Build a Legacy...Build Character. LOFT LOVERS. They are special people..... And if you love history, you'll fall in love here. Step into the Circa 1900 landmark Flatiron building located on 18th Street between Broadway & Fifth Avenue. There are TWO entrances. Enter Loft 5-E through 22 East 18th Street. Loft #5E is an enormous, open space full floor-through on a high floor with extraordinary light and privacy. During the last 50 years, only two artistic residents have occupied this space with 'TLC'. The pristine 'white box' has been lovingly restored. The keyed elevator opens into the loft with soaring 12-foot+ ceilings anchored by five majestic, silvered cast iron Corinthian columns. Step inside this grand open space with original light maple wood floors and 40-foot walls of windows anchored both north and south. The space is reminiscent of an 'art gallery' and at the same time warm and inviting, dripping in old & new New York history. The pristine loft had been originally re-created from a high-end haberdashery manufacturing space in the early 1900s into two+ large bedrooms and two bathrooms, an open kitchen with an island counter, washer & dryer laundry area, a windowed home office/exercise or 3rd bedroom alcove, lots of hidden storage, and grand open living room and dining. Well over 50 years ago, the converted Primary Bedroom with a large Bathroom suite had been elevated on a 4-foot raised platform. It was removed for the current owner's intended new renovations. The removed platform is now conveniently on one level. Such bathroom plumbing is also up-to-code and ready for the new owner's advantage to enhance and design. A Central Air Conditioning system may be installed. Here is an opportunity to truly create your very own legacy. Bring your imagination along with your favorite Architect, Contractor, and/or Designer. Approximately a low $927pSF. The Cooperative is known as 18 East 18th Street Tenants Corp with two separate lobbies: #22 & #18 on East 18th Street. Each has a video security system, plus a keyed elevator. The Cooperative is completing a thorough restoration and improvements, including a future common roof garden. Prospective Buyers are required to submit a preliminary REBNY Financial Statement to the Board before the Sales Application. This is indeed a time-saver. The Seller pays flip tax. Pets are allowed. This C.1900 Flatiron landmark residence is located in a well-known, nearby historical district surrounded by hidden gems, such as Madison Square Park C.1847, Union Square Park C.1839, Rizzoli's Bookstore located at The Saint James C.1836, Eataly located at 200 Fifth Avenue C.1839, Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace townhouse at 28 East 20th Street C.1858, and the iconic Flatiron Building C.1902. The area is popular for shopping and design. Don't forget the wonderful open Union Square Farmers Market, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, too many fabulous restaurants and nightlife to mention here, plus convenient transportation of subways #5, #4, #6, N, R, and more. Become part of New York history with this amazing, flexible loft #5-E on a private floor. LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE.