New-York tribune., 1911-02-05

There were several million dollar pur-
rhases last week Besides. there were a
ssir number of investments about the half
s1llion dollar mark.
, As viewed by many experts. the weekly
record was entirely satisfactory and was
considered a harbinger Of a continuation
q the strength shown in the first month
o. the New Year, at least.
40 one district Of the greater city was
- fuu of wholesome energy as TO cause
realtv interests 10 focus their attention on
g. The central Fifth avenue and the sher-
tnan Square bailiwicks were probably more
razed Al and more talked about because Of
IRE trading there than other big speculative
end investment regions.
n the great Fifth avenue shopping dis
trict franklin Simon & Co.. pioneers IN
this part OF the city. invested about $500 Oo0
r.ev paid that sum for the premises No
F5 Fifth avenue. with an L" TO and IN
ciuding Nos 2 and West 3sth street. They
got the property through Daniel Birdsan &
70 from the johnson estate. OF this city,
Ind the Whitney estate, OF Boston. The
premises were affected by litigation for
many years.
The plot fronts 2s.3 feet on the avenue
and 81 feet in 3Sth street. IL was said that
ire sum at which the property changed
hands establishes a new high record for
s,es in the district.
franklin Simon & CO. bought the adioin
.0z property. No. 414 Fifth avenue. about
Ten wears ago The central Fifth avenue
district was then a small shopping zone.
Taev plan 70 erect a ten story building on
f1e oSth street part Of the premises -aho
sA-oto improve No. 4l6.
ssrne-e was a report that the property ac7
fuired from the estates had been reSold.
rhat r-.mor was unfOunded.
Klein s. Jackson resold the Hotel -. An
G-sv PROPERTY az the northwest corner ot
"a street and Broadway. 70 Charles II.
Davi-. the lessee. They purchased the
prorertv q week ago from The estate or
Robert Robertson.
The - Andrew IS an eight story struct-
ure II was erected about fifteen years ago
r. Robert Robertson on plot fronting 100
feet on Broadway and 1903 feet in I'D
street. and adloins tie Rutgers Riverside
Church which completes the Broadway
1.ock 20 I'D street. facing Sherman Square.
CHS block together with three lots on the
~ street side was acquired by Mr.. Rob
ttsr- from The Russell estate i'm 1856 for
sr2ooo
$4,000 West Side purchase last week
fesulted .n a change Of ownership 10 the
N'u'on r.-e story hotel No. go and @l2
West '.r street. The property was sold by
N'he p Fakas % Bernard Reich. The
structure on a pot 492x1o0 feet about 100
feet yves. NJ Columbus Circle. IN part pay
men. Ir Reich gave the plot OF four lots
On 'ac south side Of 175d street. 40 feet
west o. Broadway.
Euclid Hall is owned by Hyman and
Henry SOM and others composing the
Nu-Ad Hall Company which acquired the
really boo December 1906, by purchase from
Isaa. IT, CIothier of Philadelphia.
Tro property was held at $4,000. and
sovers plot fronting 20i10 feet on Broad
Fay. 1886 feet on s6th street, loj feet on
Sih street. and is directly opposite Bret
Ton Hall. which occupies the Broadway
block opposite
In and near the Times Square district
tere was fair activity
The Realty Holding Company added 10
US holdings by the purchase OF NO 20
West 10Th street from Nelson Smith. Inc
COMPANY recently acquired, through VI.
4" Hess. SO 20s 70 ID West 10th street ana
Aow controls a plot OF 129 feet frontage The
IM Is within 128 feet Of Seventh avenue
some large buyers were busy in the upper
RESIDENTIAL districts north OF the Clare
mont
David Stewart sold for the Degenhardt
construction Company the Palisade Hail.
Hos 2S and 90 Plnehurst avenue, 90 feet
.1f'a al l7sth street. a five story twenty
sp'y apartn, ~. on a plot 55xioo feet.
buyers are .vestOrs.
DAe Or tHe principal transactions IN the
spDel Fifth avenue home zone was the sale
William Cruikshank's Sons and Doug
Robinson Charles 5 Brown & co. for
'aa . Kohn tho four story and base
s.. a"eling house No. IA East 'Jih
IT, 'et"een Fifth and Madison avenues
.,' IS Wcles bought tho property for
5e /. san5oIu Is now the owner OF