New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-11
REAL ESTATE.

w ~ .'-'n i"eeinaHon ana power, adding dn.
ty and prestige to the person family in whos n as
vested. To point out this fact more strongly Il S 81
as the traditions OF Scripture and history give s,la
proof OF its existence In ancient times IN common t
that OF more modern age. In no Eurofar
nation has the tendency to acquire lafed
estate been fully developed than among the Doeh
whose phegmatic character having receig "A an
idea OF Impression, speedily makes it permanent ma
lasting one It is not surprising. therefore, whe-
call the original settling OF Manhattan Island hat
nation, that TINS feeling lost strength when IL u
transpianted from Europe to this country by the DIV
emigrants It would be strange indeed had it dosese
when new country as yet without legal owners oynd
such a wide field for Its eradication, 10 an 4.
tent that the value Of land in thiel1ly populaw
country had hitherto forbidden. Thus when the grorH
now covered by city had become alittle fsu
more prominent families Of the settlers and were even
the smaller landed propretors Of those times but comps
addition would be made TO the list Of New York srnsn.
aires; Even at the present time one or lwY y ca
Dutch families, rather their descendants, have oa-
aged keep possession Of all greater part OF tAe 70
mer estates but the. enormous Increase
caused many Of them to he offered 10 public But
small number now remain, and it may DC conilefs1
once owned by the Stayvesants, knickerbockch 'ena
their like, will be divided among less liiIstrtlou%
the sale of one of these old and valuable pioperth
erto known the Tanan Estate SALE o. wfien az
with accuracy be said, that for its extent has ~,
by far the most important That mas ever san ..EE
was also sold this year is another proof OF tho evept
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the remaining large poJgps on 80
estate in the hands OF single owners LUIS sd IL
rest viii soon foI0y. The Exchange Room was erSyefi
toe 70 q SsTSs S CSsncs y
ment the sale wOuid offer The pds 9
HAMMER lad m eSapced d' its sdIonrnnent the ha
recorded the half hour after five. The length OF ~"
having prior e ih,s occasion occupied sgsS Tine
In our columns gu M Si0 Ssen oered for nsn
isS ff Sy q ' ae P5Sf for cad that s 20
whom the offer made declined 20 fa4ehase Io.asa
there wOuld be many eager 10 become the cwDen az
$4,000! The vast increase OF NewYork finds itsbssS
commentator in these facts Messrs A. j. BleeeSer y
justly ngStulae themselves the successful issue o
me Suc bS EoE s%ssSsssn mat Was pG Se eea as
nons. The prices realized were sore Of them q
ns%y e ps Gey q SS es pss lie
year The whole property termed the galman EsItto
Ssi To- e6 Sf AZ Park AS Sample ad al s
lot the southwest corner Of Fiftyintsi and slit
ave- 25xlOOB feet and facing the Park. sold for eo,
ana the lot at the other end Of the block on the os
east corner OF seyeDthaye. and Fnyni1tF5t,, real
sixth and seventh-aves realized $4,000 There
s popular belief regarding this block fronting on NC
the buildings be erected thcsc sites VIII be intended
for residences THIS Is pfohah g. er,op ibe s and
premises OF this sort will occupy this site, IN no irt %
the city could equally advantageous ore ee Iound IN
poses mentioned would be inyal0ab aud such fact -
NOT HoraSs event in the history OF Broo Peal Estate
must to-day be cbroncled. Tho sale o. iessrs Johnson
LARGEST vet recorded The prices were OF an average
good and the faies heavy Recently ~ sle 81 property
York has been equally good with the sa.es Sbee1ed 10
] that city, so,.,,. sox 90 ,rvI
The terms Of sale were 10 per cent o. nc pissheso
money be paid tee day Of sale to the eaee"t0s ~
the auetioneer his fec Of $40 for each Io ne resdns
The qT s9 Of An4 2l Se S G at P4 or %
the deeds may be ,,i ady Sf saS fc
contain covenants against nuisanees se cay psr ecae
Of the purchase money may remain OF bo. ana Iorts
the purchaser The fist i0t sold sitie ~ the so,ss
west corner of FIT pin,si aae sxtii-ayS: 1l2
- ~, 30 se-ou l9ts this boel, between si5t5
ioC5 feet The first BID tor THIS ut vas 100 from
this sum the bidding soon ran up 70 e g1s being
cessive bids were about $500 each and the agetoneeY
quickly recorded 5000 So, $500 ana 1900 as 9neifa w
destined however TO realize sum considerably greater
erty Of Mr. Rcmsdon Appieby for $4,000 The bidding
for the adjacent lot commenced az $4,000 and proceeded
this the bidding continued up tue price tho
lot sold for e2OOOO In bids Of $50 and $780, MI b.
sold is the third one east Of sxhave and VAS purchased
9y Mr. stuart Tor s SE I'M. also S
menced with the one at the northeast corner Of Seventh
to Mr. sylvester Brush. BE also bought The two
lots for sis and s500 The fourth lot east Of SEVENTH
sixth TO Mr G. Walter for 1850 each. Tie
seventh TO Mr.; j coddngtOn for .i52so; the eighth
Colwell for $liT5Oj the tenth to Mr.. r. II
ogdenbers for .llcG the nth and 18th 70 Mr. ausgTaye
NJ Blocker then sold the nth lot IN Eiftynipths
west 81 Nh 70 r. ass S dSF fSS e s Sa
sth sls5Oo each to Mr. Max Well the 9TH 10th, lth
and 18th for each 10 Mr. A. s. Rosenbaum the 18th
and 10th lots for $4,000 each to Mr. + Fairchid Til:
of FifynintSst, between Sixth ana seyenthayes Tho
next property sold consisted OF the lots situated at the
cS SGeF Of q and and
aud the whole number Of lots on the north
seventlaves The first lot sold was that situated as
the northwest corner Of sxaye and FIFTY cightllsi,
of 100 feet II sold TO Mrs. IL Denton for $1,000 The
Viz S5xioo feet was bought by Mr. Heynan for Si3 $50
he also purchased the next lot of the dinen
seine Dimensions, situate the middle OF the block, be-
tween Fysghti "a and was then Offered
and almost unprecedented occurred. After
gentleman for slS,s5O, but immediately following the
another gentleman asserted that before the hammer had
fallen he had made additional bid. An allegation
immediately tnsued which resulted in the property be-
ing again offered TO the public Strange TO say, snac
consequence followed another bidder declaring that GA
this second OCCASION he had also made higher bid before
the sale was Completed the lot was again put mp aud
again the subject OF much excitement and dispute,
similar scene occurring from the same cause The fourth
time, however, II was finally sold TO MI: Strauss for
$500 The gentleman who claimed that the lot
was originally knocked down 70 him for 1880,
considered himself the legitimate purchaser Of
the property, and avowed his intention Of tak-
ing steps To recover the difference between THAI
and the S5e00 for which the lot eventually sold,
saying that he thought he had right 10 be
pesed Tor the loss OF the property The sucoheer then
proceeded 10 sell the four lots situate the block between
Fiftyeighth aud Fifty ninthsts., Seventhaye. Tho
lot at corner Of Fyeghtlst having frontage OF IS
feet with depth OF 100 feet bought by Mr.. r. IL.
Blake for $4,000 The three next lots having respective
frontage Of 25I feet, with depth Oi 100 feet, sold
for sll,SOO each to the same gentleman. Mr.:
Blocker next sold the lots on the north side OK
Fifty-eighthst, between Sixth and seyenth-ayes