91. The buildings were owned by the eccentric John A. Chaloner, great-grandson of John Jacob Astor. 92. The company also owns office buildings, including the General Motors Building across Fifth Avenue from the Plaza Hotel in midtown Manhattan. 93. The company would probably spin the Prudential apartments to Avalon Partners, which already owns residential buildings in several suburban Boston locations, including Longwood Towers in Brookline. 94. The farmers, however, buy the equipment and own the buildings. 95. The firm built the architecturally striking Oracle Corp. headquarters complex in Redwood Shores and owns a building occupied by Gap Inc. in San Mateo. 96. The foundation continues to own the building through a subsidiary. 97. The initial public offering would have made Mendik the only public traded company to own office buildings in Manhattan. 98. The IPO would have made Mendik the only public traded company to own office buildings in Manhattan. 99. The only constant has been Barry H. Levites, whose large real estate company either owned the buildings or held the mortgage. 100. The mission will own the building. |