The New York herald., 1868-03-11
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
Heavy Sales Yesterday Of Central Park and
Prospect Park LOts-Prices and Purcla sers.


the metropolis The two great sales OF the season.
vz by j. Blocker OF 2i6 lots in the neighborhood
OF the Park being portion OF the estate of the late
Mrs. Sarah Taman, comprising the block of ground
sixty -four lots) bounded by Fifty-eighth street,
Fifty-ninth street and Sixth and Seventh
avenues; tract Of 1fty-four lots on the
block bounded by Fltyseventh and Fifty
eighth streets and Sixth and Seventh avenues;
the block of ground (sixty-four lots) bounded by
Sixty-seventh and Sixty-eighth streets and Tenth
and Eleventh avenues; The block Of ground Sixty
four lots bounded by SiXty-eighth and SiXty-ninth
streets and Tenth and Eleventh avenues together
with the double frame dwelling house thereon, the
homestead OF the late Mrs. John II. Talman, and the
modern four story brown stone dwelling house. with
basement and under cellar and lot, No. "a West
Eighteenth street, house 25x60 feet deep with party
walls; lot 91.2 deep; and by Johnson Miller of
two hundred lots the Grand Sackett Street Drive,
the proposed Ridge Boulevard and bordering Pros
pect Park east and west Brooklyn-came Off as an
nounced, attracting large crowds to the auction
mart. The previous history OF both sections forms
marked contrast to its present condition That Of
the Central Park property is thus related:-
"On cold December evening in the year 1s4s two
elderly gentlemen were seated in a snug little house
the outskirts or our great metropolis, New York,
said house standing some blocks below where the
Fifth Avenue Hotel now stands. The subject under
discussion was real estate and the inevitable growth
Of the city. or course there was difference OF
opinion and warm argument, and the conclusion Of
the conversation Offer of Mr.. A. to sell Mr. B.
a farm he had way out OF town., for the sum of
'$6,500.' Mr. B. agreed to examine 1t next day and
to decide. lie did so, and Indignantly told Mr. A.
that he would not have 1t, that 1t was dear at any
price, that 1t was covered with large rocks and
deep gues, and that there was not pasture
for one COW on it.'n II Is unnecessary TO 60
increase in value of the Prospect Park lots every
one can recall the time when that section was bar
ren waste far beyond The ken Of even the most eX-
trayagant speculators. Never this season has the
Exchange been so crowded as 1t was yesterday, the
Park lots having drawn together the capitalists,
spectators and real estate agents OF both cities who
econgregated IN such numbers as almost to suggest
ing on the tapts, connected with matters
OF absorbing, public interest, such as i'm:
peachment,. the appointment or removal OF
an obnoxious al Interim or the blowing
up OF Congress, a la Guy Fawkes with nitro-glyce.
rne. Although twelve O'Clock was the hour set for
the sales to commence these interested in their pro.
gress commenced assembling long before that hour
filling the room from end to end when that time was
reached-a densey packed crowd, struggling for
prominent points Of observation and eagerly pressing
forward to the stand ofA j. Bleecker which was 'or
that Of Johnson Miller, as their inclination and pre-
objections urged them. II seemed to many as
Though tSerg yaea sganss s ros for
King, Benoznia !" demanded s solution. However,
decision was reached neither party had
front of each desk being occupied by earnest and
determined bidders, who offered prices encouraging
lers sale occupied about three hours all the property
put up by them being disposed Of to bona ade pur.
chasers, who seemed anxious TO get hold OF it, and
at prices exceeding the anticipations OF the owners
Messrs A. J. Beecker, Son Co.'S sale continued to
ha5r,pas' i Aye &c O'clock and was equally satisfactory
as well as OF others that occurred yesterday
BY A. j. BLEECKER, SON AND co.
n ninp yVar n1n hn foil nvyt tnrY
conditions as terms Of sale:-Ten per cent OF the
purchase money TO be paid on the day of sale, and
to the auctoneer twenty dollars for each lot. The
residue the purchase money to be paid at the same
place on the goth day OF April next AT twelve o'clock
noon, or as soon thereafter her as the deeds % may be
Fifty y-eighth and Fifty ninth streets) to contain
covenants against nuisances. Seventy per cent Of
the purchase money may remain on bond and mort
gage for three or live years. at the option OF the pur
chaser.
