The Sharlow Brothers purchased 442 West 42nd Street prior to 1903. There are three New York Times publications that describe the building purchases of the Sharlow Brothers in New York City:
- January 21, 1904: John J. Hoeckh has sold for the New Amsterdam Realty Company 439 West Forty-first Street to Sharlow Brothers, a three-story tenement, with store, and a four-story rear.
- December 4, 1908: West 42nd Street Lease – The Gross & Gross Company has leased for Sharlow Brothers to Strauss & Co. the third loft in 442 West Forty-second Street.
- December 13, 1910: Tenement Turned Into a Loft – The Sharlow Building Company have sold to a client of Edwin Welch & Co. 803 East Sixtieth Street, a five-story tenement, which will be altered into a store and a loft building.
The New York Daily Tribune also reported:
- November 5, 1895: Thomas Sharlow sold to Abel J. Sharlow property at 11th Avenue and 30th or 39th Street for $1.
- July 28, 1910: Thomas Sharlow sold to Sharlow Building Company 442 West 42nd Street on January 18, 1909 for $100.
Although it was not possible to determine the price paid for each building, New York City building permit records show the Sharlow Brothers applied for building permits of $60,000 and $30,000 in 1907 and 1908, nearly $3.2 million in 2025 dollars. The last known occupant of the building was the Masque Theatre. According to NYC property tax records, the assessed value of the land and building was close to $4 million. The building was torn down in September 2005 to make way for the “Monster of Midtown.”
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