Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-08
OVER s12. 900 PER ACRE
Paid for a Slice of Property on Shady Lane
The Largest Price Ever Paid for Realty
in the Squirrel Hill District-A $50, 900
Deal Closed-Gossip and Sales


Deal Closed-Gossip and Sales.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. Z.
To-day was very busy one in realty
circles, and some very important transac-
tions were consummated. In the Squirrel
Hill district piece of property containing
~ acres sold for price close to SIG. 900,
which is the largest amount that has yet
been paid for realty in this neighborhood.
The ground is situated at the corner OF
Shady lane and Linden avenue, having
frontage of l20 eet on Shady lane by 4lO rect
in depth, extending through to Denniston
avenue, and having a frontage on
either side of this thoroughfare of l2O feet;
~ feet of the land lies on the eastern s1de OF
Denniston avenue. Mr.. s. J. Fleming sold
the property through NJ. F. Nipple GO. ior
n. s. Snyder Esq.
Though this sale was the only one of i'm
portance IN shape for publication, 1t was not
the largest transaction of the day, as Dusl-
ness property situated on Diamond street,
near the Market House, was sold, the con-
sideration being $50, 600. or nearly $4,000 per
loot front, the property having frontage
OF about 26 feet.
Items Of Gossip.
William NJ. Lair;,, the shoe merchant, has
purchased O piece Of property on Liberty
street in close proximity to the realty re-
Gently purchased by Messrs. Laird Ray
and Chaddock & Owens. 1t is said that MI.
Laird will also erect a large business house.
1t is probable that Thomas NJ. Marshall,
Esq. will sell 10 acres of his land, adjoining
the Watson tract, to Allegheny City for park
purposes. The officials are negotiating for
the purchase ofthe property, and If the deal
goes through there will be an entrance to
the contemplated park on Marshall avenue.
November's Building Record.
Captain Spatt, the Chief Clerk in the Office
OF the Building Inspector, completed a re-
port to-day of the buildings erected in the
city and their cost during November.
The total number was 2Sl and the cost
$SOS496. There were 1OS brick, 1859
frame, l iron clad and iron. A num-
Der of business houses and shops were
built, but the great majority of the build
ings were dwelling houses. The greatest
number was in the Nineteenth ward, where
65 houses were built at a cost OF $500, Alb. In
the Fourteenth ward there were 20 houses
built, costing Sl43 100, and in the TweD tieth
ward 90 houses, costing Sl23. 305 The small
est number was i'll the Twenty eighth ward,
only $30O. -
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
Mrs. Barbara Durkin, q two-story frame
dwelling, Indiana street, Twenty-flrst ward,
to cost $500. Michael Collins. three-story
frame house on Minnesota street, Twenty
third ward; cost, $500. John Ort, two-story
frame dwelling on Elgin street, Eighteenth
ward; cost, 81, 200. George Mcknight two
story frame dwelling on Keystone street,
Eighteenth ward; cost, 5000. Mrs. A. NJ.
Swyers. two-story brick dwelling on Boquet
street, Fourteenth ward; cost, s. 600. c.
II. Chance. four two-story brick dwellings
on Juliet street, Fourteenth ward; cost,
$1,000.
Reported by the Brokers.
Black & Baird SOLD for H. s. Benner to Mar
garet B. Kuhn a property on the southerly
side of Winslow street, between Park and
Larimer avenues, East End, having two
two-story frame dwellings fronting on Win
slow street and three two-story frames on
the alley, with a lot 40x15l feet, for Sc, 25O
John K. Ewing & Co. sold through the
office of Reed B. Coyle & Co. for the Fidelity
Title and Trust Company two lots, 6Ox125
each, on Natchez street, being lots Nos. PA
and 224]5 in the Watson plan, Tenth ward,
Allegheny, for 81, 400
James W. Drape & Co. sold a house and
lot on Page street. Allegheny, for s., 100: also
sold house and lot near Brinton station,
for $l,s75
L j. Wilson sold lot No. in the Wilson
plan, Hawkins station. 5Ox159, to Thomas j.
Bell, for $3.50. also sold lot No. in same
plan, 62xl67, to Benjamin A. Maggini, for
ST. l25. Mr.. Maggini will erect house on his
property at once.
f. T. Schaffner sold for the Birmingham
Land Improvement Company lots Nos. so
and l56 in their plan of South View. These
lots front so feet on Birmingham avenue and
run back l50 feet to Baldwin way. Price
paid $500; sold to John Richter.