New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-29

Most OF the sales In Manhattan anu
The Bronx yesterday were OF tenement
house properties. Among these was a
five-story building at the north corner
Of Fifth av and l0lst st on plot lux
100 feet. which was sold by the Irving
Savings Institution TO client OF
Weschler & Kohn. The sale was ne
cotiated bv Arnold Byrne Baumann::
After n series OF private reports OF
sales. and two public trasfers, OF the
group OF six large apartment houses
covering mart Of one of the former
blocks OF the Pinkney estate in Har.
lem. known az Nathaniel, Milton ana
Frances Courts. nj III TO 143 west
1i1st ST, and Parkway, Fulton ana
Henrietta Courts. at 1870 TO l58 west
1920 ST. the name of the real purchaser
was ascertained yesterday. lie is Johh
De Kay. an intimate OF Nictorlano
Huerta. former President of Mexico.
Mr.. De Kay paid for the proterties
by giving about 100000 worth OF an
issue of $4,000 900 worth of treasury
bonds Of the Mexican Republic at face
value. Sl6.O0000o worth of which were
disposed Of by J. p. Morgan q Co..
Kuhn. Loeb G Co.. and other bankers.
The Harlem apartment houses were
taken by De Kay subject TO mortgage
aggregating 81 .O57, 900.
Other sales follow:
Manhattan.
RRnoNE sTREET-Marcus l. o'k b" pur-
chased from The Frederick Huner estate the north
west corner ~ Broomc and Forsyth s's three
story building on lot liIjo 4. W NerAho; -
owned the properly since 1853 recent sale %
the same Csiate wss the plot o. the southwest
corner Of N,st End az. and SSH 81. 10 pr 'haris
l2STH STREET-Chsres W Smith has sold tor
the Charles Ileilsle Really COMPANY IS West Ism
st. three story dwelling. on lot J. 61s9 II. ms
is the last o. three dwellings taken IN exchange by
the Hensle company recently through the same
broker
iS3D sTREET-E A Johnson Ia, sold II West
1881 St. Eve story Fat. on lot siI9s II The
house was transferred last week By William k@s'er
FORT WASHlYGToN Av-Mr Anne Rogers
Benjamin purchased two new sir story apartment
efas the ' Block front on The west ,de q Fort
Washington av between I'm and lfsth SIS Each
house covers plot l2i sIlOo. from the Harsood
ment Mrs Benlsmin gave sir old dwellings At %
and 81 Washington Square and 81 to 70 Washington
Place. forming the southwest corner those streets.
which The BENJAMIN family has owned for more than
for,y years The exchange was negotiated By I'd
ward l. klng Go.
The Bronx.
DECATUR Av.-lan J How Go have sold
FOR William J. Hil - a client for investment the
story taxpayer On plot 5OtlOO on the south
east corner OF 20ith s. and Decatur Az.
CLINTON AVA Bumentha has sold FOR Sew
nour thurman the plot l2INlO7 ct the northwest
corner Of Clinton and lS0th 81 The buyer Is
the Adavine Construction Company tAdestetn
Avrutne). which will improve the site with two
five story apartment houses with stores. 90 cost
$40 600 Charles Il Meyer viii prepare the plans
for the structure
BASSFORD AV-kur1 4 Uren and Josiah Jones
have sold for the Heph'a Realty Company the
northeaserly corner ~ BasSford av. and lN4th 81.
a five STORY new Law house. plot - 319l.
BASSFORD AV.-Niiam II Mehich has sold
70 Robert J. Moorehead the southwest corner of
Bassfofd ay and lS4fh 5, five s'oD apartment
OF plot 34rlOo II was completed about year ago
ENTH STREET-NinIo VI. Mehleh has sold
for Lombard Theuerer 80 East l4sth st. four
story double fat on lot 25xlOO adjoining the Bronx
opera House