New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-16


The Hanover Estates added to its hold
sings hv the purchase Of plot of about
Eve lots at the southwest corner OF Haven
svenue and 10th street. 1t now controls
fhe block front on the east SIDE OF haven
avenue. between 1seth and 10th streets
High class apartment houses will be built
the site.
An investor purchased the four story
dwelling house, No. g. West 10th street, on
a lot lssxsSs feet. overlooking Bryant Park.
from BENJAMIN Altman Pease & Gilman
were the brokers
There was report yesterday that Boehm
& Coon had sold the property Nos 1a and
rs Fifth avenue. two seven story build
ings II was said that the sale involved
sI.5onoa. Park & Tilford have long lease
Of the premises
It was learned from trustworthy source
that no contracts for the purchase of the
property had been signed
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany has lent to the Braender Building
snd Construction Company S,10,ooo on the
property at the southeast corner of Fourth
avenue and 24th street The Braender COM
pany is to erect twenty story Office and
loft building on the site. 1t is TO be ready
for occupancy January / next The Ash
land House has occupied this plot for many
years
Arrangements have been completed by
the American Bank Note Company for the
purchase of a street in The Bronx fom the
city. The property was acquired through
an exchange so as to round out the COM
panys large holdings at this point, the
street purchased being Barretto street,
from Garrison avenue to Lafayette avenue
In exchange for the roadbed the company
gave the city strip equal to the size OF
the street forming the northerly side of the
block which will be substituted for Bar
retfo street. This will enable the city TO
make s;raishter thoroughfare Of Bar
retto street than the existing lines
e. n. Gary to Build.
cP H. Gilbert. architect, has filed plans
with the Department of Buildings for the
rroposed house 10 be erected at the south
east corner of Fifth avenue and 9th street
for Ebert H. Gary, chairman OF the board
Of directors of the United States Steel
CORPORATION. The lot on which the build
ing is to be erected is 50x125 feet
The house VIII be built Of selected light
gray stone and will be six and one-haf
stories in height, with endorsement II
will be equipped with every modern con-
venience. including three elevators re-
frigerating apparatus, special Ventllatlhs
and heating system, etc. The exterior VIII
be of pure classic design, richly orna-
mented in delicate detail.
All the contracts have been awarded
The old building on the site has been razed
and the excavation is now anqer way
Plans for making over the five story
,5D,eIline house at No. 176 Madison ave-
nue.. a Columbia College leasehold. into an
the Cenfreboro Realty Company, the
lessees. Philip and Lloyd Phoenix are
,fe tenants Of the building. Henry o
Pelton is the architect The front wall is
10 be removed, the side wall Increased II
thickness and partitions removed
plans have also been filed for installing
ln1-dristic baths in the basement of the
four story dwelling house, No. 1889 Madl-
son avenue, to be used for hydrotherapeu-
tic treatment. The property Is owned by
DIR. G. Wolf Max Feldman, architect,
estimates the cost of the alterations at
5000
Plans have also been filed for increasing
the height of the three story dwelling
house. No 759 Greenwich street, one story
and adding a rear extension four stories
high. To be used as lofts for light manu-
featuring purposes, at a cost Of S15.oeo The
Greenwich Investing Company is the
owner. Cronenberg & Leuchtag are the
architects.
Plans have also been filed for making
over the five story apartment house, on
the south side of SD street, 49, feet west
of Amsterdam avenue, into a school for
the Roman Catholic Church OF Holy
Trinity, at a cost of S90000 Joseph H
Mcguire is the architect.
Plans have also been filed for making
over the five story brick warehouse and
apartment on the west side Of Mill street
from South William street to Stone street,
and known as No. 9 South William street
and No 81 Stone street, into a luncheon
club building for the Reform Club, Of which
Calvin A Tomkins is president The en-
tire building is TO be remodelled, the stairs
and partitions are to be entirely removed
al the Stone street end and an elevator in
stalled in their place. A new roof is TO
be built and elevators and dumbwaiter in
stalled. The interior to be arranged on
the first story as a cafe hall, the second
floor a parlor, the third and fifth floors
as dining rooms and the fourth floor as
kitchen and locker room. The entire cost
Of the contemplated change is placed at
go by Durham Wheeler, the architect
Plans have also been fled for a FIVE story
AS feet east of Eleventh avenue with
frontage Of 6S.4 feet and a depth of 90 feet,
for Charles A Lamb at d cost OF S33.0eo
James J. F. GaTgan is the architect.
Gronenberg & Leuchtag, architects, have
fled plans for erecting TWO six story apart
nents and stores at the northwest corner
of Amsterdam avenue and 169th street.
with 2 frontage OF so feet on the avenue
and ss7 feet on the street, each building
having accommodations for twenty-five
families The H. G. Realty Company, II.
Guttnnan, president, is the owner, and the
cost is placed at s13..G90
Plans have also been flied for building
six story brick apartment and store at the
northeast corner Of Terrace View avenue
and Kingshridge avenue. The facade viii
be of brick with limestone trimmings. and
will be of fireproof construction. There
will be accommodations for forty-two fam
lilies The Hudson Terrace Realty Com
psry of which ]. V. Signeu is president,
IS the owner. George T. Pelham, architect,
places the cost at s110.00G-
Plans have also been filed for making
over the four story dwelling house on the
south side of saith street, 200 feet east of
Fifth avenue into a dressmaking estab
lishment for Mrs c. @. Van Smith. at a
cost Of $4,000. An elevator is TO he in
stalled the front stoOp removed and an
entrance door cut In and fire escapes put
VI. William Anagnost is the architect