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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1908

Page

11

Purchase of Hotel Saranac Signals NYC High End Real Estate Interest

Henry C. Phipps buys the Hotel Saranac block near Times Building as part of a bullish revival in Times Square property. The deal, worth about $1.1 million, reflects rising values and renewed investor appetite after a long market lull.

Saranac Henry C. Phipps Sararfac Smith, Brown Jones Amos R. Eno New York Fifth Avenue Times Square Normandie Litch Street Broadway

Auction Sale Listings Include Property and Mortgages

Sheriff sale notices show a six story tenement and store with two mortgages totaling 25 000 and a three story dwelling at 65th Street with a light title claim. Referee amounts listed reach 5814 by Joseph P Day and S Blake.

Joseph P. Day Greenyfich St S. Blake Sheriff's A. M. Groge

Real estate mortgage notices and transfers in New York area

A dense listing details many mortgages and transfers across Manhattan and Brooklyn properties. It lists parcels with street coordinates, dimensions, names of buyers and lenders, mortgage amounts and terms, and references to referees and first liens.

Five-Story Tenement and Ridgewood Lots Up for Sale

Voluntary sales listed for Jamaica L I and Ridgewood Queens. A five story brick tenement and store on Avenue C at 6th Street area is set for sheriff sale with $1,357 due on June 19 1907. Also two day auctions for 200 lots on Juniper and Marion Aves in Ridgewood.

Joseph P. Day 6Th St

Plans Filed for New Flats and Stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn

The Building Department lists multiple proposed structures in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Projects include three five story brick flats on Convent Avenue near 128th Street by Golde Cohen Construction with owner G. Pelham, cost $200000. two five story brick flats near 181st Street with owner Neville & Wagge, cost $72000. two four story brick tenements on Beaumont Avenue with Emil Ginsberger as owner and architect, cost $50000. three one story brick stores on Tremont Avenue with John Reid and Charles H. Fox, cost $50000. two two story frame dwellings on Kyzer Avenue by Irving Construction Co. with owner Arthur Boehmer, cost $14000. and a two and a half story frame dwelling on 21st Street with owner Michael Rauch, architect John Davidson, cost $6500.

Convent Av 128Th St Golde-Cohen Construction Co Broadway G. IF. Pelham Emil Ginsberger Prospect Av Tremont Av Crotona Av John Reid West Thirty-ninth Street Charles H. Fox Kyer Irving Construction Co nArthur Boehmer Barnes Michael Rauch Bronxdale John Davidson

Real Estate Transfers on Ellis and Nearby Streets

Real estate transfers listed for Saturday June 27 show numerous deeds across Manhattan streets from Ellis Avenue to 9th Avenue. Names include Mary Monahan, Van Nest Woodworking Co, John Oschse, Frederick Osswhe, Phebe Elkan, Abram Aaron Coleman, Vincenzo Locicero, Kip’s Bay Brewing and Malting Co, and others with mortgage amounts ranging up to $160,000 and parcel sizes like 500x108 and 25x100.

Ellis AV Castle Hill Mary Monahan van Nest Woodworking Co Hester Baxter St John Oschse Frederick Osswhse Clinton Ay Ee Feller Phebe Elkan West Abramee Nrach Aaron Coleman Vincenzo Locicero Kip’ S Bay ‘Brewing and Maling Co Nelson Amundson Ay Ere L. Mubleman Hilma O. x “Arriere 87TH _ST N-S William JS. Cregan Trustes Earl G. Pier Too Fannie Feder Julia Brown East Elizabeth Smith Blair Louis de Taicie Seyd James T. Munds 171St St Roselle Pinson le T. Alton Bt Ann's Jackson Lucetta D. Springer Eee Structural Steel Company Fidelia Mittelman Markus Wl Ag Ettlinger Ystail Rosenkrantz Rosie Rosenkrantz Katharina Nachthall Elizabeth Kuck Louis Kooner Abraham A. Levin Balthaser Schmidt Amallah Schmidt Broome Thomas W. SheeBay van Schaick Realty Co Ee ST Mist Bloomingdale Road Stella Bernheimer Chelsea Realty Co Clay AV Abram Bachrach Emblem Realty Co Wdpbster AV Security Mortgage Co Charles Hjorkegren Cecil B. Ruskay Charles A. Fisher Lovus Clason Sarah Scooner Central Park West Elizabeth B. Lisnau Edwin D. Weorcest Ter William Oppenheim Annie Bullenkamp B. Schmidt Araadig Behmidt Hull Caer Larry Jackson William Kally

Real Estate Disputes Involving Builders and Owners

A series of property dispute notices list actions between builders and owners. Cases include George Exkert versus St. Mark's Construction Co. with $450 claim. Clifford I. Miller & Co. against Home for 6 Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor of NY with $225. James McGride against Greene Court Building Co. with $415. and Canton Steel Ceiling Co. against multiple owners and contractors with sums of $177 and $60. Listings reference blocks and street corners in Manhattan such as 166th and Belmont, 57 H Street, and Broome Street at Essex Street, indicating numerous lien or foreclosure filings.

