New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
UPTOWN ZONES ACTIVE
MANY BIG PLOTS SOLD.
Larger Number of Builders Promi-
ment Again as Buyers.

a market was found last week for q large num-
her Of investment properties in the upper sections
of the city The volume OF trading in those zones
was about evenly divided between improved and
vacant parcels. Activity in the lower districts was
somewhat scattered, the principal transactions
south of 18th street being the midtown sections
near or forming part the central Fifth avenue
retail shopping centre
Henry N Singh added his realty holdings last
week by the purchase OF a block containing about
twenty-five lots bounded by Jerome and MOTIFS
avenues lqsd street and kingsbridse Road he
purchased il through B. J. Weisker, IT., or the
Office Of James i. Libby, from the F1eischmanh
Realty and Construction Company 1t has a front
age OF $50 feet each thoroushfare and is one OIL
the finest unin1proved blocks in the Jerome avenue
district Mr. Singh viii probably improve 1t with
anar4rnent houses in the near future The f1elsch-
mann company the seller in this TRANSACTION also
figured in a number OF other interesting oeals ehe
activity Of this company being one Of the features
Of the week II purchased No 14O Perry street
three story brick dwelling house lot 2xSI feet
through Jacob J. Talbot from Alfred Chirney- MT
l-airney had owned this property for over nfly
wears The buyer also owns two adjoining parcels
an6 VIII erect on the plot, which has frontage Of
O. feet story business building for Its own use
Alexander Grant purchased in the week the plot,
lox1q feet the northwest corner OF I1Sth street
and Broadway. from the Fort Washington synol-
cate through Arnold. Byrne & Baumann He Will
erect on the site high class apartment house 1t
=
IS the buyer Of the six story elevator apartment
house al the southeast corner OF sth street ana
Madison avenue recently sold by Benjamin Nleoefs
through William Lemberg and Norris Marso-
xitz He gave in part payment 2 plot, lSlN1OOn
feet on the north side Of 9th street l56 feet east
,,f Madison avenue. on that high class
six story elevator apartment houses VIII De pulII-
Modern ha1houses viii also be built on plot
lan1lx10o1l feet at the northeast corner Of Burn
side and Walton avenues. which was sold in the
81, IOlnl9 L.
10 q builder Afr Warner also sold. through the
same brokers plot sox70 feet, the south side
Of 10Th street 5l5-11 feet west Of Broadway.
Another choice plot in the upper sections OF the
city which changed hands IN the week has 'front.'
age cf 60 feet on the north side Of Nth street. ABOUT
l2a feet west Of Broadway The Fluri Construc-
-ion Company was the seller and q builder the
hrryer. David Stewart was the broker in the deal
He also sold for the same client a plot with a
frontage CT S feet the north side OF 1Sfh
street 1@ feet east Of Fort Washington ave
rue Several interesting trades affecting prop
erty in the upper sections were reported IN Inc
week Charles / Weinstein, Samuel Cohen ana
julius W Brandt figured in one OF the principal
exchanges. Mr.. weins1ein sold TO Messrs- Cohen
and Brandt the TWO six story apartment houses on
q plot loa11xS4 feet. at the south corner OF loSth
street and Fifth avenue in part payment he took
No 2 10 2s West 153d street three five story fat
houses and No. $50 S24 East 1oSrh street. three
six story apartrent houses. Sheriff Foley was also
numbered among the buyers the market last
week lie bought from Charles N. Rosenthal Nos
Slz5 and x47 Broadway, six story apartment house
on lot 45x1eo feet. He gave in part payment 1our
lots al the southwest OF 105th street and
F-dceoonlbe avenue An investor purchased the
ogden a five story limestone and brick apartment
house No. Sn Ogden avenue. It occupies plot
75xs5 feet.
The largest deal in the upper Fifth avenue sec
tion in the week was the purchase by William
Sittenhan Of the SIX story dwelling house, on q
plot TX about 1O2 feet, at the south corner OF
Fifth avenue and Ssth street This structure is
numbered among the best built of its kind in this
city. II has all modern improvements including
elevator, etc. The property was held at $45oeo
William CruikshanE1's Sons were the brokers.
In the central midtown district one of the lead
ing transactions Of the week the sale Of No
% to 3 West street, twelve story mercantile
building on q plot 1olx92 feet through Tucker.
Speyers & Co. for Henry Corn, to an investor
The purchase price about s750091. number
Of fine dwelling houses north Of 18th street were
also disposed Of in the week Another interesting
transaction was the sale Of the five story Ameri-
can basement house on q lot 20X1oo feet at the
northeast corner of 65th eet and Park avenue
1or John N CarreTe, the architect Pease & Eli
man were the brokers in the deal In the Real
Estate Exchange salesrooms Nos y and l6 Nesey
street there several big budgets Of offerings,
and the majority Of parcels found ready buyers