New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-18
BUYER Of SD st. Corner
TO Hold Purchase for
Future Investment.
:. BLOOM PURCHASES
FLATS IN HARLEM
Row Of Houses in Seventh Av.
Built by Oscar Hammerstein
Other Sales.

Upper Park Avenue furnished another
interesting real estate transaction yes
tcrday The three five story fats at
the southwest corner Of Park sv. and
sgd ST.. covering a plot l00xl00. we're
sold by Peasc & Gilman for the Gut
man estate. The buyer is said TO he a
private investor, who believes future
values in upper Park ay. are to increase
largely. Ne intends 10 hold the prop
erty in its present condition for some
time and will renew leases in the prem
lscs
The row of six fathouses at 1921
10 1888 Seventh av., built by Oscar
iammerstein a quarter Of century
ago. have been purchased by Sol Bloom,
the theatrical man and realty trader,
for investment The property had been
owned by the Sutton family for many
years and is assessed by the city at
100000. Hall j. How g. Co. were the
brokers in the deal. The houses are
five stories and occupy the block front
on the east side Of Seventh az. between
l86th and 18th SITS. The two corner
houses each occupy lot 23.llXl00. the
inside houses. of tho double type, each
stand on plot 3Sxl00.
Otner safes 1OllOW.
S0TH ST Douglas L. Gilman &
Company have sold for Mrs. j. +. Hof
man, 80 East s0th St. 4-story and
basement high stoop dwelling, 20x102.2,
TO q prominent New York lawyer for
occupancy. The adjoining house, 81,
was recently sold 10 A. W. Ferguson.
This is the fifth private house sold in
this section by the same brokers with
IN the past ten DAYS, and shows de-
cidcd return 10 popularity OF this form
Of dwelling.
51ST ST. Ambrose F. Becker is
reported to have sold the 4-story and
basement dwelling at "a West 5lst St,
on lot 21xf00.5, Columbia College lease
hold
GATH ST Pcase & Gilman sold the
garage and the ground lease owned by
the Blacks Garage Corporation on East
Gath and G5th Sts TO the Pitt Garage.
Inc. of which VILLAIN Hirsch, of the
Ienox Garage, is president. The trans
acton involved about 100000. The
garage is a one and half story
structure, covering l25 feet at POS to
2l3 East Gath St. and running through
to 2O6 and POS East 65th St. The
lease has long term to run, with re-
newal privileges.
LEGGETT Avn. j. Hoffman.
retired merchant, has purchased from
the Macy Construction Company (Shr-
en- e. Silberberg) 972 LeEgett Az,
southwest corner OF Berk St, 5-story
thirty-two family apartment house
with seven stores, on plot 55Xl05. val
ued at $4,000.
In part payment for a Leggett av.
corner Mr. Hoffman gave 2l3 East 18th
ST., a three story and basement dwell
ling, 23x92 feet, Hamilton Fish lease
hold. adjoining the Elmer g. Amend
Building, at the corner of Third sv.
1SOTH ST.-The Cross Construction
Company Som Brothers. has sold
through the KNAPP e. WATSON Company
the new FIVE story apartment house,
with stores, at the southwest corner
OF Belmont av. and lS0th St, on plot
5Ox1OO feet The house Is arranged
for FIVE families on a floor and has
been purchased for investment by ia
cob Thesis. In part payment the buy
er gave TO Som Brothers the south
west corner Of Franklin av. and l66th
st.. n plot 120x109x irregular
STEBBINS AV.-The Community Ice
Company. which recently purchased ten
lots on the east side of Stebbins av.,
north Of Freeman av., has enlarged its
avenue frontage at that point by the
purchase from the Noweld Holding
Corporation of 1884 Stebbins av., 25x
1872 feet. II now controls an avenue
frontage of 50 feet. The site is to be
improved with a large plant
i5sTH ST.-Kurz & Uren, Inc, have
sold for Thomas Mulligan TO Lena
Chatelson the northwest corner OF
I58th ST. and Forest sv., known as
Forest Hall. a seven story and base
ment elevator apartment house. hav-
ing seven stores and six apartments
on ground floor and basement, and
seven apartments on each floor above,
osxIOO feet. Il was cash transaction.