Coulegh George Exkert St. Mark's Construction Co Belmont Caimbreling Clifford I. Miller & Co Little Sisters of the Poor City of New York Richard I. Walsh Co 111Th St James McGride Greene Court Building Co Isaac Ballin Frederick van Week G. Nathaniel Walker Broome ST Essex St Canton Steel Ceiling Co Samuel, Charles Carrie Kallman Joseph Fuchs STHAV Amelia Block

Lawsuit Listings Match Scribbled Court Notices

The fragment records cases with complainants and defendants including William Ricin against John Quel and others dated April 1 1408 with $100 and Leiser Perlmutter against New Land Realty and Construction Co dated August 10 1007 with $609 at Cherry Street and Scammel Street corner notes.

Issth ST William Ricin John Quel Cherry ST Scammel St Leiser Perlmutter New Land Realty and Construction Co

Taxpayers Plan Meeting on City Budget and Transit

Allied Real Estate Interests hosts a 3 PM meeting at 163 Broadway with borough groups to discuss the city budget and transit plans. Ex Senator George W. Brush will preside. Henry Bruere and Dr Frederick A. Cleveland will speak on the budget. Allan Robinson cites aim for a central taxpayers organization.

Broadway George W. Brush Brooklyn League Henry Bruere Frederick A. Cleveland Bureau of Municipal Research Allan Robinson Allied Real Estate Interests Robert E. Dowling City Investing Company Robert B. Dowling Mr. Dowling

Wronkow Leases Normandie Hotel for Store Office Conversion

Herman Wronkow, noted opera performer, becomes lessee of the Normandie at Broadway and Thirty-eighth Street. Through Horace Ely Co and Francis B. Robert, the 21 year lease will prompt major alterations turning the eight story hotel into a store and office building. The property fronts 78 feet on Broadway and 120 feet on Thirty-eighth Street.

Herman Wronkow Broadway Thirty-eighth Street Horace Ely & Co Francis B. Robert Wronkow

Brooklyn Demand Holds Steady for Rugby District Property

Wood, Harmon & Co report strong demand for Brooklyn property with inquiries centered on Rugby section near Marlboro and Crown Hill, where Crow Hill high ground is slated for a new educational institution. The Rugby development remains their largest Brooklyn property area opened in 1901.

Wood, Harmon & Co Brooklyn Marlboro Riuige Crow Hill Crown el Brookly

Park Hill on the Hudson Introduces Scenic Bungalows

Park Hill on the Hudson showcases park like suburban planning with winding roads and irregular plots. The development features California bungalows including mission and French chalet styles arranged to enhance the landscape. BE Boynton of the American Real Estate Company led the California research guiding this bungalow section.

Park Hill-on-the-Hudson Park Hill American Real Estate Company BE. B .Boynton California

Rahway Estates Appealing to Suburban Buyers Near Newark

As Pennsylvania tunnels near completion, buyers eye Rahway and other towns along the main line for accessible land. The Rahway Realty and Improvement Company offers half and quarter acre plots on New Brunswick and Lake Avenues and Main Street, within easy walking distance of Rahway’s two railroad stations.

Pennsylvania Newark Manhattan Rahway the Line Realty and Improvement Company New Brunswick and Lake Avenues Main Street Rahway Estates

Hollow terra cotta walls in New York home

Prof. James E. Lough of New York University plans a house on Andrews Avenue in University Heights using hollow terra cotta blocks for walls floors and partitions. Engineer Amos I. Schaeffer of the Public Service Commission reviews similar plans on Loring Place.

James E. Lough New York University Bureau of Buildings Amos I. Schaeffer Public Service Commission Loring Place Loush Andrews Avenue University Heights Times Singer City Investing aVest New York W. G. Borland The Stock Exchange Mount Kisco Briarcliff Manor Westchester County North Jersey Percy Rockefeller Greenwich Conn Schaeffer Prof. Lough James EB. Lough

Queens Trolley Extensions Bring North Shore Transit Boost

The Board of Estimate directs a franchise contract for the New York & Queens County Railway to extend from Flushing to Whitestone and via Broadway Flushing to Bayside. After delays, a key vote passed with President Hasien casting the deciding yes. The plan links Franconia Avenue to Thirty-first Street and Broadway to Bell Avenue, extending roughly two and a quarter miles, with a Whitestone link to Main Street and Broadway. A 5 cent fare is anticipated to attract riders and spur real estate values as service expands toward Manhattan via Blackwell's Island Bridge.

