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15 Union Square West, on East 15th Street overlooking Union Square in Manhattan, New York City, was Tiffany & Company’s 19th century headquarters. It was refurbished and opened in 2008 as high-end apartments. Commissioned by Charles Lewis Tiffany in 1869, John Kellum designed the original structure, which included 16-foot cast-iron arches that rose above the park. The building cost $500,000 and opened in 1870.[1] At the time, the store was described as “the largest of its kind devoted to this business of any in the world,” and dubbed the “palace of jewels”.[1] Tiffany & Co. stayed there until 1906. By 1925 the building was occupied by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America trade union.[1] By 1952 it was owned by Amalgamated Bank. After a fatal accident where a pedestrian was struck by a falling piece of cast iron, they stripped the original façade and covered it with white brick. The building then stood unchanged for more than 50 years.[1] Brack Capital Real Estate purchased the property in 2006, and restored the original six-story structure and added six newly constructed floors to create a boutique condominium with 36 residences. The brick façade was dismantled and the original arches were reconditioned and wrapped behind a façade of glass and black anodized aluminum. The original structure was topped by an additional six stories of all glass residences. Designed by Eran Chen of ODA-Architecture, previously of Perkins Eastman, the building blends historic and contemporary elements.[2][3] In 2011, two of the two-bedroom apartments were purchased by tennis player Caroline Wozniacki for $9 million.[3] Earlier that year, the retail portion of the development was purchased by the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS) for $57.88 million.[4] References1. ^1 2 3 Christopher Gray (July 2, 2006) [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/realestate/02scap.html?scp=5&sq=15%20union%20square%20west&st=cse "Before Tiffany & Co. Moved Uptown "], The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-25. 2. ^Dana Rubinstein (April 25, 2011) [https://www.wsj.com/articles/0,,SB10001424052748704123204576283021521376518,00 "Opulently Hidden, In Plain Sight"], The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-09-25. 3. ^1 Josh Barbanel (June 4, 2011) [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303657404576363892387438736 "Condo Doubles for Tennis Star"], The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-09-25. 4. ^{{Cite news | url=https://www.nreionline.com/deals/brack-capital-sells-new-york-retail-unit-nearly-58-million | title=Brack Capital Sells New York Retail Unit for Nearly $58 Million | work=National Real Estate Investor |date=January 25, 2011}} External links
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