The New York herald., 1921-04-17

AS a site for a new high school the
city OF New York has purchased tho
greater portion of the block bounded by
Audubon and Amsterdam avenues and
1SSth and 189th streets from the estate
of Gertie German of which Gertte z.
German is executrix- The plot meas
ures 200x27o feet and Is a part Of the
Smith farm acquired in 1858 by the
father Of the late Mrs. German which
extended over what Is now the ten
square blocks bounded by Broadway.
Amsterdam avenue and 1SSth and 1soth
streets. George ". McNally Is the
broker In the recent purchase by the
city.
Lease Flat on Astor Plot.
Leopold Well leased for the United
Cigar Stores Company of America the
six story apartment house at the south
east corner OF Broadway and Ninety
sixth street, built last year. for eighteen
years with two twenty-one year re-
newals to Nathan Bernhnopf and Her
man Ecker, who operates q chain Of
apartment houses and hotels In this city
The rent for the three periods will
amount TO approximately s3.0oo,ooo.
The land on which this apartment house
stands Is owned by Vincent Astor.
In the Dwelling Market.
The American basement dwelling at
123 East Fifty-hfth street, recently sold
to Baron de Meyer, has been resold to
Mrs. James Crane. nee Alice Brady. the
moving picture actress. The house is
now occupied by Miss Elsie de Wolfe
The Plaza Realty Company was the
broker in both transactions
A syndicate headed by Theodore A.
Meyer has purchased the three three
story dwellings,, each l7x75. at 34S to
352 East Forty-1rst street from the
Cutting estate. II plans 70 convert the
dwellings, into two houses. each to con-
tain two high class duplex apartments.
The alteration will cost about $4,000.
DR.. Il. Bissell Palmer, Jr.. is reported
TO have purchased the four-story dwell
ing at Ill West Eighty-eighti street.
l6x1o0.S
Houghton Company sold to client OF
Jones Sullivan che four story dwelling
at % West Sixty-eighth street. 1ex1o0.5.
James II. Cruikshank purchased from
Montgomery II. Clark the five story
dwelling at $50 West 18TH street, 1sx
100. through John r. Farrell
Barnett a Co. gold for the estate OF
Jerome A. o'ConnelL. late examiner Of
the Board of Education. a three story
dwelling, i7xi00. at 81 West ie6th
street
w. d. Morgan sold for Prof James
c. Egbert Of Columbia University 10
DIR. Herman Goodman the three story
dwelling 425 West 146th street.
Goodwin & Goodwin sold FOR Frederick
u. Himrod tho four story dwelling at
i56 West 122d street, 1s.9xl00. Il was
held at s21.o
Brooklyn Deals Reported.
Charles Il. Rickerson sold 21o Berke-
ley place, four story dwelling. 19x5Ox
100. for Mrs Annie $. Walker.
Bulhey a Horton Company sold 10
North oxford street two family two
story and extension frame dwelling, 16.s
xi0o, for James X. Middleton.
Charles Partridge sold the two and
one-haif story dwelling at 81 Balm
bridge street for Mrs. @. Smyth.
Harry NJ Lewis sold for Hauser Con-
struction Company the two story dwell
ing. 25x100. At 1915 East Ninth street
to ]. c. Boyer
Henry l.. Nielsen sold the dwelling at
lac Linden avenue for Cough a. Church
to Mrs. Elijah Borre.
William Liss, Inc, sold for Or. w. A.
Aylett to Annie ". Tyrell two lots. 4ox
100, on the east stds cf East Twsifth