Board of Estimate New York & Queens County Railway Company Flushing Whitestone Broadway-Flushing Bayside North Shore Hasien McGowan Railyray Company Queens Franconia Avenue Second Street Broadway Rickert-Finlay Realty Company Thirty-first Street Bell Avenue Main Street Chestnut Street Murray Lane Eleventh Avenue Thirty-sixth Street Manhattan Long Island City Blackwell's Island Bridge Rickert-Finlay Company Fuller Broadway Flushing Reserver Saas

Andrew J. Cobe Sells Plandome Park Plots on Woodvale Road

Andrew J. Cobe sold two one acre plots on Woodvale Road in Plandome Park L I to Otis Skinner and Edward P. Howard.

Andrew J. Cobe Plandome Park L. IL Woodvale Road Otis Skinner Edward P. Howard

Sixteen Story Structure Rising in Broad Way District

A large eighteen story? No, sixteen story building by Philip Braender rises at Broadway and Fourth Street south of Union Square. Steel framework reaches fourth floor with occupancy planned for February 1 1900. Ground area 8.6 by 110 feet, exterior materials granite limestone terra cotta and brick. Plans include offices lofts and a cafe in the basement with five elevators. Land cost not included, total outlay over 1 000 000 with land extra and about 800 000 dedicated to structure.

Broadway Mercantile District Union Square Philip Braender Broadway and Fourth Street Broadway Braender

Long Island Real Estate Sales Weekly Reported

The Bankers' and Corporation reports extensive sales across Elmhurst, Broadway Flushing, Westmoreland, East River Heights, Jamaica Estates, Queens Borough Hill, Bayside Flushing, Flushing Terrace, Kenmore White Stone, Vista Lawn and Cedarhurst North. Buyers include John T. Weir, George Wagner, Arthur Dunston, George Miller, Harold P. Roger, Eugene Fichs, Mary A. Dooley, Lemuel M. Welt, William Cullinan, Mortimer Cullinan, and others with numerous plots sizes and corner lots detailed.

Bankers’ and Corporation Elmhurst Hegits John T. Weir Pennsylvania Avenue George Wagner Arlington Avenue Arthur Dunston Prospect Avenue Rickert-Finlay Realty Company Broadway Flushing George Miller Lucerne Place Twentieth Street Harold P. Rogerh Broadway Twenty-sixth Street Eugene Fichs Locust Place Westmmoreland Avenue East River Heights William Cullinan Hallett Street Hoyt Avenue Mortimer Cullinan Jamaica Estates Radnor Road Doncaster Boulevard Avon Road Henley Road Hadley Road Radnor Pond Kent Road Charles Hallock & Co Queensborough Hill Soene Bayside- Flushing Elmwood Kingston Highland Linwood Avenues Flushing Terrace Kenmore-Whitestone Vista Lawn Maxwell Avenue Cedarhurst Maple and Bayview Avenues

Jamaica to gain high speed through Long Island tunnels

The Long Island Railroad announces an eighteen month completion plan linking the Pennsylvania and LIRR systems with Jamaica as the central hub. A straight electric line from Manhattan to Jamaica will eliminate curves and grade crossings, with a Jamaica transfer terminal of seventeen tracks and a Maple Grove realignment shortening the route. Jamaica estates claim increased residential demand as June proves its strongest month yet.

Keer Jamaica Long Island Railroad Company Pennsylvania Long Island Manhattan Central Station Maple Grove Jamaica Estates Ee Aes Queens

Fourth of July Auctions Offer Local Properties and Bungalows

Auctions on July 4 include 200 lots in Queens Second Ward at Juniper and Marion Avenues near Myrtle Avenue line, 300 Jamaica properties on New York and Globe zivenues Brown Place Cumberland Pa ltizic and State Streets, within two blocks of LI Railroad and trolley lines. Keansburg Beach Ideal Beach Company to sell bungalow sites overlooking Lower Bay with mortgage terms.

Jere Johnson, Jr Second Ward Queens Juniper Marion Avenues Metropolitan Avenue Myrtle Avenue Jamaica J.F. Archer New York and Globe Zivenues Brown Place

Special Train Sale to South Plainfield by Reeves & Co

South Plainfield sale day with W C Reeves and Co running a special Pennsylvania train to their property. Train departs foot of West Twenty Street at 1 50 P M.

W. C. Reeves & Co Pennsylvania Progerty South Plainfield West Twenty- Street

Foreclosure and mortgage actions across multiple properties listed

A parade of foreclosure and mortgage disputes spans blocks on 48th and 156th streets and avenues including East and West End corridors. Plaintiffs Joseph S Marcus and Central Mortgage Co. seek foreclosures while Michele B D Ga and Euseems Building face counterclaims. deeds may be challenged in actions involving John B Cockerill Ida Ginsburg Nathan Goldstein Erna Broones and others.

