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RECORD   AND   GUIDE





August 14, 1909





Ready   Market   for   Heights   Dwellings.

EDGECOMBE AV.—In part payment for 420 West 140th st, Sam¬
uel Tiilis gave to Joshua Silverstein 104 Edgecombe av. a 3-sty
and basement dwelling,   16.6x80,  near  139th st.

RIVERSIDE DRIVE.—Arnold Schramm sold 3 lots on the cor
158th st and Riverside Drive. The buyer will improve with a m.od-
ern 12-sty, flreproof apartment house. The site is ideal for the
purpose chosen, as it is but one block from a subway station, and
faces a square formed by the interseclion of laSth st. Audubon pl
and Riverside Drive. The plot is removed by a new apartment house
from the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Intercession, which
occupies the entire block front in the westerly side of Broadway
between 158th st and Fort Washington av.





BRONX.

Activity in the Bronx.

MT. HOPE PL.—M. L. & C. Ernst sold to Saul Remrik 26 Mount
Hope pl, near Jerome av, a 3-sty, 2-family house, 25x125.

145th ST.—In part payment for 344 Beekman av, a 5-sty apart¬
ment house, 40x100, Louis Seidman received 356 East 145th st, a
brick dwelling,  2;;>xl00.

168th st,—Thomas Costello bought from a Mr, Lustgarten 4 lots
on the north side of 168th st, 95 ft west of the Grand Concourse,
100xl38x  irregular.

236th st,—S, j. Taylor sold the 2-family house, 25x100 in the
south side of 23Gtb st. T5 ft east of Oneida av. Woodlawn Heights.

Two-Family Houses iu Demand.

BATHGATE AV.—In part payment for 17 West 132d st, a 3-sty
dwelling, 17x99,11, E, A. Johnson gives Parker T, Deane. 1TT4 Bath¬
gate av, a 2-family dwelling, 19.3x110.

BEEKMAN AV.—Louis Seidman sold 344 Beekman av. a 5-sty
apartment house, 40x100. to an investor, who gives in part pay¬
ment 356 East 145th st. a brick building, 25x100.

CLAY AV.—A. W'arner sold to the Armor Realty Co. 1381 Clay
av, a 2V^-sty frame dwelling. 16.8x100.

TINTON AV.—Mrs. Caroline Solomon, of Philadelphia, sold the
2-faniily house 598 Tinton, av, 20x100.

VYSE AV.—Samuel Steinmetz sold the 2-family house, 25x109. on
the west side of Vyse av, 175 feet north of lT2d st, to A. M. Pfund
for occupancy.

Prominent Architect Sells Residence.

WOODYCREST AV.—George A. Bagge, of the firm of Neville Sc
Bagge, sold his residence at the northeast cor of Woodycrest av and
164th St. It is a 214-sty brick and frame house, occupying a plot
50x100, and was put "up by Mr.  Bagge a few years ago.





LEASES.

S. Osgood Pell & Co, leased for a client to Mrs. Clara B. Cole 114
and  116 East 25ih st.                                                                                 „

Theodore Rogers Brill leased for a term of years the dwelling 6iiu
West 58th st to M. Pinkernelly.

Gustave Britt leased for George H. Budke to Ellen Eagleton 3-sty
and basement dwelling 9 Van Ness pl.                                          ,-     ._.

Mrs I I. Leon leased the dwelling 254 West SSth st from Sophie
Sterns for $2,000.    The lease starts Oct. 1st.

Samuel H. Martin leased for Bailey Cahen to David Grow the 6-
sty building 12 South st for a term ot years,

Margaret Maxwell leased to L, Dempsey i4 West 50th st, a dfe-
sty  dwelling, for $1,400,  from September 1st,                                   '

Samuel H, Martin leased for Bailey Cahen to David Grow the rf-
sty building 12  South st for a term ot years.                      „,„ „,    ,

Sedohr R, Argilagos leased to C, T. Scolt the dwelling 309 West
TTth st, from Oct Ist. at an annual rental of $2,000.

The Duross Co. leased for Frank J, Cassidy the building 32G East
4Sth St. to the Continental Roofing Co. for 3 years,

Jose Aymar leased for a term of years to Dr, William H, Thomson
the 5-sty American basement dwelling, TO East 54th  st.

Duff & Conger leased the 4-Ety dwelling US East SGth st. and
also the 3-sty dwelling 1142 Park av, for terms of years,

Mrs. F, Bianchi leased her residence at 29 East TOth st, north¬
east eor ot Madison av, a 4-sty dwelling, for 3 years,

McKee Hayward & Co. leased for Mrs. S, Sterns to Mrs, H, Leon
the 3-sty dwelling 254 West SSth st, for a term of years,

Huberth & Gabel leased for Thomas J, Nealls to Susanna O'Con¬
nell the 4-sty house, 22 East 32d st, for a term of years,

Folsom Brothers leased for Charles W. Leavitt the 3-sty and
basement private house 56 West llth st to a client for occupancy.

