New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-23

houses and the selling OF few or THESE
kinds OF structures were the CHER trans
actions I'm the real estate market yes
tcrday. Probably the principal interest
centred In the purchase by Brown Broth
ers from Slawson & Hobbs OF the three
dwelling houses at No. los to 100 West
I'D street, on a plot 59xl022 feet The
building now occupying the parcel VIII
be demolished on October l, when the
leases on the premises expire. The buyers
are then to erect on the site a thirteen
story apartment house. The first floor
will be devoted 10 stores, large halls,
office and reception rooms. The top
floor will be divided entirely for SER
wants rooms. The building will be of
similar and general character as that re-
Gently completed and sold by the same
builders at No. 1ss West 72d street.
West End Avenue Improvement.
A. L. g. 8. Wofson have sold for the
Security Mortgage Company 70 syndi-
cate composed Of Sumner Gerard and
the Hasco Building Company No. 662 to
5ss West End avenue, plot 7Sx10o feet
no arc IdNlu6 p4iiS piO
pared by Walter Haefeli for the con-
struction of q twelve story apartment
house, which. It is estimated, will cost to
construct about $4,000. Work Is to be
begun on the project october !.
shenandoah and Chesapeake Sold.
The Shenandoah and the Chesapeake,
two six story elevator apartment houses
at No. 1t5 to LIS Audubon avenue. COM
prising tho block front on the easterly
side Of the avenue between 1928 and li3d
streets. have been sold by Mrs. Henrietta
c. Schroeder Burley to buyer who gives
other property In part payment. The
houses are each on q plot fronting 1915
feet on the avenue and s feet In the
street Tho seller acquired the houses
last August IN an exchange with the
Colonial Holding Company, which took
from her In part payment the two six
story elevator apartment houses Nos. Is
and II Glenada Place, near Albany ave-
nue., Brooklyn. In that transaction tho
Heights houses figured at 10000 and the
Brooklyn property at S35ooc.
laSt OF WOOD GStdtc OOIOs
The last Of the Wood estate holdings in
Harlem, which has been IN the family
for over nifty years. was disposed Of yes
terday when Julius Weinste.n purchased
the plot loo1lxl0o feet at the southwest
corner Of Seventh avenue and ll5th street.
The buyer is to erect Immediately on tho
site a ten story elevator apartment house.
At the adjoining northwest corner OF Hath
street Max Weinsteln has about COM
pleted a six story apartment house, and at
the opposite northwest corner OF Seventh
avenue and ll5th street similar building
is being erected by Harris Sokolskl. Both
OF these properties were also acquired
from tho Wood estate.
To Auction Lyman Building.
Tho Lyman Building. formerly the st.
Catherine apartment house, at No. 81 70
Oil Madison avenue. southeast corner OF
sd street. Is to be sold at auction as
result OF a foreclosure suit brough, by
James A. Trowbridge against F. a. Rich
ardson and others. against whom for
mer auction sale was directed when the
property was scheduled TO be sold by Her
bert A. Sherman last year. The property
was sold at private contract Just before
the foreclosure sale 20 Henry L. Lyman
who spent 5000 In altering II into nine
story physicians apartment building The
amount due in the present action Is about
10000 over O prior mortgage OF $4,000.
The auction will be held some time next
month.