New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
THE WILLARD SOLD
MODERN HOTEL IN WEST 10TH STREET NOV
OWNED BY ANSON PHELPS STOKES.
Cortland Palmer Estate Plot Fourth Avenue Changes
Hands-Im portamt Deal IN Nesc Midtozcn Loft Centre

4 good volume Of business was transact
ID yesterday in the real estate market
The trading in Manhattan resulted in
change OF ownership TO a big fla .ilouse in
Bedford street: to a Macdougal street site.
which Will be improved by the buyer; to a
building facing Stuyvesant Square. to a
landmark in 57th street, to Several fine
dwelling houses north OF 59th street and
aast OF Central Park, TO new law fat
house on Washington Heights, and in The
Bronx 10 large plot in the Southern Boule-
ward. and TO some other attractive specu-
iative parcels.
The principal transactions reported yes
terday was the sale by Arnold Eyrne &
Baumann for Alexander Mcdowell to An
son Phelps Stokes as an investment of the
Willard. a ten and one-haIf story family
hotel Nos. 252 and 254 West 10Th street. on
plot 55X1G5 feet
The hotel was erected by Mr.. Mcdowell
about seven years ago, and is OF the highest
type OF fireproof construction. The build
ing is leased 10 the Hotel Cecil Company
for twenty-one years at a net rental Of
$4,000 = year.
In part payment Mr. Stokes gave his
property at New Brighton, Staten Island
consisting Of seventeen houses. covering
erected under the personal supervision of
Mr.. Stokes. the streets being laid out after
the style of an old English village. The
deal involved about sSo0. 000
Another big deal was the sale cf the five
old houses at the northeast corner of 25th
street and Fourth avenue. The property
was sold by the estate Of Cortlandt Palmer
for about S450,0G0, the new owner being
represented by Frederick P Foster.
According TO a report Louis Stern, Of
Stern Brothers, obtained for his old fac
tory. No. 80 TO I6l West 29th street. front
ing 65 feet about 146 feet east of Seventh
avenue. little less than s135.eo0.
Mr.. Stern bought the property about
three years ago for S92,eea.
House Built in 1854.
One Of the Oldest buildings in the middle
Wet Side is likely TO be torn down in the
near future
The property is the two story frame
dwelling, on q lot 25xloo feet, at No SO
West 57th street. The house has been the
home Of John Byrne for more than half 2
century. and was built by his father in
March. 1854.
When il was pat up il the only house
in that region west Of Broadway, and to
the south the nearest dwelling was Cen
eral Garrett Strikers. in Hopper's Lane,
that ran west from Broadway TO the river
at about 52d street. In those days the boys
Of the neishborhood used TO go rabbit hunt
ing in what is now Central Park
After having watched the city grow I'D
to his homestead and miles beyond. Mr.
Byrne has finally decided 10 abandon Il
and has sold ii to Gustaye Schoch, a mill
wright, who owns considerable adjoining
property on 57th and 56th streets and who
viii probably extend his factory over the
sight
II was also learned yesterday that Du-
veen Brothers. art dealers. who recently
leased the Kemp property at the northwest
corner Of Fifth avenue and 18th street Will
extensively alter the property The four
floors Of the new establishment will con-
tain commodious galleries for the exhibit
ton Of paintings, porcelains and other OBJ
jeCts Of art The new establishment has
been planned SO as to harmonic with the
surrounding architecture.
In the Nesey street salesroom, Bryan L.
Kennedy conducted the seventeenth auc-
ton sale Of villa plots at Oakdale, Long
Island. owned by w. X. Aston. There
Were twenty-eight parcels sold. for a total
Of $500 Among the buyers We're Patrick
McGenn. p. c. W. Stillwell, A. Jones, John
l.
Plans have been fled for remodelling anu
enlarging the four story dwelling house
No. > East 9th street, owned by Colonel
\ John Jacob Astor. The improvements are
30 include additional bay windows and will
be made from designs by Charles A. Plat,
architect.
Plans have also been fled for charging
the six story light mandatory building at
Nos. 334 and $50 Stanton street, adding a
new story and reconstructing the interior,
the Improvements being made at a cost Of
5000 for l. Zedillow from designs by Fred
erick Ebeling & Son. architects.
Plans have also been fled for remodelling
the three story dwelling house al Nc 227
East 18th street. owned by G. Lygnante,
and for remOdelIing the two four story
front and rear tenement houses at No 63f
Hudson street. the improvements being
made in compliance with requirements OF
the Tenement Department, at a cost Of
$500 for Giocchino Gambardalie as owner
b. B-iganti and Gross & kleinberger are
,ne reST,eCt{Xe architects