New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
n Y CENTRAL RAILROAD BUYS BIG PLOT
Adds to Large Holdings by the Purchase Of Most Of the Block
Bounded BY 18th and 18th Aves., 36th and 37t1 Sts
NEW OWNER FOR WEST STREET LOFT STRUCTURE

The greater part Of the block bounded
nv ssth and 37th streets and. Eleventh
and Twelfth avenues has been acquired
by the New York Central Railroad, which
company recently has been adding to It's
realty holdings along the Hudson River
waterfront For many years this site mas
been leased by the West Shore Railroad.
The sellers are the trustees OF the webb
Academy and Home for Shipbuilders.
The support Of the institution at Fordham
Heights was provided from the income OF
this and other property. The properly
fronts 200 feet on Twelfth avenue and ex-
tends east toward Eleventh avenue about
5s2 feet. A group Of factories and ware
houses occupy the Eleventh avenue end
of the block, 2oox200 feet. Tho railroad
has given approximately 100000 for
the parcel, II Is said.
Railroad sidings cover the northerly part
OF the plot, while the southerly part along
the north side Of Ssth street, Is occupied
by the export stables Of the Fiss. Doerr
g. Carroll Horse Company. The New York
Central has been intrenching itself more
strongly around its West Side freight
terminal In the lower thirties From vari-
GUS owners last year 1t acquired the great
er part Of the block bounded by Tenth
and Eleventh avenues, 3?d and 33d streets.
More recently II has completed It's own
ership OF the block between the same ave-
nues. 30th and 31st streets, by buying the
group Of small parcels along tho north
side Of goth street. The site Just acquired
by the railroad was purchased by William
II. Webb about fifty years ago.
Carstein & Lnnekin have sold for Her
mann Messing and julius r. Wolf the
nine story building at Nos. 2s and as
West street, covering a plot 6OxlW feet
The purchaser is the Lansing Company. a
manufa cturer Of wheelbarrows. OF Lam
sing. Mich, which has purchased the
property for it's own occupancy.
Slapson & Hobbs have resold for DR..
A. NJ. Leon No II West l2sth street.
three story. high stoop dwelling house
lesxIoo feet, to the Young Mems Christian
Association. This property was taken In
exchange for No. 2,o West 10Th street re-
ported last week.
Tho Townsend estate has sold No. 1903
West 18th street. q Ave story hathouse.
on lot sxiooll feet. located between st.
Nicholas and Seventh avenues. The prop
erty on either side OF the parcel is owned
by the estate Of the late Judge Patrick
G. Duffy.
Richard p. Maslen has sold to t. Will
son No ao,s Madison avenue. a three
story dwelling house, on lot ls.7x1S feet,
adjoining the southwest corner OF i3lst
street. Robbins 4 Co. negotiated the deal
Paul A. McGolrick has resold No. 1915
FaiIe street, q two family house. on lot
3oxi0O feet
Another OF the few remaining dwelling
houses in the 18th street block. between
Fifth and Sixth avenues. where there has
been considerable conversion to business
in the last few years, has been claimed
for trade use. This IL the four story and
basement dwelling house No. 81. lot iSsx
1905 feet, which has been leased BY war
rem Leslie. the owner, for a period OF
twenty one years at $500 net per annum.
The name of the tenant was not disclosed
Leslie acquired tho property recently from
Felix Isman, who bought II In october,
1911. from Mrs. Helen Wilson, for about
A7v0.