New-York tribune., 1868-02-01
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ], 1866
REAL ESTATE.

NEwYoEK, Friday, Jan 81, l8c9
we note no material change in the city real
estate market today but few public snles taking place
and the property offered being bought at good prices
The attendance the Exchange Sales Room is large
every day The transfers by auction to-day comprised
houses Thrd-aye., Last Fifty.fourthst New.Yolk
nnd Graham-st near DeKalbaye., in Brooklyn. Tho
FIRST lot o land With thTee-story brick store and
dwelling the 'front.' aud stable on the rear situated
the south corner OF Thgdave and Thirythirdst,
aud known as No 4io ThIrdave. The house IS about
25x50 IT, and the lot 25xl0o Sixty per cent OF the pur
chase money remains bond and mortgage Mr. Henry
Mange bought this property for t3O2j0 The next put
up was The threestory, highsoop brick house. with ot'
north side Of Fifythrdst, IT, east OF Third
ave, and known No 207. Tho house has modern I'M
proyomons the lot Is 20x4O It. The terms Of sale for this
property wero the In the last II was strnck
down TO Mr. Herman Kihlor for $3.50. Tho Brooklyn
property consisted Of lot Of land, with twostory and
basement brick house, the east side OF Grahamst,
third house south OF DeKabaye. The house has water
gas and good cellar. The lot is iEsi.5 IT, There is
mortgage OF 81 500 the property. Mr. Walter Long
took 10 for 1890
The BrookIp, Union n an artlcle "Rents and Real
Isato' says: "Rcnts ia Brooklyn arc finally due tho
last quarter ~ the current year. Saturday, February
At that time tenants aud landlords give mutual notice
tho one ~ an intention the other Of pcrmlssOrtO
occupy the premises for ,he ensuing year. There Is not
much doubt that but very tle moving viii Do done IN
the spng so exact arc tine locations aud their prices IN
spondcnco WITH each other throughout tho city.
The great question that Conpels most examination VIII
be- What win DO the rate Of rental for 1869 twill prices
decline advance, stand still To this nterrOgatory
the zeal estate dealers aver that there will be apprec
able change whatever The prices asked for dwelling
houses that have ,Jng stood, that are TO bo de-
voted TO domestic purposes. Tie highest marx
landlords almost dare ask, ana tenants certainly
afford 10 pay has been reached IL Is beloved NO a0
viii be charged, set owing 10 the Indications
fr0u transfers OF real estate % !s improbable at any ue-
cline viii take place IN houses already hnilt The prices
asked for houses n process Of construction OF re-
Gently finished viii be considered further ON. On the
nles ~ which the simple of houses Las been as
scsscd Ia Brooklyn ngcnts claim at least ~ per cent
valuation or rent Thss advance of p per cent since
1884 when 10 per cent the average valuation since
then III who fortunate enough 20 secures leases
for term but who depend upon annual rents have been
compelled 20 increased payments and tho tendency has
been upward al the time Tireostory bricks on streets
IA South BROOKLYN, state Henry, and Hicks with such
other streets warren Congress. Amy and the like
thrsostory bllcs of ordinary makcront for at least
$1,000 and II tho location be near CNptonst,
tho price ranges at from 20) sad $500 per year
Fourstory brovr1onc fronts with English basement at
ached are held AT s40O lowest price and no dmnution
~ these rates l. contemplated by the agents this year
on that part of The iIghts' on C0iumb!ast, between
Perrcpsnt aud Cranberry sts tlo rental is quito 5000
nufurnishcd; while furnished the price averages, by cal
cua,ou 5000 per year Oi furnished houses, however
There are few 10 be had. and yet fewer called for That
REGULARITY Of house getting seems % have died eut 10
lafge IS cut, aud only still pursued by those 20 whom
fore IA absenors make profitable Tho occupation OF home
dwellings In lie upper I.ss Qf the city the standard
rates obtain allowing for ths difference which location
has always exercised on The terms asked For instance
Ox0TG st. af1yctto Portland, Tort Greene, ana Ciei
mont ayos tle crcat distance from ,le ferries make
.sl. . .N..su e. front "a
That down tc-n demand si.'co can here be had for
sl 100 and s5 hut set further Washington and
Cut0n-aye- what with the greater esteemed fashion
ahcue u the thorou hlares. and more especially their
protected connection wish Prospect Park on the one hand
and with New-Yoi by Wlahout Ferry on tho other tho
rates % rent and sales have gone Gp higher than any
Other section The city exhibits There even frame ton
eru- on tie old ahaltstory plan rent az tliOo
and sC0o while for now modern houses, that downtown
bring say 81 600 $3.50 demanded and got Tie main
teuarcc N Tie lro cnt swollen rates in Brooklyn is be
lcyed 20 be- owing 90 the closely ntorwovon connection
Which the Keeping OF boarderr bear 20 the business oi
house letting in the CITY OF Churches" It Is no exhe-
rotu 20 assume that fully twohlrds OF the residences
r. fhc city are uacd boarding hOusos. Onobaf the
ralo ccIbate population of New-Yoik room or
toasd on e other sdc Of Fulton Perry while it i'
,y unusual Tor married people With no or small fai
Uts % go ~ housekeeping They too board In an es-
'ltsf population of $1,000 there 10000 that either
boald or Eeep bos.dcgs Very few oi tho latter own
their houses. On tho tents they have to pay they
estimate such prlce' Tor board VIII enable them 20
meet The expenses he house and table and for these
hey mnot the hoarders Tho rates for the latter Ike
tie Reconstruction laws know cuangr except FOR the
worse and A. landlados keep up for boaTders they
nud Themselves able py the present rates of rent
Accursto estimate may be made rs follows;
Psa a9
al ptfi,fb"sri ~ 90 per gsek-p"r yes..-.,. 100
s.rrA ari trk - t per yeet peryesr sou
~ rs G rrel.....
Total.
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