The New York herald., 1921-01-05
SAN RENO HOTEL
SHIFTS OWNERSHIP
Proprietor Of Belleclaire Buys
Control of lIOstelry on
Central Park West.

Bellselaire Hotel at Broadway and Sew
entHsecond street and OF the 3eleclalre
GolG and Country Cub at Bayside, l.. l..
has , added the San Reno Apa tment
Hotel, on Central Park West to the
chain of hostleries which he controls.
Mr.. Blacllman. ii was learned yesterday,
purchased the controlling interest in the
San ,Remo. which covers the entire block
front from Seveuty-fourth 10 seventy
fifth, street and occupies plot 125x2o4.
It is ten stories high.
In July last the San Reno was leased
for ten years by the Brennan estate to
Ell De Puy, who conducts the Hotel
Margaret in Brooklyn. The aggregate
rental was $685. 900, and the lease car
ried with itan option to purchase within
e. period of three years for S1,5O0. 600.
At the time extensive alterations were
contemplated, calling for an estimated
expenditure of about 100000.
Feom the standpoint of the hotel man
The most interesting feature of the San
RENO purchase centres about the per-
sonality of its new owner. In 1907, or
thirteen years ago. Mr.. Blackman Was
a clerk in the Beleclaire Hotel earning
$50 month.
Big Lexington Av. Apartment Sold
Walter C. Wyckoff sold the twelve
story elevator apartment house at the
southeast corner of Lexington avenue
and -Seventy-second street for Julian T.
Davies, president of the $50 East Sew
entyfseeond Street, Inc, to an investor.
The structure fronts 1914 feet on the
avenue and 80 feet on the street and
contains thirty-four apartments. There
are stores on the avenue frontage. 1t
was sbuilt several years ago by Edgar A.
Levy. who disposed of 1t to the present
seller. who Is member of the law firm
of Davies, Auerhaoh & Cornell The
property was valued at s75o.0oo.
SsoO,OOO Loan on I'll Water st.
William Henry Barnum G. Co. have
loaned SS00,000 to the National Park
Real Estate Corporation, George III.
Pigueron and others, on the new struc-
ture at to II Water street, II to 10
Moore street and s to 10 Front street.
The building fronts 72.7 feet on Water
street. SO feet on Front street and 1899
feet ca Moore street The property was
acquired by the builders last year. The
loan, recorded yesterday, is due Decem-
ber ! next and bears interest at per
cent There wes also recorded build
ing loan made by the same interests for
S575,o00.
Art centre Claims Another Home.
Harfis. vought & Co. sold for Robert
T. Bloodgood the dwelling at 67 East
Fifty-sixth street to the Art Centre, Inc,
which recently bought the house at No.
65. Extensive alterations are to be
made The houses are to be used for
art exhibitions
In the Dwelling Market.
Albert J. Erdmann of the firm of
Halle &c Steglitz. bankers land brok-
ers, and director of the real estate
concern of NJ. Morgenthau. Jr.. Company.
has purchased the five story dwelling
ut 81 West Fifty third street. 21x100.5,
between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Mr..
Irdmann now occupies this house as a
tenant and will make it his permanent
city home.
The West End Studios, which bought
the five story American basement dwell
ing at the southwest corner of West End
avenue and Seventy-first street. sold re-
contly by A. H. Bickmore. has also
bought from Grace Sterns the adjoining
similar dwelling, 17xS4, at 237 West End
avenue. The new owner has filed plans
for tffe installation of an elevate and
for ths alteration OF the house., into
studio apartments. Frederick II. Allen
Of Frederick Zittel & Sons negotiated
both sales.
=. Apartment and Flat Trading.
William A. White and Sons sold for
the Hatasatab Realty Company to an
investor the twenty family five story
tenement at I'll East Twelfth street
25x1t2.6.
slav@on & Hobbs sold for Edwin
Bendheim to DR.. Charles w. Byrd the
five story building 1877 West Seventy
fourti1street. which was recently altered
into small apartments.
The 229 East 121st Street Corporation
las been formed to take over the six
story. fiat, 25x100.l1, at that address.
owneaby Frances I, Bacon. The direc-
tors df.the new company are L. Werner,
I. Max and II. /. Pommer.
DIN. Carroll and Louis Greenfield
sold 10 the tenant OF corner store for
the Antoniette Finek estate the prom
erty iht Isl East Houston street. and
ESQ Eldredge street. 29.6x75, FIVE story
storeB and tenepent. This property
has been In the possession of the Finck
estath, since 1868.
Douglas L. Gilman & Co. Inc. sold
an apartment in 290 Park avenue tc
Mrs. ,George J. jackson. This new six
teen story building Is being constructed
by the Fred 7. Ley Company from plans
Of Warren & Wetmore.
Porter a Co. sold for Steinfeld Bros.
70 Augusta u. cohnfeld the Ave story
apartment house at asa West 124th
street.
To Auction Lot on second Avenue.
As. the result of foreclosure proceed
ings against the Second Avenue Rail-
road Company, Joseph p. Day will offer
on January II at auction. the south
west corner of Second avenue and 12Tth
street. vacant plot 99,11x23l feet.
Judge John G. Clark Is the referee ana
shearn & Hare the attorneys.
Other Deals I'm Manhattan.
Joseph l.. Buttenwieser sold to John
Mack 46 West Eighth street. 25x120, a
three story stable covering the entire
lot. Mr.. Mack has been a tenant of the
property for many years.
Slawson & Hobbs sold for We've Cor
noratlon the six story business building
at 1895 Bleecker street, '75x75.
Joseph l.. Day sold for the City Real
Property Investing Company q vacant
plot. 5ox100. on Ninety ninth street, ESQ
feet east of Fifth avenue The asking
price was $4,000.
Deals Revealed In Transfers.
pasedeil Realty Company sold to An
tonic Anello the three story tenement at
257 Beecxer street, northeast corner OF
Cornela street, 17.1xS0.1.
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