Allied Graphic Arts, Inc. v. Berkwit

The lessee landlord occupies rooms 869-816 inclusive, and rooms 820 and 821, on the eighth floor of 551 Fifth Avenue, New York City, under a lease with the owner dated October 28, 1953. This lease, which was to expire April 30, 1959, was extended to May 20, 1962, by an extension agreement, terminable in the event the appellant is unsuccessful in obtaining possession of the adjoining rooms 817 and 818, occupied by the tenant respondent and which are the subject of this proceeding. On May 20, 1957, the appellant entered into a lease with the owner of 551 Fifth Avenue for rooms 817 and 818 for…