The Art of Selling How Big Brokers Work
Lawrence B. Hillman of Pease and Biltman, a leading brokerage figure, spoke on selling real estate to the West Side Y M C A real estate school. He urged a neutral broker body to reform practices, reduce buyer bias, and safeguard sellers through commissions and market knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence B. Hillman
Pease & Biltman
Ats City
West Side
Young Men's Christian Association
Sith Street
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Elliman
Real
Aurlody
M. Elliman
Hearere
Asalary
Brokers and site assessment for urban property values
The piece discusses how brokers use visits to owners to gauge land and building values and maintenance costs. It notes brokers learn about nearby nuisances and suitability for apartments or hotels, and that imminent bargains prompt quick neighbor inquiries to gauge marketability in New York’s high living costs.
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New York
HOUSES IN DEMAND IN CITY REAL ESTATE MARKET
Sales of dwelling and apartment houses dominated yesterday's real estate trading. Properties include two five story apartment houses at Broadway and 6th street sold to a Douglas Robinson client, and several single and multi family residences on West 92nd, West 122nd, West End Avenue, and College Avenue. Transactions involve Mary E. McLain, Sarah A. Taylor, Palisade Realty Company, and Henriet ta Pauls among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
6Th Street
Douglas Robinson
Charlies S. Brown & Co
Pease & Elutman
Mary E. McLain
West 92d Street
Max Marx
Wilcox & Shelton
Sarah A. Taylor
West 122d Street
J. Hough
H. B. Kirk
Palisade Realty Company
Bradford
West End Avenue
Mist Street
HT. Pfeifer
August Diener
Henrietta Pauls
College Avenue
Plans Filed For Remodelling Several NYC Buildings
Plans were filed for remodelling two five story flathouses at Third avenue and 43d street near St. Agnes church for Elizabeth Kennedy to meet Tenement House rules with a larger light court at a $7.0 cost. Architect Charles Popkin. Also filings for remodelling Nos 6% and 428 West 34th street owned by Rebecca Mills for Fleischmann Company to install a moving picture hall at No 964 Second avenue for Anna Domino new owner. A. M. Duncan, Young and Gronenberg named architects for these projects along with works to convert four story Stable at 229 West 58th street for Republic Rubber Company by E Wilbur. Other Manhattan filings include a two story power house at Twelfth avenue and 21st street costing 9 060 and a three story stable at 317 East 21st street costing 6.0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue
43D Street
St. Agnes’s Roman Catholic Church
Elizabeth Kennedy
Charles Popkin
West 34Th Street
Rebecca Mills
Fleischmann Company
Second Avenue
Anna Domino
West 33d Street
A. Friedlander & Company
A. M. Duncan
Young and Gronenberg
Murphy
West 58Th Street
Republic Rubber Company
E. Wilbur
George F. Hinrichs Company
Twelfth Avenue
fZ1st Street
William J. Whittaker
East Ith Street
Realty Notes Breezy Brooklyn Transactions From Agents
Burrill Brothers sold No 19 Poihemus Place Brooklyn to J K Faulkner for R H Hanson. Whitehouse Porter report leases at No 10 East 75th for Joseph Ulman to Albert B Ashforth. No 22 East 63d for August Vatable to Mrs H F Dyer. No 64 West 38th for Mrs Leonard Quinlin to Mrs Elizabeth D Camp. No 67 East 10th for Mrs J K Benjamin to Dudley Davis. No 12 West th Street for John G Duffy to Mme Walsh. lease renewed at No 216 West 18th Street for James Hazen Hyde to Alfred G Vanderbilt. Gross & Gross sold lease of No 75 and 737 Seventh Avenue for Cities Motor Service. Pease Elliman rents include No 4 Park Avenue for Samuel T Peters. No 4 Tiv Madison Avenue for Ashbel P Fitch. No 23 West 5th Street for Mrs Adrienne Pizzipio. No 108 East 54th for Joan D Wing. No 117 East 71st for Lloyd Aspinwall. No 438 Madison Avenue for Edmund Converse. No 36 East 63rd for Mrs Edward Leverich. No 12 East 12th for Mrs Mary S Perkins. No 112 East 20th for Mrs George Gordon. No East th Street for Mrs George L Nichols.
