Brit Antique Dealer Pens 25-Year Deal on 5-Story Mad. Ave. Townhouse

NEW YORK CITY-One of England’s toniest antique sellers will take over an entire five-story townhouse on the Upper East Side as its flagship showroom/gallery. Mallett of London will renovate the 8,000-sf building at Madison Avenue and 74th Street and is expected to move in early next year.

Insignia/ESG retail group senior managing director Andrew Goldberg represented Mallett in negotiating the 25-year lease at 929 Madison Ave. Judy Brener Esq. acted on behalf of the estate of Sol Goldman, the building’s owner. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed.

“Not only did our client require a premier address, but a space that was conducive to displaying its exquisite antique furniture and decorative items,” says Goldberg. “Madison Avenue is certainly New York’s equivalent to Bond Street in the West End.” Mallett runs an operation with 12 showrooms and galleries at 141 New Bond St. Its second London location is the former home of the 2nd Duke of Westminster at 2 Davies St. in Mayfair.