New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
FIFTH AVE. SALES A FEATURE.
MORE THIN sI,aO0OOO PAID FOR THREE DWELLING
HOUSES
II Profit of Vest Side Deal for City In7sng Company
Some Other Important Transactions Reported

For three dwelling houses in Fifth ave north OF 42o
ST more Than 81 $4,000 was paid last week one house
was No 1927 Firth ave, a five story structure on a
pot 4exie) feet. II was sold by Douglas Robinson
charles ). Brown Co. To George G clark OF
Clark Dodge & Co The asking price for the prop
erty was $4,000 and the selling price. 1t is sald
was about $4,000. Benjamin Williams built the
house and No 1926 adjoining, about three years
ago. They are considered TO be TWO OF the best
houses ever built in this city on speculation Mrs
Ellen Kingsland recently bought No. 1926 The other
I4ouses were Nos 30 snd 722 Fifth ave. two five
story structures. plot 5eNoo feet at the north
west corner Of seth They We're sold by the
Kings Realty Company through John y. Goding
TO Charles W. Morse. Nj. Morse also owns Nos.
726 and 72S Fifth lie hopes. IL Is said, 10
erect dwelling house for his own occupancy on
the premises from the northwest corner Of Doth
the Harry Payne Whitney house. if he be
the owner OF No. "a Fifth ave, owned and
occupied by Mrs. Albert Bierstadt
While these sales comprise three Of the principal
realty transactions of the week they do not indi-
cate purchasing movement in the Fifth
section north Of 42d ST. They simply show
that the market for the most expensive type Of
residential property is fair. When houses of the
kind that constructed ty Mr Williams 10 sell
in the open market sold from the plans. 80
hundreds Of hathouses have been In the present
season, then the market the best residential
property may be considered excellent. Most people
who buy speculatively built houses costing
S5000G1 little less prefer purchase plot and
improve il according 10 their fancy.
Robert f. Dowling obtained during the week for
his company. the City Investing Company, proht
OF bout S. o.o by the sale OF the block front
tho west side OF Eighth ave. between SD and 34th
ste. 10 a syndicate OF well known investors Den
mis- & Preston the brokers. There are four
and six story brick warehouses the site The
block is opposite the proposed terminal station Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad 1t has frontage Of
1876 feet in both 33d and saith on February y
the Cry Investing Company bought the property at
auction for SS6 so
Samuel Green bought from the Nan Rensselaer,
estate No. l3l Liberty St a seven story office
building o3.2X100 feet. between Greenwich and
Washington sts. also from William Carr the Dal-
keith. Il six story apartment house. i4XS5 feet.
The northeast corner of 12ith and Ma olson
George Nicholas purchased the TWO four story
dwelling houses Nos 22 and p West 3sth ST. &2O
feet west Of 5th each l5N9S9 feet. from Alex
ander Frazer and Mrs. Wellington Crosby. respec-
lively This the first sale Of No % in thirty
six wears. Both parcels viii he extensively altered
for business use Parish. Fisher & Co were the
brokers
east corner ~ Madison and l2Sth 81. 100 feet
in the avenue 10y . feet in the street. J. J.
d l. Liebenthai who viii six story
apartment houses on the site.
Randolph Guggenhein sold 20 A Or1penheim a
plot. 90.llX100 feet, AT The northwest corner Of
Cathedral Parkway and eth ave. He took In ex-
change the Howell. a story apartment house
No. 80 10 516 West l24th ST. lo0xlo0 feet
Albert b. Ashforth sold for Heiiner q Wolf and
s. H. Stone Nos. 42l and 423 eth ave. and No l5g
West SD ST, plot 3oxsO feet At the northeast
corner OF SD ST II is diagonaIly opposite the
Pennsylvania tunnel terminal station There AR.
three old buildings site Mr. Stone bought
the property at auction years ago for $50 900
lie recently sold two-thirds interest in the parcel
TO Heilner a. Wolf. The present purchase price
about S265 000
Bernard Srnyth q Sons sold for I,eopold Nevvhorg
10 client of Eng-I. Eueel d O-,perhefrler a rlor
{" SIX lots al the northeast corner u 5th ave and
load ST Il has frontage Of laal1 feet ia -tb
ave by 80 feet in lO2d 81
Gibbs & Kirby sold the eight story aparrr,.r,
for oes bls5 a, Nos d2 and 81 West Ilth ST.
Voorhees, q Floyd sold for 5 r Wells 90 ,r,,s,..
o5ye9 ., 9'yIH is"Ist No 10 West Eth st on lot
an adjoining parcel " '' -" 'i''S ana
Louis Schrag and Walter s AuId sold fo~ r,..e,
1otleIl tAe block front in 1g7th 81 brrvyea-
=, esoh l. and Woodycrest ayes, about eighteen ors
A., General James NJ. varrum sold Nos .s1 and se2
a bot "a 5xs ,a ~o lhrfe story dwelling houses on
bt,ahlel lane B. Freedman. John Y. GoIdng was the R
Plans were nIcd in the week for a., ,la,.., -
QS PARK and Office building be erected To-,
ZION ~ N3IIi.,n - 80, o. on II plot AT the intersec-
70 20 pe OF the italian Renaissance type Hith facaIaS
!, slIitt IN al the hrst story and limestone above
sculptured fir,ra a, - "ei. crowned by
mali entrance m a. 'it NJ y iilam 81 corner. the
oe soorNed by a two story arched norc, eapi,as
oy engaged columns and bronze electroliers r.
cofIllce above the arch viii be decorated ritb foir
eagles of carved stone The banking oftirse Nh
occupy the basement and the first and r9nzzariIi
stories The building is to cost 500 Co FIra1G
tecls " '4' aFchl-
Plans also FLED fo- a five stor,. ,r,...
o"elang mouse. To he built for G -. jackson a.
30 Riverside Drive, south OF 79d ST In is Va h.
OF colonial design, with frontage Of RI feet a,1d -
depth or 60 feet, with extension. The facade
will be ornamental limestone with eaSS easan
story balcony. There Will be elevator and a cen
,raI staircase IL Is to cost 10000. Trowbr 4.
Livingston the architects