New-York tribune., 1909-12-10

A twelve story housekeeping apartment
house viii be built by syndioste OF well
known men on the entire block front on
she easterly side pf Broadway. from 18Th
20 18Th street. as an investment. IL
bought the property yesterday through
Hsrton Chapin from the Sandford estate
and Joseph V. Sanford for about $4,000.
The site 70 be improved measures 90 feet
;n Broadway and l0 feet both In 18th
and 18th streets Opposite The plot is the
Aprhrop apartment house. one OF the
largest st-uctunes az its kind In the world.
That dezl was the most important realty
transaction reported yesterday.
A midtown parcel changed hands yester-
dsy AT q sum which is said 70 be q new
high record price for the district The
rranssction was the sale of the four story
opelIng house No. s. East ssth street. on
n iot IexsS.s feet. by Tucker. Speyers a Co..
Tor Tsrrznt Putnam. 10 the Madison Realty
Company represented by The Douglas Rob
fnson-Chsrles S. Brown Company.
The purchasing company was formed sew
eral years ago BY Jhe late Dr. William T.
Bun. for the purpose OF acquiring real es-
tate q This block. with q view Of estab-
sishing q private ssnatorium 10 supplGnt
she one conducted by Dr. Bull its holdings
T.
street. a. No - 70 u. extending 10 30 g
60 s. EasI SSd street. where the frontage is
sls fee
Tor TIE Ssth street house. Just acquired,
rsghich INCREASES the frontage in thai street
40 = feet Nj. Putnam received. Il is SAID.
$4,000. or a price equaIhng $50 q running
sooL. or ssl 4 square foot According 10 re-
port. the best price previously paid by the
company for any OF IT'S holdings was -e2.5oo
given FOR the 1S-foot plot al 40. 81 East
Ssth street
Henry Ives Cobb. architect. has fled for
sSlswson & Hobbs plans fer charging the
four STORY house No. ls2 West "a street
and rsfrting IL for suites OF private Offices
The reconsu ucuon viii be OF reinforced
s,onc-ere work. and the remodened building
viii have a new FACADE Of classic design
slnished with Corinthian pilasters. and an
entrance adorned with bronze pedestals
supporting ornamental lamps. The i'm
provements are 70 cost S20o0o. Slswson q
Hobbs VIII occupy the entire building.
Plans have also been fled by Gross g.
Gross. architects. for Mrs H =. Livingston
sor remodeuing the rwo hve story dwelling
houses Nos e. ana q East sd street. add
sng three stories 70 the rear. fitting the
TOD floors as studios II frunt. ana erect
sng new facsdes of Colonial design, with
balconies az ths second floor windows and
q halustrade at the roof The improve
snents are 10 De- made at q cost Of $4,000.
Plans have also been fled for a i've story
Fathouss for twenty-five families. 10 be
built az q cost OF $50 90 from designs by
Moore g. Landsiedel, IN 1SSth street. west
a. Broadway. for EDWARD Waters. as
owner for Z six story tenement house, with
stores. for E. i. Golden. from designs by
q g. Meyers a. Ncs. - and IS Roosevelt
street 20 cost $500. and O. one story
Flsning uiu az No. GO West Soth street. for
she Thiraerh Street AIill Company. from
designs BY Z ~. styles. 20 cost s. 600.
Plans have been hled FOR q sixteen story
commercial building. with ground floor
Stores. % be built from designs by Neville
a BagEs for Charles BroEan. Incorporated.
a. owner al the northeast corner OF Fourth
svenus aud 20tn street opposite the historic
All Souls Unitarian Church. Il Is 20 oe -l6
seet high. with a facade o. terra Gotta
trimmed brick finished With three story
havs set between DoTlc pilssrurs at the
rhree ropTnost stories and crowned with q
large Icornice.
The building win have ar avenue frontage
O. &c feet and a street frontage of 90 feet.
y n 70 cost gs500eo.