New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
4 Strong Business
District Centrally Located

Building. at No. As to Sc West 3sth street.
1t is twelve stories and is on plot lOi
XS9,6 feet. 1t Is most conveniently To-
Gated as to transit and most shipping
facilities.
The structure is in every way hre-
proof, and has store. basement and IL
lofts, with light on all sides There are
four large elevators of the highest type
and an automatic sprinkler and fire
alarm systems and a steam plant with
an overabundance of radiator surface
and boiler capacity.
The building is wired throughout for
electric power and Is piped for gas.
In all parts of the construction OF this
building no cost has been spared to In
sure a thoroughly freproof, high class
mercantile building and in order to OBJ
tain efficiency of service and satisfac-
ton to the applicants.
In speaking about the construction and
location of the Libman Building, Julius
Libman, president of the company. said
in selecting this site he thought 1t would
lust be the street for manufacturers OF
millinery. furs and infants wear. MY
building is in the heart of the retail ana
wholesale section" he added, ''for out
of-town buyers, and in the heart OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad district, which !
consider very important.
THE big advantage we have in being
in this district is for the out-of-towh
BUYERS. For the last three weeks they
have been streaming into our building.
In previous years, in our former build
ing, we could not get them in before ~
o'clock. and now they keep coming In as
early as S O'Clock, as their hotels are
within five minutes reach OF our build
ing. This | consider a big advantage
TO all of US
81 think that within the next two or
three years this will be the centre for
the manufacturing of the commodities
mentioned. This section includes the
streets from 32d 10 18th streets and be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues. we
will have in the future a subway station
from Jersey City at 3sth street and sixth
avenue, also an elevator station "hi0h
is another big asset" .,,,
The firms in the Libman Building are as
follows: The Gould-Mesereau Company
dealers in brass goods; Veit, Son d Co..
millinery articles; ID. j. Kennedy Co.
cork flooring; Fred Tietig Co, ladies'
and children's hats; George RaWak, dealer
in ladies' hats b. Libman, maker OF hne
infants wear; 5. J. Name d brother'
dealer in furs II. Berger & Co., dealer III
furs. and ]. Opozenaur & Co, maker oil
ladies' costumes.
The Terry g. Tench Building, surround
ing the northeast corner of 3lst street ana
Madison avenue, is one Of the best loit
structures on lower Madison avenue. Inc
building is twelve stories and basement
and contains approximately 10000 square
feet to the floor.
The majority Of the lofts are under tease
to high grade manufacturing concerns en-
paged in the making of costumes. waists
dresses and lingerie. Some Of the noors'
however are occupied by wholesale iur-
niture dealers, who have established
small centre for their line OF business III
this immediate neghborhood
The upper lofts bring as high as 20 Genus
q SQUARE foot on long term leases, Wniie
on the lower floors rents are on an aver
age Of so cents a square foot.
The Gambler Building, on the soutn siue
~ 42d street. in Times Square is one oil