Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003

Subseries 5.1. Administrative Records

Contains the tenant files, Cross & Brown property statements, subject files, mortgage and loan records, and employee related files for 380 Madison Avenue. The tenant files are comprised of correspondence, leases, plans, modification documents, rent inclusions, invoices, and other records associated with individual tenants at 380 Madison Avenue. These documents portray the business relationship the Urises had with their commercial tenants. Monthly property statements issued by Cross & Brown Company contain paid invoices, payroll records, tenant information, financial statements, and other management documents. The invoices reveal the monthly business expenses, the payroll records explain the compensation and benefits earned by employees of the building, and the receipts of tenant charges indicate how much individual tenants paid for rent and building services. Financial statements of different types illustrate the property's overall fiscal operations and earnings. In the subject files, correspondence, agreements, reports, registers, financial records, proposals, and other materials further describe the building's operation. These documents depict building management activities, lease provisions, negotiations with potential lessees, renovations, tenant services, Local Law observance, and structural upkeep. The mortgage and loan records have statements, agreements, and correspondence regarding the financing of 380 Madison Avenue. These documents on the funding of initial construction and subsequent fiscal arrangements involve a number of lenders. Correspondence, insurance papers, contracts, payroll reports, personnel files, pension plan records, and other materials are contained in the employee records. Subjects addressed in these files include employees' insurance coverage, pension plan participation, earnings, taxes, and personnel information.

Arrangement is by type

Comprised of correspondence, leases, plans, modification documents, rent inclusions, invoices, and other records associated with individual tenants at 380 Madison Avenue. These documents portray the business relationship the Urises had with their commercial tenants. Tenants at 380 Madison Avenue were engaged in diverse occupations and leased space for corporate executive offices, retail stores, financial institutions, graphic imaging, marketing, real estate, and storage. The correspondence with tenants explains all aspects of their leases, alterations to the premises, fire codes, rent escalations, permissions to sublet space, legal actions involving tenants, and corporate changes. Included are letters to and from Cross & Brown Company regarding leases, modifications, tenant charges with collection and overdue instances, and other building management activities. There are also communications about the building's construction, including communications with lawyers, architects, contractors regarding building space to tenant specifications and needs. Interoffice memorandums in these files discuss negotiated lease terms, rent arrears, calculation of tenant charges, proposed leases, rent freezes, renewals, and lease modifications.

The leases each specify the tenant, terms of lease, length of lease, portion of building being rented, riders, and construction or alteration requirements for the premise. Subleases and under-subleases incorporate similar information as well as consent from the landlord for the arrangement. Often appended to the leases are blueprints and other plans of tenant premises illustrating Emery Roth & Sons construction drawings, furniture arrangements, electrical diagrams, floor plans, and interior design layouts. All of these leases are for entire floors, portions of floors, store locations, mezzanine areas, or basement levels. Documents modifying the leases describe revisions to lease terms over the course of tenancy and escalations of rent based on increases in electricity costs, real estate taxes, and wage rates. These lease modifications consist of permissions to sublet space, tenant billing statements, amendments, extensions, brokerage settlements, light and air covenants, changes in rental rate, surrender agreements, mortgage deals, draft copies, and records regarding renovations and other installations to the premise. Also included are assignments, a type of agreement executed when a company merged, underwent an acquisition, changed its name, or experienced other transformations that transferred the lease from one corporate entity to another.

Records on electric rent inclusions in the tenant files detail the increases and decreases in electric rates and the subsequent adjustments to lease terms and tenant charges for service. They have surveys of premises to determine usage, equipment inspections, billing notifications sent by Cross & Brown Company, supplementary agreements with landlord, and reports of increases in rates granted to Consolidated Edison by the Public Service Commission of the State of New York. The invoices for work performed on tenant's premises itemize labor and materials charges for installations of electrical panels, acoustic tiles, wooden floors, air conditioning and ventilation systems, light fixtures, doors, ventilation as well as work on plumbing, wiring, lighting, and carpentry work. In addition to all these documents, the tenant files have a coffee service license agreement, newspaper clippings, articles, letters, credit reviews, bankruptcy filings, reports and other papers about individual tenants and their business operations.

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Separated to Roll UB_019: one blueprint of Part Plan of Stores at Madison Ave. and East 47th St., 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., [Emery Roth & Sons], undated.

