New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
REAL ESTATE.
UPPER WEST SIDE PROPERTY DEALING
THE MARKETS FEATURE
A STRONG IMPROVEMENT NoTICEABLE-TRADE IN
THE BUSINESS SECTION STILL DULL

A STRONG IMPROVEMENT NORTHUMBERLAND IN
THE BUSINESS SECTION STILL DULL
OFFERINGS AT AUCTION.
Last week began with a holiday and ended
| under atmospheric conditions which drove all &C.
sire to transact business out OF the heads OF the
unforunates who had returned from the health
resorts under the impression that the summer was
Yet the dealings in the real estate market
twice large and important as In the pre-
cedins week. and they more than confirmed the
predictions OF buser times at hand.
The greater part OF the trading was In private
dwellings and high-class fathouses and II was
noticeable that the West Side secured the major
! part OF the business. Some OF the best Judges are
OF opinion that the torn-up condition OF Ffth-ave
Is largely responsible for this and there are stiii
other critics who see In It an indication that people
are beginning to believe that rapid transit VIII
soon be an accomplished fact. 1t Is far more prop
able that the natural charms OF the region around
Riverside Drive and Washington Heights and the
recent rapid development OF those districts have
Influenced purchasers. Whatever the cause. how
ever. II Is apparent that many investors see In the
upper West Side the most promising realty field
In the city. and that there is a strong probability
OF prices in that region rising higher than they are
present
1t was not West Side dealing alone. however.
| which showed the better tone Of the market
| Around Fifth-ave.. In spite of the foul-smellInS
trenches In that torn-up thoroughfare, there were
several important transactions. The sale of No 3
West Forty -fourth-st., the property adjoining the
new Delmonlco building, TO an unknown purchaser,
| Is the most interesting. from its bearing on the
future Of that valuable corner, but, as nothing def
mite be learned az 10 the Identity OF the buyer,
the assertions that the lavemeyer interest Is the
| unknown party In the deal have no better founda-
ton than mere conjecture. AS TO the other sales
In this older section OF the city Is Is worthy OF
note as bea ling Upon the condition of the market
that within the last forty days there have changer
| hands through the agency OF one firm OF brokers
! alone, that of Douglas Robinson & Co.. five pri-
vate dwellings OF an average value OF 10000 each,
aggregate OF over half million dollars
! These houses No. West Fifty-seventh-st.. No
| East Scventy-seventh-st., No. East Seventy
scventh-st.. No IS Eas. Sxty-eighth-st and No. y
I West Fifty -nfth-st
The sales OF "A block front in the upper part OF
the Boulevard and OF another valuable plot Of West
Side property said 10 b. practically closed, and
may be expected TO be announced this week For
the rest. trading In downtown real estate and bust
property generally is still dun although there
are important negotiations in this section OF the
market which may DO closed at any time
THIS WEEKS AUCTION SALES
! Business in the auction rooms is on the upward
turn. and this week. although the list OF offerings
/ is not long one 1t includes several valuable prop
critics. among them the business Building No. los
Q
/ Ioustou-st.. to be sold by James l.. Wells on
! THURSDAY and the four-story stone building No. lis
S"cond-ave.. between Eleventh and Twelfth SITS, to
be put up for sale by Strong & ireland on Tuesday.
/ Tho fun list OF offerings. TO he made at No Ill
+ broadway except where otherwise specified. is as
follows:
Monday, BY William Kennedy: F,oreclGsure sale:
norm slie. in feet .w"s; Of seconl-ave., l6xCo5.
threo-sory brick dwelling, d." on Judgment. Ss.sA
sij2nS Tol lTgan 10 70 ave.
l20x north p Ok west 5Sx north TX East 2jsx cas-,
10 20 Second-ave south 80 fDurstory stoue-frOnt
/ building. with t~o-stroy brick extension; due on
By william II Ryan: Foreclosure sale Edwin A.
