New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-07
NOT TO DESTROY MENDELSSOHN HALL
Motion Picture Concern Leases Property and Report That BuS-
ness Structure Would Be Erected on Site Is Set at Rest
SKYsCRAPER TO REPLACE HE GEMAN's MADISON Az HOUSE

The leasing OF Mendelssohn Hall IN 10th
street midway between Broadway and
Sixth avenue. to a motion picture concern
probably was the chief feature Of the real
estate market yesterday The hall. which
for years has been the centre Of concert
music IN this city. was purchased from the
Clark estate ~ Philip Iewfsohn the latter
part OF last May.
Il was reported after the SAILS that the
structure would be taken down and a
twelve story store and Office STRUCTURE
erected IN It's place While no announce
ment was made Of the purchasing price by
Mr. Lewisohn. the property was said to be
in the market Al $4,000 That the build
ing will stand for FIVE years more. at least,
is evident from the lease taken by the
Kinemacolor Company OF America, winch
calls FOR minimum term Of five years
The company, II IS said. is capitalized at
100000 The name OF the hall Is 10 be
changed 10 the Kinemacolor Theatre, which
is TO open on Saturday evening. October IA.
A sixteen story business building Is TO be
erected on the dwelling house property
owned by Mrs. John r Hegeman. wife OF
the president OF the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company. The house is on Madi-
son avenue. between oath and 18th streets,
tt will De hemmed in between a twenty
story Office building now IN the course OF
construction. at the 2sth street corner, and
the big Pullman Building, adjoining DR..
Parkhurst's church.
Plans for the Improvement have been
prepared by D. 2. Waid, and since 50 tai
"a building Is 70 occupy an interior lot. shit
OF from all light and air. save at the front
and rear, Ii viii be Of interest 10 know
how the architect is going 10 work the
problem out. 1t may be OF interest also 70
note IN view OF the developments. that the
Hegeman house had been practically sold
two years ago 70 Lotion Il. Slswson, who
erected the adjoining Pullman Building, for
$4,000. a price considerably higher than
market value. The contract. however was
not completed. because Mrs Hegeman, be-
ing In Europe at the time declined 10 re
turn until November 10 deliver the property
so that Il could be incorporated IN the site
Of the Pullman structure, and It's builder
wanted the delivery made no later than
June l.
S B Goodsle & Perry sold for Samuel
l. Pakas the two six story elevator apart
ment houses Nos 249 and 25l West lLth
street. near Eighth avenue. 10 H. Eoer-
hard-. who acquired the property as an n
vestmeut The houses cover e plot 12xloO
feet. which was held by the seller al
$4,000 The property was acquired in July
by the sellers from Esteue Fleischman IL
exchange for a plot lOOxloo feet or the
south side OF 143d street l50 feet west OF
Broadway. The adjoining similar houses
Nos 252 and 80. were purchased In March
from the Brown Realty Company by 10
seph FugeT.
The Monahan Express Company will soon
he-in the erection OF a twelve story fire.
proof loft building al No. A6 10 22 West
18th street. Plans for the structure we're
FLED Yesterday II viii have q frontage o.
100 feet ana q depth Of 1,426 feet, and ac-
cording 10 the architect, George II No
~ape. the cost Will be $4,000 The Mona
han Express Company acquired the prop
e-rv last June from the Greenhut. SlegeI-
Cooper Company. which formerly used II
sor stable and warehouse purposes.
A TWO story brick church aud sunday
school is soon 70 be erected on the south
west corner of Olmstead and New0oid
avenues The plans for the structure
which is 10 cover q plot A-l0KG-l0 feet
we're filed Yesterday by the Church Exten-
sion Committee OF the Presoytery OF Ne"
YORK the Rev. J. f. Forbes, secretary. The
architect. Eli Benedict OF No. 1877 Broad
wav. estimates the cost al $4,000.