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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 88, no. 22 [i.e. 2281]: December 2, 1911

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828 RECORD AND GUIDE December 2, 1911. Bing & Bing Buy Continental Hotel. M. & L, Hess have sold for the Herter estate to Bing & Bing the old Continetal Hotel property at the northeast corner of Broadway and 20th street for about $1,- 300,000. The site has a frontage of about 100 feet on Broadway, with an L to 21st street, and contains 16,000 square feet. A twenty-story store and left building will be erected on the site. A building loan of $1,800,000 has been obtained for tills purpose. ------------•------------ PRIVATE REALTY SALES. South of 59th Street. LEONARD ST.-The Charles F. Noyes Co. sold for FredRrli^k Heath and others, trustees of the Heatli estate. 117 and 119 Leonard st. a busi¬ ness buildins covering a plot 45x50. The buyer is Theodore Burt Sayre, the playwright, who recently bought several do-w-ntown proper¬ ties through the same brokers. TUe property adjoins the small corner at Lafayette and Leonard sts and abuts the Merchants' Asso¬ ciation Building and is in the same block as the New York Life Insurance B'uilding, -which occupies the entire block on Broadway, between Lafayette and Leonard sis, to Calharine lane. PELL ST.—James Boyd sold the property at 2G to 30 Pell st to the Bridge Cale, a cor¬ poration, old buildings on a plot 6S.3slOO, lo¬ cated east of Mott st. READE ST.—Herman Le Roy Edgar and J. N. Kalley Sc Son sold Ior George H. Stege 7S and 82 Reade st, northeast corner of Church st, a o-sty lott building, recently remodeled, on plot 67,2x61.8, to Mrs, Elizabeth L, Edgar, who gave in exchange a 5-sty building, on plot 49.9x79.4. at the southwest corner o£ Green¬ wich st and Park pl. 5TH ST.—G. A. Derschuch sold for J. Steine, as guardian, to S. Bloom. 435 East Sth st, a 5-sty double flat, on lot 35x97. 5TH ST.-The Rudolph Wallach Co. bought from James Nash Webb, 548 East Sth st, a 4-sty tenement', on plot 27x96. SSTH ST.—Tucker, Speyers & Co. sold for the Advocate Realty Co., 7 and 0 West SSth st; also for Hezekiah Kohn, No. S adjoining and tor James Gordon Bennett No, 11. The buyer is the Gloucester Realty Co- On Nos- 7 to 11, which measure 55x98,9. the buyer will build a 12-sty lott structure and a low building for light protection will be maintained at No. 3 The new building will be ready for occupancy by next October. SEVENTH AV.—Henry Siegel, president ot fhe Simpson-Crawford and the Fourteenth Street stores, bought from ilie i>Jo. 106 Seventh Avenue Co., through the Duross Co. and tho H. W. Weill Co.. 106 to 110 7th av, a 12-sty Ioft building, OQ plot; 52x100, with an L to 17th st, 20x50. The buyer gave in part payment the 5-sty dwelling at the southwest corner o! Madison av and S2d st, on plot 35x102.4. The 7th av loft structure was completed by the selling company about eight months ago. MADISON AV,—Heil fi Stern sold for the United States Realty & /Improvement Co.. 112 and 114 Madison av, adjoining the southwest corner ot 30ib st, on plot 50x95. The buyer is Lee Holstein, who has built several loft build¬ ings in tbis section, and will immediately erect a 12-sty loft structure to be ready for occu¬ pancy in the fall of 1912. Plans are now being prepared by architect W. P. Birkmire. North of 59th Street. GOTH ST.-The Metropolitan Club, located at the northeast corner of 5th av and GOth st, has about concluded negotiations for the pur¬ chase from .Tohn E. McGowan of the 5-Ety dwelling, ou lot 25x100.5, at 11 East 60th st, adjoining. The club occupies an avenue frontage of 100.5 ft., and, with tbe McGowan house, the street frontage is increased to 225 ft. The house will probably be remodeled as an addition to the club. 05TH ST,--Hall J. How Sc Co. sold for Adolph Behn the plot, 29.4x100.9, in the north side o£ y-oth sl. 127 ft east of Broadway, 103D ST.—Leon 3. Altmayer sold for Mrs Pii?'^"^ ^'■'''^3" tlie 5-sty apartment house at 162 East 103d st, oa lot 25x100, to the Rock- sand Really Co. lloTH ST.