New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-30
Activity of Big Buyers and
Builders in This
Home Section.
NEW OWNERS FOUND
FOR MODERN HOUSES
St. Nicholas Avenue FrontageS
in High Favor Now-Large
Projects Launched for Zone.

While the volume OF business trans
acted this fall in the most northwesterly
districts Of Manhattan is not large stu
II indicates a fair demand for properties
on Washington Heights and in the Fort
George and Dyckman sections. Within
the last two months properties in the
districts in question valued at many
thousands have changed hands.
The center Of the buying activity Is
about l55th street and st. Nicholas ave-
nue..
Among the high class apartment houses
which have been sold since last Septsm-
her are the Bermuda, Nos. COS ana oio
West 150th street; the Bright al NO 90
West 10th street; the Colonial Court at
the northeast corner of Bradhurst ave-
nue. and 10th street: the Westbourne at
No. $40 West 1880 street: the Amazon AT
Nos. 500 and 52S West 18th street ana
Historic Hall. at Nos. OPS and $50 81
Nicholas avenue.
ST. Nicholas frontages are especlahy VI
are many reasons for this avenue oe'he
in such esteem The avenue runs dlrecuy
through the heart Of this rapidly GROWING
and elevated residential district OF the
Greater City.
The buying and the building forces are
about equal in strength. A large NUMBER
Of lots which will soon be improved mas
- 10 nnrthaTlY part
Of the region. tie section At 18th street
and ST. Nicholas avelle being the scenes
OF considerable buying for Improvement
One OF the most important transactions
this fall in the section was the purchase
OF twelve lots on the westerly size OF
Broadway from 15Oth TO l5lst streets Dy
Mulllken & Moeller from Franklin Petit.
The buyers will erect on the property two
high class elevator apartment houses.
This plot was purchased by Mr.. Petut
last Nav from syndicate in which A. J..
Mordeca e. Son, Heilner e. Wolf, Daniel
b. Friedman ana Samuel Stone are IN
terested. The old home of the Hebrew
sheltering Guardian Society formerly
stood on the site.
The Bermuda apartment house in West
10Th street, which changed hands few
weeks ego. was lately built 1t has front
age Of 100 feet and depth OF se.1l feet
Il was sold by A. G. Bendick. The Bright
apartment house i'm 10th street is now
owned by the John j. Hearn Construction
Company. II purcf ssed the property from
Roberta F. Frank This house is on a
plot with a frontage Of 70 feet and depth
Of 100 feet. II is just east Of St Nicholas
avenue
Colonial Court, at the northeast corner
q Bra0hurst avenue and 10Th street. is
now owned by Joseph Schwartz. He
bought it from Herman +. Blndseil. who
took in part payment the block front on
the easterly side of Barry street between
LOngwood and Worthen streets, The
Bronx
II was an investor that bought the
"estbourne apartment house In West
if5d street. This is an up-to-date house
10 every respect occupying a frontage
VI over seventy feet and having depth
ct over one hundred feet between Broad
way and Hamilton place. The house was
sod by the Lloyd Construction Company
reported price of $4,000. This is The
second time that the property has
Shsnged hands In two years.
Inc Amazon apartment house. in West
10Th street. between Broadway and Am
s'efdam avenue. was sold by the Berlin
neatly Agency for Esther Newberger to
Client The building. which was erected
~ 1899, has frontage Of 100 feet. His
"Iie Hail. IN ST. Nicholas avenue, was
scid for the Queen Nab Company to an
investor II. r. Wood was the broker.
me property was held at $4,000. The
oesterly windows OF the house overlook
ule Polo Grounds.
ne hye story fathouse. with stores at
N southeast corner of Hist street and