New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
TO RAIE 5TH
AVE. LANDMARK
Leslie R. Palmer Syndicate
to Erect Building on
Sturges Property.

Frank d. WELLER has leased 500 r,,,
av., a dwelling 3L6xl23 feet, FOR 81.
Sturgcs estate. for twenty-ons va
TO Leslie r. Palmer and associate,
Olney & Comstock. who will srse,
twelve stor~ modern building on H.
premises. This is the last OF the 81
private houses on the avenue bervs.s
the Wendell homestead. at seth ST. ana
the town house, 40 t1th ST., Of Mr.,
Finley J. Shepard.
The attorneys for the owners wsr.
the firm Of Norwood & Walsh. Jaram,
Hill & Murdoch have been retained ~
the owners as consulting architects
The improvement as planned will \.
one of the most modern and up-to.d,,.
buildings in this section OF high-g-sS.
Office buildings.
The site of this landmark WAS IN.
proved as country home the wear 4,
the outbreak of the Civil War BIZ T r
Sturges, then a merchant in the suss,
trade. 10 adjoins on the south M.
location OF the new sixteen story
Guaranty Building. at $50 ST.. OPPOSITE
the Temple Emanuel The Stures.
house was continued as a dwelling hy
the family from 1861 until 1894. when
the pressure Of business. quite insist.
ent in those days as now. caused h,
being given up 10 trade The sdion.
ing residence of the late Richard 7
Wilson, built by a friend of Mr.. Su,.
ges, at about the same time. was razsd
a few weeks ago. 10 make way for the
Guaranty Building. which the Postal
Life Insurance Company Will own when
completed.
J. Arthur Fischer has leased the
first loft in 342 Seventh av, corner
of 29th St. to D. Vitellas. This con-
pletes the renting Of the building; also
TO the New Art Plating Company the
fourth loft in SiT Sixth az. for term
Of wears.
The Cross & Brown Company hs,
leased store and basement for the
Haight estate. az 5l3 Broadway. 70
Faust & Nathauson for term q
wears; also rs West seth S. to Henri
Goodman for the Country and Cit
CORPORATION. together with space 70 n.
Clermont Silk Company on the four.
teenth floor Of ll40 20 llf6 Broadway
for Frederick Aver; also 5000 fee, o
space TO A. Davis & Co. on the ninth
and tenth floors, 20 70 33 West seth st
for a term of years, and the third lof,
at $50 Broadway to Samuel Jones for
William c. Walkers Sons.
The renting of the ten story build.
ing, 90 and 100 Blocker ST.. and III
Mercer ST. has been completed by the
leasing of 10000 feet of space on the
fourth and sixth lofts 10 Tuyin Bros
a. Siegel. for the Brandgce estate o.
Boston.
Ames & Co., through James P. Ma
lone. have leased for the Hartford
Realty Company, to Vogler G Reims,
signmakers, the store at BOG West 3ith
ST. for a term Of years. and also for l..
Michel. TO John Lecakis, the store A.
3lS Seventh av.. for the grocery bust.
Malone, for II. y. & A. &. Curry. .
Mrs. Mary Burns, the four story and
basement dwelling, 323 West 33d ST.,
for a term of years, for business pur.
poses.
Cozzens & Pierson have leased to
2. T. Britt. wholesale millinery goods,
now located at $50 Broadway, the first
loft in II and II West 32d st.. for a
term of years. for the Story & Glars
Piano Company.
Ewing, Bacon e. Henry have LEASED
space in the Metropo Tower 20 L.
s. Thompson & David Hinshav; space
in and II East 40th 81. 10 Edwin =.
Gerould; space in 8 West i0th st to
Bureau Of National Literature, and
space in II West i0th st. 90 Eyely
Sloan Grlswold; also leased lofts p
the Randall Building, 1876 20 li6 West
sod ST., 70 Adams-W Williams Company
and Theodore Hofststter & Co.