New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
REPORTED PURCHASE FOR STUDIO CLUB
Lorard Spencer Sells Sttre in East gid Street Formerly
Used as SChoo|houSe
OLD BUILDINGS IN 18th STREET FIGURE IN EXCHANGE

The usual dulness that has characterized
the real estate market 80 far this week
was again in evidence yesterday. One OF
the few sales Of interest reported was that
by Pease a Elliman for Lorillard Spencer.
Of Newport, r. l.. Of the FIVE and one-half
story building at Nos. 30 and 81 East o2d
street. on a plot 40xloo feet. 1t was pur-
chased by a client of Peasc Gilman
The structure was formerly used by the
Keller School report that the purchase
was made for the Studio Club was denied
last night by the secretary Of that organ
izaton.
Old buildings occupying a plot lzoxsSs
feet at No. AT TO AS West S7th street.
were sold by Alexander J. Roux & Co. 10
]. W. Dinick, who gave In part payment
the ffve story business building at Nos. Ss-
and 294 West Broadway.
An investor bought the Henry Hudson,
Ave story apartment house on plot oo'l1
100 feet at the northwest corner OK Flne-
hurst avenue and 17sth street, from the
Degenhardt Construction Company. lhls
completes the sale Of two houses erecteo
last year by the company at TINS point
Last February II sold Nos. rs and 80 P'ne-
hurst avenue, adjoining. FIVE story sruct-
ure. on a plot 65x100 feet. TO George D.
Schreiner.
Plans have been filed for the construction
of a high class apartment mouse, tweNo
stories high, at the northeast corner OF
Park avenue and Goth street, for the S-l
Park Avenue Company.
This building will have accommodations
for twelve families, and will be equipped
with one passenger elevator and one
freight elevator. 1t will he hand-
some structure, the facade being OF nrlck'
with limestone facing, In the French he
naissance style of architecture ana or
namented with a large balcony al the
fourth story. a. small balcony at the sew
enth story and large balconies around the
entire front at the tenth ana eie'eh'h
stories. The main entrance will be IN the
avenue and will be ornamented WIN '"o
massive composite columns OF granite sup
porting a balcony. Around the entrance
door. which will be of grilled iron, VIII oe
four small Ionic columns Of granite
William A. Boring, architect has placed
the cost at $4,000.
A new version of the old Edwards claim
came TO light the other day when two az
torneys from Wisconsin came INTO 'he'
office Of the Title Guarantee and Trust
Company and asked II they might see
Tdber q of deeds recorded in the register
office
They stated that they had been employed
nv clients in Wisconsin TO look up claim
to large estates Of land In New York CITY
A. usual. this claim had the same setting
as many Of It's predecessors. and had TO 90
Att Church nrCnprtN on low ct
Broadvay. the graveyard and other nearby
lots. and 1t was said that the properly was
held by the Trinity Corporation by Vhtu"
OF a lease for ninety-nine years which was
tust about TO expire.
The clients had received letters from the
East stating that Iiber 3, which contained
the lease or deed to Robert Edwards was
missing from the New York registers once
and was In their possession. and according
" they were the only persons who were IN
a position to prove the claim
As matter OF fact, Liber B is one OF
the hooks which are missing from the Ne"
York registers office, but II was there az
the time that the Title Guarantee ano
Trust Company made its copy OF the
racords That company has In It's posses
sion g. copy Of this lber, which it is al
r,avs willing 70 show TO attorneys or Others
interested IN its contents
The two Wisconsin attorneys learned
from an inspection OF the book that there
was no deed or lease in Il to Robert Ed
wards. and that this claim. Ike others OF
the same general character, Is purely
mythical Persons by the name Of Edwards
are addressed in the hope that they may be
,nduc.d 70 subscribe money 10 aid In the
recovery Of the estate.
"These various claims" SAYS an of1cer
~ IN. Title Guarantee and Trus Com
pany Including the famous Anneke Jams
claim. have been thoroughly investigated
by thi. company and by those interested
in the management Of the Trinity Corpora
ton. and II may he stated with absolute
certainty that they are wholly without