New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-20
Gives His Fine Home in
Washington in Part
Payment.
LOFT AT FRONT AND
FULTON SITS. SOLD
Building Now Being Recon-
structed Has Been Held at
S100,000-Other Sales.

Quite a realty awake ing has taken
place in the Washington Heights sec.
ton since the new year began, ana
especially within the last few weeks.
w. Bourke Cochran yesterday bought
for investment the new six story
APARTMENT at the northwest corner OF
Fort Washington Avenue and l6lst
Street. In part payment Mr.. Cochran
gave his big mansion in Washington,
where he resided for several years. and
which at times was occupied by SEN
ator Elihu Root and Ambassador Rob-
ert Bacon.
The Heights structure was erected
by the billiard Construction Company
the present sellers. 1t contains forty
one apartments. on plot loZ;Z 1eet on
the avenue and l40 feet in the street
The exchange was negotiated through
Leopold We'll. The site was bought by
the sellers from Harris and Maurice
Mandelbaum, who bought it from the
Loyal w. Smith estate.
The Cochran mansion in Washington
4, one Of the show places OF the CAPT.
tai. II was reported yesterday that
negotiations are under way for the SAFE
of the northwest corner OF Fort " ASH
ington Avenue and l62d street. Mr;
Cochran Is ealu 10 pe VIC
party in the purchase.
1t is said negotiations for the SAFE Oh
a number of other parcels in the sec.
ton are about completed and ina,
final contracts are expected to be signed
in a few days. -,
Charles F. Noyes & Co. sold for
John Munro 20 Fulton Street, south
west corner of Front Street, fve story
and basement store and loft oulidino'
covering a plot of 3,lOo square 1eet'
with frontages Of DO feet on each
thoroughfare. The property Is puf-
chased free Of mortgage. The ASKING
price was 100000 Stoddard & Marx
represented the purchasers. The Noyes
company has been appointed agent, and
the building is being completely recon
! structed by Bernard F. Golden, con-
tractor. improvements consist OF re-
moving two lines of stairs and INSTALL
! ing a freproof line Of stairs, hre tower
i freproof hoistway, approved screened
fire escapes, new building fronts, ne"
floors, metal ceilings, plumbing, etc
| This is one OF the first buildings in the
neighborhood to be altered in compli-
ance with all Labor, Building and Fire
| Prevention Department requirements
| The ground floor is to be divided into
| five stores, three of which are now
rented. Leases to tenants occupying
two of the lofts have been renewed. ano
cigar manufacturers will rent the two
| remaining lofts, as they are oeihe
altered for this business in view.
( Other sales announced yesterday fol'
| low:
| AoUEDUcT Av--Gsines Roberts haze oousn
plot iss feet the Coueoure aAd Lil9 iee' o,
Fnrdham Road from Francis heii. lie he"
oNInooSGFFlLoW AV-The Hunts Point Realtl
Company has sold the southwest corner n. cops
many takes 10 exchange from David kfaus We soutl
vast corner OF lIsth st. and Fulton az ~ shsV ,est
WEST FARMS RoADmThe he, h ~ q. M H,nsSion o
West Farms Road and Bryant Az toeaof w., or a.
has taken in exchange from David hraus the SCUM
vest corner Of l73d St and Fulton s' iGui s.1.?
nathouse on q lot 2Sxej feet the latter uiineS''
/ on Fulton sy facing Croiona PARK -, -. a.,
! AUDUBON Ay.-Sussn Deyin mas soId .,g Nv
story apartment house. with stores, a. We & %
corner OF Audubon av. and lstth 81 Inc nouse d a
| c,niss a frontage Of 100 feet on the avenue ana y
feet on lsith St. The CITY ASSESSES '"' ''''''
| $50 900. ,,,,t h,s ,urchase,
I ,dD, CsihaTine n Jennsen the five story n.tnous
Ar The northwest corner OF Brook aY ana l'Is' b.
| on a plot l00xij.i feet. e,,, a.. mast
! CLIFTON Av.-AeHsnder Selkln and Da paw
No. hsye sold for Hermann Eilers the nothess
/ Garner of Clinton N and llsth st. TWO III!
SyoIIins house. on a plot iOrloS feet. TO ouide
fof C tEPrR"sTr -Robert E. Simon has sold eS
Coster 81 two family house. on a 10Y -ohlVV Ite,
] 20 the Fact Realty Company Ihe housn 49, poi"
over last week by Mr.. Simon from the HUNS run
f' White PLAINS RoAD.-Chares EdesSn ~: a.,
| lain Gosrarn have sold for Nora Cudulhy aI'
Whie Plains Road, about 81 feet south OF las