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170 Fifth Avenue

The Sohmer Piano Building,
170 Fifth Avenue

Doorman Condo located in Flatiron/Union Square, between East 21st Street & East 22nd Street

$4,328 Avg. price/ft2 Apts. For Sale
  • Apartments For Sale (1)
  • All Units in Building (12)
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Overview of The Sohmer Piano Building at 170 Fifth Avenue

170 Fifth Avenue is a condo with 12 apartments, located in Flatiron/Union Square very close to the M, F, N, R and 6 subway lines.

Amenities at this pre war building include doorman.

Similar nearby buildings include 104 Wooster Street and 67 Franklin Street.

Year Built
1898
Apartments
12
Floors
13
Neighborhood
Min Down
20%
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Amenities

  • PT Doorman
  • Pre War
  • Elevator

Shh... Many units sell without being publicly listed.

Learn more about off-market listings at The Sohmer Piano Building!

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Nearby Subways

  1. N
  2. R
at Broadway 0.06 miles
  1. M
  2. F
at 6th Ave 0.18 miles
  1. 6
at Park Ave 0.22 miles
  1. 1
at 7th Ave 0.35 miles
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. L
at 6th Ave and 16th 0.35 miles
  1. Q
  2. 4
  3. 5
at Broadway and 16th 0.36 miles

Carter’s Review

"One of the city’s greatest mid-rise buildings, 170 Fifth Avenue was designed by Robert Maynicke in 1897 for Henry Korn and is known as the Sohmer Piano Building, after an early commercial tenant that invented the modern baby grand piano and later moved to 27 West 57th Street whose top was festooned with some of its awards and gilded statures before it was demolished by Vornado Realty in 2014.

This 13-story Beaux-Arts building, which is located in the Ladies Mile Historic District, was converted to 11 residential condominiums in 1999."
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Pros & Cons

  • One block from Madison Square Park
  • Convenient transportation
  • Gold dome on roof
  • High ceilings
  • One block from Eataly
  • Convenient shopping
  • Part-time concierge
  • Kitty-corner to the Flatiron building
  • Architectural masterpiece by Robert Maynicke
  • Close to Subway
  • No roof deck
  • No doorman
  • Exposed rooftop water tank

CityRealty Rating

29
/44
Architecture
+
30
/36
Location
+
15
/39
Features
+
10
Editor’s Points
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84
CITYREALTY
RATING
  • How is the CityRealty Rating calculated?

    Architecture
    • 30+ remarkable
    • 20-29 distinguished
    • 11-19 average
    • < 11 below average
    Location
    • 27+ remarkable
    • 18-26 distinguished
    • 9-17 average
    • < 9 below average
    Features
    • 22+ remarkable
    • 16-21 distinguished
    • 9-15 average
    • < 9 below average

Sales History by Apartment Size

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