23 East 22nd Street (One Madison)
23 East 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010
- Year built
- 2007
One Madison is one of the narrowest high-rises in NYC — a 60-story "sliver" tower with an approximately 12:1 height-to-width ratio. Carter Horsley calls it a "dramatic and very slender residential skyscraper" with a bottom line of "highly visible 'sliver' apartment tower with spectacular views."
The structural identity rests on three features. First, the CetraRuddy sliver-tower architectural pedigree — Originally Rem Koolhaas designed a "shorter sister tower" on the 22nd Street side that "never got off the ground." Second, the seven "pop-out" elements of 4-6 stories each on the north and east facades. Third, the trophy cultural resident roster — Rupert Murdoch (bought top four floors for $57.5M in 2014, sold for ~$23.8M in 2024, a ~$20M loss per The Real Deal), Tom Brady + Gisele Bündchen (own and rent), Peter Buffett (Warren's son, former resident).
What to know if you’re buying
The 12:1 height-to-width ratio is structurally distinguishing. One of the narrowest high-rises in NYC.
The CetraRuddy sliver-tower architectural pedigree is real institutional context.
The Rupert Murdoch loss-of-$20M sale is real recent transactional context.
The Tom Brady / Gisele Bündchen resident overlay supports premium positioning.
The Yabu Pushelberg-designed One Club 10,000-sf amenity center is structurally distinctive.
The lap pool with spa overlooking Madison Square Park is real institutional amenity infrastructure.
The seven pop-out elements produce structurally distinct unit-level configurations.
Comparable buildings
- The Whitman (21 East 26th) — Mitchell 2013; nearby NoMad / Flatiron peer
- 15 Union Square West — Kellum 1870 / Chen 2008; nearby Flatiron condo peer
- The Flatiron Building (175 Fifth) — Burnham 1902 / Sofield 2026; immediate Flatiron trophy peer
- 50 Gramercy Park North — Lyons 1925 / Schrager 2004; nearby Gramercy trophy peer
- Walker Tower (212 W 18th) — Walker / JDS 2014; nearby Chelsea trophy peer
The Roebling Team at One Madison
Corey Cohen · The Roebling Team at Compass 646.939.7375 · c.cohen@compass.com
Sources: CityRealty (Carter Horsley review, building 23805); Wikipedia "One Madison"; The Real Deal (Murdoch sale, October 2024); CBS News; CityRealty feature 64504 on Murdoch sale; 6sqft; NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers.