New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-13
THE MARKET MORE ACTIVE.
CPEA~ER INTEREST IN REAL LIZ
rScrEasE IN THE NUMBER OF BROKERS' SALES
AND AucTIoN-RooM TRANSFERS

INCREASE IN THE NJ MbfsN UT
AND AUCTION ROOM TRANSFERS
THE PROPERTY SOLD.
The reports OF brokers sales for the week ehde'
Yesterday show aggregate Investment OF s"'voo'-
m, white auction room returns OF more tnah S'VV'
600 Indicate that the real estate marker mas coe u
a., ou, again and is In healthful and buoyant con-
dItion at least for the time being. The buyers OF
small means however. are not on hand IN large
numbers or even In sufficient numbers 10 snow
that steady investment is yet regular feature OF
the market.
The broadway salesrooms have had an animated
appearance the last six days. on Monday only ga
low prices prevail and that was at the sale by Peter
T. Mover e. Co OF three lots in Flfth-ave, between
Eighty-ninth and Ninet!eth-st. Two OF the OTIS
bought at $4,000 each. we're resold within ten
minutes at an advance to Benjamin l. H. Ira'N' an
extensive owner Of nearby property
on Tuesday Peter +. Meyer presented the great
attraction Of the week-the property owned Dy 'he
sickles estate The sac realized total or sS'"o'
which said to have met the expectations OF me N
terested heirs. On the same day Adrian H. Muller
e. sons voluntary offer OF the dwelling No. "a
West Twefth-st., resulted In its being bought IN
for s2i, 200
Wednesdays leading sale was the one under fore
closure OF the former Fourth Presbyterian CnurcA
property Nos 1lG TO 120 West Thirty-fourtn-s,' an
old edlfce with pot SOx9S.s Many of the experts
property was knocked down at S207,jc 10 an uptown
firm OF brokers' Nell Burgess, the defendant
against whom the Judgment in foreclosure was
taken bought the property in the latter part o. ls3i
from David Steiner for $4,000 an advance o. %0"U
on the price paid by the latter two years before
Mr. Burgess, however. put up only $1,000 IN cash.
the rest of the purchase price being represented by
two mortgages. Of which ne second 70 the Seief
the one forec.osed.
SOME OF THE TRANSFERS.
Following are the principal real estate transact
tlons for last week: ~ & J.. Hess have sold for
Albert Wagner the new seven-s:ory iron and brick
front mercantile building Nos. l3i and l3S Spring
St. and No 81 10 S. Woos;er-s;., for investment, al
$4,000 The building forms an l. 5Jx5o feet on ire
former and 75xlO0 feet the latter street ana II
rented on five and en year leases for $4,000 year
The property has been sold four times IN about three
years through the Msssrs Hess. They first disposed
of 1t 70 Freedman Bros. then 10 Jacob Hirsh ana
later to Mr.. Wagner by whom the present modern
structure has been erected
The same brokers have sold for Emil Bloch to
Jacob Hirsh for improyen ent. No 81 East Twelfth
ST. old buildings, with lot about ZSx@x-szxei'
feet, Nos. 4s and 30 East Thirteenth-st abuttns
I'm the rear pot about i09xl01 and lZ2f rect with
buildings. Mr.. Bloch. who II Is understood ire
quently represents Mr. IIirsh recently bought the
property from John w. Condit through the same
brokers for a sum less than $4,000 but no deed has
yet been recorded.
William Cruikshanks Sons have sold for John
Jacob Astor and others, trustees Of the estate OF
William Aston, the lot 2sxSOx25x93 feet, No. i'3
Grand-st and No 300 East Broadway, forming the,
westerly block crolt in Scammel-st, TO Henry
Breckwede for $4,000 Miles Heller were the as
sociate brokers in the transaction.
Henry Corn has resold at profit the siX-story
store and office building. &xs54 and &3 feet, No.
S24 Broadway between Twelfth and Thirteenth SITS,
which he recently contracted to purchase from
Mayer Kahn at about $4,000. The buyer Is under
stood to be the same investor who as reported last
week secured No S32 adjoining. for about $4,000.
Julius Friend has old for Max Nathan TO William
Hyams and Max Danzlger the fve-story business
structure No IA Broadway. and Nos. 10 and y
Crosby-st between Howard and Grand SITS. with
pc, % feet in Broadway 2O0G feet on the southery
line. running through to Crosby xDx west s06X
south % west 100 feet. Mr.. Nathan bought the
property early lsSS the receivers sale Of the de-
funct Charter Oak Life Insurance Company prop
erty for $4,000
Frederick Southack & Co. succeeded on Saturdai
IN closing the sale for heirs Of J. Ct. X Lawrence
deceased OF the property referred TO last week. conf
prIsng the sixstory building on the southwest cor
ner Of Broadway and Widest. with plot i9l0xl5o2
feet running through TO Franklin Alley xNXl0o3
feet. John T Williams Is the buyer at figure not
much less than $4,000. The building now yields
gross annual rental OF about $3.50 and the present
tenant. It Is said. IS DESTROYS OF renewing the lease
on its expiration February next. It IL not I'M
probable, however. that Mr. Williams Will before
that date dsmolsh The building and erect on the
plot n modern mercantile structure
The same brokers rave sold for Charles J. Clinch,
at a figure which Is said 70 exceed 100000 the one
ard two story brick stables formerly y. 7. Stew
arts) Ne. 80 TO ~ West Thlrd-st northeast corner
of and No 25S Wooster-st with plot 7jxi52S. thence
running east 1923 feet, thence south 30 feet thence
west 379 feet. thence south 1923 feet to Thri-st,
and Ia. N.Y.
feet No 80 West Fourth-st % feet east Of Wooster
st. and for Prescott Hall Butler. for something less
than $4,000 the easterly part OF the same stables
Nos 81 and 37ls West Third-st. and adjoining
three-story brick building. No IS West Third-st
with pot 75xlO2s feet. The buyers are Gutwillis
Bros and Henry Corn. the latter securing a half
interest.
Daniel b. Freedman has sold for the Sixth Avenue
Railroad Company Henry Corn the plot. io5x
100 on the northeast corner OF Six;h-ave. and Fifty
eighth-st Mr.. Freedman has purchased on his
own account from the company the lot 25jx
49, on the southeast corner OF Sxth-ave. and Fifty
eighth-st
Ribeth e. Trattner hevc negotiated a trade be-
tween Mrs w Roihweiler and John Bauer by the
terms OF which the former will exchange the five
story brick tenement house lot 25xs2. No. 433 East
sxteenth-st. at $4,000. for the four-story brick
tenement house. lot 25x9ss. No. 33l Eas; Thirty
second-st.. accepted at $1,000.
j. Arthur Tischer-& Co. have sold for the ex-
ecutors OF the estate of Adam Walker. deceased,
the three-story brick dwelling. No. 25S West For
tieth-st 20x5jx9s9 for 1880
I William 5. Mum has purchased from the Murray
Hill Bank the Garfield apartment house. "A six-story
structure with lot 5Oxlco5. Nos. 3SS and $40 West,
Fifty-sixth-st. The property was transferred 10
the bank in August. subjectFto a mortgage for
$4,000.
SALES NORTH OF FIFTY -NINTH-ST
John r. Davidson has sold for the executors OF
the Mooney and Conner estates two lots on the
north side of Ninety 100 feet cost OK Am
sterlem-ave to Andrew J. Kerwn n; $1,000 for
Improvement