New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-24
BUYS 100000
BROADWAY LOFT
Frank Brown, Purchaser,
Gives I'D Street House
in Part Payment.
LOFT STRUCTURE
HAS NO VACANCIES
Publicity League Incorporated
to Boom Staten Island as
Place of Residence.

The real estate market was enllvened
yesterday by a purchase OF a 100000
loft building, the incorporation OF the
Staten Island Publicity League, the
sale Of another Columbia College lease
hold. and many other important things
either affecting a change in ownership
or occupancy 20 real estate OF relating
to realty progress.
Frederick Brown bought the twelve
story loft and store building sos Broad
way, running through 20 Crosby Street,
from a Mr. Thompson. The building
was held at 100000 Il is fully leased.
the yearly total rental being about
$4,000.
In part payment Mr.. Brown gave 80
West I'D St, a dwelling valued az
$4,000, which he recently bought.
Taylor. Sherman & Mott negotiated
the transaction.
! To boom Staten Island as a place OF
residence is the purpose OF the Staten
Island Publicity League, which yeste %
I day obtained a certificate OF incorpora-
ton from Justice COhalan.
! The incorporators said that they ~
tend to collect, arrange and distribute
data Of historical and general interest
relating TO Staten Island and 70 pro-
mote the interests Of the Borough Of
Richmond by conducting an educational
publicity campaign, illustrating the
merits of the island as a place Of
abode" The incorporators are Denis
Maxwell Merry, Charles 5. Besrdsley.
Emil J. Biza, Graham McAdam and +.
Durur Suckert.
! The Columbia College leasehold sold
yesterday is the four story dwelling
62 West 5lst ST., 1S.2xl00.5 feet. IL
was sold by Frank b. Taylor for DR..
d. y. Boatner to Professor Joseph
Rohrer. This is the fifth sale involv-
ing a Columbia College leasehOld made
by Mr.. Taylor in the last two months.
Alexander Selkin and J. +. Farrell
have sold for the Central Trust Com
pany to Samuel b. Steinmetz 2525-
2527 and 2533-2535 Seventh av., two
six story new-iaw fats, with stores.
each on plot 40xl00 feet, between 10th
and l47th SITS. The selling company
acquired the houses few months ago.
William Edebohes has sold to G..
Faisp the northwest corner of Prospect
av. and Paramount pl.. two frame
houses, on plot 50xl00. S. G. Katzen
was the broker
Paul Weber has sold for Katherine
Reichwein a two family brick house,
2239 Chatterton av., on lot 25xlOO
feet.
The newly formed Willomette puild-
ing Company, Harry c. Jackson, presi-
dent, has purchased from Abraham
Schneider the plot. 50xl05, on the east
side of Kelly st, 80 feet north of 10th
81. Work will be begun at once on
the construction of five story apart
ment house, The site adjoins a two
story taxpayer at the corner OF lG7th
st. built last year by A. L. Ernst.
Mr.. Jackson is now completing an
apartment structure on Paramount pl..
near Southern Boulevard. The pres
ent deal completes the SAL of the Ia
of a group of twenty-eight lots at TIL
point acquired by Mr.. Schneider about
twenty-five years ago.
Plans have been filed in the Tene-
ment House Department by George and
Edward Blum, architects, for nine
story apartment house at 10i-105 East
74th ST., on a plot 75xl02.2 feet, con
tanning two apartments on floor.
The FACADE is to be treated in red
brick and marble in a semiColonial
character.