New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
BIG REALTY BUYERS ON WEST SIDE
Trading Results in Change of Ownership to Number OF Wei
Located Income Properties.
GOOD MARKET FOR HOUSES AND PLoTS IN THE BRONX

The predominaung feature of the trading
=, tho real estate market last week was
Nigh quality
Among the properties which changed
..,8s were the Rcsrloud Court apartments.
,,o Nevada and the Hendrix Hudson apart
~.o,t houses fifteen dwelling houses ir
wsst Nth street and seven dwelling horse"
- West sith street. an entire block at 10th
s.reet and BROADWAY q Buena vista avenu"
10, the Columbus Annex. an sisht story
u,-,r,ent structure I'm West j'lth street
~,,b rooms for siNty-dvc families. tho or
,..,s fsthouSes. ON Eighth avenue. Just
.orth OF columbus Circle largo loft IN
- .t-eet between sixth and Seventh ave-
,res a Plot 80 the southeast corner OF
,-,r etreet and Broadway. ON which will
:, built theatre. and the old Central Bap-
-. church prop, 'ty. iu West i-1 street
voreover. ;hs sale n O. group of dv" and
.iy story Ioft buildings in lower Broadway
=, tho William ~. Wnitns Company FOR
charles Taus was one OF th, most inpor-
tsnt o. the week
.rbe Vrorv save much better accouu,
80 ,te reality yigor than wa, expected. =
.,a,cc q. -re list of recent -aics readily
-,ovs that there is q fair market for welt
io.s-e9 vacant and income parcels iu that
eo,-igHir- borough Of attractive home GEN.
60 and etrouc retail business ard factory
zones.
lust northeast Of the approach 10 th"
washington Bridge there was considerable
sctly',y j. r. Mooney sold Mot. with
p-ontase Of rs feet on the easterly side
\, A1ueducr avenue, north of Featherbed
rare % a bui der who will erect ON The
,+s two five story apartment houses. Then
,tera we're transactions resulting 3D.
change of ownership % sites in Walton,
Beaumont. Park. wilkins and Westchester
avenues. and also iu the Southern B0ule-
ward ard rroc0Ea avenue.
THO American Real Estate Company.
through Mark Rafalsky d Co. bought from
George r. Johnson and Alexander Kahn
the Hendrix Hudson apartment house, the
purchase involving about S2.yoO.No. Tho
rroperty is not only one OF the most val
usble of IT'S kind in the CITY. but also one
% Tho best Investments About three years
ago the American Real Estate Company
hmebt the Hendrix Hudson Annex, i'm
rediatcIv adjoining the Hendrix Hudson
70 the cast az Cathedral Parkway and
Broadway
The Hendrix Hudson occupies the entire
block front on Riverside Drive, from ca
taedra. Parkway 10 1uth street. 1t fronts
ss feet on The Drive. 10 feet on Cathedral
Parkway and l35 feet I'm u1th street. il
- eight stories high. OF modern fireproor
construction. containing seventy-two apart
meuts In all nine 10 q floor. II IS Of Span
ish Renaissance architecture, and with its
cold block frontage on Riverside Drive and
outlook over the Hudson River presents a
commanding appearance.
MS site of the Hendrix Hudson was ac-
CURED hye years ago by the Johnson-Kahn
company. The building was designed by
Rouse q GOldstone and. according 10 their
estimate. cost about s1.O00O0O 70 build
IN exchange for the Hendrix Hudson the
American Real Estate Company gave Ger
tain vacant parcels from its holdings at
9th street and Adrian avenue ard ia
cobus avenue, and two vacant plots in Fox
street, south Of Westchester avenue. The
Bronx
10 was tho Alliance Realty Company. Of
whth William u. CheSebrough is president
whfE sold the Nevada apartment house.
occupying the entire block bounded by 59th
and 7Htl streets Broadway and Amsterdam
avenue. the ID. Willis James estate giving
IN part payment fifteen dwelling houses in
s-th street and seven dwelling houses IN
,sih street The land on which the dwell
ms houses stand viii probably be- rcsoid 10
builders of apartment houses.
Tn. Broadway block which was sold has
q frontage of 30 feet ca Broadway. PSI feet
1n ST. Nicholas avenue. SO feet IN iS5-t