New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
Harry Schiff and Some Other
Well known Builders
Busy Putting Up IL
Story Structures.

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The volume Of business done in West
End avenue and in nearby streets since
the first Of the year seems to presage at
an early date a big increase in building
operations in this great residential part
Of the city.
In the last five months many large
plots have been bought for the purpose
Of adjoining the sites with twelve story
APARTMENT structures. The popularity Of
these new modern apartment houses
among investors is shown by the large
number Of purchasers of such properties.
Nearly every week several improved
apartment house properties either figure
in trades involving many thousand dol
lars or are sold direct to investors on
cash basis Eugene Vallens last week
added to his 92d street plot, between Cen
tral Park West and Columbus avenue
by the purchase of the four story dwell
ing house. No. 81. With that purchase he
controls the plot of 90 feet and depth
Of zoos feet the premises being No. 40 10
"A West 92d street. That site is likely to
be sold 10 a builder, who will put up
nine story apartment mouse.
The two four story dwelling houses
Nos 80 and 312 West S6th street, were
bought last week by a client of ). Os-
good Pen and Clark T. Chambers from
Israel Lebowitz and Mrs +. Martin, OF
Montclair, y. J. The property has
frontage Of 40 feet and will probably
form part Of a site Of an apartment
house to be erected in the near future.
A twelve story high class apartment
house is TO be built at Nos. 372 and SS
West End avenue and No 262 West 18th
street. 1t will be put up by a building
concern in which George Backer, Arm
stein & Levy are said 10 be interested.
This property, which comprises hVe
five story dwelling houses, having
frontage Of about 50 feet on. west END
avenue and 81 feet on 18th street, was
sold recently to the building syndicate py
Minnie D. Brown. A short time prior 10
this transaction there was reported the
sale Of No. 25S West 18th street from
Nathan Clark, jr., TO Minnie d. Brown.
The Apthorp apartment house, one OF
the largest Of its kind in the world. occu-
pies the entire block bounded by 18Th ana
18Th street. West End avenue and Broad
way. The proposed apartment house
structure at No. S72 and SIS west Emo
avenue will be just south OF the ApthorP'
A twelve story apartment house is aiSo
TO be erected at Nos. 300 and I'll west
8th street. The property is TWO louI
story dwellings on a plot with frontaBe
Of % feet and a depth Of about lco.S feet
II was recently sold for the Morrison es-
tate and John c. Juhring TO W. H. ""i''
through Isaac 3. Wakeman.
Eight four story dwelling houses NJ
40 TO 1e3 West seth street were recently
bought bv the Almore Realty Company
for Improvement with two twelve s'oIy
apartment houses. The site TO De III
proved is l626xlOO.S feet.
Eighty-sixth street is one OF the "IoeS'
and most attractive residential thoroush-
fares in the city. Here and there IL mas
some good shade trees lining the curD'
Dwelling houses in this section are rap
idly being replaced by the latest type Oh
the twelve story apartment house.
The westerly house TO be built by the
Alnore Realty Company will cast its
shadow over the Park presbyterian
Church, which has stood for years at the
northeast corner of Seth street and Am
sterdam avenue.
No building season in the great west
Side would seem complete without Harry
Schff being active In one or more sec
tons Of the district, and this year Is no
exception to that general order Of affairs.
Harry schiff is not only busy, but IS
Gently bought the plot Of five lots at the
northeast corner OF S6th street and west
End avenue from Robert L. bowling
through Barton Chaplin. Mr.. Bowling
took in part payment the eleven story
loft building at Nos. II and 10 West l'th
street. The total considerations amounted
to $4,000.
Dir. Schin viii build on the West End
avenue corner twelve story apartment
house. lie will also build a similar house
at the very northerly end Of West End
avenue, which is at the junction OF the
avenue with Broadway and lOoth street
he recently bought at that point plot
'01lOO feet, fronting in both Broadway
ana West End avenue. from the Bloom
lnSdale Reformed Church. The plot was
ned at $4,000. II faces the little parcel
OF land known as Straus Park and has
exceptionally good light and air.
Mr.. schih experiences little trouble in
disposing Of his building wares. He not
only builds in a central location, but
erects a structure modern in every re-
speet. He recently sold the new twelve
story apartment house at the southeast
corner Of ssth street and West End ave-
nue. on plot lOO.sxi35 feet, through Mark
Aafalsky & Co. TO DR.. James II. Bishop.
Or Bishop gave in part payment four
teen dwelling houses and hfty-seven lots
a. Roselle Park, n. j.
AT No. lSs 10 lA West 18th street, on
which site are now three three story
a"slhne houses. the Brlxton Construc-