New-York tribune., 1896-12-28
REAL ESTATE.
n,,s1NrSS IN THE FIELD.

sn' e .,,orous and OF greater importance
than any one had dared 10 hope. ana III ''O -, IN
,. .,o transactions involve Improvements :"
the future of no small proportions -oaL
ho,b at private sale and at auction io' Wv 90
.nowea considerable advances over inc ""o
s1s s"on g. ,ha corresponding week Of last year
,rh;s ,-,v tends 10 emphasize the statements Vi 'o
h-,Lsrs that after the holidays are past anu .
goes back to its normal condition wiz" -" ..,n
amount of capital that Will be reiedseu a" -
ming Of the year. realty III e',' 49, uho ara
ana rsadv sale al fair prices Only those VINO arc
,,, o. hoon, in property are destined 70 dsap-
no,r,n,en, There are plenty OF people reauS =" -
-. 4, real es:are but they belong larse's ~
80 ,,,. ,lass of buyers and owners must oe
wiling TO meet these prospective purchasers al ''
halfway In making terms on their onerines ~.
Th. General opinion Is that the professional ere
''' -, :. o,wavs ready 20 take advantage OF a
-. 4, ,r,ces after the season OF renting anu p"s
49,, h.s fairly begun will have a far more nn','e
en,d IN which 70 work than II mas loui'd III ~ =,
+o, months Thai the owners OF large piopee =,
.h. cities nre thoroughly convinced Oh 'ie $500,
.n.,ah necessarily slow. increase in va'ue OF al
nous =. go 10 shown by the fact that they are
,,,r. "a maize leases for more than one. or al 'he
.o, two wears with the privilege OF renewal al ''e
present rates ,,.. o,,,-,,od a day
49, ,r.o ago: properties Of all classes IN an paris %
he ,v will he put In the market for auction SAFE py
he m y,
IN ,ho having parcels that will be offered there Is
,ro =, no considerable activity and compe'''o" III
,ho market Without doubt the market VIII Improve
materially ard how rapidly prices are 10 ADVANCE w
nends almos, solely upon the showing 'ha' j. "i"u'
:, the first few weeks. should not be at all sur
,,~s.d hovevar If there were some startlhg ie'e'"
tons .
1,,a ,ransacti,ns OF Importance last week were
c,osed for the most part al private SAFE III iac''
there was comparatively little dong at 'he "u0"
rooms with ,he exception OF the saie o.! 80
Never at the Broadway Real Estate salesroom o.
,he Florence Building, at the northeast COZ ~
second-ave. and F.rst-st, 10 Frank L. fe'" vi
$4,000. ..- E.,
.no,her example OF the policy OF many investors Il,
acquiring adjoining property in order TO increase rl'
Noor space for the erection of large once p"'''e'
was niven by Flake & bowling. fheSe "eli-
,,ves,o,s nurchascl through Go,ding d W niehouse'
from, Louisa Strasburger the hve-siory pfo""s'o"e
hu,ld,ns 24xs35 at No Is Maiden Lane in the heaTt
of the Jewellers district. Flake Downing nave a.
differen; times purchased the three anlo''lis 'u
,ngs AZ Nos g. II and l3 at advantageous price, anu
their last purchase gives them frontage III ', -,
Lane of eighty feet. ii is their lnteh'o"' "' ~ "
The Tribune several weeks ago. to erect h'teeh-
..o,,. office building. exclusively for the use o.
Jewellers. only the structure will now have 'front.'
.ce of a fee, more than was the original lh'ehuoi
OF the buyers. ~ q, r-,,,
Golding & Whitehouse also sod for Horace o Ely
ST. fve-story granite front building al ny H. IA
.h. insurance district to foreign insurance corpo
ration for ssOOo The present building VIII pe WIN
down about May I. and a handsome ousineSS ''
ure will be erected on the plot
On "Wednesday a deal was closed between the Net
ropolitan Life Insurance Company ana "a'"ol'''
ward representing the W. J. Merritt Company
r.hrough II the insurance company disposed OF the
seven-story Metropolitan apartment. l"NNrV'' o"
the sou,hwes; corner Of the Boulevard ana hig"F-
e.hth-st and received in exchange tne new Sc se'eh en-
northeast corner Of Nest End-ave ana tieh -his,
ST. Mrs Armintna Merritt taking fa:' or o, snnnm s,e
second tads was between NJ Ward ana be ens Metro
OF the late John g. weave m M sn b nId Ocean
fouse property. Newport. K !. |. H. iia're" "es'-
tiated the last trade. d.. T.. .Ao .,,.onoe
movement of me firm OF SANFORD X Sainioru, one
.eTe meTeh!S' Nd iaSEs Is %st G%S he a.: M
feen years They have suhei their store i0F the
py after February next The whole bul1hs sMenty o
Tlfth-ave.. between Twenty 'second anu t"e"'s-
Among the sales scheduled for.ihis week at the auc-
ton-rooms to take place AZ No III Br5ad"ay' uh-
'esi MondsyWRy Peter + Meyer & Co. foreclosure
sae Edward Jacobs referee nor'nwe' Go,nef i
h,ownstone froht dwelling. Due on judgment, S% 80.
