Rose Associates Inc. records 8972723Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-12 20:51:54 -0500.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard2011-10-25File created.2019-05-20EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration. Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Rose Associates Inc. records Rose, Elihu, 1933- Rose Associates, Inc 8972723 English /repositories/3/resources/6185 5 document boxes 1 manuscript boxes 4 print boxes 1935-2004 1935-1983 Rose Associates, Inc. is a prominent New York real estate development firm. The collection contains construction photographs, brochures, newspaper clippings, advertising materials, and other records related to the construction of apartment complexes overseen by the historic firm between 1920 and 1980. Notable projects within the collection include the Madison Belvedere, Park Gramercy, Georgetown Plaza, and Metropolis. Publication Date

1935-2004

 Arrangement

This collection is arranged in two series: Corporate Records and Project Records.

 General Note

The Rose Associates, Inc. Records were donated to Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library by Elihu Rose in 2011

 Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Elihu Rose. Method of acquisition--Donated;; Date of acquisition--2011. Accession number--2011.007.

 Related Material

Real Estate Brochure Collection at Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library

 Related Material

Boak & Raad architectural drawings, 1949-1958, Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University

 Biographical / Historical

Rose Associates was founded in the 1920s by brothers Samuel B. and David Rose. The company originally managed properties in the Bronx and has grown to oversee more than 31,000 apartments in New York. This collection focuses mainly on the properties managed by Samuel B. and David Rose, as well as Frederick Phineas Rose and Elihu Rose, between 1920 to 1980. There is also limited information on later projects. Some of the most notable properties included in this collection are the Madison Belvedere, Park Gramercy, and Metropolis.

 Processing Information

Processed; Elizabeth Gollnick 2011.

 Scope and Content

The Rose Associates collection consists primarily of construction photographs, brochures, newspaper clippings, and other records of the construction of apartment complexes overseen by Rose Associates. The collection also includes advertising materials from these projects. There is limited information on later projects.

 Scope and Content

Series I: Corporate Records/Background Material covers the informational materials of Rose Associates, building fact sheets, and various photographs for their properties from 1990-2000.

 Scope and Content

Series II: Project Records is made up of 3 subseries. Subseries 1: General contains construction photographs, floorplans, and advertising materials for apartment complexes in Manhattan, including 4 E. 89th Street, Park Gramercy, and the Sheffield. It also has records for similar projects in the Bronx, notably Schuyler Village. Architects are listed when known, but there are many cases where this information was not available. Subseries 2: Albums includes newspaper and magazine clippings for 1180 Company, Banker's Trust Building, and Walden Terrace. Subseries 3: Ledgers contains records of construction costs for a number of projects including the Keystone Building, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, 280 Park Avenue, and Georgetown Plaza. Several of the ledgers are organized by holding corporation instead of project.

 Preferred Citation

Rose Associates, Inc. Records, 1935-2004, (bulk 1935-1983), Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

 Restrictions on Use

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 Restrictions on Use

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 Apartment houses -- New York (State) -- New York Architects -- New York (State) -- New York Buildings -- New York (State) -- New York Real estate management -- New York (State) -- New York Real estate business -- New York (State) -- New York New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc Albums (books) Brochures Ledgers (account books) Photographs Rose Associates, Inc Eastmore Realty Corporation Gramercy Development Corporation Jackson Development Corporation Series I: Corporate Records/Background Material/repositories/3/archival_objects/873237Brochures and Manuals/repositories/3/archival_objects/873239undated0101 to 04Scope and Contents

(4 folders)

Building Fact Sheets/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732401963-19980105 to 06Scope and Contents

(2 folders)

Floor Plans Booklet/repositories/3/archival_objects/873241undated0107Scope and Contents

Includes floor plans for the following apartments: 60 East 8th Street, 63 East 9th Street, 245 East 40th Street, 300 East 40th Street, 211 East 53rd Street, 322 West 57th Street, 333 West 57th Street, 20 East 68th Street, 240 East 76th Street, 45 East 89th Street, and 7 Lexington Avenue

Hannah Leah Rose Settlement/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732421955 Nov09Scope and Contents

Portfolio of plans

Photographs, David and Frederick Rose/repositories/3/archival_objects/873243undated0108Scope and Contents

3 items

Photographs, Various Properties/repositories/3/archival_objects/873244undated09Scope and Contents

14 items

Publication Media Printed Information/repositories/3/archival_objects/87324519970109Scope and Contents

Memoranda, Newsletters, Clippings, Maps, and Statistic charts

Real Estate Forum/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732461960 Nov, 1962 Apr, 1966 Nov0110Scope and Contents

