New-York tribune., 1919-02-13
Lincoln's Day
Observed by
Realty Men
Another Dwelling III East
04th Street Has Been Sold
and Trinity Parts With
Village Property

Real estate men generally observed
the holiday. Several brokers were
forced by pending deals to come to
their offices. Some of these trans
actions materialized but for the most
part real estate stood still in memory
of Abraham Lincoln. All city de-
partments were closed, as were banks.
and the quarters of architects and
builders.
The best news Of the day was the sale
ton. and q site in Greenwich Village,
held by the Trinity Church Corpora
tion.
The Carnegie Hill deal had to do
with the five-story American base
ment dwelling at "a East Ninety
fourth Street, adjoining the Fairfax
apartments, at the southwest corner
Of Madison Avenue. and owned by
Isabella G. Breckenridge since 1901.
jr., bought 20 East Ninety-fourth
Street nineteen feet west Of the prop
erty just sold, and Joseph H. Choate
bought 10 and Ii. which he plans to
alter into q large English basement
residence for his own use. The
Breckenridge house is on a site
19x100.8. An operator is said to be the
buyer. John J. Kavanagh negotiated
the deal.
Trinity Sells Realty
Trinity Church Corporation has
disposed of a row of six old brick
and frame tenements at $50 to 549
Broome Street. The property. com
prising plot 146X86, between Clark
and Varick Streets, has been bought
through Ames g. Co. by the Greenwich
Associates, a combination of investors
who purchase sites for development
with commercial garages. Plans for
the improvement, q two story garage,
are being prepared by n. A. Cantor,
architect, who has provided the sec
ond floor with but two columns. the
roof being supported by trusses.
Shenk Takes Harlem Flats
Joseph Shenk has bought the three
five-story apartment houses. each S'bX
~. at 81 to 80 West l11th Street, from
Hyman Sarner. The buildings. which
are about three years old, were each
held at 100000. They yield $4,000
annually.
Syndicate Takes Zara Court
The Morgenstein Brothers Syndicate
has bought cara Court, the tive-story
apartment at S35 and S37 West 17Sth
Street, northwest corner OF Northern
Avenue, held at $4,000. The build
ing is on a plot 105X75, and rents for
$4,000. Maurice /. Strunsky was the
broker.
Webster Store Corner in Deal
The story building, containing
eight stores, at the southwest corner
of Webster Avenue and 197th Street,
has been sold by the Southwest Corner
of .97th Street and Webster Avenue
Corporation, which finished the build
ing six months ago. 1t fronts 100 feet
On the avenue and fifty feet on the
street All of the stores are occupied
under leases. The new owner is an
investor who gives cash and some i'm
proved property in Brooklyn.
Resale in Faile Street
The Mason Realty Company has sold
to S. Rosenberg 1910 Faile Street, cor
ner of 165th Street, tive-story apart
ment house, on plot S2X100. The build
ing contains seven stores and twenty
seven apartments. 1t was held at $780,
900, and was sold for cash through Sell
kin e. Mintz. The house is one of two
purchased by the sellers from the Sir
ius Realty Company about month ago.
Physician Buys House
DR.. NJ. Lewson is the buyer of the
dwelling at 33S West Eighty-fourth
Street. sold by Pease e. Gilman for
Oscar Unz.
West 31st st. Realty Buyer
The Plymouth Realty Company, John
H. Leith president, is the buyer of the
buildings at 329 and 331 West Thirty
ninth Street, the sale Of which by
Jennie Levy was reported recently