Fifty.nnt street, south side, opposite Central
purchased by K. Applcby, for $50 0o0 The lot adoln.
ing, west, BY B. !. Beekman, for $4,000; the next
adjoining by ]. Jones, for $4,000; the next by the
same, for sls,10o the next two by John f. Black for
si5oo; the next by W. B. Dick sl4 500 each. the two
by A. S. Rosenbaum, for i3 800 each the next by l..
Hersea, for sl345o; six next adjoining by B. p. Fair
Child, for $4,000 each one next by Mr. Buckley, for
each one next by r. II. Arkenburgh, for 200; one
next by Lewis Colwel, for 81 next by James
by Jefferson Coddington; two adjoining by
r. Walter for s145o each one next, by J. W. Stol.
mach for $4,000, one next by L. Brush for 5000.
being on the corner OF seventh avenue, completing
the entire front OF the block TO the same for S2S 500
Fifty eighth street, north side, commencing 100
feet east OF Seventh avenue, one lot, 25xl0o5 pur
chased by b. Cohen for s7,lo0; eight lots adjoining
edI Sy SSaasS SS Ial for Se os
adjoining, by Max Wild, for $4,000 each; one lot adj
joining, by Eli Mopng, for S505o; one lot, next by
B. Towns, for $1,000, and one ot, adjoining. being
in the immediate rear OF lots on Sixth avenue, by J.
+. Fluct, for S7,0j0.
Fifty.eighth street. south side, commencing one
hundred feet west OF Sixth avenue, four cores 100
feet front in all, III feet inches greatest depth
and os feet Ga inches least DEPTH s545o each; two
lots adjoining, west 25xl00.5 each, with two cores
In rear, l79 greatest depth by 1910 least, sS3o50
each; two lots adjoining with cores in rear, 2eaH
two lots adjoining, with cores greatest depth 374,
s3,l2 each; nye lots adjoining and cores greatest
depth Of the latter 55oA by X; H. Blake, for sso25
depth oso. by Smith Barker, for s3,625 each; four
lots adjoining and gores the iatter so.3A greatest
depth, BY A. Beebe, for a. 15 and one lot adjoining
being that Immediately In rear Of lots on Seventh
avenue, with gore 81 feet mean depth. BY L. Appleby
On seventh avenue, east side.-one lot, com.
mencing eleven feet north of Fiity.seventh street,
so6 front, 32.i rear by 1901 ieet mean depth pnr.
chased BY Mr. Friedenhes for slS500: one Lei adjo.n
ing north, 2jxloo. by Q. Appeby. for so. $780, three
lots adjoining by the same for 200 each; one lot
255xlo0 being the corner Of Fiity-eightb street, by
the same for si3.700; four lots, commencing a the
northeast corner OF futy-elRntn street, the corner
one 255xi00. the others 2jXlo0, purchased by B. H.
Blake for sl;,s50 each.
on sixth avenue west sde.--One LOT. commencing
lis feet north Of Fy-sevenh street 32.5 'front.' ASH
rear and 100 feet In depth. purchased by Terence
Farley for tl6 900; one lot adjoining, north, by p
Arnaud for $4,000, and one lot adjoining beng the
southeast corner OF Sixth avenue and F!fty.eghth
street 2s5xloo by the same for $4,000 One lot on
the northeast corner Of Sixth avenue and Fiye!ghth
street. 255xloo purchased by 3 II. Denton .or le4ooi
two lots adjoining north on the avenue, 25xloo. by
H. Yeaman for sl3s5 each, and one lot adjoining by
Philip stone. COR $4,000.
On Six,y.u.nth street, south side.-Ore lot com.
menclnp 100 feet west OF Tenth aveale, 2sxio0.6
purchased by I. Codenburg for $4,000; three lots
adjoining. BY " Atwtt, for 4,ooc each two ad.on-
ina by o. +. Ke.rer for &365c each; the next by
John Pa!sey for s3,550; four more adjoining, BY ].
Boosxwan for g. 4-5 each; four lots adjoining by
Suress for t3 $50 each. four more adjoining by z.
F. Morell for t3,326 each aud the four nextaajoln-
ing. by J. Beers, for az, e25 each.
On Sixty.eghth street. Eorth side.-Three lots com.
meucng les feet east Of Eleventh avenue, each 25x
& tnnathnr with the old hnr1nsiead double