New-York tribune., 1909-11-11
BIG MIDTOWN SALES
NJ. CRYSTAL BUYS SITE IN VEST 10Th
STREET FOR LOFT BUILDING
Broadsray Block Front Changes Hands-Company Gets
House IN 57th Street, Near Fifth Apenue.

The volume OF reslty trading yesterday
was iarge. Several OF the transactions re
ported by brokerage houses and the sales
held by Bryan l. Kennedy In the Real
Estate Exchange salesroom attracted
widespread attention.
In the midtown district the premises
No. a. 20 s6 West Goth street were sold
twice by NJ a L Hess. first for various
owners 10 the State Realty and Mortgage
Company. OF which Judson S. Todd is pres
ident and then resOld for Mr.. Todd's CON-
pany 10 NJ. Crystal. who recently bought
No. 40 West 2Oth street
The combined parcels form plot
lo1.SXs2.6 feet on which Mr. Crystal will
erect a twelve-story store and loft build
ing The deal VIII represent an investment
OF more than $4,000. Adjoining the site is
The Cammeyer Building
Large speculative deals were features OF
the business done on the West Side. one
OF the principal transactions there was
the sale OF a block 'front.' IN Broadway
from 18th 20 18th street 20 a syndicate
which VIII erect. Il IS said. an apartment
house on the site. The parcel is opposite
the Apthorp apartment house.
lyers were also active on the Heights
George z. Baldwin sold FOR 100000 Sor the
~ffe-s NAAAeAl t4~AA1n AolAllalA 10 Alt
Reliant Realty Company a plot sAsxl25
feet AZ the northeast corner of I72d street
and st. Nicholas avenue. A $4,000 six
story elevator apartment house VIII be built
on the parcel. An apartment house VIII also
he built on a plot at the northwest corner
OF ls2d street and Broadway. The prem
ises were sold yesterday by W. ID. Morgan
70 q company.
The McNicl1ar. Gaillard Realty Company
solo for the Brodhead estate No. $50 Man
haitian avenue. az the southeast corner OF
l0sth street. five story apartment house
with stores, on lot 25XlO0ll feet, TO a
client as an investment
Another important transaction was the
sale by Frederick Fox & Co. 20 Charles
Lsue OF the old building No lOl Prince
street FOR the Kettel estate Mr.. Laue now
owns a plot lO0XlOo feet at the northeast
corner OF Greene and Prince streets, on
which he viii build a structure for post
Office purposes.
That 5sth street. between Madison and
Sixth avenues, IS destined 10 become al
an early date an important retail business
thoroughfare is foreshadOwed II was
thought by the sale of No. "a West 9th
street by Henry ID. Winans & May. De-
tails OF the transaction viii DE found in
another column.
Plans have been fled for remodelling the
two four story buildings al the northwest
corner OF Broadway and 18th street. for
merly an automobile warehouse. into an
Office building. the lower floor being fitted
as an automobile salesrOOm- the change
OF occupancy being made for T. Edwin
Ward al cost OF $4,000 from designs by
Charles J.. Pedsn.
Plans have also been filed by Markowitz
a. Elliott Tor making over the old two
story German Mission Church. az Nos. la
and lsS East Houston street, into a NOV
ing picture hail, the transformation OF the
building being made al nominal cost for
Steiner d Markowitz as lessees. The old
pews viii be used for seats.
Plans have also been filed for enlarging
the four story and basement dwelling
house 40. 20 West 73d street, adding a
;hree story extension. the improvements
being made for r. }. Mclaughlin from
designs hy Clement y. BrIn. and for re-
modelling the four story tenement house
No - Eighth avenue the improvements
being made from designs by Adoiph r.
Nast for Herbert C Pell. OF Tuxedo. y. Y,
10 better the lighting and sanitation In
conformity with Tenement Department re-
quirements.
Plans have also been fled for a new six
story warehouse at Nos. Us and $50 Frank
lin street from designs by Louis c. Maurer
for the Nos. rs and $50 Franklin Street
Company al a cost of $4,000 and for re-
modelling the lower floor OF the six story
brick loding house and store al 30. -
Division street, owned by JOel Sammitt.
the alterations being made from designs
hy Be7nstein & Bernstein 20 conform with
the change ~ street grade az the Manhat-
IAN Bridge terminal