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[WATCH] Here Are New York City's Top 10 Most Prestigious Condos

Real estate agency City Realty recently published an updated list of the Top 10 Most Prestigious New York City Condos. Check it out!

Carter Horsley, a former reporter at the Times, revisited our list of the "Top 10 Most Prestigious Buildings in New York City." The update shows that the latest wave of the super high-end real estate has usurped many older buildings like the Trump buildings and the Ritz-Carlton Central Park. Aside from their appealing architecture, all of the buildings rise in enviable locations, offer magnificent views, and are unequivocally “full-service.” While some older buildings may no longer have the complete laundry list of gadgets and amenities, there is little doubt that their residents, when home, are pampered.

Vintage Photograph Shows the Flatiron Building Shortly After Completion in 1902

Flat-Iron [i.e. Flatiron] Building, Fifth Avenue and Broadway, New York, 1902
Flat-Iron [i.e. Flatiron] Building, Fifth Avenue and Broadway, New York, 1902
Photo: LOC

The Flatiron Building opened in 1902 and is one of the most significant architectural wonders in New York City. This great vintage photograph shows the building from its most famous angle shortly after its completion. Here is a how it looks from a similar vantage point today:

The original photographer's name has been lost to history, but it was published by the Detroit Publishing Co., one of the largest suppliers of vintage photographs to the Library of Congress, giving over 25,000 glass negatives to the collection, including this one. Check out the specimen page for more info.