The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-10
REAL ESTATE NEWS,
NOTES AND GOSSIP
Norman s. Riesenfeld Figures
as Buyer in Another Deal
on Front Street.

Norman s. Riesenfeld has purchased
the Ave story remodelied building at 4S
Front street from Lvermore. Rojas
Co. The structure covers a site 20x90
and II g reported 70 have been held at
s65.o0o. The brokers were Lawrence,
Blake G. Jewell. Mr. Riesenteld recently
resold 40 Front street. Ave story build
ing. to the Seamen's Church Institute to
complete the site for its proposed twelve
story building.
Big Building Refinanced.
Mortgages recently placed on record
reveal q refinancng of the twenty-five
story Printers Craft Building, on Eighth
avenue. between Thirty third and Thirty
fourth streets. recently sold In fore
closure proceedings by Joseph P. Day
on bid of s232.000 over prior liens Of
s2.425. 900 to Franklin Petit for the
Trepok Realty Company. The realty
company obtained title to the structure
on Wednesday from Charles l.. Hoffman.
referee. or the new loans the City Real
Estate Company advances $4,000.
This Is subject to a prior mortgage for
S1.700.000. The Columbia Trust Com
pany makes an additional loan Of $780,
600 at s per cent, payable In install
ments. The loans total s3,050,00o. At
the time of the auction ii was announced
that the second and third mortgages
were also under foreclosure. group
of tenants are said to have made offers
to buy the property.
Operator Buys Two Fiat Houses.
J. Axelrod & Son sold to Louis Israel
son the two new nine story apartment
houses at 105-lI5 West Seventy-third
street, the larger S2x100 and the other
63x100. They are divided in suites OF
from three TO six rooms. with one to
three baths and were. completed two
months ago by the sellers. The price Is
said to have been In the neighborhood
of s1,000,00 and II was an all cash
transaction. Mr.. Israelson purchased for
investment. Henry J. KantrowNz was
the broker. The seller was represented
by Stoddard & Mark. attorneys. and the
purchaser by Morrison & Schiff.
Other Deals I'm Manhattan.
Columbus Holding Company jackson
& Stern) sold to Marion Weinberg 613
to GIT Eighth avenue. southwest corner
OF Fortieth street three and four story
theatre and buildings. On plot 69.3x
100 The city assesses the property at
s1s1, 900.
Albert 3. Ashforth Inc, sold for the
Russian Church Relief Corporation the
four story building at 231-2S5 East Sew
enteenth street, formerly owned and
used by the ST. John the Baptist School.
In the Dwelling Market
William Goldstone and Simon Myers
sold through Ernest Il. Bowers to the
Ethel Holding Company the six four
story dwellings at 102 to liz West l2Sth
street. adjoining the southwest corner
of Lenox avenue. These are the west
erly houses of row of twelve at this
point recently purchased by the sellers
from the Brush estate.
Coughian Clisby sold for the estate
of Adolph Platky the four story dwell
ing, 2Ox100.Sh. at $40 West Eighty
ninth street to Frank r Allen.
Deals Revealed in Transfers.
Breinchen wallach sold to John He'll
mann the five story tenement ut 294
Henry street, 24x100.
Benjamin r Silver sold to Leon Rosen-
field the Ave story tenement at 1872
Chrystie street, 25x100.
Louis Klein sold to Himan Fischer the
five story tenement at LOT Essex street,
c5xS7.6.
Rudolph Stehle sold to Morris Pelen-
berg the five story tenement at SO Pitt
street, 25x100.
Herman w. Hoops bought from the
Crown Realty Company the five story
fiat with stores at 943 Columbus ave-
nue. 25x75. adjoining the northeast cor
ner of 106th street.
Joseph J. Slocum, executor, sold to