New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
REAL ESTATE.
REPORT OF THE SALE OF THE BROOK.
LYN LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING.

The sale OF the Brooklyn Life Building on the
northeast corner of Liberty and Nassau SITS. was
confirmed yesterday. The name Of the buyer and
the price, however could not be obtained 1t Is
generally believed that the buyer is in the same
interest that has bought the adjoining property.
NOS. S3 3d. Al. 4S. 45. AZ and is IIberty-st in the
name OF FRANK d. Allen. This interest it said
yesterday, is the Mutual Life Insurance Company
"hich was buying the property to protect the light
OF It's building the opposite side of Liberty-st
NOS 81 and 80 are owned by the Lawyers Title
insurance Company. The Mutual Life Insurance
company recently bought the Cedar-st frontage
between the property of the Germania Life Insur-
ahce company and that of the Continental Fire
insurance Company 10 protect the light OF its new
building in Cedar-st. No could be found yes
terday who would name the buyer of the Liberty
ST. front The of William G. Park of Pitts
ourS has been mentioned in this connection and
MS reason for buying said TO be that OF build
ing a skyscraper investment. The price said
to have been offered for the building was between
S6Jo@0 and s70O00o which would mean an increase
or more than 100 per cent in the value of the plot
since 1t was acquired for the building. in 1854
Ihere will be no changes in the property pres
ent. as it is leased for a year.
McVickar & Co. have sold to a client for Arthur
Mitchell No. 2S West Twelfth-st. four story Eng
lish basement, brownstone dwelling house lot
20.2xS7
W. f. & c. Fl. Smith have sold for Harry Over
ington the plot the westerly side of Third-ave.
sixth-st., 4x100, for $4,000. They have sold also
for Mr. Overinston Nos IS and 40 Bathgate-ave.,
plot 54x100. with two story frame buildings.
$4,000. The firm has sold for Joseph P. ODonnell
five lots on the northeast corner OF One hundred
and-fifty-eishth-st and Brook-ave. for $4,000.
The brokers in the sale of the lots on the east
side of Fort Washington-ave.. adjoining the Libby
Charles Griffith Moses & Bro
sfI ans nave 1eea ned 6y g. 2 H. Gilbert for the
TeSIdence 40 teet front TO be erected at Nos II and
bour The plans call tor a complete house in every
respect ana VIII nave an electric plant elevators
tracts have been awarded and the work will be
Bernard Smith & Sons have sold for E. V Irwin
tne plot west side of Broadway, 30 feet north Of
12S-6; also No 562 Eleventh-ave near One-hundred-
bad-IorIy, ,,sSecond-st four story brick tenement
% douglas Robinson. Charles 5 Brown & Co. have
house 1Ssxiod 70 4g Vest W ITg[ an
Tor Americ H PaSet the two story stable, 16SX1005
The block front on the east side of shermar-ave..
running from Academy-st. to 800 feet toward Dyck-
Daniel 2, seybel to client Of Hall J. How & Co,
Ter to Frank D. Allen for No. s. Maiden Lane and
Nos. a and 40 Libertyst The amount paid is s4g5-
GO, of which S2OOOOO remains on mortgage.
Lovejoy & Noyes have sold TO investor the
three story and basement brick dwelling house No
81 West End-ave, which was bought recently by
Cornelia F. Goodwin at auction.
Daniel b. Freedman has sold through John P
kirwan No. 62 West Fifty-ffth-st a four story
dwelling house, on lot 1sx1O05 feet.
FRANK X. WOOD X 60. have sold Tor ;. w. Alex
ander 10 Mrs. Douglass the building. lot 80 SIX
I6, No l255 Third-ave., for $50 coo The purchaser
gives in part payment dwelling house at Yonkers
A. Van Horn StuyvesaHt has sold through John
y, GOlding the stable No. IS West FOrty-fourth-st
Mr. Stuyvesant has bought through the same
broker the five story fathouse No. 90 West Forty
fourth-st and will probably tear it down and erect
stable on the site. 1t is believed that No. 2S West
Forty-fourth-st and No So of which Mr. Golding
took possession recently, bought for the Rae
quet and Tennis Club in Forty-thIrd-st.. upon
whose property the lots ahut.
Post & Reese have sold No. Il3 East Sixty-fourth-
st. four story and basement dwelling house, on
lot 20 lOxlOo5 feet. for Emily c. Freund.
c. Monskey has sold the story apartment
house. 50X1O0 feet. Nos I51 and 153 East Eighty
frst-st., for about $4,000.
\ D. Spear has purchased No $50 Thonpson-st.
for about $500
c. s. Jerger has bought thirty-two lots in
katonah-ave at Observation-Disclosures hrty-eighth- st.
They to be improved with cottages.
Max BarEebUhr has sold 70 Lucas George the
building under construction. xS2xlO011 feet. the
north side OF e-hundTed-and- -seventeenth-st s.
feet west Of Madison-ave.. at S26 80.
In exchange at $2c00 Mr.. Rargebuhr takes No.
40 West ODe-hundred and -fourteenth-st, a five
story double fathouse lot 27x1OOu.