Jones r',eree, Nos. ~ and 100 West one hundred
and-ntth.si. north side. - zee, west OF Columbus
due on judgment '2s1'. subject to other mortgages
~ William N. Ryan: Fo-scl?.ygr,e, sae: Elwlrl 4.
aa,ian-av"' Gslooii three nye-stSry Brick hat
houses, due o. Judgment, 1.i>2 subject to other
William ksqaeI% r9;ey9 a9 sale GroiysnG!
daFn-aye. lis,oii thre"-s,ory brick dwelling due
| ~ s.iom5r lie Wal'ears-: Foreclosure sale: Ed
nafi S'h"nck r"'"rcc. Nos. - - ana ~ East
!ng At 10 southwest corner OF ne streets named,
- lvl0 7Nsi 4.l'" H. eight-sory brick factory with
Wcdnesday-By James t. Wells FORECLOSURE sale:
] on T Yo u Wr MS bcrns %
7 Grccn-st west side ~ fee, north ~ West Ious-
ton-st runs north g, 3 feet by west lc hy south 0i
east ~ Ave-story brick and stone building. with
stores and lofts. due on Judgment, '3siss.
Smith referee; III" following vacant plots: Aque-
eish,y-second-st io ixlSl 6xlGxl7is; Cllnton-s'..
north side. 22j feet west Of Grand-ave.. &xl0Q;
Grand-nye.. southwest corner Of One-huudrcd- and
corner OF Cnton-st 2rxic); clinton-st north side.
i2j feet east OF ,;rand-ave.. 2"xco; Jerome-ave.
west side. - feet north of Clnton-st 5Xo,. Grand
ave- southeast corner OF North-st. loJx'5. except
Ing thereon, 2;xoo at the northwest corner OF said
! plot, Aqueduct-ay".. southeast corner OF Onc-hun-
| dr.d-ond- ,y-hrs'-s'. 25.ixs's2'x"s' due on
by William Kennedy: Foreclosure sale; Edward
J nSrS Icfcs s Eo e VT 81 Ffk M
lopHs thrce-story brick dwelling; due on Judgment
Ry William Kennedy: Foreclosure sale: Arthur
swteny referee: Tnany-si., west sid". i52ll feet
want. due On judgment. s. IS
! by solomon de Walltcarss: foreclosure sale; Ed
ave.. EAST side isil ana i3I feet respectively, north
Of One-hundred and third st. each 2,xi" TWO hye-
/ 1873 ,iS2'6: on 10 l5l7. sls.2f5
William II. Delaney. referee. No. 81 Monroe St,
south side llii feet east Of Pike,st. 22Sxs32x426x
$40 six-story brick building; due on Judgment.
X, y, % lHerty.si,. by Richard Y. Hsrne,t &
,-,hirty-sixih--i south side. ass feet east OF
Xcxand eT-ayr.. thrcestory frame dwelling, ioxl'S.
Thursday-By ID. Phoenix Ingraham & co: Fore
closure sale; Porte Y. Ransom. referee 40. q East
One Observation-Disclosures fourth-st, north side, 35
feet west OF Park-ay", 2jx99ll hve-story brick
fla ihousc; due OF judgmert. {j.c6.
Iiy August kleinau Shcrin's sale: No $50 East
one hundred nj fourt"rnth-st south side 100 feet
west Of First-ave.. 25y0l0. hve-s0ry brick tene-
uicnt house. all title and interest ofMorrs Rosen-
baum January Is. 1898.
by August keinau: Sherir's sale; No. lS) East
hundred nd twenty hird-st., south side. 1881
feet west Of Third-ave. 1G.6xl0l two-stcry brick
dwelling. all iiie and interest of Pauline Glnsbers
on ia luary I. 1885,.
BY August klcinau Sherrs sale: lot A. on map
OF farm OF Mary g 7. Macomb. bounded on the
north by the land Of Augustus Van Cortland and