New-York tribune., 1901-04-04
REAL ESTATE.
ROSSMORE HOTEL NOT SOLD-vANDER-
BILT OFFER FOR FIFTH-AVE.
PROPERTY DENIED.

The efforts Of the owners of the Rossmore Hotel
Forty-second-st. and Broadway, to sell the prop
erty at auction yesterday was fruitless Owing to
the low bids they bought ii in themselves through
j. H. Armstrong for s5S5.CGo Owing to Mr.. Arm
strong's we'll known business relations with Brokaw
Brothers ii was thought that he represented them
the SALE but it proved late in the afternoon that
he appeared for the owners. What the ultimate
fate OF the property will be is in doubt. John Fl.
Mckee, executor of the estate of E. Mckee, one of
the owners said yesterday afternoon that il
in the market. but that it would not be offered at
public sale again The object of selling the prop
erty is that of settling up several interested estates
The owners recently declined an offer OF sI5oOOo
for it. The bidding began at 100000
The hotel was built in 1879. ard was first known
as the Rossmore then as the Metropole, then as
the Rivers and then the RossmOre again. The
plot of hotel is about 90 by 12f feet. and the
building Is stories high.
So far as could be ascertained from representa-
tives OF the Vanderbilt family, effort has been
made to obtain the property the southwest cor
of Fifth-ave and Fifty-second-st.. in order TO
prevent the erection of eighteen story hotel near
their houses. F. J. Fitzpatrick. who represents the
persons intending to build the hotel. said yester-
day that he had received offer from repre-
sentatives of the VanderbiIts.
Richard NJ. Montgomery has sold for the Central
Realty Bond and Trust Company and Flake &
Bowling to John T. and James a. Farley the
northeast corner of Madison-ave. and Fifty-frst-
ST. plot 1005x100 for S275O0O This a part of the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum block. which
purchased by the seller about weeks ago.
Louisa Minturn has sold No. 391 Fifth-ave.. four
story and basement brownstone dwelling house,
lot 2Sx25. for about $3.50 600 The buyer recently
quired the Paran Stevens property. adjoining
the north The purchase. it is expected, will
be used in connection with the new hotel. to be
built the Paran Stevens property.
William Henry Folsom has sold for the estate of
6. C. Ten Brock Nos. 8 and Columbia Place
Harris Godsten ten Years @ ground lease O Of the
same me property pert to D MqndeIbaum & Levine ,,.
kwoyitz the new six story tenement house No. 109
Schuyler & 60. have sold for Charles Buck two
private houses Nos. 3l2 and S14 West One-hundred
Francis B. Robert has sold the six story
Saeh1oT @ s s9 house known a. the
well s Names 10 an investor for about 10000.
to James w. .Pringle the four story and basement
brownstone dwelling house No. 156 West Fifty
s694ms G9rd Sa shgTm4m od an to Plummer
client the southwest corner of Ninety-second-st.
atores ad , FIVE story fiathouse with
leased the corner store for term Of years ear " to
lanes Butler Mr. shurman also has, resoId for
apartment house; No, 522 East Eighty-sixth-st. on
NJ. L. & G Ernst have sold No 2O15 Fulton-ave.
I3ur story story dogole hathouse 25xS5. TO Harry
Ghenkn che Kin has sold for L G9ldsein August
1ydB fo1 Nos 8 and 25 two new
5txS. In part payment for the above Mr.. Prentice
house; with store, on lot 25xiJO
- Romalne Brown & Co. have sold for Annie
T. Browne 10 William Dowd the plot at the north
east corner of Broadway and One-hundred- and
.fty-hrst-st, 491lx100 feet; also for William Dowd
tne lot on the south side of e-hundred nd sixty
third-st., l25 feet east of Amsterdam-ave 25xi126
feet They have also sold for James Gibson to a
Mrs. Burnham No. 533 Greenwich-st, northeast
corner OF Nandam-st, a two and one-haIf story
brlck building. on lot .2X5l feet, for 50 500
Peter Frees, of Elizabeth, \. j.. has bought No
- East Eshty-sixth-st-, four story double fiat
house. on lot 25XlO0 feet.
De selding Brothers have bought for Western
corporation factory site with a waterfront of $50
ieet and an average depth OF 500 feet. at Bayonne
y J. opposite Port Richmond. Staten Island. A
factory Is TO be built at expense. including the
ground. of 100000. ~
Charles r Faruolo & Co have leased for John
drummer the five story tenement house No. Cor
nelia-s. for a term of five years at a gross rental
OF $3.50 10 c. PoalOntonio and C. La ROcca
X II. Jones has sold to j. l.. Cook for r. w
Thomas a two family detached frame house at No