The skyscraper houses offices including the headquarters of St. Martin's Press and a few shops at street level. It has been featured in numerous television shows, commercials and movies and is the headquarters of the Daily Bugle in the "Spider-Man" series.
The Sorgente Group said it will complete payment by June and might increase its stake.
"With this acquisition, Sorgente Group has exceeded 50 percent ownership of the Flatiron property, with further possibilities offering up to 75 percent ownership," Valter Mainetti, managing director of the Sorgente Group, said in a statement.
The seller was the local real estate firm Newmark Knight Frank, which will keep a minority interest in the property and provide management services.
The Flatiron Building, which earned its name because it's shaped like an old-fashioned clothes iron, was erected in 1902 and was the world's first steel-frame skyscraper. It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
Sorgente's other New York acquisitions include a stake in the Chrysler Building, an art deco skyscraper on the East Side.
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