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Burrill Brothers
Poihemus Place
Carroll Street
Garfield Place
Brooklyn
R. H. Hanson
J. K Faulkner
Whitehouse & Porter
East 75Th Street
Joseph Ulman
Albert B. Ashforth
East 63d Street
August Vatable
H. F. Dyer
West 38Th Street
Leonard
Quinlin
Elizabeth D. Camp
East Tith Street
J. K. Benjamin
Dudley Davis
West
Th Street
John G. Duffy
Mme. Walsh
West 1Éth Street
James Hazen Hyde
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Gross & Gross Company
Lloyd Aspinwall
Madison Avenue
Edmund
Converse
East 6Ird Street
Edward Leverich
East 12d
Mary S. Perkins
East 20Th Street
George ©. Gordon
George L. Nichols
Etagioc Holding Transfers Title to Hotel York
The Etagioc Holding Company transferred title yesterday to the Hotel York, located at the northwest corner, marking a notable real estate transaction. The move shifts ownership and could influence local development and management of the York property.
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Hotel York
Etagioc Holding Company
York
Cor
Property Transfers on West 2th Street and 36th Street
The transfer involves Samuel W. Peck taking title to No 6 West 2th Street 2x89 feet following a nominal consideration. The Stanworth Company handled the conveyance from the former owner at the 36th Street and Seventh Avenue corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
36Th ‘Street
Seventh Avenue
Stanworth Company
Samuel W. Peck
West 2Th Street
Auction Room Sales Report From Vesey Street and Beyond
A volun tary sale at the Real Estate Exchange rooms, Vesey street, yielded a vacant plot at the northeast corner of Ninth Street and Fifth Avenue for 275500. Foreclosure sales included the Hermitage Hotel on Seventh Avenue for 504740 to a party in interest, with numerous adjoining auction listings and bids detailed for multiple properties and estates across Brooklyn and Manhattan, including 33 38th Street, 92 and 94 Brooklyn Avenue, and 701 Prospect Avenue among others.
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Stanley Isaacs
Real Estate Exchange
Vesey Street
9Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Jeremiah C. Lyons Building and Operating Company
Hermitage Hotel
Seventh Avenue
Charles A. Kehoe
Real estate lecture on Water Fronts at Brooklyn YMCA
Ss D Van Wagner of the Lawyers Tithe Insurance Company will address the Bedford branch Young Men's Christian Association real estate class in Brooklyn tomorrow night. He is a specialist in waterfront property and will use stereopticon views to illustrate recent developments, possibilities, and problems in water front real estate.
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Ss. D. van Wagner
Lawyers’ Tithe Insurance Company
Bedford
Young Men’s Christian Association
Brooklyn
van Wagner
Leases Fifth Avenue Store to Columbia Bank and Others
Albert B. Ashforth leases include No 19 West 4th for Downey to Rosenberg No 497 Fifth Avenue for Columbia Bank to Maguire No 7 East 3rd Street for Leikens to Hallam.
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Albert B. Ashforth
West 4Th Street
John ST. Downey
Herman Rosenberg
Fifth Avenue
Columbia Bank
Edward M Maguire
East 3Rd Street
Joseph C. Leikens
G. N. Hallam
Two Long Island Deals and Property Sales
L Ecluse Washburn & Co sold a sixteen family modern apartment house on a plot 37% feet on Nott avenue Long Island City to an investor for 330 000. Each apartment contains five rooms and was built last year by Everett Realty and Construction Co. The investment promises a net income of per cent. Folsom Brothers sold for William Ordeman the lease of the Central Avenue Amusement Park and Hotel at Corona Long Island to Louis Schutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L’ecluse, Washburn & Co
Nott Avenue
Long Island City
Everett Realty and Construction Company
Folsom Brothers
William Ordeman
Central Avenue
Corona
Long Island
Louis Schutt
Trading in Bronx parcels report of multiple property sales
George J. McCeffrey sold for Samuel Geller a store and two family house at the southeast corner of Westchester avenue and 171st street on a 2x117 feet plot. Cowen sold the southwest corner of Garrison avenue and Fuile street a 56x144 feet lot. Irvine Realty Company sold for A Lowy the southeast corner of Gerrison avenue and Irvine street a 66x110 feet plot with a two family dwelling on a 60x100 feet lot.