McKee Hayward & Co. leased for Henry A, Casebeer to Dr.
Warren B. Chapin the 3-sty dwelling 232 West lOlst st. for a term
of years.

Kirk Meyer of 1186 Lexington av has rented the private dwelling
115 East Slst st for $1,200 from Emma T. Mulvany. He will oc¬
cupy Sept. 1st,

J. Chandler of 183 East 64th st has leased 208 East i9lh st, a .3-
sty dwelling. 20x102.2. from Morris J. Warmstadt for $1,400. Pos¬
session will be taken August 15th,

Dr, F. St. C, Hitchcock has rented from W. E. D. _Stokes the
private 5-sty American basement dwelling 3-39 West Soth st, 2._ix
102,2, from October 1st at $2,500 a year.

Isaac Julos Mayer leased to Mrs, Annie Eurelle 125 West 48tb st.
a —sty dwelling, lS.9x.53.8x irreg. The annual rental is $1,400.
The new tenant will occupy on Sept. 1st next.

Senior & Stout have rented the 4-sty dwelling 74 West SOth st
for August Sturz to L, Dempsey, and the 3-sty dwelling 123 West
48th st for I. J. Mayer to Mrs. Annie Eurelle.

Daniel H. Renton & Son leased for John Wilshusen to P. J, Curry
for a term of years the 3-sty dwelling 428 Convent av; also for
W. U. Parsons to H. A. Bang the 4-sty dwelling 612 West 13Sth st,
Leon S'. Aitmayer leased tor a long term of years for .Abraham
and Leo Schwab the 3-sty and basement dwelling 103 East Slst st,
to Alexander M. Bing, who will occupy it after extensive altera¬
tions,                                                                                 •

Ernst & Cahn leased for M, L. Sc C. Ernst 606 and GOS East ISth
st, 38x188, to the B. R. Mitchell Go. ot Cincinnati, for 10 years at
a gross rental of about $40,000. The lessees will spend about $16,-
000 on improvements.

Dr. Max J. Scbword rented from Edward L. Radcliff. of 3T2 Lex¬
ington av. the private dwelling 206 Lenox av. 20x80, built 45 ft.
deep. He will occupy on Sept. 1st next. There is a synagogue
across the street, 100x100,11.

E. Singerman & Co. leased tor Samuel Spero the entire building
705 Sth av for 17 years to Alexander Moss, who will make ex¬
tensive alterations. The same firm has also leased for John J.
Buckley to Mrs, E, A, Fowler the dwelling 340 West 2Sth .'!t.





The New Tork W'lre Spring Co. leased 5SG and 588 Washington
Et, a G-sty building, 40x75. The building has a depth of 65 ft, and
thre is a l-sty extension which extends the depth of the lot. It
adjoins the northwest cor of Clarkson st. Possession wiil be taken
Sept. 1st.

Barnett Sl Co. rented tor James Everard's Brew-ery the 3-sty
dwelling house 127 West 120th st to a client for a term of years;
also the 3-sty dwelling 42 West 132d st for Dennis (3uinn; also for
Gertrude Formann the 3-sty dwelling 32 East 119th st, and for
R, H, Stern the dwelling 252 West 131st st.

Pease & Elliman have leased for 3 years for the 24 Gramercy
Park Co, the remodelled 2-sty studio building at 129 East 19th st
to Herbert Lucas, the architect, for office purposes. The lessors
are erecting a 12-sty apartment house at 24 and 25 Gramercy Park
and acquired the 19th st parcel to protect its rear light.

Denzer Bros, leased for the Skelly Estate the entire 6-sty and
basement building at 586 and 588 Washington st. containing about
25,000 square feet to the New York Wire & Spring Co., of Hoboken.
N. J,, and have also leased for the Whitehall Realty Co. the entire
5-sty and basement building at 32 Washington st to the French-
American Wine  Co.,  of California.

Benjamin R. Lummis leased for W', W. W'albaum the 4-sty build¬
ing 33 West 33d st, for a long term of years to Amron Eros., pro¬
prietors of The Little Waldorf Restaurant, now at 42 West 33d st.
at an aggregate rental of around $300,000. This property has never
been rented since it came into the possession of Mr, Walbaum, who
spent $100,000 on the interior decorations.

Horse Sc Rogers, wholesale shoe dealers, Daniel P. Horse, presi¬
dent; Charles W. Terhune, secretary, at present located at 134 Duane
st, have rented the plot of ground 120x100 at the southwest cor of
Hudson and Duane sts. The present buildiugs will be demolished
and a modern mercantile structure built, and will be ready for oc¬
cupancy January 1st, 1911. The rental will be $90,000. Horse &
Rogers are at present paying an annual rental of $35,000,

Pease Sc Elliman have made the following leases: 5 East 53d st,
for the Pyle estate for 5 years; 219 West 79th st, for Dr, Dougal
Bissell; 150 West 95th st. for B. McKeon; 130 West 71st st. for
Clarence S. McKune; 204 West 100th st, for F. B. Taintor; 57 East
T2d St. for Mrs, L. F, Folsom; 259 East loTth st, for Miss Opper;
lOo East Tlst St. for E. Halloway Coe; 3.35 W'est TTth st, for E,
K. Beddall; 1T9 West TOth st, for Homans estate, and 329 Lexington
av, for A. V. Whittemeyer.

