New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-28
THE BROADWAY WIDENING.
sALE OF HE CONDEMNED BUMDINGS--A SINGULAR
SCENE,

Broadway; between Thirty:fonIth and riirty.
H.,1- ~. cc-taS5sS SsS scene Of s1ass TTciteme1,
and eommotoD Occasoned by the auction sale of all
those buildings and parts Of buildings, the destruction
Of which the widening of the great thorOughfsre Of the
city will render necessary From 10 until the close
Of the sale, late in the afternoon, the street
dered almost inpassabe by the crowd of buyers sellers
and lockers The sale under the direction of
George NJ. Van Mort, Commissioner of Public Works
and was conducted by auctoDeer william Kennedy. 1t
began at the large brick building No. Dos Sixth-aye
known Parkers Restaurant" and the first sale made
was the front, including doors, windows, sashes
ETC, Of that part of the building occupied by
Truss DefOnge glove and lace emporium. The sale
Df the building fronts then continued the west
side OF Broadway up TO FOrtysixtht, The entire block
bounded by Forysxth and Forty-sevenths Seventh
and Broadway, next sold it being necessary to
10 altogether. Above FOrty-seventh.st. to
Fftiethst buildings the side sold aud
from Ffteth 20 Fty-Dinth those the west side Of
Broadway The heaviest part of the sale between
Ffiyhrst and Fiityfourth-sts., the houses in these
blocks being Of much larger and more substantial
character any OF the others large brownstone
rrOnt house the southwest of Broadway and
FIfythTdst, estimated TO be worth about $4,000 VIII
have 10 be entirely removed. This building sold for
1850. On the northwest corner fourstoFy brick
house, &C feet 'front.' which sold for sl25 Twenty-Five
feet OF the front of the Broadway Hotel sold for $1,000
IL has been the custom 10 sell property Of this descrp
ion from diagram at the City Hall, but yesterday the
AuetiOneer drove from house TO house. selling each in
Srer and the excitement it produced in the neighbOr
hood well be imagined. The greater part OF the
property was purchased y builders the owners
Of the houses themselves, and IN some in-
stances the price procured was as low as 81 so.
The depth of the slice 10 be taken OF OF each house of
course with the distance from the street line and
the value Of the part sold depends upon the material
the state OF preservation &c. Frame houses brought
little, if ythng, while, in some Instances, brick
fronts procured nearly their value. brick stable,
t14 70 1918 Broadway sold Tor $500 while athreestOry
brick dwelling Nos 1870 and 1,522, only de
BaDded $50. Nos. 1885 and 3s9 Broadway, three
story frame houses, disposed OF for s37O, while
two ODeEOTy frame houses by we're knocked down
AtS17 five-story brick factory al Fftyeighhst
bought by j. d. Voorhees, Tor So and twOStOfy frame
by else for s. Nos 54 10 i532 Broadway
sold for 500; Nos l3O 1891 and 132 threestOry
brick houses tC25; Nos l0l 10 l40j Our-sOry brick
buildings for $50; No. 6l9 Seyenhaye brck house for
E25 Nos IJOG 1910 Broadway, BRICK buildings, f625
NOs 1881 1903 frame $780, and thus the prices varied
according the preservation OF the materials, the
quality Of the bricks, The amounts procured were
sad however 10 I've fair the entire proceeds Of the sale
Nl7, eco So