Acting school leases 7th Ave. space.The Kaufman Organization has brokered a 10-year lease for William Esper Studios The William Esper Studio is a school for the performing arts located in Manhattan, New York; the school was founded in 1965. Background When William "Bill" Esper was a young man, he saw Eli Wallach and Maureen Stapleton in a touring production of The Rose Tattoo . , a renowned professional acting school whose alumni include Larry David, Kristin Davis Kristin Landen Davis (also listed as Kristin Lee Davis) (born February 23 or February 24,[1] 1965 depending on the source) is an American Golden Globe and Emmy award-nominated actress best known for the role of Charlotte York on HBO's Sex and the City. , Paul Sirico and Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy-Award nominated American actor. He often portrays quirky, intense or eccentric characters. He is also known for his distinctive appearance and his unique, staccato delivery of lines. At 6 feet 4 ½ inches (1. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Joseph Di Fore and Michael Heaner of the Kaufman Organization, who represented the tenant in the transaction, the company signed a lease for 7,300 s/f of studio space at 498 Seventh Ave. Matt Coudert of George Comfort & Sons represented the landlord in the transaction. Asking prices were $20 psf of basement space and $50 psf for ground-level retail space. The company plans to build out six new acting studios at the location. "The landlord will be installing an elevator and attractive spiral staircase spiral staircase n → escalera de caracol spiral staircase n → escalier m en colimaçon spiral staircase spiral n exclusively for William Esper Studios," said Heaner. "This creates a unique entryway to the space that makes the new location special for the tenant and well-worth the move." Founded more than 40 years ago, William Esper Studios is revered as one of the most respected acting schools in Manhattan. Alumni have starred in television shows such as The OC, Sex and the City and The West Wing, as well as movies such as Jurassic Park, The Matrix and The Green Mile. Built in 1920, the 25-story, 795,669 s/f building boasts a tenant roster that includes Oppenheimer Funds Inc., WPP Group WPP Group plc (LSE: WPP) (NASDAQ: WPPGY), based in London, United Kingdom, is one of the world's largest communications services groups (and one of the big six advertising holding companies, the others being Omnicom, Interpublic, Publicis, Dentsu and Havas) employing Inc. and Betsy Johnson. Other features of the pre-war building include on-site security, 24/7 accessibility and an automated freight elevator from the ground level to studios in the basement. |
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