New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-13
REAL ESTATE.
NEw.YoRK, Saturday, Jan. II, 1868.

NEw.YoRK, Saturday, Jan. II, 1868.
Preparations are making Tor an unusually
brisk real estate Houses ana ots IN various paris
OF the city are being offered for sale or TO lease In great
numbers and many who think OF changing this spriag
are already inquirng about rents and prices But little
real estate business was transacted In this city today
We learn that the Lafayette Hall has been bought by tho
administrators for 100000 The almost unexampled ad'
vance in the value Of uptown property Is well illustrated
in the case the northwest corner lou on broadway ana
yfourth-st which. ten years ago. was sod Tor so
OOO and upon which, at that me building WAS erected
costing $500 1t then rented for $780, and now pro-
duces 1900 year The owner Of this property refused
SIS 900 for it a few days ago.
The following sales OF real estate have been reported
during the past week in the upper part OF Wescheser
County: At Croton Falls Mr. b. T. Wright has sold his
house and lot the railroad depot, 10 MI d. Merrt
for 100 Mr. d. ~ Reynolds has also sold his house
and lot In this village TO Mr. Thaddeus Wmtock, Tor
s95O Two farms in North Salem, containing about 80
acres and forming part of the David Adams estate,
sold at auction Saturday, by Mr. H. Pardee, and
brought SIPS In the town OF somers the old Gull
lever OF has been disposed OF by Mr. Sand
ford Teed for Geo H. Carhart the purchaser
This farm purchased by Mr. Teed only about year
ago. and by sale realizes $780, Mr. Lewis iced has
sold his farm Of so acres III Somers to Mr. Geo. A.
iced for $500 In the town OF Bedford Mr. Murphy OF
Albany has sold sackett farm Of 100 to Mr. vii
$4,000 for this property, and Mr. Bots had been offered
5000 advance his purchase but he refuses to SELL III
was reported on Saturday that Mr. Samuel Fail had sold
his farm Of about 800 the village OF White
Plains to company. site for Insane Asylum, for
Sal 900 The trustees Of the NJ T.. Church OF NEWCASTLE
have announced their intention Of selling their
present edfce the completion OF their new
Westinghouse at Mount Kisco. costing 10000 1t Is
to be finished about the middle or March
The erection OF houses In the villages on the line OF the
Harlem Railroad is quite extensive At Purdys station
about eight dwellings are being built speculation to
be finished by the Spring Mr. Edwin Price is also finish
ing good house for his occupation near his MOnu-
ment Marble Works Mt Bedford Station. on the nights
overlooking the railroad, and having fine view OF the
surrounding country. Eight ten houses are going up
some on speculaton and the other for residences,
all OF which are to be completed AT Mount
Kisco, village whose growth has been unprocc-
denied, many houses are building, the majority Of
which are for private individuals. This village has
become favorite Summer resort for residents OF the
city, in consequence OF its railroad accommodations its
proximity TO Croon, Byrum, and other lakes its magnih-
cent and varied drives and its general pleasing location
Some really fine mansions in the suburbs OF this village
are owned by gentlemen who make them their Summer
residences There Is also In the village fine edihce
partly finished which was intended by tho builder for
number OF stores, public and Masonic hall, but which,
in consequence Of the bankruptcy of the owner remains
unfinished IL is reported that shortly to be sold by
the Court OF Bankruptcy In White Plains. real estate
commanded high figures, lots 5OxOO any OF the prnci
pal streets being worth from 5000 each, aud are
not plenty even at that price.