New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08

The Astor estate is 10 improve the north
west corner OF Eighth avenue and l-ith
street. now occupied by Station POST
Office. it was learned yesterday, and Is haV-
Ing plans prepared for four story strnct-
IRE TO replace the two story building now
on the site The proposed building 1t is
said. will be leased 10 Tonges Brothers pro-
prietors OF the Colonial Hotel at the ad)oln-
ing southwest corner Of Eighth avenue ana
l25th street This addition will contain
sbou. go rooms Station is 10 &c removed
to a new building TO be erected at Nos.
pc and ga West 116th street, the site TOT
which was purchased last week.
The Aston Estate owns the entire block
front on the west side of Eighth avenue
between 12ith and 125th streets, having
frontages Of 2N.10 feet on the avenue and
loo feet In each street.
James J. Coogan is the buyer of the block
front. lnOx199l0 feet on the east side OF
Eighth avenue between both and l5lth
streets. reported some time ago sold by
the New York and Northern Land Com
panv. With the exception Of q frontage OF
l75 feet on the north side Of l56th street be-
ginning 100 feet east Of Eighth avenue, Mr..
Coogan now owns all Of the block boundeu
by l5sth and 1j7th streets. Eighth avenue
and the Harlem River. He also has large
holdings in the block to the south. between
L5th and l5ssh streets. and. through MIS-
Coogan's interest IN the Lynch estate con-
trolls Manhattan field and the Polo grouno'
on the opposite side of Eighth avenue.
An odd fact in connection with the trans
action for the block front between lo6-h
and l57th streets is that in connection with
the present transaction Mr.. Coogan is buy
ing hack a parcel which he sold to the New
York and Northern Land Company about
twenty years ago. The latter corporation
az that time was controlled by the New
York & Putnam Railroad, which connects
with the Eighth avenue elevated at Iooth
street.
The sale Of the proposed twelve story
store and loft building, 10 be erected oE
Goldberg & Kramer, Of the Harvard Con-
struction Company, on the property NOS
% and q West SSth street, which they pur-
chased yesterday from Captain William H.
Wheeler and Heiner q Wolf, was mace
direct 10 Arthur Frankenstein, OF the hrih
OF Arthur Frankenstein & Co, manufac'-
urers OF hose supporters al No. 5lo Broad
yvav In part payment for the above opera
zion Frankenstein, who will use portion OF
the new building for his firm. gave $4,000
IN cash and seven fiat and dwelling houses
IN Harlem.
The Harlem properties include the Yale
and Princeton, two I'VE story apartment
houses az Nos S65 and 96S St Nicholas
avenue. occupying a plot 743xloS.7 feet, ad-
Joining the southeast corner Of 18th street.
The other properties are Iive-story nat
house on lot 25xs9u feet. at No. &36 west
18th street: the four story private dwell
ing houses. each on lot 1SX100u feet; the
Ave story nathouse on lot 25xlOon feet
AZ No 81 East l26th street, and No SSl'
Fast 18th street. q three story frame build
ing on lot % 6X1oo feet.
These were taken in trade BY Goldberg q
Kramer. al a valuation Of $4,000 the Ssth
street plot. and the proposed building fsur-
ing IN the exchange ~ about $4,000
schwartz &. Gross are preparing plans for
Ring & Blng for the erection Of twelve
story apartment house on the north side Of
18th street. % feet east OF Park avenue, on
plot Gox1o22 feet The house is to he ar
ranged for one family on q floor. in the
form Of a duplex apartment, each contain
ing twelve rooms and four baths. 1t Will
have special service elevators entering into
the kitchen. and in the basement there
will be a well equipped laundry. There VIII
be sun parlor and playroom on the roof
The front Is TO be Of marble and white
brick The interior decorations will he
exceptionally elaborate
The dwelling house OF Morton +. Plant
az the southeast corner Of Fifth avenue
and sd street and that Of c. ". Hardness,
st the southeast corner Of 54th street, are
20 be sliced on the avenue side in comph-
ance with the widening Of the thorough
fare The change TO the Plant house VIII
cost $4,000 while the Hardness residence
will undergo alterations which will entail
an outlay OF about 5000 The plans were
fled yesterday