New-York tribune., 1910-01-29

Sales OF modern dwelling houses in the
choicest residential districts and OF mid
town parcels were features OF the real
estate market yesterday.
One of the principal transactions reported
was the sale by Lewis B. Preston for the
estate Of Charles A. Gardiner OF No. 80
Fifth avenue, a four story brownstone
dwelling. on lot 25xl25s feet, between 6ith
and e5th streets.
The house. which was held at S5o.ooo,
va. bought by Mr- Gardiner from Anna
B. Bliss in November. 1903, only short
time before his death. Adjoining 1t. on
the south. is the home of Frank Jay Gould,
and at No. S33 is the home OF William Gug-
genheim. On the 9th street corner stands
the house owned by the estate OF George
Crocker. The Wormser and Sherman resi-
tences are at the northerly end of the block
The Gardiner house occupies lot l2o
feet deep. 1t has a light and air ease
ment over an additional % feet at the rear.
An important midtown deal was the sale
BY Pease & Gilman and Albert B. Ash
forth OF Nos. u and ii West S7th street,
two four story buildings, on plot 4S5N9S.9
for Mrs. Howard Lapsley and Mrs. S. w.
Alexander TO Ranald IL. Macdonald. who
Will erect a twelve story store and loft
building. This will make the fourth large
building operation in the street, which was
until recently one OF the finest residential
thoroughfares in the Fifth avenue section.
The Harvard Realty and Construction
Company. which bought Nos. 10, II and 10
East I'D street few weeks ago. added to
fts holdings by the purchase from William
p II. Martin of No. 13. four story dwell
ling house, 26x9S.s feet. The company now
controls q plot 121.SxsS.9 feet
Il was learned yesterday that Black,
Starr q Frost have selected Carrere *
Hastings. architects, to prepare plans for
their new building, which will be erected
the site of the house at the southwest
corner of Fifth avenue and 18th street. for
years occupied by the late Charles T.
Cook, and the Boardman residence at No.
West zsth street. The character or size
ot the building has not been determined
as YET. but it will probably be a six or
seven story marble front structure, for
the exclusive use of the firm.
Orders have been received by William
II. Birkmire from Lee Holstein to prepare
plans for two twelve story loft buildings
10 be erected at Nos. 130 and 1872 West 25th
street and No. 13S to IA West 18th street.
Both structures will be erected as soon as
plans are completed They are to be ready
for occupancy by December !, 1910.
Plans have been fled for seven story
storage warehouse, TO be erected from de-
signs by Alfred H. Kehoe at No. 40
Greenwich street, at a cost OF $4,000, and
for two story garage, designed by the
same architect. for Joseph A. Adler in 16Sth
street. east OF st. Nicholas avenue, TO cost
$1,000
Plans have also been filed for an eleven
story loft and store building, 40 feet
front, on an irregularly shaped plot, at Nos.
and 10 West 18th street, for the Lordi
& De Respiris Construction Company, from
drawings by F. c. ZobeI. architect, 10 cost
N75.oo0. ana for a three story stable for
the Jefferson Construction Company in 115th
street, east of First avenue, TO cost sl5,OO0.
NJ. ". Del Gaudio IS the architect.
Plans have also been filed by Louis
Charles Maurer. architect, for maxim e
over the hotel and store building at Nos
ia and 1l6 Park Row into moving picture
ard slot machine exhibition halls, the
change of occupancy being made al a cost
of. sz.0e9 for the Variety Amusement Com
rsny, as lessee