New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-16
REAL ESTATE.
TRANSFERS AND IMPROVEMENT OF.
PROPERTIES IN UPPER BROADWAY.

The transfers and improvement of properties in
upper Broadway have lately furnished real estate
men with leading subject of conversation. Fol
lowing upon the announcement made yesterday in
The Tribune that Som Brothers. the liquor mer-
chants of Nos $50 and 3SS Westinghouse, had
bought the block front on the west side of Broad
way, One-hundred- and forty frst-st. One-hun-
red-and-forty second-st, it learned yesterday
that the purchasers intend to erect row of pri-
vate dwelling houses extending the whole length
Of the block This style of construction is plainly
at variance with the predominating type of build
inss in Broadway further to the south, which is
that of the large apartment house.
The report printed in afternoon paper yester-
day that Som Brothers had bought the block front
in Broadway from One-hundred- and-sixty -Iirst-st.
to One hundreda instead OF the
property between One-hundred-and-fo forty -frst-st.
and One-hundred- and forty -second-st. as an
nounced in The Tribune said at the office Of
the firm yesterday to be premature 1t learned
that negotiations pending for the block front
e-hundred- and-sixty- first-st. to One-hundred-
and-sxty -secOnd-st. but sale had yet been con-
summated. If Som Brothers buy the property last
mentioned, they are now endedvorng 10 do, they
say they will also block front Of private
houses there, they intend do on the other
property. These improvements said to have re-
suited from the proposed underground railroad
which Will run through the Boulevard as far as
One-hundred-and-siXty- ninth-st
The block front the side of Broadway
between EiGhty-tifth and EightysXth SITS will also
be improved with seven story apartment house
Work Will begin, it is said. next week The prop
erty sold lie Grand X. Petit and others by
Charles T Barney for about $351G0o. 1t has depth
of I05 feet in Eighty-ffth-st. and of ll9 feet in
EiGhty-sixth-st. The building Will be erected by
Herbert Doagan.
Work is rapidly advancing upon the large apart
ment house which is being erected on the west side
of Broadway between SeVenty-third and Seventy
fourth SITS by w f. D. Stokes. This will be the
largest structure of its kind in the street.
the southwest corner OF wall ana William SITS. we're
filed yesterday at the Department of Buildings by
the architects. Clinton Il Russell. for the Atlantic
Mutual Insurance Company The building will be
inches in Waii-st and IS feet inches in william
St which viii bring the new building almost TO
$4,000. 1t will have faGades of brick gran
The private house Of Mrs William F. Iselin,
the northeast corner Of Fifth-ave. and Flfty-sey-
S. 6o from N plans by Clinton & Russen The entire
interior Of the n9Gse IS no PS fae an &
George r Read viii sell this afternoon Mt ?
cote Hin, Mamaroneck. ~ y The property IS IN
and Rye Neck and is surrounded by fine country
houses and estates.
THE RECORD OF SALES.
Miles & Helfer have sold for Henry b. Vaughan
No. So First-ave., 25xl0o six story tenement
house. to John Reinhard on private terms.
Ferdinand Kramer has sold for a Mrs Grossman
the dwelling house on the Nell estate property in
East One OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -eghth-st
Joseph Levy & Son have sold for Henry Hart 70
a client the three story dwelling house No. 33S West
Twenty-eigh also for Emil Berger TO Abra-
ham Shensky the four story tenement house No.
PIT East One-hundred and -frst-st.
The following properties reported sold: The
four story dwelling house the north side or ScV
enty-siXth-st 40 feet OF Madson-ave. the five
story single hathouse No 30i West Oue-hundred-
d-sixteenth- st. and the dwelling house. l5Xl"0,
No. 256 West One hund red and hrty- seconds
Ray Sokolsh has purcha sed the five story single
nathoust. z3NlVp no. - StGolh-dNe-
John r. and James A. Farley have sold No 293
West Ninetieth-st five story American basement
dwelling house on lot 1SxH2.5.
stabler & smith have sold for Samuel Lsderer to
a Mrs Mitchell No 54 West one hundrcd-and-
twenty ffth-st. six story triple hathouse zNSoN
g91l.
BY Richard V Harnett & Co: No. 81 Morton-st.,
north side of Bedfordst.. q 6NOO, three
story brick dwelling house; foreclosure; TO the
plaintiff for Sl2669.
frst-st., north side. 1916 feet east OF Lexington
ave 2lxO0.5. four story stone front dwelling house,
foreclosure; to \. McKew for $4,000, and No us
One hundred yseVenth-st., south side,
80 feet west of Brook-avei 25Xloo lye story brick
fathouse; foreclosure; TO the plaintiff for $1,000
BY d. Phoenix lngraham & Co; No 400 West
e-hundred and hlrdst, north side, 10 feet
east of Amsterdam 25Xll26, five story brick
fathouse foreclosure; to Basilius Busch for S25 100