Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-07

Frank Y. Over Buys the Property for
S3O,OOO-Three Acres In the East End
Sell for S25, ,OOO-Rumor Says the Old
Penn Mill Property Has Changed
Hands.
THURSDAY. Oct. G.
The Norwood Hotel, on Frankstown ave-
nue., near Park avenue, East End, has
changed hands, Messrs. Kelly q
Rogers selling the property for William
Baird to Frank Y. Over for $4,000. The
hotel is three-story brick building and is
situated on q lot 1l4x430 feet.
Messrs. Kelly & Rogers also closed the sale
OF three acres in the East End this morning.
the consideration being $4,000. or sS,O33A
per acre. The full particulars of the transac-
ton cannot be given at the present time.
Several other deals in the near vicinity IN.
volv1ng over $75, ,000are on, and It is expected
they will be closed within the next two or
three days.
Current Gossip.
Charles Somers has disposed of his inter-
est to his former partners, Messrs. George
Piper and Leonard A. Clark, and the firm Of
Charles Somers & Co., real estate agents, Is
merged into that of Piper & Clark. The new
firm will continue the business at No. l3l
Fourth avenue.
Negotiations are in progress for the pur-
chase of several large acreage tracts at
Homewood by a real estate firm of the East
End
1t is rumored that the old Penn mill prop
erty on River avenue, Allegheny. has been
sold to several Pittsburg gentlemen who, SO
the rumor goes, bought 1t for speculation
The amount involved could not be ascer-
tanned.
The views of owners of realty on Fifth
avenue. just east OF the Court House, have
been elevated somewhat because of the re-
cent sales thara imnrOV9meDtS
Ger way and In prospect.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
Louis Gable, two-story brick dwelling,
Grafton avenue, near Highland; cost $s, OOO
James T. Hudson, two two-story brick
dwellings, Center avenue, between -Junilla
and Watt streets; cost, s4. 500 for both. Henry
Lexterman, o two-story brick dwelling.
Howe street, between O'Hara street and
South Negley avenue: cost, $4,000. Mrs. Nj.
N. Smith, two two-story frame dwellings.
Howe street. near Shady Lane; cost. 81, ,O0o
William Dornhoff, frame addition.
J: R. Proctor, q two-story frame dwelling,
Clarissa street near Madison avenue: cost,
Sl,sOo n j. Reott, two-story frame dwell
avenue; cost, $780, Joseph Schwer. a two
story frame dwelling, Herren street near
Camp street; cost 81, 800.
Latest Sales Reported.
Bell & Caldwell, the East End builders.
sold to Mrs. Edward Locke new brick
dwelling with a lot 4Oxll0 feet, situated on
st. Clair street in the Baum Grove plan, for
So 500 cash.
A. 2. Byers & Co. sold for the Rfdgeview
Land Company to Harry B. Nelson lot No.
l52 III their plan, Eleventh ward, Allegheny,
fronting "a feet on Michigan avenue and ex-
tending through 100 ieet to u 1O-foot alley, for
$500.
s. A. Dickie & Co. sold for F. P. Bell to E.
II. Goodman q lot on Thomas street, 50X142L5
feet. for 50, 900 and another adjoining LOT, 25x
14213 feet, for So, l25. 1t is Mr.. Goodman's 3 in
tion to erect a handsome residence ON the
ground.
John K Ewing & Co. sold to A. ". Leach
lot'No. "a, fronting on Magnolia street, in
the B. A. Elliott Company's plan in the
Tenth ward, Allegheny. lor $475.
Black & Baird sold to Martin L. Dill q lot
fronting % feet on Adelaide street by 100 in
depth to a 2O-ioot alley, being No. SO in j. w.
Hays plan of Kenilworth Place. on Heron
Hill, for $3.50.
Baxter. Thompson 6 Co. sold lot No. 2lI in
the Bank of Commerce addition plan Brush
ton station, fronting 40 feet on Hamilton
avenue and 1877 feet to u 20-foot alley, to f.
Sermin for 81, 100.
The Burrell and Kensington Improvement
Companies report the following sale of lots
at Kensington: John D. Robinson, Wood
bury, N. j., lots 1854 and 1856. block 25, for
$l.9SS: William Bereit, Kensington, lot 49,
block D. for $765.
W. A. Heron s. Sons sold lots IL and IL in
John l, Williams plan, Millvale borough
(Bennett P. o., each 24xl20 feet on sample
street for 81, 200 for both.