Western bid for Chritie's arm.Christie's Christie's, English firm of art auctioneers and appraisers, one of the largest clearinghouses in the world for art objects of all kinds. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, it has locations all over the world. Bibliography See M. C. East is heading west with plans to vacate To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy. The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. it's 219 East 67th street space after a quarter century at that address. Christie's East averaged 60 auctions a year at this location. The space is being marketed through Massey Knakal Real Estate Services for $23 million. The announcement that the British auction giant would consolidate came three weeks ago. Christie's East will move into space at the company's Rockefeller Center Rockefeller Center, complex of buildings in central Manhattan, New York City, between 48th and 51st streets and Fifth Ave. and the Ave. of the Americas (Sixth Ave.). The project was sponsored by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. headquarters. 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. a Christie's spokesman, Christie's East will continue to hold auctions on 67th street through December of this year. The actual move will not take place until February of 2001. The building itself was designed to house a concrete and steel garage initially. It has six floors at 5,000 SF each. "This building is truly tough. There are no columns in the building at all," said Bob Knakal, chairman of Massey Knakal. "The building can be used commercially in a variety of ways," said Knakal. Though he would not say who was interested in the space, rumors For other uses, see Rumor (disambiguation). Rumors is a farcical play by Neil Simon. At its start, several affluent couples gather in the posh suburban residence of a couple for a dinner party celebrating their tenth anniversary. have pegged peg n. 1. a. A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole. b. A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker. 2. Fox Television as one interested party. Fox currently leases out all seven floors of nearby 205 East 67th street between Second and Third Avenue, next door to Christie's East. Despite the consolidation, a Christie's spokesman said that the division is in fact growing. "Christie's East is definitely expanding. They have simply outgrown the building," said the spokesman, who added that it was always "our intention" to absorb East. |
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