New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-19
REAL ESTATE.
SETH LOW TRADES BROOKLYN PROP.
ERTY FOR REALTY IN THIS CITY.

THE TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH SOLD UNDER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DISPOSED OF
AT PRIVATE SALE
Seth Low. president of Columbia University. has
traded two valuable properties in Brooklyn No. 1856
homsen-st, known as the Franklin Building and
the Hamilton Building. on the northwest corner Of
court and Joralemon SITS. opposite the City Hall
with an l. connecting the two In the rear. for n
hlgh-class office building in this city. Rumors Of
the transaction have been circulated for several
days.
1t was learned yesterday that George r. Read is
the broker who put the deal through. At Mr.
Reads office the transaction positively con-
irmed. though he at liberty to give out any
facts as to the location of the NewYork realty or
rs TO the Identity OF the other party TO the deal
No values were placed upon either Of the parcels
and Il is a deal pure and simple. The valuation Of
tne New York property rumorcd to be more
than s9vuW with mortgage OF $4,000, but these
figures the brokers declared were not correct.
1t was reported late yesterday that John Petit of
and that he had given in trade his large building
s5d at M @Hd Ss TF h po1r
tive. who said that far he knew Mr.. Petit
done no So sue" Tbr s S S n
most einphaticaly that Mr. Petit had anything to
do with the deal
4 Tribune reporter called at the college and later
at President Lows house. and told at both
The Tabernacle baptist Church at no 1852 to ls5
Second-ave.. was sold at the Broadway Real Es
ceedinsss. by Wniiam Kennedy. The property con
sists OF a two-story brick and stone church and
six-story brick Sunday school. plot sSy25Xl2x
ASXlDXlV9.S Several attempts mad been made 10
sell, but the sale previously had always been
stopped by legal proceedings. The action in fore
closure proceedings brought by the New-York
CITY Baptist Mission Society and the Southern
New-fork Baptist Association against the church.
The mortgages which have been foreclosed amount
TO sssocc, and the total amount due is $3.50 The
mortgages were given for money lent by John -.
Rockefeller. Mrs. Caroline &. Bishop and Jabez
Bostwck. and were assigned by them to the
"A of xssQl lI. and
the property was sold to the plaintiff
John y. Golding sold I'm foreclosure No go West
Nlhety-rlnth-st.. a three-story stone-fiOft dwell
ing lot S1xlW1l, to the plaintiff the Germania
refer r. Meyer co. sold in executors sale No
?lo ruth a fVc-story brick dwelling lot 25x97
ieaseholc to Harry Newton for 49,
"A. Littery has sold for Uogcnauar &, Wesslau the
One.hundred- and-fourteenth-st size 27x9lxlGD each
for $500.
Alderman Nicholas T. Brown has acquired from
AUGUSTUS i. Greene for consideration Of ahC t
son-st., Al feet northeast of New BOwery. The lot
Is an Irregular one. and has frontage of % 10 feet
Mr. Greene gets mortgage from Brown In the
sum Oh slo.Wb Tor a three years term
tcgelein TO Max Marx the lot, 50x3l tho east
side Of Kirgsbrdge Road 1s0 feet north of SHEER
man-ave. for about 500
Ware e Gibbs have sold for George +. Johnson
dwelling. 25xloo5. to DR. Edward Curtis. taking in
part payment No q Washington Place "A four
story dwelling. LOT 25.2xl0i whicl he has sold
$3.50.
w. :. Van Pet has sold Mt an advance to James
OConnell and William i. Cushman the plot of five
lots on the southwest corner OF Perry-aye and
Observation-Disclosures