Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-26
CITY REAL ESTATE.
The Hutchinson Property on Fifth
Avenue Changes Ownership.
A BIG DEAL on WYLIE AVENUE.
More Light on Recent Transactions in the
Highland Park District.
FEATURES OF MONEY AND SPECULATION

The Hutchinson property, corner of Fifth
avenue and Masters alley, lot 20 6x30, and q
three-story brick building, changed owner
ship yesterday through the agency of Black
& Baird. The price could not be ascertained,
as the firm declined under instructions from
the principals to give publicity to details at
present, but it probably breaks all former
records on central business property. This
place, it will be remembered, was offered at
public sale few weeks ago and withdrawn
on bid of s43, 800
Important Salo on Wylie Avenue.
The most important transaction in Wylie
avenue realty for five years or more was
completed yesterday by j. c. Reilly. He
sold for Major A. NJ Brown to Marks
Browarsky two lots, each 24190 with two
good buildings, one of 13 rooms and the
other of u, on the corner of Wylie avenue
and Federal street, for 10000. This price,
while by no means extravagaut for good
property, elevates the standard somewhat in
that quarter, and shows that owners know
full well the value of their holdings.
Movements Around Highland Park.
The Finn Howley deal in Highland Park
property, some particulars of which were
made public yesterday, was consummated
last week. This reference to the transac-
tion appeared in this column on Sunday:
Senator Finn has, according to report,
made an investment in the Highland Park
district amounting to nearly 5000, ,000." AS
another deal in the same neighborhood was
pending at the time, it was considered in
judicicus to say more. Several other inter-
esting events have occurred in this lively
quarter which will come to the surface be-
fore long The purchaser of the Fite prop
erty, short distance from the Howley
tract, for $65, 600 has been close secret for
several weeks, but it can now be stated that
Chief Bigelow is the man. He saw that
owners were marking up values and con-
cluded to secure the property before it
made another bulge. 1t is understood he
has or will offer it to the city at cost. This,
as we'll as part of the Howley tract, is
needed to perfect the park boundaries on
the south and southwest
IDEAL in Acres.
A deal in acreage in the Williamsburg dis
trict was disclosed yesterday by citizen of
Edgewood. He reported that Archie Dewey
had purchased IL acres. improved, situated
near the junction of the Greensburg and
Northern, or Salem, turnpikes, for IS, $50, or
a little over s47S an acre. The property
was formerly owned by Mrs NJ. Carothers.
Whether the sale was direct or through
agents is not known.
Yesterdays Building Permits
Yesterday was one of the best of the year
in the building line. Sixteen permits were
issued for q improvements, at q total
estimated cost of ,26o. The most i'm
portant are: c. N. Smith, brick store and
dwelling, Sixty-frst and Butler, Eighteenth
ward, $1,000; William Fox & Co., ten brick
ward, $4,000; Williams 8 Brown, two
frame dwellings on Wilbert street, Thirty
second ward, 81, 800; Isabella Smeigh, frame
dwelling on Howe street, Twentieth ward,
81, 500; Otto Leithoff, frame dwelling on
Southern avenue, Thirty-second ward,
s, ,O00
Special Features of Trade.
Mr.. w. c. Lyme was the purcha ser of the
Milligan property in Williamsburg, reported
S. c. Grier is putting up brick and stone
dwelling on North avenue, Allegheny. 1t
will cost $4,000.
Solomon & Ruben have rented, through
5he agency of C. L. Straub & Sons. the build
ng on smithfield street formally occupied
)y the Freehold Bank.
A. T. Swartz has purchased for s., 400 a lot
n Homestead, upon which he will build dur.
ng the summer
In an appreciative notice Of Pittsburg the
Notes says: ''1f PittSburg were |
n the West her limits would be thrown out |
20 include all the towns from Elizabeth to |
sewickley, and from Kensfngton to Mans |
ield, and there would be a city of LOCO, ,OO0 |
And this will be done by and by; mind |
hat" |
George Gluciner, of this city, has pur-
chased business in Wheeling, to which
,lp0 10 no will
Carrollton, O., has sold $40 900 improve
nent bonds at handsome premium.
George Altmeyer has decided TO build a
heater in Mckeesport at a cost of $75 0O0 1t |
will occupy q site on a corner Of Fifth ave-
me and Strawberry alley.
Philadelphia Company bonds advanced |
esterday to % bid. There was a good in
uiry for street railway bonds, with none in
ight-
Additional Points in Realty.
John X. Ewing & Co. sold nine lots at their
Dening sale of McNaugher plan No. 2 Tenth
ard, Allegheny, at prices ranging from
$50 to S, 400. They also sold to John Oat-
IAN a lot 40xlS9. on Perrysville avenue, near
hares street. in the Mayiield subdivision,
enth ward, Allegheny City, for $1.65O
Baxter, Thompson & Co. sold Tor Robert
IcCiune a residence lot in the Twenty-first
ard, from ting 81 feet on Lincoln avenue By
10 feet. for $500.
Larl1in kennedy sold for the Blair Land
ompany, at Bair Station. to John Miller,
Ut No. ll2, for 1926
Black & Baird sold for the Alta Land Com
any, in their plan of lots on DuQuesne
[eights, lot No. 4l6 to Mary F. Barr for $50 so
ash. also to Barr & Co. lots Nos 3s3 and 3S4
1r $l20.
j. E. Glass sold to j. C. Dick IS lots in his
Ian on Flowers avenue for 81, 800
Reed B. Coyle & Co. sold lot No I47 in their
[arion Place addition, fronting 2S feet on
ladstone street. 10 feet on Speer street and
10 feet in depth, for $3.50.
ia inSf ~, |
nishing touches to the nice frame houses
n Butler street. Eighteenth ward, to be sold