New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

same general construction, making UNIFORM
facade 1t Is occupied by offices end for business
purposes.
The new building OF the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Children Is at the southeast
Of Twenty thrd-st II fills the rest OF this
block 1t is a structure Of granite and BUN oricX'
with steel frame. 1t H. eight stories high.
Rumors have been flying thick and fast as to
the possible sale Of the Young Mems Christian
Association Building. An offer Of $oO0,OOO Tor the
property IS said 10 have been rejected. Accord
Ing to good authority, the property is not yet In
the market. The same is TO be said OF the prop
erty OF the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Churcn,
al the northwest corner Of Twenty-second- 81
Offers have been made for the property but the
trustees think that this part Of the avenue Is 20
valuable a centre that 1t will be good policy to
hold this land for an increase In value.
The members OF the Academy Of Design are
looking for new site for that institution This
valuable piece OF property has been secured by the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. which mas
also purchased the property Intervening between
the Academy and It's own present building. There
have been rumOr5 Of the companys endeavors 20
secure the rest of the block. but the New-York
Theatre Company, which owns the Lyceum The
atre. has not yet made any terms with the insur-
company. There are two liquor places be-
tween the theatre and Twenty -fourth-st. one or
these is said 10 be owned by Mrs. Jones OF
Brooklyn. who is some eighty-four years DID, ana
who is reported to be absolutely averse 10 any
sale of tine property. The other liquor place IL
owned by James G. Brady, who, II Is said, VIII
not sell at present.
no CHANGE EXPECTED HERE
The Ashland House, directly opposite the Ly-
ceum Theatre is one of the old landmarks Of the
city II is we'll known a headquarters for sport
ing men. H. II. Brockway. the proprietor, scouts
the idea Of any immediate change in the situation
there
An Improvement contemplated two years
ago in the Peter Cooper estate property. between
Twenty-seventh and Twenty eighth SITS. on the
east side. The Peter Cooper Dairy Restaurant
stands on the site OF the old Peter Cooper
homestead The Franklin House. at the north
east corner OF FOurth-ave. and Twenty-sev
enth-st belongs to the Peter Cooper estate.
Two years ago an enteavor was made by the es-
tate to secure the control OF the leases OF ts prop
erty with a view u the erection OF big building
for stores offices and studios The pro)ect leii
through however, because tenants exacted TOO
nigh a price for their leases. The proprietor OF tho
Franklin House says ne has lease when runs
for two years from next November, while the
proprietor OF the dairy has a five years lease
which expires about the same time. The conteh-
plated Improvement will therefore not take place.
in all probability, until the expiration or these
leases Meanwhile the Cooper estate Is erecting
a block OF five four-sory buff brick buildings IN
Twenty -seventh-st. just east Of FOurth-ave., or
stores, offices and studios.
The big arinOry OF the list Regiment, at Inirty-
fourth-st completed some two years ago, IS one
Of the great improvements along the avenue IL
is a massive stone structure.
There is no mistaking the feeling OF the owners
Of property in FOurth-ave. between Union square
and Thirty-secOnd-st. They believe In the future
OF the avenue within these limits. Tney are ess
Deciallv sanguine over property near twenty.
third-st The trustees or All sous 'hurch anu vi
the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church are PEI
ticularly confident that these church possesslo ~
will prove Of a large value, and that the present.
figures will rapidly increase within few years