New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-23

Some interesting sales were announced In
the real estate market yesterday. Two OF
the parcels which changed ownership VIII
be improved with apartment houses "A
seven story store and loft building In 2'th
street was purchased by an investor.
plot. 1OOxl25 feet at the northeast cor
ner Of Manhattan avenue and Ioth street
was sold bv SOM Brothers to the German
Construction Company. on which site IL Is
MANNED 10 erect a six story high class ele-
vator apartment house. The property Is
mort Of an entire block front. 370XloO feet
netween Eighth and Manhattan avenues
leased bv SOM Brothers from the late
Johnston Livingston, president OF the Ma
ronal Express Company with the option Oh
purchase. which they exercised on August
/ The Gorham Construction Company was
INCORPORATED last month through the once
of Arnstein Levy & Pfeiffer, the moor
porators being Mrs. Sarah Harris, Abraham
Levy and Hortense Levy. The 10th street
block front had been I'm the possession O
the Livingston family for about hity years.
II Ia partly covered with one story TAX
payers" and is the only large parcel avail
able for Improvement in the immediate
neighborhood.
He'll & Stern have resold FOR Floyd W.
David the lot. 25xl00 feet. on the west SIDE
Of Edgecombe avenue, opposite $3.50 street
and have also sold the adjoining nfty rect
for Samuel Green to the Great Centers
Realty Company. The purchaser now con-
trolls a plot. 75xl00 feet which will be i'm
proved by the erection OF a nine story ele-
vator apartment house.
Arnold. Byrne q Baumann have resoio
for Samuel Winters TO a client for invest
ment the seven story store and loft bulid-
ing Nos. l54 and 1856 West 9th street, on
plot A4x9S9 feet This property. when
was purchased through the same broker
about year ago has been held at N27'V"
LEROY Coventry sold for George T. John
son 70 the Astor Sanatorium No. 200 West
10th street, a four and a half story Ameri-
can basement dwelling house, on lot lo.6N
100 feet. The house, adjoins the sherman
Square Hotel on the west
The Montana Realty Company, which Is
10 erect twelve story apartment house on
the east side Of Park avenue, Just north OF
SD street has obtained loan of $4,000 or
the property from the Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company.
This operation, which is the first Of Its
Of the new Grand Central Station, VII
take in a frontage Of 70 feet on the avenue
with an Il" extending around TO 53d street
The Montana Realty Company is controlled
by Potter & Bro. who are also at the heac
Of the syndicate owning the Steinway block
on Park avenue. Immediately to the south
between 52d and SD streets.
William NJ Torrance, architect, has flee
plans for the erection of one story slaugh
ter and cold storage house on East 4otf
street north side. 279 feet from First ave
rue. The building is TO be fireproof. S61s'
80 feet. and will cost $500 Suzoerser q
Sons Co. are the owners.
A new smoke stack which will weigh 500
pounds and which Is to he extended from
the present smoke stack is TO be built OF
the roof Of the eighteen story Manhattan
Life Building, No. a TO 20 Broadway ant
No. 10 TO 70 New street, according to plans
filed with the Buildings Department b!
Alexander Miller & Bros. Inc, architects
The smoke stack win run along the build
ing for "a distance Of 81 feet. and will b
made of ZIG inch steel plate o feet II
diameter and will be supported by an irol
frame. which is now in position and eX
tended to the tower which is 5L6 feet higi
and 20 feet square at the base and 10 fee
square 3t the top. This tower was formerly
used 5y the United States Weather Bureau
md the cost is estimated at SLIGO Henry
T. Stokes and Morris W Torrey are the
owners