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650 RECORD AND GUIDE May 18, 1918 REAL ESTATE NOTES. HENRY C. OPITZ Is the buyer of the dwell¬ ing at 8 West 95th st. CHARLES J. ADAMS & SONS, INC., has re¬ moved its office to 228 West 36th st. J. ARTHUR FISCHER has been appointed agent for the property at 102 West 40th st. J. K. MOORS has been appointed agent for the "Kenmore Apartments," at 353 West 57th St. JOHN L. TRAVIS of Dobb's Ferry is now associated with Duross Co. as manager of their country department. FRANK O. WALTHER is the buyer of the residence at 21 East 76th st. eold by Farmers Loan and Trust Co., as trustee. McDowell & McMAHON have been ap¬ pointed agents for the "Rockville," situated at the northeast corner of 177th st and Audubon av. EWING, BACON & HENRY have discon¬ tinued as the managing agents of 110 and 112 West 40th st, known as the World's Tower Building. WM. A. WHITE & SONS placed for the owner a loan of $115,000 on 334 and 336 West 95th st, a 7-sty apartment, on plot 75x100, rented for $26,000 per annum. 210 WEST 56TH ST CO. is the buyer of the fi-sty building, at 20 South st, sold recently through Cammann. Voorhees & Floyd for the Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church. J. CLARENCE DAVIES. P. T. Edson of the Fred F. French Corp. and the Hollywood Hotel and Cottage Co. have been elected to member¬ ship in the New York Building Managers* Asso¬ ciation. WM. A. WHITE & SONS placed a building and permanent loan of $200,000 at 6 per cent, in¬ terest for 5 years for Freel Investing Co., Philip A. Curran, president, on property in Ful¬ ton St. Brooklyn. FREDERICK FOX & CO., INC.. have taken over tbe management of the 12-sty commercial building at 243 to 247 West 17th st, running through the block to 232 and 234 West ISth st, which was owned by the late Philip Lewisohn. DOUGLAS L. ELLIMAN & CO. and HER¬ MAN A. WILDMAN have formed a new cor¬ poration to be known as Douglas L, Elliman Brokerage Corp., for the handling of all lines of insurance here and abroad. BOARD OF GOVERNORS of the Real Estate Board at the regular monthly meeting held Tuesday, May 14. 1918, unanimously elected ac¬ tive-associate members of the Board Jacob Fradus, of 441 'East 53d st, and Bradish John¬ ston, of 39 Cortlandt st. WM. A. WHITE & SONS placed a first mort¬ gage loan of $15,000 at 6 per cent, for two years on 133 West 51st st. plot 25x120. Also a first mortgage loan of $8,000 at 6 per cent, in¬ terest for three years on 625 and 627 East 15th st for H. Putnam Allen. JOHN E. BERWIN, vice-president of the Berwind-White Coal Mining Co., is the buyer of the dwelling at 43 Park av, near 36th st, sold recently by Douglas Robinson, Charles S. Brown Co., for William A. Street. The prop¬ erty is assessed at $86,000. NORTH KENSINGTON REFINERY, manu¬ facturers of food products, are the purchasers of tne 4-sty building at 214 to 224 East 22d st, sold recently for $175,000 by Thomas J. O'Reilly, George V. S. Williams and Francis S. Hotch¬ kiss, as trustees for bankrupt Mutual-McDer¬ mott Dairy Corp. WM. A. WHITE & SONS placed for the owner, a loan of $115,000 on 334 and 336 West 95th st. a 7-sty apartment on plot 75x100, rented for $26,000 per annum; also $55,000 at 5K per cent, for 5 years, on 4-sty garage at 302 and 304 West 6Sth st, leased for 21 years at $9,100 net a year. WM. A. WHITE & SONS