Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-04
SOME BIG SALES.
Thirty-One Thousand Dollars Paid for 2S7x
22O Feet on Howe Street-An East End
Hotel Changes Hands-Gossip, Permits,
Etc

Thirty One Thousand Dollars Paid for 2S5x
22O Feet on Howe Street-An East End
Hotel Changes Hands-Gossip, Permits,
Etc.
MONDAY, Oct 8
The particulars of a few of them are with
held from publication for the pres
ent, as negotiations for adjacent prop
critics are on, and the publicity of
the sales already consummated would cause
considerable difficulty in closing the sales
under way. At least, so say the intending
purchasers. The most important transac.
ton closed to-day was the sale OF the prop
erty owned by George W. Reed. and
the heirs OF the late Neeon
P. Reed to Frank L. SIocum by Messrs.
Black & Baird. The property is situated on
the southwest corner of Howe and Ivy
streets, East End, having a frontage or
about 2S7 feet on Howe street and extending
through to Arabella street, distance OF 220
feet, the consideration being S31, ,0o0.
Another large sale closed was that OF an
East End hotel the particulars OF which will
be made known on Saturday next The
amount paid Tor the property was S3O,OOo.
Current Gossip.
Moore & Kelly, the East End agents, to-day
closed the sale of e vacant property fronting
of which will be made known in few days.
The Frank-Kneeland Company, the recent
purchasers of the Foster property, situated
on Fifty y-dfth street. containing six acres.
have about completed the foundation for
their new.machine works.
Another one of the sales closed to-day, the
details of which could not be obtained for
reasons mentioned above, was that of piece
of property situated on Penn avenue near
and having q large brick building erected
thereon. for $4,000. The purchaser. well
known physician, intends demolfshing the
present building and erecting a magnificent
business block in its stead. The price paid
ts considered by persons in position to
know to be very good one for property In
Mr.. W. Palmer, of the East End. has just
completed fine dwelling at Ingra nj station,
which he intends to occupy shortly.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
Isaac Reese, two two-story brick connect
ed) dwellings, st. Clair street, between Penn
avenue and Kirkwood street; cost, $4,000 for
both. W. T. Foley, brick and frame two
story dwelling, Wallinton avenue, between
Bidwell and Neville streets: cost, $500.
Charles Marcheck, a frame addition, Tioga
street; cost, $1,000. George E. Hemphill, a
two-story frame dwelling, Orphan street.
near Lenora street; cost, 81, 900. Also, two
story frame dwelling, Gladstone street; cost
SLIGO. Isaac Van Voorhees,, a two
between Neville and Bidwen streets; cost.
5000. DR.. McClarran, two-story frame
dwelling. Margaretta street, near Berlin
frame dwelling, Margaretta street, corner
Berlin street; cost, $1,000. Robert A. Reed,
a two-story brick dwelling. Bellefont street,
near Fifth avenue; cost, s., $50. Mrs Eliza
Homewood avenue. between Penn avenue
and Pennsylvania Railroad; cost. "a. $50. C.
G. Herssey, brick addition, 1ol Fifth ave
two.story dwellings,, Look Out al,
ley, near Kirkpatrick street: cost,
s2,7oo for all: Harry Powell, one,story
street, Cost ssoo te John % Philips, oness.ory
frame dwelling, Warren street, cost $500.
Mrs. Eliza Kramer, two-story brick dwell
ing, Bellefont street, corner Howe street,
cost 81, 500.
Some of the Late Sales.
Baxter. Thompson & Co.. sold lot No. AZ. in
the Bank OF Commerce addition plan, Brush
ton station. fronting 30 feet on Wood street,
and $50 feet to 20-foot alley. for $500.
A. 2. Byers Co.. sold for the Ridgevtew
1853, in their plan, Eleventh ward, Allegheny,
"a feet on Florida street and ex-
tending through ITO feet to 2o-loot alley.
for 5000 cash.
John K wing Co. sold to F. W. Pollman
lots Nos. and 6 in the B. A. Elliott plan, |
fronting on Perrysville avenue, in the
Tenth ward, Allegheny, for 81, 700.
Black & Baird sold to John r. Esplen lots |
Nos. 1l3 and ia in the Alta Land Company's |
plan, on Duquesne Heights, for 1915; also
sold to John Mooney lots Nos. 80, 81. 92 and
%, for $780, ~
The Burrell and Kensington Improvement
Companies report the following sale of lots
1t Kensington: L. M. and S. p Gordon, New
lot 526, on block "A, for $49S 81;
P. Berg and X. Sohl, Pittsburg. lots Al, Az,
;43, 444 Az, 4ss 459 AGO. 46l and 46a on block 20
with a two-story dwelling, for $l2,5 Hugo
Probst, New Kensington, lot 1853, block %,
sS25 a.