1889 - Drawn by Hughson Hawley

Sitting at the edge of Gramercy Park Historical District, the United Charities Building was built and gifted by John Stewart Kennedy, a member of the famous Jekyll Island Club.

Since then, the building has served as the nerve center of charity and social reforms, sheltering reformers that pioneered new standards of our modern society.

1889 - Drawn by Hughson Hawley

From the 1890s to the 1950s, the United Charities Building served as the nerve center for New York’s social reform. Here, landmark initiatives were born—including the city's first kindergartens and visiting nurse service, the foundational case for the minimum wage and modern foster care, and the nation's first school of social work.

By the 1960s, the building began a gradual evolution from a purely philanthropic center to a mixed-use space, welcoming its first wave of commercial tenants.

Artwork by The Seventh Art

Today, it is home to Le Parc and other businesses, a direct successor to its long history of housing "reformers"—now in the fields of tech, finance, and entrepreneurship.

Le Parc upholds the United Charities Building's standard, offering a shared workspace suitable for the next generation of reformers. 

We offer more than office space; we cultivate a community where innovators in AI, healthcare, fintech, and beyond can connect, focus, and drive progress. Our mission is to be the house of reformers—turning pioneering ideas into tangible impact.