New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-03
NOVEL HOTEL FOR
WEST END AVENUE
Plans Show That 1t Will
Have Bedrooms on
All Floors.
PART OF SITE OWNED
BY MAXINE ELLIOTT
Belle Harb0r Sale Increases
Fame of Joseph P. Day as
Auctioneer.

The group Of five houses 1922 to $50
West End Avenue, has been sold TO
Lillian Soresi, who has had plans filed
for the improvement Of the property
with a hotel. Robert NJ. Harrington,
architect, drew the plans, which pro-
vide for hosiery with bedrooms on
all floors. On the ground floor is to
be large restaurant. One of the five
houses sold is owned by Maxine e.
lott.
The hostelry is to cost s147,O00, &C
cording 10 Architect harrington. The
site to be improved is on the east
side of the avenue and adjoins the
property at the northeast corner Of
Seventy-ffth Street. 1t has a front
age of 95 feet. On the north is the
Lombard apartment house.
It was reported yesterday that Camp
bell, Metzger e. Jacobson, makers Of
embroideries, who have been for years
at 446 Broadway, have leased the
building at the southeast corner Of
Broadway and Twenty-second Street,
formerly occupied by Brooks Bros. The
former occupants of the property paid
a rental of $4,000 year. The new
lease is for long term of years. The
premises front 1O2 feet on Broadway
and 122 feet on the street.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Belle Harbor sale of 679 lots ended,
every lot having been disposed of by
Auctioneer Joseph p. Day. Just before
he stepped down from his stand under
a tent on the premises Auctioneer Day
said 10 a crowd of about 1000 persons,
most of whom had been numbered
among the buyers: 81 congratulate
you. You have been able to buy at this
sale, which will long be remembered
for the wonderful opportunities pre-
scented 10 get ocean front sites at UNI
usually low prices, what | call and
many others will likewise do, war time
bargains"
According to some people who keep
complete realty records, Auctloneer
Day yesterday added more lustre to
his fame as an auctioneer by selling
the remaining 200 unsold lots in two
hours. He began yesterdays sale at
3 o'clock sharp, and on the stroke OF
) he found a buyer for the last lot.
The total sum realized for the 619
lots was S314,175, or an average OF
$3.50 a lot. The average price paid
for the last batch of 200 lots was S5oI
a lot
Among the principal buyers yester-
dav were william Sohmer, ex-State
Controller; Commodore Morton OF
Belle Harbor Yacht Club, and william
Scheer. one of the largest property
owners in the Egemere district OF
the RockawGys. He is manufacturing
ieweler. His purchases totaled s24,-
no Other big buyers yesterday were
A. Eichorn. T.. II. Fchinger and Albert
f. Jennings.
Among other sales reported yester-
day were:
IscTrI ST-Tie p r. WOOD; W Dol,on
Company and Clement IT, Smith nave ao'u o6 AZ
Davtl Ncvius 'hc five story Nat az -. west 4-ull
me btfver gaze IN part payment the plot t51lp9
feet on m west side OF Bathsate av. lI5 feet
'IT'K,RK hv"iohn J Ksvanash has sold for The
W,V,u,fein Company 10 Maxi J.. and :. ~ Ahia
, i,t 9-,s,-y feet between SSth and s9'h SIS
Tho buyer. own me two similar houses adjoining.
A. 1884 and 1856 and now control frontage oi
s0TTHERN BOULEVARD. rllman has sold
for A VI Joue, 1903 southern Boulevard. a n'e
story TAT with stores. on plot 81 bxlOO ftet.
ALBANY AVS. Iliman has sold i't HUT.
the northeast corner q Aibany Cr,,eeIi ana Hg"'.
sy pic, 25-yo, fest g, I,l,,l improved with
TIiEBoI.r Az Fslsns has sold 2i;S TieogoSu,
ay four story Nat. ol plot 'IhlVV iee'. ~
house !, one ~ a row ~ five on me east sla' 9'
,Lc avenue between ISSth -. aud Forlhan Road
Tie buyer gave other property in eYchan@;e ....
ADDS ST The Eberhardt Realty COMPANY,
,,ri.t,r 500 Aldu, - southwest corner of Hoe
A. and AUus So known 800 Adus -. H."
five ,t'r apartment house 81 pc, ,eA'O ,,.s,,g
IYilt ug the selling company at that point. u