New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28

Several choice improved and unnproved parcels
or the West Side. north OF 18th and south OF
18th ST. changed hands last week. This is Of
the most attractive sections OF the city. will
probably be for many years allurIng TO the
speculative builder and investor any other high
class residential district; It Is a long time since
such large budget of sales of vacant land in tie
section reported in one week Activity IN va
plots almost wholly confined 10 the Clare
mont ave. part Of this hourishing and we'll built
district.
Between seth ST. and 18th st, west OF sth ave.
the supply Of high class apartment houses is not
greater than the demand. while north of l25th
and west Of Sth the number Of modern apart
1rent houses is considerably larger than the pres
needs OF that section If apartment house
rentals in the most noTtherly West Side districts
were much less than they the real estate mar
ket might once again oe surprised by wholesale
removals from the crowded downtown tenement
house sections TO uptown residential districts. as Il
about three years ago. when thousands of
Jewish families moved about the same time. as II
by prearranEement. from dingy and poorly con-
struCted East Side fatholses. TO Harlem. That
memorable moving episode was attributed to varl-
Gus causes, few realty experts agre eng any one
factor the principal cause The chief reason
for Il appeared 10 be that hathouse rentals IN
Harlem then were not high on the East Side
and that for SIS OF so month fats with sunny
and large rooms could at that time he found in
Harlem, whereas only poorly ventilated flats were
u be leased Tor that sum a month on the lower
East Side.
II Is the opinion Of many realty experts that
there fe NOT more NeaItffuI part Of the city than
the Fort Washington Heights section Its transit
facilities are also as good as those Of many other
sections OF the city. t also has many fine libraries.
fourshing churches Of various denominations, large
modern public and private schools. ana many kllas
Of With the opening Of the subway builders
and operators expected that hundreds Of families
living in crowded downtown streets would INVADE
the Fort Washington Heights district but the
months 20 YEARLY by and yet there are no signs
of rush 10 occupy the Lathouses built in the dis
t-irt within the last years. Nor is there likely
o be unusual demand for fats there so long as
1-e present rentals remain as they are. The sum
of ID mo wi an %
Washington Heights than Il will on the West
Side between 59th and i25th SITS, and until that
amount Of money has greater buying power than
y has IN TIE lover cholcs west -ue ciSlIe'S C''i
plants about vacancies from landlords Of Fort
Washington Heights houses will be heard, unless
the supply Of nathouses should suddenly become
much less than the demand or scores OF specula-
tive builders OF Fort Washington Heights houses
be forced TO sacrifice their holdings Then lower
rentals might be found and the expected invasion
Of the section take place
No wonder the far seeing spectators and build
ers are not planning any unusually large apart
meut house projects in the northerly west side
districts and turning their attention 10 the
West Side from 59th % 18th streets The activity
noticeable in the ClaremOnt ave part Of the dis
t~ict last week IS probably the beginning OF big
purchasing movement there, which IS expected to
be a feature OF the fall realty market
One OF the leading deals in the West Side section
between 18th and 18th SITS last week was the sale
by Bernard Snlyth IL Sons for the Post estate 70
Charles II. Rosenthal Of plot OF over twelve lots
CT the northeast corner Of ClaremOnt ave and lc2d
81 The Mot has frontage of 800 feet IN Claremont
ave and IN Riverside Park its depth is 12l feet it
s opposite the two blocks recently sold in Clare
mont ave. between 12eth and I22d SITS. The same
firm also sold to the same purchaser for Joseph IL
afaIlen lot on the west side Of Broadway, 50 feet
north of 1920 st. q 3x about l2SX Irregular ana
for the Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust Com
rauy a plot on the west side OF Broadway, ~ feet
north OF l2ad st.. So feet IN Broadway by about I9
feet IN depth and for Georgtana H Speer the lot
adjoining on west side Of Broadway, 211%4 feet
north OF 1920 St. 25x about SOx irregular Mr.
Rosenthal also purchased through the same brokers
g plot on the west side Of Broadway. - feet north
Of i22d st. feet n Broadway by about lls feet
y Irregular giving him combined plot Of 800 feet
q. Clarenont ave by 200 feet in depth and frontage
s broadway Of 1885, ~ feet. The plot VIII probably
be improved with high class apartment houses Inc
rrouerty sold by the Post estate has been owned by
the egtate since 1872 and is the last OF its holdings
.n this section.
Frederick Ztttel sold for Daley Carlson six
ssory apartment house With stores on plot 1GJzI0
feet al l40th St and Broadway.
Henry Dazian sold the Raleigh. q seven story
elevator apartment house. Nos. sl4 and SIC West
IND ave- on a plot 5ox1oo2x Irregular, between
esth and 10th SITS.
William G. Park sold q plot. 10)X171-io feet ex-
tending from Cathedral Parkway 10 10th St, l5o
Feet west Of Columbus
Joan r Davidson and Pehlernann 81 6chwegler
sold for the Levy & Weinstein Construction Com
Many the Royal Arms. q six story elevator apart
ynent house on plot 1O9x1o0 feet at the southwest
corner Of 12Sth 1T and Broadway.