New-York tribune., 1911-04-02
HOUSES PARksDE COURT, OVERLOOKING
BROOKLYN

! story building sold By the Realty Holding
Company within the last three weeks. the
others being Nos. 70 and AZ West 9th
street. on plot 45Sx9s9 feet. to o. d. Gray.
and Nos Is and Il West 2sth street. on plot
44x9ss feet. to Mrs. Katherine l. ID. Har-
nett. all three investors purchasing for
| cash.
| West Side Investments.
One OF the principal West Side invest
ments was made by A. NJ Bendhem. He
bought through w. j. Phillips & Co. from
| the estate Of William n. Jackson. repre-
sented by William Felsinger as acting trus-
! tee. the northwest corner of Broadway and
saith street The property covers a plot
| 1925 feet In Broadway. 1895 feet In saith
street and 140 feet on the northerly line.
On the site are private dwelling houses.
| The corner property will be altered into
stores. The property has been held at
500, 900, and has been in the Jackson family
| for forty years.
| Two large elevator apartment houses in
| the Cathedral and Washington Heights
( sections were sold In "A transaction invov-
ing about $l.5O0.0Oo These properties are
/ the Victor Hail, an eight story apartment
house, covering a plot 77xlOo feet. at NO.
| 622 West 18th street, near Riverside Drive.
and the Chestershire, six story elevator
! apartment house. occupying a plot '5xl00
feet. at No j6S to 572 West ls3d street.
, Joseph ]. Steinder sold the above par
cells TO Ferguson Bros. & Forshay through
! +. r. Wood & Co., In part payment for
: the Stratford-AvOn. twelve story apart
ment house on Riverside Drive at 93d
street. reported sold recently. The latter
: figured I'm the trade at about Sl000.oO and
Victor Hall and the Chestershre were ex-
! changed on a basis of about $4,000
! Heiner & Wolf and n. l.. & l.. Ottinger
sold through Slawson & Hobbs Nos. l2o and
/ l22 West S6th street. two four story and
/ basement dwelling houses each on plot
2cxlO6 10 feet and for the estate OF William
Hyams No. lis. a four story dwelling house
on a plot OxcS.l0 feet. 1t was casn
! transaction. The purchaser Is Jerome G.
! Mayer who will erect on the site high
class twelve story apartment house. Slaw-
| son G. Hobbs secured from an institution
a building loan for Mr.. Mayer.
J Both this block and that on S6th street.
! between Columbus avenue and Central
/ Park West are strictly residential. the cor
ncrs only being occupied by apartment
/ houses. This makes the first break on
/ either block. and will undoubtedly be fol-
lowed by other similar operations.
/ Biag & Bing bought from Margaret Liv-
ingstCn Aldrich the five dwelling houses No
so TO a5s West 55th street. The transac-
ton also includes four interior lots at the
rear OF the property. the entire property
having frontage OF 100 feet on the south
side OF 55th street. l75 feet east OF Ninth
pf "A M
B Cuttman vas the broker In the transaction.
THIS purchase t. preliminary u another
large building operation on this bloch The
properties being directly opposite The Cam
F b.ia apartments. completed by Blng &
Fins about Two mo"ihs ago ard nov near
ly all rented.
. Pease * Gilman sold for the executors
OF ihe estate Of s. Barton French. John
D Mclean Nash. attorney. a large plot on the
east si.le vi Fifth avenue. IS feet south OF
"a street. having Il frontage OF 50 feet on
, Fli,h a,cnu" and l25 feet IN depth. The
purchasers also obtained through the same
brokers the Burden property. at the south
east corner OF I'D street and Fifth avenue
- modern fve story American basement
dwelling house. on plot a5xi25 feet. This
house will be torn Gown and the entire
I plot, llo feet on Fifth avenue by 10 feet
In ,.d street. comprising 1870 square feet.
viii be improved by the erection of 4
twelve story apartment house OF the hlch-
es; class Of construction and finish The
plans are now In course Of prepa. alton.
cass Gilbert having been selected as the
architect. The new building will be man
aged by Pease & Gilman.
The purchaser 10 company Recently