New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-13
John w. Simpson Sells Five
Story Structure Near
Fifth Avenue.
SCHIFF GETS 100000
LOAN FOR BUILDING
To Improve Site at Northeast
Corner of West End Avenue
and 96th Street.

John ". Simpson, OF the law firm OF
Thacher & Bartlett. has sold to w. Ma
poleon Levy the six story dwelling house
AZ % West 57th St. on lot 3XlOo feet 40
feet west Of Fifth av. It Is assessed at
$4,000 and is said to be worth s25ocoo.
Mr.. Levy gave in exchange the Bit
more Blenheim. two seven story apart
ment houses, at Sc to 50 West 5Sth St. on
a plot lOoxlOO5 feet, recently reported sold
The houses abut the soucy apartment
house at ~ TO SO West 57th ST, seven
story structure, adjoining the northeast
corner OF Sixth av. The Soucy occupies
Mot 50 7x1oo5 feet. and title to it stands
in the name OF Willard c. Humstone, al
though Mr.. Simpson is generally created
with being its owner. It was acquired by
tho nresent title holder in May, 1910, from
the Fifty-seventh Street. The exchange
was negotiated by William B. May & co.
Harry scbir has secured from the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
building and permanent mortgage loan OF
scoo no for the erection Of a thirteen story
anartment house at the northeast corner
OF West End av. and 96th st.
The proposed apartment will front 100
feet on West End av. and l25 feet on So'h
81. adjoining the Riverside Theatre which
stands on the Broadway frontage OF the
blocl, with the Riviera Theatre and ROOF
Garden. The site was purchased by SchlH
from Robert +. Bowling In June 1919
Report has it that a prominent investor
is associated with Schiff in the operation.
Charles A. Platt is preparing plans for
a six story dwelling house at and East
6ist st. for John T. Plat, who recently
bought the site.
Cbristman sold the private dwelling
house on lot 1Gsx1OOs feet, on the south
side of a5th ST. 236 feet east of Lexington
av.. TO the 3. V Construction Company
which takes the property in part payment
for a new five story apartment house on
the east side Of Fox St, 90 feet south Oh
Rarretto St. plot 49x105 feet one OF a
group built at this point by the sellers
Alexander Sellzin and Benjamin Lichtig
we're the brokers.
Anton Opperman bought from Matnilda
Njncb 953 and 25 West 18th ST., two fve
story fathouses, on plot 5OxlO3S feet near
Eighth av. The property was given IN
navment for 429 and 431 Lenox ay., re-
ported sold Wednesday.
Other sales announced follow;
18th sT.-Thomas Common has sold III East
SAN ST. a Ave story hathouse, on lot Zo.oN
lO2 feet between Park and Lexington avs
The adjoining hathouse, at n9 Is owned py
George Ehret. who IS also reported 10 ne the
new owner OF III. 81, -
CONCOURSE-Kur & Uren have sold for
William Hodgson the plot 96X2lN Irregular ~
the southeast corner OF the Grand boulevard
and Concourse and lSSth ST. 90
KATHARINE ST.-The Missionaries OF St
Charles Borromeo bought from fTedeIlck MaL,
zio e. Catharine st, TWO story building on
Mot "A 9xl022 feet a few days ago the order
iurchascd the northwest corner OF CatnbIlhe
and Monroe SITS. directly opposite, Whlch u
,,u improve with a church and school, Inc
,rcseut purchase Will be improved win a
d,ycIllnC FOR use OF the Sisters who VIII tesch
in tho new school Both buildings VIII De oe-
signed by the rector the Rev. Nihceh@o
iStTf sT.-Alfred G. Muhlker has sold for
Iscoh Salzman Il East l0tth ST.. hNe stoIy
Oatbouse on a lot 25xl00 feet near Madison aN:
TTuRp AN-The DurOss Company mas 500
eor Mrs Meagher TO Michael HOFFMAN tne
northwest corner OF Third av. and 81 faul
place a Ave story fathouse, on plot - iXlV-A
irregular The buyer gives olher property j"
mart payment.