Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-09
A NEW REALTY FIELD
VIII Be Opened Up by the r. g B. fractions
Extension to Homestead-A Notable
Transaction on Bluff Street and Ono In
shadyside Residence Property.

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Extension to Homestead-A Notable
Transaction ON Bluff Street and Ono In
shadyside Residence Proparty.
THURSDAY, Sept 8
Work has been commenced on the exten-
sion of the Pittsburg and Birmingham
Traction Company's line to the borough of
Homestead, the through fare to the latter
point to be 10 cents. With the completion
OF this new railway about four miles of
elegant land will be opened up. 1t is said
that prominent real estate agent
has been along the route OF the extension
for the purpose of securing options on prop
critics that will be benefited. Tie agent, 1t
Is said, represents a company OF capitalists
who desire to in vest in the realty, being wide
awake to the enhancement in values which
Will undoubtedly occur within short time.
How successful the gentleman was could not
be learned.
A Big Bluff Street Sale.
W. A. Heron & Sons sold block Of lots,
ID In number. in the plan laid out by DR..
Miller, situate on Bluff street, near Gist, and
extending back to Tustin street, for s2o,5oo
cash. The purchasers were well-known
business men who are interested in local
manufacturing concern.
shadyside Resid snce Sold.
IL
the sale for G. A. Aufrecht to A. L. McKaig
of d modern brick residence at the corner Of
Westminster place and Lilac street, Shady
side, for SIS. 500. Mr.. McKaig will occupy the
place as homo, taking possession about
september Is.
Current Gossip.
The sale of the summer resort in WASH
fngton county, referred to in this column
yesterday, is reported as having been closed
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tanned, the agent who is engineering the
deal being absent from the city.
The majority of the East End agents re-
port increased activity in the realty mar
ket The inquiry for small houses, they
say, is something unprecedented.
A great deal of attention Is being paid
Homewood property at the present time.
Many new houses are in course of erection
and quite a number will be commenced
is active.
will Likely be accepted for a property located
on Ross street, being a corner lot.
Building Permits.
The following building permits were is
sued to-day: Peter Kon, a brick two-story
dwelling No. 2405 Wright alley; cost So 500.
George King frame two-story dwelling,
Madison avenue above Clarissa street; cost
sl,soo. Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, a frame two
story dwelling, Arch street; cost $500. j. F.
Forbes avenue near Murdock street; cost
81 245. Christian Borner. frame one-story
stable and shed, rear 2026 Carson street; cost
$500.
R'ports From the Agents.
Peter Shields sold for Schenley Park Land
Company lot No. 15I, 25x1O0 feet to 2O-foot
alley, situate on Haldane street, Twenty
third ward, for $3.50.
Henry w. Armstrong sold for Mrs. Sarah
E. McKeown to Henry r. Copperstone, at
Avalon, West Bellevue borough, lot No. 13
in L. Delp's plan on the Brighton road, size
81 ,45O.
Black & Baird sold for the Alta Land Com
Dany to Alex. FairDarn the property corner
of Virginia avenue and Oneida street, having
a frontage of 80 feet by depth Of 100 feet,
for 81 400
Larkin & Kennedy sold for the Blair Land
d s Bsr asa saso t. psns lots
John K Ewing & Co. sold to Louis Happ
two lots, 20x123 each, on Norwood avenue, in
the Mayfie,d plan, Tenth ward. .or. Allegheny
McCune Il Coulter report the following
sales in their Dean Park plan, near the Du-
quesne electric line: Lots Nos. 20 and 21 to
No. to George c. Haus, No. 8 to William +.
kamm, No. to George A. Morrow, and
through the agency OF A: Goedel, Collins
Kramer, and through the same party, lot
No. to 81. Kramer. They also report sale
of lot No. II in the Lewis plan, at Swissvale,
to Mrs. Sarah A Hatfield.
Henry A. Breed sold for c. E. Jones to C.
Rott prominent glass manufacturer q lot
on Wallingford street, 60 by about ls5 leet.
E. T. Scha1ner, the Hilltop real estate
agent, sold Tor the Birmingham Land I'm.
provement Company q largo new frame
house of seven rooms hall and attic. with
lot 5OxlS5 feet on Birmingham avenue, in
their South View plan, on the Suburban
Rapid Transit Electric Railway. to M. N.
Ty-ar. of the Southside Transfer Company,
for s2,sOO. There are good prospects of
many houses being built on this plan OF lots
in the spring. Mr.. Schaffner also sold for
the same company lot No. 163. on Birming-
ham avenue, in their South View plan, for
$3.50; also sold lot No. ISL in same place TO |
Miss Kate Slocum for $500.
The Burrel and Kensington Improvement |
Companies report the following sale of lots |
at Kenslngton: To Ellide Tuehe Nc Donald, |
eastern half oflot II. block II, for 1925; George
Zoog, Pittsburg, lot 57l. block a. for $6l6 Is, |
William A. Dunlap. Kensington, lot 964, |
block 80, for S527: Bernard Teaney, ,Pittsburg |
lot 90. block Z. for 1887 so; Alexander McDon- |
aid, Kensington, western half OF lot 81 block |
y, ior S325; Peter schumann, Kensington, lot |
II block ST65