48Th ST Giusappe Oswin Stuhmer Nathan Goldstein Sternberg Jacobson & Pollock Bedford ST. S w_s Downing St Michele B. D Ga Euseems Building and Construction Co J. BF. Donnelly Flexington Samuel Markowita Ida Ginsburg Manheim & Manheim WYSE Joseph S. Marcus Erna Broones G. Rubenstein Joseph S Marcus 107Th ST M. State Bank Minnie Greenberg A. W. Giazmaysr Bainbridge AV 196Th St Central Mortgage Co Albert C. Lum Otis & Otis 156Th ST Amsterdam Elise Boyd Neil Louis Mervash Johnston & Johnstom

Also Mentioned on This Page

W. Hamilton McBride D. L. ‘Block West 183Th Street McBride HW. J. Sachs & Co New Amsterdam National Bank Henry Phipps Barney Estate Louis H. Lowenstein Charles TL Barney Madison Avenue West Stth Street McVickar Gillard Realty Company Duer West Eighty-seventh Street F . J. C. Heard Jacob Winkler West Eighty- Third Street Rehton-Moore Company Christian Roeser 148Th Street Mary J. Bennett Gleason South Street Frank Sehtmpf Convent Avenue Denzer Brothers Regal Shoe Company Cor Beret Hirty-seventh Street Matthew Beers Besevestir East Seventeenth Street Scott Stamp & Coin Company East Twenty-third Street Mary Dodze Ben Rothschild Fifth Avene Cormer Seventeenth Street Bene Haggerty Longfellow Avenue Alfred Nelson John Etta Haggerty Hoe Avenue Lyman W, Divine John Haders Philadelphia J. M. Gummey Vesey Street Httle Ridge and Stanton Streets Stanton Hancock Street Park Avenue 117Th Street 107Th Street Dyckman 215Th Street Tenth Avenue 11Ath Street Bronx Robins Avenue 141St Street Trinityvenue 158Th Street Cypress Avenue Betwen 138Th 137Th Streets Fox Street Longwood Avenue 128Th Street Lexington Avenue Fulton AM Arthur 1824 St Anthony 87Th St Sea Gate N. J Ryale Orrer Bluff Road G. Vannnt Uritary Sale Zeeadridge St Corner of Stanton Staunton Eldridge St Stanton St Hancock St Aso Blescher Watcheres Lenox Av H Engel Orner 141St St J. W. Hyde Park Av Val Awkee Tompkins Lodvigh Marcel Levy Ita Longwood Dy Piya Ree Kennelly A. H. Kaminsky Crowley Kepler J. Dolching Tola Feserve M. J. Daily 158Th St S. la HL Ward Rezerea Phillips & Cops Ss Lexington Isaacs Mount Due Ernest NS Ava Morton Bond and Morttgage Co Flliam ST Edward W.lott, Jr Pine St George Sumner Pine St 'Phone Winans Moores CO Iselephonye George x. Bhrgott Cortlandt 46Th St Avenue B T. AL Leary S. McAvoy Mort Bowtwo J. Walsh Tex Morris B. L. Bich Tsterdam C. L. Cohn Fox Bt Avenue St. John Avenue St John Fox St Avenue St C. Ty Ladiow AV Ac Eza Unionport W. G. Merriit A.B. Spingarn T. F. Archer New York and Globe Avs Brown Spllinger Lucette D Stephen H. Jackson Wes End Stimmetz Ameli Gora B. Hildreth Grover Sof Lyon Seco Markus Pidelia Mittelmann Earl G. i Willarm J. Creegan Wiest Sears Berg Mendel W Adolph Hirech Sheree St Renee Mendelaa Philip Applepes apothiSs Berets Shears Sclomoon Tae Little, Stone 97Th St ES Vents Martin York Lot RSA Frederick Gustavus Koblitho aUneatsce Aroun Tlny Harry “Perintenay Corper First ‘St Louis Bathrate Robert. R. Perkins Kinsstate A. Wales 20Th Emplem Realty CO Abram Bach Tee Tuz Harry L Willian A Campbell Sudi St Lda Couper Raeate Edie Manheln WAT Shawsky Savoih O'Leary Realty and Constructie Ta Realty Operating Co Bathgate Sy OoGe Amnperson Whiten Augusta Rachmann Aennessy Catherine Strreon Co Bradley Valentine Ax 19Th St. Bloom Isaac William A. Ferguson Isnatz Bjorkegren Charles Iecenie Hh Butterworth Webster Jacopson Tsrad Tnsurance de Trst Adison Losey Soboo Conen Cassel Susan OC Pacardas Como Nicala William Jere Johnson, Jr., & Co Juniper and Marion Avs, &C Ridgewood the Building Department Hudson ‘River Rahway Development Long Island Deal William C. Frohne New Jersey Mr.Day Louis Levy Palisade Atlantic Yacht Clubhouse New York Plate Ocean Lis Pendens
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