New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30

rbs real estate market was enhVeneo
.t.raov nv several important transac-
.ions Chief among these was the pun
chasing by Frederick johnson CT properly
a, the southwest corner Of Madison avenue
ana 42d street. together with other parCeis
IN 4st street. on which IT is planned 70
.rect q twenty-five story Office building. Inc
n,onerty has been held at 100000 whlie
the new structure will cost as mucn HUT g
making total OF 100000.
William Waldorf Aston turned OUT 10 DC
,he buyer of a group Of properties al '"e
southwest corner of Madison avenue ana
2,,b street, which has been reported soiu
from time 10 time in the last few mohths'
Nr Johnson made his purchase from the
thomson Starrett Company. The proper
lies include No. 80 TO 5li Madison avenue
and No IS 70 26 East 42d street. a plot F4A
40 feet. together with Nos 70 and q East
ust street. 44xess feet. The land is no"
covered BY old dwelling houses ana TWO
story buildings and was acquired by the
Thomson Starrett Company several years
ago on a trade for the Hotel Algonquin,
IN West 44th street
Mr.. Johnson. who is a member Of me
firm Of George +. Johnson's Sons has been
connected with many of the largest build
ing protects in the city. although his oper-
atoms heretofore have been chiefly confned
70 spartn1ent houses Recently he acquired
the old Hotel Victoria property at Broad
wsv and 9th street IN trade for the
Cha-sporth apartment house, in '2d street.
TIE purchase was made through George
=. Read e. Co. and includes the former
Wysong house. ~ the southeast corner OF
Madison avenue and c4th street; the adjoin-
'~c dwelling house. No IS Madison ave-
nue.. sold 81 Louise VI. Pollock, anf NO ~
Madison avenue. with an o. at No
Eas, o4th street. sold by Dr. Anderton
III Astor owns all Of the adjoining prop
srty II 70 within 100 feet Of Fifth avenue,
fronting about 800 feet IN saith street, oppo-
site the Altman store, and 50 feet on Madi-
son avenue He also controls q couple OF
connecting lots on the north side OF $50
street. while the whole westerly end Of
he block. including the fifth avenue
frontage, is held 10y various branches Of
the Aston family
The Locomobile Company of America
purchased big plot in elst street near the
southwest corner Of Broadway for about
$4,000. on which st IS planned to erect an
eleven story automobile building ct a cost
Of about 10000.
The property acquired by the Locomobile
Company Of America was obtained through
the Cross & Brown Company from Charles
g. Barclay, and involves No. 10 10 "A West
Gst street a plot l0oxlo0.5 feet, SO feet
vest Of Broadway. Plans for the proposed
structure are being drawn by Kirby, Petit
4 Green. Nearly the entire building will
be occupied by the company.
Nos 81 and "a West 10th street two
two story buildings on a plot 5oXlooll feet
were sold by Ferdinand Kurzman The
name Of the new owner could not be
learned yesterday but II is said that he
has already closed negotia tons for Ions
lease Of the property TO the government
for use as a postofhce
Plans were fled yesterday by superin-
tendent Of School Buildings c. B. J. shy
DE- for the first portion Of the new Nor
NAL College buildings. OF the west side
Of Lexington avenue. between 6sth and
18th streets II will he six stories and
basement. with a FACADE of limestone and
terra Gotta in the pure Gothic syle an6
ornamented with two turreted towers a
The central part Of the building. II vii
front 2ol0 feet on the avenue and 81
feet in each street. with an extension II
'tsth street. 70 be used as large assembly
hall There viii % 1fty-four classrooms
t.c basement viii be arranged for sepa-
rate Fairgrounds, and the sixth floor viii
contain the luncheon rooms and two gym
naHums Tho buildings will be called
Thoms7 Hunter Hall. and will cost 500 600