New-York tribune., 1910-03-08
THE CONTINENTAL SOLD
BIG APARTMENT HOUSE ON THE HEIGHTS
NOW OWNED BY IN INVESTOR
Waterman Pen Company Bags Fletcher Street Buding-
= Plan Large Brooklyn MHk Plant

Buyers were found yesterday for a num-
Der OF large parcels on Manhattan Island.
Among the transactions reported were the
sale OF a fine plot in Adrian avenue. OF
an upper Fifth avenue fiathouse, of a five
story structure in 18th street and of a new
law house in Wadswo1h avenue.
The Continental. a six story elevator
apartment house al the northeast corner
o. Broadway and nth street. on plct 92x
lis feet. was also sold yesterday by John
II. Berry for the Z. VI. K. Realty Co. The
house was recently completed and contains
torty-one apartments It IS fully rented.
Emanuel Krulewitch Is the president of
the selling company. The buyer is an in
vestor.
Trading IN the downtown districts was
leading feature One Of the principal deals
ln that zone was the sale by Horace :.
Ely & CO. for Brown Brothers & Co, bank
srs. Of the ten story freproof building No.
"a 70 - Fletcher street, on plot about 10X
20 feet TO the Waterman Pen Company
Another important deal in fhe district was
the sale by Warren & Skillin to Henry
Leerburger of No. 4oS Greenwich street.
four story and basement building, on plot
e5xleo feet.
l. NJ Bernstein added TO his realty hold
lngs yesterday by the purchase through
Bernard Smyth & Sons Of a plot, 5oNl2o
feet on the south side Of l6oth street 1854
feet west OF Fort Washington avenue. he
recently bought an adjoining plot
The work Of erecting the proposed Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Exchange build
Ings on the blocks bounded by Lexington
avenue and Depew Place. 46th and 4Sth
streets. viii be begun in the near future
There will be two structures Of twelve
stories each the total cost being about
100000 They will be built from plans by
Reed & Stern.
TIE Sheffield Farms-S s-Slawson-Decker Com
pany has purchased from Milton J. Gordon
his plot IGoxlOO feet on the south side of
Fulton street. S75 feet west of Brooklyn
avenue for "A little less than sSo,coo-
The Sheffield Farms owns the adjoining
plot which makes its frontage on Fulton
street now 175 feet. on which II intends
10 erect a modern milk station and Office
building, which will he. st is said. the
largest in the world. and will be the cen
tral distributing Office in Brooklyn. The
Fulton street front of this building will he
used as the Offices of the company, while
the delivery wagons and the plant will be
located on Herkimer street. in the rear.
Plans have been filed for a twelve story
loft building. with ground floor stores. 10
oe built for the Irving Fischel Construction
Company at No. i53 TO 157 West 23d street,
replacing three Of a row of four story
brownstone houses. The new building Will
have q frontage Of 60 feet and depth of
$50 feet. with a FACADE of ornamental
brick. finished with polished granite and
limestone from designs by Schwartz &
Gross. architects. It is To cost S2l5.000
Plans have also been filed for twelve
story loft and store building 10 be erected
for The Flemish Realty Company from de-
sigrls h. ". L. Rouse and /. \. Goldstone.
architects. al No. l. 10 D East 22d street.
II will ne Of brick. granite limestone and
.erra Gotta. el.s feet front and S4.3 feet deep.
r. will cost Sfoo.690.