The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-28
yGTHN REALTY.
Relnctant to Part With
inside Holdings.
STEADILY RISING
~a sales Of Lofs for Resi-.
..es-fe ,oJ5 Feet Of New
-. frontage in Seattle.

transfers from January L,
.. - are slI 1T 81 g.
- for real estate during the
- ririted and many transfers took
- rere confined almost exclus-
.;aerce property, just one nota-
q inside property being made.
20 lots on the southeast corner
- ~ PIKE, known as the Denny
q he consideration being <S,-
4. ,archaser was MF. +. NJ. Plum
ssst spring sold the lot On the
~, corner Of South Second and
sr. Lauron Ingels for SIS 600.
s..-,ssing TO i'ose that, just one
.sre this same property was Of
Il d. NesS-s. Denny for 80, 900.
- AGO ;t could doubtless have been
- Il i, had been for sale, for con-
- s.ss :han $1,000. II was then
suitabie for residence property
~ ~ slight prospect Of its becoming
"A. q. business site for many years
-. The fire caused an extension Of
limit 10 parts of town heretofore
- for this purpose, and, on this
. n,opefty adjacent to Pike and
..ree,s has appreciated more in
49, any other part OF the city, In
rrs sEe.
ssssuce Of the astonishing increase
=. & found in the two lots at the
~ Third and Pike. They we're
s.,ed lust after the fire for SIG 900.
~ worth now at least $4,000. with
8. improvements. Ii Is stated on
ss.ba-ity that So, 900 was offered for
s.ske residence property, f2oxi2o feet.
81 and Pike, and it was refused.
.nrs ago these lots. without the
kx'ss we're hardly worth $4,000.
,,sxg notable transfer of the past
- q the same class OF realty. was the
4 &c Neydenbaner corner, on Third
ltasmba. TO James Teddy, for s5i COO.
,bsn one year ago this corner was In
Etssas o. weli-known real estate firm,
hlsd 10 find buyer al $50 600. For
r..s uses The site Is most eligible, and
nsnied 10 construct thereon a large
4toek. Instances of this nature OF
ksgs could be multiplied, bat those
8 are unite sufficient TO show the sound
rSf,n Of the market for new CONNER
sroper.y.
nes are practically no sales OF lots in
+ basing district, for the reason that
|xstr vii not sell The tremendous ac-
|ety i, building has been mentioned so
"a tha, there is little new TO be added
krvs that the energy OF the builders is
saainisbed and undaunted by bad
xssAn. Figures compiled from the list of
1T blocks actually in course OF con-
cqain 10 Seattle, published in the Poser
tnslssEseER Of Thursday. October IL,
- hat they have total street frontage
ausesiy i2,G55 feet, or pa miles. This
1ssnss, let Il be repeated, Is for buildings
E.asIs going up, or entirely finished.
ssrxxsss completed, or for which ground
An In cleared, or for which plans are
blzs gnred, are not considered. The
can be verified by examina-
Iaa u The list. or a walk through the
rising district. This total, /. may be
-, 5 larger than the aggregate OF
:3ding in the three other principal cities
DE Northwest.
Ikdemand for residence property Is nj
xnine stronger than IL has ever been
Isr In the history of Seattle. Sales are
y numerous than ever. and are, more
D. mostly for cash. II may by ex.
atd thai inquiry will be vet more active
B tie completion Of the Hotel Rainier,
then outside investors who have been
bed away from Seattle by representa-
. that there were no hotel aeeoaoda.
y here viii come in large numbers.
ere tracts are selling better now than
have Tor some time. Changes of this
IRE take place more frequently in the
nifty Of Green Lake, than elsewhere.
res range from s2i0 to 5000. Madison
'et, with the prospective early compile
Of ITS cable railway, demands very
p share OF the attention OF buyers
&C At Salmon BAY. south Seattle, and
u places about to be connected with the
= Of the city by railroads, there is like
aal activity.
here Is movement on foot 10 organize
Dsai building association, whose object
! DC TO build and sell dwellings on the
sllment plan. Both lot and house vii
finished. and The first payment will bs
srger than the last, making ii littls
u ior home seekers to pay for home,
under the terms ordinarily offered by
ding associations.
'errospect for the real estate marke
ag the coming winter is, altogether
bright.
Re daily record Of transfers during tn,
week was:
No Amonn.