New-York tribune., 1901-04-27
REAL ESTATE.
SALE OF THE PLOT IN FIFTH-AvE ON
WHICH AUGUsTIN DAILY HAD PLANNED
TO BUILD THEATRE AT THE
TINE OF HIS DEATH

TIME OF HIS DEATH
short time be fore he sailed the last time for
Europe, which in May, 1899. Augustin Daily
hao plans drawn up for the building of large
teatre. TO stand the plot the southeast
OF Forty-fourth-st. and Fifth-ave The plot is d.
rectly opposite Demonico's, and 1t have stood
for years meat market. the Willow Tree Inn and
TWO stables. If Mr. DAILY had liz several years
more he would have had built the site the pro-
posed theatre. Soon after reaching Paris Mr.. Daily
died. and his death put end to the scheme for
building theatre on the premises. Only few
persons know about the plans for this theatre.
which were never carried out. There is longer
any prospect of any one building theatre on the
site for many years, the contract for the pur-
chase of the plot was signed yesterday by num-
Der Of persons who will build large hotel on the
land Title to the property will pass in thirty days
ABOUT SIX weeks the sale Of most of the
holdings of the Paran Stevens estate really oc-
CURED as previously reported in The Tribune It
was said at that time that one of the parcels of
the estate. at the southeast corner of Thrty-sev-
enth-st. and Fifth-ave., had been bought by a syn
dicate' which intended to build hotel there David
Mitchell represents that syndicate. according to
reports, but the of the members of the syn
dicate have not been revealed. There was rumor
current yesterday that the buyer of the Thirty
seVenth-st. plot and of the Forty-fourth-st. plot
was the same person. and that j. Stewart Barney
had been commissioned draw plans for either a
fourteen sixteen story hotel to stand the
Forty-fourth-st plot It further rumored that
Henry Phipps. of Pittsburg. and William G. Park
were two members of the syndicate that has bought
the Forty -fourth-st. site.
The purchase price of the Forty -fourth-st. plot
was $4,000 II was bought by Paran Stevens on
October 5. 1858. Messrs. Phipps and Park denied
yesterday that they We're members of the syndicate
that had obtained the site at Forty -fourth-st.
Gussarof Steinder have sold to an investor
Nos. 1249 and 1.25t Park-ave two five story double
ia thouses plot 25X100 feet. for consideration OF
$4,000
Heilner & Wolf have bought the apartment house
at the southeast of Ore hundred -and-four-
feminist and Ffth-ave., from NJ A. Flynn. The
lot IS 25.1lXl00 feet.
j. Romano Brown & Co. have sold for number
Of persons plot of about eighteen lots at Gunther
Park near Jerome-aVe., between Mount Vernon
and Yonkers. 10 various lawyers
l.. J, Phillips & Co. have sold No. 2iS West Sew
enty- y-fourthst. a three story dwelling house. on
lot 20xl02.2 feet. for about $4,000.
Bullowa e Bullowa have sold No 1872 East One
hundred nd -ninth-st., flve story fathouse for
about $4,000
Jacob Godstein has leased No 1856 Chrystie-st. to
charitable organization, of which Mrs. Ida Sraus
is president.
The buyer of No. IS West Twentieth-st.. was
Mitchell \. c. Levy
Douglas Robinson & Co have sold, for various
owners, No. 220 West One-hundred and fourth
No. 22S West One-hundred- md -fourth-st and No.
Transit Subway Construction Company.