New-York tribune., 1910-02-02
LOFT CENTRES ACTIVE
LARGE PLOT IN VEST ED STREET BOUGHT
FOR MERCANTILE STRUCTURE.
Plot Upper Broadscay Changes HandsJohn W. Herbert
Bugs Gardiner House IN Fifth 1renue

TIL. brokerage deals yesterday resulted in
a change of ownership TO an Eighth avenue
parcel Just south of 40th street. TO the
Tony Pastor and ". b. Kipp estate plots
in Brocme street. to six story apartment
house in West 18th street. 10 a large site
I'm s71h street, Just west of Broadway. and
to number Of upper West Side properties.
The growing popularity Of I'D street. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues, was re-
Iected by the purchases by well known
builder Of the three three story and base
ment dwelling houses No. 126 to 80 West
20 street, on plot 5s.3x9S.e feet
A twelve story loft structure will be
erected on the site. This is the third loft
project launched in this street in the last
week.
The two easterly houses. Nos 126 and 12S,
were sold by the estate of Samuel z. White
and No. $50 by Ceiestine Preterro.
The plot adjoins on the west the 75-foot
site recently bought by the State Realty
and Mortgage Company from two estates
and resold 10 the Brunswick Realty Com
pany OF which Robert p. Zobel is presi-
dent. The 75-foot parcel IS also to be i'm
proved with a twelve story mercantile
building.
An important uptown transaction yester-
day was the resale by Klein & Jackson
20 Samuel Borchardt of the large plot at
the southeast corner Of Broadway and 9Sth
street recently acquired from Antoinette
Emo Wood Mr.. Borchardt plans 10 erect
on the site a high class twelve story
apartment house.
The property, which adjoins the Powell
ton apartment house has frontsges Of 100
feet on Broadway and l@ feet on sSth
street The opposite northeast corner was
- estate
by Thomas J. Mclaughlin, who viii erect
2 twelve story apartment house on that
site.
The 1lnexpired term Of the lease Of the
store in No. 5SS Fifth avenue. between 47th
and 4Sth streets, has been taken by Peck q
Peck. bosiers The lease has about five
years vet TO run. Peck & Peck now have
other stores at Nos $50, 4S1 and 564 Fifth
avenue. the last mentioned being in the Eu-
cid building. which has been leased to Gid
ding & Co, OF Cincinnati and Duluth
NJ & L. Hess were the brokers in the
leasing TO the jewelry firm Of Schumann's
Sons for Andrew c. Zabriskie of the prop
er1y No. 71G Fifth avenue together with
No. . West seth street. forming an L
around the southwest corner of Fifth ave-
nue and 56th street The lease is for
term Of tvTenty-one years. at an aggregate
rental Of 100000.
The Messrs. Schumann. who have been
located at No 939 Broadway for the last
eighteen years. will rae the five story build
ing on the Fifth avenue end of their new
site and replace il with a two story build
ing for their own occupancy The store
and basement Of the 56th street house will
be connected with the new building and
the upper floors viii be used for apartment
purposes.
II was learned yesterday that John ".
Herbert. a lawyer. of No. 81 Nassau street,
IS the buyer Of No. $50 Fifth avenue, sold
last week by the estate of Charles A. Gar
diner to Albert 3. Ashforth and resold by
Nj Ashforth. The house is between 64th
and 65th strets. on a lot 25X125 feet, ana
is near the Wor1nser, Sherman and John
Jacob Astor residences The sale TO MI
Ashforth was made through Lewis r. Pres
ton and the sale 10 Mr. Herbert through
Henry d Winans & May. The house viii
be altered for Mr.. Herbert's occupancy
Plans have teen filed for enlarging the
five story and basement dwelling house
No ~ East 18th street, adjoining the Ap-
rellate Division courthouse, and convert
ing it into q furnished room dwelling house.
the change Of occupancy being made for
George 4. Plimpton as lessee at cost of
s5nnto from designs by Charles A Rich
snd Charles NJ. Sutton. and for installing
rtores in the two five story fatbouses Nos.
go and % East 56th street, the improve
r7ents being made for Elizabeth P Ander-
Ton from designs by ?. F. Brogan.
Plans have also been fled for remcdelling
and undermining the five story and base
r7ent manufactury at Nos. 43 and 10 Bar
clay street. the Improvements being made
from designs by Cross & Cross for Mary
+ Redmond. as owner, At d cost Of $1,000.
and for remodelIing the five story fiathouse
at 10. 345 East e0th street and improving
the sanitation in compliance with the tene-
rnent house law requirements, the change
being made for the Seal Realty Company
as new owner. Irving Bachrach, president.
Marshall r. Grimes is the architect.
The Manhattan plans for new buildings
reported yesterday included also 4 six story
loft and store building to be erected from
oesigns by Sommerfeld d Steckler, archi-
tects. in Mot street just south of Delaney
street at d cost Of $1,000. for Rose H Suss-
vein and Q. Herman as owners