New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-02
Structure Will Interfere
with Light of Martha
Washington Hotel.
EAST ORANGE WOMAN
BUYS BIG APARTMENT
House In 127th Street, Near
Seventh Avenue - Sixteen
Lots In The Bronx Sold.

The George Backer Realty Company,
composed Of George Backer and Arm
stein & Levy, purchased the three story
Drexel mansion, at 103 Madison av.,
with an 81" extending to Goth st.
A twelve story apartment will be
erected on the site, which has a front
age Of 36.7 feet and extends back 100
feet; the az" at 25 East Goth st. has
frontage of % feet. The entire opera
tion will involve about S350,000. Albert
B. Ashforth was the broker. The prop
erty was disposed OF by the estate of
Joseph w. Drexel, of Philadelphia.
Two years ago the Martha Washing
ton Hotter lost one-half of the light on
its westerly side by the erection Of a
twenty story loft building. The re.
mainder will be blanked as a result OF
this new building project.
The property adjoins a large four
story vacant dwelling at the northeast
corner of these streets, which is owned
by the Mona Specially Company. The
plot, now covered with two old dwell
ings, with a north line of 100 feet ad-
joins the Martha Washington Hotel,
twelve story structure, occupied ex-
clusively by women, extending through
the block from goth to 3Oth st.
An interesting feature of the trans
action was the sale of a strip one inch
wide by 10 feet in depth, separating
the former Drexel property from the
twenty story building erected at the
southeast corner of 30th st. by Charles
Kaye This strip was owned by Adeline
r. Harris, who conveyed title to it on
Wednesday for a nominal considera-
tion to Edith X. Quinlan, representing
Backer and Arnstein & Levy.
Frederick Brown has sold 10 Mrs.
Clara B. Fowler, of East Orange, n. j.,
the Rosemere, six story elevator
apartment house, at l45 and TAT West
127th St, on plot 50x99.11 feet, $50 feet
east of Seventh av. The structure Is
one Of group of properties taken in
exchange last year by Mr.. Brown for
the Morris Hall apartment, at Amster
dam av. and Cathedral Parkway.
Gaines & Roberts have purchased
from the John B. Haskins estate six
teen lots, running through from the
Creston av., just north of Fordham
Road, and at about 191st st. The pur
chase involves a frontage OF 200 feet
on each thoroughfare, and extends
through the block, the average depth
being about 200 feet. The site will be
improved with apartment houses.
Other sales follow:
i64TR sT.-AleIander selkin has sold for Barney
Greens.ons 500 East l64h 81. two stsry. two
family house. between Prospect and Stebblns avs.
10 J. Ssssmors for occupancy
e2O Sr.-Schindler & L'ehlcr Rave reso!d for
Charles hlppert 533 East SGD ST. a Eve story
hat on plot 56Il00.2 This property was bid in
by the sellers al foreclosure proceedings on
TUESDAY
C0NC0URSE.-Ids VI Holland Is reported 70 Rave
sold 2i35 Grand Boulevard and Concourse. about
loo feet south Of lssth st. frame dwelling on
plot 50x3iI irregular.
x FoNTAINE EV.-John T Fetz.r has sold for
Louis Roeth 2l3s la Fon.sins az. three story
dwelling. on lot 2jrl0o.
t65TH ST.-Chares II SchliesS has sold s5s East
I6Jth st. three family house. on lot 1891.
POPLAR ST.-Chsrles II Schliess has sold the
three story dwelling on plot 5oIl0o. on the south
side Of Poplar e.. adjoining the corner OF Luz
ug az.