New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-04

A. Fillmore Hyde has purchased the
Madison Park. FIVE story apartment
structure az the southeast corner OF Madi-
son avenue and 18th street. and the Bar
rington, an eight story apartment house. ad-
Joining at No 40 East sSth street. The
former parcel is on a plot f9+xl25 feet and
the latter OF a plot 5ox9S.a feet. II is ex-
rected that large commercial building
Will be erected on the site.
In addition TO the above properties. which
ere now under contract. negotiations are
well advanced for the acquisition Of the
former home Of Henry s. Harper, OF
Harper e. Bros. at No. q Madison ave
nue. adjoining the corner plot The next
house TO the south is the home Of Peter
Uegeman. president Of the metropolitan
life Insurance Company. who. unless he
sells out will be hemmed in on both sides
ny commercial buildings. on the south
Lotion H. Slawson recently completed the
Pullman Building, a sixteen story office
structure which towers way above the
Heseman residence. and adjoining that is
the edihce Of Or. Parkhursts Madison
Square PRESBYTERIAN Church, at the north
east corner Of oath street. The above prop
critics comprises tho entire block front.
MI Hyde. has completed successfully
the Fourth Avenue Building. sixteen story
store. loft and office structure. covering
riot 53 sxl62s feet. al the southeast corner
Of 9th street. In all probability dupli-
cate Of this building will be erected on the
Madison avenue corner.
Disposal Of that property removes from
the market che last corner on Madison ave
me from 22d street TO Madison Square Gar
6en available for reimprovement with the
exception Of the home Of the Manhattan
Club. at the southeast corner Of 96th street
The Metropolitan Life has the frontage
from 22d 10 oath street. the block between
c4th and 18th streets is described above
81 the northeast corner Of 25th street is
the new home Of the Appellate Division Of
the Supreme Court and At the 26th street
corner is the Manhattan Club, then comes
Madison Square Garden.
In the purchase and operation of the
Fourth avenue corner tho brokerage firm
representing Mr.. HYDE was Stephen H.
Tying & Co. who are said to have closed
tha present transactions
No mention Of the purchase price was
made but il is understood that the trans
action will involve between $4,000 and
t7oa000
The Barney Estate Company sold the
stable property Nos. l42 and IA West 56th
street. comprising a plot with frontage
Of N feet and a rear line Of l25 feet, for
shout Si15.o00 To- the tenant. Mrs. Margaret
Manning who operates the Gotham Board
ing Stables The same estate also sold two
private stables I'm 55th street 10 an indi-
vidual for an investor. The property is at
Nos 10 and l52. on a plot 5oxl005 feet
\ lease closed Yesterday in the Fifth ave
ruo section serves TO emphasize the ten
dency Of many Of the older firms OF mod
crate size 70 leave Fifth avenue and locate
on tho side streets Francois, dealer in
womens wear. for a long time located at
No Of Fifth avenue. has leased the entire
building AZ No y East 4Gth street for a
term understood TO DO ten years. The
building. which is on lot 25x1o05 feet. near
the Ritz-Csrton Hotel Is owned by the
Home Club Company. and has been under
lease for some time 10 the Anderson Auc-
lion COMPANY s. Osgood Pell & Co. are
said to have been the brokers in the trans
action.