New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-12
Has Plans Made for a Six
Story Building Adjoining
St. Thomas's Church.
BUILDERS BUY SITE
IN WEST END AVE.
VIII Build on Plot Fourteen
Story Apartment Hotel
Other Sales.

John d. Rockefeller, is to erect a
six-story commercial building instead
Of a taller structure on the vacant plot,
formerly occupied by the home OF DR..
". Seward Webb. at 6s2 Fifth az. ad-
Joining the new St. Thomas's Church
at the northwest corner Of ODD a..
which Mr.. Rockefeller purchased IN
February. 1913 for more than Sl.OOO,OOO.
Plans were filed by William Wells
Bosyorth for tcn-story structure
soon after Mr.. Rockefeller bought the
property. The same architect, IT Is
said, will file substitute plans IN rev
DAYS for the lower building, estimated
to cost s250,0O0. The proposed struc-
ture will be built on a plot o2.lxlOs.
which will have the advantage OF an
outlet into 54th st.. adjoining the
grounds Of Mr.. Rockefeller's home
and the residence Of Mrs. h. Mch.
Twombly. through four foot area
way. The building VIII virtually
be two structures, as the plans
provide for a divisional wall extending
from the foundation TO the rooi;
Slawson & Hobbs and the Bcrwin
[ company nave sou 70 Ddli uS' ~ 49,
zog. 253 and 255 West End ave, two
private houses comprising plot ~
II. on the avenue by 100 H. IN depth'
90 e. south OF I'D ST.
Mr.. Herzog will erect a History
apartment hotel, containing suites OF
one. two and three rooms with baths.
Private dwellings wholly surround this
site. Its nearness 20 the subway eX-
press station at Broadway and ga 81.
and its convenience TO all transit
facilities make II most attractive. MT
Herzog has been identified with some
Of the large building operations IN the
city. He is now building an apartment
A. the southwest corner OF oSth st. ana
Park ave, which he purchased through
Slawson & Hobbs last August.
Other sales follow.
18TH ST Nail & Parker have sold
to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton for Charles II. Southland l79 and
1871 West l35th st., and for treida
Levin 1873 West l35th St, three four
story and basement houses, mai ing
plot 75xg9 Il feet, located 100 feet east
Of Seventh ave. The association will
begin the erection OF building about
MAY I. The houses i79 and 1871 were
owned by the Southland family for more
than twenty years.
WASHINGTON PLACE. Pope &
Brother and the Cruikshank Company
sold for David 3. Ogden and Thomas
+. Phelps II Washington Place, four
story and basement house on lot 22.6x
- feet. TO Alice Loughraa. The build
ing may be altered into studios.
18TH ST Clifford Van Schurman
has sold 10 George {. and Ormond g.
Smith. of the firm Of Street & Smith
publishers. l61 and 153 West 10th st,
a fvc story tenement, 25XlO0 feet. and
vacant lot 2OxlOO feet. The buyers
own and occupy the adjoining seven
story building At the northeast corner
Of Eleventh ave
AVE. ST. JOHN. Heller & Sussman
and r. EiAan have sold for the Benen-
son Realty Company ISL Ave. st. John.
a five story apartment house, on plot
5SV10O feet, near Fox e.
CARTER AVE. Heller & Sussmsn
anC r. Elkan have sold for !. Klein the
lot. 25x1l4x irregular. on the west side
OF Carter ave. - fcct Lorth Of l1Sth
ST.. 70 q builder for improvement.
CRESTON AVE. Tho Galnes-Rob-
crts Company is reported to have sold
tho row Of fats on Creston ave known
as 1884. 253S. 2J40. 2542. 25i6 and 2550.
Tho houses we're finished "A couple OF
months ago by tho sellers.
CONCOCRSE. f. Osborne Smith has
sold for The !. T.. ). Building Com
pany. John In Spins president inc
now Imperial Court and Bedford Hal.
apartments. al the northeast corner o.
the Concoursc and l9Sth 50. The prop
erty has been held At $4,000. and if
bought by Charles Koeppel for invest
nent. The houses are five stories high
and were only completed N Decembet
and are nov practically fully tenanted
The imperial Court stands on the I'M
mediate corner. occupying plot 1907
500 feet. Bedford Hall. adjoining on
thn Cnncoursc. is on 4 plot 674NSs feet