Separated to Roll UB_025: one diazo print of Furniture Plan of 18th Floor, Alexander Grant & Company, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., FSA Freidin Studley Associates, Drawing No. F1, 1968 January 31.

Separated to Roll UB_020: one diazo print of 2nd Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Design Interiors Incorporated, Drawing No. SP-A, 1976 October 27.

Separated to Roll UB_020: one diazo print of Additional Supply and Spill Ductwork, 2nd Floor, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Mandell & Corsini, Inc., 1964 June 29.

Separated to UB_020: two diazo prints of 2nd Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. 6, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_014: one blueprint 4th Sub-Level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-4SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_014: two diazo prints of 4th Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, undated.

Separated to Roll UB_015: two blueprints of 3rd Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-3SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_025: one printed paper of 21st Floor Plan, Cross & Brown Company, circa 1951.

Separated to Roll UB_026: one printed paper of 22nd Floor plan, Cross & Brown Company, circa 1951.

Separated to Roll UB_015: one diazo print of 3rd Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-3SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_018: one blueprint of Mezzanine Floor Plan of Mezzanine, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. C-T-1, 1958 May 9.

Separated to Roll UB_018: seven diazo prints of Office Layouts of Mezzanine, California Texas Oil Company Ltd., 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Rodgers Associates, Interior Designers, Drawing No. SK-4 and SK-5, 1957 Nov-Dec.

Separated to Roll UB_016: three blueprints of 2nd Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. 3, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_018: one diazo print and one photostat of Preliminary Layout, Mezzanine, Rodgers Associates, Interior Designers, Drawing No. SK-5, 1957 December 14.

Separated to Roll UB_015: one blueprint of 3rd Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-3SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_013: one diazo print of Store Directory, Floors 12-17, Otis Elevator Company, Sheet No. ZD-12554-7, 1953.

Separated to Roll UB_020: one diazo print of 3rd Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Cross & Brown Company, undated.

Separated to Roll UB_015: two blueprints of 3rd Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-3SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_015: two blueprints of 3rd Sub-level Plans, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-3SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_016: two blueprints of 2nd Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. 3, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_017: two blueprints of Cellar 1st Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. 4, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_018: one blueprint of Mezzanine Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. C-T-1, 1958 May 9.

Separated to Roll UB_018: one diazo print of Alteration of First Floor and Mezzanine Level, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Architect, 1954 October 5.

Separated to Roll UB_019: two blueprints of 1st Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. 5, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_014: one blueprint of 4th Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York. N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-4SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_021: two diazo prints of Construction Plan, Telephone and Electrical Plan, and Reflected Ceiling Plan for 6th Floor, David Ehrlich & Co., 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Environment Planning, Inc., Drawing No. 601, 1975 October 2.

Separated to Roll UB_021: two diazo prints of Furniture Plan for 6th Floor, David Ehrlich & Co., 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Environment Planning, Inc., Drawing No. 602, 1975 October 7.

Separated to Roll UB_023: three diazo prints of 15th Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Cross & Brown Company, undated.

Separated to Roll UB_017: one diazo print of Part Plan of First Cellar Floor Plan, Plan No. 2, Kahn & Jacobs, Architects, Job No. 7629-13, circa 1974.

Separated to Roll UB_019: one diazo print of 47th Street Store Plan, Plan No. 1, Cross & Brown Company, 1974.

Separated to Roll UB_019: two blueprints of Part Plan of Stores at Madison Avenue and East 47th Street, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., [Emery Roth & Sons], 1953 August 31.

Separated to Roll UB_019: one blueprint of Part Plan of 1st Floor Store Area for John Ward, 380 Madison Avenue, Emery Roth & Sons, Architect, 1953 August 5.

Separated to Roll UB_026: one printed paper of 23rd Floor Plan, Cross & Brown Co., 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., circa 1952.

Separated to Roll UB_017: one diazo print and one photostat of Part Plan of First Sublevel, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, 1953.

Separated to Roll UB_026: one photostat of 24th Floor Plan, Cross & Brown Company, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., undated.

Separated to Roll UB_026: one photostat of 25th Penthouse Floor Plan, Cross & Brown Company, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., undated.

Separated to Roll UB_023: one diazo print of Preliminary Space Study of 14th Floor, Brout , Isaacs & Co., 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Geiman & Company, Drawing No. A-1, 1968 September 26.

