New-York tribune., 1911-01-19

Some OF the choicest properties on Man
haitian Island were sold yesterday.
The total value Of the sites affected oy
the trading was much larger than that oil
tho parcels dealt In on any day since the
No. % broadway transaction.
Two landmarks were among tho prop
critics which changed hands.
Frank W. Woolworth successfully closed
negotiations 10 purchase tho property al
the northwest corner OF Barclay street ana
Broadway from the Hamilton estate. Th'
site has q frontage Of 46.4 feet in Broadway
end " lil9 'eet in Barclay street. John
y. GodirG was tho broker. The price
agreed upon is $4,000 Il is said. II was
recently announced that the site would
soon De sold in partition proceedings.
With this purchase Mr.. Woolworth now
controls the entire block front on the west
erly side Of Broadway from Barclay street
TO Park Place.
on the northerly end Of tho property the
work of erecting the proposed WoolwortO
Building, which will rise 6e5 feet above the
curb. was begun some months ago.
II The present plans are carried out II
will ne thirteen feet taller than tho Singer
Building, and therefore the second highest
building in the world The original plans
are 20 ne changed so that the structure will
cover the entire Broadway block front. II
is also said that the new designs may pro-
vide for structure which will rise above
200 feet inches. the height OF the Metro
politan Life Building
This block front property has frontage
in Broadway Of 1911 feet, 1925 feet in Bar
clay street and 1919 feet in Park Place.
Z. II. Ludlow & Co. sold to Judson ;
Todd the entire block front on the west
side Of Convent avenue from li2d 10 l45d
street 10 feet in each street-about fifteen
lots. This plot vas the site of the thirteen
trees alleged to have been planted by Al
exander Hamilton 10 commemorate the
union Of the thirteen original states durins
the Revolution. At various times during
the last ten years several historical socie.
ties have petitioned the city authorities to
purchase the property and erect thereon
some suitable memorial.
The Hamilton homestead, known as The
Grange, extended from 13Sth 10 l45th street
The house. which still stands at the corner
Of 14lst street originally was on the lower
portion of the estate. It was from this
house. built in 1902 that Alexander Hamil.
ton went 10 meet Aaron Burr for the fatal
duel at Weehawken on July II. 1904.
The properly along Convent avenue was
restricted twenty-five years ago 10 private
dwelling houses exclusively. This restric-
tion expires in November. when the prop
erty will be improved by Mr. Todd with
ten story apartment houses. The present
seller. David c. Leech, acquired this prop
ertv through Z. II. Ludlow e. Co. in 1895.
William x. Vanderbilt. jr., Moses Taylor
and Thomas y. Clarke. as trustees for the
Brook Club. bought the dwelling house at
No. a East 4lst street. 90 1ox9s2 feet. from
Frederick q. Reighley. The club, through
these trustees, also holds title to the ad-
Joining houses, Nos 10 and u, and now
controls a frontage Of 62.6 feet on the south
side Of ilst street directly at the rear OF
It's present house at No East 4Oth street
The organization has no plans for en-
largng its clubhouse. 1t bought the prop
erty in order TO be able to do 80 when tho
occasion arises.