The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-23
LANGHAM CHANGES
HANDS IN Big DEAL
Engineers Buy Apartment
House Covering Block Front
on Central Park West.

The dormant apartment house market
the Langham, IN Central Park West, oc-
eupying the block front between Sew
enty-thlrd and Seventy-fourth streets.
This twelve story structure was pur-
chased from A. Corsney and Joseph
Freedman by Louis X. Conistoci and
Edgar Ellinger. two basement construc-
ton engineers who have been identified
with other big realty deals in the city
recently. The buyers have taken me
property in the name OF the Langhanl
corporation, subject to 4 mortgage Of
Sl.S42.500. The owners held It at $780,
600. The house occupies plot 204 feet
on Central Park West and 100 feet on
each street. 1t Is tenanted by many
prominent business and professional folk.
Inc annual rental return IS about $780,
900.
Elgar & Feinberg. as brokers. ar
ranged the deal. selling the property for
A. Crosney and j. Freedman, who ac-
CURED It year ago. The structure was
built several years ago by Bcehm & Coon
and subsequently sold by them 20 Capt.
j. B. Greenhut, who gave in part pay
ment the estate Shadow Lawn at Long
Branch, which later became the summer
home OF President Wilson.
The Langham Is laid out In four
apartments on floor, with two suites OF
nine and two of ten rooms and baths
1t is one of the four big structures oc-
cupying entire block fronts along Cen
trail Park West at this point. one be-
ing the Hotel Majectic. between Sew
enty-nrst and Seventy-second streets,
purchased last year by Frederick Brown.
The sellers acquired the property year
ago last month.
Activity I'm Jersey Tunnel Zone.
The w. p. Douglas estate. represented
by Duer. Strong & Whitehead, attorneys.
sold 400 and 407 Canal street. between
Thompson and Sullivan streets. two four
story tenements with stores on plot AK
50. for $4,000 to Henry III. Jackson,
who owns adjoining property and now
controls a Canal street frontage of 110
feet at this point. L. G.. Gollner rep
resented the sellers as broker. and the
Duross Company acted for Mr.. Jack
son. The properties are In the zone OF
the new vehicular tunnel terminal from
Manhattan to Jersey City.
Another L. I. City Factory Deal.
Roman-Callman Company sold for
Michael Ferger to the Van Dorm Steel
Products Company of Manhattan. dis
tributers of metal furniture and build
ers' supplies, a plot containing 1o,02o
square feet on the east side of William
street, 81 feet north of Freeman avenue.
Long Island City. The purchasers will
erect a modern factory building.
other Sales in Manhattan.
Ryan 6 Co. sold for Mary A. Truslow
of Montpelier. VT. represented by
Reeves & Todd, as attorney. to a client
of L. A. kissing the four story build
ing at 447 West Forty-frst street, 25x
100.
George S. Runk has sold for the
estate of Samuel d. Babcock the two
story garage, 25x100. at 141 West Fifty
first street. It was held at $4,000
Marston & Co. sold for William II.
Turrell the northwest corner of Norfolk
and Broome streets a five story multi
family house. 75x42.
Douglas l.. Gilman G. Co. sold from
plans for Fred T. Ley G. Co. a CO.
operative apartment In the building at
go Park avenue to Mrs. Robert w.
Patterson.
The four story business building at
124 University place, 26x106. between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, has
been sold by Innes G. Center to the Lib
erty Auction Rooms, Inc, for their own
occupancy.