New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19

Two interesting sales were announced III
the real estate market yesterday. Cher IN
terest OF these centred in that OF the six
story elevator apartment house known as
the Regent Hall, at the northeast corner OF
Broadway and 123d street, on plot loVxlVV
feet. which was sold by John R. DAVIDSON
for Charles NJ Rosenthal TO George D.
Schroeder, who gives IN part payment
LOT ss sxlos feet or the west side of Haven
avenue. between Hist and 172d streets, ana
a plot 5ox10O feet on the west size OF tuNei
side Drive between 10th and hist streets
The Regent Hall has been held at SZto'"VV'
and the lots at $4,000 and $4,000, respec-
lively.
Leopold Porrino sold for Mrs. II. a. DE
Long and Mrs. A. T. Carroll the nve story
basement and loft building at NO bS4 10 Dos
West Broadway, on plot oo4N'oxso ieet'
The buyers, Pessango & Montresor' agents
for Cancia's champagnes, VIII occup! the
premises after extensive alterations. Ihls
is the first sale of this property in more
than fifty years.
Negotiations have been practically con-
Guided for the sale Of large plot on 'he
West Side for REINFORCEMENT with DUST
ness structure which will be an innovation
for that section Of the city. The properly
involved is the plot 5osxlo22 feet NO. loi
to 1s5 West SD street. between Columbus
and Amsterdam avenues.
II is understood that the owner, Wllham
j. Carlin, will soon exchange contracts WIN
a builder who is buying the plot TO I'M
prove the site with an eight story hreprool
building designed for the automobile INDUS
try. Plans for the building which VIII re-
place three old private houses, have peen
prepared by Alfred II. Taylor
The prospective owner has already ar
ranged to lease the proposed structure for
a period Of twenty-one years at net an
nual rental Of $4,000. or $4,000 for the tull
term. to Locke & Co.. carriage builders
who have a business place in West s4th
street between Broadway and Amsterdam
avenue.
The committee appointed by the Mystic
Shriners TO select site for a new home is
understood to have reported favorably on
the triangular block containing about four
teen lots and bounded by St Nicholas and
Manhattan avenues. 122d and lZ5d streets
owned by Bing e. Bing 1t has frontages OF
236 10 feet on ST Nicholas avenue, col feet
on Manhattan avenue, 2242 feet in 12d
street ana lUU.o 1eet IN lI0u slIeSt' II mas
been used for many years as tennis courts
by the New York Lawn Tennis Club. Sing
G. Bng bought this property and two other
blocks in that vicinity in April from the
Pinkney estate at private contract Tor
about 81 100000 The firm has disposed OF the
other blocks. The Shriners are at present
located in Madison Square Garden, which
is to be RACED this February The building
will be Of the Oriental style Of architecture
and similar TO the Masonic Temple in Phil
adelphia. Holabird & Reach, OF Chicago,
are TO draw the plans.
Plans have been filed for a twelve story
fireproof apartment house on the northeast
corner Of Park avenue and SD street 1t
will be equipped with two passenger and
one service elevators, and will have no ire
escapes, the interior stairs being inclosed
in fireproof partitions. The building Will
also be equipped with an auxiliary fire.
fghting apparatus, having a lOOOO-gallon
tank on the roof. method of fire protec-
ton the Superintendent is advocating In all
new buildings. The structure Will have ac-
commentators for thirty-ive families and
will cost $3.50 900. Pickering Walker are
the architects, and the 500 Park Avenue
| Company, George p. Walker president, is
the owner.