New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-25

nlot at tho northwest corner Of West End
avenue and 72d street, yesterday Increased
his holdings at that point by the purchase
of the house to the north, No. 26I West
End avenue. The building is like the
others on the block four stories high, and
covers a lot 19.6x115 feet. The owner of
record is George p. Brett.
The three houses to the south, which
comprise the corner plot. have an avenue
frontage Of 81 feet. and with the latest
purchase this frontage Is increased 10 $40
feet. The plot is one OF the finest on the
West Side for an apartment site, and' ac-
cording to one familiar with the SITUATION
while the property is not generally on the
ma rket for sale il Is not improbable that
IL will ultimately pass into the hands OF
apartment house builders. With the ex-
ception Of the southwest corner. all the
l,ts on this block extend to depth OF llo
,eet. No. 2T7 was recently bought by
Frederick ID. Underwood as residence
George r Read & Co. have sold for
Beverly r. Robinson to John w. Aitkln
No. 146 East SD street, three story
brownstone dwelling house, on lot 25XlOo
feet. The house is on the south side OF
sad street, about 125 feet east OF Lexing-
ton avenue. A short distance further
east In the same block the two five story
fiathouses Nos. 15s and 100 East $50
street were sold recently by the estate OF
Peter Cook. To the west practically the
entire block front on the north side OF
sd street. between Lexington and PARK
avenues, has been sold within the last
few months 10 apartment builders.
Edgar T. Kingsley has sold for May
Evelyn Brady TO Frederick ID. Mahoney
No. $50 Greenwich street between Chris
topher and West 10th streets. a three
story dwelling house. on lot 20x7O feet.
Daniel Il. Freedman has bought from \.
VI. Downs No. Ia West 18th street, a
four story dwelling house, on lot 9XII
feet. about eighty feet east OF Amsterdam
avenue.
Bronx Sales.
l.. J. Greenberger has sold FOR DR.. Fred
erick Bauer 10 VI. sugarman No. 33i East
9.th street a five story triple fiathouse.
on lot 2Jxi00S feet. located 80 feet west
Of First avenue A. J. Madden has sold
for William r. Helblg No. 1904 WISE ave
nue.. a two-fsmily house. on plot 12xs'
feet. Henry D. Silver has sold No. sol
Trinity avenue. two story dwelling
house. on lot 2jxeo feet. Benjamin NJ.
Gruenstein has sold Nos. sl2 and sh
Trinity avenue. two two story dwelling
houses. on plot 5Oxsa feet.
Pease e. Gilman have leased for Rob
ert McClenahan the southeast corner OF
SD street and West End avenue. consist
Ing OF a vacant plot 150xlnx irregular, on
which WIFI be erected a modern four
story freproof service building. 10 the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. OF
New York 10 be used exclusively for the
motor truck end OF It's tire business. The
building will contain many novel features.
making II particularly adaptable for the
purpose Of the tenants. The present lease
is for a term Of twenty-one years, with
renewals. and the aggregate rent TO be
paid throughout the term will be approx
mately $4,000.
The block TO the north was recently
purchased by A. y. Russell from SEN
ator w. A. Clark. consisting OF n plot OF
ten lots. on which Mr.. Russell has erected
modern six story building for the use
OF the International Motor Company. The
block TO the west on the west side. be-
tween SD and slth streets. which was re-
Gently leased by Thomas Devine from the
New York Central, has been improved
with a ono story service station for the
different automobile concerns. making
this district the centre for the retail end
Of the automobile business. The trend
lately has been to open service stations
in this district. rather than move to Long
Island City, al some OF the concerns did
a year and half and two years ago.