New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

One of the principal transactions in the
club district. just north of 42d street and
Fifth avenue. the purchase by the
Herald Square Holding Company. Of which
Samuel Levy is president. of plot in 45th
street II bought through Edward c. Will
Jams the three story building No. 80 West
18th street and through Lewis B. Preston
and Mooyer & Marston the premises ad-
joining, Nos. 80 and 81 West 18th street,
four and five story buildings The com
bined parcels have a frontage of so feet
and depth of 1908 feet The site is be-
tween the Harvard Club and the Webster
Apartment Hotel. 1t faces the new Yale
Club house.
Henry Corn returned last week to the
lower Fifth avenue district, in which sec
tion he was busy for many years in i'm
proving large sites with big Office and
store structures For some months he has
been one of the largest buyers Of property
in the central Fourth avenue zone. His
present plans provide for the replacing of
many landmarks in that rapidly growing
business area with loft and store build
ings He is one of the most successful
speculative builders. He bought last week
from the HURT estate Nos. "a and rs Fifth
avenue, two four story buildings, on a
plot 5l.7xl25x irregular, together with No.
l West 18th street, a four story dwelling
house on lot 2ox775 feet. On that site he
will erect a twelve story store and loft
building.
The Farmers Loan and Trust Company
bought last week a plot in the central Fifth
avenue district which was held at s52500o.
The property which it purchased is the six
story dwelling house, remodelled for busi-
ness purposes and occupying a lot 19.6xSS
feet, at the southeast corner of 41st street
and Fifth avenue. 1t bought the property
from f. G. Potter & Co. through Mooyer
& Marston
A large number Of dwelling houses valued
at many thousand dollags changed hands
last week The principal deal of this class
was the purchase by Harry Payne Whitney
from George Grant Mason of the four story
dwelling house No. 81 Fifth avenue. north
east corner Of 6sth street, familiarly known
as the Whitney mansion. That sale in
Guided the furnishings, paintings, etc, of
the house. The asking price for the prop
erty was 100000 and the sale price was
a little less than that figure. 1t is said.
Henry ID. Winans & May were the brokers
in the transaction.
MORE FOURTH AVENUE DEALS
Speculative buying in the central Fourth
avenue district continues TO De a feature OK
the real estate market, and II is likely to
be for many months. The leading deal In
this section reported last. week was the
sale of a group Cf houses at the northwest
corner Of list street and Fourth avenue by
j. W. Peyster and the Lawrence and Ma
son estates.
The first week of the new year was also
marked by several sales of downtown prop
critics. James w. McCulloch bought through
the Charles F. Noyes Company from Will
lam Irving Clark and several other persons
the six story building No. 215 Pearl street
Mr.. McCullOch also recently bought through
the same brokerage house No 212 Pearl
street James II. Cruikshaalk resold last
week to the Greenwich Investing Company
No. 479 Washington street. D1-So feet. The
property is 10 be improved with a seven
story mercantile building
There was also good ma slxet last week
for properties in the West Side Henry
Nassoit bought from Max & Simon f.
Rernheimer the seven story elevator apart
ment house, on plot 6OxlO0 feet, at the
southwest corner of 101st street and Broad
way. 1t is called The Broadway. The sell
ers bought the property some years ago
Schinasi Brothers sold six four story
dwelling houses on the south side of 9sth
street. between Columbus and Amsterdam
avenues. The property is in two parcels,
comprising No. lie TO 122 and Nos 1876 and
1875
New owners were also found last week
for number of parcels on Washington
Heights ana in and near the Hunts Point
region Of The Bronx.