New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-28
Highest Price Paid Was
$4,000 for a 238th St.
Broadway Corner.
LIVELY BIDDING AT
CLOSING DAY SALE
Hyman Som, Prominent Local
Builder, Among the Large
Buyers.

The total sum realized at the ofer-
ing of S33 lots of the Bowie Dash es-
tate held Tuesday and yesterday at the
Real Estste Exchange salesrooms by
Joseph P. Day and J. Clarence Davies
was s503,5O5. The average price lot
was about 1903.
The estate properties are in the
Fieldston and the lower part OF the
Van Cortlandt sections of The Bronx.
They have large frontages on Broad
way, Kingsbridge, Corlesr and Tibbett
avs, and 236th, 237th and 23sth St, and
on q number OF adjacent thoroughfares.
One Of the most interested spectators
at the closing sale yesterday was Will
lam S. Devery, ex-chief OF police of this
city, who about ten years ago bought IN
the sauna salesroom improved Manhat-
tan rea! estate valued at many hundred
thousands. He is considered TO be one
Of the best judges of city and suburban
property in the metropolitan district.
Some OF the choicest lots Of the es-
tate properties were among the parcels
disposed of at the sale yesterday. For
the lot at the southwest corner or
2SSth Street and Broadway Thomas
Lenane, a Bronx feed and hay dealer,
paid yesterday 300. On the opening
day of the sale this lot, which has a
frontage of over 10 feet on Broadway
and is opposite the steps OF the 23eth
st. station of the Broadway subway,
was sold for 5000, and the adjoining
lot, on the south, for $4,000. The bid
der, however, did not complete the
terms Of the sale, and therefore the
property was put up again yesterday:
Le1ane also got the lot just south OF
the corner one for $4,000 and the two
more southerly and adjacent ones for
81. 100 each. The total sum invested by
him at this point was $4,000
Among other large buyers yesterday
were Brian G.. Hughes, Valentine Treat,
Sidney II. Som, Frank \. Estip, Town.
send McKown, John j. Carroll, Fred
Kaiser, d. c. Wagner, Solomon Lent,
". NJ. Blain, Charlotte Seaging, hazel
x. Otis and the K. A. Realty Company.
The number Of persons present yes
terday was about 200 On the frst day
there we're about 1000 persons IN the
room when the first lot was orered.
Notwithstanding the many large vacant
spaces in the exchange yesterday,
Auctioneers Day and Davies encoun-
tered lively bidding. That is just what
they wanted, and they hoped to dispose
OF the entire batch Of lots, comprising
the second days budget, IN the short
est time possible.
Soon after the noon hour Auctloneer
Day asked: What am | bid for the lot
at the southwest corner OF Tiobett ay'
and 23sth ST." zone thousand dol
lars." came the quick reply. A few mo,
ments later $1,000 was the old, and
when s1,575 was reached Day banged
his fst on the stand and the lot was
sold at that price TO Frank ~; Estip.
The same buyer also got the adjoining
lot on the street for Sl,225. Samuel
Bernstein and George F. Smith bought
the next three lots, fronting on Z5otn
St., for sl,l50, $1,000 and Si'Ioo' re-
spectlvely.
By about 2 o'clock thirty-eight lots
had been sold, the total being s5o,o'o.
At 1870 the sale was ended.
Hyman Som. who has for years been
prominently identified with many big
building operations in Manhattan and
The Bronx, was one Of the most sue
cessful and largest bidders at the sale
Yesterday. He paid sl,475 for the lot
at the southeast corner of 23oth st:
and Spuyten Duyvil Road and sl,OZo
for the adjoining lot TO the south OF
the corner one. In all he bought along
Spuyten Duyvil Road eleven lots, pay
ing for them $1,000. The lowest sum
Re paid for any lot on that thorough
fare was s475.
Two lots Just south of the corner
marcel ut 23sth at. and Broadway that
I.enane bought changed hands al ~
500 each. Then p. J. Fleck got the
next TWO southerly Broadway lots Tor
$4,000 each, and William y. Blaln the
next two for $4,000 each.
Gustsve r. Henke paid $1,000 for tho
lot at the southwest corner OF Z3ith 81.
and Putnam az. West. and for the
next one adjoining 1915. Then the
next three lots adjacent OF the corner
parcel and fronting on Putnam av.
West were sold for s775 each. and an
other one for $500.
The southeast corner of Corlear av
and 23Sth ST., 50xl00 feet. brought S5,-
OPS, and the adjoining two lots on the
street 81 900 each to Sol Lent. Twelve
lots on the east side of Corlear av..
between 237th and 23Sth SITS, went for
s825 TO SLIPS.
Nessrs Day and Davies, the auc-
tioneers and agents. said last night:
"We have been through very siren
uous two days in selling these lots,
and all we can say is that we fee!
every purchaser should be satisfied
with his bargains. particularly as every
one of these lots are within a few
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