New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
MANY HOUSES SOLD
Ell NIDO APARTMENT, IN ST. NICHOLAS AYE
NUE., BOUGHT BY IN INVESTOR
The Woodmere, Washington Heights Changes Hands
Upper Park 1renue Residential Zone Being Enlarged.

Salcs of uptown apartment houses were
among the principal realty transactions re-
rorted yesterday FL Nido. one or the iagg-
est and one of the best apartment houses
on the West Side. was sold by John r.
Davidson for The Palisade Building Com
aany CBing & Bing) TO an investor. The
housc occupies a plot at the northwest
CORNER Of St Nicholas avenue and ll6th
street fronting 50 feet on the avenue and
l8s feet on the street. 1t was held at
.s2a aoa0. The sellers recently took IT in ex-
change for the cromwell apartment house,
on the north side of 137th street, between
Riverside Drive and Broadway.
What is said TO be the tallest freproof
apartment house on Washington Heights
vas sold by Thomas J. Mclaughlin s
Sons. through Slawson & Hobbs. The prop
erty is the Woodmere, ten story suuct-
ure. which will soon be ready for occu-
paBcy. and which occupies plot 991lXloO
feet at the northeast corner of 14lst street
and Broadway. II wac held at So5O,O0. II
was purchased by Walter S. Mack and
several other persons. The site was pur-
chased by the McLaughlins in November.
1913 from Clifford Marshall for $4,000
Another investment deal was the purchase
of a five story elevator apartment house
D.
Madison avenue through Duff & Conger
The repoT. printed in The Tribune yes
terday that d large part Of the Union
Theological Seminary site, on the west side
OF Park avenue. from 69th TO 10Th street,
had been sold, was confirmed by Douglas
Robinson. Charles 5. Brown & Co, sole
agents Of the property. The entire prem
ises are to be restricted to the building or
high class dwelling houses. There * not
the slightest doubt that this section OF the
sft.- Is going to be one Of the most valuable
and one Of the finest dwelling house zones.
Brokerage operations continue 10 reflect
the rapidly growing popularity OF this al
Turing i1ame district, and show an lncreas-
anE demand not only for plots and houses
fronting in the avenue, but also in the
streets An important transaction IN the
district reported yesterday was the safe by
Richard Collins for Mrs Minnie Rinaldo
Of the three story dwelling house No. l5S
East 18th street This : the fourth recent
sale in the block bounded by Park and
Lexington. avenue. 7Sd and 74th streets
plot al The northeast corner of Park avenue
and 80 street was bought a few days ago
BY Oakleigh Thorne, president OF the trust
Company Of America, and new five story
American basement dwelling house by DT.
lAHeltDal, ana a NdGdllA AOl III NAiS bAS0NA
was sold by ]. A MoCrea, vice-presideht
ce the Long Island Railroad. to builder
fer Improvement with a dwelling house
The house just sold is in the rear of the
53d streoc properties.
The market for properties in The Bronx
IS growing better daily Several block
fronts IL The borough were sold yesterday
Plans have been filed for remodelling the
five story tenement house and stores at No.
4gs Hudson street, the improvements being
made for George Vassar as owner, from
plans by John /. Franklin and Frank
Stranb. in conformity with Tenement De-
partment requirements, at a cost of $500.
Plans have also been filed for making
over the old-fashioned four story dwelling
I.ouse No 2lS West 18th street into a loft
building. the change of occupancy and i'm
proVements being made for Rochette &
Pargini. * new owners from designs by
H. r. Rlidenfeld. as architect.
Plans have also been fled for remodelling
tbe main floor and stores Of the four story
tenement house at No. 65S East 10Th street,
the improvement being made in conformity
With Tenement Department regulations,
Irem designs by Henry Nordheim, for the
City Real Estate Company. as owner.