Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-07
MORE IMPROVEMENTS
FOR FIFTH AVENUE JUST BEYOND
THE COURT HOU e.

FOR FIFTH AVENUE JUST BEYOND
THE COURT HoU e.
Another Business Block Will Be Erected
Ground Broken at Ursula Terrace-A
Number of Notable Sales-Gossip and
Buildingj Permits.
TUESDAY, Sept. 6.
The interest manifested in Fifth avenue
realty, Just east of the Court House, which
was referred to in this column a few days
since, is again made apparent by another
sale in that vicinity. Messrs. Larkin &
Kennedy to-day sold for G. A. Menzemsir
the property No. 229 Fifth avenue, which
has erected thereon q two-story brick
store and dwelling for $1,000 The
purchaser is prominent business man and
intends to improve the premises by demol-
1shing the present buildings and erecting a
nne business block. The business portion
OF the city is evidently leading in this d.
rectlon. As heretofore stated, several new
business buildings are contemplated in the
vicinity of the one mentioned, and within a
year or so great improvements will have
been made in this portion OF the city.
Ursula Terracs Houses.
Ground was broken to-day in the Ursula
Terrace plan fronting on Fifth avenue, Oak
land, for the erection of the fine dwellings.
referred to in this column some time ago by
Messrs. Howley & Loefler. and the work
viii be rushed through rs quickly as pos
sible. The cost OF the houses will vary from
$1,000 to Sl2,OO0 and $4,000.
A Few Notable transactions
A number of sales of realty not hereto
fore made public are reported by j. H. Cole
man Il Co. as follows: Eight and one-half
acres on the corner of Forbes street and
Shady Lane known as the Armstrong heirs
property, for $33 900; also Az acres in the
Eighteenth ward for s35, 900; also, the prop
erty known as the Gartside property, con-
tanning about five acres, for price approx
street in Reed B. Coyle's Highland place
plan for 81. COO to Robert Hannah; to Miss
Harriet McFarren lot on Negley ave-
nue. nue. tSoras, for Robert sn Hannah for $500;
Hass. lot on Negley avenue, size 24X140
feet for 81 $50; also. for Henry L. Benner, a
house on Euclid avenue for s.. .3oo for D. o.
McA1nn, a lot on Dauphin street for $3.50; to
Graft Bros, lot ON Euclid avenue, Ax125
feet for s., ,500 the whole aggregaJing about
$3.50 Messrs. Coleman & Co. report the
general inquiry good, and say they have
deal in acreage cooking which involves
S6O,0O0.
Items of Gossip
A well-known East End agent is of the
opinion that in the course of few years the
erection of flats in this city will equal that
OF Chicago or New York in comparison to
the population of the cities. The gentleman
said: dwellings of four and five rooms are
in great demand. We are unable to supply
the market with such houses in q locality
as centrally located as desired.
The Pterlnore plan of lots at Grafton is be-
ing improved by tile grading OF several of
the streets in the plot and the laying of new
walks, etc. Inquiry for property in this
vicinity is increasing to wonderful extent
and many new houses are being erected.
Messrs. Reed, McElroy & Co., are negotia-
involving about $40, 600 which they expect to
close i'll short time.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
G. E. Hemphill, four frame two-story d ell
ings, Marion Place; cost, 81 500. Jacob Ditty,
q frame one-story dwelling, Camp sti eet be-
tween Heron avenue and Adelaide street;
cost, $400. P. Brennan, three and four-story
business block, corner Fifty-eighth and But
ler streets; cost $1,000. Joseph Brill. a brick
g, SIS. W. II. Worchester, frame twostory
dwelling, Sylvan avenue, near Hazelwood
avenue; cost, $780, Mrs. Catherine Dew
stone street; cost. sl.4OO Edward Hall. a
frame two-stOry dwelling, Meadow street,
near Park avenue; cost, s2,0O1 j. A. Hors-
street; cost, $1,000 for both. John E. Knipp,
D frame two-story dwelling, Aschilla street,
between Shetland and Winslow streees;
cost $3.50. William Kenelly, frame two
story dwelling, Aschilla street, between
and Winslow streets.
r ports From the Brokers'
Charles Somers & Co. sold for W. H. WILL
ams to ]. B. Gunderman lots Nos. 20 and 81
in the w. H. Williams plan, Nineteenth
ward, each fronting 40 feet on Heath street
and extending in even width 100 feet to 20
foot alley, Tor 81, 400 cash.
C. H. Love sold three more lots in the
Hunter plan at Williamsburg, No. so for $780,
No. IS Tor $3.50 and No. SO ior $3.50; Mrs. Anna |
Mccullough, OF W1lmerd1ng, was the pur- |
chaser. |
Black & Baird sold to John W. Boyd lot |
No. 46 in Thomas A. Gillespie plan OF Heron |
Hill Park, fronting % feet on Webster
venue, by depth of SO feet to Karnak alley,
Samuel W. Black & Co. report the sale of
mother lotfn the Highland Park plan, 80
tfeet front on the west side of Wtnteruon
treet, for 81, 000 The buyer is prominent in
eal estate circles, and is well known as one
If the shrewdest operators in the city.
Peter Shields sod in the Greenfield ave-
lue plan, Twenty-tnird ward, fve-room
rame house with all modern conveniences,
ocated on lot 36x3ox91, on Coleman street,
or 81 900.
John X Ewing & Co. sold Tor o. J. Benk-
rt. to William 81. Marshall, a lot fronting %
eet on Davis avenue and extending back 129
eet to Alaska street, being lot No. go in the |
sidge View plan, Eleventh ward, Allegheny,
or $780,
Reed b. Coyle & Co. sold lots Nos and IS
n the Highland Place plan, adjoining High
and Park, fronting 90 leet on Negley avenue
y 20s teet in depth to Pacific street. for
5, $50
The Burrell and Kensington Improvement
Companies report the following sale of lots
& Kensfngtoa, the new manufacturing city
n the Allegheny. Valley Railway: Mrs.
lnnie Siaca. Kensington, lot "a, block 4, for
75o; Joseph Groves. Pittsburg. lot 1875, block
3, tor Si75: Albert Floitzer, Greensburg. part
harles springer, Fayette, La, lot iii. block
}, Tor 1904 IS; Henry Stubert, fitJsburg, lot
Il, block %. for 81, ,027 so; Harriet B. Barron,
.ens1ngton. lot 527, block a. for S49S SO:
oseph Brenker, Mt. Pleasant, lot 357, block
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