New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
AST0R PLOT SOLD
DEAL AFFECTS s30OO0O SITE At 9STH STREET
AND BROADWAY
Speculative Buying IN Pennsg gana Tannd ZOnc-Se1eral
Large Plots in The Bronr Change Hands.

Speculative builders we're active Jester
day In the midtown loft zones. I'm the uppcr
West Side and in several sections ~ The
Bronx. Tie principal transaction reported
was the sale - a plot i00llAl25 feet at the
northeas. corner Of sSth street and BROAD
wny for about SSoo.eeo. The parcel was
owned by William Waldorf Astor. Accord
ing 20 . report. the buyers are T. J. Ne
lsuEhlin's Sons. who a s,w weeks ago sold
tae new six story apartment house built
By tbcm ~ tho northeast corner of l;ISt
street and Broadway. II Is said mat
twelve story apartment house will he erect
ed ON the sSth street parcel.
In the midtown loft centre a buyer Was
FOUND FOR tho old buildings No. L. 10 l5)
West 9Th street. on plot sSsN9s-s feel, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues The
property VAS sold ny David and Harry
L1ppmann 90 a builder who has 3,en
wholly occupied in putting up apartment
houses. This will be his first bus.ncss
building project. Builders now control al
most the entire south side OF this block.
Several large plots in The Bronx changed
hands yesterday. one of the leading trans-
actions in that borough was the purchase
hy a. Shatzkin & Sons from the Wood-Just
Realty Company Of a plot OF about SIX
ing l55 feet on the street and ia feet Oh
the avenue
Amos r. +. Pinchot was Yesterday said
90 have leased 10 a business concern FOR
term Of twenty-one years the former 81.
Marys school property a; Nos and East
s6th street, opposite the Windsor Arcade.
il consists of a five story and basement
structure. on a plot 4OSNleo.5 feet. and was
aNuuiref bv 1ptuchRf last July.
II vas learned Yesterday that the Audu-
bon National Bank. whose present quarters
are IN the building al the northwest corner
% Broadway and lE3d street. has secured
under lease a large part OF the ground floor
and vault space I'm the basement Of the
twelve story apartment hotel 10 he erected
81 the northwest corner Of Broadway ana
ss5fh street The new structure is 10 be
put up by the Dow Construction Company
from plans by Thompson & Frohlng.
The bank recently took a two years lease
~ the quarters at l4Sd street. The Audu-
bon is tie only national bank on the west
side north Of 4sd street. Its officers are u
: Mills president: Emil Schwarz' VICE
xresideut. and William Reimers, cashier
Plans have been fled FOR a three story
fre station house 20 replace The OLD nome
~ hook and Ladder .. a. the sou'h-
east corner OF Lexington avenue ana Slth
street. one of the old New York IRE
houses that date back before the days 81
CHIEF shay. The new building viii be OF
brick. finished with limestone and granite
trimmings. from designs by charles +.
Aievers. as architect foT the city IL VIII
have a recreation han on the top floor. II
Is 10 cost S7o@0
Plans have also been fled for converting
rl,o sun parior Of the twelve story poril-
son apartment At the northeast corner or
Broadway and list street. into dor
rnitory the change being made for the
Doriitou Corporation from designs by
Louis T. Flick. and for rcmodelling the
lower stories Of the dNelisg and store -
No FIdridge street. owned by Hyman
Podiusky and Samuel Sheyin. the improve
rlents being made from designs by Frank
s,rsub 10 coufcrm with tho change Of
sradc MADE by the new Manhattan bridge
approach.
Plans have also been fled for re1od-
cling and uodernizirE the threo story and
basement tenement house m No f22 TO as
West 2Sd street and removing tho rear
Atabl. and hay rack. the Improvements h"-
iur made FOR James !. Carroll from designs
bv William Kurtzer. as architect.