-Harry L, Rosen bougbt from A Fink the 5-sty double flat at HS West 115th st on lot 2o.\100.11. w^^f'^J^ic?^^-^'^''^ ^- "■ I^aphael Co. resold 83 S^vfLif" m' ^ f.^^y private house on a loc 20x100, for Mrs. Alice Rocuelle to Mrs. Gold¬ berg IISTK ST.-The S. H. Rsphael C.i. sold lOi! west llSth st for Isadore Witkins lo Mr. Jos¬ eph Herzog a 3-sty private house on a lot 17x 100. This IS the third lime wiUiir the InsL six months that the same brokers have sold thii house. o/^4° .^Ji^7^^ Rudolph Wallach Co. resold ni-,y^^* ,,^^r^ .^*' ^ 3-sty dwelling, on lot 16.Sx ^^■■^ ii^^-^r,',?"^ ^' recently purchased at auction for SlO.oOO. 136TH ST.—Luis J. Phelps sold 246 West 135th st, a 3-sly dwelling on lot 16.8x99.11. IST-TH ST.—Joseph P. Day reports that he has completed negotiations for tbe sale of 226 West 137th st for Elizabeth O'Reilly, The nropertv IS a o-sly dwelling oil lot 15.6x09.11. 142D ST.—Mary F. Crandall sold to Geo W Luscomb 623 West 142d st, a 3-sty dwelling on lot lox!)9,ll, bet Broadway and Riverside dr The property was to have been sold at auction this week. 147TH ST,-Daniel H. Renton sold for N J Morris. Jr., 459 West 147th st, on lot lS.0x99 ll' 171ST ST.-Henry H. Dreyer sold for Mrs Francis L. Lee 565 West ITlst st, a 3-stv frame building, on lot 25x95, adjoining the northeast corner ot St. Nicholas av. ITSD ST.—Ennis Se Sinnott sold through John W. Hotalinj; 563 West 173d st, a 5-sty flat on plot 37.0x100 between Audubon and St. Nich¬ olas avs. 181ST ST,—Frank J. Welton bought from Max Marx the 3-sty garage in tbe south side of ISlst st, 100 ft east of Audubou av, on plot 45x119-6, through Arnold E'yrne Se Baumann, The prop¬ erly was held at $100,(XK) and is leased to one tenant at JG,000 a year. In part payment JMr, Welton gave his 100-atre property at Deer Park. Haines Falls. N. Y.. which was held at 540,000. 1S3D ST.—Mary P. Crandall sold lo Geo. W. Luscomb 513 West 183d st, a 2-sty dwelling on lot 17,1x101.11. uear Audubou av. Tbe prop¬ erly was to have been offered at auction this week. AMSTERDAM AV,—The Duff & Brown Co. sold for H, W- Brooks to Ennis fi Sinnott 1749 aud 1751 Amsterdam av, two 5-sfy flat houses, on plot 50xlOI>, BROADWAY.—Joseph W. Jones sold the northeast corner oC Broadway and 7Gth st, a 4-sly building with stores on a lot fronting 26.8 tt on Broadway and S3 ft in the st. The buyer is A. R. E. Pinchot. BROADWAY.—Lewis B. Preston sold for the Yorkshire Realty Co. tbe Roxborough Apart¬ ment Houae. at the northwest corner of Broad¬ way and !)2d st. The properly occupied a plot 107x125, and the building which was completed Oclober 1, is tully rented. The purchaser is an investor. The property has been held at $1.- 100,000. BROADWAY.—Lewin Seelig, representing Wil¬ liam Fox, bought from the Loyal L. Smith es¬ tate, ,1. Romaine Browu and A. P. W. Kinnau. executors, the block bounded hy Broadway. Fort Washington av, 160th and IGlst sts. The prop¬ erty has frontages of 200 ft on both avs, 200 ft in ICOth st and 270 ft in 161st. Tlie north 100 ft on Broadway, running through 161st st to Fort Washington av will be improved with a 4-sty office and tbeatre building, with a seat¬ ing capacity of 2,800. The theaire will be de¬ voted to vaudeville and moving pictures. The. properly was held at -?50O,000 and Louis Kemp¬ ner Se Son were the brokers. The property just sold was a portion of the holdings of Aaron Burr, who sold it in 1S20 to Shepard Knapp- The old mansion still stands on tbe top of the hill on the west side of Fort Washington av, bet 160th and 161st sis, and was occupied from 1S04 to 1806 by James Madison, the fourth President of the United States. RIVERSIDE DRIVE.