, 1875-08-01
Extraordinary = Number OF
Building-Permits for
the Week.
The Loan Market, in Consequence,
Shows Signs Of improvement.
The Sales Of tbs Week Contain
Several Transactions OF
Interest,
Something About Suburban Real Estate
and Suburban Trains.

THE ACTIVITY USAHATED-
The preat number OF new stores and dwellings,
that are being erected in the different parts OF
tLe ctT continues to be the feature
rf the situation. the number Of building per-
uaits that havo been granted since the LEST 1lst
We published week ago il taiIty~elght lAts'
va believe,-one OF which, that OF j. Eastman,
Jn}y 81 is for twenty-five buildings,-is moro
than has been given out IN any preceding week
this eeasop. The significance OF this enormous
movement Of capital cannot ba misunderstood
"a long as it is admitted that the value OF real
estata on the average and IN the
long run depends on the income 1t can
he made to yield. Hardly block IN
the CITY does not contain some Ne" structure
Tho business Of the loan agents feels tho 1na-
pulse The movement is in no sense specnia-
tive; i. is the legitimate Investment OF capital
seeking IN income. Too much attention can
scarcely be paid to this aspect OF the real estate
market, for it really has more promise IN ls OF
snbataptial md cndrring prosperity than any
thing that has occurred since the panic ne
hayo given most Of the details with regard to
the new buildings N prog1eaa. but there are still
some to be mentioned
The starkveather estate is building two stores
~, the corner of Adau1s and State streets, 2o1S2
ZACH, TO cost $4,000. .....
Tic only remaining gap q, Washington street
,,etween Clark and Dearborn streets is about to
he filled by the Sears building, to be erected by
the Sears estate OF Boston st cost OF about
$4,000, Il will be 40 by 6s tees, four stories
high
4 similar yacart space on Madison street, be-
tween Dearborn and State, the only lot on the
s.reet untitled as far as the river, ia now being
cleared. and will bo soon occupied BY four hand
Some stores.
Tho only vacant lot On Washington street be-
tween Dcarborn and State ie now being built
.,nco by John 2. OliDgoT, who will erect next
e. the Fizas National Bank fve-stoEy Office
building. ....
AZ the corner Of Randolph street and Fifth
avenue Charles II. Spear is building 1our-sto1y
aud basement store. 60x100 feet.
George D. Espert Is to, put up dve-story
baildlug, 20x8o feet, at No. lS4 Last Randolph
6tIeet-
John A. Yale is building on Pnsrce street s,,t
block Of thirteen two-stofy Ano pasemeus pt1eA
dwellings,, each 20x46 feet
". Il. Travis is to build fourteen handsome
brick houses. eacl1 three stories and basement
1880 feet in dimension, to be on A1colGan a'e-
nue. near Thirty first street.
Nc Jansen will build = blosk OF thirteen
tnree-Etory and basement brick tesldences, each
a2133 feet, on Irving place.
i, & E. Bauuaann have drawn plans for
number Of new buildings, among which are
Ifc.cT ri wholesale stores five stories and base-
meu:. built Of Baltimore brick with stone trim
Y,,,nrs corner Of Wabash avenue and Madison
street. for Mrs E. I. Butter to coat SIC, COO.
4 block OF wholesale stores, i've stories and
hasc,neut, stone front, with granite columns. on
Wabash avenue, near Washington street. for
1sul KothbArth, to cost So3, ooo-
dweune-house for C. Brega, Esq. on hlich1-
cna nvenue, near Hvelty-pinth strost. three
frNYff
ST. 900. =.
49G West Mouroesstgee.. to cost Sl6. 0o0-
4 dwelling for ". Cleland, Esq, 10: 81 war
1en avenue. two stories high, WEI osseaaent'
Stone trout, to cost HSt9o.
