Sohmer Piano Building
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| Basic data | |
| Place: |
New York City , United States
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| Construction time : | 1897-1898 |
| Renovation: | 2002-2005 for $ 7.1 million |
| Status : | Built |
| Architectural style : | Beaux Arts architecture |
| Architect : | Robert Maynicke |
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| Usage : | Apartments |
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| Height : | 40 m |
| Height to the top: | 40 m |
| Floors : | 13 |
The Sohmer Piano Building is a 13-story skyscraper in the district of Manhattan in New York City . It's located at 170 Fifth Avenue , on the corner of 22nd Street, in the Ladies' Mile Historic District . The well-known Flatiron Building (also Fuller Building) is located in the immediate vicinity on Broadway .
The building with the gilded dome was built in 1897 according to a design by Robert Maynicke in the style of Beaux Arts architecture . It takes its name from the company that used the building as one of the first tenants, the piano manufacturer Sohmer & Co.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission listed the building in 1989. The building was renovated from 2002 to 2005 and is now used as a residential building.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Marjorie Pearson (ed.): "NYCLPC Ladies' Mile Historic District Designation Report, volume 1" (PDF; 13.0 MB) New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (May 2, 1989). Pp. 293-295
- ↑ Alison Gregor, New Housing Comes to Ladies' Mile , New York Times article, June 11, 2010
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Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′ 26.9 ″ N , 73 ° 59 ′ 25.4 ″ W.