New-York tribune., 1911-01-11

Several important transactions "eio
ported yesterday in the realty market Inc
most interesting among these was the pur-
chase by the New York Hospital OF an ell
tire city block along the Hudson RIVER
front, bounded by 54th and 55th streets ana
Eleventh and Twelfth avenues. numoer
Of buildings are TO be erected on the ste,
and when thess are completed the Hospital
will remove from its present home. at lo'h
and 10Th streets, west of Fifth avenue
complete account of this transaction ls
printed elsewhere in this issue.
Two loft buildings are TO be erected lh
the Times Square section. The Industrial
Realty Company bought yesterday the two
four story dwelling houses, on plot 4ox
1O05 feet at Nos. 1873 and 1875 West Attn
street. The latter company Is having plans
drawn for an eleven story store and lott
building for the site. The property was re-
sold by Brooke e. Georger for Caroline :.
Rullman. The plot is situated % feet east
of the Hudson Theatre. and is opposite the
plot recently acquired by the Lambs as
a site for an addition to its new clubhouse.
A sale Of the property by John c. Barr, jr.'
was reported in The Tribune several weeks
ago. and last week title was transferred
by him 10 Caroline q. Rulman. who Is
understood to have acted for whitney
Lyon.
II was also learned yesterday that the
premises No 1b4 West Hth street SOLO
recently by Sterling Sterling for the grand
children OF Levi Apgar, the banker 10
Aaron ]. Bach, have been resold py MI
Sterling to Louis Steckler, who also owns
No. 1872 Mr.. Steckler now controls plot
N. o.sxl005 feet A twelve story ONCE anu
loft structure may be built on the site.
The Edgar p. Holdridge Company mas
sold for Jacob Hirsh the block front on the
west side of Pinehurst avenue between
18th and 10th streets. a plot TVHlIz iee''
TO M. E. Rountree. of the Rountree heaity
Construction Company, Of Brooklyn.
building loan has been secured FOR the
erection Of four six story apartment houses
from plans by Albert Mertin, architect
The houses will cost about So,o"' ana MI
Rountres will proceed Immediately WIN
the erection OF the buildings. The uansac-
ton involves about t425,co Mr.. Rouhuee
has lately completed block OF apartment
houses facing Prospect Park, from sth 10
eth street, Brooklyn, most OF which nave
been sold to investors.
LexIncton Avenue Project.
The Provident Loan Society or Ne" loth
will soon add another branch TO its chhh
Of banks In this city, having purchaseo inc
northwest corner OF Lexington avenue ana
t,th street a plot l0x1oO feet adjoining
the Harlem Savings Bank. Plans TOT the
building, which is TO house the prahch
orice at No 1O6 East 18th street are De-
ing prepared by Renwick. Aspinwan ds
Tucker, and will be erected by Chariee j.
Wills, who has received the general con-
tract. This will make the seventh struct-
ure erected for the society, which now mas
onIv one branch in rented quarters, this
being located in the University Settlement
Building, at Eldhdge and hVhs'on
streets. Last year the society made o''''"
loans. aggregating about N2cn.On George
r. Baker, jr., was recently elected 10 sue
cesd his father, who resigned last year
The property which the society Is ABOUT
10 Improve was sold by Morris b. Baer
through the frm OF l.. J. Phillips & CO.
Mrs Rhinelander Waldo was present In
the salesroom yesterday, as her property
No. Is East 72d street. was to be SOLO.
The parcel was offered at an upset price OF
sss 400. but there were no bidders ana II
was withdrawn.
At the stand OF James l.. Wells the prop
.rtv No. l6 East l4th street, six story
struoture. near Sixth avenue. was offered
On a naytition proceeding and WAS secured
for s2ll, ,704 by the plaintiff. Samuel W.
Steel. Results OF other offerings VIII De
found below: