Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-16
OVER $500 PER FOOT FRONT

Paid for the Drhew Hotel Property, Corner
of Grant and Water Streets-The Prem
ises to Be Greatly lmproved-Other
Good Deals Closed
TUESDAY, Nov. Is.
The property corner of Grant and
Water streets, consisting of lot
5O15O feet and a four-story brick
hotel known as Drhew's Hotel, changed
hands to-day. George w. Ache sold the
property for John Drhew to William Nc.
Coy ior price approxfmating $4,000, IN
price paid Tor the realty alone was frac-
rion over $500 per foot front. The premises
will be greatly improved by the purchaser.
of property in this vicinity have occurred.
and the purchasers in every instance intend
to improve by erecting large and modern
business blocks, or remodeling the pres
ent structures; so, that it is safe to say that
this locality, Grant street from Water street
to Fourth avenue, will be greatly improved
during the coming year.
Items of Gossip.
Two very good sales of residence property
in Allegheny have been closed. Upon in
quiry Messrs. Scott & McMillin admit that
they sold for J. l. Lahugh to Thomas Browne
the properties No. 127 Alpine avenue and
No. 66 Carroll street, Second ward, but de-
cline to make known the terms of the deal
for the present.
The foundation OF the large stone build
ing being erected by the West Penn Insti-
tute for the Blind, on the corner of Belle
neld ne avenue and Rayard street. at a cost of
S9O,0OO has been completed. The work is
being rushed as rapidly as possible.
George W. Ache, who to-day sold the
hotel property mentioned above, reports
that a deal in realty in the same line,
equally as important, will be consummated
In few days.
Building Permits.
A permit was taken out to-day by the
western Pennsylvania Institute for the
Blind for three-story stone and brick asy-
lum, corner Beilefield avenue and Bayard
street; cost, $50, O00 Other permits issued
were: c. E. Clapp, two-story brick dwell
ing. Murrayhill avenue, corner Wilkins ave-
nue.; cost $4,000. Frederick Bese, a two
story frame dwelling, St. Clair street, be-
tween M1gnonette street and Penn avenue;
cost 81 200. kearns Bros, twostory frame
dwelling, Achilla street, between Park ave-
nue. and Lowell street; cost, Sl,700. Samuel
Bromley a two-story frame dwelling, Joy
street, between Walnut street and Roup
school; cost, So 440. Twenty first Ward School
Board, twostory frame school house,
cost, 81, 100. E. Kohrl, one-story frame sta
Bile, Manton alley, near Arlington avenue;
cost, $l00.
Late Transactions.
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold for James C. Dick,
the East End real estate dealer, the property
No. 95 Center avenue, two brick dwellings
and brick stable, with lot 47x1OO feet, for
$l2,75O
Messrs. Piper & Clark sold for Adam M.
Goodwin to A c. Sarber, his property
situated on Margaretta street. Allegheny,
consisting of q two-story frame house of
eight rooms and a lot 24x l32 feet, for 81, $50.
E. I. Schaffner, the Hilltop real estate
agent, sold to William E. Lang, of Allentown,
large frame house of six rooms, with a lot
25xll4, situate No. 121 Maple avenue, Thirty
first ward, price 81, 500 cash.
Black & Baird sold tor Robert Liehr to
John B. Miliken a lot on Madison avenue,
Thirteenth ward, 24x100 feet, being lot NO.
in the Haywood plan, for 1915.
A. u. Byers & Co. sold Tor W. A Black,
ESQ.,, TO Duncan Parker lots Nos. 50 and 63
in his plan Tenth ward, Allegheny, fronting
40 feet on Sheridan avenue and extending
through 100 feet to Grant avenue, for 500.
j. f. Glass sold for A. C. Watkins lots Nos
sand in the Allequip2a Place plan No. 2,
Tor $3.50 each cash.
John K. Ewing & Co. sold to Joseph Kroc-
sac, for Otto j. Benker, q lot 22x l2s on Davis
avenue, being lot No. 81 in the Ridgeview
plan, Eleventh ward, Allegheny, for $500
The Burrell and Kensington Improv ement
Companies report the following sale of lots
at Kensngton: William Crime, Pittsburg,
south half of lot 20, block g. s4OO cash: Frank
Rohm, Pittsburg, lot SO. block 8, for 500 cash:
Henry Wotten, Pittsburg, north 15 feet OF lot
81 and south 10 feet of lot IS, block T. for
ST. l47 so.