, 1880-02-15
,,rh;ch Is to Be Immediately
Covered with Resi-
denceS.
u.ra than a Dozen Handsome Houses to
Be Built on Michigan
Avenue.
e,1ss Of City and Suburban Property in
~ Lots and Acres.
..,;vh In Building-city lmprovements-mis.
ceIfaneous.

,,.ao,n park is the scene Of new enter:
~ of great importance. Few persons
p,;,e p17 that It is but two miles from the heart
's ~ +ba citv to Lincoln Park, with its fine
:. s.ros and water views. For some reason
unh1ic attention has not run to this charm
~ r locality at the north end OF Dearborn
~ atonne and north Of the intersection OF
a,orr street and North avenue The south
..ast corner Of Dearborn avenue and North
.,.anne has been on the market for
YEARS WITHOUT BUYERS
r.. triangular block facing the park, North
...a;,,a and Eugene street, has had no charms
s'..ho sneculator or investor. although it
~ tho ho1se-cars on one side and fronts the
A.rt- . NTH direct connection with the park
e4 sa;roe and the most fashionable avenue in
taa North Division. But at last somebody
aseesit" M Mr. II. Il Shufeldt bought last
rraat; the lot OH the southwest corner Of
ns,rborn and North avenues, paying 81, 500
+.r;t Then everybody " saw it," and he was
tsamadiately ~ offered 1000 for his purchase
.nd rafpsed it. The lot has frontage Of $50
sast @ m Dearborn avenue and 1a5 feet
North avenue. This transac-
i'm has. been followed by much
more important one. The entire
h1ocr h1o 1vinv between North avenue, La Sale
etreat Moth Clark street, and Eugene street
has been sold by E. S. Dreyer d. Co. to II. A.
Hurlbnt o
Mr. Hurlbnt, it is understood, represents
wealthy Eastern correspondent in this trans
sct,on This block has frontage of 6Sa feet
m Clark street, 579 feet on La Sale street,
81, fret On North avenue, and 56 feet on
Fppen1e street. The purchaser Of this fine
nroperty will 60 to work Immediately to inl~
nrove II. The north end, Sc feet on Eugene
street and la feet on Clark and La Sale
streets. istobe reserved to be sold for q private
residence. Just south Of this twelve new
houses will be built at once, six on
each street. Tbs contract has already
been let to Mr. Ostrom, the builder,
and the brick has been bought
New houses will be built adjoining
these on both streets as rapidly as tenants
rome forward. These houses will have mar
bic fronts, aud will be three stories high, be-
sides basement, with frontage Of 20 and p
feet. They will rent for about $500 year.
On the southeast corner Of the block a large
private residence will be built just opposit,
On the corner OF Clark street and North ave
nue., Mr. Gates, Of the firm Of z. ". Blatch-
ford & Co., Is just
FINISHING FINE RESIDENCE.
These improvements and purchases have
entirely changed the real-estate outlook in
the vicinity. One reason why the vacant
block inst sold has remained urimproved
50 long has been the fact that buyers
Of single lots were afraid to venture
in, not knowing what might be the
character Of the improvements next
to them. Now that the whole property has
passed into single hand, with defnlt and
attractive plan for building, this quarter
will certainly take its place as one OF the
MOST ELIGIBLE RESIDENCE SPOTS
In the city. People who live there will have
marine view Of the lake, over the trees of
n Chicago. They will be in. the continua-
ton Of the most fashionable thoroughfare OF
the North Division, and within easy distance
Of the heart Of the city.
Michigan avenue, north Of Thirty-fifth
street, IS to witness extraordinary improve
ments this year. The rise in the value OF
property there Is shown BY the refusal last
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east corner Of Michigan avenue and Twenty
ninth street No less than
FOURTEEN FIRsT-CLAss HOUSES
70 be built this year on this avenue for pri-
Vale residences arc already planned, and
numbers more will be erected during the
summer. All. Sheppard will build an elegant |
mouse on us hfty-f0ot lot at the northwest |
so!nN snrner Of ITenty-eighth street, Mr. George
ins4 Ml4e[ rsl VII bqlld large double residence
}ast north OF Twenty-ninth street. Mr.. ]
Gnarles Muir, Of the Board of Trade, has
lo1, west front, 100 feet north of Twenty
2 nlnta street On which he will put something
=, n99Dy," with st0ne-front Mr.. Byron, Of |
sn ae ao[n Silver Mine, will build Oh his prop
55sts, w leet on the southeast corner of
! "enty-h!nth street and Michigan avenue, .
NOT BE SURPASSED IN ELEGANCE
=: q ny ythlng IN the city. Mr.. Nathan Corwith |
y VII oe next door to Mr.. Byron, with home |
!; y cost not less than S100, 1000, and south Of !
Iil lanasome @ stone front on his thirty-foot lot.
~ ~. Glllett OF the Board of Trade, has forty
~ rect south Of TNenty-rinth street, on
~ HulGn q ne will erect stone-front residence.
'ac ~. buftts, cashier Of the Gas Company, will |
III 'a5qpy ne southeast corner of Thirty-sec-
aa;s na slleet with desirable structure, and ad-
iIie, Scott & Co. Mr. Granniss Of the Union
,aan1aal, ,;a eGI will build between Thirty-second
am III, tnlltythlrd streets, in the centre Of the
4oc6, adjoining
THE NEW HOUSE
/ M ~ How, a former President Of the
'vala sa OF Trade Mr.. Henry Corwith will
= ~ IN establishment not less elegant than
- rs ololners Oh the southeast corner Of Mich
- .@a ! avenue and Thirty-third street. His lot
NJ n ~ hai9intage OF 100 feet with west front,
at t Iass ne improvements are expected to cost
srS,, vSle, Aas the plans perfected for double
= am1St::lloot house on his lot, south Of
,a.1.Wenty-sixth street on Michigan avenue.
ssMeen IAlrtythlrd and Thirty-fourth I
ftI aees ne Wilson Brothers will build two
3laool , ,ha houses adjoining each other, and
rents,S > me n9St block south Mr.. Lamb, Of Lamb,
3use 3u'aa, an q Go:' will put 2 marble-fEont
oe ont ~ ~ lot fifty feet wide, with west
eeale cost OF which will
-, APPROACH 4 MILLION DOLLARS,
'n5 ~ make this part Of Michigan avenue be-
= ~ ~; ;4uesuon the finest residence street in
\ lty. Already speculators are Querying
q ae,e a;ll Nlll the boom strike next? Opinions
= 1Hnaost equally divided between Drexel
Pet;;,satd Pn;, and the Grand boulevard.
,s9n: asi.ll: Already numbers of houses for
4ttAg ~ pave been begun in the different
lS ny, OF the city, and there is promise of un-
.na aM ACTIVITY, to meet the want Of new ac-
~ In,o9alons nuii9lons for our increasing population.
"a a ouna1ng Department has issued sixty
PERMITS FOB BUILDINGS,
~ e9st 600. In the building permits is
~ ~ anfing the week were those to James
'a, 'ata, 70 erect q two-story dwelling, Nine
~ = - street near Throop, to cost 2,6o0;
80 y ~ J:houkul, to erect one-story and