A 500,000-square-foot office building in the Flatiron District is getting some upgrades. 41 Madison Avenue, located between East 25th and 26th streets, was built by Samuel Rudin in 1972 and now the Rudin Management Company is renovating its public spaces, and YIMBY has the first renderings.
The 42-story, 546-foot-tall building was designed by Emery Roth & Sons. Now, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, another legendary firm, has been tasked with bringing the building into the 21st century. In fact, construction has already begun.
The lobby will be transformed into a glassy, brighter, double-height space. There will be white marble flooring, pearlescent glass wall panels, and a luminous ceiling lit by energy-efficient LEDs, meant to complement the original book-matched Travertine wall panels that will remain on the elevator cores. There will also be a new reception area and redesigned elevator cabs.