Separated to Roll UB_026: one diazo print of 22nd Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Cross & Brown Company, undated.

Separated to Roll UB_027: two blueprints and one pencil drawing of Vault Space, 1st Sub-level Part Plan, NW Corner 46th St. and Madison Ave., New York, N.Y., Voorhees Walker Foley & Smith, Architects and Engineers, 1950 March 21.

Separated to Roll UB_027: three blueprints of Floor Plans, Irving Trust Company, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Carson & Lundin, Drawing No. 1-No. 3, 1952.

Separated to Roll UB_027: two diazo prints of Proposed Layouts of Credit and Bookkeeping Departments for Irving Trust Company, Plan of Mezzanine Level, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, 1955 January 20.

Separated to Roll UB_014: one diazo print of 4th Sub-level, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. 1, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_014: one diazo print of 4th Sub-level, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. 1, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_025: three printed papers of 19th Floor Plans, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Cross & Brown Company, Plan No. 1, undated.

Separated to Roll UB_022: one diazo print of 8th Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Cross & Brown Company, 1972 October 12.

Separated to Roll UB_015: two blueprints and one diazo print of 3rd Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-3SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_025: five diazo prints of Construction and Electrical plans for 20th Floor, American Safety Razor Corporation, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Designs for Business, Inc., Drawing No. 2000, 1953 May 12.

Separated to Roll UB_024: two diazo prints of 17th Floor Plans, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Ebner-Schmidt Associates, Consulting Engineers, 1967 March 1.

Separated to Roll UB_024: four blueprints of Layouts and Floor Plans for 17th Floor, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Carson & Lundin, Drawing No. 444-E1 to 444-E3, 1953.

Separated to Roll UB_024: one diazo print of 17th Floor, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Dwg. No. T17, 1953.

Separated to Roll UB_026: three diazo prints of 22nd Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Cross & Brown Company, undated.

Separated to Roll UB_016: one diazo print of HVAC 2nd Basement MER Plan, Boulton Stereo Co., 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Environmental Planning, Inc., Drawing No. M-3, 1975 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_023: two diazo prints of 15th Floor Plans, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Cross & Brown Company, undated.

Separated to Roll UB_014: one blueprint of 4th Sub-level, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-4SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_015: one blueprint of 3rd Sub-level Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, Drawing No. T-3SL, 1951 May 22.

Separated to Roll UB_026: two diazo prints of 24th Office Floor plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., I. Stein's Sons, Inc., 1967.

Separated to Roll UB_026: one diazo print of 22nd Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Cross & Brown Company, undated.

PAYROLL RECORDS RESTRICTED UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2080

Monthly property statements issued by Cross & Brown Company for the operation of 380 Madison Avenue. These statements contain paid invoices, payroll records, tenant information, financial statements, and other management documents. The invoices reveal the monthly operating expenses for supplies, audits, consultant services, elevator service, security personnel, cleaning fees, utilities, maintenance, petty cash disbursements, taxes, repairs, waste removal, uniform rentals, check requests, and landscaping. Payroll summaries, weekly registers, tax forms, union contributions, and other records explain the compensation and benefits earned by employees of the building. These payroll records are restricted. Receipts of tenant charges indicate how much individual lessees paid for steam and water usage, electricity, air conditioning, heating, repairs, elevator operation, and the overtime services of electricians, engineers, and mechanics. There are also tenant rental adjustments, escalations, and property rolls detailing the square feet occupied and individual tenant expenditures. In 1959, the Cross & Brown Company monthly statements begin including financial reports. The type of financial report appearing in the statement changes over time. First there are Statements of Receipts, 1959-1965, that report individual tenant information on debits and credits, summaries of income and expenditures, and tax reserves. For 1965 and 1966, Statements of Owners Account reports state the balances of the building operation, billing and collection summary, rundown of expenditures, and tax reserves. Starting in November 1966, Agency Building Transaction reports record management expenditures, summaries of billing and collections, and overall fiscal balances. Finally, Budget Operating Reports from May 1977 to May 1989 recapitulate the receipts, disbursements, tenant charges, and general business ledger for the property.