3 items

Westcroft Realty Corp. (Hartsdale, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873247undated0111Scope and Contents

Brochure : 2 items

Series II: Project Records/repositories/3/archival_objects/873238Subseries 1: General/repositories/3/archival_objects/873248110 West 57th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873251undated0112Scope and Contents

Architect William I. Hohauser

Scope and Contents

Brochure : 1 item

215 East 79th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873252ca. 1960s0113Scope and Contents

Brochures, Offering Statement, and 1 Photograph

22 Saw Mill River Road (Hawthorne, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/87325319840114Scope and Contents

Matthew J. Warshauer P.C. Architects

Scope and Contents

Brochure : 2 items

45 East 89th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732541967-19690115 to 18Scope and Contents

Associate Architects: The Office of Philip Birnbaum and Oppenheimer, Brady and Lehrecke

Scope and Contents

Photographs : 143 items (4 folders)

45 East 89th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732551969, undated0119Scope and Contents

Associate Architects: The Office of Philip Birnbaum and Oppenheimer, Brady and Lehrecke

Scope and Contents

Brochures and Flyers requesting tenant participation in a survey

45 East 89th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873256undated0120Scope and Contents

Associate Architects: The Office of Philip Birnbaum and Oppenheimer, Brady and Lehrecke

Scope and Contents

Floor plans

45 East 89th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/87325719770121Scope and Contents

Associate Architects: The Office of Philip Birnbaum and Oppenheimer, Brady and Lehrecke

Scope and Contents

Thank you notes, children's drawings, and 16 photographs of kindergarten class who temporarily occupied 45 East 89th Street during the gas shortage.

99-61 67th Road (Forest Hills, Queens, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732581946-19470122Scope and Contents

Photographs : 41 items

Allegro, 62 West 62nd Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873259undated0123Scope and Contents

Brochure : 1 item

Andrew Jackson, 35-20 Leverich Street (Jackson Heights, Queens, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873260undated0124Scope and Contents

Brochure : 1 item

Banker's Trust Building, 280 Park Avenue (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732611960-19620125Scope and Contents

Photographs : 77 items

Boswell, 84-10 37th Avenue (Jackson Heights, Queens, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/87326219520126Scope and Contents

Photograph : 1 item

Branford House, Westchester, Croes, Noble and Gleasons Avenues (Bronx, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/87326319620127Scope and Contents

Brown & Guenther, Architects

Scope and Contents

1 Bound Report, "A Limited Profit Housing Project Supervised by the Housing and Redevelopment Board of the City of New York"

The Broakford, 65 Park Terrace West (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873264undated0201Scope and Contents

Leo Stillman, Architect

Scope and Contents

Floor Plans

The Churchill, 300 West 40th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732651965-1967, undated0202 to 03Scope and Contents

20 Photographs, 1 Negative, Brochures, and Floor Plans (2 folders)

Colonnade 57, 347 West 57th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732661982, undated0204Scope and Contents

Brochures, Promotional Material, First Annual Meeting of the Unit Owners (1982 Nov 23)

Eastmore House, 240 East 76th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873267undated0205Scope and Contents

Leo Stillman, Architect; Boak & Raad, Associate Architects

Scope and Contents

1 Photograph, Brochures, and Floor Plans

Evergreen Gardens, 950-955 Evergreen Avenue (Bronx, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732681961-19630206Scope and Contents

Architect: Pomerance & Breines

Scope and Contents

86 Photographs, Brochure, and Promotional Material

Executive House, 45 East Hartsdale Avenue (Hartsdale, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873269undated0207Scope and Contents

Brochure

Fenimore House, 199 East Hartsdale Avenue (Hartsdale, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873270undated0208Scope and Contents

Brochure and Floor Plan

Garth Manor, 281 Garth Road (Scarsdale, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873271undated0209Scope and Contents

Brochures and Floor Plans

Georgetown Plaza, 60 East 8th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732721965-1967, undated0210Scope and Contents

41 Photographs, Brochures, and Floor Plans

Goodhue House, 20 East 35th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873273undated0211Scope and Contents

William M. Dowling, Architects

Scope and Contents

Brochures and Floor Plans

Hartridge House, 111 East Hartsdale Avenue (Hartsdale, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873274undated0212Scope and Contents

Brochure and Floor Plan

Hawthorne, 211 East 53rd Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873275undated0213Scope and Contents

Architects: Boak and Raad

Scope and Contents

4 Photographs, Brochures, Promotional Material, And Floor Plan

Heathcote Court, 85 Wiltshire Road (Scarsdale, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873276undated0214Scope and Contents

