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RECORD  AND  GUIDE





February 20, 1915





PORTER  & CO.

REAL   ESTATE





George W. Short              159 W. 125th STREET

Charles F. Porter   .      Telephone Connections





J. Edgar Leaycraft & Co.

Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers

FORTY-SECOND STREET BUILDING

30 EAST 42d St., S. W. Cor. Madison Avenut

Renting  and Collecting a Specialty





J. B. ENGLISH

Real Estate Broker

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ll.Usis I nit SALE             Astor Theatre Building

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JAMES A. DOWD

Real Estate—lasurance
Renting—Managemeat

874  SIXTH  AVENUE,  Above  49th  Street





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American Real Estate Company

Founded 1888

Owner of

Harriman National Bank Build¬
ing, 44th St. and Fifth Ave.

Stockton Building, 5-9 E. 31st St.

Arena Building, 39-41 W. 31st St.

Hendrik   Hudson   Apartments,

Broadway, HOth Street, River¬
side Drive.

Developer of A-R-E-CO dis¬
tricts, The Bronx, and Park
Hill,  Yonkers.

On these types of properties are based
its 6% Bonds, offered to investors in
Coupon form for direct investment, and
in Accumulative form purchasable by
installments.
Correspondence invited.





Photographer Buys on Fifth Avenue.

Colonel Theodore Marceau, photo¬
grapher, now at 258 Filth avenue, pur¬
chased through John N. Golding, from
the H. S. Redmond estate, the Columbia
College leasehold property on lot 25x
luu, at the southwest corner of Fifth
avenue and SUth street. It is a six-
story building, the ground floor of which
is- under lease to Howard & Company,
jewelers. Colonel Marceau's newly
acquired interest also includes this lease.
He plans to raze the present structure
and replace it with an eight-story studio
building to be occupied for his business.
The leasehold has about fourteen more
years to run.

Tenant Buys Depew Building.
Frederick W. Smythe, of Wadley &
Smythe, iiorists, has purchased from W.
S. Bogert, of the Pottier & Stymus Com¬
pany, the seven-story leasehold prop¬
erty, 489-491 Fifth avenue, known as the
Depew building, where they have been
tenants for many years. It is owned by
the Augustine Pottier estate. The lease
has about eight years to run. The
brokers in the sale were Horace S. Ely
& Co.





Sale in Fulton Stilset.

John Munro sold through the Charles
F. Noyes Company 20 Fulton street,
southwest corner of Front street, a five-
story store and loft building, fronting 56
feet in each street. The asking price
was $100,000. Stoddard & Mark repre¬
sented the purchaser. The Charles F.
Noyes Company has been appointed
agent for the building, which is being
completely reconstructed by Bernard F.
Golden, contractor.





Builders Buy in Bronx.

The East 180th Street Building Com¬
pany has purchased from various owners
the plot 100x200 at the northwest corner
of Findlay avenue and 168th street, and
the plot 200x200 ft. at the northeast
corner of College Avenue and 168th
street, for apartment house improve¬
ment. The brokers were Smith &
Phelps.





Washington-N|2w York Trade.
W. Bourke Cockran bought from the
Hillard Construction Company, Irving
Judis, president, the six-story apartment
house at the northwest corner of Fort
Washington avenue and 161st street. He
gave in part payment his mansion at
the corner of O and 16th streets, Wash¬
ington, D. C. The deal involves about
$400,000.





Apartment   House   Deal.

Harold C. Mathews, under the name
of the Royton Realty Company, has
purchased from the estate of Joseph P,
Bloomingdale the six-story elevator
apartment house at 5 to 7 West 91st
street, on plot 57x100.8.





Plaza Hotel Owners Buy.

The Plaza Operating Company, Ber¬
nard Beinecke, president, owners of the
Plaza Hotel, have purchased from the
59th Street Realty Company, Albert I.
Sire, president, the six-story studio
building, 22 West 59th street, on lot
25x100.5, adjoining the hotel.





Mrs. Dahlgren May Buy.

Negotiations are reported pending for
the sale of the vacant plot. 37.6x100, in
the north side of East 96th street, 262
feet east of Fifth avenue, by Edward
Shearson to Mrs. Lucy Drexel Dahl¬
gren. It is reported that if the deal is
closed, a costly residence will be erected.





527





Capital and Surplus.
Fifth   Avenue,





$3,247,789.13
New    York





Manhattan^South of 59th St.

LEWIS ST.—Benenson ReaUy Co. sold 115
Lewis st, a 3-sty tenement, on lot 25x100, to
the View ReaUy Co., Irving Bachrach. presi¬
dent, which gave in exchange 1S91 1st av, a 5-
sty tenement, on plot 25.6x100.

THOMPSON ST.—Pepe & Bro. sold for R. E.
G. Smith of Montreal. Canada, the 4-sty loft
building, 180 Thompson st. on lot 25x100, to
Rinaldi & Co., who will occupy with their busi¬
ness.

27TH ST.—Catherine Campbell Is reported to
have sold 511 West 27th st. a S-sty building on
lot 25x98.9, The property has been in the pos¬
session of the seller's family since 1845.





4TTH ST.—St. Bartholomew's Church has re¬
ceived permission from tbe Supreme Court lo
sell the 4:-sty dwelling I'M East 4Tth st, on lot
liMxlOU.o, tor $20,(X)0. The proceeds will bo
applied to the endowment fund of the parish
house  of  the church.

LEXINGTO.N AV.—John W. Smyth bought
through Pease & Elliman from the Directors'
Realty Co., I. Randolph Jacobs, president, the
5sty store and apartmunt building, on lot 2Ux7u.
at the northwest corner of Lexington av aud
ooth St.

Manhattan—North of 59th St.

ARDEN ST.—Thomas J. Goodwin has sold 15
Arden et, a 5-sty apartment bouse, ou plot -7x
300. The buyer is reported to have given in
exchange the plot 7oxlU0 in thc south side of
Dyckman st, u^G ft. west of Broadway.

85TH ST.—Joseph Emrich bought from the
Annabelle McCKaugbran estate, the two 4-sty
dwellings,   UuxlUJ.l',  at :i34-2;iti  East 85th  sC

U4TH ST.—George F. Mattlage estate is re¬
ported to have sold 50 West ii4th st, a 3-sty
dwelling,   on   lot  2UxlOU.8.

liSTH ST.—Negotiations are pending for the
sale by Mrs. Julia E. Cameron of the 5-bty Hal
U4 West i»Sth st, on lot 25x100.11. Mrs Camer¬
on acquired it at foreclosure in April, rJ12, for
$:i8,000.

105TH ST.—Achilles R. Scharsmilh & Co.
have sold for the Alrmor Co., the 5-sty apart¬
ment, on plot 3o.xl34. at 143 West 105th st, to
S. J. Dufty, who gave in part payment four lots
in Long Island CUy, at the api)roach to the
t^ueensboro Bridge.

121ST ST.—Ervin Construction Co. sold 250
West 121st st, a 3-sty dwelling, on lot 18xlu0.11,
to the Airmor Co., which gave in exchange 2214
85th st, Brooklyn.

150TH ST.—Peerless Holding Co., has sold the
plot U»Uxi)i).ll. in the south side of West 15Uth
st, 100 ft. west of Amsterdam av, to Julius
Weinstein, who is said to be contemplating
apartment  house   improvement.

1G7TH ST.—Blau & Weiss Realty Co. bought
from James R. Hayes the 3-sty frame property,
51U-212 West lG7th st, on plot 50x85.

1S2D ST.—The Nehring Co. sold for Mrs. K.
Pope G20 West 182d st, a 5-5ty apartment house
on a plot 50x70. The property was held at
$54,000. This is the third resale of the property
within one year by the same brokers.

192D ST.—Samuel Hirsh has sold the plot. 75x
100, in the south side of West rJ2d st, 100 ft.
aest of  iSt.   Nicholas   av.

AUDUBON AV.—Susan Devin is reported to
have sold the 5-sty apartment house at the
southwest corner of Audubon av and lS4th st,
on plot 100x35. Mrs. Devin acquired the house
at foreclosure  last September  for $52,000.

WADSWORTH AV.—The Wadsworth-Wash¬
ington Corporation, E. L. Barnard, president,
has sold the two 5-sty apartment houses each
on plot 50x115 on the west side of Wadsworth
av, 6U.2 ft. north of 185th st The structures
are the two southerly ones of a row of three
recently completed by the selling company on a
site acquired about a year ago from the Ver
Planck estate.

3D AV.—Pease & Elliman sold for W. I. Ma¬
gill, 1225 3d av, a 4-sty tenement, on lot 16.8x
100.

Bronx.

COSTER ST.—Robert E. Simon sold 632 Cos¬
ter St. a dwelling, on lot 20xHX>, to Fact Realty
Co. This house was taken over last week by
Mr. Simon from the Hunts Point Estates.

IRVINE ST.—Anna Smith sold to Russo &
Tuzzolino, the 3-sty dwelling, SSl Irvine st, on
lot 25x38.

LORING PL.~McLernon Brothers sold for
Henry Mock the plot 37.6x100 in the west side of
Loring pi, 1G7.5 ft. south of Fordham road to
John Becliman, who will improve the site with
a 5-sty apartment house.

136TH ST.—Sterling Sterling sold for the
Lawyers' Mortgage Co. the 3-sty dwelling, 430
East 136th st, on lot 18.0x100, to Charles L.
Foss.

140TH ST.—Smith & Phelps sold for Sarah
Moorehead, the 3-sty dwelling, 415 East HOth
St. on lot 17.9x100.

IGOTH ST.—W. E. & W. I. Brown. Inc., sold
for Mary T. Rennard the 1-famIly dwelling, 692
East IGOth st, on lot 23x53.

166TH ST.—Richard H. Scobie sold for Flo¬
rence Schmidt the 5-sty. 10-family apartment
house, 572 East l6Gth st, on plot. 37.5x138.6.

BATHGATE AV.—Silshire Construction Co.,
Lazarus Shiran, president, sold 1789-1791 Bath¬
gate av, a new 6-sty flat, on plot 54x114.

BRIGGS AV.—H. A. Keiber sold a plot of 4Vj
lots on the west side of Briggs av, 297 ft. north
of 196th St.

BRIGGS AV.—Harry H. Cohen sold for the
Mitchell & McDermott ReaUy Co. 2707 Briggs av,
a new 5-sty apartment house, on plot 5<.Klxl07,
to Charles Bollman, who gave in part payment
two 2-sty dwellings at 740 to 744 East 182d st,
on plot 75x70.

BROOK AV.—Jacob A. Michel bought from
Catherine H. Jennsen the 5-sty flat at the
northwest corner of Brook av and 171st st on
plot 100x45.4.

CLINTON.—Herman Eilers sold the 2-Ety
dwelling, at the nortbeast corner of Clinton av
and  176th st, on plot 40x103.

EAST FORDHAM RD.—Nathaniel Weston
sold to Alfred Oienick, the new 5-sty apartment
house, at 017-619 East Fordham rd, on plot
38.8x100.

FORDHAM RD.—Gaines & Roberts, builders,
bought from Francis F. Keil the vacant plot
188x111.6 at the southwest corner of Fordham
rd and Grand Boulevard and Concourse. The
plans of the buyers have not yet been made
known.