New-York tribune., 1910-10-20

some high class speculative and invest
r-eu- properties changed hands YESTERDAY
Once again business parcels ruled nrst
rhoice with buyers. the larger volume OF
trading being in the easrerly half OF the
rentral midtown district
In me central Fourth avenue section
which in the last rwo wears has become
one OF the leading store. Office and IotI
building centres Of the greater city. there
was q $500. 600 transaction. Henry lden'
e manufacturer Of gas fixtures. obtained
that sum for the property Al the south
vest corner Of 2Oth street He bought
the site some months ago in order to use
= for his business
The parcel comprises six old buildings
with 2 frontage Of 100 feet on Fourth
avenue and s. feet on eoth street. the
westerly line being rs feet According
10 2 report. Schwanenan d DierSer, who
occupv The corner building. are the buyers
rsll building may he erected on the site
In this nart of Fourth avenue some
large buildings are being erected At the
northwest corner Of 20th street and Fourth
sz-erue 2 sixteen story store. loft and Of
%ce buildings Is nearing completion the
Mills & Gibbs building. OF similar height
z The northwest corner Of 22d street. is
Enclosed. the POcono buildings. between
18Th and 18th streets. are being occupied;
Henry corn Is finishing 4 twenty story
building on the ole Clarendon Hotel site
A. rhe southeast corner OF 18th street and
al eleven story building is being inclosed
On he east side Of the avenue just north
OF 18Th street
The old church edifce al the northwest
corner Of cSd street and Lexington avenue
-ras resold yesterday by the American Ice
CorDanv The company recently took The
property as plaintiff a foreclosure sale
The site has frontage Of e7.s feet on
the avenue and 80 feet IN the street and
contains TWO and three story business
buildings The recent auction price was
s17500 and the present sale Is said 10
have been al about S225.0oo-
New Law Houses in . Trade.
Samuel wacht sold 40 z2S East 69th
street. 4 six story new law house OF plot
z-.sxl00.5 feet. beinE one Of TWO similar
sr-uctures erected at this point by the
seller In exchange he took the TWO seven
room cottages a1 Nos Il and - Meadow
Lane. n Pleasure Park. New Rochelle.
TIE houses each occupy plot 5ox1oe feet
Harry =. Douglas has bought from
CSeoreira i. Speer the plot Of Eve lots on
me west side Of Broadway, opposite 12zth
street 1os. .oxq5x irregular. The property
vas offered III auction in ISo+ by Mrs
Speer for d stated consideration Of SSE.loo.
TIE plot adjoIns on the north the SIX
story elevator apartment house ar No
7oee 70 31oo Broadway. owned by the Nc
CURE Realty Company. A report was re-
Gently printed thai the Mcguire property
was sold. That report was unfounded.
Good prices were paid Yesterday for the
T,roperries owned by the Watson and
Tompktns estate. which were sold at the
auction rooms ny BRYAN L. Kennedy. A
large crowd was present
For the Toupkins estate Air. Kennedy
solo the Two four story buildings, on lot
IS 4xlO0 feet. - -he northwest corner u
The Bowe-y and Great Jones street. 70 :.
G 4 Turner. of Elnira. =. y for S53.5oo.
The other parcel pu1 I'D FOR the Tompkins
estate. the seven story loft building \o-
1e1 Bowery. went 70 the Ajax Paper and
Card Company. one Of the tenants OF the
hr.iIdinE- for So. 500 The Watson Build
1rE al the southwest corner Of Church
and Franklin streets. was struck down for
$4,000 The I've story buildings 10. =
70 - Worth street went n T.. " Lindsey
for s2Le nnu. Edward =. Gilbert bid Sis
ono Cor the property No. % 70 95 Frank
lin street Outsiders secured the prop
e--v 10 % Walker street for s2o.1oo De
tailed results ~ The sales are printed be
low