New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-25
A NEW NORTH
5TH AV. DWELLING
Lawyer James Byrne Buys
Plot on Which to
Erect House.
FIRST SALE OF THIS
SITE IN 81 YEARS
Plans Filed for New Bronx
Structures Involving an
Outlay of $4,000.

James Byrne, of the law firm Of
Byrne & Cutcheon, has bought two
lots, 50xl0O feet, in Fifth av., 80 feet
north Of 9Sth St, on which he plans to
erect a large dwelling. He purchased
the property from Arthur NJ. Mitchell,
who had owned it since 1878.
The Byrne residence will be the most
northerly one in tho upper Fifth sv.
home colony Of fine private dwellings.
For many years, the Carnegie mansion
at 9lst st. held this distinction.
In the last Ave or six years, however,
some costly dwellings have been built
between 9lst and 96th SITS. Last year
John Russell Pope bought the block
front in Fifth av. between 96th and
9th SITS, on which 10 erect two modern
and spacious houses. According to re
port, one of those structures is to be
occupied by Mrs. John II. Flagler.
On the block TO the north OF the site
bought by Mr.. Byrne the trustees o.:
Mount Sinai Hospital plan group OF
hospital buildings.
Plans were filed yesterday by Bronx
builders for the erection of FIVE apart
ment houses and one theatre and store
building. calling for total expendi-
ture of $4,000.
10TH ST.-John W. Brett is the
buyer Of the three Columbia College
leasehold properties at % and 81 West
10th st. and So West 50th St, sold some
weeks ago through Frank B. Taylor as
broker Mr.. Brett's purchase Of Is
West 51st ST.. also a leasehold. was re-
Gently announced, and he is also un-
derstood TO be the purchaser OF "a west
5lst ST, sold a couple of weeks ago.
KELLY ST.-Richard II. Scobie has
resold to client for cash GIG Kelly
St, four story, eight family house
on plot 376x120 feet. This house was
given in part payment to Eberhardt &
Podgur for the five story, twenty-five
family house built on plot 50xl3O feet,
at 2482 Valentine av., $50 feet south OF
Fordham Road, and recently completed.
The transaction involved 100000. Mr..
Scobie was the broker in both trans
actions.
CRESCENT AV.-P. S. Treacy has
sold the triaugular-shaped plot 93.5x
72x59, on the west side of Crescent
av., about 80 feet south of Hughes av.,
and directly opposite Adams place.
GRAND AV.-Elizabeth c. Matz, of
Chicago, H., is reported to have sold
2463 Grand av., two and one-half
story frame dwelling, on plot 72,bx90,
between Fordham road and 18sth ST
At the rear of the property Is the old
Croton aqueduct.
WEST I24TH ST. The Irving Saw
ings Institution sold to Aaron Miller
the Sunridge, six story apartment
house at 53S and $40 West 124th ST., on
a plot 50xl001l feet, 175 feet east OF
Broadway. The buyer resold the prop
erty to the Hull Building Company
which has also contracted for the sale
of it TO Frederick Brown.
EAST 69TH ST.-Douglas Robinson,
Charles s Brown Company negotiated
the sale of 80 and 80 East 69th st. to
Arthur Curtiss James. The property
comprises two dwelling houses. He
also owns So East Goth st.
DECATUR AV.-Harry II. Cohen has
sold for the Benenson Realty Company
to an investor for cash the five story
apartment house on the west side OF
Decatur av., 1872 feet south of 10th st.
The structure contains thirty apart
ments and occupies a plot 57xlOO feet:
It is the southerly one of a group Of
houses recently completed by the sell
ing company ut that point.
WEST 29TH ST.-Charles B. Van
Valen and James V. Graham have sold
for James II. Cruikshank the four story
private house at West 29th ST., taking
in exchange plot Of forty acres
located between Ridgewood and West
wood, n. j. The building will be ex-
tensively altered for business pur-
poses.
GRAND ST.-William Lustgarten &
Co.. Inc, purchased from Howard
Townsend as executor of the last will
and testament of Maria A. Campbell,
deceased. and Mary A. Campbell, prem
ises $50. 5sl and $50 Grand ST., some
times known rs 403 to 407 Madison st.
The plot is 56x67x irregular. The
premises have been in possession of
the sellers for about seventy years.
w. Cruikshank's Sons are the brokers.
74TH ST.-Slawson & Hobbs have
sold for the Mason Realty Company
1874 West 74th ST., a four story high
stoop dwelling. 20x60x102.2 feet, to
Walter s. Goldsmith.