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Consists of correspondence, agreements, reports, registers, security logbooks, financial records, proposals, and other materials related to the building's operation. These documents describe building management activities, lease provisions, negotiations with potential tenants, renovations, and Local Law observance. The correspondence discusses electric rate increases, elevator upgrades, preparations of leases for prospective tenants, and contractor bids for repair and restoration work. Lease registers, digests, and summaries list detailed tenant information, lease conditions, notes concerning term modifications, rent increases, and terminations. In the security logbooks, there are daily entries about the staff's activities and any incidents in the building. Service contracts, building engineer's reports, weekly accounts, water treatment field studies, inspections, Local Law compliance records, and elevator specifications hold information about the management, cleaning, porter, elevator, fire protection, and emergency services provided in the building. Records including a property lease, appraisal, invoices, promissory notes, and custody account agreement document the financial aspects of the building. In addition to these materials, there are bids, specifications for work, contracts, agreements, and other documents regarding the repair, rehabilitation, restoration, and improvement of the building itself.

Alphabetical, then chronological

Separated to Roll UB_013: one blueprint of New Enclosure Wall to be added to b'ld'g. on s. side of E. 47th St. adjoining west lot line of 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Emery Roth & Sons, 1951 March 16.

Separated to Roll UB_013: one diazo print of Survey Map of 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Earl B. Lovell-S.P. Belcher, Inc., City Surveyor, 1952 January 9.

Primarily statements, agreements, and correspondence regarding the financing of 380 Madison Avenue. Applications with supporting documentation, mortgage agreements, amendments, and correspondence detail the fiscal arrangements made by the Urises to fund the building's construction and subsequent financing. The consolidation, refinancing, and extension of mortgages are discussed in closing statements, assignments, agreements, financial statements, stock purchases, and other related papers. These documents involved the following lenders: The State of New York/Comptroller of the State of New York, Trustee of the Common Retirement Fund, the Greenwich Saving Bank, the Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Irving Trust Company.

Alphabetical, then chronological

RESTRICTED UNTIL 2080

Contains correspondence, insurance papers, contracts, payroll reports, personnel files, pension plan records, and other employee related materials. The correspondence with insurance companies describes employee insurance coverage, premium payments, plan options, policy changes, rate increases, and benefits. There are also letters about the employees' pension plan participation and communication with ADP regarding payroll issues. The insurance papers have applications, claims, plan brochures, administrator handbooks, notices regarding policy benefits, and records of payments for the Blue Cross Blue Shield group medical insurance policy and Guardian Insurance group life insurance. In the payroll reports, there are monthly management reports about employee checks, weekly payroll registers, employee earnings records, and tax reports. Applications for employment, contracts, personal information sheets, vacation days, wages, and insurance matters make up the personnel files for individual workers. The pension plan records, 1977-1996, include balance sheets of plan contributions, statements of deductions from payroll, reports from Shearson Lehman, bank account information, forms, and individual employee monthly reports of plan and retirement account performance. In addition, there are W-2 forms, 1989-1996, and a worker's compensation claim from May 1987.

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Series 5.2. Correspondence

Primarily correspondence about the business activities at 380 Madison Avenue. The correspondence deals with the building management, financial matters, provided services, insurance, structure maintenance, corporate issues, and other subjects. Letters to and from Cross & Brown Company portray their administration of the property. Topics discussed in these documents include tenants, leases, collection of rent and tenant charges, maintenance and repair of the building, payment of invoices, broker commissions, utility bills, complaints, Department of Buildings inspections, taxes, supplies, fire safety, reports, employees, and the management agreement and fees. Most of the correspondence about financial matters is with Irving Trust Company regarding the confirmations of purchases for the custody account, service charges, account agreement, signature authorizations, and associated transactions. The rest of the financial communications deal with investments, statements, taxes, and the purchase of corporate office equipment and supplies. Several services were provided to the building's tenants including cleaning, electricity, water, cable television, steam, security, elevators, fire safety systems, air conditioning, paper supplies, and related operations. Their implementation is explained in correspondence with Otis Elevator Company, Consolidated Edison, National Cleaning Contractors, Prudential Building Maintenance, and others. Alongside these letters are service contracts, maintenance information, daily elevator reports, proposals, complaints, Fire Department inspections, violations, staffing records, and repair work documents. The physical condition of the building is also described in communications about repairs, renovations, improvements, and continuing upkeep. Also included in the correspondence are insurance claims for accidents, injuries, workers' compensation, and damage cause by leaks and fire. The insurance papers also have premium payments, disability benefits policy, health care plan brochures, and information on the public plate glass. Interoffice memorandums offer accounts of building operations, employee matters, utilities, insurance coverage, financial conditions, issues concerning tenants, inspections, maintenance, meetings, and the original construction project. There is also corporate related correspondence on a possible merger, sale, legal advice, labor union agreements, commercial travel, and other business activities. In addition to the correspondence, the sub-subseries contains company performance reports, labor reports, mail distribution instructions, magazine subscriptions, and U.S. Census information.

