![Historic One Madison Building](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_HeroImage-scaled.jpg)
— History
Life at the crossroads.
Madison Square Park was built at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. One Madison stands majestically, overlooking these important crossroads which have changed dramatically over time.
![Building_History_Transform_01_rc 1800s One Madison Building](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Transform_01_rc.jpg)
![Current One Madison Building Current One Madison Building](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Building_History_Transform_02.jpg)
![Building_History_Transform_03_rc 2023 One Madison Building](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Transform_03_rc.jpg)
01 — Transformation
Time transforms an intersection.
Take a look at the dramatic changes to the building site and see how a four-story brick building becomes a 21st century architectural icon.
Slide to see the transformation.
- 1800s
- EXISTING
- 2023
02 — Timeline
Incremental advances over time.
This series of photographs provides an interesting trip through two centuries of development of one block of Midtown South.
![1800s Pre-Metropolitan Life Complex](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_01.jpg)
![1893 Original Metropolitan Life Home Office Building](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_02.jpg)
![1898—1905 Metropolitan Life’s Home Office Building Addition](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_03.jpg)
![1909 New MetLife Tower Constructed](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_04.jpg)
![1920 Bridge Connects MetLife Tower to New Annex](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_05.jpg)
![1940—1953 North Building (11 Madison) Phases I and II Completed 1940 Phase III Completed 1953](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_06.jpg)
![1953—1960 South Building (One Madison) Constructed from 1953–1960 in Two Phases](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_07.jpg)
![2005 SLG Acquires One Madison (Inclusive of the Clock Tower) from MetLife, representing the first trade since the property was built.](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_08.jpg)
![2007 SL Green strategically sells the Clock Tower (5 Madison Avenue), which is later developed into the Edition Hotel.](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_09.jpg)
![2015 Mariott Edition Hotel opens at Five Madison Avenue, providing an additional amenity to One Madison Avenue and the neighborhood.](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_10.jpg)
![2018 SLG Announces Plans to Redevelop One Madison into a One-of-a-Kind Trophy Asset.](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_11.jpg)
![2023 Upon opening in 2023 One Madison will bring a new level of sophistication to a vibrant neighborhood.](https://1madisonnyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Building_History_Timeline_12.jpg)
- 1800s
- 1893
- 1898
- 1909
- 1920
- 1940
- 1953
- 2005
- 2007
- 2015
- 2018
- 2023