Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-25
REVIEW OF REALTY.
Char ged Conditions of rho City Urged BY
Owners for Higher values-Building Re-
suits of the Year Entirely satisfactory-
Special News and Gossip,

Char ged Conditions of rho City Urged By
Owners for Higher values-Building Re.
suits of the Year Entirely Satisfactory
! Special News and Gossip.
Although the realty market during the
week was productive of no large transac
tiuns, occupying waiting attitude as usual
at this season of the year, it was marked by
more business and larger inquiry than q
year ago. The number of transfers, sales
and leases, rangin, from $4,000 down.
| ward, was sufficient to redeem the mar.
ket from dullness. There would of course,
have been more business If owners had
shown any disposition to modify their ex.
allied ideas in regard to values. The sftua.
tion, briefly stated. is about this: There has
seldom been better inquiry for all kinds OF
property. Money is abundant. and is anx-
iously seeking Investment. Real estate Is
preferred to almost everything else, but
purchasers want it OH basis that will Weld
| fair return, present or prospective.
Owners no doubt recognize the force OF this
position, but do nothing to bring about an
accommodation. They hold out Tor ex.
treme values and refuse to make tonces-
Sions.
In spite of obstacles. which it is not neces-
sary to point out, building operations are
being prosecuted on a scale rarely surpassed
at this season Of the year. In proof OF this
figures of the Building Inspectors depart
ment given in this column from day to day.
Statistics for the year to date show that
permits have been issued for the erection of
upward of 1900 houses and alterations,
equal in most cases to original structures, at
an estimated cost of nearly 100000. II to
this were added the improvements beyond.
but contiguous, to the city limits, the totals
would be sweiled to such proportions as
would surprise even those fairly in touch
with this branch of activity. Pittsburg is
growing at a rate to readily absorb about all
the houses of the right kind that can be put
on the market
The Burrell and Kehsington Improve
ment Companies report the following sales
of lots at kensington: Charles W. Robson,
Otta wa. ILL.,, lots 1852 and 1858, block q,
$l,l25; Thomas NJ. Welshons, Jennnette. Pa,
lots 46, a. As, 40 ana So block 8. sl.2S7 So Will
lam s. Jones. Ptttsburs, lots Il. l3 and IA.
block q, 81, 295; John P. and Matilda Leton,
Pittsburgs I4ls. block 2s. $6Sa 80; Luke
1851 25; wilhelm Schauer and John Kaudik,
Pittsburg. %, block y. $552 so; Michael Bla.
zeieski and Stanislaw Wawszynski, Pitts
Pnas 81 ss ana ~ Slose q &
Thomas McCabe, Pittsburg, Sc, block 8,
s4s5 IS: Elisha Alexander, Oakdale. Pa, lot
s. blsek n s7a2 So N Mrs LIZZIE Mgel
Miss Della c. McKown, Grove.
ton. Pa. s5l and s52, block. 81, 81, ,5oo
Andrew Woodland, Washington. Pa, $50 and
Jeannette S42 and s4a, block q, sl,4s5; Mrs.
Mary Resch, Kensington, Pa, lot 30, block /,
$500: William Ernst. Pittsburg, lot l9l, block
26, 1853 IS; Christina Schafer. PittsbuIg, lot
stead, lot 294, block s25 s46- Annie Mailer,
Knoxville, Pa, lots 37S and 379, block 25.
81, 200: Lambert Fallert Knoxville Pa, 22S
and 229 block 25. 81, 200: Lambert Schuchert,
Piatsburg, lots lS9 and 100, block g. 81, ,692 6S;
Mary Ross. Pittsburg. lot 81, block y, $6aS 80;
Sarah Given, Pittsburg, lot % block q,
block p, $793 80; Jas. Z. -McClelland, Allie
gheny, lots 50 and So block IA, $500
Kelly 6 Rogers sold for John Cowley lot
B. Kelly to James McCuthen lot 3215xI02
feet on Fifth avenue extension, for ST $50:
also sold for H. Longdon Sons to w.
Hubbard O lot on Mellon street for
lot on Hamilton avenue, ,95xl l30 feet, for ST 600;
also sold for Mr.. Laird to D. Ballie q house
and lot on Hay street for "a, l0O also sold for
W. Evans to James Rogers a house on Ham,
iiton avenue for q 500; also for the same per-
sou three lots on Lowell street, Twenty-first
ward. for 50, 400; also sold to Superinten dent
Elwood and Colonel Schoonma er a piece of
ground on Euclid avenue for $500; also sold
for I. A. Coleman q house and lot on Ripey
street to a wealthy lady of Pittsburg for
Stanton avenue to William Loefler for
a 200; also sold for Rev. Kuder on the corner
of Bond street and Sheridan avenue q lot 10
xl0o feet to prominent lawyer Tor o., 20O,
George schmidt cold another lot on Look.
out avenue, being 20xl40 feet TO an alley, and
being lot No. 1bo In hts Eureka Place plan.
Oakland, TO Victor T. Kelley, for ESQ, on
easy monthly payments; also sold a lot on !
and being lot No. 8ein the same plan, to +.
Bremen, Tor e4O0 on the easy payment plan.
Peter Shields reports the sale Of II acres