Arrangement is alphabetical, then chronological

Series 5.3. Financial Records

Initially, 380 Madison Avenue was controlled by a corporate entity called Uris Building, Inc. After the initial phases of the project were completed, Uris 380 Madison Corporation was formed. Finally, in early 1996 the 380 Madison Avenue, LLC became the successor to Uris 380 Madison Company. The series contains financial records about these corporate entities and the building itself. In the general files, there are reports, correspondence, statements, forms, worksheets, and other documents regarding fiscal matters at 380 Madison. This sub-subseries includes information on tenants, building upkeep, custody accounts, securities transactions, and monthly analysis of the property's economic status. The financial statements, often accompanied by supporting calculations, document income, expenses, budgets, and related issues. Paid bills, 1950-1991, detail the expenses for both the construction of the building and its subsequent commercial operation. In addition, there are bank statements, cancelled checks, deposit slips, and checkbook stubs from checking, custodian, and savings accounts managed by the corporate entities involved with the building.

Arrangement is by type

Comprised of reports, correspondence, blank forms, financial statements, receipts, invoices, accounting worksheets, and other fiscal records. These records document the income and expenses generated by the successive corporate entities. The general fiscal operations are illustrated in aged trial balances, audits, custody account statements, completed securities transaction records, building maintenance contracts, cleaning price adjustments, stock order receipts, and tax documents. There are rental materials including tenant status reports, unit charges listings, rent rolls, tenant charges, and escalations for labor, real estate taxes, and electricity. In addition, there are monthly analysis of agent's statements with itemized information on taxes, stocks, assets, rent, tenant charges, tenants, escalations, building' expenses for repairs, utilities, and maintenance.

Alphabetical, then chronological (includes taxes 2 folders)

Monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on the financial status of the building and its related corporations. Includes financial statements, accounting worksheets, budgets, balance sheets, notes, and memos about fiscal matters. These documents detail overall expenditures on taxes, insurance, payroll, operation costs as well as the income from rent, interest, and other adjustments. There are also calculations of profits, depreciations, cash flow, credits, and arrears.

Chronological

Contains the paid bills associated with 380 Madison Avenue, from the initial building project through construction and subsequent operation. These bills were originally incurred by Uris Building, Inc. and then Uris 380 Madison Corporation and Uris 380 Madison Company. From 1950 to 1972, the records are organized by calendar year. Starting in 1973, the bills are grouped by fiscal year until 1989 when it returns to calendar year. These records detail expenses for entire building development including loan payments, rental campaigns, blueprints, stock transactions, construction, interest, and transfers to other Uris corporations. There are invoices for professional services from Emery Roth & Sons, Cross & Brown Company, attorneys, engineers, accountants, contractors, photographers, leasing agents, and financial institutions. Also included are bills for the building's operation such as taxes, utilities, cleaning, insurance, organization membership dues, messaging, transportation, advertising, business lunches, and other reoccurring costs. Occasionally, an invoice contains charges for 300 Park Avenue or members of the Uris family.

Chronological, then alphabetical

Monthly statements, cancelled checks, deposit slips, and checkbook stubs from checking, custodian, and savings accounts related to 380 Madison Avenue. The accounts were with Irving Trust Company, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, Chase Manhattan Bank, and the Bank of New York. These bank accounts were managed by the corporate entities involved with the building, including Uris Building, Inc., Uris 380 Madison Corporation, Uris 380 Madison Company and 380 Madison Avenue, LLC.

