The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-01
REAL TY MARKET.
important Transactions in
the Transfer Of Property.


No large transfers are shown by the
record for the past weeks real estate
market. but still there has been consider
able activity. The demand for resident
sites was exceedingly good and while the
small, tho aggregate amount reached
| quite snug sum. There Is q decided
| increase In the number Of building per-
| mits issued over last week, and values are
being steadily maintained. A brisk ac-
tivity marks the loan market, and no diff
rn,snry newlsy = found n 6y prospective I've oorr Dr.
| good security. Owners of business
| blocks, whose tenants have migrated
| 10 other quarters are taking advantage OF
the temporary vacancies In the buildings
and are repairing and renovating In every
over there is still lively
demand for buildings in good
neighborhoods with rents maintaining
the same level as during the winter sea-
son. In the large Office buildings, new
tenants are continually being gathered in
satisfied with the present condition
OF things. Altogether the pros
poets are bright for q lively
season, and il Is confidently expected that
the years business viii 60 ahead OF that
ol iOrucr years.
Cold Storage Warehouse.
Within few weeks the building being
erected by the Merchants Freezing and
Cold Storage Company on Kingsley ave.
nue. will be completed. The structure is
OF immense proportions, rising six
The front is two stories in
height. The exterior Is of fine pressed
brick with granite trimmings and pre-
sent5 very agreeable appearance from
distance. The building has frontage of
121 feet on Kingsley avenue. running back
M sss . sss wsss csmnsS s .nS S s est feet sR
adds greatly to the solid appearances Of
the structure. In building there were
5000, 900 bricks used. Previous to the laying
OF the foundation 5000 piles were driven
over which was laid beds Of concrete,
18 inches thick and 5h feet wide.
foundation. stones consisting of blocks
five feet wide at the base, tapering to It.
3 in, at the top rising to height OF IL feet.
On these foundations the building was
constructed and for solidity and firmness
cannot be equalied. The brick walls meas
ure II. in. in thickness at tbs base, and
for additional support there are "a stone
piers, each of them eight feet square
and eight piers nine feet square. The
interior of the stru' tu: Is peculiar In its
arrangement. AT he north end is the
engine room, large, airy room fairly
surrounded by windows: This is n
ing. The six-story portion is divided
up into imnnense refrigerators and freez-
ing watts. In the upper part OF the buIId.
ing, over the refrigerators, are the cold
storage apartments. At the west |
side q the building spur
. !, eesv ecr~.. "a <.~Yc~d. 81 heaf er5
on the east side huge doors offer an easy |
mode OF egress when desired. The plant |
throughout Is fully insulated with min
eral wool and paper, thus preventing
dampness. The building Is owned by 9 |
company Of wholesale meat and produce
freeze freeze and and preserve m = meats Sss' un. NJ
I'll demanded for consumption.
Work wns begun on the plant on Septem-
Dor 26, 1898. The contractor 4 Herbert T.
A New Parish House.
The old parish house OF the Church Of |
The Rsdeemer at tho corner of North |
Main and Lippitt streets has been torn |
down to make way for new structure 1k
torss = ssect.d Y height which Ss bog.s w
will be Of striking and handsome
appearance and will contain ample accom-
modations for the different societies and
of the church. HI. X. Hill
son Is the architect.
Intentions TO Build.
r.. A. Anderson, II Westfield street,
build History one-tenement house on
Iouth side Vermont avenue, Washington
Park. Vincent Bowen. builder.
Patrick L. Keough, A Abbott street,
,oi,q oith a i swotsnsmsnt ts & hone N3n SR
Main and Knowles streets; cost 5000.
George +. Long, care II. e. Dodge, 48
yustom House street, build . 2-story,
French roof, four-tenement house on
northeast side Of Ashburton street; cost
1000.
Bridget Farley, 245 Blackstone street,
,uild an addition to house 245 Blackstone
treet: cost 800. Charles Bros, builders.
George A. YouIden, corner Broad and
dudley streets, build four k-story one
ami]y houses on north side Potters ave-
rue, near Broad street; cost s1,400 each.
Touldep, builder
George A. YouIden, build four y story
NE family houses ON sonth aide Reynolds 4
venue, near Broad street; cost 81 800 each.
foulden, builder. ~.
George A. Youlden, build two IL 1b-story, |
me- family houses on north side Public
treet, about three hundred and fifty feet
rom junction Deboll street; cost $500
sch. Youlden, builder.
George A. Youlden, build two 1-story
on northwest corner Irving and
Iroad streets for lumber purposes; cost
800 each. Youlden, builder.
James Reilley, rs Day street, make al
erations to house A Day street; cost $4OO.
(. g. Coutanche, builder.
William III. Covell, ~ Arlington ave.
ue, build a h-story, ,one-tenement house
n cast side Carleton street, between Bel
mont avenue and Roanoke street.
Miss M. Helen Potter, build q 21h-story,
house on north side Water
nan street. near Gano street. Napoleon
livard, builder; Martin q Hall, 49 West
ninster street, architects.
John p. Smith, 403 Butler Exchange.
uild 2h-story, two-tenement house on
ast side OF Eddy street, near Pavilion
venue.
John s. whitchousc, A Custom House
trcet, build h-story, one family house
n north side OF Lexington avenue, be-
ween Elmwood avenue and Melrose :
krect; cost e4500. :
Alfred Anthony Estate Company, G. q.
weetland, treasurer, build q 1-story ad- :