New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-24
A $4,000 BRONX DEAL
PROPERTY WELL LOCATED
Part of the audubon Park Tract
Also ResOId to Builders.

The real estate market was brisk yesterday 1t
could not be otherwise with scores of leading OPP
orators and investors prominent in me uaahe'
The washington Heights section furnished lafse
part of the bsuiness transacted In Inc biihoN
several large properties found ready buyers
An agreement was also virtually made yesterday
which will result in a change of ownership to the
LYONS Building, Nos. 236 and 25S Fifth avenue ior
s, 10000
through Jacob I4eitner. TO the American Real rs
tate Company, the Johnson Building at the juno
ton of Westchester and Prospect avenues. having
a frontage of 295 feet Westchester avenue ahd
267 feet on Prospect avenue, on plot cohtan'ius
1900 square feet The Cosmopolitan Bank the
Longwod Club and the Prudential Life Insurance
Cornpanv have officesen this building.
IT is one of the most prominent corner structures
in The Bronx.
The plot was sold in the boom OF 1903 The buyer
got control of # under a contract for N5o' lie
sold the contract at profit of $1,000
The property was held at $4,000
The reports also showed that Adolph NJ. Bend
helm SOM Brothers and Max Marx have already
succeeded in marketing a large part OF the Auou-
bon Park property, which they bought on aSt sat
urday They have Sold to the Gross Heroeher
Company plot 991lxlOO feet. at the northeast cor
ner of Broadway and 10th street The work CT
erecting a nine story freproof elevator apartment
house. with stores, on the premises VIII De pesul
at once by the buyer. This is one OF the AUDUBON
Park parcels.
The Grfnneu estate sold plot 1o0x1o0 feet, at the
northeast corner of l5sh street and Broadway, OPP
pcsite Audubon Park. The buyer resold the prop
erty TO building loan operator
Arnold, Byrne & Baun.ann rtsold for the SOUND
Realty Company Nos 1SS and 100 Wsdsworth ave-
nue. southwest corner of 1S9d street, two five story
apartment houses, with stores. On u plot NoHIVo
feet to client as an investment The houses were
taken in a trade a month ago. in which the Sound
eRalty Company and Robert W. Wallace figured
The was ais he
10 j W. Right of plot of seven lots at the south
east corner of l60th street and Broadway. Mr.
Kight will build six story apartment houses on the
the Sound Realty Company TO Edward Hirsch
plot 97x120 feet at the northwest corner or 1oIst
street and Prospect avenue
Plans have been filed with Buildings Superin-
tendent Murphy for remodelling the two three
1S5th street into a restaurant and cafe with
new ornamental entrance in the old English style
The change of occupancy is to be made for Robert
T. Murray and Henry c. Nash who have leased
the premises for a term Of years.
Plans have also been filed by the architects Of
the New York Central Company for erecting can
opy over Depew Place just north of 45d street, 10
be used during the construction of part Of the
new Grand Central terminal, to protect the pas
sengers' passageway from the present old station
10 the temporary station in the Grand Central
Palace. The canopy is TO cost S1,lOo.
Plans have also been filed for charging the four
story warehouse No. 237 West 50th street by adding
two stories in the rear. the improvements being
made for Charles Raab as owner.