Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-07-12
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.


Tho Business IL Moderately Active
New Buildings In Process OF Con-
struction.
Real estate transactions are now moder-
ately active. Although business Is not as brisk
| as 1t was year ago considerable is being
done. Vacant rents are comparatively few
| and this is the more noteworthy, for so many
small houses which rent at moderate price
have been built during the last two years
that IL would not be surprising If some of
them were empty. But they are nearly all
occupied.
A conspicuous movement in real estate is
erected twelve houses on Saltonstall avenue
and Poplar street, Fair Haven. The venture
| is meeting with success, as the houses seem
| to be in demand. Mr.. Hewitt has sold sew
eral already. Not all of the dwellings are
| finished yet.
Mrs. Burnham of Court street, widow Of
the late Policeman Harry Burnham, has COM
menced the erection of $4,000 house at the
corner of Washington and Cedar streets. Tho
foundations are being built by Michael Car
roll. the mason builder. The land In that
neighborhood is improving in value. Mrs.
Burnham paid $50 front foot.
Mr.. Edward Fl. Barnes is building q fine
residence on North Quinnipiao street in the
Annex, next to the residence of his father,
Herbert Barnes, Of Strong, Barnes, Hart &
90.
The most important building now in pro.
cess of erection outside the college grounds, is
the new school building at the corner of
Nash and Lawrence streets. The structure
Is already up to the second story and affords
an indication of the character Of the build
ing. 1t will be one of the finest school
houses in the city. .-.=-
houses that were in the way of the Mechanic
street extension on to Gamer street. There
are several new houses in this locality which
are growing rapidly.
Mrs. Thompson and Mr.. Farren are erect
ing two large and handsome frame dwellings
of come twelve rooms each on Center street,
Fair Haven East.
The work on the foundations for the. addi-
ton to the Young Mems Institute building is
progressing rapidly. The rain of the past
few days has interfered with the work some
what.
Auctioneer Edward G. Bsecher made three
sales of real estate yesterday morning. The
first was the lot at No. 81 Wallace street,
which was sold privately for So, 900. This
property is part of the insolvent estate of
Elijah Gilbert.
Eugene Cartier purchased 45-foot build
ing lot on Lombard street, between Clinton
avenue and Maltby street, at 1885 foot.
An adjoining lot of so feet was purchased by
Thomas George Washington Jefferson at So
a foot. 1t is the intention of the buyers of
the latter lots to erect houses thereon.
Incorporation Counsel Driscoll has sold
one of his lots on Lake Place to Mark B.
Ives.
+. w. j. Sizer, of Fair Haven East, has
sold three feet of land on Edwards street to
Henry Smith of the Hooker carriage shop,
and Mr.. Smith thus gains an enlargement to
his house lot.
w. II. Fl. Hewitt has sold one of his new
houses on Saltonstal! avenue to Christian
Romin.
Theodore +. Shumway has sold a house
and lot on Alden avenue, Westville, to Hen
ryJ J. Goodman, who is employed in an Ar
tizan street machine shop.
Arthur @. Thompson has sold a lot on
James street, Fair Haven, to Thomas Fl.
Flanagan.
Judge Sheldon has sold a lot 75x15O on
Henry street to William Woodcock, and
house and lot on Dixwell avenue to the same
party.
George A. Bindick has sold lot on Spring
street, 50x105, to Levi A. Bindiok and Will
liam +. Baker of Brooklyn, N. Y, one on /
Admiral street, 40x160, to George Ives.
A Center street lot SO feet front has been /
sold by James E. Parsons to William h.
Young, and Major II. II. Strong has sold one
on Wallace street to Robert P. Daley.
A house and lot on Orchard street have
been sold by John 8. Osborn to Charlotte
R. Rembert, and Mr.. Osborn has sold a lot /
52x40 to Sarah 7. Mott and one 52x140 to
Horatio q. Bronson; also one 40x117 on Mar
in street to Frank III. Bronson.
On North Quinnipiac street a lot has been
'old by Lester P. Mallory to Amelia j. Jill