New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-26


Henry Corn and others, yesterday bousn'
back the property at the northeast corner
Of Fifth avenue and 18th street lot
H.Tl4osS. Robert f. Bowling, acting LOT
Mr.. Ryan. made the single bid winch
meant the return of the property TO MY
RYAN. On the site was the former LenoS
mansion. The plot measures l3l'oSloo rect
Since 1t was purchased by Mr.. Corn III
March Of 1911 he has improved II win
nineteen story commercial BUILDING.
The price for which Mr.. Ryan got BACK
the parcel yesterday Was about *sVe" !eee
than the encumbrances OUTSTANDING
against the property, such as mortgages,
interest and taxes, the non-pay ment OF
which caused the public auction sale AZ
the stand of Herbert A. Sherman In the
vesey street salesroom. MI Corn oo-
tanned q mortgage OF S,2oP,Vvo from an
insurance company for the Improvement
of the site. In the sale OF the property
Mr.. RYAN retained a second mortgage OF
500. 900. which formed the basis Of the
auction sale Ryan's mortgage, with un-
paid interest, amounted TO $S3?oco.
One Of the requisites of the sale de-
msnded by the referee. Charles II. SGons'
was the depositing Of check for SlooW
by prospective bidders. Only Mr.. Downing
complied with this provision. He de-
posited his personal check FOR that
amount. and therefore was the only bid
der
Mr.. Ryan purchased the property in 1901
for the Board of Foreign Missions Of the
tnO III
would fall into hands that would erect
business Improvement TO inJure his resi-
dence, which al that time was on the
opposite northwest corner. Ryan suisse
ouently bought the Isaac Stern house OF
upper Fifth avenue, adjoining the former
Yerkes gallery plot. which he is now con-
yerting into a private garden, and the
YerIles home. at the 18Th street corner.
The Lenox mansion was an old land
mark erected in 1867 by James LenoN'
founder OF the Lenox Library. and in its
existence as a private house was centre
of the city's social life, the Prince OF
Wales and Jenny Lind having been enter
tanned in it,
Douslas Robinson has bought. through
the Douglas Robinson. Charles ). Brown
Company. the lot 25Xl7e.l0 feet extending
through from lsith TO lS5th street. 70 feet
east of Audubon avenue. on the % feet
adjoining this lot to the west, OH lSith
street, Mr.. Robinson is preparing TO erect
q five story apartment house OF superior
construction. The lSith street END or the
lot, which has just changed hands, VIII
now be incorporated in this building oper-
alton. making a site ,oxs9i feet. TINS
lot was part of large tract bought py
Mr.. Robnson's mother in 1885,. 1t was
sold at auction in 1891, and is now repur-
chased by him.
Other sales announced yesteIday fellow.
Manhattan.
VEENILYEA AVENUE-Enns q sinnott
have bought from the Allen Construet.on com
uauy Nos 1850 ard loo Nermilyes avenue. q
five story thirty family apartment house, on
plo; 50xlJ0 feet. near 10Th street. They have
also lcsold the house 10 John J. Mallon. ! ied
eyic Zi,te d Sons were the brokers' IN oo''
STANTON STREET Engiander & Schwartz,
as representatives OF jewish consresatioii.
the five stoi1 building. with stores. on !ot 10Y
$50 feet at No. $50 stanton street. locates %
feet west of Attorney street. The structure
will be extensively altered for use as s!ns
gogue.
i2lsT STREET-Miss N. Monahan has sold
for Dr. H. Jarecky 10 Leonard Wen No. II!
West 12l5t street, a three story and basement
dwelling horse, on lot 2OxlOO.1l feet. neal
Lenox avenue.
WADsWORTH .,YENUE-The Henry Mo-
genthar Company has sold to John kat2nan
the plot l00xl33.6 feet, at the southeast corner
OF Wsdsworth avenue and i3lst street. Ihis
property is on the block with the new subway
station. Mr.. Katzman will erect TWO NE
story apartment houses similar TO the Two ad'
joining. which he -ecertiy disposed o.. BV-
stein & Yarftz were the brokers.
18TH STREET-Edward l.. Montgomery
jr.. has sold TO on investor No. IS west llitn
street. q three story dwelling house. on lot lit
three houses in the East BronN.
FIRST ANENUE-Ilsrry Lipprlann and Low
enfield e. Prayer have reSold No 81 FIRST ave
nue.. northwe., corner OF 9Th street a fve story
tenement house. on 10; 24.5xe9a feet. The
sellers bought the property At auction on Feb
ruaiy II for s54 SO Frank Gems is the pGr-
chaser in the present transaction.
The Bronx.
WILLIS AVENUE--Rci,ard II. Scobue re
sold for Henry Bosch Nos. 200 and 2i1 Willis
stores on q plot JOx96 feet which has beer
occupied FOR the last eight years b. T. w
Woolworti & 60. as and 10 cent store
The same broker sold the building eight years
ago for the builder 20 Mr.. Bosch.
BRISTOW STREET,. Lcewenthai & son
have sold for Mrs Bridget MURPHY 20 Philr
vattenberg, president Of the Taxpayers Realty
Company, the lot a3xsI feet. at the northwes'
corner OF Brtstow and Jennings streets, for I'M
provement with stores.
18TH STREET Bultrnean SOD for q
client No 4o3 East i56th street, I'VE story
tenement house, or lot h9xloo feet, located
a96 feet west OF Brook avenue. The buyer IL
CRESCENT AvENUg--Xurz & Cren. Inc,
sold for the Andrew Kitchen Realty Company
the five story apartment house al tho south
~ crescent