New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Realty Notes


homes in Nassau County is good is in
dicated by the large number of new
homes built during the winter to be
ready for spring delivery says c. l..
c. Ditmars. Most of them are on plots
varying in width from 40 to 100 feet.
Many vacant plots, too, are being sold
for improvement. In fact. the move
ment in Nassau County land now is an
investment rather than a speculative
one.
"The major part of the large month
" increase in Communication traffic on
the Long Island Railroad is to points
in Nassau County, and it represents
new home owners in the territory from
among New York business men"
Dean Widener leased the larger part
Of the sixteenth floor at West 40th
st. for Metcalf Bros. & Co., to the Ivan
B. Noordham Company, Inc, postal ad-
vertisers. which is consolidating its
Pittsburgh and New York Offices. The
lease is for long term of years from
May I. at an aggregate rental Of $4,000.
Also. leased space for longterm lease
at an aggregate rental of $4,000 in the
Hartman Bank Building for Robert B.
Dula to Bagg e. Co., Inc, jewellers, who
have been in the Knox Building for
many years.
Louis Schrag has leased for client
of Cammann, voorhees, e. Floyd the
buildings so and 81 West 36th ST.. to
Leila B. D. Wall for a term of years;
also. leased for the estate OF William
BOYD the store at 232 Seventh ave, 70
William Winter; for Marie 5. Simp-
son, a store at 206 West 23d st. TO VI.
Izmeilien. and for NJ. & l.. Hess the
store at 1862 West ODD st. 20 the Four
Seasons Trimming Company.
Upper Madison av. is rapidly bccom-
inc centre of interior decorators,
furnishers ard kindred arts. The prop
erty at the northwest corner of Mad
ison av. and 55th st. has been leased
by Horace s. Ely & Co. for Miss Kate
Brennan. to the Lans Curiosity Shop.
This building is to be entirely remod-
clled along the French Gothic lines OF
the English Church Of st. German. in
Paris, from the plans by Benjamin ".
Levton, architect.
Frederick Southack & Alwyn Ball,
ir., have rented for We'll q Mayer 10
Jacob Busch. in the cutlery, glass and
silverware business, now at us and $50
Grand st, the entire store and base
ment at 588 and $50 Broadway, contain
ing about 10000 square feet, for term
of years.
The Board Of Estimate has adopted
resolution amending use district map,
section No. Q, so as 10 change from
business district TO an unrestricted dis
-. Al 49,
ST., Card Place and Corona av., Queens
Borough, that is not already in an un-
restricted district
Auxiliary showrooms of the P. W.
French Co. will occupy the second,
fourth, sixth and seventh floors in the
building 3, : and East 18th ST. The
lease, which the firm obtained through
Pease & Gilman, is for term of years.
Vincent c. Pepe says: 81 have been
OF the opinion for the last couple OF
wears that as soon as the area OF Wash
ington Square is practically occupied
by studio apartments, similar opera
tions will be feature Of the lower part
of Greenwich Village
John II. Phillips, who recently bought
the premises at III East 26th St,
through F. A. Turner, from the Alice
T. Birmingham estate, intends to alter
the premises for business use.
The California syndicate which re-
Gently bought the Hotel Renaissance
property, at ADD st. and Fifth av.. has
placed the property on the market for
Improvement for commercial purposes.
In spite of the narrowness OF the
mortgage market, John Finck has re-
Gently placed many loans.