New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-05


have sold the land at the northwest corner
of 9Th street and Fifth avenue. with a
frontage of 1905 feet on Fifth avenue and
80 feet in 47th street.
This land is covered at the present time
by buildings No $50 Fifth avenue. occu-
pied by the Windsor Trust Company: No.
5S2 Fifth avenue, occupied by Dreyfous &
Co; No 5Si Fifth avenue, a new building
being constructed and leased for a term of
years 10 Lichtenstein & Co., and No. CSC
Fifth avenue, occupied by Lowenbein d
Co. On the 47th street side No. West
l47th street is occupied by Mrs Rionda,
No. West 47th street by j. w. Sterling.
No. West 47th street by Harvey Durand.
No. West 9Th street by Mrs. Seccombe.
No. West 9Th street by the daughter OF
Isaac Brokaw and No II West 18th street
by Mrs. Edward.
The property has been owned by Column
lbia University since 1914. and was granted
Ito il by the State of New York. The pur-
tchasers are Klein & Jackson, and the
negotiations were conducted and carried
Through by Frank 3. Taylor and Paul d.
Saxe, of the firm of Taylor Brothers.
Klein & Jackson have no present plans
6or the use Of the property, except they
announce that there will be no renewal of
hhe present leases.
The price paid for the property was not
tmade known. but it is valued at 100000.
srhs constitutes the largest individual sale
bin the history OF Fifth avenue.
! Four elevator apartment houses on
Washington Heights were reported TO
have changed hands yesterday. They oc-
cupy the two block fronts on the westerly
'sde of Audubon avenue from 116th to
l17Sth street. The southerly front is occu-
lpied by the Edna and Valentine Court
apartments, being known as No. 900 to 234
Audubon avenue, and is owned by the
Washington \ Heights Development and
Construction Company. On the northerly
block are Barney and jeanette courts,
also held by the Washington Heights
tCompany. which is now reported to have
lsod the four houses.
The structures are each of the siX-story
Elevator type. the two southerly ones
occupying plots 10oX100 feet and tine two
lnortherly ones 95xl0O feet. The property
Twas acquired by the sellers in 1907 from
Herman Strauss. and the structures were
erected shortly after that.
Contracts for the exchange of the north
west corner of 150th street and Eighth
avenue. covered with a six story apart
iInent house. known as Colonial Court,
have been signed, but not exchanged, be
tween Herman T. Bndsiel, the owner,
with Bernard Schlegel.
The Eighth Avenue Building is to be
taken In exchange for the Greater New
York Casino and Park, at Glendale, Long
Island, a theatre property at Vernon ave
niue and Sth street, Long Island City. and
Two three story dwelling houses in
Jamaica, Long Island
No cash will change hands in the deal.
which was instituted by Louis Helm, act
ing for the seller. and Plat & Albert, rep
resenting the prospective purchaser
John r. Davidson. In conjunction with
the Mcvickar. Gaillard Realty Company,
has sold for Mrs. Rebecca Goldsmith. Of
Baltimore to the New York Real Estate
Security Company No. 1S2 Clermont ave-
nue.. a five story apartment house, on a
plot l0x100 feet, held at $685. The
buyer owns the adjoining Springfield
apartment house, at the northeast corner.
Other sales announced yesterday fol-
low:
Manhattan.
s5TH STREEr--N. A. Berwn & 90. have re
sold for a client Nos los and 10 East SJth
etreet two three story houses. on plot 80 *
1922 feet 10 esther ". Dryfoos. the owner
Of No. log. Mrs Dryfoos now controls plot
64exl02 feet
EIGHTH ANENTI E-Herman F Birdsell has
cold to Bernard schlegel the seven story apart
rnent house AT tho northwest corner OF Eighth
avenue and 15oth street, n plot 1WEll2'
feet. The buyer gives In part payment the
Greater New York Casino and Park. at Glen
dale. Long Island. hold az sl2oooc and two
three story houses. with storcN SOx15 feet. ~
Jamaica Long Island and a theatre at Yer
non avenue and 9Th street. Long Island CITY
9th STREF1-John T. Wall and John h.
;Nfoors have sold for the New Amsterdam
Realty Company, Isidor u. Kemper, president,
Tho FIVE story tenement house No. l13 West
6Oth street, on lot 25xio0.5 feet.
THE BRONX
vYsg AyENUE-Charles r. Hailock has
soId the southeast corner OF Vyse avenue ana
10Th street n plot 1sOxi1sx irregular. The
,,roperty which Is about three blocks south
OF Bronx Park, has been bought by a builder
and will probably be improved In the near
future.
STEBBINS AVENU E-Friedman & teinberg
have sold the plot 20oxl0o feet. AT the north
west corner Of Stebbins avenue and nom
street The buyer gives in exchange the
northeast corner OF Madison avenue and 10lst
street five story fathouse, on lot 2o5NI2X
irregular Joseph 1. +. Mayer holds title 10
the Madison avenue corner.
i45TH STREET-Kurz Uren have sold