New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
CHANGING SKYLINE OF WEST END AVENUE
Many Speculative Builders Replacing Groups of Dwelling Houses
in the Thoroughfare with History Apartment Houses


, and the three adjoining dwelling houses.
| No 303 to 307 West S5th street, by Mark
Rafalsky & Co. TO Harris and Maurice
Mandelbaum.
| A market was also lately found for the
following West End avenue properties; Inc
| four story dwelling house No. 5R the
| premises No. 4S4 TO 1872 1l2xl25 feet Deins
| the northeast corner of SD street. to Har-
| ris and Maurice Mandebaum, and the TWO
| story dwelling houses Nos 537 and 49,
Business is rapidly spreading out in ota
street. Plans were filed last week for an
eight story building Of showrooms' store
! and factory to be erected by the treceur
| Realty Company, of which Michael Dreicer
is president, at Nos. 10 and y West 5fh
| street
No IL was at one time the home Of the
late Mayor William l. Strong. Mr.. Dreicer
bought the property last December from
Charles Sooysmith. 1t occupies plot 4'N
9O4 feet. The proposed structure for the
site is TO cost 100000. according to H. -
Chapman, the architect
1t was also learned last week that Lady
Duff-G ordon had leased for a long period
| the premises Nos. 81 and 80 West 6dh
street for use as dressmaking shop Inc
property comprises two private d"elhhs
houses, covering plot 63.4xlOO.5 feet which
will be altered to suit the requirements Oh
| the tenant. The property is owned py
Bainbridge Colby. Lady Duff Gordon IS
one of the Titanic survivors. She crossed
| the ocean expressly TO sign the lease
Louis Cerlian, a tailor, purchased last
week the private dwelling house NO %
West Both street through Edgar A. Man
ming from Anna B. Kellogg. 1t looks as If
| thi. part OF 5sth street would be changed
| into a business centre at about the same
| time as 9Th street.
One of the principal midtown transactions
last week was the purchase by the Realty
Holding Company On. J. and 4. II. Hes9
from Mrs. Amy G.. Gallatn of the two
! three story buildings Nos. 329 and 81
Fourth avenue, on plot SS9x8 feet, De-
| tween Path and 18th streets The buyers
| contemplate improving the property when
the present leases expire with a twelve
story loft building. The Crukshank Com
pany was the broker IN the sale.
The property had been in the possession
Of the selling family for over half CEN
fury This is the second recent purchase
on Fourth avenue by the Realty Holding
Company. The other involved the group OF
old buildings at the northwest corner OF
18th street, which was secured from the
Rodisi Holding Company.
Still another big midtown transaction
was the leasing by Klein & Jackson Of the
sixteen story Mcclure Building, at the
northeast corner Of 10Th street and Fourth
avenue, from the heirs Of the Theodore b.
ia co. w Won
years with renewal privileges The rental
for the first period will be 1913 81. John A
Osborn negotiated the lease.
The Holland Court apartment house at
the northwest corner Of 92d street and PARK
avenue was purchased by Miss Charlotte r.
Baker, a niece of the late John 5. Kennedy.
Pease & Gilman were the brokers In the
sale.
Another big building in Nassau street
will be built as the result Of lease mace
last week by the Reformed Protestant
Dutch Church 10 the clothing firm OF John
NJ. Raymond. The property leased occupies
the entire block front on the east side be-
tween Fulton and Ann streets, and on the
site Mr. Raymond is having plans prepared
for a sixteen story building
The lease is for a period Of eighty-four
wears. with renewals of twenty-one years
each and aggregating a rental OF over
$4,000 The plot is one Of the largest
single parcels east Of Broadway, and has
been continuously occupied by the firm OF
RAYMOND & Co. for the last ffty-fve years
The ground floor Of the proposed building
will be used as stores by the firm, while
the upper part will be given over TO lofts
and offices The present structure on the
site is somewhat of 4 landmark In the
downtown section Of the city
Plans were filed last week for theatre
at No 22S 10 256 West 46th street, which was
recently heralded as the site TO be occu-
pied with a building for a daily newspaper.
The whole parcel comprising sixteen pri-
vate dwelling houses. was leased from the
Astor estate by newly formed company
of which William Klein. attorney for the
Shuberts. is a director as well as the at
torney. The houses No. 226 TO 25o were sub
leased from Edward Margolies, who held
a lease from the Astors. OF this property
about 100 feet Will be utilized for the pro-
posed theatre and the remainder VIII be
used for a high grade restaurant or some
similar form of business improvement