New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-06

There Was a vigorous demand yesterday
for high class speculative and investlnent
properties. Sales in the new midtown iofI
che central retail shopping DISTRICTS anu
sn the upper West Side were the leading
features of the trading.
Jesse T Meeker sold for Jacob r. Tho
man 20 William II. & Frederick Hussey
the property on the east side OF seventh
avenue between 34th and S5th streets.
known SIS Nos z55 457 and 4S9 Seventh ave-
nue., on q plot 51.SX6o feet
Mr. Meeker also negotiated the sale OF
No ass Seventh avenue. gore plot. with
a frontage of III feet on Seventh avenue
by 50 feet in depth. for the Chase estate, TO
the same buyer This gore plot roundS out
the adjoining lot 10 the south. which runs
hack $50 feet to within about - feet of SSta
street, and which separates the adjacent
IS feet 10 the north on Seventh avenue
from the property owned by William II.
ard Frederick HuSsey.
BY obtaining this gore with the premises,
No. ass to 45s Seventh avenue, Messrs.
Hussey now control a plot with frontage
cf 100 feet on Seventh avenue by $50 feet In
depth. and connecting with Nos 165 and 16I
West s4th street giving TO them an outlet
on 34th street with a frontage Of Il feet.
The entire plot contains over l2445 square
feet.
This IS the largest plot near the Pennsyl-
wanna tunnel station held by individuals.
Oppenheim, Collins & Co, cloak and suit
manufacturers at Nos. 80 and 80 West saith
street. bought from Mrs. Catherine l. d.
Harnett the adjoining four story building,
No. 81 West 34th street. on a lot 24xSS.s feet,
between Fifth and Sixth avenues. They
will build twelve story addition TO their
present structure, thus increasing their
building by one-third its present area.
This proposed improvement shows the
trend OF business toward Herald Square.
When this firm moved from its old loca-
ton. at Broadway and list street, TO the
present one on Saith street its members felt
that they would have ample room for many
years to come Now. at the end OF only
two and one-half years. they are SO much
i1ampered for additional space that they
must erect a big addition Immediately.
Plans of Weber & David.
Weber & David have concluded nego-
Citations for the leasing of the plot, bOXf5
feet. at the southwest corner of Sixth ave-
nue. and sd street, opposite the new Gin
bel store, from the Mcdonald estate. The
Voroperty has been taken on lease for
thirteen years. with the privilege Of re-
newal for twenty-one years 1t VIII ne I'M
proved Immediately from plans by Shire &
Ksufmann with a seven story fireproof
store and loft building.
The lessees viii occupy the corner store
and basement in the new building. The
lease was negotiated for the Mcdonald es-
tate, which leases the ground from the
Hoffman estate, by Denzer Brothers
Plans have been fled for a. two story and
he cd M
north side Of Park Terrace, 1853 feet west
Of 215th street, for. John Mara, owner. 20
cost 81. 500. and for two seven story fire.
r,roof renements on the west side of Mac
dougal street, IS feet south of Blocker
street for the FogIiasso Clement Building
Company, at a cost OF $4,000.
Otto C Wolff, architect. of Philadelphia,
fled plans for a ten story cold storage
stock house for Jacob RUPERT, the brewer.
81 the southeast corner Of Third avenue and
elst street The facade Will ne Of brick
with granite trimmings It viii have
frontage of lois feet on the avenue and 200
feet on the street. It is to cost 100000.
Plans have also been filed for three
story parish house for the Morningside
Presbyterian Church, TO be built on the
east side OF Morningside Park East a.
feet south ofs122d street, with a'frontage
2a-ll feet and a OepIn Ol lVU 1cSty Win
facade Of brick in ornamental design,
with two ornamental lamps at the entrance.
Pell & Corbett architects, estimate the cost
81 $4,000.
Plans have also been filed for alterations
10 the Hotel Manhattan, to cost $4,000.
The alterations consist OF changing a few
partitions and building new ones TO pro-
vide for additional bathrooms from the sec
ond 10 the thirteenth floor. H. J. Harden
hergh is the architect, and the estate of
J. J. Beldeu, owners; the lessees are Hawk
& wetherbee.
Plans have also been filed for changing
she three story cafe and office building at
No. East 42d street into rest urant and
offices at a cost Of $4,000. The entire
1iont and rear walls are to be torn out and
rebuilt
Plans have also been fled for alterations
70 the three story hotel and store on the
north side Of 18th street, Is feet west OF
Fourth avenue The alterations consist
OF removing partitions. setting IN three
flights Of stairs in rear of the store and
putting in q new window, at a cost Of
$4,000. The property is owned by the Cort-
landt Palmer estate.
Plans were filed 10y the w Kellogg Com
pauy, architects for adding 80 feet TO the
height of the 60-foot chimney of the tin foil
factory at No. PSI West 25th street, making
It 30 feet high.