▁building ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 7 0 ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁at ▁East ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Street , ▁in ▁the ▁Fl at ir on ▁District ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Manh attan , ▁diag on ally ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁Fl at ir on ▁Building . ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Robert ▁May nic ke ▁as ▁a ▁store - and - lo ft ▁building ▁for ▁real - est ate ▁developer ▁Henry ▁Corn , ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 - 9 8 ▁it ▁is ▁easily ▁recogn izable ▁by ▁its ▁gold ▁d ome , ▁which ▁s its ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 - story ▁oct ag onal ▁cup ola . ▁▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁within ▁the ▁Lad ies ' ▁M ile ▁Historic ▁District , ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Land marks ▁Pres ervation ▁Commission , ▁is ▁" character istic ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁development ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁District ". ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁So h mer ▁P iano ▁Company , ▁which ▁had ▁its ▁offices ▁and ▁show room ▁there ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁building ' s ▁history . ▁Other ▁ten ants ▁included ▁architect s , ▁publish ers , ▁and ▁mer ch ants ▁of ▁le ather , ▁h ats , ▁perf ume ▁and ▁u ph ol st ery . ▁It ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁resident ial ▁cond omin ium ▁apart ments ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁and ▁its ▁architect ural ▁features ▁were ▁restored ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0