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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 110 [i.e. 105], no. 4: [Articles]: January 24, 1920

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January 24, 1920 enlarged to its present height of five stories. C. J. Costello, who has been room clerk there for twenty-five years, said that the hotel has slxty-flve rooms and they are all occupied. This was the second lease made by the United Cigar Stores during the week, as three days before the concern leased the Saks department store building at Herald square for twenty-one years at $4(K1,000 a year, aggregating tor the term nearly $8,500,000. RECORD AND GUIDB of 1905 moving to its present home, at the corner of 2lBt street and 5th avenue. Long-Term Harlem Lease. Huberth & Huberth have arranged a lease on behalf ot Judge George L. Ingraham and Phoe¬ nix Ingraham of the block front of 200 feet on Second avenue, from 126th and 127th streets, with a depth of 475 feet on 126th street and 500 feet on 127th street, with buildings thereon, for a long term of years at a gross rental of approximately $600,000. This plot and build¬ ings were occupied for a number of years by the Sulzers and known as Sulzer's Harlem River Parli. The present tenant is the Inter¬ national Film Co., which will occupy the prem¬ ises tor studios and production purposes. $2,500,000 Broadway Lease. The R-W Realty Corporation leased for a term of twenty-one years at a rental of $2,- 500,000 the westerly block front on Broadway, from 51st to 52d street, from the Girard Trust Co., of Philadelphia, through Charles R. Sshliess, of the office of William B. May & Co. Extensive alterations are contemplated after the expiration ot the present leases. War-Time Clubhouse Leased. Bryan L. Kennelly leased tor the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York to Irving Finkel¬ stein 15 to 19 East 30th street, through to 20 East 31st st, three and five-story buildings, 75 feet in 30th street and 25 teet in 31st street, twenty-one years at a net rental of about $500,000. Bank Will Pay Big Rent. The Union Exchange National Bank figured in a ."^l.OOO.OOO real estate deal, when a lease was signed for a term ot years for a new home at the northeast corner of 5th avenue and SOth street. It will occupy a space ot 80x150 feet on the ground floor of the proposed new Textile Building, work on which will shortly be begun. The basement of the building will be used by the bank for its safe deposit vaults. In 1903 the Union Exchange National Bank took pos¬ session of its first quarters, at the northeast corner of 5th avenue and 20th street, remain¬ ing there tor two years, and in the latter part JAMES S. ANDERSON & CO. rented the 7-sty building at 35 Ooerck st, facing the Delancey St. Bridge, for Louis B. Hasbrouck as trustee ot the estate ot Eugenia B. Underbill to Samuel Cohen. He will occupy a portion of the build¬ ing for bis own use; also leased for Marlon Davis Collamore and Emma Collamore Part¬ ridge to Max Lowy the 5-sty building 79 Grand St. BASTINE & CO., INC., rented room 805 at 112East mth st to Hiller Fabric Co.; 2d floor front at 53 East 11th st, to MoralUssee & Fond- risi: room 804 at 112 East 19th st, to Publicity Art Service, and the entire building at 1241 Lexington av to N. V. Cody. BASTINE & CO. leased the 3d floor, 36 East 22 st, to Prime Dress Co.; rooms 401-2-2a, 112 East 19th st, to Interborough Cigar Co., Inc.; 3d floor front, 53 East 11th st, to Abraham Zeller, and the 12th floor 112 East 19th st, to Survey Associates. M. J. BELMONT leased a lott at 132-4 West 22d st, to Sellable Dress Co.; for Willard S. Burrows at 56 West 24th st, to Selden Costume Co.; for S. Wickhiller at 325 4th av to S. Kess¬ ler ; at OS West 15th st to R. & S. Embroidery Co.; to Edelstein & Brand at 12 West 31st st; at 5 East 16th st, to Jacobs & Buchman; at 17-19 West 17th st, to Tenbeck Dress Co.; sub¬ leased tor C. & L. Dress Co. the 5th floor at 9 West 20th st to S. Jeiven; tor League Dress Co. 2d loft at 259 5th av to Sterling Co. BRETT & GOODE CO. leased for George Kern, Inc., the 3d and 4th floors at 350-52 West 38th st to Alphonso M. Simon at a rental of about .f.