Renovated Czech building in New York to include staff apartments, saving millions in rents

The Czech government has completed the renovation of its historic 1902 building at 1109 Madison Avenue in New York, once home to Czechoslovakia’s mission to the UN. The house will now provide apartments for diplomats from the Consulate General and the Permanent Mission to the UN, saving the state more than 3.5 million crowns a month in rent and hotel costs. It will also serve as an office and representational venue for official events. Outgoing Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský praised the reconstruction, calling the view of the Metropolitan Museum “magnificent.” The building is set to be fully occupied in early 2026.