New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
BUYS PROPERTY FOR APARTMENT HOUSE
Construction Company Will Erect New Nine Story structure III
81st Street, West of Amsterdam Avenue.
ADD TO HOLDINGS AT PARK AVENUE AND 4oTH STREET

The West Side is to have another large
hotel through negotiation which was
transacted yesterday by II. D. Baker. The
latter sold for Klein & Jackson to the Bar
kin Construction Company the three five
story hathouses at No. 203 TO I'll West Hst
street on plot ll26x102.2 feet, 100 feet
west of Amsterdam avenue. on wnch the
purchaser will begin at once the erection OF
a nine story high class structure
The site just disposed of by Klein &
Jackson forms part Of large parcel ~
this point acquired by them about ten
weeks ago Their purchase involved the
northeast corner of Broadway and Slst
street q vacant plot l02.2xl45.1 feet. from
the Bailey estate. together with the adJoln-
ing four five story flathouses. No. 2oS TO Il"
West ast street. from William W. Skiddy
The combined properties, which were held
at $4,000. front 1922 feet on Broadway
and 2951 feet IN Slst street. The present
transaction involves the easterly 1925 feet
of the plot There is said TO be deal
pending for the rest of the plot. which
measures l02 2xlS2.7 feet. A builder is ne
gotiating for the site and he plans to erect
twelve story apartment house.
Klein & Jackson recently secured another
Broadway corner in the same vicinity.
This deal involved the Cruikshank property
at the southwest corner of seth street, i00x
50 feet, which was taken over on long
term lease with an option 70 purchase. This
site is also TO be improved with an apart
ment when leases expire on the present
"taxpayers The Barkin Construction
Company last year finished the ten story
Chesterfield apartment house at the north
corner of Riverside Drive and 9Sth street
The Fortieth Street Company has added
to its holdings at the northeast corner of
Park avenue and 10Th street by the pur-
chase yesterday of No. 1O5 East 10Th street,
a four story house, on q plot 25X9s9 feet.
The property was sold by William NJ Ben
jarnln for Marie F. Coddington. With this
purchase the company now controls a plot
9S9x13O feet
The Tammany Central Association has
bought from the Hayes estate the four
story dwelling No. 226 East 32d street on
lot 10 sx9S.9 feet. between Second and Third
avenues. The club is one Of the oldest po-
litical organizations In the city. and has
been located in it's own building at No. N7
East 32d street, on the same block, for a
number of years. This latter property was
recently leased to the city for use as a
courthouse The building just acquired
will be extensively altered and fitted UP as
clubhouse.
Worthington Whitehouse has leased Tor
Robert Walton Goelet the four story dwell
ing In the Fifth avenue section, at No. 10
East 10th street. on a plot 2oxlc.5 feet,
| lust west of Madison avenue, to florist
on a net rental basis for ten years The
owner held the house to rent for $40.
The property is directly opposite the Ritz
Hotel, and its conversion will mark the
sixth house so changed in the oltck be-
tween Fifth and Madison avenues within
the last two years. In addition to the
structural activity on the south side Ut the
block there is being built on the north
side a tall extension to the Ritz Hotel. and
the southerly half Of the Windsor Arcade
is being remodelled by Goelet. VINO rented
the property few months ago rom FL
bridge T. Gerry.
George Stuckey has resold Nos. l6l and l65
East 49th street, two four story fathouses
on plot 4Ox1O0 feet adjoining the. northeast
corner Of Third avenue. The seller bought
the property last March from the Maze
Realty Company.
Plans have been filed for removing the
encroachments of the convent ana nome q.
the Mission Of the Immaculate NlrBn' d.
the northeast corner OF Lafayette ana
Great Jones streets, as required by the
cit. II will cost $1,000 to make these
changes. -. Ill.
The Lying-in Hospital, on the west side
of Second avenue between 18th and 18th
for the widening of the avenue feet b
inches