The New York herald., 1921-10-28
REVIEWS LEASE ON
BILLINGS CASTLE
N. G. Partos to Remain in
Noted Tryon Hall on Heights
for Five Years.

Nicholas C. Partos one of the best
known owners and controllers OF New
York city real estate. has taken new
five year lease on Tryca Hail. the
famous estate built by c. X. @. Billings
at Fort Washington avenue ard 194th
street on Washington Heights. The
property is now owned by the Empire
Mortgage Company. representing John
ID. Rockefeller, Jr., and was purchased
in 1917 from Mr.. Billings FOR ultimate
development into city park. it. is one
Of the largest and most interesting pri-
vate estates on Manhattan. and 1t stands
on the highest point on the island. It
was assessed in 1917, together with the
$50 lots surrounding 1t, at S1,240. 900.
Mr.. Partos has occupied 1t under lease
for the last two years.
Apartment and Flat Deals.
j. S. Maxwell sold for Mrs. Rosa
Nettel 513 and 515 West 135th street,
between Broadway and Amsterdam ave-
nue., two five story apartments. 40x100
each. Each building accommodates
twenty families and rents for $4,000.
The property was held at $4,000.
Matte Williams purchased the six
story apartment house with stores. on
plot 41.Sx100. at 1857 Broadway. north
of 125th street. 1t was acquired SUBJ
ject to mortgages for $4,000.
Ward Belknap & Son sold for Harriet
s.. Williams to Patrick A. Carney a five
story apartment house. 27x100.11, at
65 West 104th street.
Business Property Deals.
Charles F. Noycs Company sold to
William F. Craven the seven story loft
and office building at 100 and III Beck
man street, about 40x50. The building
was valued at $4,000 and Is leased to
the British-American Chemical Company
on net rental basis for a long term.
Mr.. Craven, who Is a drug and speciality
manufacturers agent, will occupy a por-
tion OF the building and suitcase the
balance. Stoddard & Mark were the
attorneys for the sellers, and David F.
Mayer, who was attorney for Mr..
C-aven, also arranged a purchase of the
British-American Chemical Corporations
lease
Daniel H. Jackson resold to Edith
Shorten 8 East Eighteenth street. be-
tween Fifth avenue and Broadway, a
three story business building. 25x70,
leased until 1886 at an annual net rental
OF $4,000. Herman Arms & Co. and Ash
forth & Co. were the brokers.
Louis freidel sold for the estate of
J. A. Lopez Diaz to Isaac Goldman, a
five story building with two stores.
25x7o at IA East Broadway.
Placed Big Prudential Loan.
VIM. A. Whit & Sons were the brok-
ers who placed the loan Of $1.600.00O
for the Prudential Life Insurance Com
pany on W. r. Hearst's Columbus Circle
Building which was recently reported
In these columns.
Dwelling Sales Reported.
Van Vliet & Place sold fol- Lottie
Lorenzo the three story dwelling at 31s
West Eleventh street. 20x95.4h. =
Knox McAfee, Jr., has sold to Lea
Hirsch, three story dwelling. 19.6x112
at 445 West 1929 street.
Robert @. Grunert sold 357 West
Twenty-irst street. three story dwell
ing, for Harry Stevens of Belvidere
n. j., to John J. Mallon of this city.
Mulvihill & Co. sold for Joseph York
the three story dwelling at 103 West
1921 street.
Slawson & Hobbs sold for Lamar
Hardy a three and half story dwelling,
20x1OO2, at 312 West Seventy-seventh
street, held at s3S.o00 The house is
near West End avenue and was bought
by the seller about a year ago through
the same brokers'.
Samuel Krulewitch sold to Benjamin
Teitler a three story dwelling. 19x100.
at 56 West 120th street.
Buys Suite at jackson Heights.
Thomas G. Edwards. officer OF the
common service committee. has pur-
chased an apartment at 125 Twenty
third street, Jackson Heights.
Dinner to Col. M. 9. Keene.
About twenty executives OF the Charles
r. Noyes Company informally enter
tained Col. M. s. Keene. U. s. A, retired,
who 'csves the company on November /.
mt a dinner at the New York Athletic
Club, followed by theatre party at the
Al Jolson Theatre. The affair was In
charge Of Frederick r. Lewis. Col.
Keene's s,,ccessor. and William B. Fall
coner and Joseph ID. Cronan. Mr. Noyes
presented Col. Keene with gold ciga-
rette case, gift from the employees.
Col. Reene leaves to accept a position
in the West.