New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

! the property through Brooke & Georgcr
| from Caroline S Rullman The plot 10
situated twenty feet east Of the Hudson
| Theatre, and is opposite the plot recently
acquired by the Lambs as a site for an ad-
dtion TO their new clubhouse sale OF
the property by John c. Barr, jr., was re-
ported in The Tribune several weeks ago,
and last week title was transferred by him
to Caroline S. Rullman. who is understood
10 have acted for Whitney Lyon.
The premises No 154 West 4ith street
were sold by Sterling Sterling to Louis
| Steckler, who also owns No. 152' Mr.
| Steckler now controls a plot 4OSxiOo5 feet
A twelve story office and loft structure
may be built on the site.
Another big midtown transaction was the
purchase by firm of builders Of Nos. 10
and q West 36th street from Judson 8.
| Todd through NJ. & l.. Hess. The property
| comprises a plot 5Ox9S.9 feet, which is 10 be
| improved with a twelve story and base
ment loft building, the west light Of which
| will be permanent, as the property No. %
! is held under a long term lease.
7 Mr.. Todd bought this plot In October
| from Lucy Denny and the Gale estate.
Directly opposite, the property No. 20 to
26 was sold few weeks ago by the Union
Mortgage Company TO Daniel w. Richman
| and others, who are preparing for the i'm
| provement of the plot with similar build
ing. This will be the sixth Improvement
undertaken IN the block between Fifth and
| Sixth avenues since May, 1910.
Demand for Uptown Sites.
| There was a good demand in the week for
uptown apartment houses and for sites for
| Improvement with modern fiathouses.
Harry Goodstein and John Palmer sold
/ Temple Hal. a new six story elevator
! apartmen. house, with stores, at the south
| west corner Of LenoX avenue and list
! street, on a plot fronting 100 feet on the
| avenue and 75 feet in 12lst street, to the
| De Forest Corporation for investment. 1t
| is one of the best built houses in Harlem.
| The remainder of the block is occupied by
the new Temple Israel of Harlem. In part
| payment for Temple Hall the De Forest
| CORPORATION gave TO Goodstein & Palmer
! the excavated plot Of about seven and one
| half lots at the corner OF l6ith street and
| st. Nicholas avenue Edward L. King e.
Co were the brokers in the transaction.
which involved about $4,000.
! Aaron Goodman bought from the Emkaar
Realty Company the two unfinished apart
| ment houses, in Amsterdam avenue, at the
northwest corner of l7Sd street and the
southwest corner of 174th street. The l73d
street parcel measures 10Ox35 feet and the
l74th street corner 5OxlO0 feet. Mr.. Good
man sold the two plots TO the Emkaar COM
pany last year.
The Worthwhile Realty Company, Of which
Berry B. Simons is president, sold TO
George Mayer No. 1249 Amsterdam avenue,
| a six story apartment house, with stores,
on q plot 4Oxl0o feet between l2lst and lZ2d
streets. The house adjoining on the south
was recently sold Icy Mr.. Simons to Henry
| II. Spreen.
The Edgar p. Holdr.dge Company sold
for Jacob Hirsh the block front on the
west side of Pinehurst avenue. between
l79th and 1s0th streets. a plot 2ooxl12 feet,
TO NJ Il Rountree. of the Rountree Realty
IConstruction Company. Of Brooklyn. A
building loan has been secured for the erec-
ton of four six story apartment houses
from plans by Albert Mertin. architect. The
houses will cost about 10000. and Mr..
Rountree will proceed Immediately with the
erection Of the buildings The transaction
involves about $4,000. Mr. Rountree has
lately completed q block of apartment
houses facing Prospect Park. from 9Th to
5th street, Brooklyn. most of which have
been cold 10 investors
Louis II. Lowenstein sold for the estate
of Max Lowenstein and the Maxlow Realty
Company, 20 q client of w. 70. Preble, the
following properties: No. 106 West 18th
street. @ three story and basement dwelling
house. on a lot l7x10O.u feet; No. SO West
llsth street. three story and basement
dwelling house, on q lot 20xl00.ll feet and
No III West u7th street. a five story
dwelling house, on a lot l9Yl00.u feet The
properties are adjacent to the subway sta
ton at 18th street and Lenox avenue, and
will be altered for business purposes as
soon as the present leases expire. The same
broker recently sold the Carernont Court
apartments. at Nos. $40 and 65l West 18th
street. TO tho MARROW Realty Company.
Sale of Homo Properties.
The trading in tho week also resulted in
a change Of ownership 20 high class home
properties
Pease & Gilman sold for former Senator
William A Clark 20 a client for investment
tho vacant plot at the northwest corner Of
Park avenue and 7eth street. Tho plot has
"a frontage OF 1o2S feet IN Park avenue
and IS feet in 7eth street
Mr.. Clark on wednesday moved into his
new 100000 home at Fifth avenue and
nth street Tho building has been under
construction for the last eight years, and
'ts,said=to be tho costissbr rpriyata5 dwelling