New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
Sale MAY RESULT
IN A LEGAL FIGHT
Buyers of Havemeyer
Mansion Plan Tall Bust
ness Building for Site.
HOUSE NEAR MORGAN
AND BAKER HOMES
Parcel Sold al Madison Av. and
3Sth St. Held at S650.000
Other Trading.

The sale OF the Hayemeyer mansion.
a. tie southeast corner % Madison
az. and 18Th ST.. for the ste Of a tall
commercial building VIII result in
legal battle. IL was said yesterday. By
many Of those against business en-
croachmen, in Tho Moray Hi section.
George F. Baker. J. p Morgan ard
Charles LAnicr. who have fought, a.
considerable cost, business invasion
near their homes. Il WAS believed.
would be the principals In court pro-
ceedings 20 prevent the project from
being carried through. The Have
meyer house "a one OF the oldest,
largest and most prominent on the ave-
rue. The Morgan dwellings occupy
the block front between Both and 37th
sts, while the Bakers. through a recent
purchase, now control the block front
0G the west SIDE OF the avenue between
3>th and 39th SIS.
The Havemeycr house was sold By
Clark r. Chambers for " Butler Dun
can. as executor Of the estate Of Emily
Havemcyer, 70 new concern 20 be in
c0rpora.ed as the Pa Madison Avenue
Company The property has been
held az Sf50,o00. THIS company has IN
mind the erection OF sixteen story
commercial building FOR the site. which
has frontage o., $50 feet on the ave-
nue. and - feet in the street. Il IS
said that two tenants have practically
been secured VINO would each occupy
four or Ave floors in the proposed
structure.
There was much doubt In real estate
circles yesterday whether the CONNER
c.ai building could be put Up. as the
site is entirely within the restricted
area. 10 was reported, however. that
six years prior TO the placing OF the
restrictive covenant upon the Murray
farm, providing that II be kept solely
for residential use. the plot upon which
the Haycmeyer house stands was sold
by the Murray family.
Recently the Court OF Appeals de-
cided that an apartment couis b9
erected on the site of the old South
Church. southeast corner Of Madison
az. and 3Ith St.. without violating the
provisions OF the Murray covenant.
The Havemeyer house has been unoc-
cupied since il was vacated by Clar-
euce Nackay. three years ago, who paid
an annual rental OF $4,000.
Other sales follow:
isfT1f ST -Sisrson 4 10th. hayp soif 'or Joh1
lawson f.@ Vests. =. 90 st--r apartment - ,ll
L..serf,d. who CAV, m gar; pUmtnt FOUR -
IU. Moo teef on the l0uh side NJ copper -. 100
fee w-.' ? -0f.h g. M LAWSON vii improve
'hs pot W,fl Two fye s'0-T aplf'meus. Win tres,
fJrr ard Eve s..m suites % soy
INST ST The , b WOOD. " H. polson COM
pans has sold f1r Robert scoring Clark. repro
81 - 3y " Beach Day. a pot 4 eleven a.! ere-
ll.t o's fle sou'h side % list e.. III Tee,
v.s. ~ Broadway. comprising a p.'t 2sos95 ms
Broadway arl Fort Washington AZ. with ihe et.
cr.-i.n ~ t.- fw0 corners TIE purchaser IS samuel
Euwerfhsl who p'sns 20 inusdiatey improve ui
Dr.u.r.F with apartment houses Yer llaN. 3 ran :
q } a1dcrs acfad as a',orneys tor Mr. CLARK sd
n A B.umcnthal Tor fhe buyer The property has
h,-f restricted for twenty years FOR dwelling pur-
IsXTNGToN Av-Fr-t.rirt Brown Ia. bought
S-.f NaflrIo T. Wetrr 1875 LaKingon AZ. a
a.. .'n-, rat 90 lot 2.K1j. uear illth = Gootse.
Perry & Dwight were he rr..crs FROM Maf
smith and Mor-is Roseuths' De- luf-hss'f ne va
>'.r, ar on l.f -fti0n a. l.i N.,' .Nh =.
flfst'y opposite the Vanderbilt cl'nic AMI rs West
go ST.. five story hIuss. "a .ot -5E4v5. IRON
A\pgfws Av-Tl. Hurley Cors,ru-,ion Com
Da.y. Iltlri n Harley pr'Hfert hs sod tsr
nov five story apartment hou.es nn th~ east side %
= i~.R- av. located s0u'H p forihau oat. The
s..l.fil-os which zero finished Dy the al ers last
belt a. s % H1. IT, nrN "t. ~ u llch "
v.fdr rltrr - M-ieW1n Fr0rhers. Wio paid
a. rss1 above Doe mortgage fof ne propery.
PROSPECT A. Emanuel 1.,l.er "a, psI-
OH plot ss64ioo. adjoining To northwest inner OF
1921 b.