New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-18
Building To Be Erected by
Pennsylvania Railroad
Opposite Station.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE
CORNER PLOT SOLD
Mandelbaums Buy Vacant Parcel
at Corner of 162d Street
Other Sales Announced.

The George A. Fuller Company
building constructors, have been given
the general contract for the erection
OF the l,00O-room hotel which the Fem
sy.vania Railroad decided month ago
10 erect on the Seventh sv. block front
facing its terminal. between 32d and
$50 SITS, directly at the rear Of the
large store of Gimbel Brothers.
Plans for the proposed structure are
beng prepared by Mckim, Mead &
White, but member of that firm said
yesterday that the prelimlnaries have
not yet reached a stage 20 permit a
definite announcement "a 20 the height
or area Of the building. The site meas
ures 2o0X40O feet. In all probability
the building will be set back some dis
lance from The Seventh av. line. as 10
is the desire Of the railroad officials 20
give the station faeade . plaza effect.
Setbacks will very likely be adopted
on the side streets as well.
Harris and Maurice Msndelbaum
have purchased from the Loyal L.
Smith estate the plot At the south
east corner OF Riverside Drive and l62d
st, fronting 1901 feet on Riverside
Drive and 1856 feet in 1920 ST., which
gives the buyers control OF the entire
block front in l62d 81. between Fort
Washington a.. and Riverside Drive.
J. Romano Brown was the broker. IL
was an all cash transaction. IL is said
that negotiations are pending for the
resale Of the parcel TO a builder, who
plans 10 erect six story elevator
apartment on the site.
Other sales follow:
18th ST-Charles W. Smith and
Max Blau have sold for the Central
Trust Company and Robert Mem. Gil
lespie. trustees Of the estate OF Lillian
:. Gillespie. 40S, 40 and 4l2 West 57th
ST.. three five-story apartment houses,
on plot 7jxl00 feet, adjoining the Win
demere apartments, on the corner 81
Ninth av The property has been held
az 100000. The buyer Is the Bonmor
Realty Company. This is the first sale
Of this property in seventeen years.
THIRD AV-Cahn & Pittman. in
conjunction with :. Oppenheim, have
sold for T. Nucha the four-story triple
fathouse. with stores, PIXIES feet. AZ
1890 Third av.. TO Mrs. Elise Hahn, who
gave in part payment the three-story
private dwelling at % East l30th ST.,
lJ.Sxio0 feet.
63D ST.-Tucker, Speyers & Co. have
sold for Solan /. Frank lO6 West SD
ST.. a four-story building. on LOT
2jxlO0j feet. Captain William II.
Wheeler Is the purchaser. lie also owns
los and 40. adjoining. which he pur
chased through the same brokers some
years ago. Plans are now being drawn
for the erection on the combined plot
of four-storv mercantile building. 20
be leased 70 one tenant for occupancy.
MOTT AV.-The Morgan steam
Laundry has bought from the Garland
Realty Company. Lawrence Davies
president, the plot Of six lots on the
east side Of Mott Az, l25 feet north Of
l53d 81. The laundry also bought from
Deputy Sheriff Byrnes OF Kings Coun-
IS six abutting lots on Sheridan av. A
age building will be erected on the
site. j. Clarence Davies was the broker
he the transactions.
GRAND AV.-Dr. J. r. Fabricius has
sold 20 ". H. Golding the northwest
corner Of Fordham Road and Grand
av.. a vacant plot, fronting SO feet on
the road and l29 feet on the avenue.
Mr.. Golding resold the property 10
Harris Marsn & Son, who will erect two
fve-story apartment houses.
WEBSTER Avn. A. keiber has
sold for Paul ~ Herzog and another