New-York tribune., 1901-09-16
REAL E.S7A TIE.
THE IMPORTANT TRANSACTIONS OF
THE WEEK IN THE REALTY
MARKET

There little Of Importance In the real estate
news of last week. Among the most notable items
were the lease for term of years by William X.
Vanderbilt. jr. OF No. % East Fifty-seventh-st.
the transfer from Edward G. Bailey to Frederick
Billings of the Royalton apartment house the
north side of Forty hrd-st $40 feet east of Sixth
ave, said to be one OF the largest hotels for
bachelors in the country, and the operations of
two women Mary G.. Pinkney and Emily d. Hop
kin,. The former transferred a number Of parcels
which formed a part OF the old Watt farm. in the
upper part Of Manhattan Island. to the Subway
Realty Company Emily ID. Hopkins took title
from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company TO
Nos So and 81 East Twentieth-st. In the last few
months Emily u. Hopkins has bought real estate
said to be valued at 81 ,oo00oo.
c. X. G. Billings. of the Peoples Gas Company.
OF Chicago. is the buyer of the land on Tryon Hill
between the Fort Washington Ridge Road and the
Boulevard Lafayette, the sale of which was re-
ferred TO in The Tribune Friday. The property
purchased includes frontages OF 322 feet on the
west side of the former street and 1871 feet on
the east side of the latter thoroughfare. Oppo-
site this plot the east side OF the slope Mr.
Billings has bought plot. about Soox40 feet. ex-
tending 10 within l25 feet of Broadway A resi-
dence viii be built the westerly side of the
nil. and large stable. a small exercise ring and
outbudings will occupy the easterly plot This land
and is very high and commands fine view in all
directions
j. II. Barker & Co have bought through Arthur
>. COX & Co. NO. iio TO 43 west Thirty first St
and Nos ass and 457 West Thirty hrst-st.. the for
mer lots, 20x9s.9 feet and the latter. 20x75 feet
for site for chocolate factory. The entire plot
is covered with old tenement houses. which will
be torn down to make way for six story building
Siawson & Hobbs have sold for William F. Have
meyer the four story limestone front dwelling
house No 43 West Sixty -eighth-st on lot lSxlOO5 3
feet to client for occupancy. Terms private
Mrs. Florence A Foster has sold through Frank
L. Fisher No 1o2 West Onehundred- and twentieth
ST, three story and basement brownstone dwell
oct
,o 1s tse MONK and william GiIlies have bought
ST., hve-story fiat house on lot 25x100.5. for
which which they give as part payment property at
The plot 756xlo0 on the east side OF Fifth ave,
20 feet south of One hundred and twenteth-st it
was reported yesterday had been sold by Nora
Emmons H. Sanford. to builder who will erect
a Ga5rsg Gs3rs,oTg apartment house on it..
soI GeoIfe Johnson Sons have sold to A Robin
son son, NO. So Beck-st; a two-story and basement
Lick @ and stone dwelling house on lot 25xlOo. for
Dora Kalcheim has sold to Sismund Leinhardt
NO ~ Coiumbia-st.. northwest corner OF Riving-
tonIst.. hve-story tenement house. with store.
on lot ax49.S. for about $23 .0OO
Charles Walker has bought from John Farrell
the plot 491lx1O0, the northeast corner OF
Eighth-qye and One hundred and fifty seconds
on lot 25x9911.
Janpole & Warner have sold to Leon A. Liebes-
nehundred-and- wenty- -ninth-st 100 feet east OF
Eghth-ave. The buyer will erect six-story
apartment house on the plot
Harris j Pachtman and Harris Levin have sold
to Hyman Ryan Nos. 24O and 2i2 Clinton-st six
story tenement house. with stores. on plot 4o4x
Richard V. Harnett & Co. will sell at auction
Wednesday, September 1S at the Real Estate
rooms. the fve-story and basement fiat house No
ia East Ninety-frst-st.