Chronological, then alphabetical

Subseries 5.4. Construction

Correspondence, transmittal sheets, construction orders, contracts, progress schedules, financial records, specifications, bids, invoices, reports, and other materials about the erection of the twenty-five-story office building at 380 Madison Avenue. These documents encompass all aspects of the development project from preliminary structural plans to final punch lists. They portray the general topics of architectural design, estimates, instructions to bidders, floor plans, equipment rentals, work performed by contractors, materials, labor, installations, tenant modifications, engineering requirements, strategy alterations, cost analysis, and city government regulations. Correspondents include the Uris Building Inc. employees, architects at Emery Roth & Sons, consulting engineers, general contractor Cauldwell-Wingate Company, subcontractors, tenants, and other individuals engaged in the construction project. Work on the bank space designed by Carson & Lundin for Irving Trust Company is also discussed in these records.

Arrangement is by tenant

Comprised of correspondence, transmittal sheets, construction orders, contracts, financial records, specifications, and other materials about the erection of the twenty-five-story office building at 380 Madison Avenue. These documents encompass all aspects of the development project from preliminary structural plans to final punch lists. They portray the general topics of architectural design, estimates, instructions to bidders, floor plans, equipment rentals, work performed by contractors, materials, labor, installations, tenant modifications, engineering requirements, strategy alterations, cost analysis, and city government regulations. Other aspects described in the sub-subseries include air conditioning, heating, ventilation, computation of rentable space allotments, telephone system, fire alarm system, plumbing, roofing, hardware, welding, sheet metal, sprinklers, power, columns, spandrels, waterproofing, lighting fixtures, store fronts, signs, doors, and windows.

The correspondence involves the Uris Building Inc. employees, architects at Emery Roth & Sons, consulting engineers, general contractor Cauldwell-Wingate Company, subcontractors, tenants, and other individuals engaged in the construction project. Subjects discussed include approval of architectural drawings, requests for bids, construction specifications, engineers' recommendations, costs, Department of Housing codes, proposals, meetings, contracts for labor and materials, insurance coverage, changes to design, issued orders, tenant requests, problems, progress reports, subcontractor performance, payment of invoices, and other building work. Interoffice memorandums between Harold Uris, Ernst Pfeiffer, Marvin Rothenstein, and other staff further detail building permits, meeting accounts, drawings, government codes, supply quotations, telephone call reports, project status, subcontractor matters, and specific aspects of the construction work. Besides communication with the Uris brothers about the real estate development project, the Emery Roth & Sons files also have correspondence with Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates about the building's design and specifications. It appears Shreve, Lamb, & Harmon examined and reviewed their architectural plans and subsequent revisions on behalf of the lessor, City Bank Farmers Trust Company. In addition to all these matters, the correspondence also discusses space allocations, rentable area calculations, easements, floor plans, air conditioning, duct work, elevators, fire safety, windows, electric system, inspections, cost comparisons, surveys, and other information on construction work.

Together with the correspondence, the sub-subseries has several other kinds of records about the construction project. These include transmittal sheets, construction orders, contracts, financial records, specifications, and other materials have to do with the activities of the various interested parties. Each of the transmittals list the name of drawings, drawing numbers, quantity of copies, purpose of the transmission, instructions, and other information. Dated job orders and proceed orders issued by Uris Building, Inc. to Cauldwell-Wingate Company, generally specify the part of structure requiring attention, applicable tenant, status of job at time of order, description of work to proceed with, costs, whether tenant agreed to pay for work, acceptor's approval, and further information. Similar detailed information about the construction work is also contained in extra orders, change orders, repair job information sheets, punch lists, and acknowledgement of orders. The Uris Building Inc. contracts with several firms for the labor and materials required to complete a portion of the building contain a description of work to completed, price of contract work, and legal terms in relation to the subcontractor's obligations. In the financial records, there are estimates, purchase orders, invoices, credit orders, supply price quotations, accounting worksheets, and other calculations delineate the costs of the construction project. The architectural specifications written by Emery Roth & Sons illustrate how each component of the office building was designed and erected. These specifications refer to demolition, excavation and foundation work, steel, reinforced structural concrete, walls, masonry, cement, marble, granite, electrical work, plumbing, air conditioning, heating and ventilating, roofing, sheet metal, metal lath furring, wrought iron work, glazing, spandrel and column protection, automatic sprinklers, elevators, plastering, doors, painting, lighting, terrazzo, tile, ornamental metal, and finishing items. Along with these documents, the sub-subseries has work schedules, surveys, Department of Housing and Building permits, engineers' statements, samples of building materials, instructions to bidders, inspection reports, punch lists, tenant move in dates, and other records about various project endeavors.

