Marshall Rose, the real estate developer who has served as the library's board chairman since 1990, said the gift was announced at a board meeting yesterday.

Marshall Rose, the real estate developer, resigned in 2001, primarily out of frustration with the Met.

Marshall Rose, the real estate executive, stepped down in October 2001 out of frustration with the project's internal politics.

Marshall Rose, the chairman of the library, said, "This agreement gives both of us enough time to see what the proper solution will be."

Marshall Rose, chairman of the development project, says he is in favor of waiting until Jan. 31 to see how things evolve.

Marshall Rose, chairman of the development project, was away on business and could not be reached for comment.

Marshall Rose, the energetic chairman of the library's board of trustees since 1990, has stepped down.

"The key word in our plan is access," said Marshall Rose, the chairman of the library.

"It is, all of a sudden, going to open a new facade that has never been visible to anybody," Marshall Rose said.

The announcement was made yesterday afternoon by Marshall Rose, the chairman of the library.