, 1876-11-19

owner tas been obliged to take back to protect
himself from the prior membranes.
This fact land it is q very general one) mas re-
suited in there being thrown upon tac narhcea a.
large number Of brick and stone-tront resi-
dcnccs, newly built, never occupied, with in
proyclnents and convenicnces which the
practical study Of home comfort Is CON
stantly o@ deys'Sp;4' oRa While 1e it i Ess true
that 10 the present condition Of rents it is cheap
cr to rent than to buy, yet the universal desire
to own q home aud the belief that the yaluc OF
improved property must increase with better
prices for labor and material, and with an IN.
curry fer real estate, is already making itself
manifest, though in a quiet way, as above noted.
Il would certainly seem that during the coming
winter, and certainly with the opening Of spring,
there will be no difficulty in disposinG OF this
class Of property, and though at prices which
may not be profitable in all cases to the owners,
vet on TERMS which will, in many cases, return
to them their Investment, and at all events re-
lieye them from much OF tile anxiety which VI e they
have experienced. = W. y. =.
THE RECORDERS OFFICE.
The Recorders office will be moved Dec. 70
from its present quarters to more central and
Convenient location on Madison street, III Mr;
Dearborn streets. The new office will be 1OXSo
feet, lighted on four sides, thoroughly yentl-
lated, and will hare fire proof vault 1eet,
the largest in tbs city. ..-....---.
NEW MANUFACTURE NG ENTERPRISE.
It is understood that the horseshoe nail
works s. which were to have been located at South
Englcwood, as previously reported, will BE-
erected in the city, the encouragement oltered
by propcrty-owncrs in that suburb not haFlng
been considered sufficient.
SUBDIVISIONS.
The following new plats were filed Tor record
the past week:
South Mount Forest, subdivision OF the south
east quarter Of the northwest quarter OF Sec i 81,
Washington Heights, a subdivision Of Lots Is.
q. 2o. 81 and ~, Hopkinson's Rcsub1ivision Of
Lots i, T. 0 and 10, Block H..
Cornell, D. Bogcrts Subdivision Of Lots ~ and
Thornton, plat showing Lots II to go, inclusive.
of plocx =, Kusscls Subdivision Of the south half
Of tie southeast fractional quarter Sec. =, ~, L.
REAL ESTATE IN NEW YORK:
The following is clipped from the Real Estate
Record: :.
While the buk of proceedings at the Exchange
Salceroo1n consists almost without interruption OF
foreclosure sales, there. have been OF late some
notable private transastions' showing Lsght f. t re-
till the end Of the year. unless checked either by
uncertainty - to our political future or as yet un-
iorsee s we ss ea ,ne 70
in the fashionable quarter of the city Mr. Jex has
sold h;s house, No. Is East Fortieh street, to Mr.
how fsag WITCH eb nus nus
been kept vacant nearly two years. rcalzine for II
s11O, OUJ. Cornelius U'Rielly has sold several of
his new honscs, on Forticth street, between Fifth
and Sixth avenues. Mr. Jabcz Bostwick has sold
hi. house, on Sixty-fonrth street, receiving IN
exchange other property, at the assumed
pr.ce & $3.50, 600. This gentleman has re-
Gently bought the celebrated Fearing lot on
the corner Of Fifth and SixtyGrst street. on
wich he intends to erect IN elegant private resi-
dcnce The estAte of G. G. lvelih has sold to
Joseph Harper, of Harper i Brothers, dwelling;
northwest corner Of Fifth avenue tNo. 512) and
Forty sixt street. for SS2 500. The estate OF John
Mortimer has sold, southeast corner Fifth avenue
and Twenty-ninih street, purchasers name not
given, for slao. 900. Dugsin " crossman haye
sold No. Ii East Forty-dfth street, to Mrs. G. G.
lvclil1. for $40. 600.
There are also reported some notable transactions
in the rent market. We hear that the contoir
store, on Broadway, 3ox10O, has been rented to
Dutlett, Reed Il Co., for $50. o0o year. Judge
Dit.ennoctcr's store, on the southwest corner Of
Broadyay and Howard street, has been rented TO
John bI. Davis j. Co., ut $40, QUO 4 year. Pcake,
Opdycke j. Co. formerly paid $50, 600 for the same
properly. Also, that Howard, Sanger d co. have
hired the 4sBrooks'' store, the northeast
Of Grand street aud Broadway, which was formerly
occupied by Cochran, Mclean s. Co. The Wy
man estate has rented the lofts Of their building on
the site OF the old Continental Hotcl for 81, QUO