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George J. McCeffrey
Samuel Geller
Westchester Avenue
171St Street
Cowen
Garrison Avenue
Fuile Street
Seneca Realty Company
A. Lowy
Gerrison Avenue
Irvine Street
Irvine Realty Company
Brooklyn Man Granted Divorce in White Plains Court
Justice Arthur S. Tompkins in the Supreme Court at White Plains granted an interlocutory divorce to William Roberts the Brooklyn manufacturer from his wife Agnes McFall Roberts. The corespondent Count Schmidt is noted as well known. Roberts is president of Bates Machine Company at 633 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn with witness George Hice treasurer. The couple married March 14 1897 in Normandy suburb of St Louis and their son William C. Roberts Jr. is placed in the father's custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur S. Tompkins
Supreme Court
White Plains
William ©. Roberts
Brooklyn
Agnes McFall Roberts
Count Schmidt
Roberts
Bates Machine Company
Jamaica Avenue
Brook- Inn
George &. Hice
Corporation
Strike Threat From Liberty Dawn Coach Drivers
The Liberty Dawn Association of Coach Drivers issued an ultimatum to the Livery Stable Keepers' Association signaling a strike vote on a union agreement. Chauffeurs would be included with coach drivers, and unions urged a conference to avert action. James Naughton, chair of the livery group, indicated no reply yet but openness to another meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Dawn Association of Coach Drivers
Livery Stable Keepers’ Association
James Naughton
Trust and Surety Companies Long Island Mount Vernon Manhattan
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous insurance and bond entities including Mount Vernon Manhattan Mercantile Metropolitan Mortgage Bond Morton Mutual Mutual All Nassau and Union United States Casualty with incomplete references to various regional offices and associations in New York. The readable text names several surety and mortgage firms and financial institutions across New York areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Manhattan Mercantile Metropolitan Mortgage
Morton
Mutual
Mutual All
Nassau
Cr &T
Union
United States
van Norden
Washington
Westchester
Windsor
Bronx Building Plans And Costs Across Several Properties
A list of building plans on Bronx streets includes a one story frame garage at 1 Raymond’s Avenue by owner N Muller with architect Boling. ten four story brick tenements on Lorom Avenue by Fee Vale Realty Company with architects Davhe and Kreymborg. two two story frame dwellings on Weed Avenue by Caswell Taylor Improvement Company with J Vreeland as architect. two four story brick tenements on Hughes Avenue near 179th Street by Martin Tully with Harry T Howell. a two story frame store and dwelling on Westchester Avenue near Theriot Avenue by Miller with Henry A Stadler. six three story brick dwellings on Bryant Avenue near Jennings Street by Evie Realty Company with Louis La Welle. one story brick stores on Westchester Avenue 89.169 ft west of Brock Avenue by Fred Witama with Giesen & Williams. total costs cited around 180,000 and 7,800 to 8,000 in unspecified units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Caswell Taylor Improvement Company
J Vreeland
Hughes Ave
Martin Tully
Harry T Howell
Westchester Ave
Theriot Ave
Miller
Henry A Stadler
Bryant Ave
Jennings St
Evie Realtr Company
Louis la Welle
Brock Ave
Fred Witama
Giesen & Williams
Building loan contracts and property references
Building loan records detail Mortgag e Company and Valentine Construction Company actions. Names include Richard W Horner Edward H Norton and Clara C Nilson with parcel notes on Tosedale Ave Merrillet Lawrence Ave Gleason Ave and 198th St. The document shows a 6000 principal amount and multiple property coordinates.
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Tosedale Ave
Merrillet
Richard W Horner
Clara _C Nilson
Lawrence Ave
Gleason Ave
Edward H Norton
Aho
Valentine
198Th St
Sinaotx
Central Mortgag
Eompanty Icans Valentine Construction Company
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Brooklyn Ave
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188Th St
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Ali
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79Th St
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Cherry St
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J Fitzgerald
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Belmont Ave
Thomas Foy
Grant Squires
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R Rrttenberg
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Mosholurene Co
Mose
M & W. Attys
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I T Nelson
Admix
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P Zucker
Prospect Ave
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W M &Tilwell
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Joseph P Day
6Th St
Tilile Akowitz
Joseph Klein
Herman Gottlieb
J Dunphy
Amsterdam Ave
Mutual Life Ins Co
Isaac Helfer
James McKeen
P James
H Schmohl
Exis
Schwartz
Wilson
Dowling
Ingraham & Co
Moritz Jurkovitz
Citman
S G Geller
Phenix Ingrah
Hugh D Smyth
4Th St
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Cheries
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Charles Schujck
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Zurich
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Firth Ave
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4Th Avenue
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