= nsr@ham Co. 81 foTrSerSr saf SGn
ror;h side. go feet west of Tenh-ave 2'xsss five
s9ryS sIS sbisc, 65fS G rs; moSisase for $1,000
SPv BRYAN l.. Kennedy foreclosure sale Hugh r
GadsG Tsferee soafS MS sde s ~e" Of
eve e5Ss9 nye ve-sory hrc has M se %!n s;,bjrt
;n ,n ,i,s. rs mortgace f5r $4,000.
William Kenas 5s nor sac de nTS" lso feet M
s, nf Cnfon-s 2ixs3xisxilxe4G three-story brick
,ear s,u iensmsnt-house Due judgment sl6l65.
Tuesday-Ry Peter +. Meyer q o. loieclosuie
sTe East 25 feet north of One-hundred-and- seven
ieenth-st. ?5Xo hye.s.o,y 3rcK f,r so COO
By D. p Ingrsham Co. foreclosure sac Unafss fts
Burre referee no IN IN x
fou-toy brick dwelling Due on jud9ment, so'SZ;
william Ksnne S!scos@re vys saes sosa de
.5 feet south OF Jernngs-st 2.xloc; also No, I'So
vysssi0o s91sneaNo s1sn 30 i vyses southeasi side
fee south OF Jennnsst Sxio also NJ a5n
:sxIoo. four twostory frame dwellings Due on judg-
ments q bout se5s on each -. ,,,.,,o,
NJ FRIEND referee No 32o to 22f ,do
ninth-s. south side 2 feet east o. ,S INV
sores in No 800 Due on Judgment ss'iOe; subject 10
Bv '5y Brysn L. Kennedy foreclosure sale. J. p Roo
man BALDWIN referee Valentine-aye.. west side, %
iss ssen for opsn,ne Of Burnsiieave aiso right DE
and interest In northwest corner o' urnsiae ana
fset N centre line OF Central-ave. by south along
sad line about ~ feet 70 Tebou,,aye y fou,hWest YES
meriy Valentne,-ave. and Central-aVe., ~xlOc. Due
on n ,u1Snbea.d Rnbard y Iarne;t CO.. foreclosure sale
Adam Wiener referee. northeast corner OF Houston
and Lewis SITS. 1oox6s four hve-sory brick ;enemeni-
bouseS with stores. Due judgment. S2ls4
Ar No 80 I.iberty-st.. by Richard V. Harnett Co.
sonth SIDE ito fee, east Madisonave
2sx7ix1oOii five-stofy brick fla house -
Wednesdav-i3y George r. Read. foreclosure sale
William q Davies referee. No 81 Onehundred-
,sgr5s, south side. $40 feet east OF Columbus-ave
s1y10o IL fye-storv brownsone- front natnoHse Due
By Ezra r Raymond. foreclosure sales. Charles A.
1act son referee No 81 SiXty-nlnth-si.. north side
TX ice; ives, OF West End-ave.. 25xlO,5; ive-sory
ir'ck tenement-ho with store also No SlS Sky
,.nn-s, north side 900 feet west OF West t.nd-ave
s,xic., 6ve-story brick tenement house. with sore
Dne on judgments. s12.4N on each. ,
To-, pichard V Earne;t & CO.. foreclosure sale.
psSard Nj. Henry. referee. No 2@SS, sevenih-ave.
east side - south of one shundrrd-and-thlrty-
,ri,ds ,sy1oO fves;ory brick hathouse with stores
also No 22s Sevenh-ave east side. 90 feet south OF