Celebrity hat designer makes a Fashion move

Real Estate Weekly, Feb 9, 2005

Adams & Co. recently brokered a 10-year, 10,200 s/f deal at the Fashion Accessories Center at 411 Fifth Ave. for the Bollman Hat Company, a 137-year-old entity that manufactures mens' and womens' headwear. Although terms of the lease were undisclosed, asking prices for the space were $32 per s/f.

David Levy, of Adams & Co., represented both tenant and landlord in the transaction. The space will be used for offices and showroom space.

The Bollman Hat Company manufactures eight different headwear brands, but is best known for its Kangol label, which was worn by General Bernard Law Montgomery in World War II; the Beatles in the 1960s and a number of today's celebrities, including Madonna, Eminem, Samuel L. Jackson and Brad Pitt.

"The Bollman Hat Company is the standard for fine headwear, and we were pleased to offer them a full floor at a prestigious address," Levy said.