Tho Real Estate Building journal Hays'
Tue be.utful and eoat1y block Of twenty yfve four
etorv-and-ase1nent Joliet marble Residences SPOKEN
ri Some sitno ago. II proslected on Ogden avenue,
fronting northwest on Union Park, have been coEa-
rnrrctd md palaia1 mansion ID being to1n down:
,hs,n 1hu ialee force Of ezSao1s nasons and
,,ent411 arc employed IN their e-ec6on Ih1s olock
viii la the glory Of its nsshoorhood ana ne most e.
icnxiye and extensive row the West Side. It Is =
fttnc climax to the hundreds Of beautiful buildang
i,1ryc1ne1,tz erected west Of Ada street and south OF
kiule street this year.
Tbe Clarendon Hills Land and Bnildlng 4sso-
cia:ion are building fine two-story depot. and
a-o rradiur the.st1octs snd making many uther
improvements. They propose to commence the
erection OF fifteen good houses At onco-
1n,v q0. John P. Olipger, four story and bAse-
tnent BRICK, 40155 fest, On Washington street,
near State.
Ju,y Il, B. Oieson two-story brick. 2ox36 feet,
JuiT q, Morgan l. Barker. two-story and base
ment brick, 24x54 feet, at 1921 Indiana avenue
July q. John E. Best four-story and bxse-
meut BRICK, Ax30 feet at 435 State street
July ~. George Oleson, three-story brick,
23132 feet, on Hoyne Avenue
1rp f1iE8-&fQfY
11x4l feet 1T 2l1 North LASalle street,
july %, II. Maths, two-5to1y and basement
brick 43x41 feet ut 242.4 Lincoln asenue-
July Is. J. B. Corlise. two-story and basement
frick 53x42 feet 1t 9l1-l3 South Lay street.
Jn}y %. A. Heimao, two story and basement
brick 24x62 feet, At 357 North Carpenter street.
July g. William Walter. one-ssorJ brick 2ox24
fsct 1T $50 Wentworth avenue.
July g. James Duch2nau rwo-stoTy and hAee-
xueut brick 44kS3 feet. on Hoyne 1Tenue.
3u}y 23 John Schwartz. tWo-story and base-
1aert brick 20x3o feat, at ESQ May street.
July %. Hanhn Bros, t~o-story bEaek A'1oo
ju,y Is. Russell Abbey. two-story aud base-
ppeut brick 2014D feet, at 1856 State street.
Jul7,2a MIC Jensen thirteen two-story base-
17ent bricks 22x32 feet each, on Irving place.
Julv "a, Charles Fiex. three-gto5y and base-
r1acut trick 50x6o fest. At 70-2 Archer avenue.
Juiy q, J. Eastman, twenty-fire, 1our-story
and basement stone front dwellings, 635 feet
total front BIZ q feet deep on ogden avenue
July "a, IL E.lers. two. story and basement
brick at ia West Randolph street.
july &C. Marshall Field, fve-story basement
brick l9Gx95 feet, corner OF Monroe and Frank
lin streets
Julv 2s, James MARKS, two-story brick 5o1103
feet, on South Clark strret.
Jnly 26, Charles q. CotdoG, four-etofv and
basement stone front 40168 feet Ut 81 and 101
Washington street. :.
July g. John Harley, one-srory h1ick 2o143
f..% ONT EoY.1uef SfrnAE.
Jr1y 26. ". E. Travcrs. fourteen, two story
and basement stone fronts 16x5W feet each, on
Michigan avenue SOUTH '.-,
Jul9 26, c. Schultz, tHo story md basement
25xtO feet, At $50 Blue Island avenue.
july &c. tho Raw P. J. Conway, three-stor5
and baeeunent b<ick college 50x8o feet on Dos
PLANES street, adjoining st. Pattlck;s Church.
Ju!y 26, 4. Van Dureo, two-storJ and base
iuent barn 2ox36 feet, 1t 4l3 West Washington
street.
Ju1y @, Smith Bros. d Co., tWo-story and
basement brick, 24141 feet. on Ogden hvenne.
July 26, c. II. Speez, four-story brick, stone
front, 6o1100 feet cornsr Randolph and Fifth
Rvenue. oo.-
July 26, T. ". McAHister, one-etory brick, 2ox
Q5 feet. 1t 472 Arnold street.