New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02

SMALL VOLUME OF BUSINESS IN THE
AUCTION ROOMS.

R1-Irn1NG OPERATIONS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SALES OF REAL EsTATE-coNvEY-
ANCEs AND MORTGAGES
The real estate market presented no new features
las, week. and the volume OF business was about the
same as in the previous week Dulness. which Is
the leading factor in the market during the hot
months was pronounced and outside Of forced sales
there were few transactions in the auction rooms
The reported dealings at private sale amounted IN
value to about $2000.000 purchases OF old building
sites for improvement and tenement-house property
being the leading features. Considerable interest
was shown among real-estate brokers on the an
nouncement during the week Of a large transaction
in Harlem realty, which was the largest reported
from that part OF the city In several years The en-
tire block between Lenox and Seventh ayes. one
hundred -fortythird and Observation-Disclosures
fourth SITS. sold to John d. and Thomas f.
Crimmins for large price. the amount OF which
has been withheld. The Metropolitan Traction Com
pany, In which John D. Crimmns is the ruling
spirit some time ago purchased the block lying be-
tween the same avenues. One hundred-and-forty-
fifth and One-hundred- and-forty-sxt SITS, and Is
erecting a power house it for the Lenox-ave.
cable road
There were several good-sized sales made in the
week of property valued at over 10000. which but
a few years ago sold for $4,000 as. for instance.
the purchase by the Continental Fire Insurance
Company of a plot in Cedar-st. Tor a ngure De-
tween sl00O and $l2S 900. the same plot selling in
1889 for $4,000 The property at the southwest cor
ner of Nassau and Liberty SITS. on which large
office building is TO be erected. and which brought
81 100000 sold early in this century by Dr. VIII
lam Moore for about $500 The title to the prop
erty was not perfect and the present owners had
to hunt up the heirs of Dr. Moore in order to get
a ''quit claim the land.
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
The building operations last week showed ire
mendous increase the same period year ago
and a large increase over the previous week this
year. BY the statistics filed at the Building De-
partment last week the number OF projected build
ings was 32S estimated cost Of sSool $780, against
1873 estimated cost of $is56sio in the previous
week. and thIrty-nne at an estimated cost OF
$10.725 in the corresponding week in 1894 Archi-
eets and builders will be busy all the summer and
1t will only be the real-estatc brokers who will be
able to enjoy summer outings. The last-named are
already preparing for vacations, and unless there
should be phenomenal movement in realty in the
hot months few prominent brokers will remain In
town. There is so little doing in real estate in the
summer that trusted employees can run the Office
while the heads enjoying breezes and rest at the
summer resorts. The builders in charge Of the work
the buildings to be erected the site OF the old
Metropolitan Hotel and on the property purchased
by Sgel. Cooper e. Co.. Of Chicago. In Sxth-ave.
and Seventeenth-st., report that the old buildings
are nearly demolished and that active work on the
will soon begin.
Auctoneers who conducted sales OF suburban prop
erty on Decoration Day report good results Despite
the heat there large crowds at all the various
places where sales OF lots had been announced and
many New-York people took advantage of the free
excursions and also OF the good opportunities Of
fered at the sales.
BUSINESS IN THE WEEK.
The sales in the auction room last week amounted
In value to ss3al79. against N.zls,7s5 in the same
week last year. Some OF the sales through brokers'
Offices last week the following:
At private contract Macdonald Brothers have
sod for William Rankin to a Mr.. Allen Nos. 70
and ~ West Sxty-eixth-st. a nve-story apartment
house. for about $1,000
Samuel Williams has leased No. ISL Fifth-ave.
four-story brownstone dwelling for Mrs Felice
Green to Dr. A. NJ. Mason for ten years. at a total
rental OF $4,000
William Il. Green has sold No. rs West FNieth-
St. four-story brownstone dwelling. lot l7lx7oxiOo
for Ida A. Kirby. 10 DR.. Carleton private TERMS
also leased for Mr.. Howe TO Ossaine Brothers. the
three story and basement dwellings, Nos - and
"a West Twenty ninth-st for ten years. at total
renal OF 5000.
1t is reported that a syndicate has offered Simon
Herman $4,000 for the Van Dyke House. n the
southwest corner Of Bowery and Bayard-st.
Frank L. Fisher Co have sold FOR George a.
Denig the fve-story double apartment-house. No.
lH West Ninety-sxth-st.. for about $500
Frederick Ztte has sold for Morris Steinhard.
and Messrs Ottinger Brothers TO Thomas J. Bren-
nan. the southeast corner OF the Boulevard and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a plot OF ground lo45xl0
F. Ztteli has sold No. Il West Eighty a
fourstory brownstone extension dwelling, for Fran
CHS Crawford. for 5000
The Continental Fire Insurance Company has pur-
chased No. AZ Cedarst.. adjoining its structure
the The building Is four stories In height
The price is estimated by experts to be between
100000 and $l25. 600 1t was purchased by James b.
Rose in September. 1889. for $1,000. from William
Ziegier
Douglas Robinson & Co. have sold for W. r.
Montgomery to Dr. James w. Markoe. the house
nearest F1fthave. OF the five to be erected on the
plot Of four lots purchased from st. Lukes Hos
pita the south side Of Flfty-hfth-st., beginning
200 feet west Of Fifth-ave
Morgan d. McMonegal No. ESQ Coumbus-ave., has
sold for Walter Scott & Co.. No 353 West One-hun-
dred- eteenth-st. fourstory private dwelling
to Annie NJ. Keenan, at $4,000
Mills & Wh!tehouse. real estate brokers' No Do3
Fifth-ave.. sold for c. X. Corsaut. the Cary farm
OF forty-four acres adjoining the Worthington
farm. at Worthlngton. Westchester County, TO c.
c. Worthngton and others.
L. j. Phillips & Co. have sold for the Bruggeman
estate to Henry Oppenheiner and others four lots
the south side Of One-hundred
$50 feet east OF Lenoxave. and they have resod the
lots to builder. who will erect five three-story
dwellings the plot.
William Halls Sons have purchased a plot OF
about eight lots the south side OF One-hundred-
and-twefth-st.. between Madison and Fifth ayes
Pickon & Lilly have sold for James A. Frame &
Son. the three-story dwelling No. ia West One
hundred and twentiehst. for $4,000 and the three
story dwelling No SO East one hundred thirty
fourth-st; for RICHARD F. Brant for $1,000 -
foot dwelling property No. 40 West h Twe e.
st. 70 Edward Lam0n,agVe, ioi ao 9 49, 49, ad