New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
DYCKMAN INVASION
BIG BUILDERS BUY MANY PLOTS IN THE
DISTRICT.
The Circle Apartment HOUSE Sold-Nesp Home for the
Chemists Club

The DvckTnan district. now one of the
most alluring and one OF the safest specu-
ietive regions Of the greater city. occu-
pied yesterday almost the entire attention
Of realty brokers, operators and investors
In fact. few persons identified with the
great realty market OF New York appeared
70 have any time 30 think about any trad
ing not part OF the business being trans
acted in the district on Manhattan Island
Just north Of Washington Heights.
1t was unquesIionably one of the live
Hest days in the Dyckman section. not
only in many months. but since the IA
nous boom times" soon after the open
ing Of the subway In 1904
The character Of the Dyckrnan opera
tions yesterday reflected the initial stages
Of great building movement, for which
many real estate leaders have long waited,
because II will result in making of the
zone what II is destined to bean apart
ment house district of high class, with
rows OF modern retail stores, with many
public schools. with splendid private in
stituttons of learning. with large num-
bers OF fiourishing churches, and with
nearly all the coveted residential features
OF the West Side Just north of 59th street
The big builder has at last reached the
Dyckrnan zone, and the day of transform
ing st into a charming residential area is
here.
One Of the principal Dyckman transac-
lions reported yesterday was the sale by
Hall J. How & Co, TO the Hensle Con-
struction Company Of the entire block front
on the south side of Emerson street, from
Post to Sherman avenues, d plot fronting
so feet IN Emerson street and measuring
100. feet in depth. The Post avenue end of
<af1-
Manhattan Real Eastate Company and the
Sherman avenue end, 135x100, by r. Clar-
ence Dorset.
On this site. which is just west of the
-o7th street station, the Hensle Construc-
ton Company is going TO erect two six
story elevator apartment houses. each 155X
100 feet. AS to the structural character of
these buildings, il was said yesterday by
ore Of those interested in the project that
the buildings viii be of as high class as
any OF the similar houses put up within
the last two years on Washington Heights.
Senator Timothy D. Sullivan also added
to HIS holdings in the district yesterday.
Among other big deals reported yesterday
were the sales Of the Circle apartment
house, No 100 Morningside avenue. and the
three four story and basement dwelling
houses Nos. 80 and 80 West sd street, and
York & Sawyer. as architects have filed
plans for the proposed ten story club
house and office building to be erected for
the Chemists Club, of which DR.. Morris
Loeb is president, at Nos. 30 and 81 East
lst street. II is TO be an artistic struct-
ure of white marble, in the style of the
French Renaissance of the Louis XVI
period. finished with Ionic pilasters and
balconies at the second story and similar
decorative balconies at the top story.
The main floor will contain in the rear
large auditorium with balcony, and the
second will be fitted as a luncheon ROOM
with social rooms opening off it. The
fourth and fifth floors will be devoted TO
living and sleeping rooms for the mem
bers, below which will be the library and
museum. The five upper stories will con-
tain laboratories. The building is to cost
s20o.oo0
Fire Commissioner Waldo. through Chief
Architect Stevens of the Fire Department,
also filed plans for the new fire station
house for Enngine Company D. long
known as the 5th street frefghters, at No.
$40 5th street, adjoining the old 5th street
police station and east OF the old 9Th street
school. all three buildings being we'll
known East Side landmarks. The new
fire house will be 40 feet front, three
stories high, with a FACADE Of ornamental
brick, finished with limestone and gran
ite, and will have a recreation hall on the
top floor. II is to cost $4,000.