New-York tribune., 1908-01-03
THE WILBRAHAM SOLD.
FRONTS IN FIFTH 41PENUE.
John j. Gibbons Pays Sl,000,0 900
for the Property.

Iohn J. Gibbons owner Of the china. glass and
carthenware house of Gilman, Collamore Co,
has bought the WiIbraham Building. an eight
story mercantile and apartment structure, No
aSs Fifth ave. northwest corner Of Soth ST.,
through Frederick Fox & CO. from Mrs Emily
IL Moir for about $1,000 00o.
The building covers a plot 4oxl25 feet In
1883 a four story dwelling house stood the
site William Moir bought the property that
year from John Watson for s2S5000. Mr. Moir
erected the present structure on the plot Gil
man. Collamore & Co have occupied the store,
basement and first loft in the Wilbraham since
the day the structure was ready for occupancy
Mr. Gibbons thinks that this section of Fifth
ave because of its accessibility to and from all
lines of transit, will for a number of years he
preferable to the section further uptown
The upper part of the building is TO be main
tained as a most exclusive bachelor apartment
hotel
Title 70 large part of the Lenox Library
block, bounded by Fifth and Madison aves and
10Th and list sts, was transferred yesterday
The Fifth ave. front purchased by Henry g
Frick was not conveyed. as the trustees must
retain title TO If until the new library build
ing, at z2d st and Fifth ave, is ready for oc-
cupancy. Mr. Frick got title. however, to q plot
S0x20o feet in the rear of the FItth ave lots-
Dave Hennen Norris took title to a parcel 35x
AN~N
east of Fifth ave. and Otto Kahn got title to
p parcei 75x1o0.5 feet on the south side of list
81 Both Mr. Morris and Mr.. Kahn Will i'm
r1,ove their plots with large dwelling houses for
their own occupancy. Henry D. Winans & May
we're the brokers in the sale Of the block.
IN the Real Estate Exchange salesrooms yes
ferday Herbert A. Sherman sold at foreclosure
the leasehoId No 10 West 18th st, four
story dwelling house, on lot 164x1G0.5 feet.
xr-s,- 7T1on
amount due was about $4,000. Joseph P Day
sold at foreclosure No. a. East 18th st, q
FIVE story brick tenement house. a plot 81 \
76 ID feet. TO N. Rosensweig, the plaintiff. fo-
S2SSJa. The sum due was about SS,3oo, subject
10 tz1o mortgages Of S232 $50 He also SOLD at
foreclosure Nos 516 and 51S 111th st, near
Pleasant ave. a seven story tenement house.
on q plot 5ttx100. 10N irregular, TO A. H Sturges
for $1,000 He also sold at foreclosure Nos %
and 254 West 149th st, six story fathouse
GA s plot 4ox99l1 feet, TO the Empire City
odHorbing Company for $4,000 and Nos.
ais ana 80 West 18th ST, a six story fiat
house ioxg911 feet. to the Empire City Wood
working Company for S41.15o
The auction offerings to-day viii be:
Ey Joseph Day: No 11s cath st. go # " Of e:h
sye. Il JOKES o. ; s'y and store, N shaw et a.
sId ref amt cue s277i So taxes. etc secs: 6ls
= Gross ez;r etc sEi { NeaendoTfer al; acon
L Nendcl jT. atty {, Peters. ref. amt due
81 as etc 81 3o6 AZ: sub prior mort of
sl2s 81. No 67 70 $40 southern Boule' ard 80 II
- John 15ox12lx irreg 9 sty hs and stores
Operating Co Wainwright al. @
sity: II A Friedman. ref: ss.141 80
sub prior Of 1J06
80 l7fst st, .5xfes1. # store
Idsieln aGt il Mason 81 al; Parker q Z. atys
acs5 ref: amt S2i 80 taxes etc. S441 50: No
1866 Ar~terda nlaVe cor i22d st. 30 llx1o0
4 rs and Jefferson Bank J II
lritz Arnsten L. attys: 7 McManas. ref: amt
dr.. SS.1-rl 81
nv Herbert \ Sherman: Wales ave u W
or gz5th 81 IIs.exl00: sly cwg vacant. r q
Eeaeg set EilaTe & Triest 81: = W Naran att; :
! Wsis r., AIT due. si7140 80. taxes. etc 81 600