New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-27
Plans Twenty Story Build
ing for Plot at 45th
Street Corner.
BLOCK FRONT SOLD
BY RAILROAD
Building on Plot ia Eleventh Ave-
nue. Used for Many Years
for Cab Service.

The New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad and the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad have closed. through
Frank VI. Widner, jr., lease for twenty
one wears, with three renewals, making
O. total Of eighty-four years, Of the plot at
the southwest corner Of Vanderbilt ave-
nue. and l5th street, 1905 feet on Wander
bit avenue by 90S feet in 45th street
The lessee is the Vanderbilt Concourse
CORPORATION, OF No. 1O3 Park avenue. a
company formed for the Improvement OF
this property. The officers Of the COM
pauy are David r Todd. president; James
NJ. Todd, secretary, and Harmon v.
Swart, treasurer.
The plot is 70 be improved ct once with
q twenty story Office building, which will
be ready for occupancy March, 1915.
The plans are in course Of prepara-
ton by Warren & Wetmore, architects,
and the building will represent the
highest type OF modern office building con-
struction.
The Vanderbilt avenue concourse which
runs underneath Vanderbilt avenue. from
42d street north. will be continued
through the proposed building to 4oth
street, with its northern entrance on the
18th street side Of the building. This VIII
make a direct covered connection from
<5th street and the elevators in the pro-
posed building 10 the 42d street subway
station and all parts Of the Grand Central
terminal
The other half Of tho Vanderbilt ave
nue. front Of the block is already being
improved for the Yale Club. and the erec-
ton Of this office building will complete
the entire Improvement OF Vanderbilt ave-
nue., from 42d street 10 10th street, with
modern buildings all in harmony with the
general plan OF the terminal Development
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad has sold the
three story building used for many years
by the railroad for cab service, occupying
the block front on the east side OF
Eleventh avenue between 9th and 18th
streets.
The building occupies frontage OF 1875
feet on Eleventh avenue and 100 feet on
each street. and is opposite the big ter
rninal warehouse extending from Eleventh
10 Thirteenth avenue. 70 which Francis H.
Leggett & Co viii shortly remove their
various departments, now located down
town.
Peter @. Shields has sold to the Orisant
Realty Company six lots on the south SIDE
Of 2D4th street, 100 feet east of Tenth ave
nue.. with a building loan. Three 5O-foot
walk-up houses Of high class are to be
erected at once, TO be ready for fall oc-
cupancy. When completed the operation
svral
same street, owned by the same party
The Deane Realty Company was the
broker in the transactions.
Hall j. How & co. have sold for Iheo-
dore Schumann TO Max Just two lots on
the east side OF Jerome avenue, % rect
north OF l99th street The plot has
frontage of 81 feet and depth OF lSs
feat A station Of the new Jerome ave-
nue. subway will be on the same olocK.
Mr lust has sold for the Sound Realty
co-nnanv the three story dwelling house
No. 85s West 1880 street on lot losxl"'ll
feet. between Manhattan and Morningslde
avenues
The Cleland Realty Company has sold
Nos 2s3 and 265 East 18th street, FIVE
story new law house, on plot 5ofxs2Sx
irregular - he UAlNl4oSCA - 'N-'-~
Barry. who gives In exchange four lots IN
the West Bronx One OF the parcels is
the plot 5Oxl0O feet on the north side or
Featherbed Lane, 1928 feet southwest OF
10th street. and the other plot 5OXs2'
feet. on the south side OF 175th street, 70
feet cast Of Nelson avenue.
EAST KINGsBRIDGE RoAD-Williem n.
Mehlich has sold for the Wiltam 9 OesIiHs :
Company No 25S East Kingsbrdge Road a
FIVE story apartment house. opposite Poe IarK,
and known as the Poo Park apartment. rms
IS the third house sold by the same broker OF
row Of eight recently constructed oy the
Costing Company All were sold for cash 10
investors
i5lsT STREET.-THE Penenson Realty Com
pany has sold 20 an investor Nos $50 and 3e2
East 1tlst street. FIVE story new law fat
house plot 5OHliS feet. between Courtlandt
- and Nerose avenues. The property adjoins tho
" s. Mary's Catholic Club.
CEDAR ANENUE-Wens Sponablc has sold
Uto August Merle No 1909 Cedar avenue. a
" three and one-haf story dwelling, on lot 25xsc
feet near Nth street.
fi4TH STREET-E II Ludlow e. Co have
sol4 for the Omega Association 10 n client the
four story dwelling No. 604 West ll4th street
l25 feet west OF Broadway.