have placed a loan of $55,000 at 5Mt per cent, interest for five years for John Bittner on his new garage, 302 and 304 West 6Sth st, which cost $100,000, and has been leased by the Ford Agency for 21 years. This building was just completed and is located in the garage district between West End av and 12th av. REAL ESTATE FIRM of Ketcham & Reis, Kingston av and St. Johns pl, has been dis¬ solved and will hereafter be conducted by REAL ESTATE rffliTi!:':'. STATISTICS The Following Table is a Risumi of the Record of Conveyances, Mort¬ gages, Mortgage Extensions and Building Permits Filed in Each Borough During the Week. (Arranf?ed with flgures for the correspond¬ ing week of 1917. Following each weekly table is a r^sum^ frora January 1 to date.) MANHATTAN. Cnnveyancea. 1918 1917 May 10 to 16'_________May 11 to 17 TotalNo............. 122 184 Aaaessed Value...... $5,013,500 $14,067,800 No. with consideration 17 17 Consideration......... $534.950 $690 500 Assessed Value.. .. $497 700 $694 000 Jan: 1 to May 16 Jan. 1 to May 17 Total No............. 2.416 3,211 Assessed Value........ $124 447.580 $229,507 925 No. with Consideration 382 414 Consideration........ $17.289 403 $19 575 972 Assessed Value........ $18,667 000 $27,782,250 MortieaKea. May 1918 10 to 16 1917 May 11 to 17 To Banks & Ins. Coa 49 $518,397 11 $188,000 15 $78,347 7 $90,500 11 $217,600 1 $14,800 15 $117,150 77 $1,550,140 IS $409,000 No at 4m.......... 16 $133,550 5 $35,000 30 $447,696 o No. Bt 4«............ Amount.....*...... $s.ooo 24 $925,900 Jan 1 to May 16 Jan 1 to May 17 Total No............ 921 1.494 Amount.............. $25,103,679 $50,626 228 To Banks & Ins, Cos 168 3.34 Amount.............. $13,115,543 $26,544,300 MortKBice Bxtenfllona 1918 1917 May 10 to 16________May 11 to 17 Total No.............. 21 42 Amount............. $703.500 $1.830.750 To Banks & Ina. Cos 5 IS Amount............. $377,000 $1,390,500 Jan 1 to May 16 Jan. 1 to May 17 Total No.............. 512 878 Amount.............. $41,952,075 $58.148 200 To Banka & Ins. Coa 183 443 Amount.............. $22,965,850 $43,250,850 RalldlDK Permlta. 1918 1917 May 11 to 17_______May 12 to 18 New Buildlnga....... 4 8 Cost............. ..... $52,850 $227,000 Mteratlons......... $153 115 $255,990 Jan 1 to May 17 Jan 1 to May IS New Buildings........ 73 156 Cost.................. S4,674 5.'iO $20.136 100 Alterations............ $3,606.353 $5.205,969 Andrew Reis, for the past two years Mr. Ketcham's partner. The firm in the future will be known as the Andrew Reis Co. Mr. Reis has been in the real estate business for many years, being well known as a developer of large properties on 'Long Island. He plans to enlarge the scope of the business by making several important improvements to tho office by the addition of new departments, which will enable him to handle every detail of the real estate business. NEW PROVISION of WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT Now requires all concerns having more than 3 employees to insure, regardless of the kind of business carried on. PROMPT. EFFICIENT INSURANCE SERVICE Send for our representative at once riShORGENTHAU JR @ 206 BROADV/AY TELEPHONE CORTLANDT 3S66-7-8 BRONX. Convey a n cea. 1918 May 10 to 16 Total No.............. 82 No.with consideration. 6 Consideration.......... $73,750 1917 May 11 to 17 Jan. 1 to May 16 Total No.............. HtsS No. with consideration. 