Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-12
SOME BIG DEALS
In Realty Nearing the Point of Settlement
"A $4,000 Transaction in the Twenty
Second Ward Consummated-SixtyB Brick
Dwellings to Be Erected in Oakland.

In Realty Nearing the Point of Settlement
"A S75, 1000 Transaction in the Twenty
Second Ward Consummated-Sixty Brick
Dwellings to Be Erected in Oakland.
FRIDAY, Nov. II.
The realty market presented a very bright
aspect to-day, and some very important
business was transacted. Several large
deals which have been sidetracked for a
week OF so were again taken up, and from
intimations dropped here and there it ap
peared evident that a settlement would
soon be reached in every instance. One of
the most important of the transactions re-
ferred to was virtually closed by Liggett
Bros, who desire that the particulars OF the
deal be withheld from publication for the
present. The property is an acreage tract
situated in the Twenty-second ward
Squirrel Hill district), and was purchased
for speculative purposes, the purchase price
being $5,C00
Current Gossip.
It is reported that d. P. Reighard, Esq,
will erect 60 brick dwellings in the Four
teenth ward, Oakland. in the spring.
The report that the Murray property, cor
ner of wilkins avenue and Shady lane,
comprising 15 acres had been sold for $780,
900 is not true. A gentleman who is in po-
sition to know said to-day that the property
had not changed hands.
S. J. Fleming expects to close the sale of a
tract of five acres OF ground oD Saline ave-
nue. the early part of next week. If this
deal goes through the property will be
graded to q level with the street and bloc k
of fine houses will be erected on portion
Of the ground.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
William Schuette & Co., a three-story brick
planning mill, Twenty-frst street, corner
nm
Kehew, two-sto1y frame dwelling, Clay
bourne street, near Aiken avenue: cost.
sl,s50. st. Agnes Church, two-story frame
dwelling, Fifth avenue, between Soho and
Boston streets: cost, 1000. G. R. Whaley, a
two-story frame dwelling, Dilworth street,
near Narchez street. cost, $1,000. William
Schuette & Co., a one-story frame storage
shed, Twenty-siXth street, corner Harcums
alley, cost, s., 900. R. Wolfreun, frame ad-
ditiOn, Joncaire street, near Boquet: cost,
$3.50. W. j. Smith, a frame addition, Pacific
avenue, near Penn avenue: cost, S2OO.
Latest Sales Reported.
Liggett Bros. sold a lot sOx1OO feet on Edwin
street, Thirtieth ward, for $4,000 The pur-
chaser will erect three brick dwellings on
the property at once.
Morris s. Aisbitt sold lot No. IL in the
Childs plan, Fourteenth ward, 24xl05 feet
fronting on Wilmot street, to j. C. English,
for $1,000.
l.. d. Dlan,
Hawkins station, 50x154, to G. A. Bell, of
Braddock, for $3.50.
Black & Baird sold to S. L. Mccoy for NJ
Fl. Todd, u lot on the easterly side of Amber
street, near Friendship avenue, East End,
being lot No. 2O2 in the Baum Grove plan,
tor $2, ,450.
McCune & Coulter report sale OF the fol-
lowing lots in their Dean Park plan, in the
Twentv-tirst ward: To John Schulz, No. 13,
for 500: Nos. q and 2S to Max Flory, for
81, 300, and No. 45 to Mrs. Mary E. Thorn, for
500.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. report the sale of lot
No. q in Reed B. Coyle's plan, Twenty-third
ward, fronting on Monongahela street, with
a new fve-roomed frame dwelling, for
$500.
w. A. Lincoln sold for John F. Helm to ].
W. Richards lot on west side of Pacific
avenue at $40 per foot front, cash.
John X. Ewing q Co. sold to III. J. Peppler
for F. q. Rohkaste q lot 20xlOO on Grant
avenue, Tenth ward, Allegheny, for $3.50 on
monthly payments.
James ". Drape & Co. report the following
sales: A house and lot in the suburbs for
e. 900, a house and lot in Allegheny for 81 500,
and collateral interest in a farm and min
eral property below East Liverpool for
$50, 900.
W. A. Heron & Sons sold the two remain.
ing lots in the W. C. King plan, Heron ave-
nuc, Thirteenth ward, each having a 'front.'
age OF 20 feet, by about 80 feet deep. for $500
each.