The New York herald., 1921-02-26
OWNERS SELL FIRST
COMMUNITY GARAGE
Pioneer Cooperative Project
Taken Over by Maker of
Automobile Wheels.

New York city's first cooperative
neighborhood garage has passed from
its collective ownership into the hands
of an individual investor. The property,
five story and basement structure,
5O.5x1oo.5. at 32 and 81 West Sixty
sixth street. between Central Park West
and Columbus avenue. has been sold to
Charles A. Carey, Sr., pioneer manu-
facturer of automobile wheels. who will
continue the garage as a private enter
prise. The selling price is said to have
been in the neighborhood Of 100000.
The garage project was undertaken
about four years ago by some of the
prominent residents OF the neighborhood
in an effort to test the efficacy of the
cooperative principle in reducing the
high cost of keeping motor vehicle.
From a business standpoint the expert
ment was a decided success. the owners
insist in spite of the fact that 1t has
been abandoned. Charles A. Carey, Jr.,
the man who has managed the garage
since it's inception and the son Of the
present owner says LIldL IL was
Il handsome profit every year.
The cooperative project was incor-
porated under the name of the Owners
of the West sixty-sixth Street Garage,
Inc. M S. Guiterman was president. F..
Graham Cootes. the artist was secre-
tary, and J. S. Judge was treasurer.
Among the directors were Joseph Phil
brick and George w. Bonhotal. The
property Is one block south of the apart
ment studio colony OH Sixty-seventh
street, and Is opposite Durland's Riding
Academy, which Is to be converted into
a studio apartment building. 1t was de-
signed by Shape, Bready & Peterkin
and was built by William J. Taylor,
who constructed the Singer Building.
Worcester. Williams & SAKE were attor-
neys for the buyer in the recent deal.
Apartment and Flat Sales.
Arthur Cutler sold for the Manport
Realty Company Charleston Court, the
northwest corner of Broadway and 163d
street, a six story elevator apartment
house, 125x1O0. containing forty-eight
apartments. and was held at S325,000.
Nehring Bros. sold for NJ. Blanke to
H. f. Ritterhoss 362 West 127th street.
a five story double apartment house, COX
100, facing st. Nicholas Terrace.
James Kyle & Sons sold for Leonard
Ober1neier the four story store and
apartment house at 72s Lexington ave-
nue., between Fifty-eighth and Fifty
ninth streets, 20XT0.
Alfred s. Katzenstein sold for Morris
L. Rosenbaum to Irene Angler the five
story single fiat ia East 10Sth street
17x10O.11. W. s. & A. s. Katzenstein.
attorneys, represented both principals.
Thomas J. O'Reilly sold for the Emil
grant Industrial Savings Bank 224 De-
lancey street. a six story new law
apartment, 44.5xsS. held at $4,000.
other Deals in Manhattan.
Barnett Bros, who have occupied
the building at the southeast corner of
Columbus avenue and Seventy-fourth
street since its erection thirty-five
years ago, have purchased the property
from the Clark estate. The building,
which is a landmark in this section, Is
four stories in height and covers plot
100x102 feet. IT was valued at $35O.0OO
and was bought through the Brown,
Wheelock Company, Inc
An operator has sold the plot OF six
lots on the south side OF 207th street.
$50 feet east of Tenth avenue. The
property measures 150x100 and extends
to within 100 feet of Ninth avenue. 1t
is said the new owner contemplates
erecting a garage on the site. The prop
erty formerly belonged to Mark l.. Kel-
ley.
An operator has bought from Agatha
o. Fallon and others the vacant tri-
angular parcel at the northwest corner
of Elizabeth and Kenmare streets, with
frontages of 12 and S0.7 feet respec-
lively and rear line of 1911.
In the Dwelling Market.
Ennis & Sinnott sold to Myrta +.
wilkins a four story dwelling. 19x100.
at 1863 West Seventy-eighth street. be-
tween Columbus and Amsterdam ave-
nues G. Royce Hubert was the broker
Walter NJ. Wechsler. attorney, sold
for Flora G.. Hirshbach 154 West Sew
cnty-fifth street, a four story residence,
20x1022, to Helen Marie Schultz. the
tenant. Title Is not to be closed until
October /, 1921. Mrs. Schultz was repre-
sented by Fallon & McGee. attorneys.
Coughlan & Clisby sold for Auguste
16x100.Sla, at 263 West Ninety third
street.
Builders buy l.. i. City Tract.
The George A. Fuller Company has
purchased block of vacant land in
Long Island City. which It will improve
with a structure for use in its building
and construction business The property
is bounded by Mott avenue. Dutchkills
place, Meadow and Creek streets and Is
opposite the plant Of the Loose-Wiles
Biscuit Company. The Degnon Realty
and Terminal Improvement Company
was the seller and Tankoos, Smith &c
Co. were the brokers. Parker & Aaron.
attorneys, represented the seller and
Babbage & Sander. attorneys. repre-
sented the buyer.