New-York tribune., 1910-05-10

Some biz investment and speculative
tesis were reported yesterday
William J. Casey added TO his holdings oy
the purchase from ]. Rorsaiile Brown anu
Alexander P ". knnan. as executors OF
the estate os Loyal I. Smith, OF plot ol
seven lots at the northwest corner OF 1olsl
street and Broadway. The plot has 'front.'
sse of 1923 feet n Broadway ine cepth
is Us feet George Ranger was the oroher'
Hynan 6. oppenheim sold to the hutseIs
Conservation Company, through Isidor Refs.
she four four story buildings NO 'sV 10 90
Fourth avenue. on a plot SsxSS feet Gerry
estate ieasehoid. The buyers VIII eIect Oh
eight story loft building.
The plot is on the west side Of the ave-
me % feet north of 9th street 1t aouts
,he French Church, in 9th street. and the
St RAYMOND apartments, in 18th street
The lease Of the land has about sixty years
20 run.
Z & Levy bought from Mrs. Fanchon t.
Taylor twenty acres OF land on the Hutch-
inson River, The Bronx, Just south OF the
boundary line between New York City ana
Mount Vernon. The property is known as
the Eagle Grove Picnic Grounds and IS the
terminus Of the Mount Vernon South Fifth
syenue trolley line. II has a frontage OF
more than 500 feet on the Hutchinson
River the only water route to Mount
Vernon
Included IN the sale is small isiano
epposite Pelham Bay Park. consisting OF
about three acres The property was oWneu
ty .he Tzylor family for nearly half
century.
Hutchinson River further north has sew
oral lumber yards, sawuiIls, coal yards,
sactories and other industrial plants Inc
dredging o< the river by the United states
government so as to make il navisaole Tor
deep draft vessels is one of the public i'm
rrovenent schemes for this neishborhcod.
To improve Block Front
The Dudley Construction Company in
which Dr. s. Farquhar Curtis and L N +
and Harold Stokes are interested, is the
buyer Of the block front on the west slde Oh
Park avenue, between SD and SD streets.
having frontases Of 2N-4. 115 and 20 feet
respectively. The property was recently
sold by Pease & Gilman.
The entire plot will be improved with a
Twelve story structure, which will contain
three triplex and three duplex apartments,
with private street entrance on the first
floor; also, fifteen duplex and thirty-three
single floor apar.menfs above the ground
floor. The apartments will be arranged in
suites Of from nine to thirteen rooms, ana
will sell at from $500 TO $4,000 each.
Those 10 be rented will bring from 900 to
6 30 The structure will be from plans by
5IoH,ells g. Stokes. The entire operation
-a-ill be in charge OF Pease & Elllman-
Plans have been fled for alterations TO
the three story and basement stores, dance
hall, meeting rooms and dwelling house at
Nos Il; and Jas Suffolk street fotr P. Rabel'
owner. The alterations call for building
rear extension TO the dance hall, building
new stairs and installing new plumbing, al
cost Of 5000
Plans have also been filed for alterations
20 the private school at Nos. 81 and 81 East
18th strict, OF which Miss Maria g. Chapin
IS owner. The plans call for removing the
rear wing Of No. -, increasing the size Of
,he windows in the basement and first floor.
putting in new stairs and installing new
plum bing, at a cost of 81 ,0eG.
The plans for converting the three story
private dwelling house at No. 1SS West 9th
street into a store and dwelling house for
Nine 1. Sussmar, TO be used as dress
making establishment, were also fled A
fwo- story extension IS TO be built on the
front TO be used for the store.