The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-23
EQUITABLE LIFE TO
ACQUIRE SITE
Will Spend Millions for Land
on Which to Erect Giant
Home Office on 18th Ave.

The preparation of site for the
new building which the Equitable Life
Assurance Society is to erect on Seventh
avenue opposite the Pennsylvania
Terminal Will necessitate the expendi-
ture OF large amount of money. ac-
cording to details revealed yesterday.
The Equitable. it was learned, not only
intends to take over the entire block
front on the east side of Seventh ave-
nue.. between Thirty-first and Thirty
second streets. but also large frontages
on each of the side streets.
The site when completed. it is said.
will have a frontage of 200 feet on the
avenue, I'll feet on Thirty-first street
and 24s feet on Thirty-second street, OPP
posite the Hotel Pennsylvania. This
area, partially covered with four and
five story buildings. is now owned by
the Pennsylvania Railroad and various
individuals. and is valued on the city's
tax books at between sl.5oe,0oo and
s1750.00o.
Although no information is available
regarding the nature of the building
itself. there is little doubt that it will
correspond In design with the monu-
mental structures around 1t, such as
the Pennsylvania Terminal and the
Pennsylvania Hotel. The building will
probably cost several million dollars.
Apartment and Flint Sales.
The Kingdale. a five story elevator
apartment house. S7x9i.9, at 515 West
18th street. has been sold by the King
dale Holding Corporation TO Joseph
Rigerman. 1t lies between Audubon
and Amsterdam avenues and was sold
subject to mortgages totaling $4,000.
George Steinman, Inc. sold 800 West
1f6th street, a five story flat, ax1O0.
held at $4,000.
d. Kempner & Son, Inc. sold for
Rachel C. Mifflin 1887 Third avenue. a
four story tenement house. with stores.
25x100
Other Deals In Manhattan.
The four story building. on plot 26x120,
at 16s Fifth avenue, south of Twenty
second street, has been bought by Har-
riet M. Richards from Arthur II. Mas
ten for $4,000. 1t was sold subject to
mortgage Of $4,000.
The group of one to four story BUSH
ness buildings on plot 227.9x9S.9. at Ala
to 430 West Thirty-eighth street. have
been purchased by Samuel Stern from
Conrad Hubert. They were disposed
Of subject to mortgages aggregating
$4,000.
Chauncey M. Depew Sells House.
James H. CruiSshank purchased from
former Senator Chauncey M. Depew 142
West Seventy-eighth street, a four story
dwelling. 17x94, through Harry Sugar
man. broker.
Dunlap 6 Lloyd sold for Evelyn
Ballantine the three story dwelling at
241 Waverley place.
Adds to Medical Centre site.
1t was learned yesterday that Ed
ward S. Hardness of the Standard OH
Company has materially increased the
ground area of the big tract on Wash
ington Heights which he intends to
donate to Columbia University and
the Presbyterian Hospital for the es-
Enlistment of the much talked of $751;
100000 medical centre. 1t was an
nounced in 1916 that Mr. Hardness had
purchased through the City Real Estate
Company the old American League
baseball park, extending from t65th to
16Sth street and from Broadway to
Fort Washington avenue.
The latest acquisition, It Is ruinored,
covers the property adjoining on the
west from 165th to 16Sth street and
from Fort Washington avenue TO the
hudson River, which Is occupied in part
by tho New York Institute for the Edu-
cation OF the Blind. Altogether the
tract contains the equivalent of twenty
city blocks. which is to be donated to
the promoters OF the medical centre by
Mr. Harlipess together with So 600, 900
fund.- which will help to defray the cost
of the buildings and the purchase Of
equipment.
Investor Buys on West 50th st.
, Butler G Baldwin, Inc. sold for Al
fred J. Robertson tho 1--WE story build
ing at SO West Fiftieth street. 20xt00,
on Columbia College leasehold, 10 a
client for investment. The same brok-
ers recently sold tho leasehold at AZ
West Fiftieth street.
Vanderbilt webb Leases gain.
William J. Roome & Co. Inc. renewed
for Mrs. Marie Friedlander. represented
by Sullivan &c Cromwell. attorneys, the
lease on her four story dwelling. 26x
1922. at 6S East Eighty-sixth street.
from October /. 1921, TO Vanderbilt
Webb. who has leased the house for
five years Mr.. Webb has exercised his
option for a renewal with the privilege
to purchase.
DIR. Flint Sells Newport Place.
DE Blois & Eldridge sold for DR.. and
Mrs. Austin Flint their place known as
Graycroft, on the north side Of Berkeley
avenue, Newport. II. L. to Miss Georgne
Campbell OF Washington, D. G. This
property contains $4,000 square feet,
with dwelling and garage.
Manhattan TRANSFERS.
Daniel Leblanc cold 10 Katherine
Bchan a four story store tenement, 25x
io0.11. at 1f5 East Ninety-seventh
street
Samuel Luria sold to George W.
Rohrs four story store tenement, COX
6s, at 1898 Second avenue.
Ebert Realty Company sold to Dora
Snitofsly Ave story store tenement.
2s.1ox41.4x irregular. at et3 Chrystie
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