The Sohmer Piano Building, or Sohmer Building, is a Neo-classical Beaux-Arts building located at 170

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at East 22nd Street, in the

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neighborhood of the

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, diagonally southwest of the Flatiron Building. Designed by

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, which sits on top of a 2-story octagonal

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."Sohmer Piano Building"
at Bone/Levine Architects The building is located in within the Ladies' Mile Historic District, and, according to the

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, is "characteristic of the later development phase of the District".Pearson, Marjorie (ed.
"NYCLPC Ladies' Mile Historic District Designation Report, volume 1"

(May 2, 1989). pp.293-295 It was named for the Sohmer Piano Company, which had its offices and showroom there early in the building's history. Other tenants included architects, publishers, and merchants of leather, hats, perfume and upholstery. It was converted to residential condominium apartments in the early 21st century, and its architectural features were restored between 2002 and 2005 by Bone / Levine Architects. White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot and Leadon, Fran
''AIA Guide to New York City''
(Fifth edition) New York: Wiley, 2010 at

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