New-York tribune., 1911-03-03

The Union Trust Company. Of New YORK
is the buyer of the northwest corner or
Madison avenue and 57th street. reported
sold two weeks ago by Mrs. Margaret n.
Howard TO Newbold r. Lawrence.
On the site the trust company is TO erect
q branch Office building. The parcel taxes
IN Nos. q and 25 East 55tn street. on
plot 4sx10o feet. The property was for
merly owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt. who
disposed Of II in 1862
Mrs Howard bought the property from
Caroline \. James. of Northport. Long
Island. last November at q record break
ing ngure intending TO use II for dress
making establishment. Pease & Gilman
were the brokers In this transaction. and
Il was said Mrs Howard paid s3o0oo0 for
the property
The Douglas Robinson. Charles s. Brown
Company has sold for Howard Paschai 10
Henry T. Coe No. 21S2 TO 2lS6 Broadway.
with an Il" to No. 227 % 2S1 West nth
street The property consists o.
two story building. on plot fronting 7L5
feet on Broadway and 80 feet IN 18th street
with a northerly line Of 1905 feet and an
aasterly line OF 1922 feet. The property
forms an ~" around the northeast corner
Of these thoroughfares. small parcel
owned by Peter Doelger.
In part payment Mr.. Coo gave No. lSs 10
l42 East 2Sth street. three 1--WE story fat
houses. on plot 75X9S9 feet which the same
brokers resold for Mr.. Paschal TO Mandel-
baum & Levine. as recent" reported.
Mr. Coe also owns the taxpayers on plot
1op. p.2xlOo feet. at the southeast corner Of
Broadway and S0th street. which he ac-
ouired last year from Gustavus L. Law
renee. through the same borkers.
Another interesting Broadway sale was
that of n four story brownstone dwelling
house at No $40 by Slawson & Hobbs and
II. c. Senior & Co. Extensive alterations
will be made on the structure. which oc-
cupies a plot 20x7o feet.
The Hicks estate sold through Folsom
Brothers No. 50 Union Square East. a five
story mercantile building on a plot 26x125
feet. 70 the Lion oak Real Estate Com
psny. The buyers own No. "a to 2S. and
now control a plot 102xl25 feet. adjoining
the Union Square Savings Bank Building.
AT the northeast corner Of 18th street. A
sixteen story building will bc erected on
the southerly plot, 76X125. and the property
lust acquired will be used for the protec-
ton OF light and air. The new building
win not he begun until February I. 1912.
n. G. Senior & Co. have sold for w. Il.
Thorn the three story garage No. 40 West
tsth street. on lot 25x1O0.5 ;eet. TO Edmund
Coffin. After extensive alterations the
building will be occupied by tie West Side
Young Mems Christian Association for its
automobile school.
on plot 5nx75 feet at Nos. SSs and $40
East 35th street, near First avenue. there
Is 10 be built five story structure for eX-
elusive use As q workshop for the blind. the
first floor 10 contain a saleSroom for the
disposal Of the products of The sightless.
The project is that of the New York In
stitution for the Blind which will erect the
building from plans by Vaughan & Griebel.
who estimate the cost a $4,000 The sec
ond, third and fourth floors Of the building
Will be devoted to workrooms and the fifth
floor is 10 be arranged 70 provide a large
clubroom dining. sitting and red rooms.