New-York tribune., 1912-02-14

r,-o transactions by which S5.iOOOO
,ha,oad hands were announced in the real
os,oto market Yesterday. Considerations
of about 100000 are said TO, be repre-
sented in the sale by l.. j. Phiillps % %
TO Herbert Du Puy, chairman Oh tne
Crucible Steel Company, OF PlttsDursh'
fop the $3.50 Company George +. Johhsoh'
president. and William II. Frame secre-
tary). of the two twelve story hreproot
apartment houses known as the Admas-
ten. which occupies the northwest corner
OF Broadway and seth street on plol
100 sxlJO feet. and the Evanston, occupy
ING the southeast corner of West End ave-
me and goth street. on plot oooxlozO
feet Both buildings, while only completed
this fall. are fully tenanted Each house
occupjes about thirteen lots OF the block
formerly owned by the Evans estate ex-
tending from Broadway to West End ave-
me sqth TO goth street. The buildings are
of the highest type OF Improvement ana
features The estimated cost or each
huilsirs from the plans filed was N,0OoOU.
With the possible exception OF the Astors'
II Is said. Mr.. Du Puy now owns more
realty on Broadway above seth street than
ary other owner comprising. in addition
10 his latest dCuLloiNiOh' NV
Broadway, Columbus avenue and SGD street;
the Van Dyck end Severn apartment
house. occupying the block on Broadway
and Amsterdam avenue, I'D to $50 street;
the Lansing building. occupying the block
on the west side OF Broadway, SD 10 $50
street; the Hotel Marseille, at Broadway
and 103d street and the Forrest Ihaih-
bers apartments. occupying the block on
from
hath street
The other important transaction was the
purchase OF the twelve story Mcconnell
loft building, at No. 13 to q East 22d street
adjoining the northeast corner or Broad
way, on a plot 1i5x9S9 feet The transac-
ton involves 81, 10000 The building was
completed last March, and is fully rented
at gross rental Of slOS,0Oo. 1t was dis
posed Of by NJ. & l.. Hess for the Flemish
Realty Company Goldberg & Kramer TO
Frederick and Charles Hirschhorn, Weil
known tobacco men, as an investment. In
part payment the Hirschhorns gave the six
story elevator apartment house formerly
known as the Knowton Court, covering a
plot lOOxl25 feet at the northeast corner
OF Broadway and l5Sth street. new loan
OF $4,000. covering the Knowlton Court
property, was also negotiated by the
Messrs. Hess for five years at per cent
Last October the Mcconnell building
figured in an exchange with the late Alex
ander J. Mayer, in which that property
was purchased by Mayer. who gave In
part payment the vacant block fronts on
the eastery side OF Broadway from lSd
to l35th street. This transaction, however,
was not concluded, as Mayer died the day
after the contracts for the exchange were
executed. The Hirschhorns have been
Identified with numerous operations In the
midtown district In connection with the
Realty Holding Company. Charles Hlrsch-
horn is a part owner OF the Mills estate
leasehold. l00x2o feet, at the southwest
corner OF Fourth avenue and Sth street,
where twenty story store and loft build
ing is to be erected. A portion OF this has
been leased to Fleltman g. Co.
Moss & Brill have purchased through J.
j. Mccormack & Co the row OF six three
story dwelling houses at No. 1863 to ls9 East
18th street together with the five story
fathouse at No. 1850 Third avenue. forming
an "II" plot The parcel measures ll7Xl02.2
feet in the street and 2jxl0o feet I'm the ave-
nue.. The buyers. who now conduct the
Eighty-slxth Street Theatre. just off Third
avenue. are to erect another amusement
place on the new site. Tho eYstrueture will
also be arranged for roof garden and Of
fees. The theatre is TO have a seating
capacity Of $500 and the roof garden Is to
accommodate 100. The structure is eN-
pected to be ready for occupancy by next
October The theatre will be devoted 10
vaudeville and moving pictures.
Two recently completed ''walk-up' apart
ment houses on Washington Heights are
reported to have been disposed Of by the
builders. the Placid Realty Company, John
Katzman, president, 10 an investor. The
houses are five stories each. covering at
plot r. 6x99ll feet. between Broadway and
St. Nicholas avenue, and were sold for
about $4,000, the new owner giving In part
payment property In the Bronx.