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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

The Flatiron Building’s $161m sale ends a bitter legal battle. Now its owners must decide what comes next

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For nearly four years, the limestone and terracotta facade of New York’s world-famous Flatiron Building has been encased in an unsightly web of black net and scaffolding.

An $80m renovation project that began in 2019 to transform the 121-year-old landmark into a state-of-the-art office space was only supposed to take about 12 months.

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