The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-25
REAL ESTATE NEWS,
NOTES AND GOSSIP
New York Taxicab Co. Sells
BIG Service Building on West
Fifty-seventh Street.

The former Mason-Seamon garage at
622 to $40 West F'ifty-seventh street
has been purchased by the Poertner
Motor Car Company, which now oc-
cupies IL as a service station. The seller
was the New York TaSicab Company.
It Is four story structure on a plot
with frontage OF ESQ feet and depth
OF 1+5 feet. located next to the Peerless
Motor Car Company service station at
the southeast corner of Twelfth avenue.
II is one Of the lai gest auto buildings
in the district. where many companies
maintain service stations.
Wholesale Grocers Buy Home Site.
The plot of four lots at 94-100 Varich
street. moi invest corner of Watt street.
has Leen sold by William A. White &
Sons to U. II. Dudley & Co, wholesa e
grocers. on which the buyers will erect
for their own occupancy a modern two
story office building from plans by
Tiowbr!dge & Alderman. architects. The
contract for construction has been given
to Thatcher & Sons Company OF Brook
Ign. The site Was owned by the estate
OF Joel E. Hyams and Bartholomew
of the Schepp Building on Duane street
for thirty years and their removal to a
site north of Canal street is indicative
of the strong uptown trend of the whole
sale grocery district.
Operators Deal on Murray street.
Iron Mountain Realty Company, Isidor
Mishkind president, has purchased from
Mrs. Josephine Gesner Raul and Herbert
e. Gesner the five story business build
ing, 40.3x92.9, at 103-1e5 Murray street
1t is understood that negotiations are
under way for a resale to q wholesale
produce firm for occupancy. William j..
Russell was the broker.
Old O'NciIl-Adams Plot Sold.
The South Sixth Avenue Company.
Edward J Crawford president. which
three years ago leased the property at
339-353 Sixth avenue and 107 West
Twenty-first street. comprising part Of
the old ONeill-Adams store, has pur-
chased the portion at 343 and 345 Sixth
avenue, 42xS5x irregular from the es-
tate of Charles Frederick Hoffman The
part just sold Is 52.6 feet north of
Twenty first street.
New r. o. Station Leased.
Postmaster Patten announces that the
Post Office Department has leased quar-
rs In 23 West Fortv-third street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues, for a
financial station of the New York post
office.
other Deals in Manhattan.
The five story building. with three
story extension, at Sc West Fifty-sev-
enth street, 27xl00.5. between Fifth and
Sixth avenues. is TO be taken over by
the 36 West Flfty-seventh St"eet Com
pany having c. w. and II. Greene and
H. Rosenberg as directors. Title is held
by the Isabella Reinsberg estate.
Douglas l.. Gilman & Co. and Dwight,
Archibald & Perry sold for the estate
of George II. Jones a four story busi-
ness building. 32x60. at SCI Madison
avenue adjoining the southeast corner
OF Fifty sixth street and Madison ave-
nue..
George W. Brettell sold for Albert
Winston three story building, 25x169.
irregular, at 2176 Third avenue. adjoin-
ing the southwest corner of 119th street
and Third avenue. This is the first sale
OF the pror erty in about fifteen years
John Smith sold for John Bother the
five story flat at 52e West 144th street,
16.sx100 feet