New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-28
THE BRYANT SOLD
VAS HELD At 81, goo, 900.
Liberty st. office Structure To Be
Replaced by 80 Story Skyscraper.

The Bryant Building, at the northwest corner OF
Nassau and Liberty Streets reported yester-
day have been sold for the Parke Goodwin estate
to the C. L. Gray Construction Company. OF ST
Louis syndicate Is being formed, IL is said. 10
title the property. which held at s0Oo-
900. John N. Goldng was the broker in the deal
The Bryant Building is seven story office struct-
ure. on a plot SCI feet on Nassau street, 57s
feet or Liberty street and S61 feet on Liberty
Place. According TO a report, Henry Ives Cobb Is
drawing plans for thirty story Office building for
the site
A. l. Mordecai & Son ha We sold for Bng Bing
to the Realty Mortgage Company plot, lo84xS0
feet on the south side of n1th street 241S feet
west of Amsterdam avenue, and have resold the
site for the Realty Mortgage Company to builder
He will erect six story elevator apartment mouse
the site.
Solomon & Greenbaum have sold for Edgar A
Levy plot, 9911x100 feet, the northeast corner
of 1920 street and Broadway, to the Casteton Con-
struction Company. 1t will erect on the site SIX
story high class elevator apartment house the
same brokers have also sold for Jackson & stern
the plot, 90 rxo0 feet at the southeast corner OF
163d street and Broadway. to c. NJ. SHERMAN
Plans have been filed with Buildings superin-
tendent Murphy for renodelling the basement ana
main stories of the Offices OF the Bankers Trust
Company of which Edmund C. Converse is prest-
dent in the Smith Building. No. Wall street,
owned by the estate OF ". Wheeler Smith the
improvements will include the installation OF q new
staircase new ornamental marble screens and desk
ing and will be made from designs by MASON n
Strong architect, for the company.
Plans have also been fled for an eighteen story
office and loft building to be erected fer Henry
Corn as owner at the southwest corner OF Fifth
avenue and 18th street, the site OF the original
Jutard house.
The new building is to be known the Mercan-
tile Exchange 1t will be Of the Renaissance type,
with facades Of brick. finished with trimmings OF
limestone and terra Gotta, and having the top two
stories fashioned with arched windows and Dor1o
colonnade resembling loggia, the columns sup
porting ornamental cornice- Parts OF the lower
FACADE will be adorned with small balconies The
building is to cost $4,000 and the design is by
Maynicke & FRANKIE. architects
Plans have also been filed for remodellng the
five story hathouse at the northwest corner Of AM
sterdam avenue and 145th street. owned by Mrs
B. E. Hooper, into Office building. with ground
floor stores and elevator service. and having
new ornamental front. with bays. The altered
premises will be known as the Franklin Building.
The improvements will cost Sl7.0OO according TO the
estimate of R. R Davis. the architect.
Plans have also been filed for charging the five
story loft and building Nos 53s and so Fifth
avenue by adding q new penthouse story, which Is
10 De fitted a a studio The improvements are to
be made for Colonel Theodore c. Marceau,
owner from designs by Townsend, Steinle g. Has
kell, architects.
Plans have also been filed for remodelling the two
five and three story front and tenement houses
No. 165 Elizabeth street. the improvements being
made in compliance with Tenement House Depart
ment requirements for Elizabeth o. Hoyt, owner.
NJ. c. Merritt is the architect.