Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-28

A Little More Than Six Acres of Thomas
Whitman's Forbes Street Property Sells
for S35, 900 The Gross Estate on the
Market Again Gossip, Permits, Etc.
TUESDAY, Sept. q.
Another sale of Squirrel Hill realty has
been consummated. w. G. Stewart closed
to-day for Mr.. Thomas Whitman, to W. j.
A. Kennedy, the sale of six acres and
fraction off the rear of his (Mr. Whitman's)
Forbes street property, for $4,000. This
tract will be laid off in plan of lots by
the purchaser and placed on the market
Immediately. The lots will have
frontage of 80 feet each and Will
be 17O feet in depth. The property
is situated near the main entrance to Schen-
ley Park. The lots will be sold with build
ing restrictions, and nothing but dwellings
That will compare with the surrounding
properties will be erected.
On the Market Again.
After thrse years of litigation the prop
erty belonging to the Gross estate, tract
comprising about 40 acres located In the
Twentieth ward, has been placed on the
market again by Thomas MacConnell, Jr, IN
two plans of lots called the Friendship
Grove and park and the friendship Farm
plans. The cause of the litigation and with
the discovery of a defect in the title which
has been remedied by a late decision OF the
Supreme Court. Many new Improvements
will be made in the vicinity of this prop
erty. Several streets will be opened up
through the tract, and the laying OF SIDE
walks and grading of streets will be COM
menced in few days.
Items of Gossip.
George W. Ache, the weI[known agent, is
erecting a fine residence on his property,
corner of Stanton avenue and Mellon street.
A. D. Wilson, the Allegheny real estate
agent, negotiated a loan, yesterday of $4,000
on Federal street propefty at 4-l0 per cent
Negotiations are on between a local land
company and a Chicago manufacturing con-
Germ for the purchase of large tract OF
land located about 25 miles from the city. If
the deal Is closed plan of about 800 large
sized building lots Will be placed on the
market. The plan, which has already been
laid of, adjoins the tract which the Western
firm is after.
Building Permits.
Permits were issued to-day for the erec-
tion of some large and costly buildings in
various parts of the city. A permit was
taken out by D. P. Richards for 80 twostory
brick dwellings, on Caroline street, near
Hamlet street, Fourteenth ward; cost, $780,
O00 for all. Other permits issued were:
The Episcopal Church Home, three-story
brick building, on Penn avenue, corner For
tieth street, cost, $55,O0O. Pennsylvania
Tube Works. two-story brick office and
warehouse, First avenue, near Smithneld
street; cost $s,400. Mrs. ID. o. Shaver, a
brick two-story dwelling, Mcpherson street,
near Homewood avenue; cost, $1,000. Will
lam d. Finley, frame two-story dwelling,
Frankstown avenue; cost, sl.SO0. John
Beggs frame two-story dwelling. Edmund
street, between Liberty and Penn avenues;
cost, $1,000. Reuben Peters, a frame two
story dwelling, Golden street; cost, $1,000.
Emma F. Lindsay, frame addition, Kelly
street; cost, $500. Christian Korn. q two
story frame dwelling, Edmund street; cost,
$3.50.
Reports From the Brokers.
John K. Ewing & Co. sold for Harriet
Shields to William c. Scott, lot 20xl15 on
the corner of Perrysville and Daisy avenues,
Tenth ward, Allegheny, for $3.50 cash.
Sale is reported for the Squirrel Hill Land
Company in their plan of lots situate in tie
Greenfield avenue district, Twenty-third
ward, lots Nos. 81 and 30, fronting 6S feet on
Haldane street by 100 feet in depth to an al
ley; price, $3.50.
Black Baird sold for C. B. Ihmsen to Rob-
ert F. Rankin, lot No. 81, in F. L. Ihmsen's
plan, in the Twenty ward, situate at
the corner of Patterson and Eleanor streets,
20xl50 feet, for $3.50 cash.