Gramercy Tavern, COTE, and o.d.o. were featured in ’40 of the Best Michelin-Starred Restaurants in NYC’ (via Town + Country).
- Hill Country Barbecue Market was included in ‘NYC’s 22 Essential Barbecue Restaurants’ (via Eater New York).
District Businesses
- Hotel AKA NoMad opened at 131 Madison Avenue (via Travel Daily Media).
- Morgan Health is set to invest $25 million in Kindbody, the Flatiron-based fertility startup (via Crain’s New York).
- Harry Potter NY celebrated International Harry Potter Day with limited edition in-store merchandise (via PIX11).
- Horatio, a Flatiron startup is bringing the tech lifestyle to customer service (via Crain’s New York).
- Architecture and design firm NBBJ took over the former offices Eileen Fisher in Flatiron to create a 28,000 sq/ft hybrid work office space (via Time).
Real Estate
- The Flatiron Building sold for $161 million at a second auction (via 6sqft).
- CubeSmart, the self-storage facility is nearing completion at 41-47 East 21st Street in Flatiron (via New York YIMBY).
- Exterior work on One Madison Avenue, a 27-story commercial building is nearing completion (via New York YIMBY).
- GFP Real Estate inked seven new leases at 230 Fifth Avenue totaling 16,201 sq/ft (via Real Estate Weekly).
- Construction is progressing at 262 Fifth Avenue, a 54-story residential skyscraper in NoMad (via New York YIMBY).
Around the Neighborhood
- The exhibition Havah…to breathe, air, life by Artist Shahzia Sikander was on view until June 4, 2023 in Madison Square Park (via NYC-Arts).
- A production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya will be performed at a private loft in Flatiron beginning in June (via Playbill).
Header & Thumbnail Photo Credit: Flatiron NoMad Partnership
