New-York tribune., 1912-01-06

The old Greenwich Village section fur-
nished the centre Of interest In the real eS
tate market Yesterday. y sale OF interest,"
was q group Of old buildings, at NOS i't
and .q6 Hudson street. extending through
~ Nos I07 To 115 Bedford street, just south
NJ Cbristorher street and adjoining on the
north the ward of Public School 3, which
occupies the whole of the Grove street
frontage Of the block.
The sale was negotiated by Edward -
Foley. Of the Furey Company, for the Leon
Realty Company, of which Leon wilmer 10
president. to Peter b Riley, who VIII elect
on the site a twelve story loft building oil
heavy construction, with floor carrying
capacity of 800 pounds TO the square 1901
on the two lower floors and 2JO POUNDS on
the upper floors.
The site, which has been held at S9O'ooo'
fronts 46 feet in Hudson street and ~ rect
in Bedford street, with an average depth
of about 1870 feet. While II includes no cor
ner, the remaining parcels on the Chris
topher street front Of the block are hardy
large enough for improvement and the
proposed new building will have the advan-
tage of unobstructed light and air along
its southerly side, overlooking the school
yard
4 few blocks further south Van Nliet &
Place sold the parcel at the northeast cor
ner Of Horatio and Hudson streets, a plot
56x1OO feet, for d. Rosenbaum to John h.
Nicholson The site takes in No. $50 anu
$40 Hudson street and No So Horatio street
An old Bronx landmark to change owner
ship is the once summer home Of the Tiff
fany family, one of the first settlers IN
that borough The property comprises Il
plot containing more than eight lots on the
triangular block bounded by l67th street
Westchester and Bryant avenues. II was
held at 100000, and has been sold through
A. n. Gitterman as broker, the purchaser
having had preliminary sketches made Tor
a high class elevator apartment house I'M
provement.
The property is on a high elevation, and
the structure on it. which was erected in
the Colonial style with wine cellars and
dairies hewn out Of solid rock, has been for
many years one Of the show places Of this
section Of The Bronx.
After the Tiffany family moved out of the
house IL became the home of the Westches-
ter Country Club, and about i've years ago
il was purchased by Albert Lllienthal W o
q local organization.
The Charles Buck Construction Company
has filed plans for a five story private
dwelling house on the south side OF 18TH
street. IS feet west of Madison avenue. II
will have Il frontage of e feet and depth
Of IS feet, with an extension. 1t Will be
equipped with an elevator and has been
estimated to cost $4,000
Preliminary plans have been hled Tor
the construction of a three-story theatre
and store at the southwest corner OF
Broadway and 16lst street for Levin
Seelig. 1t will have frontage OF 20 rect
IN Broadway and 20 feet in the street and
have a seating capacity of l,35?. IhQmaS
W. Lamb, the architect, has estimated the
cost at $4,000.
Preparation for the REINFORCEMENT OF
the Brearly School property, at Nos. 10
and L West 4ith street. sold last July 10
the Advocate Realty Company, is beng
made by the new owner, VINO Is repre-
spnted by Francis 3. Robert Preliminary
sketches are being drawn TO either re-
model the present structure into stores ana
bachelor apartments or stores ana loltS'
the character Of the change being deter
mined by the conclusion Of negOuauons
now under way for the leasing OF the
Directors Of the school. after selling the
property. purchased plot. 4gXlOO5 ieel az
the northwest corner Of Park avenue ana
G1st street. as a site for q new school, out
nothing toward its erection has been done
as vet The contract calls for the trans
fer of the 44th street property to the new
owners on October !, or, II the scnooi
| directors elect. that can be done july !.