New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07
LITTLE BUSINESS DONE.
REAL ESTATE MARKET COMPARATIVELY
QUIET
MANY BROKERS OFT OF TowN-sArE OF THE
PROPERTY ONCE OWNED By "BOSs" TWEED
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PROPERTY ONCE OWNED By "Boss' TWEED
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Broken as the last week by the Fourth of
July holiday. and with many leading brokers out
OF town both Friday and yesterday. the list of
transactions for the week has been comparatively
small. Under the circumstances, the reported ag-
gregate investment for the week Of about N.l00 800
through brokers' offices is very fair. The business
showed a good demand for improved property. as
well as for property capable of immediate improve
ment in the mercantile districts. and an unusually
active summer investment. taking In purchases OF
dwellings in both old and new residence districts
OF the metropolis The leading sale OF the week. In
the amount OF purchase price. was that of the six
story business property, 20 by 100 feet at No POS
Greene-st.. which transferred from John T.
Williams TO George Munro for $1,000 The sale was
arranged by Daniel Brdsall & Co.
The summer season is IN full swing. and II
is likely that until September the dealings gen.
orally will be small and show much sgnih-
canoe. Some brokers. however. express themselves
hopeful that a few important transactions which
have been pending may be concluded.
A sale Of considerable interest in connection with
its future northward extension Of the city was
begun yesterday. BY 1t syndicate. headed by
ex-Congressman James c. Truman OF Bingham
ton. has secured the old Leonard jerome track.
known IS the Valley Farm. at YonNers. Tho pur-
chase price is not yet known. 1t has been with
held, Dut II is SAID TO nave Decn large Inc Nal'N
Farm comprises 900 acres. is TWO and half miles
long. haf-mi!e In width. is in the heart Of Won
kers. and on the line OF the NewYork and Putnam
Railroad and Jerome-ave.
ONCE THE PROPERTY OF W. VI. TWEED.
The tract was the property OF William VI.
Tweed on Twecd's downfall it was purchased
from him by Leonard Jerome. who paid him about
$500 an acre This was some thirty wears ago. and
since then the property has remained idle. al
though 1t has greatly improved in value II Is the
intention of Mr.. Truman. whose headquarters Is at
tho Imperial Hotel to make improvements the
property. Charles II Butler. Of No. lio, Broad
way. represented the syndicate in the purchase.
Another large suburban tract is to be sold on
July 20. 1t is Hollywood Park on the jersey
coast and once the hobby Of the late John Hoey.
former President Of the Adams Express Company.
He spent a great deal OF money in improvements.
The property is described in another column.
The largest auction sale for some months was
held by Bryan L. Kennedy Wednesday last
under foreclosure proceedings. at the Broadway
Real Estate saesroom. The property consisted
OF twenty threestory brick dwellings taking N
hundred-and-frst- running from Park 70 Lexing
ton-aye.. with the plot +Sxlooii The acton W.
and others The auctioneer sod the property. in
two actions to the plaintiff for '35o"2
BUILDING SEASON ACTIVE.
Ius, now is the height Of the building season. and
the utmost activity is prevailing In scores OF places
in the city great many large bulfr1nSS arc uiii'l
way The workmen are reported TO be generally
satisfied.
Plans for another big building were filed by Car
ence 8 Wadswor,h. OF Middletown, Conn. at the
building Department on Friday They are for Il
ten-etory brick store and ONCE building at NO A
Union SQUARE and No "a TO 30 East Seventeenih-s st.
The building will cost $4,000
The following some OF the transactions oi
the week through brokers' Offices
~ Brigham Hall has sold for Katherine A Kings
land 10 Paul Fuller the four-story BRICK dwelling
log .5xloo No, s West Fsurhst or ~ t g soup I
NcCullagh to J. Howard Wright. the four story
brownstone dwelling. lot 6.sxsSs. No 81 West
Twenty-seventh-st.. for $4,000.
Peter II. Hynes has sold 10 Blaksley Baines 80.
lG West Twenty sxth-st. three story brick t"ne-
ment lot 22xl0. for 1880.
Isaac Stebel has sold No. 1s9 Mercer-st.. 25xl'o.
west side i25 feet south OF Houston-st lie bought
Stabler & Smith have sod the three-siory dwell
ing property. l9x,Oxlo22 No la West Ninety second
ST. for the estate OF Chauncey Stevens to Hubert
Peck for 326 600 49, ,
At private contract Petty Soneard Walker
sold for William F. Cox Alice NJ. Holland plot
lCOxlC0 on north side Of Onehundrei- and forty
fourths, l25 feet west OF St. Anns-ave. for Sfwr
stone front house. 2x9s.s. No. "a West Thirty
second-s, TO Archibald Russell. at about $spcp 70
Picken & Lilly have sold the three story and
basement dwelling and lot. l7xJoxlcD. No. 4l West
one -hundred- nd twelfth-st for William H. Picken
10 William Lewis. at $500
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