Floor Plan

Homestead, 80 East Hartsdale Avenue (Scarsdale, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873277undated0215Scope and Contents

Brochures and Floor Plans

Kingsbridge Gardens, 234th Street and Kingsbridge Ave., Corlear Ave., and Broadway (Bronx, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732781962-19660216 to 18Scope and Contents

Pomerance & Breines

Scope and Contents

1 Bound Report, "A Limited Profit Housing Project Supervised by the Housing and Redevelopment Board of the City of New York", Papers, Floor Plans, and 113 Photographs (3 folders)

Leyland House, 945 Underhill Avenue (Bronx, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732791960s, 20010219Scope and Contents

Brochures, Promotional Material, Clippings, Specifications, Floor Plans and Offering Summary (2001_

Madison Belvedere, 10 East 29th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732801990s0220Scope and Contents

Brochures and Clippings

Madison Green, 5 East 22nd Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732811981-19830221 to 24Scope and Contents

Photographs : 224 items (4 photographs)

Madison Green, 5 East 22nd Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873282undated0225 to 26Scope and Contents

Architect: Philip Birnbaum, P.C.

Scope and Contents

Brochures and Floor Plans (2 folders)

Marlborough House, 245 East 40th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732831969, 1970s0227 to 28Scope and Contents

Brochures, Floor Plan, Papers, and 149 Photographs (2 folders)

Metropolis, 150 East 44th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732841980s, 2000s0301Scope and Contents

Brochures and Clippings

Nathan Hale Gardens, 3411 Irwin Avenue (Bronx, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732851962, undated0302 to 03Scope and Contents

Floor Plan and 144 Photographs (2 folder)

Oakwood, 99-21 67th Road (Forest Hill, Queens, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873286undated0304Scope and Contents

Leo Stillman, Architect

Scope and Contents

Floor Plans and 1 Negative

Olmstead House, 69-01 35th Avenue (Jackson Heights, Queens, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873287undated0305Scope and Contents

Architects: Samuel Paul & Seymour Jarmul

Scope and Contents

Brochures and 19 Photographs

Parc Vista, 801 15th Street South (Arlington, VA)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732881990s0306 to 08Scope and Contents

Floor Plans, Promotional Material, Memorandum and other papers, 2 Disk Drives, 4 Photographs, 4 Transparencies (3 folders)

The Park Gramercy, 7-9 Lexington Avenue (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732891950s0309Scope and Contents

Architect: Boak & Raad

Scope and Contents

Brochures, Floor Plan, Clipping, 3 Photographs, 1 Blueprint of Dental Suite for Drs. W.D. Berg & C. Blackarsh (1951)

Park Terrace Gardens, Park Terrace West (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732901970s0310Scope and Contents

Albert Goldhammer, Architect

Scope and Contents

Brochures, Documents, Floor Plans, 1 Photograph

Randall House, 63 East 9th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732911950s0311 to 12Scope and Contents

Boak & Raad, Architects

Scope and Contents

Brochures, Floor Plans, Press Release, and 19 Photographs (2 folders)

Rockwood, 20 East 68th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732921954-19650313Scope and Contents

Boak & Raad, Architects

Scope and Contents

Brochures, Promotional Material, Correspondence, Floor Plans, 2 Photograph and 1 Negative

Scarborough Manor (Briarcliff Manor, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873293undated0314Scope and Contents

Brochure

Schuyler House, 1220 Croes Avenue (Bronx, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732941960s0315Scope and Contents

Brochures, Floor Plans, Clippings

Sheffield, 322 West 57th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732951978-1979, 2001-20040316 to 17Scope and Contents

Brochures, Clippings, 2 Bound Portfolios, and 51 Photographs (2 folders)

Spruceridge House, 241-245 East 25th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/87329619640318Scope and Contents

Floor Plans and Project Analysis

Stewart Heights, 25 and 35 Stewart Place (Mount Kisco, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873297undated0319Scope and Contents

Architect: Lawrence Rothman Assoc.

