White Glove Building (1983?)

[Joel S. Berson]

Level 3 bio-hazard lab on Central Park West?  A location with a
view--unlike the one planned for downtown Boston by B.U.

Joel

At 9/21/2006 01:24 PM, you wrote:
>The real estate section of today's NY Post mentions "white glove
>building" and hints that it's a term used on the west side (e.g.,
>Central Park West). HDAS? OED?
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>http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=122614
>Re: white-glove building
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>There are two possible interpretations.
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>First, white gloves have historically been considered "proper"
>attire for ladies. (And for U.S. Marines. But I don't want to go there.
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>So using white-glove may mean "formal" or "proper."
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>Second, somewhat related to the first, there is the story of the
>inspector: commanding officer, mother-in-law, whatever. In this
>apocryphal tale, the inspector would wear white gloves when checking
>the cleanliness of a room. Any dirt or dust that was missed would
>show up on the gloves, making the inspection a nightmare for whoever
>was responsible for cleaning.
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>So your building could be formal, rigid, ruled by etiquette, or it
>could be very, very clean.
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>=Austin
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>Re: white-glove building
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>A boring bit of Googling turned up many, many ads for apartments,
>including this little gem:
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>Quote:
>This great 2bed 1bath is in a white glove building that has a real
>nice tenant lunge,
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>but more important to this thread, this definition:
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>Quote:
>White Glove Building - A luxury doorman building usually with
>concierge. Often offers more services and elegance than a typical
>luxury building. The doorman's uniforms would include white gloves,
>hence the term "White Glove".
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>(GOOGLE GROUPS)
>Medical Office Sublet Available   Subtenant has their own street
>entrance in a white glove building facing Central
>Park. Two large examination rooms and a large consultation room. ...
>nyc.market.housing - Jun 1 1995, 2:48 am by Applied Economics Corp.
>- 1 message - 1 author
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>Classified Ad 11 -- No Title
>New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Oct 19, 1983. p.
>B20 (1 page)
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>Up With Their Rents! Albany Aims at the Rich; CITY Up With Their
>Lowly Rents! Taking Aim at Rich Tenants
>By DEBORAH SONTAG. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York,
>N.Y.: May 2, 1997. p. A1 (2 pages)
>First page:
>In a white-glove building on Fifth Avenue, it was his three-bedroom
>home of 18 years.
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>Substation at Park Entrance Called Substandard, Visually; A
>transformer, though beautified, is likely to stay.
>JANET ALLON. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Sep
>14, 1997. p. CY8 (1 page)
>To many residents of Central Park West's white-glove buildings,
>local historic preservationists and ordinary park enthusiasts, the
>electrical transformer that was installed at the 86th Street
>entrance to the park 18 months ago is a visual affront.
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>RESIDENTIAL RESALES
>New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Dec 11, 1997. p.
>F11 (1 page)
>Two miles north and three blocks west, Leslie Wexner, the chairman
>of Limited clothing company, has signed a contract to buy a 16-room
>co-op duplex at 834 Fifth Avenue, the super-white-glove building on
>64th Street, for $9 million, brokers familiar with the deal say.
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