MetLife to renovate at White Plains Plaza.Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, owners of White Plains Plaza, announced a major renovation plan for the 750,000-square-foot office complex located in White Plains, New York For other places with the same name, see White Plains (disambiguation). White Plains is a city in south-central Westchester County, New York, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the Hudson River and . The comprehensive renovation plan contains several phases, to occur within the next few years. The first phase of the improvements, now in progress, includes the modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, of tenant spaces with upgraded lighting, wall coverings, carpets, and signage, and a new lobby scheme which will include a upscale, business-class restaurant. The restaurant, PAPA RAZZI, will join a list of other recently-completed building amenities, including a news-stand, hair salon A hair salon (also called 'Hairdresser' and 'Hair Parlour')is a place where one goes to get their hair cut, as well as styled, highlighted or coloured. There are many different types of hair salons that one can choose to go to. , dry-cleaner and 35,000 square-foot athletic club. Additional renovation plans call for a new exterior plaza area facing Main Street and more impressive 100 North Broadway entry. In a buyer's market A Buyer's Market is the second novel in Anthony Powell's twelve-novel series, A Dance to the Music of Time. Published in 1952, it continues the story of narrator Nick Jenkins with his introduction into society after boarding school and university. , where supply still outpaces demand, MetLife asset manager Mark Kenney noted the new significance given to building services and amenities. "In today's market, tenants have several good offers from which to choose, so they're gravitating toward the premier buildings, where they can enjoy the best service and amenities," he said. "We're seeing a real trend toward installing, in suburban complexes the types of conveniences once considered only for urban office buildings. As an owner, that's part of what we're doing to anticipate and meet the requirements of prospective and existing tenants." The announcement of the renovation plan was made at a recent breakfast for commercial brokers hosted by MetLife at the Westchester Country Club The Westchester Country Club (or Westchester Biltmore Country Club) was founded by John McEntee Bowman, who hired Walter Travis to design two golf courses in Rye, New York as a luxury resort hotel. . More that 70 brokers gathered to hear the owner and exclusive leasing agent, John McCarthy (person, artificial intelligence) John McCarthy - A pioneer of artificial intelligence (he coined ther term). He invented Lisp at MIT in the late 1950s and later worked at SAIL. ftp://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc. E-mail: <jmc@cs.stanford.edu>. of McCarthy O'Callaghan Co., announce plans for the renovation and the property's new marketing approach, which includes a new logo and brochure. |
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