—George E. Baldwin and J. W. Terhune sold for Harry B. Davis the Ala¬ bama, a G-sty elevator apartment house, at lhe north corner of Riverside Drive and 127th st, on plot S6,6xl00x irregular. The buyer, the Hanover Estates, gave in part payment a plot of about six lots on the south side of Fort Wash¬ ington av, 155 ft west of Broadway. The prop¬ erty, which is "L" shaped, fronts 94.4 ft on Fort Washington av, with an irregular depth ranging from 100 to 115 ft. The plot, 72x109, at the nortbeast corner of Haven av and IGOth St. also figured iu part payment. RIVERSIDE DRIVE,—Pease Sc Elliman sold for Anna Woesischofter to G. Eldridge Snow, the o-sty dwelling at 101 Riverside dr. on a lot 42x55x Irregular, bel;ween S2d and S3d sts. The property was in litigation for several years, owing to an encroachment heyond tbe building Hue. and during the year the front was re¬ moved to conform with the existing city ordi- nauce. Last November the parcel was sold at public auction for -SSS.OOO. The buyer will re¬ place the front and occupy the resideuce. The adjoining house, at No. 103, at one time owned by the late .Joseph Jefferson, was sold last March to Amelia Bingham, the actress. ST. NICHOLAS AV.—William C- Lester sold 730 St. Nicholas av. a 4-stv dwelling on plot 30.4x100, near 147th st. The adjoining house at No. 732 was recently sold by Edward J. Farrell. ^1 WADSW'ORTH AV.-Joseph P. Day sold Ti^r John D. Walton, 92 Wadsworlh av, a 5-sty apartment house on plot 40x100, near ITSth st. The house was built about six years ago, and is fully rented. Bronx. BECK ST.-The Heury Morgenthau Co, sold through B, Morris a plot 70x]00x irregular, in the west side of Beek st. bet Intervale av and 163d st, to the Absar Realty Co.. which will erect a 5-sly apartment house on the site. MINFORD PL.—H. C. Jackson sold the 4- sly fiat at 1465 Minford pl, on lot 25x100, for Otto Lippman. WHITTIER ST.-The Meehan Construction Co. sold to Max Riger two lots in the east side of Whittier St. 175 ft. souih of Garrison av. I67TH ST.-H, C. Jackson sold for Mary Bren¬ nan a plol, 50x161, in the south side of 167lh st, 69 tt, east ol Prospect av- 174TH ST.—Bryan L. Kennelly sold for the Trask estate a plot 73x100 in the north side of lT4th st, 2,0 ft. west of Boone av, lo a builder, for improvement with two 5-sly flats, 23GTH ST.—Kurz Sc Uren, Inc.. sold for Christian Werner tbe plot, 75x100, in the north side of 236th st, 25 ft. east' of Carpenter av. ANTHONY AV.-The S. H. Raphael Co. sold 1T29 Anthony av, a 3-sty 2-famiIy dwelling, on lot 20x100, lo a Mr. Cox. BRADFORD AV.-F, M. Weiss Sc Co. and Wil¬ liam A. Cokeley sold.for Gertrude W. Orvis, of Rahway, N. J., 17 lots on the Schuylerville Map, on the east side of Bradford av, running from Paine sl to Waterbury av and known as Lots 128 to 144, inclusive, in Throggs Neck. The same brokers also sold for the same owners 17 lots on i;he west side of Bradford av, bet Paine st and Waterbury av, and known as Lot N'os. 77 lo 93. inclusive. CROTONA AV.—C. J. Elgar sold for Joseph Cornell to Herman Van Home 1S99 Crotona av, adjoining the corner of 170th st, a 2-family dwelling, on a plot 25x113. The buyer will oc¬ cupy the house. CLINTON AV.-AIexander Selkin and D. Schoen sold tbe frame bouse, with garage, at 770 Clinton av, on plot 26.4x135. CRUGER AV.—Hugo Wabst sold a plot 75x IOO on Cruger av, south of Post st, for H. Huestis to builders, who will improve the same with two-family brick dwellings, ELLIS AV.—Andrew Hally, sold for Amelia B. Paff, lhe 2-sly frame dwelling at 2147 Ellis av, Unionport, lo James V. Ganly. PARK AV.—J. p, & E. J, Murray sold for John B. Haskin the southwest corner of Park av and 189th st, a vacant plot 62x80. The remainder of the avenue frontage is owned by the New York Edison Co., and it is understood that a new building will be erected on the site. The corner just sold faces the new Ford¬ ham plaza, which, it is estimated, wili cost about: .i;250,000. SOUTHERN BLVD.—Alexander Selkin sold for Harry M. Fautwasser S7S Southern blvd, a 4- sty fiat, on plot 33.4x100. TYNDALL AV.—Owen E. Kelly sold to John Sheridan lhe two-family house on Tyndall av 43 feet soufh of 259th st. WASHINGTON AV.-The S. H. Raphael Co. sold 1475 Washington av, a 5-sty apartment house, on a plot 37.6x145. .^D AV.