Scope and Contents

Brochures, Newspaper Clippings

Tower 53, 159 West 53rd Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873298undated0320Scope and Contents

Brochures, Floor Plans

Tower 58, 58 West 58th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873299undated0321Scope and Contents

Brochures, Floor Plans

Walden Terrace, 64th Avenue at 98th Street (Forest Hills, Queens, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873300undated0401Scope and Contents

Brochures, Plans, Clippings, 22 Photographs

Westmore, 333 West 57th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733011974-19860402Scope and Contents

Brochures, Floor Plans, Plans, Job Orders, Photograph

Whitebrook, 325 Main Street (White Plains, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873302undated0403Scope and Contents

Photographs: 14 items

Wingate, 201 East 37th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733031960, undated0404 to 05Scope and Contents

Leo Stillman, Architect

Scope and Contents

Construction Records and Floor plans (2 folders)

Winthrop Gardens, 2440 Olinville Avenue (Bronx, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873304undated0406Scope and Contents

Floor plans

Subseries 2: Albums/repositories/3/archival_objects/873249Loose Material from Unidentified Album/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733051961-19650407Banker's Trust/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733061960 Oct to 1961 Nov0601 to 25Scope and Contents

Magazine Clippings, Newspaper Clippings, and Radio TV Reports (25 Folders)

1180 Company/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733071961 Sep to 1962 Nov0701 to 11Scope and Contents

Magazine Clippings and Newspaper Clippings (11 folders)

Walden Terrace/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733081948 Jan to 1949 Apr0712 to 30Scope and Contents

Newspaper Clippings (19 folders)

Advertising - Mitchell Lama/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733091962 Sep - 1965 Feb0801 to 31Scope and Contents

Magazine Clippings and Newspaper Clippings, Comparative Analysis Pre-War Apartments, Documents, Housing Permit 334-346 West 59th Street, Photographs, Real Estate Conference (1948 Apr 22) (31 folders)

Ezra Stoller Associates Portfolio/repositories/3/archival_objects/873310undated09Scope and Contents

Photographs of properties including 1 Battery Park Plaza. Keystone Building,

Subseries 3: Ledgers/repositories/3/archival_objects/8732501000 Grand Concourse (Bronx, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733111935-193605Scope and Contents

Construction Records

280 Park Avenue (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733121961-196405Scope and Contents

Construction Records

331-45 West 57th Street, 334-46 West 58th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733131940-194105Scope and Contents

Construction Corporation: 57th Street Construction Corp. ; Construction Records

58 West 58th Street, 45 East 89th Street, Seamen's Bank/repositories/3/archival_objects/873314undated05Scope and Contents

Construction Records, Contract Records

84-10 34th Avenue (Flushing, Queens, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733151950-195105Scope and Contents

Construction Corporation: Jackson Dev. Corp., Stonewall Development Corp., Fenton Holding Corp. ; Construction Records

Barnes/repositories/3/archival_objects/873316193305Scope and Contents

Construction Records

Eastmore House, 240 East 76th Street (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733171955-195605Scope and Contents

Construction Corporation: Eastmore Reality Corp. ; Construction Records

Evergreen, Nathan Hale, Kingsbridge/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733181961-196205Scope and Contents

Construction Records, Contract Records

The Homestead, Georgetown Plaza, The Churchill/repositories/3/archival_objects/873319undated05Scope and Contents

Construction Records, Contract Records

Jackson Manor, 35-20 Leverich Street (Jackson Heights, Queens, NY), Olmstead House, 69-01 35th Avenue (Jackson Heights, Queens, NY), Hall Manor Tower (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873320196105Scope and Contents

Construction Records, Contract Records

Keystone Building, 99 High Street (Boston, MA) and Bankers Trust Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733211964-196905Scope and Contents

Construction Records, Contract Records

Leland House, Branford House, Winthrop Gardens/repositories/3/archival_objects/873322undated05Scope and Contents

Construction Records, Contract Records

Marlborough House/repositories/3/archival_objects/873323undated05Scope and Contents

Construction Records, Contract Records

The Park Gramercy, 7-9 Lexington Avenue (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733241950-195105Scope and Contents

Construction Corporation: Gramercy Development Corp. ; Construction Records

Park Terrace Gardens, 70 Park Terrace West (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733251939-194005Scope and Contents

Construction Records

Repar Realty Corp., Rockwood Realty Corp./repositories/3/archival_objects/8733261954-195505Scope and Contents

Construction Records

Thornley Realty Corp. and Rostin Realty Corp./repositories/3/archival_objects/8733271946-194705Scope and Contents

Construction Records

Tryon Gardens, Inc./repositories/3/archival_objects/8733281937-193805Scope and Contents

Construction Records

Untitled Ledger (Bronx, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873329192905Scope and Contents

Construction Records

Walden Terrace, 64th Avenue at 98th Street (Forest Hills, Queens, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/8733301948-194905Scope and Contents

Construction Corporation: Nipark Realty Corp. ; Construction Records

Wentworth, 331-45 West 57th Street and 334-46 West 58th Streets (New York, NY)/repositories/3/archival_objects/873331193205Scope and Contents

Construction Corporation: Academy Home Planners ; Construction Records