New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-12
Buyer of Parcel to Erect
Ten-Story Building for
Clothing Firm.
NEGRO CHURCH ON
WEST 51ST ST. SOLD
PLAYHOUSE to Replace Old St
James Presbyterian Edifice-
Sales in The Bronx.

Brooks Brothers. who have occupied the
FIVE story building at the southeast cor
ner OF Broadway and 22d st. for the last
thirty years. are 10 move further north.
This retailing clothing Arm. which was
established in 1912. is to occupy ten
story building at the northwest corner OF
Madison av. and 44th st, opposite st.
bartholomew Church. the new Hotel
Fillmore, and within one block OF the
Grand Central Terminal.
The property. which measures l0.5 rect
in the avenue and 110.lo feet on the street
has been bought by William Henry Bar
mum and William Everdell, jr.. from
Thomas B. Hidden. The new owners
have agreed to put up the proposed build
ing for Brooks Brothers under lease
arrangement OF twenty-one years. with
several renewal privileges. The rental 10
he paid for the first term will approx
IT ate close to 100000.
Plans for the building have been pre-
rared by la Fargo & Morris, with Clin-
ton e. Russell as associates. IL VIII nave
a granite base up TO the third story ana
brick. limestone and terra Gotta above.
Irons 4 Todd will be the contractors.
The firm. which was organized by
Henry and e. n. Brooks, had its hrst
place of business at Catharine and Che7ry
tts.. on the lower East Side. Just belo"
the site where Lord e. Taylor first began
business From there the firm moved 10
broadway and Grand St, and then 10
broadway and Bond st. and later 10 us
nresent site. The transaction was nego-
,iated by the Douglas Robinson, Charles
S Brown Company.
The Douglas Robinson. Charles ,.
Brown Company were the brokers in an
fther interesting transaction YESTERDAY
1T concerned the sale OF the ola 81
James PRESBYTERIAN Church. on Wes'
b1st ST near Ninth av., in which colored
congregation worships The congregation
nlan. 70 purchase new site in the negro
settlement in Harlem.
The s1st st property is known as $50 10
s5s. on plot 5e6x1OO.5 feet. The buyers
are I>owenfeld & Prayer. They intend 10
sither erect a six story nathouse OF sell
the site TO a builder with loan. Inc CT
James Church sold it's property because
most OF its congregation moved to Har-
lem. The trustees are now negotiating
through the above brokers for a ne" 10
cation.
slawson & Hobbs have sold for Tu-
senla NJ. Bum. Of Fort Lauderdale' ria,
The three and one-half story dwelling 80
West ssth ST. 10 a client for occupanc!
1t has a frontage Of 20 feet.
In the west section OF The Bronx LOUIS
MeokAs and Charles f. Cathie have sold
for the Kemp-Jones Realty Company 'oi
Anderson av., near 162d St. hVe storE
apartment house, on plot 21XlA rect "e
house is one OF a row erected at tn"t
noint by the Kemp-Jcnes company ana
has been purchased by an investor
Neckes & Cathie also sold for IhomaS
II Revnolds the plot. 5oXlcO feet, on the
Dot eide NJ Summit av. 20 feet north OF
1921 ct The buyer will improve the site
with an apartment house. both proper
ties are hut a short distance from Tie
nronosed subway station at Anderson a''
Arnold Byrne & Baumann have sold
for the Eberhardt- Podgur Realty COM
narv 10 r. l.. Froment, Of Rye n l.
QUO co,,,barn boulevard. Ave story apart
ment house. with stores. on plot 4-NlV'
foet located 30 feet south OF Aldus Il
In part payment the selling compah!
takes 80 Lewis st. % feet south OF inc
East River bridge. six story tenement
with stores, on lot 25x1o feet. The soutn-
ern boulevard property was held at SI0'-
cnn and the Lewis st. property at sSS""'
The Eberhardt- Podgur COMPANY pur-
chased the Southern Boulevard plot 10
gether with adjoining lots from inc
American Real Estate COMPANY. anu
erected eight apartment houses. Ihis IL
the seventh house sold
Matilda Mfnck has bought from An
,hon opperman 40 and ASl LenoH av.' ID
six story apartment house. on plot 9o%'0
feet. near lSlst st In exchange MIS-
niinck gives the two Ave story hathouses
st e;s and 255 West 18th st" on plot oVS
lo2s feet. The latter property Is located
lust east OF Eighth av.