—Piatt Sc Albert sold for the West Side Construction Co., J. Axelrod, president, the plot 80x110, on the west' side of Third av south of 170th sl. Recent Buyers. MRS. SADIE SAMUELS is the buyer of the 3-sty brownstone double flat house at 316 East ootb st, recently sold through S. Oppenheimer Sl Co. A SYNDICATE FORJVIED by William N. El¬ bert is the buyer of the two Hyde dwellings at 0 and 11 Bast 40th st, reported sold last week. E. B. SPRINGS, tbe buyer of 29 West 38th st, sold receutly. Mr, Springs has commis¬ sioned Elliott W. Hazzard to prepare plans (or a 6-sty Ioft and bachelor apartment build¬ ing for the site. L. & A. PINCUS AND JOSEPH L. GRAP are the buyers of the Lawrence estate prop¬ erty at the northwest corner of Ith av aud 54i.h st, a plot 55x100, which will be improved with a 16-story apartment hotel arranged for housekeeping suites. EDWARD B. COREY is the buyer of 138 to 146 West 4Stb st, reported sold recently through James A. Dowd by John H. Hindley. The site measures OoxlOO.o feet, and is be¬ lieved to ave been purchased for improve¬ ment with a huilding that is to be the suc¬ cessor of the old Haymarket structure on 6th av. Leases. THE DOUGLAS ROBINSON, CHARLES S. DROWN CO. leased for Alexander Smith Coch¬ ran to the Rutland Leasing Co., controlled by Klein Sc Jackson, the Rutland apartments at the southwest corner of 5ith st and Broadway, The lessee will remodel the building by adding stores on the ground floor, and changing some of the apartments into suites of two, three and four rooms. The lease carries with it an option to purchase the property at any time within ten years, at a fixed price, together wilh the privilege of renewals. The property has a frontage of 54 ft. on Broadway and 150 ft. oa 57lh st, and is one of the largest plots in one ownership in the section, containing 13,000 so. ft. DAVID H. KING, JR. leased the Hotel Clar¬ endon, a 10-sty structure at tbe northwest cor¬ ner of Park av and 5SLh st, formerly called the Oxford, for a period of ten years, to Mme. Caroline Jenel. recently proprietor of the War¬ rington at 161 and 163 Madison av. Nego¬ tiations are pending for the leasing of the latter property. BRDDY, ADLER Sc KOCH leased the store and basement in the new building at 12 West 17th st to J. Lieberman, Son £ Co.. dealers in silks and trimmings, and the 1st loft lo Trubin £ Goldfarb, manufacturers of cloaks and suits. This completes the renting of the building. HEIL Sc STERN leased for Weil Sc Mayep the store, basement and sub-basement compris¬ ing 30,000 sq. ft. of space in 5S4 and 586 Broad¬ way to Steinfeld Bros.; also 10,000 sq. ft. in 23 to 29 Washington pl to Schwabe, Levy fi Co. JOHN A. SONNTAG leased to a syndicate the northeast corner of Lenox av and 110th st, a plot 100 ft. on the avenue and 250 ft. in the street, for a term of ninety-nine years. The existing company is contemplaliug the erection of a theatre or exhibition hall, and tbe rest of the park will be utilized as an amusement park. One of the conditions in the lease stipulates that the lessee shall expend at least $150,000 on improvements. Mr. Sonntag has occupied the corner as a concert hall for several years. Wlien the Pinkney estale sold the holding last April, through Joseph P. Day. Mr. Sonntag bought tbe site, together with several adjoin¬ ing lots in nOlh st, for ,¥217,000. Tho block was at one time part of the old Polo Ground. EDWARD MARGOLIES leased for Louis M. Simpson to Josephine Wolff for 21 yrs. the southeast corner of Tth av and 4Sth st', a 4-sty building on lot 25 5x80. The lessee will remodel the building and open an English chop house. THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT is negotiating for a long lease of the new 8-aty structure at the southwest corner of Greenwich and Barrow sts. owned by the St, John's Park Realty Co. The building has a frontage of 100 ft. in each street. The space amounts to approximately 90,000 sq, ft. EDWARD MARGOLIES leased the property, 125x125, at the northwest corner of Ilth av and 47th st, owned by Ernest Flagg, On the site, Mr. Margolies wil! erect a G-st,v building. Be¬ sides extensive accommodations for scenery stor¬ age, the structure will contain a complete stage, suitable for rehearsals, together witb dressing