Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-27
SALES OFUNIMpROvED PROPERTY

| In the East End Show a Large Increase in
Values-Many New Improvements to Be
,Made-Plenty of Building Permits-Cur-
rent Sales and Gossip.
| WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 26.
Two sales of unimproved property which
were closed to-day, while not being very
large deals, show the increase in realty
values that has occurred in the East. End
within the past year. James M. Wilkinson
sold the Daum property on wilkins ave-
nue., adjoining Judge Kennedy's property,
having q frontage of 200 feet on Wilkins av-
enue by $50 feet in depth, to W. E. Schmertz
and William Loeffler, for $4,000. or $65 per
foot front. The purchasers will erect sew
eral fine dwellings on the premises, one OF
which Mr.. schInertz intends to occupy as q
residence.
MIR. Wilkinson also sold for Henry Rob-
erts piece of vacant ground situated on
Penn avenue. near Dennis,on avenue, sOx2Sl
feet, for SIS 00O or Sls7 so per foot from I.
This property will also be improved
Both of these sales show an increase in
value within little more than one year OF
over so per cent.
A Little Gossip.
A deposit of $40, 900 by certified check, on
account of the purchase of the Government
property. corner Penn avenue and Garrison
der at the time of sale, November l6, in de-
fault OF which the property will be reoffered
for sale.
The property owned by Julius voetter.
situated on Denniston avenue, near Mar
chand street. having q frontage of $50 rect
by 27O teet in depth with two brick dwell
ings, it is reported, will change hands in
few days. The final papers, it is said, are
now nov, being prepared, the consideration
The erection of 20 fine dwellings has been
rNrt,t, L n dol
place, East End.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
The Sixteenth Ward School Board, a two
story brick schoolhouse, Ella street, be-
tween Minerva street and Liberty avenue:
cost, $H, ,3l6 W. W. Card, a tw o-story stone
and frame stable, Penn avenue between
Lang and Homewood avenues; cost, 5000
W: W; TTh,o5mpson twossory brick NWt,,a dwell,
street: cost, $500. W. C. Gundelfnger, IL
tnree-story brick store and dwelling,
M near Carson seres5
u two-story brick dwelling, Cen
ter avenue, between South Negley
and College avenues avenues; cost, S., 600. j.
+. Burg, a two story brick dwelling rear
Forty-second street below Butler street:
cost, 81, 500. Mrs. Michael Finn, two-story |
brick dwelling. No. % Acorn street: cost, |
Almond street: cost, s4CO. Chris c. Weinkoff, |
a one-story frame slaughter house, rear Lin |
coin avenue; cost, $400. Murphy & Diebold, |
a two-story frame dwelling, Reynold ave- |
rue, between Homewood and Lang avenues; |
cost, So 500 P. j. Byrne, two-story brick |
dwelling, Locust street between Magee and |
streets; cost, $3.50.
Reports From the Brokers.
Hoffman s. Baldridge sold tor Samuel W. |
Black piece OF property on the corner of |
Penn avenue and Wood street, Williamsburg, |
42S70 feet, for price approximatins $l260O.
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold lot No. AS in |
the Bank of Commerce addition plan, Brush
ton station fronting 40 feet on Frankstown |
avenue, by 140 feet to 20foot alley, for s., $50
cash.
John X. Ewing & Co. sold for Mrs. Johanna
Deadly, to Hugh Marshall, q lot 20x100 feet on |
avenue, Second ward, Allegheny, |
for S775 cash.
A. T.. Byers s. Co. sold for William A.
Black, Esq. to william Conn, two lots in his
Nos. 105 and 109 40xl00 feet, fronting on East
End avenue, extending through to Grant
avenue, Tor $500.
Reed r. CoyIe & Co. report the sale of lot
No. 90 in the Highland Place plan. fronting
so feet on Pacific street and extending back
l26. 9S feet to an alley, for S.. 800
George Schmidt sold another lot on Look
out avenue. being n o. 149 in his Eureka Place
plan, Oakland, for 5000 on easy terms. |
Black & Baird sold to Henry G. Burns lot
No. 20 i'll the Alta Land Company plan, OH
Duquesne Heights, tor 500. !