Complex sentence: Originally a project of real estate developer and former New York State Senator William H. Reynolds, the structure was built by Walter Chrysler, the head of the Chrysler Corporation; and the building served as the corporation's headquarters from 1930 until the mid- 1950s.
Split into simpler sentences: Originally a project of real estate developer and former New York State Senator William H. Reynolds, the structure was built by Walter Chrysler, the head of the Chrysler Corporation. The building served as the corporation's headquarters from 1930 until the mid- 1950s.