New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-08
L. c. Phipps, of Denver,
Gives Pittsburgh Parcels
for Cleburne.
ST. THOMAS, ON
CORNER PLOT. SOLD
Lots for Amsterdam Ave. Prop
erty-Mrs. Senff Buys Mad
isOn Ave. Dwelling.

The Cloburne apartments. occupying the
block ON the north side OF lo5th st. from
Broadway 10 West End ave. 109.4xl5OX
1O01lXl923 feet. and covering about eight
lots has been sold by l.. J. Phillips & Co
for j. Clarence Davies. as receiver Tor
The West Eighty-second ST. Realty Com
pany. 10 Lawrence 9. Phipps, OF Denver
formerly a vicc-president and treasurer
Of the United States Steel Corporation,
and a partner OF Andrew Carnegie.
MIR. Phipps. who is a nephew OF Henry
Phipps of this city. in buying the Gle
burnc makes his first purchase OF New
York property, although a large owner OF
Pittsburgh property. and in selecting the
Cleburne was influenced largely by the
splendid situation the fourteen story
apartment house occupied, with lis three
street frontages and exceptional light.
The Broadway front of the property
contains eight stores. The building
which was finished by Harry Schih late
last fall. contains every Improvement
known 10 up-to-date builders and also mas
a roof garden for the benefit of its ten
ants. Mr.. Phipps buys purely for IN
yestment and pays about $4,000 for the
property. giving I'm part payment prop
critics in Pittsburgh valued at $4,000.
The sale of the property has been con-
frued by the United States District
Court. s. Stanwood Menken. Of Beekman'
Nenkcn & Grlscom. acting for Mr.. Schih'
The ground upon which the Cleburne
stands formerly contained the home OF
the late Isidor Straus 1t was purchased
from the Straus estate. which held II al
$4,000. although Mr. Schiff refused an
offer OF $4,000 for the property before
he began to build.
The Title Guarantee and Trust COM
many a.. p. Clark will represent Mr..
Phipps in closing title.
Frederick Zittel & Sons and W. c.
Woodburn & Son have sold for the An
sonia Realty Company the six story ele-
vator apartment house known as the ~.
Thomas. at the northwest corner of Am
sterdam ave and 17sth st, on plot
10oyloo feet 10 the Queens Park Realty
COMPANY The buying company gave in
mart payment 500 lots at Queens Park,
Long Island. on the Hampstead branch
Of the Long Island Railroad The apart
lots are valued at 10000.
Mrs Senff has purchased the dwelling
house at 302 Madison ave. on lot
% 4x7f feet. through Pease & Gilman Tor
Elijah George. as executor Of the estate
of Sibbel n Bullard. Mr. Billiard pur-
chased the property in 1871. Mrs. Semi
owns the adjoining house al the north
west corner Of 4lst street.
Samuel Cowen has sold for the Hunts
Point Realty Company three plots con
tanning seventeen lots, in the Hunts Point
section OF The Bronx. One plot rs at the
southwest corner Of Seneca ave. and
Whittier St. 5OHl0o feet: one on the west
erlv side of Whittier st, 100 feet south OF
Seneca ave, being 167 feet by lrregu-
lar I'm depth, and one on the cast side OF
Whittier St. 100 feet south OF Seneca
ave. 1S5xlG)x irregular. In exchange
the Hunts FONT Realty Company has
taken tho northwest corner OF Hewitt
Place and Macy Place, five story apart
ment house on lot 25Xloo feet
hurz & Uren Inc, resold 800 3S2 and @54
Fast li5th st. three three story frame
buildings on lot jOx15O feet, $50 feet west
Of Third avenue. 10 Charles Erden-
brecb.r The same brokers sold this
nronertv for the Du Bots estate about two
weeks ago. IT is reported that Mr.. Erdeh-
brechcr will build a garage on this prop
crtv in the near future.
Other sales announced Yesterday follow
l.pOTONA AVE-The Bonenson really
company has sold 10 Charles Doll 2Zos TO TO
IONA a,c a four story house on lot 24Hto
eoet tctveen Crote and 1880 SITS The buyer
eaye other property In part payment. LA
PROSPECT ANE-David kraus mas sp,o
Tor u r. Lorenzo a plot on the W. 80
of Prospect ave. % feet south OF OdAIa"''
Place. 1890 - To- r.n,to
Noffaft 317 and 80 East 121th - w,
three story dwellings. each on lot -oX''' IL
18TH ST. Margaret p. Walsh has sold 70
Mrs II FeinberE as East l4th St. hVe
story tenement. on lot 2jxSl feet