New-York tribune., 1919-03-08
Dash Estate BUYS
St. Urban, on
Central ark West
Pays Frederick Brown a
Profit for Tall Structure
Facing the Park; Oper-
ator Bought 1t in 1917

The st. Urban. the twelve story
apartment house at the south corner
of Central Park West and Eighty
ninth Street, was bought yesterday
from Frederick Brown by the estate Of
J. Bowie Dash, which recently filed
papers of incorporation for the ST.
Urban estates, to take title. The St.
buildings along Central Park West 1t
occupies plot fronting 125 feet on
Central Park West, and 100 feet on
Eighty-ninth Street. The Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Company holds a
first mortgage on the property for
1925 900
In addition to cash the heirs of ].
Bowie Dash gave Mr. Brown the Dash
homestead, at 24Oth Street and Dash
Place, and a plot of nine lots on the
north side of 238th Street, twelve feet
south of Broadway at the 238th Street
station of the subway
Mr. Brown acquired the st. Urban
IN November of 1917 from the Barstun
Realty Company, Adolph Raster
president, in a trade for the former
residence of Morris X. Jesup, at the
southeast corner of Madison Avenue
and Thirtyffth Street.
In the Bronx Mr.. Brown purchased
from the II. II. Schmidt Construc-
ton Company, through Ferdinand
Kramer, the southeast corner of Home
and Simpson Streets, five story
apartment house, on plot 51x106 r-
regular; from Henry Greenspan and
William G.. Lauer, through Harry J.
Rogers, two fivestory apartments at
ISL and 1165 Bryant Avenue, near
Home Street, on a plot 100x112, and
sold to M. l. & C. Ernest the two
story dwelling at 762 jackson Avenue,
a wo-fami1y detached house, on q lot
25x87.6.
Shenk Buys Eight Flats
Joseph onenk mas purchased from
Scher Ginsberg the three five-story
buildings at 527 to 531 West 151st
Street, on plot ]25x10O, and the three
similar abutting houses at 52S 10 532
West 152d Street, also or a plot 125x
100. Harris Meltzer was the broker.
Mr. Shenk has also bought from Le-
roy Coventry the five-story fiat at 3134
Broadway, on plot 33x75, and
fiat at 5s West Tooth Street, on
lot 25x1O0. Leland & Quinn ne
gotiated the latter sale.
Forty-ninth Street Apartment Resold?
The seven-story apartment house at
240 and 242 West Forty-nnth Street
known as the Gotham, sold recently by
the Builders Protective Company to
Anne r. Greenberg has been resold to
an operator, according TO gossip. 1t
occupied plot 40x100, 100 feet east
of Eighth Avenue.
Enlarge Hotel Walton
Manuel Quenedo, of Paris. who ac-
Guired recently the Hotel Walton. at
the southwest corner of Columbus
Avenue and Seventeenth Street, is ne
gotiating for the purchase Of addi-
tional property, adjoining in the
street, with a view to enlarging the
hotel and making it into New York's
leading hostelry for visitors from the
Latin countries, principally South
America.
Sells 123d Street Home
j. L. Van SAINT has bought from
Frank F.. Towle, city surveyor, his for
mer residence at West 123d Street.
it is three story and basement dwell
ing, on lot 1s6x100, between Lenox
Avenue and Mount Morris Park West
The Houghton Company .was the
broker in the deal.
Bank Disposes of Monroe Street Loft
Thomas J. O'Reilly has sold for the
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank, 1873
Monroe Street. six-story loft build
ing, being part of d larger plot, 125x
100, taken in foreclosure short time
ago. After alterations costing $1o,-
900, the purchasers will occupy the
premises for their business.
Sale on Hamilton Terrace
The Duff and Brown Company has
sold FOR William Sinnott, 80 Hamilton
Terrace, II three story dwelling on lot
1sx100.
Insurance Company Sells Flat
Charles B. Van Walcn. Inc. has sold
for the United States Fire Insurance
Company. 376-378 East Eighth Street
siS-story tenement, with stores. on
plot 3v7xp7.G, between Avenue and