Alphabetical, then chronological

Separated to Roll UB_013: three diazo prints of Survey Maps, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., Earl B. Lovell-S. P. Belcher, Inc., City Surveyor, 1950-1953.

Separated to Roll UB_015: one diazo print of Partial 3rd Sub-basement Fl. Plan #711-A P.B.X., Trans World Airlines Inc., 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., New York Telephone Co. Plant Department, Drawing No. A3639-1-D, 1954 September 15.

Separated to Roll UB_016: five diazo prints of Wiring and Partial 2nd Basement Floor Plan, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., New York Telephone Co. Plant Department, Drawing No. A-3589-1-B and No. M22, 1952 May-June.

Contains files about the work performed on the commercial space for Irving Trust Company. Construction in this area included plumbing, duct work, vault installation, acoustical tile, metal work, elevators, stairs, terrazzo, painting, plastering, plate glass, woodwork, sidewalk, and signs. Carson & Lundin, Architects designed the bank space at 380 Madison Avenue, in consultation with Emery Roth & Sons. Correspondence between the two firms discusses the drawings, revisions based on the bank requirements, meetings, requests for changes, drafting, and plan filing with the New York City Department of Housing and Buildings. There are communications with Henry B. Oehrig, the mechanical and electrical engineer engaged by Emery Roth & Sons, about the plans for the HVAC, plumbing, and electrical work. Additional correspondence with Uris Building, Inc., Otis Elevator Company, subcontractors, engineers, and other involved parties describes the bank, vault, sidewalk, and sub-basement. Besides the correspondence, the Irving Trust Company files include construction orders, progress schedules, contracts, architectural plans and specifications, bids, cost statements, invoices, and weekly reports on work performed. The construction orders are comprised of purchase orders, equipment rental agreements, change orders, approvals, extra orders for additional work, and requisitions. Each of these documents describes project revisions, installations, insurance coverage, mechanical equipment requirements, safety, and agreements with subcontractors about labor and materials charges for the bank and sublevel areas.

Alphabetical, then chronological

Subseries 5.5. Drawings, 454 items (26 rolls: 209 blueprints; 225 diazo prints; 6 photostats; 6 negative photostats; 7 printed papers; 1 graphite on trace)

Architectural drawings regarding the building's construction and adjustment to meet the needs of tenants. These drawings provide information about the building's design by Emery Roth & Sons including floor plans, office space layouts, metalwork, elevators, woodwork, doors, and related elements. They also illustrate the HVAC, electrical, telephone, lighting, plumbing, fire alarm, and mechanical systems for the property. Some of the drawings are for the substantial space leased by Irving Trust Company with information from their architectural firm, Carson and Lundin.

Arrangement is by type

Principally architectural drawings of the initial construction of the building and some of the subsequent alterations and modifications to the space for specific tenants. The sub-subseries has plans, details, elevations, sketches, sections, specifications, and instruction sheets. These drawings represent floor plans for construction and space layout of offices, stores, storage space, garage, and other areas of lease. They also illustrate the HVAC, electrical, telephone, lighting, plumbing, and mechanical systems as well as the design layouts of furniture, partitions, toilets, metalwork, elevators, woodwork, doors, kitchens, hardware, signage, and other elements. Some of the drawings delineate the area being leased by a particular tenant or store. In addition, the sub-subseries has surveys of the building site and a plan for an enclosure wall on E. 47th Street.

By floor

A detailed listing of the drawings in this sub-subseries can be consulted in adownloadable Excel spreadsheet.

Drawings concerning the space leased by Irving Trust Company at 380 Madison Avenue. Plans, elevations, sections, and details illustrate the construction of this area to the tenant's requirements and the specifications of their architectural firm, Carson and Lundin. These drawings provide information about the bank's doors, ductwork, electrical systems, elevators, fire alarm system, HVAC, lighting, locks, metalwork, plumbing, the service alcove, signage, stairs, steel work, stonework, the vault, windows, and woodwork.

Alphabetical by construction category

A detailed listing of the drawings in this sub-subseries can be consulted in adownloadable Excel spreadsheet.