New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-24

The ten story apartment house known
as Laureate Hail. at the northeast cor
ner OF Amsterdam avenue and 18TH
street, and the block front In RIVERSIDE
Drive, between 14lst and li2d streets, con-
sstlng Of about twenty-five lots, figured
IN an exchange yesterday in which N,2Jo'-
600 was involved
Through David Stewart the Carnegie
Construction Company sold Laureate Han
10 the Hoguet estate. II is newly con-
structed structure, occupying frontage
of 80 feet in 10th street and SIG feet On
the avenue, in addition to a 2-foot strip
which extends along the northerly end OF
the plot, and left vacant to serve as
light and air court for the apartment
house. The site overlooks the grounds OF
Columbia University. The interior ar
rangemeht provides suites OF two and
three rooms with kitchenette, and four
rooms, with kitchen. At one time the
property was owned by Mary @. Pinck-
ney, who purchased II through Bing q
Bling in April, 1911
The Hoguet estate block front which
was given in part payment has 'front.'
age Of 2SS feet in 14lst street, 26As feet IN
l42d street and 2o6 feet on Riverside Drive.
| This was originally the site OF the Hoguet
homestead and the last OF the many large
parcels owned by them along the drive
The greater part Of the block between 10th
and 1Hst streets was sold by the estate
last year. A large twelve story apart
ment house is now In the course OF con-
struction at the south corner OF RIVERSIDE
Drive and 1Est street. The Carnegie
Construction Company has held Laureate
Hall at a value OF $4,000, while the prop
erty given in exchange has been esu-
mated at $500 600.
William A. Darling & Co. sold for Gus
tave Schuck to DR.. Charles Il. Clinton
the five story apartment house at No. $50
TO $50 West 17Sth street. on plot 75xS.h
| feet. adjoining the southwest corner of
| Audubon avenue. In exchange DR.. Clin-
ton gives the five story tlathouse at NO
! IS West 1S4th street. on lot 25xss.ll Feet
near Fifth avenue; also, the two three
story houses, with stores. at Nos. 35l
! and 1858 Jerome avenue, each on lot lSxSO
| feet.
! The newly organized Middleton Realty
| Company, which Is composed of George
! Alexander Taylor, George V. McNally
| and William L. Hunter, has purchased
| the plot, 1OOxl0O feet at the southeast cor
ner Of ST. Nicholas avenue and 18TH
street and will Immediately improve 1t
with six story elevator apartment house
J from plans by Goodwin, Starrett d van
Week, who estimate it will cost about
| $50 900 The plans will provide structure
! a little better than others of this type and
will be equipped with an improved form
| of fire escapes. There will be thirty large
rooms to each floor, divided into suites
| OF four, five and six rooms.
Aaron Coleman has bought from Mar
garet Brennan the five story building No
S23 Seventh avenue on lot 25.lxl0C feet,
adjoining the northeast corner Of SD
street Mr.. Coleman plans to extensively
alter the building for restaurant and cafe
purposes. and has negotiations pending
for leasing it for long term of years to
one tenant. Stephen S. Johnson was the
broker in the transaction
other sales reported yesterday follow:
| I'D sTREET-Pease & Gilman have sold
| for Edwin Dick. OF Dick Bros the five story
| American basement dwelling No. l27 East
| T3d street 10 e r. stettinius who will oc-
| cupy the house
! 9th STREET-Adolph Behn sold the
| plot SIxlO0 feet, north side OF g5th street,
| about l27 feet east of Broadway, 10 the Elba
| Realty Company. which will erect motion
picture theatre, which has been leased to the
| Revilo Amusement Company CW Ives. presi-
| dent), from the plans, for twenty-one years
the rental scaling from $4,000 to $4,000 a
| wear. The purchasing company gives in part
| payment the triangular plot at the junction
| of Eastern Parkway. Sterling Place ana
Saratoga avenue. 42xl1lxl09xo feet i'm
| proved with a structure five stories high on
the parkway and six stories on Sterling
Place.
| Realty Company sold No. llo East 87th
| street and No. l1s, adjoining. for John j.
| Donohue five story nathouses, each on lot
| 25xIoO feet 10 William Collltton, the Chinese
| Interpreter OF the Supreme Court John j.
| Mahoney made a loan OF $4,000 for five
| years at AZ per cent on each house.