New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-23
BIG 18th AVE. PROJECT
AFFECTS BLOCK FRONT.
Roc of Upper Broadwoy Apartment
Houses Sold.

A large volume of business was transacted yes
terday in the real estate market 1t was learned
that plans had been practically completed by Irons
& Todd for improving the entire easterly block
front in Fourth avenue. between 18th and 18th
streets. with a sixteen twenty story loft build
ing. Several floors of the structure will be occu-
pied it is said. by the American Woollen Company.
On the site to be improved the Parker Build
ing and the Florence apartment house. The parcel
has frontage of 1s4 feet Fourth avenue. 200
feet on 18th street and 18th street The
Parker Building bought at foreclosure sale last
month by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany for about $4,000
Trading in the central Fourth avenue district has
been feature of the real estate market since last
fall. Dodd Mead & Co. recently bought site at
Goth street and Fourth avenue. on which 1t will
erect q building for its A. F. Hyde
lately decided improve his holdings at the south
east corner Of 9th street and Fourth avenue with
a sixteen story office building A few weeks ago
the Clarendon Hotel at 18th street and Fourth ave-
nue.. sold to Henry Corn. who also bought
about the same time. the old Ashland House. at
24th street and Fourth avenue.
Pease & Gilman sold for Andrew Carnegie the
25-foot lot No IL East 91st street. The purchaser
will erect a modern house the site for his own
occupancy.
Albert B. Ashforth sold to investor, who Is a
client of Paul Herzog. the three six story apart
ment houses No 32O9 3219 Broadway, between
1880 and 134th streets. for B. Crystal & Sons Each
house is on a plot 4Ox1O0 feet. This completes the
sale of the block front, No. 1901 TO 1901 Broadway
having been sold by Mr. Ashforth year ago to
investor.
Plans have been filed for three six story apart
ment houses each to contain twenty-five suites OF
apartments to he built for Max Marx from
designs by George r. Pelham, architect, in i56th
street, $50 feet east of Riverside Drive, at an ag-
gregate cost of 1915 900.
Plans have also been fled by Goodwin, Starrett &
Van Week architects for the No. lib East Six
teenth Street Company of which Benjamin Nor
deCai is president, a twelve story freprcof
Office LOFT building be erected for the COM
pauy at the southwest corner Of Irving Place and
18TH street opposite the old Westminster Hotel Site
which is being improved with commercial build
ing. The building will be OF granite, brick and
limestone of modern design. finished with terra
Gotta trimmings. 1t will front 1893 feet in Irving
Place and 100 in 18th street. with extension
1t Is to cost $500 900.
Goodwin. Starrett g. Van Week also filed plans for
another story office and loft building, 70 be
erected at No To Il West 3Sth street for the Fifth
Avenue and Thirty-eghth Street Realty Company.
of which William H. Wheeler is president. 1t will
be Of brick and granite. with limestone and terra
Gotta trimmings. with frontage OF 70 feet and
depth OF ssh feet, and is to cost $4,000.
Plans have also been filed for enlRrging and re-
modelling the four story and basement dwelling
house at No. 81 East I'D street, the Improvements
being made at cost Of $4,000 from designs by
Douglas Smyth architect. for Charles Seasongood.
owner and for remodeIling the plaza OF the office
building occupied by Davis. Collamore g. Co.. and
owned by Robert ". Goelet, at No. 4n2 Fifth ave-
nue. the changes being made to conform with tbs
projected widening OF the roadway.