New-York tribune., 1911-12-31
BUYING AT TIMES SQUARE
A Large Yearly List of New
Amusement Centres. 4

Many little and big sites in the heart OF
the theatrical district. at 42d street and
Broadway. were bought this year for i'm.
provement with psyhouses. Plots with
good frontages were also purchased for Use
as restaurants.
Whatever else New York lacked in
building way last year it surely could not
complain about the number OF new smuse-
nlent and dining places.
Here are the principal items Of tn. trad
I'm the Times Square district in the year.
Old Central Baptist Church property, No
go TO 22e West i2d street. resold by o. r. 4
H. V. Dixie for Harry H. Frazee 10 Asa G.
Gambler.
= Old three and four story buildings at the
southeast corner of 9Th street and Broad
way leased TO the Palace Realty Amuse-
ment Company for one hundred years, at
an annual rental Of $4,000. A theatre viii
be erected on the site.
The Ryan Building. fronting In th street
and adjoining the Hotel knickerbocker
was leased by John r. Oscar J.. Foley
for the Ryan estate to Mr. Regan, pro-
prietor of the hotel for twenty-one years
at a rental of 100000 Tine building viii
become an annex of the hosiery.
Bustanoby Brothers sub-leased the Stude-
baker Ruildtng at 18th street and Broad
vav IN a syndicate headed by jesse Froeh-
Itch for ninety-Nyen years al an aggre-
gate rental of about s,OVO'V"
Henry d. Morgan and John +. keiser
Leased for twenty-one years, AT an aggre-
gate rental of 100000. the ground moor
and basement in the former Studebaker
Building. at 18th street and Broadway. The
lessees were identified with the tohes Ber-
oere and will carry out II was said, the
rostaurant feature Of that enterprise in the
new location. L
,bree three story dwelling houses. No.
! ,os 70 no West 18th street on a plot olxlo"9
I feet. sold to the Friarson. on Which VIII
=. huut a twelve story clubhouse, from
nlsns by Henry Alien Jacobs
The Philadelphia Baking Company leased
from Felix Isman No. 1851 to lJ1 Broad
way. a vacant plot. 71xsO feet Tor term
of ,wentv-one years. at total rental OF
about q OOo O1O. The lessee will erect on the
site three story building for use as res
taurant.
Lyric Hotel property, al the southwest
CORNER of 43d street and Broadway sold 10
Michael Downing lot dDOut Si'''N''' -
fronts 20 feet on Broadway. 50 feet IN Fd
street with an IL" running toward the
centre of the block with depth OF 3" feet
Hotel Markwell. Nos. 22O and - West
.eth street. nine story structure on
pIot ,OxlOo.5 feet, sold by Robert NJ. Silver
man TO the Emerson Realty Company TWO
West l3Sth street apartment houses beng
aiven in exchange. About $4,000 vas IN
volved in the transaction.
Fee Of the property No. 22l to y "es
ed street from Lee Shubert, ana also from
Mr.. shubert the Astor lessehold Nos. I
and 2I9 West i3d street to The Ne" YORK
rimes'' as a site for the building to be
known as The Times Annex.
The old Albany apartment mouse prop
ertv. occupying the block front on the west
side of Broadway. between 1lst ana on
streets. leased by John H. Murray ana
Henry Erkins TO Frank Cotton "t boS'oh'
The lease is for twenty-one years AZ an
average yearly rental Of 5000 making
total rental for tho term of about N'J'o'9"