ALLMILMÖ RETURNS TO THE ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS BUILDING
Renowned German Kitchen Brand Returns To New York City Roots at A&D Building
NEW YORK (Sept. 1, 2005) – Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI), manager of the Architects & Designers Building, is pleased to announce that the new exclusive New York distributor of Allmilmö has returned the company to its original New York home, the A&D Building. It has opened a stunning new 10th floor showroom under the name Allmilmo Kitchens of New York. Along with the other 10th floor showrooms, Pedini Cucine and Hastings Tile & IL Bagno Collection, Allmilmo will inaugurate the A&D’s kitchen and bath floor on 10 at a kick-off celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005.
“Nine years ago, Allmilmö was one of the first major kitchen companies to open a showroom in New York’s premier design building, the A&D.” said Michael Soltoff, Almillmö principal. “And now we believe that it is the right time to return ‘to our east midtown home.’ We know that our customers, interested in quality and design, deserve to see contemporary custom kitchen cabinetry like ours in a facility that houses the most comprehensive selection of name-brand kitchen showrooms on the East Coast.”
Katherine M. Flaherty, vice president, building products and special projects for MMPI, said, “We are thrilled to have another high-profile company, Allmilmö of New York, in the A&D Building. It means that we can now offer affluent homeowners, designers and custom builders greater opportunity to shop for every type of kitchen in one, well located place. Allmilmö, one of the world’s top kitchen brands, now takes its place with the best kitchen, bath and home décor product showrooms in the business.”
ABOUT ALLMILMÖ
Allmilmö -- die phantische kuche (“the fantastic kitchen”) -- is a 40-year-old German-based company, which installed its first kitchen in the United Sates more than 30 years ago and hasn’t stopped since. It is especially known for its unique wood and lacquer cabinetry finishes including wenge, lemon tree, teak, zebrano, palisander, lacquer Makassar as well as high-gloss black and olive. The company also enjoys a reputation for its flexibility in custom cabinetry sizing and its state-of-the-art interior accessorizing such as cutlery inserts and pantry pullouts. For additional information, visit the Allmilmö Web site at www.allmilmo.com.
ABOUT THE A&D BUILDING
The Architects & Designers Building, located at 150 E. 58th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues, is home to the New York metro area’s largest collection of luxury showrooms for kitchen, bath and home décor products. With its newly developed tenth floor, the A&D Building offers shoppers access to more than 30 showrooms and thousands of distinctive and exclusive products in one accessible yet exclusive location. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the A&D Building is often described as New York’s ultimate showroom resource. Visit www.adbuilding.com for a complete list of showrooms and information on upcoming events.
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.
MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart, 350 W. Mart Center, and 33 North Dearborn in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building and 7 W New York in New York; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Washington Office Center in Washington D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owner of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.
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Jackie Paulsen
Director of Public Relations
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Phone: 312.527.7555
E-mail: jpaulsen@mmart.com