New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
IN THE REALTY MARKET
Dwelling Houses in 55th Street
Sold for Big Loft Building.
CONSTRUCTION co. BUYER
Lexington Avenue Holdings To
Be New Home for Various
Irish Societies.

The Cross & Brown Company has sold
for Dr. j. S. Cattanach and others the
three dwelling houses Nos. 245 2i7 and 24s
West 55th street. on plot 60xl0o feet. The
purchaser is the Stevenson Construction
Company. which will Immediately improve
the plot with an eleven story hreproof loft
building The same brokers have also OBJ
tanned for the Stevenson Construction
Company a building and permanent loan.
The James l.. Wells Company has sold
FOR the heirs Of Caroline Tekulsky to ex-
Tax Commissioner Edward c. Sheehy' rep
resenting the Irish Palace Building Asso-
citation. No. 1s52 Lexington avenue, three
story dwelling house, on a lot l5x75 rect
The association owns the southwest corner
Of Lexington avenue. and the purchase OF
this lot gives IL a corner plot lo.llxl-o rect
which will be improved with an eight Story
building to accommodate the various Irisn
societies OF New YORK.
Plans were filed yesterday for making
over the Colony Club, at No. 10 to IA
Madison avenue OF which Mrs. j. Borden
Hartman is president. A new mezzanlne
door is 10 be built in the present squash
court. and this floor will be suodIvideo
with a partition, forming the maids pri-
vate washroom pressing room. ventilaung
shaft and storeroom. The squash court
will he made into two bedrooms and two
bathrooms. including a cloakroom' An
opening will also be made on the main
floor. between the tea pantry and the Dress
ing room. for the purpose OF having three
mora windows and four more telephone
bootbs Thomas Hastings. the arcnl'ecl'
has estimated the cost at 5000.
rba Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church'
W West 55th street, Will be changed u
sranroof structure. Plans for doing
80, Nth the entire front wall, steps and
rau,rrq and having the same rebuilt oi
r,bblestone. and the vestiDule moor rom
end 10 end. including the pe"s' rebuilt
,pitb dreproof material, nave oeen Hieu oS
T. NIarkoe Robertson, the archllecI WIN
estimates the cost az 500"
Otbor sales for Manhattan and 1he
Bronx reported yesterday follow:
MANHATTAN.
Old sTREET-John J. ksvS h 5o IA 81 Easi
for 4 a. A T.. G. Quackenoush 20 90 s,,.stI
aod street a four story and basement 1--WE"
,,, bouse on lot II. 4xlO0.S feet
FTRsT AvENr-E-wlliiam VOLTS Son mas
sold FOR the estate Of FredeTlIh, r.,-st ave
IH1 .Hs.r
10 80 80. d,.s stor, tenement houses. on pio'
* sx1CO feet between 74th ana ''th s'lee'S.
LEXINGTON AVENCE-Wiliiam "qll
s,r has sold for Emanuel Jacobus 10 'S an
r,orobua No 1859 lexington aenue' ~ - :.
storv qat ,use on lot c0X95 feet adJ'lhihs ''''
northeast corner OF '3th street
tocrtt STREET Kramer ha a..
,oI, f,r Herman r Schlussing, NOS ~ ana W.
East tO6th street. Two -Four slo''
houses on plot 5o.2xl0o. !. feet
N,x1;rN sTREET-Edward n. snihen nae
"a co. August Humbert 30 p Mangin
street five story tenement mouse ON Jul
-'- ''' THE BRONX.
PRONX PARK AVENUE-Andr-w HaIy
,.-. e,td Mot f0nxqO feet. on the east side
~ Brorx PARK avenue, about 10 test souh
~ Burke street
BOLTON AVENUE Andrew Haly nas so5u
for Henri Helmke SIX lots ON IN" cas-, -iu
~ Bolton avenue. about 100 fN'' >ou'" WI
1sror1b avenue Clasons Point
prvrR AvENr-F-The Duff 4 Brown com
rs-oyrr tb. northwest corner ~ River avenue
aod i5ath street lot 25Xl25 feet. The prop
ert, will he improved with an artihciaI ice
plant. -,.
WEBSTER AVENUE-Villiam r. Mehhch
has sold for the s. J. scnWerzier ,ollpo,.
,hs new I've story fathouse. WIN Stor'-
me northeast corne. Of Webster avenue anu
fssth street 10 the Ebling companN'
r-NrONPORT ROAD Brownshield mas
soid 10 c Chuck the TWO story brick dWelNns
house a. the southwest corner or LnlohpoI'
road and Guerlain street. on lot 25Nloo feet
crFASON AVENT-E-I. " Herter has sold
,o- l. Mang 70 Frank A. Antes lot -oxlo.
feet on Gleason avenue. ls' feet cast Oh
OInlytead avenue. for S,bOO