New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03
IN THE LOCAL
SALES MARKET
Fire Insurance Centre in
William Street To Be
Enlarged
JAMES J. MOORE ADDS
TO HIS HOLDINGS
Some Changes in the Own
ership to Uptown
Properties

As seen from the public point OF
view, the most interesting realty
transaction reported last week was the
purchase of about ninety-hve lots at
l66th Street and the Grand Boulevard
and Concourse as site for the An
drew Friedman Home for Aged Men
and Women. The sale was made
through L. j. Phillips s. Co. the value
Of the site being about s375,0O0.
However, from the realty point OF
view, the most interesting and I'M
portant deal was the purchase by a
client Of Charles +. Moves Company
of the vacant plot at 1870 and 1874 Will
lam Street as site for a skyscraper
for fire insurance interests This WILL
indeed, be a noteworthy addition TO
the fire insurance centre. The struct-
ure' will be built from plans by Edward
T. Shire, architect, the total invest
m.nt for land and building being
100000. =,
Charles F. Noyes Company also sofa
last week for the Morris Goldstein es-
tate 295h Pearl Street, hve-story
and basement building on lot l7.5 by
I02 feet. and Immediately resold ths
nroperty to James j. Moore. In part
psvment for 295la Pearl Street Mr.
Mora gave 1866 Front Street. nVe-
storv building on lot II by "a iee~
,nbi:h huiIding is leased to Carl Vogts
Sons. . 49, Front
Street nroperty in 1915 through the
Toves Company. The Front Street
nronortv was valued at $4,000 ana ~, Ihe
pearI Street parcel at S22,oOo'. Inc
totai consideration involved in this en-
go transsction. including the resal9
'ras annroximately 100000. Mr. Moolu
bes boncht four downtown buildings
recently. .u.,sac+ion al
A., ,,eoL was the purchase, through
! Sntrpr & Upset, by the Directors
Poslty Holding Company IL. kandolpn
Iacobs nresidenD Of the twelve story
80 hniIdinc 1853 20 164 West Zfth ST.
',;.h a frontage OF S8x9S.9 feet, oelng
! ,oo foot east Of Seventh av. The seiier
Il tho Kinson Realty Company Games
i Eogar.v and Hubert Mcclellan, ana !,
r,os beid 81 $3.50 600, being fully rented
Co. s47 600 II was an all-cash trans,
/ action over mortgage OF s32o,oOO' ahu
is assessed at S31S,OOO.
Cutner & Upset say: Tho near com
nletion of the Seventh av. subway, WIN
station at 28th St., and the oenene,aI
aAects Of the new coming law, iuiiy
renting almost all the loft buildings N
The section. has created a feeling OF
W. .;,,isn, in the owners Of mercantile
Robert F. Bonsall sold for Charles
! r Doscher TO a client for occupancy
| the four story and basement pulluihe
/ PAS and DAT Lafayette st. "
John p. Kirwan & Sons sold for I. V
C. Roeser the FIVE story double apart
,,ont house at 2O3 West 18th st. to an
investor for all cash. The building
was built by Gum & Grant In 1891
II Is assessed this year at S6o,oOO' and
was held for $4,000 =, A.,
S. K. Van Wrinkle sold for the eS-
tate of Patrick McMorrow the dweihhs
at 40 East Sixty-third Street. 10
client for occupancy. .,d
L p. Finneran and p. J. Ryan resoi,G
the the Mot rs by 300 feet running
tbrou9h from the north side of WesI
i5ist 10 the south side of West l02d
ctreot 100 feet west of Amsterdam
a~srue Mr.. ODonnell recently &C
nuired the plot through Sutton & Ben
;or;r Nessrs. Finneran ( Ryan have
re"old the rs by 100 feet plot on l62d
sect T 10 the Hopewell Building Com
nonv which gave in part payment ~
"a md 76 Grove Street, Portchester'
n V three dwellings on plot 100 by
l25 feet