Left, a rendering shows a recital hall on the eighth floor of a condominium tower being built in the former Steinway Hall on West 57th Street. Archival photographs of the original, which was destroyed decades ago, right, are guiding construction of the near replica. image credit Left: Hayes Davidson; Right: Steinway & Sons Archives.

As an architectural historian, Ms. Clark, 30, has studied buildings throughout New York City in pursuit of her doctorate. Yet her research at Steinway Hall has a very different end: selling apartments. As she spoke, buzz saws and blowtorches growled in the background, preparing the foundations for a 1,428-foot tower to rise from what was once one of the world’s finest piano shops. 

Just over two years ago, Ms. Clark traded her mortarboard for a hard hat to work in the marketing department of JDS Development Group, where she is now a director.

“It’s not just a token gesture or marketing ploy,” Ms. Clark said. “It offers information to our designers and brokers on what to do with the projects, with the interiors and detailing. It’s a means of inspiration.” .....Continue Reading

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