Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-06
A NEW OFFICE BUILDING.
An Eight-story Stone Front Structure to
Be Erected on Diamond Street-Other
improvements Contemplated-Build
Permits and Late Sales.


Be Erected on Diamond street-Other
Improvements Contemplated-Buildin
Permits and Late Sales.
MONDAY, Dec. g.
A large stone front Office building is to be
erected on the properties Nos. 81 and S3
Diamond street after April 1 next The
property, which has frontage of 40 feet by
95 feet in depth, is at present occupied by
two two-story brick Office buildings. These
will be razed, and the premises improved
as noted. Mr.. ]. j. Wilson, the
owner of the property, said to-day that
although the final papers Of the deal had
not yet been signed, It was merely ques-
tion of few days until they would be. The
nrm OF Snow, Church Co. will erect the
Dull ding, which will undoubtedly De one OF
the finest in the city. This firm has been
negotiating with Mr.. Wilson for some time
Tor the purchase of the ground and build
ings, but as the latter gentleman refused
to sell q 99-year lease has been agreed
upon by all parties interested. Mr.. Courier,
manager of the above mentioned firm, is in
in the city tomorrow or Wednesday, when,
IL is said, final arrangements for this I'M
portant Improvement will be completed.
Notes of Gossip.
1t is reported that very fine church will
be erected by the Unitarian congregation,
which at present meets in Melons HALL on
smithfleld street, on the property recently
purchased by Samuel W. Black, situated on
the westerly side of Craig street. in the
Lloyd Circle plan, having u frontage of 100
feet by $50 in depth.
A well-known real estate broker OF the
East End said to-day: "This has been the
busiest year / ever experienced in the
realty business. have so far this year sold,
purchased and traded property amounting
in all to over s., ,000, 900 and there is NO tell
ing what will occur during the remainder OF
tile present month.
There was quite stir in Squirrel Hill
realty again to-day, and q few very good
deals were consummated. One of the sales
closed involved about Sl00 00O being the Sec
ond transaction of this size that has oc-
CURED in that vicinity within a week.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
Mr.. Milligan, two-story frame dwelling.
Joe1s lane, between Omaha street and Vir-
ginia avenue; cost, sl,4sO. John P. Vierhel-
Ter, two swo-story brick dwellings, Mill
street, corner Violet alley; cost, 50, 900 for
both. Mrs. Margaret A. McNulty, two two
story frame store rooms, Center avenue.
near Highland avenue; cost, 81. 100. Mrs
Casharine Cooney. frame & edition Kirk, l,
streets; cost, $1,000. William Coltngham,
onestory frame wash-house, Jane street, be-
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets;
cost, 500.
c. K. ChamberAn sold through q. T. Beck
man, II lots in the Nimmick Terrace plan,
Williamsburg, to A Mccoy, of Baltimore, for
$500: also sold lots Nos. 81 and 80 in the same
plan to Messrs. Clark Laney and LK Allen,
Ior $75 each. Mr.. Mccoy will erect II houses
on his property at once.
Black & Baird sold to Elizabeth Caldwell
for q. F. Dean, q nice two-story frame dwell
ing on Cohasset street, Duquesne Heights,
corner of Ponka alley, lot about A feet
front by Ill IN depth, for So, 500.
McCune & Coulter report sale of lots No. 81
and No. 50 IN til cir Dean Park plan Twenty
first ward, to Scott Bros, Of New York city,
for 81, 800.
A. T. Byers & Co. sold for John A. Roth to
Frederika Hahn q three-room frame house
with a lot 25xl00 feet on Mcintyre avenue,
Tenth ward, Allegheny, 81, 400
John K. Ewing & Co. sold for f. G. Rohr-
kaste to Mrs C. Haggarty a lot 20xlOO on
Grant avenue, Tenth ward, Allegheny, Tor
$275 on monthly payments.
W. A. Heron & Sons sold a lot 40 by about
1GO feet on the westerly side of Sonth. Negley
avenue, near Wilkins avenue for 8, 800. The
purchaser will improve the same soon.