New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-07
ADDS To FIFTH AVENUE HOLDINGS
House in 57th ST., Adjoining Old Home of COL RooSeveS
Father. Sold to August HecksCher, with Other Property
INVESTOR GETS ROW OF FLATS IN THE BRONX

August Heckscher has added 20 his VAL
uabIo holdings at the southwest corner or
Fifth avenue and 57th street. Ihrousf'
Henry d. Winans & May he mas pur-
chased the Roosevelt parcels, comprising
No. 4 West 57th street and Nos. ) ana .
West 18th street from W. Emlen Roose-
Welt. George Emlen Roosevelt ana George
G. Kobbe.
Adjoining. at No West 5th street. Is
the house which was owned and occupied
bv the father of Colonel Roosevelt. me
death of Mr.. Roosevelt occurred there on
February Q, 1879.
The corner parcel was the site OF the
former Whitney home, which MI. Heck
scher has improved with three storF
business building. The four story mouse
on 57th street bought yesterday II on d
plot 37.6xlO05 feet. while the Doth street
property. i'm the rear. is plot oJHlo".'
feet. making total plotage OF 500
square feet
In exchange for the property bought
from the Roosevelt family Mr. Heckscher
gave in part payment No. So Firth ave-
nue.. on a plot 30xl75 feet and plot on
the west side of Broadway. north OF I'D
street. 19j feet by irregular depth.
This is the second important transact
ton by the above brokers In 9th street
within the last thirty days, as they ei-
fected the sale of the Sherwood Building,
at the southeast corner Of 9th street ana
Sixth avenue, for II. j. Luce TO Mrs'
Jenny X. Stafford, the amounts Involved
in the two transactions aggregauns
g. 90 000.
The other transactions announced yes
terday were mostly confined 10 tenement
dwelling and fat house properties. Anons
these was row Of four five story nat
houses I'm The Bronx. at the northeast
corner Of Hoe avenue and Home street, at
No. 81 to 9S5 Home street. These houses.
which occupy a plot 13oXlo9 feet. were sold
by the Hoe Realty Company Of which
Samuel !. Hoexter is president. An IN
weston is said TO be the buyer.
other sales announced follow:
GRAND STREET. Hiram Rinaldo has re
sold FOR Leonard Well 10 Or. 4. Mos'rosio-
yanne No. 2OT Grand street. i've story isnc
nIent house. with stores on lot = lNNo feet'
adjoining the Eoutheas, corner 81 Mott street.
The seller bought the property at foreclosure
sale last August.
DECATUR AVENUE Grossman has
sold Nos. 2j6j aud 1851 Decatur avenue, q
i've story apartment house. 90 plot IuNlo'
feet, located on the west side ~ the avenue
500 feet south OF 1894 street. The buyer %
said 10 be Henry KEEL. who owns the grulp
Of houses adjoining and extending 20 Ford
ham Road NJ Keil also owns The opposite
block front with tho exception OF Nolan
Roadhousc. on Forfham Road corner
JEROME AVENUE Tn" two i've story
Hsthouses occupying plot lOpxlli feet on
the west side OF Jerome avenue. about To-
feet sou'h Of klnsshrdge Road. arc reporter
% have been purchased by william Glnflach.
80 confirmation ~ the sale could be had to-
day from the seller. ". y Davis.
LEWIS STREEr.-Ccl!d Stern has sold 30.
CO Lewis street. a four story building. on lot
2Oy50 feet. adjoining the southeast corner OF
Eiylugton street
l22D STREET The DurOss Company has
sold the four story and basement dwelling
house 40. i36 West l2A street. on lot lux
100 feet 10 Mrs Fannie Mooney for Fredcr. K
Van Wyck. who bought u last year from
Minnie n. Grlriu.
ADRIAN AVENUE Tho Duross Company
has sold the southwest corner OF Adrian ave
house on plot 63xlo9 feet. for Patrick Mahcn.
The buyer will occupy the house
HOME STREET The Hoe Realty com
pauy. samuel : HoeNter president sold No
0Ti % gS5 Home street northeast corner OF
Hoe avenue four i've story hathouses. on plot
l3UGlu3 feet.