New-York tribune., 1911-02-28

Tho real estate market was eNceeohsi9
active Yesterday There were many inter-
esting sales, and an unusual number OF
leases were recorded
Alfred r. Ashford sold for Thomas A.
Hill to Ranald II. Macdonald Nos BOO and
257 West S6th street. a plot 85x9s9 Feet.
On the site Is an old building. The new
purchaser probably will erect ten story
fireproof store and loft building. The same
broker also sold for the estate Of Isabella
r. jackson the three story dwelling house
No IS East SSd street on lot lSsxsS''
feet. adjoining the southeast corner or
Madison avenue.
The Alcazar Realty Company. Anthony
Schwoerer. jr.. president. sold the Wara-
maug. an eight story apartment house at
Nos. SO and e31 West 1l5th street. Vt oc-
cupies a plot 50x10o1l feet on the north side
of the street. leo feet east Of Riverside
Drive. The purchaser Is Lawrence Jacob
who gives in part payment the plot lWxl"
feet at the northwest corner OF AuduDoh
avenue and l73d street This will be Inn
proved with an apartment house Two
prior transactions for the Waramaug were
never consummated.
centred In the sale Of No. a. West 72d
street. which was purchased by a dancing
master The house has remained without
tenant since the day OF its completion,
about FIVE years ago. The property has
been sold by the City Real Estate Com
pany. which held 1t at a valuation OF
slOo, 900, TO oscar Duryea, who conducts an
academy IN the same street al No. 200.
The dwelling house is one OF the five
story American basement type. with cleo
trio elevator and other modern equipment.
and covers a lot 25xl022 feet, adjoining the
Parkway and Janet apartment houses. at
the northeast corner OF Columbus avenue.
Just to the east are the large holdings &C
cumulated at various times by Edward 5.
Clark. and including the Dakota apartment
house and gardens.
The property Just sold was improved. to-
gether with tie adjoining lot. No. l5. by
William L. Diler, and subsequently passed
through foreclosure proceedings to the
present seller and another purchaser about
six months ago.
Another sale in this same street was re-
ported by Frederick Zittel e. Sons, who sold
for Joseph Whitney No. S21 West I'D street.
a four story American basement dwelling
house. on a lot 17xlO0 feet TO client, for
occupancy.
Katharine I. d. Harnett widow OF Rich
ard V. Harnett is the buyer of the twelve
story building Nos. 10 and Il West 26th
street. sold recently by the Realty Hold
ing Company On. ]. Hess. PRESIDENT,
through Webster b. Mabie e. Co.
In part payment Mrs. Harnett gives NO.
BIZ Third avenue. four story tenement
house. with stores. on lot @Xll0 feet,
valued at 5000. free and clear; also a lot'
25xlOo feet. on the east side Of Eagle ave
nue.. 24s feet north of 18Th street, valued
az $500.
The 2th street building figured in the
deal at valuation of $4,000. Mrs, Harnett
assuming an existing mortgage OF s26o.C0D,
held by the Albany Savings Bank. and
giving back a second mortgage OF $1,000
for six months.
L. J. Phillips & Co. announced yesterday
the closing Of the sale Of Euclid Hail. COW
ering the block front on the west side OF
Broadway. between S5th and S5th streets,
bv Som Brothers & Hirsh 10 the Euclo
Holding Company The deal involves
total OF over s1,5oooW.
Euclid Hall was built about nine years
ago. and was formerly owned by Isaac II.
rlothier of Philadelphia, who sold 1t TO the
sellers in the present transaction. II is
seven stcry structure, on plot OF about
nine lots, fronting 3410 feet on Broadway
1876 feet in SSth street and 1o5.i feet IN 18th
street
The Euclid Holding Company, capital slo,-
100, was Incorporated about a week ago by
George ]. Corbett, William ]. Smith and
Lorenzo N Baldwin. all OF No "A Wall
street It is generally understood that the
company is controlled by Frank y. Hoff-
stot, of Pittsburg. president of the Pressed
Steel Car Company.
Plans have been filed for making over the
two FIVE story tenement houses at Nos. liS
and $50 West sd street into one building,
for loft purposes, at cost of $500. The
buildings will be extended 4o.5 feet. Alice
II. Wallace, OF Albany, is the owner
Schwartz & Gross and 3. y, Marcus are
the architects.