New-York tribune., 1902-07-19
REAL ESTATE.
L. I. r. r. HAS A MILE LONG STRIP
OF PROPERTY FOR ITS EAST
RIVER TUNNEL EXTENSION.

The Long Island Railroad Company has
quired nearly all the land that will be needed in
Long Island CITY for the Pennsy lvana-Long Island
tunnel. The company has tract Of land
tending from the East River to a line far east
as the Queens County Courthouse. a distance Of
one mile from the river. This is the line that will
be followed by the tunnel from the East River u
where Il will reach the surface by open cut
The following transfers have just been recorded
in the Queens County Clerks Office: New-York
Land and Warehouse Company. "a lots Van
Alst-ave to William H. Baldwin. jr., president Of
the Long Island Railroad Company, for sl2,7Oo
Long Island City Realty Company 10 the same, p
lots for 81 go. He-ry S. Kearney to same, lots
at $50; Arson r. and Sarah ". Flower and John
B. Taylor 20 the same. II lots, at 1895: Walter F.
Canavan, 10 blocks in the RaDelyeast tract. valued
at not less than $1,000 TO the Long Island Rail-
road Company. and Eva Girsline TO the same 20
acres OF salt meadow tract Newtown Creek, at
about $4,000.
The company has also purchased from the New
York and Queens Electric Light Company a tract
several hundred feet length the south side
Of the railroad tracks at DuntOn. This will be
used for an extension of the Jamaica yards west
erIy 10 prepare for the immense increase in bust
ness expected upon the completion OF the East
River tunnel between lower Manhattan and Flat
bush-aye. Brooklyn. and the Atlantic-ave improve
nents.
Simon Hutter has sold to W. c. Hyde Nos and
3 West Observation-Disclosures -third-st. two five
story double hathouses. a plot 5oxsS11 feet The
seller bought them in December last
Jackson & Stern are the buyers OF No. s. West
Thirty-ninth-st.. which for many years the
home of George Bliss.
Leonard wilde & Co. have sold 10 Ernest Weber
No. AS East Seventy-hfth-st., a four story fat
house Leonard. Wilde &s Co. also report the fol-
lowing sales: To Isabelle M. Meeks, two family
house in Cedar-aYe.; TO Philip Weber, a two story
dwelling house in Hughes-ave. near One-hundred-
and-eighty-seventh-st.; also sold for client, in
conjunction with Charles s. Levy, the five story
fathouse the northeast corner OF Wiilis-ave and
One-hundred- d-forty y-second-st. The buyer gives
in exchange No. 6n East One-hundred- and forty
second-st., five story hathouse.
Hell g. Stern have leased for Henry Corn two
additional lofts in building be erected the
old chickering Hall site at the northwest corner
OF Fsgbteenth-st and Fifth-ayes. Rubel VILE
q Co for a term of years.nat a total rental OF
$40 800: also leased for William c. Dewey three
lofts in the building ne is erecting at Nos II and %
West Nineteenff-st and Nos. y and 30 West TWen-
fietb-st. 10 Oppenheim, WilkeD & co. and Marko-
rental of So ccO also the Post estate the upper
part of the building No. 57 Broadway. at a tota
rental of $1,000
The First German Methodist Episcopal church
took title yesterday TO a large parcel IN upper
Morrissnja.
Justice Fitzgerald OF the Supreme Court, yester
dav appo.nted May MaintheW receiver for the rents
Of No ZG Avenue u, pending suit brought By
Louis Cohen against Sadie Kahn and others Il
forecIose mortgage OF 5000.
Nichols d Lumfns have sold the four stors
brownstone dwelling house no. 81 West Forty
sfxfh-sf., on lot 2260xl00. The purchaser mai
bought for his occupancy,
Nichols & Lummis and H. r. Drew &c Co. hav