New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

Heights. Many millions will be spent this spring
in improving sites in those districts With large
modern apartment houses.
One of the most important transactions reported
last week the sale by Jesse T. Meeker. for
Jefferson NJ. Levy to the Tarrytown Building
Company OF which John A. Walker Is president.
of the two five story buildings. Nos. 13l and 33
West 2Sth The structures occupy a plot SO. Ak
100 feet. The Tarrytown Building Company viii
erect the site story modern building
from plans by Lewis A. Hornum architect This
proposed structure has already been leased from
the plans TO person for a term of twenty-one
years, at net rental aggregating $500 GEO This
transaction indicates that there is still a big de-
mand by large concerns for space in this fine loft
district. The building is to be ready for occu-
panCy before November /. one Of the
largest deals in the downtown district was the
sale by Herman Wronkow of the parcel No 595
81 oadWay. five story building lot %. t0x2O0
feet extending to SIS Mercer st The seller took
in part payment twelve lots in 10th St west OF
1th ave. On that site big APARTMENT house will
be built Thomas Healy the restaurant propre-
tor, bought last week the four story building on
plot lOOXl0O feet at the northeast corner OF
Goth st and Columbus ave, from the Charles T
Barney estate for $350,OOO. Mr.. HeaIy has had
restaurant on the ground floor of the building
for the last ten Years y market was also found
last week oy John II. Berry for the Whitehall
seven story elevator apartment house. occupying
plot 5o.5N1o0. feet at the southeast corner OF
n,
Fioyd resold last week for Morris Franklin to
client Of Roher1 Colgate & Co. the five story build
ing No. 81 Mercer street between Broome and
Spring SITS. ON lot 242x1o0 feet.
'rukshank * Co. and j. y. KalIey & Son sold
last Week for the Brewer estate No 23e : a42
West ST ANA No. Il Hubert St. ola buildings on =
plot fronting o3 feet in West ST. and s., feet in
Hubert 81. \ modern business building will he mn
up on the site, which adjoins the new Fruit Ex-
'""lee Buhdhg. Charles l4tue also found a buyer
IN the week for the premises at the northeast
corner or Sin ave. and 1st ST. known as No 215 10
23o Sth ave. ana 10 26l to 265 West Zjst st This
property was bought by Mr I.aue at q foreclosure
SAFE last month for S0i,5.9 The plot has a front
age OIL iy'' ieet IN the avenue and 100 feet in the
street. Thomas & Son sold for EIl1in & Hermann
I" the estate of f. +. Hooper the two five story
tenement houses. with stores Nos l-22 and 17ot
Amsterdam ave. The houses occupy lot 5Axloo
feet and adjoin the corner parcel. recently sold
10 Inc same estate. the size of the combined par
GELS being 75Xl0o feet. ON The corner plot is 70
he hulIi q modern office building. and II il also
the intention of the estate to alter the second
story of the adj ming houses for use for business
purposes.
There Is considerable activity in tho RfverdaIe
diSN1ct ON" of the largest transactions last week
IN that district vas the sale by Richard AIexan-
DER OF tra" "f about nine and one-half acres
fronting M Arlington and NcthorIand ayes b
tween 221th and -30th SITS. This is one Of the bfr
sest vacant parcels IN the district. II was owned
Tor long time bS the Sage estate. The bIIyer is =
syndicate represented by j. j. McKelvev Tho
property IS TO be improved and then offered for
sale Among the dwelling houses soII last week
We're the following. No. = West 9Th ST. a f,ll,
story English basement browustone house on = Ior
l'Ny23 feet, by i. II. Ludlow d Co for IuIi, {;
Fowles No. 6I6 Wes; 18th ST. a four story Ar,ori
can basement house, on lot 20xlO0ll feet nv
Victor NJ Earle for Sabria Deshon. No 67s West
End ave. southeast corner Of SD ST a i've story
American basement house, Il plot - 4y26 f.et
by Clarence :. Hopghton TO Miss Laura Opper. No
slO Prospect ave, three story frame house tn
Mrs. T. A Green. who owns No. 9l2. adjoining and
no" controls plot 344xlOO feet: No S22 Crotona
Park South three story frame building on 4
lot 9PN'6 feet 10y Joseph f. Day for William
Ma'Nk", No 'G Manhattan ave. a three story
hous', ON a lot l91!N50 feet, by Charles S Kohlcr
Tor Mrs Elizabeth a. Rose 10 Mrs Anna La
cIolN, who will occupy the premises No 2469 CranC
ave- a three story house, a plot 41x105 feet
between Fordham Road and ST Jamcs's Place Inv
'hafIes , Ins 10 MI Regan; No 65i West
End ave. hve story American basement house
I6Ah feet between 9lst and q2d SIS. bv Frederick
HuteiI for Joseph ". Iiehtrnau,r 60 Thoma. I,
Mckenna. No t'5 10 6I9 West l79th ST.. three three
story and basement houses each a lot lssxloo