New-York tribune., 1911-02-19

-, interesting sales in tho midtown
-, featured the trading in the real
~ market last week. Among the in
".,,, transactions was that of tho prop
:, tho northwest corner OF Madison
and 57th street. which many years
.fvss owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt,
g disposed Of IL in leb2.
-. etc was sold by Mrs Margaret A
ard who purchased il from Caroline
1,nes OF Northport Long Island, last
s.,,ner a. record breaking figure She
~, the property shortly after she sold
,ropertv al the northwest corner OF
~, street and Madison avenue to Benjs-
Altman. Intending to use il for dress
.,,nr establishment. IL is understood
., she has changed her plans entirely
Iis 10 retire from active business, and
- This reason the property has been sold.
-, rroperty was transferred 10 new
...orstion. in which Newbold T. Lawrence
!. ,.nresented II comprises four story
"A basement house, covering plot OF
',.,,, sNe square feet. and was obtained
ryrs Howard through Pease & Elliman
"a, y0,Do
u,rry II Rogers, jr., has his home at
-. southwest corner OF Madison avenue
=, ,-th street. and the homes Of other well
s.oxn oersons, including the Mrs. Coils ?.
darlington house. are near by.
-. Murray Hill section Is 20 have an
~ business building through tra;9-
ton completed last week. Charles HaV
- of the firm Of Haviland q Co, china
-. importers. acquired through Frederick
FAY CO. the dwelling house properties
yos l5 and Is East 36th street from the
Robert Hoe estate.
The plot is less than fifty feet from the
.,,tsrlv lin Of the Middle Road. forming
,,s BOUNDARY line Of tho Murray Hill re-
,.--ted area. and is within - feet of the
,or,e of J. Pierpont Morgan. who has been
.,,onc the leaders IN all movements 10 pre-
.,-ys the residential character Of the sec
tor.
Last spring Mr Haviland purchased the
,-onsrtv 10 the west Nos. Il and 70. from
n, sane estate. and by this purchase has
increased his investment 10 holding of
Is feet in S6th street and p feet at No. 10
East s7th street, purchased from Mrs. Rob-
ert Winthrop.
In the above plot is included the house Of
,bs Hoe family. which for many years was
o,s Of the show places on Murray Hill.
Mr Haviland intends erecting a commercial
building IL which viii be located offices
and displsy rooms for his concern on a part
or the whole of the plot this year
Within the MURRAY Hill district the Hal
stead estate sold the dwelling house No.
10 East 9th street in the block TO the rear
Of the Morgan house. 10 purchaser. who
will practically rebuild it FOR his occu-
psncy.
The popularity o. modern loft buildings in
,peculative and investment circles was in
dicated BY q purchase made BY D. ". Rich
man and Ravitch Brothers in the new mid
town business area.
They bought from Max j. Kramer the ten
story loft structure Nos. l33 and 135 West
iah street on a plot 40lOx92 feet. between
Sixth and Seventh avenues.
in part payment Mr.. Richman and Ra-
witch Brothers gave Nos. 157 and 139 Grand
street. two three story buildings, with
stores on 4 plot 3511xSO feet. near Crosby
street. and No. S54 10 36i East 123d street,
tvo six story tenement houses. on a plot
ylhl0ollx irregular. near First avenue
The 18th street building was completed