Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-18
ON THE NORTHSIDE.
A Pittsburger After the Burgess Prop
erty on 0sgood Street.
HUsTLING AMONG TIE BUILDERS.
Many Nice Houses Going Up or Projected in
Various Parts of the City.
THE DRIFT OF MONEY AND SPECULATION

"a, 900 an acre. If successful, he will sub.
divide into building lots, and improve some
ofthem himself This quarter is building
up at a rate that will soon make market
for all the unoccupied land.
North.ide Building Schemes.
Allegheny City is we'll up with the pro-
cession in the builLing line. Chester T.
Hoag, retired contractor, is completing
two fine houses on Ellis avenue, Tenth
ward. Four or five others are under way on
the same avenue. Max Schneider, who has
about completed a row of houses on Charles
street, mention of which was made a short
time ago, has purchased ia feet of ground
on the corner of Perrysville and Ellis ave-
| nues, and contracted for the erection of a
row of nice dwellings to be finished by Oc-
| tober
A large residence constructed of cemen-
| tine is going up on Federal street extension,
| near Perrysville avenue. 1t will De SINH
lar in general effects to the Chess houses in
| the East End, Mr.. Lawman is the owner.
| In the immediate neighborhood Mr.. Cress,
the well-known lumber dealer, is putting
| up handsome Queen Anne house. Near
| by, on Perrysville avenue, Mr.. Arthur
| Schonelmeyer is erecting house similar to
| that of Mr. Cress. John X Ewing
& Co. have within few days sold six lots
in the B. A. Elliott plan, Tenth ward all
of which will be improved during the sum-
mer. Several contracts have been let for
handsome residences in the Mayfeld plan.
David Hastings, Jr., has purchased lot
corner of Linden avenue and Lombard
street, Tenth ward, and started the founda-
tion for a good sized business house.
Another business house is under way above
Federal street, on North avenue. On
Martin street, First ward. four-story
apartment house is approaching compile
tion.
Yesterdays Building Permits.
Nine permits were issued yesterday for
ten improvements, all estimated to cost
S5, 900. The most important are: Mrs. NJ. j.
Galbraith. frame dwelling on Dekay street,
Twenty-second ward, 1000; c. A. Hedges,
two frame dwellings on Farrell street,
Nineteenth ward. 81 900.
Special Features Of Trade.
Mrs Walker, formerly Of Apollo. has
leased the Watson homestead, East Belle
vue, and opened it as a summer hotel.
MIR. William Walton, nephew of Joseph
Walton, has moved into his handsome resi-
dence on Smith avenue, East Bellevue. Mr..
Walton's brother, Samuel, has broken
ground for u fine house adjoining the
above.
A fire brick residence Is going up on the
corner of College avenue and Arabella
street, Shadyside. This is the only house of
the kind in that vicinity.
Works, has purchased a lot on Howe street,
Shadyside upon which he will erect hand
some stone and brick residence.
j. B. Kearcher, the Wood street hardware
man, has purchased a lot on Center avenue,
near Neville street. and will improve it with
a house similar to W. H. Keech's. nearby.
Mr. John P. McCrea, OF A. Childs Co.,
iron brokers' has started handsome house
on Center avenue near South Negley.
The Captain Rodgers homestead on Per-
rysville avenue, near Keatings, consisting
been leased to A. E. Wells. the furniture
man, for q summer residence.
John K. Ewing Co. have been appointed
general agents in Allegheny for the Penn
sylvania National Savings Fund and Loan
Association.
An Allegheny lady, who owns considerable
real estate in south Chicago. is negotiating
for an exchange for property in Wilmerd-
ing.
Additional Points in Realty.
W. A. Heron & Sons sold lot No. IS in the
wilkins estate, third plan, Edgewood, SIX
l20 feet, on savannah street, for $3.50, the pur-
chaser to build soon. They also sold a lot
4sx100 feet on Madison avenue Thirteenth
ward, with a. new and modern house of six
rooms, for 81 225 cash.
George Schmidt sold to H. H. Herr two lots
on Berthond street. Thirteenth ward, 40x9l
ieet to an alley, for $780,
James W. Drape & Co. sold piece of prop
erty in the East End. near Shadyside, 9OxlSO
feet, for $ll 600; also suburban property, jim
cluding about three acres of land, tor Sc, OJ0;
also house and lot in Sharpsburs and u lot
near Grandview avenue, for 81 $50; also four
lots in Munhall Terrace plan, at 81, $50; also a
large block of lots at Avonmore at prices
ranging from $275 to $500 each; also a collat-
eral interest in four houses and lots In Ho-
poken and vicinity, for $7,05O.
Howard Brown sold for NJ. NJ. O'Connell
three lots. 50xl70 feet each, in the Bank of
Commerce addition, Brushton borough, for
$I,750.
Black & Baird sold the properties Nos 80
and S31l Strawberry alley, being two two
story brick dwellings on lot 23x40 feet, to
Peter Camtlli. Tor IS, 750 cash.
A. W. L. Banik sold Tor the Feltwell heirs
a house and six acres of land, fronting on
Main street, Idewild, Panhandle Railroad. |
The purchaser will sub-divide the land and
put the lots on the market next month.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold lot No. 70 in their |
Glenmawr Park plan at HaysvilIe, Pitts
burg, Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway, 'front.'
ing 30 Ieet on Merwyn avenue by ITO feet in
depth, for $50 cash.
{. L. straub & Sons sold two more lots in
Beechwood Park plan, being lots and g.
and fronting 10Oxl5G feet on Shady avenue,
to A. W. Zeigler, for 81, 500
feet, on Phillips avenue, in the Birmingham
Land improvement Company's plan oppo-
site the SOuthside Cemetery, to Thomas Nc
Dowell Tor $500.
John d. Banks sold to John A. Hays new
frame dwelling OF seven rooms and attic,
lot 2Oxl25x77 in the rear on Girard avenue,
in the Girard Park place plan. near Shenley
Park, Twenty-third ward, Tor 81, ,SO0
A. Leggate & Son have sold a portion of
the jackson residence property on the
Perrysville road, Tenth ward, Allegheny, q |
lot 70x250, for s., ,O00
Hoffman & Baldridge. Williamsburg, sold |
new frame house OF eight rooms, lot 25xl2O |
to an alley on the westerly side OF Mifflin |
street. near Biddle avenue, for So 500 cash; |
also, lot No. 952 in Swissvale place plan, 25x |
I40, for $500; also, lot No. 3s in the Palmer |
place plan, Swissvale, 40xI20, on Washing |
ton avenue, for 500.
S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for W. r. White to |
A. Hammond property on Denniston avenue
lot 24xl20 with two-story frame house for |
s.. .OO0; also piece OF vacant ground on Lin |
dan uvopna TsYlY0 for I w I w Il