New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-29

n A. Berwin & Co. have resold to John
Palmer. for a client of Horace .. Ely q
90 Nos. 10S, 103, 10 and 1R last Iolh
street four three story dwelling houses On
a Mot SOxl00 feet. and have also leased ior
n term Of twenty-one years. with an opuoh
~ nurchase. No. l0s East 18th street TOT
Amanda A NJ. Taylor.
These properties give Mr.. Palmer plot
,n0x10O feet in 18th street. 100 feet east OF
Iourtb avenue, which has the advantage OF
neyn,snent north light over the armory on
Tho north side OF the street. Mr.. Palmer Is
or active operator in the Fourth avenue
.ec,,on and has bought and sold many
.,ronerties here In the last two years MI
palmer has no immediate plans for the
,mproyernent OF this plot. but VIII hold Tor
future development -.
Through the purchase Of a strip OF lano
one foot wide between Nos n6 and ns
East 54th street. all error IN an Ola oeeu
has been corrected and the way cleared FOR
the erection of a new nine story apartment
house ON the plot, 76xlO0 feet, at No. us to
i24 East 54th street.
These properties were purchased several
weeks ago through Moore & Wyckon from
James c. MCGUIRE. 1t was then discovered
that adjoining No. lis on the west there
was an old brick wall on one-foot strip
OF ground. TO which apparently neither or
the adjoining owners held title. A search
showed this 10 be a fact-that the thlrd
.nreyious owner Of No. lib had given deco
which covered foot less than he really
owned and did not include the strip. After
about dozen heirs OF this owner. living at
various points on the American continent.
had been located. the title 10 the ono foot
has been Strengthened out, so that 1t can
re- transferred to the recent purchaser OF
the adjoining 20 feet
These purchasers. prominent among
whom is Howard Page. OF the Standard
OH Company, have organized the NO. llS
East Forty-fourth Street Company 10 han
ole the operation Although the enterprise
as not Of the cooperative variety, some OF
those who are interested in the owning
oornpany will he tenants in the new apart
ments.
Through Moore e. Wyckof. who will be
agents Of the property, several apartments
have also already been leased to OUTSIDERS.
among them being Lorenzo Semple. OF
Coudert Brothers and John r. Moron.
rresident Of the Atlas Portland Cement
COMPANY. Plans for the new structure are
beine prepared by Cross & Cross and
.Jsraels & Harder.
Hoadly. Lauterbach & johnson, attor-
news for the creditors Of the defunct bro
Ierage firm Of Elingwood & Cunningham.
sold the Lafayette a six story elevator
apartment house. at the southeast corner
Of Manhattan avenue and Hath street, 10
tpurchaser represented by Henry NJ. Fitch.
ntuO n
On Manhattan avenue and 20 feet in Hath
street. facing Morningside Park ana was
held for sale ar $4,000. subject 10 mort
gage Of s150,ooo The sellers also own the
Rochambeau, similar structure adjoining
the two forming the block front on Manhat-
tan avenue. from 18th TO Hath street
For the purpose of enlarging the site OF
Murray Hill Improvement. the Anderson
Auction Company. which recently rented
the residence Of Mrs. Lila 3. HYDE, at tne
northwest corner Of Madison avenue and
Aoth street. together with the adjoining lot
IN aoth street. has secured under twenty
wear lease the adjoining property. NO 10
East 10th street
This was rented by Taylor Brothers for a
term Of twenty years at rental ssgre-
eating about $4,000 net, and the lot VIII be
merged with No IS and improved with
twelve story building. which Will have
frontage OF As feet IN 10th street The
Hyde residence will not be disturbed ex-
teriorly.
Plans have been filed by ]. V. Van Pelt
architect for the construction OF a iou'
story and basement combination cnurcn
school and rectory on the north side OF Atf
street $50 feet west Of Tenth avenue To-
the Church OF ST. Ambrose, OF which M
Rev Father P. r. Guinevan is rector
will have a frontage OF rs feet and dept
Of 81 feet, with a one story rear extension
The facade of the edifce will be OF blaci
tapestry brick. with limestone trimmings
in the Gothic style OF architecture. In tn
basement will be a large playground. tn
church occupying the entire first floor; OF
the second floor will be six classrooms ant
two kindergartens. while the third foo
will contain eight classrooms. the fourtl
being given over entirely 70 the rectory |
has been estimated 10 cost $4,000
Plans have been filed for removing III
bay on the avenue side of the four stor!
private dwelling house Of Mrs. Coils
Huntington. az the southeast corner o
Fifth avenue and 57th street. 10 compl!
with requirements pertaining 10 the widen
ing Of the avenue George x. Post q sons
architects estimate the cost Of makini
this improvement az $1,000.
Plans have also been filed for removing
the coping and retaining wall on the out
side Of the grass plot on the avenue ii
front Of the Union Club at the northeas
corner Of Fifth avenue and 5lst street and
covering said grass plot with concrete. al
the new building line formed by the widen
ing Of the avenue II viii cost $1,000 tc
make this change.