244 Consideration.......... $2,313.909 87 6 $65,300 Jan. 1 to May 17 Total No............ Amount ............ To Banks & Ina Cos Amount............. No. at 6«............ Amount............ No.at 6Hi.......... Amount............. No. at 5i........... Amount............. No.at 4H«.......... Amount............. Unusualrates...... . Amount ............. Interest notgiven.... Amount .. MorticaKea. 1918 May 10 to 16 2,160 251 $2,773,700 1917 May 11 to 17 35 $120,341 M ■ 2 $28,500 25 $73,541 ,: 15 $12,500 r -1 ^-2 $5,500 50 $350,835 9 $55,000 23 $245,935 3 $15,000 10 $50,450 Total No. Amount............. To Banka & Ins. Cos Amount............. 1 $300 . " ■ 2 ii V...... », $28,500 $39,450 Jan. 1 t^May 16 Jan. 1 to May 17 960 749 $4,097,664 32 $649,442 $6,989,419 89 $1,261,000 MortKBKe UxteDBloDa. Total No......, Amount............ To Banks & Ina. Coa Amount............. 1918 May 10 to 16 1917 May 11 to 17 Total No.............. Amount............... To Banks & Ins. Cos.. Amount............... New Buildings Cost........... Alterations___ New Buildings Cost ,.......... Aiteratloas___ 14 u $300,750 $207,000 1 4 $45 000 $103,000 Jan. ^ to May 16 Up. 1 to May 17 ---- 141 306 $3.258 337 $5,922 549 39 83 ......... $1.094,000 $2,062.100 BulldlDK Permlta. 1918 1917 May 10 to 16 May 11 to 17 ......... 6 ^65 ........ $42,500 $7.32.500 V",-; x>r 515-700 $22,300 Jan. 1 to May 16 Jan 1 to May 17 105 $4,171,700 $1,016,871 308 $5,108,125 $561.200 BROOKLYN. CoDTejancea. 1917 May 10 to 16 1918 May 9 to 15 Totai No.............. 469 ' JrK No. with consideration. 3.3 Sj Consideration.......... $213.125 $255,415 Jan. J to May 15 Jan. 1 to May 16 Total No............ ~~ 7 6'^5 s^577 No. with consideration 574 "774 Consideration ........ $4,392,806 $9,106,006 MortacaiEca. 1918 May 9 to 15______ f°tsl No............ 304 26"^ 1 o aanka & Ins. Cos.. 36 45 Amount................ $145,475 $412 830 c9l7 May 10 to 16 No. at 6«........ Amount......... No, at 5H*...... Amount.......... No. at 6*........ Amount.........., Unusualrates___ Amount.........., Interest not given Amount.......... 202 io4 $867,441 $348 430 64 48 $250,375 $326 750. 15 30 $36,725 $293,016 1 $500 ... ' 22 30 $50,955 ^ 127.180 Jan. 1 to May 15 Jan 1 to May 16 Total No............ 4.243 sTIS Amount .. ......... $15,203,569 $24,703 090 Io Banks & Ins. Cos - 511 1 II7 Amount ............... $2.695.865 $8,600.70 BulldlDK Permits. *, , 1918 1917 May 10 to 16__________May 11 to 17 New Buildings . Cost............ Aiteratloas..... 98 4fi $376,081 $473 25n ......... $01,900 $75,825 Jan. 1 to May 16 Jan. 1 to May 17 New Buildings......... 1.138 TsTl 9°^*^ • ■;................ *8.560.361 $13.182.250 Alterations............ $1.595,120 $1,989,894 B^^lldlng Permlta. 1918 May 10 to 16 New Buildings... Cost............. Alterations...... 1917 May 11 to 17 New Buildings., Cost........... Alterations..... 63 88 ...... $93,852 $174,171 ..... $76,439 $23,680 Jan 1 to May 16 Jan. 1 to May 17 ... . 840 r;64o ...... $3,163,350 $5,894,786 ...... $602,559 $458,029 New Bull 1" ga. Cost. ..... Alterat a..... KICUMOND. BulldlDK Permlia. 1918 May 10 to 16 1917 May 11 to 17 24 $78,669 $13,225 $34,450 $2,190 Jan. 1 to May 16 Jan 1 tc May 17 New Buildings......... 205 227 Cost.................... $.=J74.803 $736,342 Alterations............ $138,135 $164,883