New-York tribune., 1906-12-16

estinc and affected many big parcels In various
sections CT the city. 1t also revealed an irnportli
Purchasing movement in and near SD St, between
Park and Lexington aves: The persons identNeo
v,ish that movement say IL is largely due 10 ,he
Nev YORK Central plans for changing the ihotiNe
ROVER of trains in the Park tunnel from steam
10 electricity and for inclosing the tunnel as ia
.o,,tl; as s7th ST. so from 56th St TO sllh 81
ne centre OF the roadway Of the avenue VIII ue
fai0 out in grass plots. as above 9olh 81 o.
houses In s2d st, between Park and Lexington
ave were sold in the week. Frederick l. b.i' y
scld for LILLIAN c. Rainbow TO Mnturn Post Coiiiiis
No JOG East SD st, four story hathouse' oa q
lot Ie2xlo0-5 feet. Randolph Hurry SOLO NO ii "
i22 East 62d St. five four story hathouses' on
plot s0xlOo.5 feet.
The demand for loft buildings in what is KNOWN
as the rnid-section Of Manhattan Island is aP-
psrently much greater than the supply, Juee
from the number OF sites bought last week lot I'M
movement with loft buildings. ana tie saie' -
s,cb structures The centre Of the mld-secoloh As
about goth st and 9th ave-. and IL was III ,a ' -
of this district that the greatest actlNi'y -
SRI. last week This increase in loft ouiioins re
fleets the prosperity OF the country Tor when uils
-. hed the number Of wholesale and retain DUST
ness houses needing loft space grows less anu 10Y
building IS at stsndstin. Just at present Nieto
ere scores OF business concerns seeking whole Duu
fnes for their use, where four or nNe e@i'
eco they found ample space on one or two nooIs
OF the ordinary six story loft structure IL Is no'
an unusual thing now 10 see many business ~ IiS
leasing or buying buildings for their own use from
the plans .,. ,,a leases
a., tbe ,rid-section IN the week. They sold for the
estate OF John ]. Crane No. 81 West 4sl ST. S"N'
.eet and No SO West 2lst st. % lxses feel- Ior H
,tcp Kelly 10 the State Realty and Mortgage Coii'
pany The combined plots will be improved oy tle
erection OF an eleven story and basement store
and loft building They also leased Tor 1eoise u
1oigueron the store, basement and SIX loltS III te
new eleven story building No. ID West A.th ST. 10,
a long term Of years. NJ & i. Hess also leaseu
9or charles Hallmuth about 10000 square feet OF
space in the freproof building in course OF coA-
etruction No. 154 TO LIS West 18th St. for long
term OF years. at an aggregate rental OF aooul
s125.OO0
FREDERICK G Zobel bought from the State Realty
and Mortgage Company Nos. q and 81 East I'D ST.
b2x9s9 feet. He VIII erect a twelve story lott
building on the SITE Emily B. Hopkins sold NO IS
East 2Jth st. an eight story building. 2X'i lee'.
II is about 25 feet east of the Continental Hotel
site.
William c. Prime reported to have sold NO.
IS East sd st. four story building. on plot Z'x
ssS feet. This report could not be confirmed last
night.
Douglas Robinson. Charles S. Brown & Co. have
sold for Austen G. Fox a client of Herman LIE
Roy Edgar No. % to &c West 18th st, six story
Two big 5th ave- parcels were sold in the week
one the plot Sl25 feet $5 feet south OF ia ST
the brokers in that deal and Edward H. Van In.
sa bIT Se, re y I,,+cas % mica vas abont sS1 eo
The other parcel which changed hands No. 2S2
between SOth and $ist gts II forms an L. wita
the Hotel Walcott plot at No. West Slst St II
for inside single lot in 5th ave south of S4th
Dreicer Of the jewery fr1n of Jacob Dreicer &
Son, the seller. Mr.. DTeicer purchased the build
lng twelve years ago for 500 He sold It TO Mr..
Martin because he is erecting structure for the
ana oth ave. Chambers d WELLER were the brokers
nenJly active in the Pennsylvania tunnel section.
q for lin Hain Nos and
bse eSG 84t9 Sit 6oItS t%o seven story a@partme9t @ m
West S5th St. two old dwelling houses and Christ's
resIby5eTian I3 Church @ propeTty l2|xsSs feet Wal
The buyers. The property was held at about $780,,
Pennsylvania Railroad from S3d 10 84th SIS John
Jacob Astor bought No. 225 TO 24l West saith ST.
D. B: Freedman bought from Lee sbubert No.
M also bought %o "a Wesf e 41 S looxSSs @ & feet
dwelling house. on a lot l6.6X100 feet.
pany, OF which f A Fox is president. the Plot, 4sx
100 feet. the south side of St 1O2 feet east
on the site by the buyer Gustavus L. Lawrence
Almerio II. Paget, Of London England, sold No II
East tlst St, ! five story dwelling house on a lot
Albert B. Ashforth sold a plot. IOOxl0O2 feet, on
Sse Se sDIln slGe @ or fh ST. opposite the american
big studio building on the site.
Mooney Nos: SO and 81 Front ST. two iive story
buildings. l13 feet south Of Old Slip on plot 457x
slawson & Hobbs sold for Andrew F. Murray to
ele
yator apartment house AT No. 34S West 1lSth St.
ard Isaac Mannhener four SIX story iathoases
no 2iS 10 26o West l54th St, each plot S76xl00
Robert r. Rainey sold for Balina Winner and
building. On a iot 25x6s feet. It is about 4s feet
Henry J. Hall sold no. 1oe Barclay St. a four
story Puiiding, on lot Asx7sS feet. between West
y. G. B2ssman sold for the Shaw estate to the
with stores at the northeast corner of l86th St
and Third ave. extending through TO Lincoln ave.
The George f. johnson Sons Company purchased
Through Jacob Leitner, the block front on west
side OF Whitlock ave. between Barretto and Tiff
purchase the Johnson company now controls ali
the uninproved property in Whtlock ave. between
erty viii be improved with two-family houses sim
ilar TO those built by the Johnson company the
Palmer & Zimmerman and Henry NJ. Well sold for
-four story dwelling house on a lot l6 8xsSg feet
Frederick Zittel sold for the Palisade Realty
nent house with stores. at the southwest corner
OF Soth St and Columbus ave. II occupies plot
The rutland & Whiting Company sold for Moses
ve story building on plot s2x 1 feet Daniel
y. Freedman recently sold No. Il Water St
Color Company for a term OF years 30 s2s to ss7
West DIST 81 and Nos $50 and G32 West 52d 81,
abutting. II comprises four story factory build
Ing occupying nearly seven lots. List & Rose
!arhe Real Estate record and Guide" says. in its
last issue in regard 10 the real estate situation, in
.Undsrne;eth and supporting the present real
estate market there Is felt 10 be by every token
quite beyond even what the transactions OF a very
measure In Msnhatan espeeaIy ths deh feeling ef1e is is
daily spreading wider among the strongest invest
81 special interest We're all represented prominently
t ere Tie ansactions in Futon and Bagclay s,gen
tts, which attributed TO the influence of The
exceptional moment on Washington Heights tended