New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
MARKET FAIRLY ACTIVE.
TRANSACTIONS OF THE WEEK IN REAL
ESTATE.
REPORT OF THE PURCHASE OF A LARGE PLOT
BY THE WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY DENIED-CONvEYANCEs
AND MORTGAGES.

BY TIE WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY DENIED-coNvEYANcEs
AND MORTGAGES.
In the week lust ended least one notably IN
tcres,ing sale was announced. and there was fair
list of other transactions. The most interesting s'
was that OF business property in the very ce"'ie u
the Wall Street district. jefferson NJ Levy pufchae
ing from Mrs Abby 5. Marshall. OF Miiiorook' ~ -
the plot 25x6l feet. at No IS New-st'' auJo'ins '
New-York Stock Exchange. The purchase pilVe -
said to have been $3.50 or at the rate o $'0 d
square foot-a very satisfactory inquire 10 houeiS Va
downtown property. though 1t mas oeeh se'e' la
,,r,es oxceeded In the immediate vicinity OF the
present purchase. ,.,..
Mr. Levy is already the owner of the Demonco
Building adjoining on the south ana eNtehui"s
through from Broad TO Newest With the properly
he has now bought, he has parcel OF lana lro"'ne
I,s foet in Broad and IS feet in Newest. ABOUT lof
faet In length over all and containing about "'~
square feet This gives ample scope for 'he eie'
ton intended by Mr. Levy next year. OF N'teeh
story freproof office building OF the hishest c-as''
10 cost nearly a million dollars. and suited 10 'he
requirements OF the prevailing business III ''d
locality Agreements, it is said. have ALREADY peeh
entered into for the leasing Of consdeiaoe par
of the new building for term OF years HIS s'o"'
that while big office buildings abound III inc "e'e
borhood there Is still plenty of room for aholnei "u
dition to the list. At present on the piot at No 40
a
OF course will come down next year.
THE REPORT DENIED.
,..o ,ras n renort on Friday evening Of a much
h,gger transaction which. however. was oehieu
Yesterday 1t was that the Washington iAle insui
ance Company had practically completed heso.,a-
tions for the purchase for about sZV"V" oi 'ho
northwest corner Of Broadway and Cortlanut-st'
with adjoining parcels which would give broau-
wav frontage of about ninety-six feet ana
depth In Cortlandt-st. Of about one huiuieu "'N
twenty-three feet Officers OF the Insurance. COMPANY
declared the story to be without any iouhnauoh IA
fact The agents in charge or the largest
parcels embraced in the property mentioned also
denied any knowledge Of the TRANSACTION.
CITY COLLEGE SITE
A most important announcement last week was
that In regard to the selection or "asnins'o"
Heights site for the College Of the CITY OF New"
York An important fact in the seiectioh VI ''o
City College site-whose students come from every
quarter Of the towns the evident opinion Vi INC
trustees that Washington Heights Is accesspie ana
will be more So Not many years ago the heish'S
we're looked upon as a rockbound mass, nearly
isolated almost impossible to reach. Inc openiis
OF the Observation-Disclosures caoie ro"u
I'D Amsterdam-ave.. has caused great chahse III
sentiment, making the heart OF the Helgnts accessi
Bile from both the east and west sides OF the to"i'
The trustees however, undoubtedly expect further
improvement In rapid-transt facilities improve
mepts which residents and proper!y-owners on
Washington Heights have long looked forward TO-
When they DO they Win make the 'se e
The weeks n.esi d,e oy ~, pr1 aseregate
SOME OF THE TRANSFERS.
The following are the principal transactions;
The Downing Building Nos. LOG and los Fulton-st.'
a ss; sseP By s0 Pau Sy so se' Of
c GsstnG rU2sssn from the lid Ohio It
is said that the CONTRACTED price was 81 some
property in western cities alss came in as b Rsf
dns snss e Is
formerly occupied by the paint store OF T. l. nay
'J ExLieuenant-Go Governor William F. sheehan. for
mery Of BIalo has sr roe Mrs. Holder
Friend has cold for Ws the Tsiase Of to
WilIism Kennedy has sold for the Mutual Life
to Sos and sn3 'E East
seventh-st. for about $1,000 49, -..orv
sI %ss nSus residence &o West
Go to SsHs soa for Edward j. Berwnd
two-story private stable No ls West eos n-
e. AsHsnder II san Nes ne a 70 SO
West Thirteth-st to James +. Mack on private
iaior Beringer have sold 10 D. NJ Newberg for
the Levi estate the premises Nos i and tS BToa a"
way sxloo feet With conness an tsxes for
i' Charles Griith Moses has sold FOR Miss Al J.
Hoiten Road and Two-hundred- and-nin' n-st. In
s MoOd ih s,rs Ss fol $500 and IN S
25xil4 on the north side Of one-hundred and,eighy
ouimby, and the two lots, doe. on ne ives, s $40
eighty-sixth-st.. to Resolve Gardner, on private
w. R RusssF N ss: ga ssF
Eighty They are four-s,ory 2o-toCt houses
TSsss By srs Mr. 1Af i las 81 1Af
Russell Sage. and his WIFE NJ Ohy@ Sese s,m n'f
ra@ste tSe % property on the northwest
Central Park West and slxtynnhst 5o5xcS fee ,s
premises for 600, which makes the total am unit
Of the transaction $4,000 nit, w s,e.
vens for O. r. Mackay to Eugene BishoP the pet
x on the eSs, as ot shf
Jefferson NJ Levy has bought from the s,, Wa 5tS
Ing 25x75 (Grace Church leasehod). on private
4. i. E. A. Karelsew have sold for William n,
Wheelwright Co.. property In Meredtn-ave ., 1'
teet from BeSIevard' Arverne' Long Island S'1'0''
lisa. ss ssh FER N Mr.: HssSs and
extending through s c 70 NG No ssbe 20
Win E Ismors the sudnss
and erect in their stead large business building ing o
coney Island now the Thirtyhrst Ward Of Brook i
sss. E SsSsht nine s ss s The SR
purchasers were o. G. Dobbs. Mrs. Rose oconnor
ana max Kennedy has sold land valued at 81 oG
IN New-Brghton Staten Island for the Stebbins es-
tate.
cONvEYANCEs AND MORTGAGES.
The following table shows the number of con-
vevances. mortgages and projected buildings for
last week and the same week in 1894:
CONVEYANCES.
1894 1895.
June 22-2S June 81 81.
inclusive. inclusive.
s..., .,r,n.- ....... 227 800
tv nrnt involved minimum. 29555G5 5000 7s2
Hnou uns rnmnai ........, 100 ISL
NuuoeI 80 oIth wards
Amount involved. ................ *ioo'ol %io~ <S
Number nominal ...-........." II
MORTGAGES.