George B. Corsa leased for the owner, the Hotel Gallatin, an 11-
sty fireproof hotel at 70 and 72 West 46th st, 45x100.5. for a term
of 12 years at an aggregate rental of about $260,000. The lessee
is William H. Grosscup. proprietor of the Hotel Aldine, 4th av and
29th St. The name of the Hotel Gallatin will be changed to Hotel
Richmond. Mr. Grosscup was formerly proprietor of the Hotel
Biscayne at Ocean City; also the Manhasset Hotel, Sea Side Point.
N. J., and the Colorado and Atlantic Hotels at Belmar, N, J.

E. A. Turner leased for "Cuskleys." the entire building 379 4th
av for a term of 10 years to J. G. Nugeut, for use as a cafe. Mr.
Nugent intends to remodel the entire building; also for the Jonathan
Petrie estate 107 East SOth st to Mrs. Caroline Whiting Palmer, for
use as a dressmaking establishment, Mrs, Palmer will take pos¬
sesion after extensive alterations are made, on September 1; also
for Herbert R. Limberg the premises 31 East 2Sth st, for a term of
years to E, B. Marvin, and for R, E, Sauce the building 324 West
25th St. for a term of years to E. Hartman.

Jesse W. Powers leased to two tenants the new 3-sty building
which is to be built on the block front on the east side of 5th av,
between 125th and 12Gth sts. The entire 125th st side and the
126tb st store has been rented by the Bucklcy-Newhall Co,, who are
dealers in furniture, while the upper two floors will be occupied
by Wood's Business School, The Buckley-Newall Co, recently
bought 145 and 14T West 125th st. It was their intention to erect
a building for their ow'n occupancy, but this project was subse¬
quently abandoned. The new building to be erectedon the prop¬
erty Involved iu the present deal will cost .$50,000. The plot is 200
xSo in size.

H, C. Senior & Co. have leased the following dwellings: 119 West
61st st to Mavina Dupouy; 109 West 63d st to Mary Rigney; lOS
and 110 West 64th st to May Hilton and Harry S. Romaine, re¬
spectively; 121 and 123 'West 64th st to E. M. Sugulyana and Doro¬
thea Clausen, respectively; 141 West 64th st, to Nellie Walsh, 159
West 64lh st to Arthur W. Hoogeboon; 124 West 65th st to Mrs.
McClcod; 128 West 65th st to Patrick Haverty; 130 West 65th st
to Rose Green for a term of years; 144 West 65th st to Catherine
Mulligan; 150 West 65th st to Mary E. Goodwin; 4T West 94th st
to Henry Mayer for a term of years, and 208 Amsterdam av to Apos-
tolos Gelepogion.





UNCLASSIFIED     SALES





The total number of sales reported is 58, of which 20 were
below 59th st. 28 above, and 10 In the Bronx. The sales re¬
ported for the corresponding week last year were 39, of which 4
were below 59th st, 18 above, and IT in the Bronx.

The total number of mortgages recorded for Manhattan this
week was 141, as against 1S9 last week, and in Ihe Bronx 121,
as against 156 last week. The total aniount Involved is
$5,T12,626, as against $8,946,209 last week.

The amount involved in the auction sales this week was
$1T1,775. and since January 1, $44,897,775. Last year the total
for the week was $1,014,588. and from January 1. $39,133,000.

13th ST.—J. Arthur Fisher soJd for Mrs, Ermance Rigny to George
A. Plimpton 2 West 13th st, 2oxl03.3. When taken together witli
4 West 13th St. whicii has just been purchased by Mr. Plimpton,
through J, Arthur Fisher, the plot measures .50x103,3. It adjoins
the southwest cor of 5lh av, which is also owned by Mr, Plimpton,
He contemplates the erection of a moderu mercantile structure on
the combined plot in the near future,

ST, NICHOLAS AV,—Louis Ottman sold the Hancock Court apart¬
ment house, a 6-sty structure at 281 to 2S7 St, Nicholas av, north¬
west cor of 124th st. It occupies a plot fronting 100.11 on St.
Nicholas av, 62 feet on 124th st, and 63 feet on Hancoclc pl, with a
northerly line measuring IIS feet. The property adjoins the West
End Theatre on the east and was acquired bv Mr. Ottman in De¬
cember,   1905,  from  the'A.   C.  &  H.  M.  Hall  Realty Co.

104th ST.—Henry Witte sold 306 West 104th st, a 4-sty aod
basement dwelling, 20x100.11, between West End av and Riverside
Drive.

"WEST END_ AV,—The Mercantile Trust Co. sold to Eugene Hig¬
gins 25.2x59.ox irregular, on the w^est side of West nd av. 25.2
north of 95th st.