The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-28

the 4th OF March, as the result would have noted
another event besides the Presidential Inaugural
| ton. AS 1t Is, the commencement OF the Spring
trade in city real estate takes date from yesterday
| and Muller wilkins Co., auctioneers. must take
the head Of the list in being the first to indicate to
what an immense extent property on Manhattan
Island is to be driven during the ensuing period
| for building.
Very extensive advertising through the press,
posters and catalogues, which has brought the fact
to public notice that the large amount OF property
belonging to the Carman estate would be sold on
the 9th instant at auction by order Of the execu-
| tors, tended to gather one OF the largest assem-
| bies ever cOngregated at the Exchange.
| Among the spectators were many well
known moneyed gentlemen and some Of the
| largest property owners in the city. The prices
realized were, to say the least, simply enormous,
especially for lots located on the Grand Boulevard.
| The figures reached were so high that q gentleman
present at the sale facetiously remarked that this
sale was a criterion to 60 by, and was the basis
upon which is to be established standard value he
would at once commence to solicit subscriptions
with which to build ten story elevator SO as to
reach ruling prices.
| Everybody present was astounded at the spirited
bidding on lots In every direction.
Punctually at twelve O'Clock Mr.. Adrian Fl. Null
er pere, started the sale with the four story brick
store No. "a Beaver street. 23.11sx65.SH and 26.9x
5e.5 feet, on bid of $4,000, which was rapidly
increased until the, price reached $4,000,
was a responded '0 to with ~ "De Witt.n At
the announcement OF this name general muir
muir went around among that vast Assembly, and
EXPLANATIONS OF "Oh, this Is a put up job" "The
heirs are buying in this property" "It's too thin
for one OF the lawyers to bid at this sae,n and
nerOus other CALCULATIONS, which plainly showed
thar the audience lab0red strongly under the i'm
preston that Mr. De Witt, the senior attorney for
when the gentleman who had bought this piece OF
real estate qualified his name by prefxing
Alfred" This at once set existing doubts at rest
and confidence was again restored. The next sale
the four story brick building, 46 Beaver street,
1s.6x97xl9 7x2s. SKI. ox6o.s feet, which brought
ward even faster than any rapid transit could con-
vey him. wan and disposed ed. Of ,os some prop,
sixth and Seventh avenues at moderate
prices, when he arrived at the northwest
which grand struggle took place. Mr.. John b.
Dye led the bidders and from the first he appeared
urlng "a llxloO leet, frame stable thereon. His
bidding $13,600 secured the coveted prize The
same gentleman purchased the lot on the south
west corner OF Grand Boulevard and 1921 street.
2411X75 for 1880; six inside lots fronting the
Boulevard, three 25xlOO and three 25x75 feet. for
slO5OO each; also three lots 152d street. IS feet
west OF Boulevard, with two and half story
frame villa thereon, eacn 25x99l II feet and two 25X
991I feet lots adjoining, frontingon 15lst street,
each OF which was Knocked down for $51, 900. The
plot thus secured IS almost square, being 200 feet
front on the Boulevard and 100 feet each on the
15lst and 152d street. The whole amount paid for
this plot by MIR. Dye Is sos, $50. The next import
ant but very cheap purchase was the Riverside
lots and most valuable water right, between l52d
and 163d streets, made by Mr.. +. l.. Ford, for
highly inflated prices occurred the catalogue was
finally exhausted at three O'Clock precisely. The
assembly wac BY this time became weary and
just closed was the most important ever held at
the Exchange, and in every way tending to settle
prices OF west side property for the coming
season. The very best humor prevailed throughout
Mr.. Muller Kept his word when he promised to
conduct the sale at 40 rate. His spirit inspired
his auditors, hence the good time' made and ex-
celent prices obtained. 1t Is needless to mention
that the progress on the Riverside Park and the
certainty Oi obtaining rapid transit by the "New
YORK" and tine colbert" elevated railroads have
been the cause of the 'Carman property selling at
state that various other sales Of real
advertised by other auctioneers to be held yester.
the spectators was centred in the Carman prop.
erty.
Annexed will be found the detailed statement
of this sale at the Real Estate Exchange, Ill Broad
BY MULLER, WILKINS AND co.
%ss; All Alfred nroau
sh & saf e arthur q Tie
Twc houses a. and plot of g gTG So M and
ss bK Stable cirono biz stable and lot 5O adj
the above Is. 6xss 81 Frederick Creger
lot x 1 ~ Jnn W. corner Boulevard and iSls ST. .o
slots GOs 81 % II adj, above John b
sots Nos g. 81 s. adj above. each a5x7S John
h. and $,sts Sso il ,s ji3 Il. issd LOW
Ply SS$ss each sas Sno 3ss .NGs :
Il: 7s; . isisi St, adj. above each 40,
2 H. and tIS lots S NOS lis 2 a $ sad St: and
frame stable and ndS lots SGs s q 50 Isis, %.
2
H. and lots iNos lis, tic, ii1 iS2d St ''"
r,.@ So stable and lS o %ne 1s Kelley isis;
asa Csss H. IlS ls;d :; and '''"
same size; j. Brown .'. -. 49,. 1850
IL Mo Sn " corner Boulevard and l5sd St, Allx go
SLOTS Nos and adj above each a5xlCC .'
slots os and adj same size r. sonilard 5000
cS A. L. sculiard l,oOO
'' l at. ST. a. o. bsuss a s s sasA !ssss as
Is h. and tSo ii n s. isad ST. and l. no So '"
yens. 200
u same Size; George h Read ...;......:.::.' $500
Size adj above charles s.ePaih -. ~. 'a 900
adj above, same sizes 6. s Thaysr,,.......;;. $500
Thayer:; 1920
% n aHs d 0 adj above b s ss . at s.S s lot e s
lot a1 Ns i n iSsi ST. and lot No Isl Issd 'O0
st., adj. above same size s. Tnayer $500
lot NO lg n. $. l52d St and lot Go. ~ s. 1881
st. adj. above same size; @. U. Embury. 5IO0
rs. front h and NO 20 N. s. 1921 ST. and lot No
so s. $. l53d St, adj. above lot same size; George
rs. T. h. and l. n. 1921 and lot NO 5O s. g. 1881
St, ADJ. above Z: A. Page; $500
2lots Nos and 2O n. 8. l52d ST. and lots mos so
and 81 1854 st:, adj above John Adriance =. $500
lots Nos 4S and 49, s. s. 1881 St. adj atove: John
Ss blk, b. (Riyerside House, and plot of ground Got
Nos 81 to ~ inclusive, together with water right
located on l52d and l53d sts., fronting Hudson
RIVER size of plot 2sSx2l5. 1xl99 lOxl5S6; L. L.
- IS 1881 ST. adj. above; B. r Fsrc6iid 800
lots Nos q and 29 n. s. l42d st. and lots mos As
and go l55d ST., adj. above B. P. Farchild $500
adj above G. A. Briggs 'o ~ 100
ST. lot Il iixioo; R. Grea rson o.' Nv a.N ioeoo