New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17
REAL ESTATE.
M1Dsu-MMER DULNEss CHARACTERIZEs
THE MARKET
4 F1FTH-AvE SALE THE BEST TRANSACTION
or THE wEEK-DEALINGs IN HARLEM
LAND FOR IMPROVEMENT ALSO
4 FIFTH AVE

The really market IN the last week has been re-
narkabe only FOR dulness. Apparently the low-
water mark has been reached, however, ana rom
this time or an extremely gradual Improvement but
non. the less an Improvement. may be expected
Dealing IN Harlem lard has been the feature OF
tae week and q considerable Increase in building
oneratons IN that district I'm the iall Is assured
Opinions vary is to the demand for more iathouses
in the upper part OF the city inst now. but APP
pareny for fats of the better type there IL always
q market and the consensus OF expert opinion -
that II the houses built really Improvements
there will he no difhc1liY ABOUT MAKING 'n'"
paying investment
The best Individual transaction of the week was
the sa.e-in part and exchange-of Mrs John H.
Innans house IN Fifth-ave. the details OF which
are given below To operators however. this deal
is without great significance as 20 It's erect on the
market, The announcement Of another trade ~
considerable size that in which the Diamond tx
change I'm Maiden Lane figured, is now SAID TO nave
been premature but II Is admitted tina, negotiations
10 exchange the building are In progress and IT IL
confidently expected that they will he brought to
a successful termination this week
In the auction rooms the week has been as dull
az its two immediate predecessors. The list Of
oeerinrs w,s short and there were many adjourn
menis while the few sales held were extremely un-
interesting The most important parcel offered
iiirlnS me week the GreHobie apari ment-
house on the southwest corner OF Scventh-ave and
Fiftv-sixth-St nat when - was oUereu tneIe were
only two bids and the plaintiff was the buyer.
There was a contest for the dwelling house No.
% East Fifty-fourth-st. offered in foreclosure by
John Y. Cooling. hui it WAS finally bought ny the
deferdan: t. the suit after the bidding had been run
up considerably beyond the mortgage obligations.
Tho offering Of 80 AZ rhird-ay'.. in partition. by
James l.. Wells brought $500 in cxcess of mort
gace for $500 from outsider
LATEST PRIVATE SALES
Henri D Winara & May sold No. s74 Fifth
ave the four-s;orv hrownstone double dwelling
house owned by Mr.. John Il. Inman. TO Joseph
Stickney who viii occupy the residence AS his
home The land was purchased In 1880 by Mr..
Imam and the house was erected from designs
by and under the supervision Of r. H. Robertson
The width OF the house is - feet. and the lot Ii
extra deep. 10 feet. with special light privileges
enioved by Mrs Inman. John J. Emery. James A.
Burden. Mrs Maturln Livingston and Mrs c. J:
McGourkey. The house aoJoins the new nome OF
ing on the avenue. In part payment ior tle PROP
eTy Mrs. Inman takes Ne present residence OF a,r
will occupy az her home This Is handsome
dwelling house. with 2o-foot front. co-. 49,,
oth S4 The fTame baidns and lot No SO west
Forty-seventh-st.. private terms and for Agnes
house on bot xico on the north side Of Clinton
ST. 100 feet west OF Jerome-ave.. also on private
Porter & Co. have sold foI. z. c: Ksrl the two
fve-story single hathouses Nos 10 ana 10 YVES,
Darrarh the vacant lot on the southeast corner OF
One-hGndred forty hfth-st and Bradhurst-ave..
both private terms .,, =,
" r & G H. smith have sold for william II.
Oliver the four-story triple nathouses Nos $50
and 5qS ST. Ann's-aye size 5OXlcnlS, Tor N.,oD.
and for the F. I. Brugman estate NO. 9Ol East
one hund ed nd forty -eis hth-st two story
frame dwelling house, with plot SDxlp TO susan =.
Austin on private terms
r. / Browns Sons have sold the vacant plot on
the west side OF Washington-avc. $2O feet south OF
One hun lred y-seVenth-st 6xlN Tor Uulus
Ueiderrnan TO Boehm & BOehm. and TO Charles
Whalen for william Wach 40. 1857 Franklin-ave,
a dwelling house on lot 40Xli5 for $500
Case * Farley sold 20 Mary Proppe No. l,oS
East One-hun lred- and tyninth-st.. two-story
frame and brick dwelling house. on lot EXl% on
private terms. a.. o,. o..
the east side OF W,llis-sve, % feet south Of ono
hundred and forty frst-st.. &XVxlco.
FIGURES OF THE WEEKS BUSINESS.
Thiry-one sales Of city realty at private contract
were reported IN tho last week Considerations
were reported in only Ave Of the cases with total
Of Sls7Go In the previous week twenty parcels
were r. ported sol1 with total sum OF N'lp In
SIX cases.
In ~ auction rooms tho sales IN Manhattan and
pared with SgS7cl8 in the corresponding week OF
1897 In Brooklyn Tho auction sales realized 10000.
% compared with tl32s6 In the correspon ling w'-nk
last year.
These IA bles compare the conveyances. mortgages
and br sings projected in the five horoughs for the
same period
MANIIATTAN AND THE BRONX