New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
BIG APARTMENTS
ON WEST SIDE SOLD
Builders Dispose of the
Orvis. in SlSt ST., Held
at S750,000.
AVOCA ON HEIGHTS
FIGURES IN EXCHANGE
House in Fort Washington Av.
Quarters for Five Points
House of Industry.

The Nc,iorrow Engineering and Con
struction Company has sold the twelve
story house known a. Che Orvis, at
80 to 80 West Slst ST.. between Central
Park West and Columbus az. Slawson
& Hobbs are reported 20 have made the
deal. bu. 81 their Office yesterday no
information could BE obtained. The
property has been held at S750000
The selling company acquired the
site two years ago from Charles =.
Orvis. and the construction Of the
house Immediately started from plans
by Neville & Baggc, architects, who
estimated its cost at 100000. For the
operation Mr. Orvis advanced build
ing loan Of S250o00. which. together
with the first mortgage Of 100000.
brought the total membranes up to
$3.50, 600.
Edward W. Browning. the builder. re-
Gently rented for q terrl Of ten years
the two large apartments, comprising
the entire twelfth floor IN the house.
This lease also included the roof space
which he intends 10 convert into gar
dens.
The Avoca Realty Company. Stephen
Ball. president. has sold the Avoca, an
eiENE SLOIN lIltI4 OtA AiAA tsttN'4t tlNN's-Nf
at the northwest corner Of Fort Wash
ington nv. and 10th St. l0lN95 feet. Of
which Mr.. Ball was the builder, 20 the
Economy Real Property Company,
which gives in part payment the vacant
plot st the southwest corner OF Uni
versity Nv. and BoScobel Place, at the
casterly end Of Washington Bridge.
Matthew Kerxan was the broker.
The Douglas Robinson Charles 5.
Brown Company has sold for Albert J.
Appel his home, at 45+ West 23d ST., TO
the Five Points House Of Industry, at
present located a. 442 West 23d st, as
It's New York headquarters. The prop
erty consists of a four story and base
ment dwelling, or lot 22Xso.s feet
located between Ninth and Tenth avs.
Other sales follow:
NINETY-FIRST ST. - Charles Z.
Diefenthaler is reported TO have sold
SO2 West 91st ct, Eve story Amer
can basement dwelling, on a lot Cox
1910 feet, adjoining the Arbutus apart
ment house. al the northwest corner OF
West End av. The house Is one Of a
row OF seven similar dwellings. and
was acquired by the seller In 1899.
l75TH ST-The Nehring Company
has sold the six story apartment house
st d II ana 90 W est toAN b., Oll a b4ON
b0xl42 feet, 10 an investor for the
Nose Goodman Corporation, Nose
Goodman. treasurer. The building was
recently completed by the sellers, and
has been held at $4,000. II was cash
transaction.
EIGHTY-SECOND sT~-John J. Kav-
anagh sold for Solomon Tim 10 East
SD ST., four story dwelling, on q lot
2Oxl02.2 feet, to John Seeley Ward. jrr,
for occupancy. The same broker sold
Mr. Ward his present home, at 60 East
sist st, and recently resold II and ad-
Joining property to the Northcote
Realty Company for an apartment
house site.
DIVISION SIN. Goldstein has sold
the two three-story buildings at AZ and !
40 Division St. 501x6s.S feet, near
Market st., for Samuel Kaufman 20 an
investor.
WASHINGTON AV.-The Schoen
Westchester Realty Company and NJ.
Rines have sold 1850 Washington av,
ak story new law house, with stores,
on plot b0Xll6 feet,