April 19, 1913





RECORD AND GUIDE





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Co. and the United Theatres Co. The Public
Service Co., which purchased the properties
known as 613 and 615, are to erect a new oflice
building, where their gas business will be con¬
ducted, it having been felt for some time that,
the present offices at the corner of 6th and
Washington sts were inadequate. The price
paid for the property was about $25,0UU. The
properties on the north side, known as 617. 619
and 621, were purchased by the United Thea¬
tres Co. at a cost of $37,500. A moving-picture
theatre, which will accommodate 1,500 people,
will be built, making two establishments of the
kind in the block, Hiike Bros, having already
decided to conduct a moving-picture house in
the new building being erected at the southeast
corner ot Washington  and Oth sts.

THERE was filed at Jersey City an agreement
whereby the Newark Meadows Improvement Co.
gave Henry W. Runyon, of Jersey City, an op¬
tion to purchase oO( acres in the Kearny mead¬
ows extending from the Newark turnpike to
the Belleville turnpike and from the line of
the Pennsylvania Terminal Railroad in the
east to brunch A of the Erie Railroad in the
west. The price to be paid is at the rate of
$550  an  acre.

THE FABIAN CONSTRUCTION CO. removed
its offlces from 1133 Broadway to 37 and SO
East 28th st.

HARRY GOODSTEIN has removed from 42
Broadway to room 814, 135 Broadway, Title
Insurance  Co.  building.

VAN SCHAICK REALTY CO. has removed
to 30 East 42d st.

MORTIMER V. LENANE died at Phoenix.
Arizona, April lo and was buried here on April
17, from his home at Sll West 103d street and
the Church ot the Holy Trinity. Mr. Lenane
was long engaged in the real estate business
in New York City, latterly with offlces in the
Emigrant S,avings Bank Building. The Real
Estate Board of Brokers, of which he was a
member, adopted resolutions of condolence, at a
special meeting of the Governors on Monday,
stating that the members of the board, through
long association with Mr. Lenane had found
him always a man ot principle and integrity,
conducting his business and social relations in
accordance with a high standard ot ethics and
was justly esteemed for his character and de¬
votion  to duty.

PEASE & ELLIMAN will move their down¬
town offlce from the Haight Building at 156
B'roadway to the Liberty Tower, at Liberty and
Nassau sts.

J. EDGAR LEAYCRAFT & CO. are to remove
from 17 West 42d st, where they have been for
many years, to the new building erected at 30
East 42d st.

G. W. CAHEN has withdrawn from the H. M.
Weill Co. He will open real estate offlces in
the World's Tower Building at 110 West 40th st.
THERE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED at Al¬
bany the 12 West 36th St. Corporation. It is
capitalized at .$1,000 and has as directors George
A. K. Sutton, Arthur W. Britton and J. M. Sul¬
livan. The property at that location stands in
the name of Robert Irwin, Jr., who acquired it
in 1886. It consists ot a 4-sty building, on lot
25x98.9, just west ot the Gorham Building, at
the southwest corner of Sth av.

THE .ALLIANCE REALTY CO is the buyer ol
the S-sty apartment house at 230 West 113th st,
the sale of which by the West Side Construction
Co., Jacob Axelrod, president, was reported re¬
cently. This property was given in part pay¬
ment for the six dwellings at 162 to 172 West
87th st,  previously  reported.

MARY R. HAINES is the buyer of the Arona¬
ree apartment house at 501 to 510 West Illth st.
the sale of which by the Roffler Construction
Co. was reported recently.

THE STOCKWELL-PURSER REALTY CO. Is
the buyer of the 5-sty apartment house at 65
Pinehurst av, the sale of which by Bing £ Bing
through Slawson £ Hobbs was reported recently.
In exchange the company gave 50 lots in Port
Washington  Park,  Port Washington, L,  I.

TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST CO. loaned
on first mortgage $60,000 for 3 years to Solomon
Brooks on the church property at the northwest
corner ot 25th st and 7th av, 80x98.9.

ON APRIL 22 the Nutley Realty Co. will move
into its new offlces on the 17th floor of the Wool-
worth Building, after having been located for
16 years at 99 Nassau st.

EWING, BACON fi HENRY have removed
their offlce from SO Church st to the Architects'
Building. 101 Park av. and they have also
opened   a   branch   office   at   S2   Broadway.





On Guard.

The Washington Heights Taxpayers' Associa¬
tion has appointed the following named as a
special committee on New York Central and
Riverside Drive improvement matters : John D.
Beals, chairman ; Dr. W. T. Alexander, 940 St.
Nicholas avenue ; John Boschen, 416 West 15Ith
street John H. Bolles, 151 Nassau street; Regi¬
nald Pelham Bolton. 6.38 West 158th street;
Benjamin L. Blauvelt, 632 West 1.5Sth street;
William Bainbridge, 823 Riverside Drive ; A. S.
Balz, 819 Riverside Drive; Oscar D. Dike, 618
West ISSth street; Macomb G. Foster, P. O. Box
1120; Rev. Milo H. Gates, D. D., 801 Riverside
Drive; Hon. Max S. Grifenhagen, 522 West
149th street; Otto Hartmann, 865 Riverside
Drive; Richard Seiden Harvey, 245 Broadway ;
D. F. Mahoney. 464 West 152d street; Andrew
J. Shipman. 6.'I6 West 158th street; David Stew¬
art, 203 Broadway; E. B. Treat, i)42 St. Nicho¬
las av; Hon. John -Whalen, 4,58 West 135th
etreet; Collin H. Woodward, 2005 Amsterdam
avenue; A. B. Wesslau, 788 Riverside Drive.
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—Architects have enquired the name of the
beautiful marbles of which the sixteen columns
in the lobby ot the Hotel McAlpin were cut.
The Tompkins-KIel Marble Co., which fur¬
nished the columns, state that twelve are light
golden veined Famosa and four are light Bon-
gard. The light golden veined Famosa marble
are used In the ladles' parlor tor door trims and
table tops, as well as In the main dining room
for a large mantel and several large table tops.





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