New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-18
HOWARD GOULD
LOSES HIS PLOT
D. H. Taylor, Representing
George j., Gets 9TH Ave.
Site for $4,000.
SALE TO SECURE A
TAX LIEN JUDGMENT
73d Street Realty Company to
Take Tile to This Fine
Residential Property.

David II. Taylor, Of the law firm Of
Taylor, Knowles & Hack, representing
George j. Gould, bought yesterday for
$4,000 the vacant property AZ the
south corner Of I'D ST. and Fifth av.
that Howard Gould owned. This was
foreclosure sale, and was held in the
Vesey st. salesroom in the presence of
small number of men.
About ten years ago Howard Gould
purchased the property through John
y. Golding for about 100000, intend
ing TO build on the entire plot a city
house for himself that would meet his
needs in this respect. The premises
have a frontage on Fifth AZ. OF 77.2
feet and on 73d st. os 100 feet. Title
to the property viii be taken in the
name Of the Seventy-third Street Real
ty Company, Of which II. L. liter is
president and d. II. Huntsmen and
David II. Taylor are officers.
The foreclosure sale yesterday was
under the direction o. Cornelius ".
"Ickorsham "a referee and was held
TO satisfy a tax lien judgment Of $780,
O5OSl held by George J. Gould and for
other unpaid taxes, the total sum due
on the property amounting TO S9l,-
086.S1. The bidding started at $780,
900 and was increased about $4,000
with each bid until $4,000 had been
offered Auctioneer Day. Then an in
dividual, who said he represented the
Edgemere Building Corporation, raised
the bid to $4,000. A moment later
Mr.. Taylor got the premises. The
property was TO have been sold some
months ago, but Mrs. Katherine Glenn
mons Gould protested the proceedings
IN the courts and secured a postpone
ment.
The $50 West End Avenue Corpora
ton has been formed at Albany, with
a capital Of $4,000, to take over the
twelve story apartment house at the
southeast corner of West End av. and
98th st, and also the adjoining dwell
ing at TIC West End Az. The company
represents Ashbel Hubbard, Of Mobile,
Ala, who purchased the properties
from T. J. Mclaughlin Sons.
As previously announced, Mr.. Hub
bard gave cash and the apartment
house at 6l2 West 135th st., the entire
deal involving about $3.50 900. John r.
Lawrence, az broker, arranged the
transaction. He has been appointed
agent by the new owner for the West
End av. house.
Moore, Schultz & Co. have sold for
p client 273 West t22d st., i've story
apartment house With stores. The
three and onc-half story private dwell
ing house 337 Convent av., on lot COX
100 feet, was given in part payment.
DR. Charles V. Palermo, who has beer
identified with the construction OF
many big apartments along the upper
West Side, was yesterday said TO have
purchased the plot Of 1880 square fee
at the northeast corner of Riyersd,
Drive and l0lst st.
The property, which is vacant, front.
27.7 feet on the drive and 1920 feet OF
10lst ST., with an irregular northerl,
line and an easterly line Of 81 feet
The plot was sold by the Douglas Re
atty Company, which had been holdinl
1t at Sl50.000. DR.. Palermo was SAID
to have given cash and large prop
erty at Ampere, East Orange, \. j., in
part payment, the entire transaction
amounting to about 100000.