New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-23
CORNER, HELD AT
$l,5OO,OOO, SOLD
J. B. Haggin Estate Sells
Parcel at 5th Avenue
and 63d Street.

The estate Of James Ben Ali Haggin
has sold the old Progress Club property
at the northeast corner OF Fifth Avenue
and Sixty-third Street, which It bought
in 1902. The property has frontage OF
1905 feet on the avenue and 100 feet
in the street
Mr.. Haggin purchased the property
for the purpose of erecting 3 fine pri-
vate house for his own occupancy, bat
later changed his plans and purchased
the Croker house at the northeast cor
ner Of Sixty-fourth Street, which he
occupied up to the time Of his death.
The Sixty-third Street corner has
been in the market for several months
and was held at an asking price of ST.
, 100000. The purchaser is a company
organized by Herbert Lucas, architect,
who will Immediately improve the prop
! erty with a twelve-story apartment
building Of the highest class, TO be
ready for occupancy by September,
1916.
The sale of the property was nego-
tiated by John L. Tonnele, jr., Of Will
| lam A. White & Sons.
| Each apartment will occupy an en-
tire floor or more. The typical layout
will consist Of very large living room,
about 40x20; large dining room, salon
or library, five to seven masters bed
rooms, each with bath; at least sew
I en- servants rooms with two servants
/ baths; pantry, kitchen and servants
dining room, making the largest, it is
said, typical suites yet planned. There
will also be many unusual features TO
/ the plan which Mr.. Lucas is not yet at
/ liberty to divulge.
/ The new building will be erected by
/ the Thomps on-Starrett Company, and
/ the rental and management have been
/ placed in the hands of Douglas L. Eli
/ man & Co.
Other sales announced follow:
| l4lST ST.--Hauy II. Cohen has resold Tor Mrs
! Hedvig Fibel 70 an investor. for cash. Isl West
; 1874 a.. tive story nathouse. 10, 27I9s II.
located a few doors cas-, Of the Riviera apartment.
II the northwest corner q Seventh Az. This Is TIE
I third sale n the property within a month BY the
B same broker The present sellers acquired Il tew
i weeks ago from the Flo Realty Company, repre-
sented By Morris Berkoui,z. an attorney.
s,TH sT-GuHaye Msndebaum has sold 70 {,
client ~ the william Anderson Company 252
Last eSth st.. three story dwelling house % lot
lgrT sT.-Lizzis L Hal has ro.old the three
story dwelling house l2S West 18th 81, on lot
acquired Il recently al foreclosure proceedings for
! 81 900.
| FIELD PLACE.-Richard n. scobe has sold for
J the Handy estate 70 A Hamilton X Son the plot.
, ~ JElO0. the north side u Field Place 20 fees
| west OF Creston Az Il cash transaction.
J The same broker sold The adjonins southwest cor.
ucr u Cre,ton Az. 20 A. Hamilton & sons about
b three month, ago. II Is now being improved With
dgc story apartment house.
HOE Av.-The Galveston Building Company
Philip HerschOHsk. president. has sold 70 tn
vestor li79 Hoe av. i've story twenty Nv. family
apartment house. on plot j0rl00. between Jennings
and lI2d SIS A !. Greilch. As attorney. repre-
,euf,d 10, buyer Tie structure Is fully rented and
. 10 valued a $4,000
SD ST The Douglas Robinson. Charles \
. Pr0wu Company has sold for Robert W. Dc Forrest
s02 and 20i West sd 81 two five story single hat
L1uses. each on lot l9rlO2.2 The houses are To-
Gated 81 feet west q Amsterdam az. and have
tceI purchased by August Karsien. a tenant IN one
. cf The houses and neghbOrhOod tradesman. Ths
property assesssd hy the city this year $50 O00
RIVERSIDE DRlVE-1he Hazel Real Estate
Company. Max Just. president. has sold the Eve
'ay dwelling house al lj3 Riverside Drive on lot
ZiKl0o adjoining he twelve story apartment houss
I AZ Tie south corner q sSth y Tie buyer is W. y
n Armstrong. The house vas held A $50 900
18th Sr-The =. r Wocd-W ~ Doisou Com
pany SOLD Tor Mrs. /. Simpson 80 Wet ssth g
' four story high stoop dwelling on lot 10 s1i0O