New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27

Ring q Bing, real estate operators and
builders. purchased yesterday from the
Mary G. Pinkney estate three entire DOCKS
two Of them in Harlem and the third on
Morninsside Heights. II is said the prop
critics had been held at $4,000.
The purchase. which was made through
A g. c. Lewis and Joseph P. Day, covers
the block bounded by Mornngside and Am
sterdam avenues 18th and 10th streets
1s1x45O feet opposite Columbia University
and containing about thirty lots; also the
block bounded by St Nicholas and Man
haitian avenues. 122d and 12Sd streets 2S7x
o2t 2x90i lox1ODs feet about fourteen lots
and the block bounded by ST Nicholas ana
Edeecombe avenues. 18th and 10th streets
Tiexi4Oxsos. 7x24 feet. about twenty-six lots
in area.
Abram J. Elkus represented Curtis g.
Pierce. executor of the Plnkney estate IN
the negotiations. In speaking OF the Trans
action Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Elkus said
while II was against the policy OF the
estate to sell privately anything that IS
being advertised for the sale az auction
negotiations had been begun for the SAFE
of these properties before the auction an
nouncenent. for which reason the oner
finally made by Bing & Bine was ac-
copied"
Pease & Gilman sold for the estate OF
Sarah c. Cisco the four story dwelling
house No. IL East 4Oth street to Frank Is.
TAYLOR, OF Taylor Brothers. as an invest
ment The property adjoins the site OF
the twelve story annex which the Anderson
Auction Company is erecting on ground
who also leased her former home. at the
corner OF Madison avenue and 10th street
TO the Anderson company. Mr.. Taylor IN
tends to remodel the building for tenant
Another large apartment house improve
r1ent on the West Side Is assured through
lie purchase by Harry Schiff Of the prop
erty Nos 266 and 26S West SSth street, two
old dwelling houses, owned BY Eugenla
Wolf and James r. Bingham, covering a
plot 35x1nS feet
Recently Mr. Schiff purchased the adjoin-
ing property. comprising the southeast
corner OF West End avenue and &th street
and the two parcels. which made a plot
fronting 49, feet in the street and zoos feet
on West End avenue. are TO be improved
with a twelve story high grade apartment
house. similar 10 the one ne is now COM
pleting at the northwest corner of West
End avenue and SD street. The plot was
accumulated through the brokerage firm OF
slawson & Hobbs
Plans have been filed for building iive
story freproof store and loft building on
The southwest corner OF Fifth avenue and
4sth street for Black. Starr & Frost The
structure will be of marble in the modern
Renaissance style, with massive bronze en-
trance doors There will be balcony al
The first story the rest Of the facade being
ornamented with COrinthian columns from
the third TO the NTH floors and symbolica
figures carved around the coping at the top
II VIII be equipped with two passenger and
one service elevators, and is estimated &c
cost $4,000 by the architectural firm OF
Carr6re x Hastings.
Plans lave been filed for building -four
Story workshop for the New York Associa'
ion for the Blind at Nos. S3S and $40 East
18th street, at a cost Of $4,000. Plans have
also been fled for connecting the two
dwelling houses owned by William Rookie
teller. at the northeast corner OF Fiitf
avenue and 5ith street, by an mcloseC
rlssageway. at cost Of $1,000. Henry S
I.neu IS tine architect.