-.O.OOO, and the 6th loft at 131-63 West 26th st to Karash & Eisen. These latter tenants were represented by Spear & Co. CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC., leased for the Oliver Continuous Filter Co. offices at 299 Madison av, and tor the Park Ave. Operating Co. offices at 512 5th av, to Mathieu & Golr Co., Inc. CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD leased for Doug¬ las L. Elliman & Co.. agents, an entire floor in the Higgins & Seiter Building to the Lamson Co. for executive offices. CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC., leased for George G. Benjamin, Inc., the corner store at the northeast corner ot Madison av and 41st st to Arthur R. Womrath, Inc., for new fiction library. CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC., leased for Harry A. Rosenberg executive offices at 489 5th av to the U. S. High Speed Steel & Tool 111 Corporation and for Charles B. Richardson of¬ fices at 299 Madison av to C. V. Hall. THE BRETT & GOODE CO. leased the 3d and 4th floors in 794-798 lOth av, about 15,000 sq. ft., to W. L. Cameron Co., Inc., manufac¬ turers of pearl buttons and novelties, located for the last twenty years in 507-513 West Both sL Cross & Brown Ctf. was associated In the transaction. W. DEAN & CO. leased the store, basement and 1st loft at 5 Coenties Slip and 38 Water st to Kelvin & Wilfrid O. White Co. of Boston, United States Agents of Kelvin, Bottomley & Baird, Ltd., makers of the Kelvin compasses, etc., ot Glasgow and London, England. The same brokers leased for the estate of Eliza A. Murphy, the 5-sty building 6 Stone st, now oc¬ cupied as store and apartments, to the National Lunch Co. who, at the expiration of the prea- ent lease, will remodel the property for offices and salesrooms, having It ready tor occupancy about May 1, 1920. " DOUGLAS L. ELLIMAN & CO., INC., leased offices in the Emmett Arcade, 624 Madison av corner 59th st, for the National Drug Stores Corp. to the Embossograph Products Corp, and to Seessel, Haas & Naulty, Inc. DOUGLAS L. ELLIMAN & CO. (Inc.), in conjunction with the Wheatley Hills Real Es¬ tate Corp. and Chas. H. O'Connor & Co., leased for Francis P. Garvin, his apartment of thirty- five rooms and twelve baths, comprising the 15th and 16th floors at 903 Park av, corner 79th st, to Allan A. Ryan, furnished, for the season. This apartment was held at $40,000, and is one of the largest and highest priced apart¬ ments in the city. DOUGLAS GIBBONS & CO. leased tor "Ar¬ thur" ot London, in conjunction with Jockin & de Florez, the basement store in the Home Club Building at 17 Bast 45th st, to Madame Gaby B. Sanlys ot Paris, France, and have renewed the lease for a long term of years with Pliny FIsk, the owner; also leased tor the Yale Club, the basement store at 53 Bast 44th st, to Jane Crosby Teller. This completes the renting ot the Yale Club stores ; tor Mrs. Josika H. rczeg 28 West 10th st, 4-sty dwelling to Mrs. Henry Blackmer for the winter furnished; for Henry W. liull 171 East 62d st 4-sty dwelling to Dewees Dilworth for the winter furnished. J. B. ENGLISH leased for A. Guffanti offices in 161 We.st 49th st to Walter Plimmer and has also leased for Joseph Oatman offices in 727 7th av to W. C. Bell. ECMUNTREE-SCHLEY CO., in conjunction with Horace S. Ely & Co., leased tor the New Tork Life Insurance & Trust Co., as executor ot INTER-CITY FUEL CO., Inc. ANTHRACITE COAL BITUMINOUS DOMESTIC AND STEAM SIZES SPECIALTY STEAM SIZES QUALITY—SERVICE—COURTESY STORAGE YARDS AND DOCKS 67th ST., EAST RIVER, MANHATTAN 29TH TO SOTH STREET, EAST RIVER, MANHATTAN TELEPHONES: BARCLAY 8420, 8421, 8422, 9143, 9144 INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER COMPANY MAIN OFFICE NO. 15 PARK ROW NEW YORK CITY