New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-05
BIG 18TH STREET BUSINESS SITE SOLD
St. Johns Park Realty Company Reported to Have Disposed of
Cluett Building on Large Plot.
NEW OWNER FOR 4sTH ST. PARCEL HELD AT 100000

The st. Johns Park Realty Company OF
which James H. Cruikshank is president
is reported to have cold the eleven STORY
Cluett Building at No 10 to q west lStn
street, extending TO No. p 70 rs West Is'n
street. 1t was acquired by the company
early IN June from the estate OF Charles
F. Hoffman in q trade. the other eno Oh
which covered q group Of new buildings IN
the block bounded by Greenwich ana
Washington. Morton and Barrow streets
The Cluett Building covers plot OF
about seven lots with frontages OF 10 rect
IN 18th street and eS4 feet in 18th street
It was built by Henry Corn about ten
years ago, and was sold by him to the
Hoffmans soon after completion.
The Henry NJ. Wein Company has sold
10 John T. Brook for Fannie Hoertel the
four story building Nos PIG and 2a West
46th street. on plot 5LSxl005 feet Inc
property was held at $4,000 II Is sepa-
rated from the Globe Theatre by ten
foot alley. and is dlagonaly opposite the
Foles Rergere. To the west OF the plot
,ust sold the White Rats OF America an
organization made UP OF vaudeville per-
formers, will shortly erect clubhouse.
Frank D. WELLER has rented for Captain
William II. Wheeler. represented by Tuck
ar. speyers & Co. the SIX story freproof
Office building IN process Of completion at
No. % West 3sth street. The structure
has been rented for a period of twenty-one
years at on aggregate rental approXimat-
ing 100000 10 Ernst Blocker. who Is the
American representative Of the piano and
orchestrion manufacturers in Germany.
Stephen II. Tying, jr.. & Co. have leased
for the Central Realty Company the store,
basement, first and second lofts in the new
twelve story building at the southeast cor
ner Of Irging Place and 18th street to
Kaufman Brothers & Bondy, now at
Grand and Crosby streets. The lessees
are among the largest manufacturers Of
pipes and smokers articles in the country
The lease is for term OF years.
The syndicate in which John l. Murray
is interested has completed arrangements
for carrying out the terms Of the lease by
which II will get control Of the Albany
apartment house block. on the west side
Of Broadway, between 5Oth and 51st streets.
Negotiations for a transfer Of this lease to
other interests headed by :. A. Cunning
ham, president Of the Bankers Safe De-
post Company. were abandoned some time
ago
A new company will be organized 10
handle the property for the Murray syndi-
cate and will get possession of the block
about May, 1912, when the buildings Will
be extensively altered. The changes will
include the undermining OF the ground floor
stores and the conversion Of the greater
part Of the upper floors into one and two
room suites. with baths II is possible
that arrangements Will also be made 10
accommodate a large restaurant on the
ground floor.
The Murray syndicate has put UP 100000
with the Girard Trust Company, OF Phila-
delphia, trustee for the owners Of the
property. the Emery estate. this amount
being security TO cover the period While
the buildings are undergoing alterations.
The Turin, a new twelve story apartment
house at the northwest corner of Central
Park west and 93d street. yesterday be-
came the property Of Louis y. and Charles
Z. Jones as the result of a foreclosure
sale conducted by Joseph p. Day. The
property, which has a frontage Of 1858
feet in Central Park West and 1874 feet IN
the street. was sold to satisfy a second
MORTGAGE held by the Messrs. Jones
against the property. Their lien, with in
terest. amounted 10 about s225. 600, and the
property was struck down TO them for a
total figure Of S9S7,35O, which includes a
first mortgage Of S7l5cOo and interest held
by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany Yesterdays foreclosure proceedings
were brought against the Sturtevant
Realty Company which acquired the site
Of the Turin from the Messrs. Jones in
April, 1909.
T. NJ. & J. NJ. Fox. a dressmaking con-
Germ, has purchased the home OF William
R. Wilcox, Public Service Commissioner,
at No. 10 East 57th street, recently re-
ported sold.
The house is only one door away from
the Fifth avenue corner structure owned
by Mrs Coils P Huntington. It's assessed
value is placed at $4,000