St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-03
REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
The Market in Healthy State of Activity
and Numerous Improvements
Going On.
st. Anthony Hill and Dayton's Bluff
Tor West st. Paul
Property Active.
Great Improvement in Building Be-
tween WabashG and Jackson
Streets Weeks Record.

As real estate is concerned, was an average
One in activity and nothing more. Moth
ing of special importance or of unusual inter-
est occurred TO attract attention. There
was a good demand all the week, and trade
was we'll distributed between business and
residence property.
RESIDENCE PROPERTY.
Though ST. Anthony hill, the west end
of st. Paul. is now. and probably always
will be. the most arist0cratic part OF the
city for residences and will always COM
mand special attention on account OF its at
tractiYe and beautiful situation. attention
is not by any means limited tn that part of
the city. There are other locations i'll diff
ferent parts of st. Paul that are naturally
attractive The beautiful bluffs at the
head Of ga ,SSon street, Arlington hills,
Davton's bluff and the heights in West st.
Paul present their attractions, which chal-
lenge admiration. None of these, however,
have the extensive surface and such wide
eXpanse of acres as has st. Anthony hill.
In that, together With its elevation and To-
cation between the two great cities, lies
its great attractiveneSS. Now, how
ever that the immense Seventh street
fill is approaching completion, and
there is probability of having
street cars out on TO the bluff, the attrae-
IivenesS of the east part of town is being
brought to the attention OF people desiring
residence property. The demand for build
ing lots in that part of town has been very
good all the spring and is rather increasing.
BUSINESS PROPERTY.
The demand for business property, eSpe-
cially between WabaSha and Sibley streets,
has very greatly improved during the week,
and even all the spring it has been con-
stantly coming into better demand. For
the last twenty years this part of ST. Paul,
though in the center of the city, has been
almost wholly neglected. No other part
except what was formerly Fort street, now
West Seventh street, has been so little i'm
proved as has this central portion of the
city. 1t has been the principal home of the
hay market, and its streets have been dotted
here and there with few little, old frame
buildings. erected in the early days of st.
Paul. Now. however. all this has been
changed, and the change has been brought
about mostly by the force of circumstances.
This territory is being improved now by
some of the largest and most imposing
blocks in St. Paul. 1t has been built around
till it has now become too valuable to longer
lie idle. and the owners are compelled
to either improve it themselves or
sell to those who will improve The cOnSe-
Quence is that five and siX-story blocks are
going up in various parts of this territory.
These structures have been frequently
mentioned in these columns and need not
be repeated. MesSrs. De Coster & Clark
have just purchased a piece of property on
the west side of Jackson street for $50, 600,
upon which they will Immediately erect
siX-story block. Messrs. Brown, Tracy &
Howard will also erect a similar block on
Fourth street just in the rear of the Ma
tlonal German-American bank. This whole
territory is fast filling up with similar
structures.
THE TATUM,TRACT.
This tract lying Immediately east of the
transfer, has been placed in the hands of
MeSsrs. Fairchild & Son for the purpose OF
having the same plated into residence lots
and placed on the market. They have Sc
cured the services of Mr.. Nicoll, who has
had very extensive and varied experience
IN plating grounds with a view to bringing
out all the beauties of the landscape. He
will commence within a week. He will
have TO make two surveys, one a topOpraph
zeal survey, and the other to establish the
actual corners.
BRIEF NOTES.
The Hale block on the Corner of Jackson
and Third streets is coming down to make
room for a new block.
The brick work on Berrisford's block
near Fifth and Minnesota. and Tonne Il
Higbee's block on Fifth, between Mime
sofa and Robert. are well along into the
third story.
The Michaud block excavation next to
Treasures store on WabaSha street is pro-
crossing rapidly.
The Minnesota club house on the corner
of Fourth and Cedar streets is progressing
1t is now above the first story.
NLessrs. Brown, Tracy 6 Howard have
purchased the lot back of the National
German-Ameriean block on Fourth street,
and will erect thereon $40, 600 block.
Philip Kelley has sold to Charles B.
Penrose the lot on the corner of Exchange
and Fifth for SIS. 900.
0. c. Greene has sold part of a lot on
IgIehart street near Wabasha to B. c.
HOwes for SIS, 900.
ClGeO ". Eekles is putting in the fOunda-
ton for tifty-foot block OH Seventh street
between Sibley and Wacouta.
A 900 block is going up on Ninth
street opposite the German Catholic church.
Julius Austrian has sold eight acres to
the Wisconsin Central road for IS, 900. The
property is located on Minnehaha street
between Atlantic and Phalen streets.
Messrs De Coster & Clark have bought
of Chris Stahlman lot 50X110 on the west
side of Jackson street between Fifth and
Sixth for $50, 900.
Mr.. J. G. Green has sold two lots Oh the
southwest corner of Dayton and Western
avenues, 40X11613 each. for $4,000. The
property belonged to Mrs. Merritt. The
sale includes only the lots without the
buildings. There is a lease Of ten years Oh
the property. with six years to run.
1t is reported that a siX-story block is to
be erected somewhere on jackson street
that will be devoted exclusively to offices.
The location is not definitely located. but
the junction of Sixth and Jackson is the
spot named.
On the corner of Rice and. Iglehart streets
three-story brick is being erected by T. F.
Mccormick. The structure will cost about
$40, 900.
A. B. Wilgus & Bro. have just sold nine
teen lots near Rice street. for S., 200.
McMillan's new block on Eighth street
between Minnesota and Cedar will be ready
for occupancy by the middle of May.
One of the largest plow manufactures in
the country is seeking for location here.
The st. Paul 81 Omaha road has decided
10 put in a freight depot near the harvester
works to accommodate the manufacturing
establishments that are going in there.
MesSrs. Herman Greeve q Co. have sold
lot in block 1, Bronson's addition. for
81, 800, On the corner of Bradley and North
street; also ten acres in Hyde Park, front
Ing on University avenue, for S12, 600 cash.
There is number of parties in st. Paul
nom the East with capital to invest. One
has $50, 900 and another has 500. 900. Sew
eral others are here with lesser sums, all
anxious to invest