The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13

sale OF the AarpriuSc bullulHS, Iocaleu DIT
the northeast corner of Broadway and saith
st. and occupying all of the block front
in Herald square north to 35th st. ex-
cept the immediate corner. The prop
erty is improved with an eleven story
structure. erected in 1906 by the late
w. II. r. Martin, president of the Rogers
Peet Company, from designs by Town
send SteinIe & Haskell. The estimated
cost OF the improvement, which replaced
the old Broadway Tabernacle was placed
at 81. 900 900.
The site has a frontage of 1888 feet in
Broadway. $50 feet in 34th st. and 80 feet in
18th st. The 35th st. corner has been
owned for many years by the McAleenan
estate When the property was assem-
bled by Mr.. Martin large price was Of
fered for the corner, but Mr.. McAleenau
said that he would not sell unless he could
obtain an equally good corner for his bust
ness.
The Marbridge Building is reported to
Weld an annual rental of $4,000. 1t car
ries a first mortgage of sS.750.000. held by
the New York Life Insurance Company.
II is assessed at $4,000. The holding
price was 100000. The trustees of the
Martin estate. Alfred f. Marling, Robert
Thorne and George Leask recently sold
the Martinique Hotel property, at Broad
way and 32d ST., and also the Martin
Building, at Broadway and 31st St
Sale In "BIock Beautiful"
Lawrence, Blake & Jewell and L. Rod
ney Berg sold for the Samoth Realty
Company 1872 East 10Th ST., a seven story
apartment, 30x14. erected by Ronald II.
Macdonald about eight years ago. The
property is in the 'block beautiful" One
of the features of the building is that on
each floor there is a studio thirty feet
wide. The annual rentals aggregate
So, 900.
Fifth Avenue Plot Increased.
Horace S. Ely & Co. and Tucker. Spey-
ers & Co. sold for Augustus n. Hand,
trustee of the Coles estate, East 18th
ST.. a four story building. 20.6x9S.9 to the
Finn Realty Corporation, who are the
owners of the Law Building at 259 9Th av.
abutting. The company now owns an l.
around the southeast corners of these
thoroughfares.
Apartment Hotel Sold.
| The No. 400 West 116th Street Company
sold to Walter T. Stern. of Coleman, Stern
& Fleetwood, the nine story apartment
hotel at that address. 50x100, through
Thomas j. O'Rielly. The furnishings were
included in the sale. The building con-
tains IA rooms and seventy baths. The
property is one block from Columbia Uni
versity.
| Mecca Building Sold.
Mecca Building. better known as Rector's
at Broadway, 18th av and 4sth St, has
been sold by the Juilliard estate. which
owned it in fee, to Samuel and Abraham
J. Copper, who control five cafeterias ir
Chicago. The structure and leasehol6
brought about 100000 and rental for nine.
ty years will amount to about $9,225.00o
The structure, which is to be remodelled
is ten stories high, fronts ia feet In
broadway. 1O5 feet in 4sth st. and 115 feet
in 7th av. 1t was erected by the Stude-
baker Automobile Company. Mark Levy
and III. B. Nevins, Inc, were the brokers'
Four Large building Projects.
! Plans were filed yesterday for the sever
story club house to be erected at the
southeast corner of I'd av. and 18th st. by
the Ama1gamated Centre, Inc, Joseph
Schlossberg president. from designs by G.
A. & II. Boehm. architects. The estimated
cost is $500 600 AS already announced. sixty
Thousand clothing makers will donate a
days wages each to pay the cost.
! Chicopee Realty Corporation, HOLDING
company for the American Bosch Magnetic
Company. filed plans yesterday through
Newton c. Bond Company, of Springfield
Mass. and Andrew J. Sauer &c Co., OF
Philadelphia, Pa. architects, for ten
story office building, 73x96.5. to cost 800
1000 and be erected at II to % West Goth st
The site was acquired last August.
Another step was taken yesterday to
provide Peck e. Peck with a new home In
5th av. Plans were filed by G. A. e. H
Boehm, architects. for a ten story build
ing, 30x121, at $50 5th av.. recently pur-
chased from the estate of J. B. Haggin.
The cost has been placed at 100000.
| Lucania Realty Corporation will erect
a nine story apartment. 60x10o. at 23s to 2l
West 18th ST.. from designs by George F.
Pelham. architect who estimates the cost
at $500. 900.
sAbbotsford Apartment Sold.
The ten story Abbot Ford apartment
house, 102 2x10o, at the southwest corner
of West End av. and Soth St, has been sold
by the Crimson Realty Company on
Rosenthal and Bernard, London), through
the Guardian Holding Company, Electus
T. Backus president
Sale on Lenox Hill.
Douglas L. Gilman & Co. Inc, sold for
Mrs. l.. L. Benedict of Paris, France,
the vacant lot az the northwest corner OF
Madison av. and 10th St, fronting 1908 and
l2l feet respectively, and held at $4,000
1t is the only vacant parcel on the old
,Lenox Library block, the 9th av. end of
which contains the Frick mansion. The
Hot is restricted TO residential use.
Wartime Clubhouse Leased.
Bryan L. Kennedy leased for the Roman
Catholic Diocese OF New York to Irving
Finkelstein u 10 ~ East Goth ST., through
| to 20 East 3lst ST., three and five story
buildings, 70 feet in Goth st. and g feet
| in 3ist ST. twenty-one years ~ net
rental of about 10000.
Downtown Properties Sold.
Markham Realty Corporation. Clarence
wv. Eckhardt president, sold through
Harold L. Lewis. g and q Leonard St,
two six story buildings. to Strohmeyer &
iArpe. importers, who own and occupy the
ten story building direct in the rear at
1ss and 1i1 Franklin st. The buyers will
use the Leonard st. buildings for their
business.
william III. whiting & Co. sold for the
New ker-Staats-Zetung TO Schmoll.
Ellis & CO., leather merchants. the north
east corner of william and Spruce SITS, a
six story building. Zs.6xe3.9x4s
SPOTS e. Starr, Inc, resold to Il. Quicker
for w. j. Mengel 10i and 100 Crosby
ST., a seven story loft, 40x65 irregular.
ELIAS A. Cohen bought from the Regnal
Realty Company and others the seven
story loft, 5oxss, at IS and 20 Walker
st. leases on which expire next May. y
Frederick Brown bought 60 Cortlandt
St. n four story building, 22x56, through