New-York tribune., 1910-01-16

evidently gone back to its former condition.
for the recent realty records do not show
any additional trading In this section OF the
city since that time
II is this sudden shifting of the scenes OF
realty activity that apparently adds to the
zest of trading
DEAL INVOLVING s1.soo,ooo.
The trading in the market last week re-
suited In change of ownership Of several
large midtown parcels and OF a number OF
big uptown plots. There was one transac-
ton involving an outlay of about 81 500. 900.
II was the sale by r. E. L. Mordecai for the
Central Realty Company Of the Hotel Lu-
cerne, twelve story apartment hotp on
plot 102.2x100 feet. at the northwest corner
of 10Th street and Amsterdam avenue 1t
was bought by George C. Engel, a wholesale
butcher, who gave in part payment the
Hudson, seven story apartment house, at
the southwest corner of 95th street and
Riverside Drive. Mr.. Engel is a large own
er of Manhattan real estate
Another large West Side deal the
sale by. F. r. Wood & Co. for the White
Construction Company to an investor OF
the Speranza, No. 56S to 572 West 1S3d
street. It is six story elevator apartment
house. a plot of three lots. 1t was held
at about $4,000.
Still another big West Side transaction
was the sale by the Braude-Papae COM
pany for the Anaconda Realty and Con-
struction Company of Norman Court and
Sunderland Court, two new six story ele-
vator apartment houses No G22 to $50 West
136th street. The site is It's feet east Of
Broadway and has a frontage of 200 feet
and a depth of e9.11. The buildings were
held at $3.50, 600.
A $500 900 resale affected the ST. Thomas,
six story elevator apartment house at the
northwest corner of 17Sth street and Am
| sterdam avenue. The property occupies a
plot of four lots. It was resold by LoWen-
| field & Prayer to an investor.
DEMAND FOR WEST SIDE SITES.
The demand for fine sites for large apart
ment houses on the West Side north Of I'D
| street and south of Cathedral Parkway was
reflected last week by the quick resale Of
| the remaining holdings in the Furniss block
| of A. L. Mordecai & Son. Inc, and Heilner
| & Wolf They sold to the West Side Con-
| struction Company, of which Jacob Axel-
| rod is president, six lots at the southeast
| corner OF Tooth street and Riverside Drive,
| and the six lots on the north side of 99th
| street. 200 feet west of West End avenue.
They took in part payment a second mort
| gage of SS6,000 on the Hanover apartment
| house, at the northeast corner Of SD street
| and Park avenue. They also sold the plot
| of five lots at the northeast corner of River
side Drive and 99th street to a builder, who
will erect twelve story elevator apart
ment house on the site. A few days ago
the A C. & H. NJ. Hall Realty Company
filed plans for the improvement of the
northwest corner of West End avenue and
99th street with a twelve story structure,
the cost of which was placed at $500, 600.
In the midtown district the trading re-
suited in change of ownership to property
valued at many hundred thousand dollars.
The principal transaction was the sale by
Richard Bergman and A. Robinson for the
Realty Holding Company, Of which n. ].
Hess is president, OF the new twelve story
and basement fireproof store and loft
building, No. 129 to 1873 West 9th street.
The buyer. A. Epstein, gave in part pay
ment the dwelling houses Nos. 164, 166 and
16s Henry street. The transaction involved
s65OO0O. Es5 s~s
Max Radt. vice-presidentf OF the Jefferson
Bank, added to his holdings last week by
the purchase of No. 452 Sixth avenue, a five
story building, between 9th and 2sth
streets. AS he also owns No. $50 Sixth ave-
nue., adjoining. he now controls a plot with
d
feet. The premises No 452 were held at
s1250oo The property was sold by James
<. Holly for Ellen NJ. B. Connolly
David and Harry Lippnlann also figured
last week as buyers Of property in the mid
town zone. They purchased from a client
Of c. e. Haskell Nos. 1856 and 1888 West 9th
Etreet. three story brick stable They
also bought No. 250 West 9th street. q five
story fiathouse, with stores, on a lot 25xs8s
feet.
There was little trading last week down
town. One Of the leading deals was the
sale by George Alexander Macdonald to tho
Newtown Construction Company of plot
at the northeast corner Of WASHINGTON and
Horatio streets, measuring 92 feet in Ho-
ratio street and 42 feet in Washington
street. 1t will erect on the site loft build
ing.