Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-25
AFTER A HOTEL SITE.

Eastern Capitalists Again Looking Over
the Ground-Prices q Little Too High
to Suit Them-i Few Hints to Prop
erty Owners-Building Permits and
Late sales.
Some time ago party of Eastern capital
lists were in the city looking for site upon
which to erect hotel, the locality in which
they appeared anxious to obtain property
being between Third and Fifth avenues, on
either Wood or Smithfeld streets, az was
noted in this column at the time. The mat
ter very suddenly dropped from publicity,
apparently been abandoned. Yesterday.
however, 1t was discovered that the
gentlemen hailing from the East have re-
to purchase suitable site on which to erect
frst-class modern hotel. A local real
estate agent representing the syndicate has
entered into negotiations with the owner Of
piece of realty situate on the corner OF
Fourth avenue and Smithf1eld street, but 1t
1s safe to say that the deal will not go
through, as an interview with the owner yes
terdaX would indicate that the sale will not,
at least for the present, be closed. He said:
Though these people are very anxious to
purchase my property, they are not willing
mitted my lowest terms and you can say
that If they are not accepted that will not
listen to any other proposition, and as am
hOt III IHo l6hSC anxious TO sell, I0el uuCOI-
cerned as to the result. If my terms are
accepted, well and good; II not, ditto"
Small improvements Pay.
The importance of small and comparatively
inexpensive things is sometimes overlooked
by property owners. Said a real estate agent
to-day: you would hardly believe what q
difference fagstone sidewalks and cellars
excavated the full way under the sidewalks
make to many merchants when looking for
4 atrnt n at
walk, the fagstone pays for itself in rent
often in a single year, or in two. So with
large and handsome plate-glass windows:
Be the store little or big, 1t Is the height OF
folly to have it present to the public shabby
and cheap appearance. l can name several
streets in the city where the difference in
windows and other neat details. as against
the slovenly brick pavement and poor show
windows, fs 25 per cent of the total rent.
Not only that but no one will rent the poorer
sort of store at all, so long as there is a better
one to be had in tho neighborhood. People
who get inferior rents from store property
have usually but themselves to thank 1or it,
because of their own closeness about little
things to mako their property more pre-
sentable."
Building Permits.
The following building permits were
issued yesterday: Jacob Boobyer, q brick two
story addition, 7O5 Liberty avenue; cost,
$500. NJ. Kirch, frame two-story addition,
Appio uifoyb hcuI uAOISdh etECOIs COo1, pooo.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a one
story brick passenger station, Fifth avenue,
Twenty-frst ward; cost, s., $50.
Reported by the Agents.
s. j. Fleming sold piece Of property on
St. Clair street, Nineteenth ward for $40, 500.
The papers are now in the hands of an attor-
ney for examination.
Black & Baird sold for Matthias Goetz q
property on Charlotte street, Fifteenth
ward. lot 2l1lOO, through to Lafayette alley,
having large brick house, with storeroorn,
of nine rooms in front and small frame
building in rear, for So 500.
John X. Ewing & Co. sold for the Ridge
view Land Company, OF Allegheny, to J. R
Mahaffey a lot fronting 80 feet on Westmin-
ster street and extending back 120 feet to an
alley, being lot No. AZ in the Giande PoInte
plan, Eleventh ward, Allegheny, for 81, 200
cash.
Peter Shields reports the following sales in
the Schenley Park Land Company's plan
Twenty-third ward: Lot No. ], 29x125 feet to
q B-ioot alley, located on Gertrude street.
Tor $500 cash, and lot No. 81, 25xl00 feet, to 20
foot alley, located on LYDIA street, for $500.
Charles Somers & Co. sold for w. {. Nixon
to d. G. Stewart a property situated on
Woodland avenue Ninth ward, Allegheny,
consisting OF a lot 80 feet front by 14O feet
deep to a street in the rear, with two-story
brick dwelling OF five rooms, for s., COO.