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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 42, no. 1074: October 13, 1888

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October tt, 1888 Record and Guide. 1295 Messi-s, Scott & Bowne, tbe chemists of South 5tb avenue, contuiue to acquh'e West End avenue lots, Diu-iug tbe week tbey took title to fifteen lots between aud on lOod and 104th streets. The consideration was §113,000, A previous purchase was the southeast corner of 83d street {four lots) at §38,000. Weiustein & Jaruiulowsky bave sold tbe flve-story brick and stone flat No, 235 East IOtb street, 25.\:.50s04.10, for §34,350 to Aaron Hnsb; aud Weiustein & Mandelbaum have sold the six-story and basement brick tene¬ ment No. OS Christopher street, 26x70x35x65, for §24,000 to Beter E. Fitzpatrick. Jobn Boyd bas sold the lote Nos. 151 and 153 East 23d stieet, ,53x98,9. for §41,000. Thos. L. Duffy bas filed plaus for a factory to be biult on these lots. Tbe four-story store No. 335 6th avenue, southwest corner of 32d street, size 23x65, wbicb was to have been sold at auction on Tuesday, by order of the executors of David Hayward, was not offered, having been previously sold at private contract. The particulai's bave not transpii-ed, Mauy Nortb New Yorii property-owners wUl oppose Mayor Hewitt on account of the position ho has taken against tbe opening of any streets beyond the Harlem which ai'o moi'e than a mile loug. Notice is given that the biU of costs, etc., in tbe matter relative tothe opening of 143d street, from 8tb aveuue to tbe first uew avenue west of Stb avenue, wili be presented for taxation to oue of the justices of the Supreme Court ou October 24tb. IVm. Noble is the purchaser of the five lote on tho northeast corner of Oth aveuue and SSth street, wbicb wei-e this week transferred by John C. Overhiser to Elizabeth Coates for #75,000. The brokers were Maclay & Davies, The Fostei- mortgage forgeries have so much disturbed the trustees of the Produce Exchange Gratuity Fund that they have sent all tbe genuine mortgages negotiated by Foster to The Title Guarantee and Trust Company for re-examination and guarantee of the title, tbat there may be no further uncertainty about theh' securities. The Fuiul has thus foUowed the example of tbe Maritime Exchange, which did tbe same thing. Brooklyn. Cbas. A. Seymour & Co. bave sold for James Bryar the foin--story brown stone dwelling with box stoop No. 136 Joralemon street, 25x60x100, for §54,000 to Jobn Notman, of Butler, Stiilman & Hubbard. Mr. Bryar pm-chased the bouse last May fi-oui Broker Henry S. Ives foi- §35,000. It is said that tbe latter spent many thousand dollais on the interior of tbe dwelling. Corwith Bros, have sold for H. D. Van Orden thi'ee lots on the south¬ west coi-ner of Nassau avenue and Newell street, 73x100, to Chas. Stock- ford, for §0,200. J. P. Sloane has sold for Thos. McCaffrey the lot, 25x100, with two-story frame house, at No. 183 Greenpoint avenue, to Albert Rolfing for §3,300. R. "Westbrook Myers has sold tbe plot, 32x80, on the southwest corner of Concord and Gold streets, with three buUdings thereon, for §12,300 to Fred. Buse, of New York, CONVEIANCBS. 1887. 188"?. Oct. 7 to IS inc. Oct. 4 to 10 inc. Number...................................... aw 392 Amount iuvolved............................ $851,878 $1,(105,187 fiiiimber nominal............................ 51 83 MORTGAGES. Number....................................... 212 219 Amount Involved............................. K808,5'17 $ri4,'i4I Number at 5 S or less....................... 110 IS8 Amount Involved............................. $480,334 $517,4311 PROJECTED BUILDINGS. 1887. 1888. Oct. 8 toI4 inc. Oct. 6 to 13 mc Number of buildings...................... 96 S9 Estimated cost................................ $398,365 $493,445 Oiit Among the Builders, Richard Berger has plaus on the board for extensive altei'ations to the old Prescott Hotel, ou tbe northwest corner of Broadway and Prince street. It wiU be entirely remodeled, reconstructed in parts, and wiU be fitted up as an office building, with elevators, steam beat, etc. Nathan Schwab is the lessee. Oseai' Hammersteiu is having sketches drawn by Andrew Spence for a seven-story aud basement hotel, which be intends building on the block between 110th and 117th streets, St. Nicholas and 7th avenues. It will have a frontage of 103 and 133 feet ou tbe two avenues, respectively, and 76 feet ou 117th street. The fronts will be of Ohio stoue, and an elevator, steam beat, partial fire-proofing, electrical apparatus and other improvemente will be provided. The cooldug, laundry and dining rooms wUl be on tbe top fioor, and tbe steam-power in the vaults helow ground. The cost is osthnated at §80,000. We bave received several inquiries lately as to wbeu work will probably ba eommenced ou the new World building. Certainly tbere has been a little delay in starting coustruetion, considering how far advanced the season is, but we know of no reason for thinking, as some of uur coi'respon- dents bint, tbat the project bas been abandoned. From inquiries which we have made at tbe World office, we learn that George B. Post has made the designs, and tbe delay is solely due to some slight bitch witb the plans. It is easy to understaud that arranging for so large a buildiug requires time and much consideration, Ed. Wenz has the plans oa tbe boards for four flve-story brown stone frout fiats, 25x87, to be built by Hugh Brady on tbe northeast corner of 4th avenue aud 104th street. The corner wiU be 23x96.11, witb thi-ee stores, and tbe others 23xST each, and they will cost §75,000. The same architect has plans for a five-story tenement, 25x57, to be buUt by O. T. Mai-sbaU on the nortb side of llStli street, 245 feet east of 1st avenue. The front wUl he of brick and Euclid stoue, aud tbe cost $13,000. Dempsey Se Fredericks intend to improve two lots on the west side of Pleasant avenne, 50.10 feet nortb of 113th street. Competitive designs are now beiug prepared for two important ecclesias¬ tical buildiugs—the Protestant Cathedral, aud St, Luke's Church to be bnilt ou the west side for t!ie Trinity corporation. Tbeerectionof the first- named building is stUl some considerable distance ahead, but in aU proba^ hUity work will be commenced on tbe latter within a reasonable time. We understand that among the arcbitecte who are engaged upon designs for one or both of these edifices are Messrs. Charles C. Haight, R, M, Ubjohn, W. A. Potter, Wm, Halsey Wood, Frederick C. Withers and R. H. Rob¬ ertson. Joseph Wolf has plaus for a fonr-story brick and stone fiat, to be erected at No. 1060 IOtb avenue by Catherine EHer. It will be 2.5x63.6. Wm. Noble wiU improve five lots on tbe northeast corner of Otb avenue and SSth street, which plot he has just purchased, by tbe ei->:,ction of flate. The details have uot yet beeu settled on, Peter Bebrens and Cornelius Liuk intend to bnild flve five-story brick and brown stone front fiate,'35xS3 each, on the south .side of 114tb street, 100 feet east of Sth avenue, to cost $90,000. Architect, Andrew Spence. Louis Kayser has plans for building a two-story aud cellar tenement for Vina Dvorak on tbe west side of Vanderbilt avenue, near Tremont avenue. Alex. Fowler is drawing plans for a five-story tenement, 35x85, to be buUt by Thomas Melnnery on tbe south side of 134th street, 375 feet eastof Sth avenue. Tbe twenty-second annual convention of tbe American luatitute of Arcbitecte will be opened at the Buffalo Library Building, Buffalo, N. Y., ou Wednesday next, 17th of October. Tbe headquarters wUl be at the fT-enesee Hotel, wbicb offers special I'ates to Institute members. Erookljn, Tb. Engelhardt is preparing plans for tvvo foui'-story brick flate, 25x63 eacb, with extensions 12x14. four stories high, to be built on the south side of Hartstreet, 150 west of Lewis avenue, for William Mogk, to eost §15,000. Josepb Ryan is about to build a four-story brick flat, 30x55, on Jay street, near Concord street, to co.st §4,000, Out of Town, -■* Far Rockaway, L. I.—H. Rutgers MarshaU has made plaus for a three- story residence, of frahie, 2(