New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-12
REAL ESTATE.
BROKERS MEET TO PROTEST AGAINST
BUILDING RESTRICTIONS.
SIXTY LOTS ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE SELL. FOL
sls5 ooc-TRANsACTIONs AT PRI-
vATE CONTRACT.

SIXTY LOTS ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE SELL. FOR
CONTRADICTIONS AT PRl-
vATE CONTRACT
A meeting was held In the Office OF Jefferson NJ
Levy. at No. Il5 Broadway. yesterday afternoon
pursuant to a call sent out by Mr.. Levy yes'erday
morning 10 protest against the bill OF superin'eh
dent of Buildings Constable which Is soon 10 come
before the Legislature at Albany. 1his Dill limits
the height OF buildings TO twelve stories. ana pro-
vides other restrictions. which, should they go "'o
effect by the passage OF the bill. would II is said
add nearly 80 per cent TO the expenses OF properly
owners and builders In this city in the erection OF
buildings over the cost Of the buildings In other
large cities The sense of the meeting seemed 10
lie tina: the building laws. as they are al present.
were in the main sufficiently rigid. II carefulN en-
forced although il was thought that some resume
ton should be placed upon the height OF once
buildings As the notices calling the meeting were
not sent out TIL yesterday. the attendance at the
meeting was not so large had been hoped for,
and consequently 1t was decided to postpone definite
a meens INV" Win be- heS The oowns real
brokers and architects We're present or SEM p,
Mccormick & Co. George Edward Harding. kicn-
ard NJ Montgomery. Clinton q Rnssen; ~, d'I ,srooS
lyn Life Insurance Company. ., -,
Plans were filed yesterday for the erection OF
dwellings, on the side of Edgecombe-aye. he
tween One hundred-and- thirty seventh and one one
for "A ten-story brick warehouse ana stores ht no.
81 to 81 Hudson-s'. for the American fNi''''
Company. for 10000 - oooo :,
Gideon f. Fountain has purchased a lot ENs' -
on the south side OF ore hund.eda and NIFTY iou' n.
St 2cD feet east of AmsteTdam-ave.. where ne VIII
erect n building and Charlotte A 1roWbiidge mas
sold to Wrigh. Case. for improvement, plot "N,
on the south side OF One.hund ed-ard-sxty -nih'h-
st. 1870 feet south OF Prospective.
II. h. Anderson has purchased. through Riker a.
Son. No. II East Fifty-se ienth-st iour-stor!
brownstone private dwelling on lot 2Al" Tor about
$4,000. n,
There was activ. bidding at the Broadway Real
Estate Salesroor yesterday for sixty lots situate d
lam Kennedy in the foreclosure suit OF the United
States Trus, Company. as guardian. against WEI
lam II. De Forest and others. The properly con-
ssts OF the block bounded by One-hundred-anh-
fortieth One hundred ard forty first SITS. Amste'-
dam-ave. and Convent. or New Ninth, ave. one
and two story frame buildings In Amsterdam ave.
and vacant block 1879 1lX35e: also Convent. or Ne"
Ninth. ave. side. One-hundred and-fortieth 10
One hundred AMI fort yfrst St, plot l99lX aDout
100 small frame bulldog and vacant, 1t IS esti,
mated that twenty-eigh: or twenty-nine lois VIII
he taken for the proposed 81. Nicholas farK ulnrr
condemnation proceedings. There was Sl2S2h du'
on Judgment. The bidding started AT Sl2o.D ana
rose by bids OF s. oco 5000 and 500 TO sloo.cV. wneh
Stephen Van Wyck became the buyer . ana
(;oldng e. Whitchouse sold In foreclosure No Ky
Eas, Fotty-third-st. four-story stonefront dwell
ing and one story stable 10, 20xl0o5 TO the plain
tins Annie W Brown and others. for Nl.%"
Richard V. Harnett & Co sold In foreclosure y o.
2l52 Fifth-ave four-story brownstone dwelling lot
lsx75. TO the plaintiff the Bowery Savings Bank FOR