Grand Madison Apartments is now in its third life. It was originally conceived as a replacement for the Brunswick Hotel, but built as offices instead under the name Brunswick Building. Later it became a showroom center, the Gift and Art Center Building. And since 2006, it has been luxury condominium apartments, attracting the likes of Chelsea Clinton and her husband (who have since moved, but I felt like name-dropping).
Curiously, although Grand Madison Apartments overlooks Madison Square Park and the Flatiron Building, the official website identifies instead with Gramercy Park – eight blocks away.
Grand Madison Apartments Vital Statistics
- Location: 225 Fifth Avenue between E 26th and E27th Streets
- Year completed: 1907
- Architect: Francis H. Kimball and Harry E. Donnell
- Floors: 12
- Style: Beaux Arts
- New York City Landmark: June 26, 2001
Grand Madison Apartments Recommended Reading
- Wikipedia entry
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designation report
- City Realty review
- Emporis database
- Grand Madison website
- Wikipedia entry Francis H. Kimball
- The New York Times: A Future for Madison Square’s Past (July 15, 2001)