New-York tribune., 1911-04-08

The Hereford. a new twelve story apart
mon, house ai No. sio Wes, 10Th street on a
Mot ssxleo fcst. has been Sold by Edgar \.
Low. The purchaser 4 William j SUIT
of tho Adler Glove COMPANY. who wil hoin
the property for investment il has pee"
held al sIo,.eN
Tho Hereford was completed last year
alonr with the kelmscott. a similar house
adjoining on the west They were erected
hv MIR Levy on a plot acquired from w.
F. ~ Stokes They are from plans by
Schwartz & Gross and occupy l2'-foo'
frontage adjoining tho Riverdale apart
mcnts. NJ the south corner OF RiverS'de
Drive
The houses have been unusually success
ful They wero finished las, fall. ana by
October we're fully tenanted. on the
block 10 the east are the Apthorpe apart
monts. owned by the Astor estate
Pease & Gilman have sublet for the
estate Of Paul Morton. AT No. Sii Fifth ave.
nue. five story American basement house
- feet wide belonging TO and adjoining the
home or John Jacob Astor. at the north
corner Of 65th street. This house was
leased by Pease G. Elliman 10 Paul Morton
about two years ago. The new tenant Is
ex-senator John kean.
The Huston & Spraker Company has sold
for the Kaw Realty Company Nto an in
vestor No 59i West li2th street an eight
story fireproof apartment house. on plot
75xIco feet. They have also exchanged No.
5cs the adjoining house. similar building
to another investor. who has given in part
payment La Touraine apartment house. at
the northwest corner Of Morningside Drive
and listh street. The buildings have Just
been completed by the Theodore Starrett
Construction Company.
The u2th street houses were held AT $500
900 each. making the total amount involved
in the transaction about $4,000. The Hus-
ton & Spraker Company has been appointed
agent for the two new buildings and re-
tanned as agent for La Touraine
The Douglas Robinson. Charles :. Brown
Company has sold for Jacob Kottek the
four story dwelling house No. rs East eist
street. on a plot lex1oo5 feet; also the ad-
ioining southwest corner Of Park avenue
and slst street, a plot 9oxloo5 feet, for DR..
Walker Gill.
The purchaser is the Brierey School.
winch mas bStll III tAlSlcliNS-ioi du'uA NN''
ty years and is now preparing TO remove
from It's present school buildings, IN Attn
street, just west of Fifth avenue.
So many residents of the older Fifth ave.
nue. district have moved within the last few
years that the school has found II neces
sary 10 seek a location more convenient for
its patrons IN the district north Of o9th
street and east Of the park. IT Is expect
ed that a hreproof school building will he
erected Immediately on the Park avenue
and 61st street corner.
Plans have been fled for the erection Of
Il twelve story loft hreproof building OF
the southwest corner Of Fourth avenue
and 2Oth street for the 2ls Fourth Avenue
Company. of which Samuel Jackson is
president. The structure viii have facade
of limestone and terra Gotta with front
age Of 100 feet in the avenue and s. feet
IN the street The cost has been estimated
al $4,000
Plans have b1cn fled for providing bet
ter fire protection 10 the Hurtig e. Seamon
Music Hall. at No. 2G7 80 21l West 125th
street as required ty the Fire Department.
The plans show that i.o)0-gallon wooden
tank will be erected on the roof at cost
OF $1,000 The building is owned by Alex
ander Lichtensten. Neville & Barge are
;he architects