New-York tribune., 1898-01-12
REAL ESTATE.
A GOOD PRICE FOR AN UPTOWN FLAT
HOUSE.


Transactions In real estate yesterday were rather
Interesting than highly important The largest
deal reported. beside the remarkable lease IN
Iongacre Square. was the apartment-house sale IN
Seventv-second-st for which II the general
opinion that a good price had been obtained.
It was rumored among the brokers yesterday that
the new Tidewater Building Company. No q West
Twenty-sixt hist. which a few days ago, immedi-
ateIv after its formation, received the contract FOR
alterations to the Asor buildings at No. 552 10 bS
Broadway 10 $4,000 will In future receive all
the Astor building contracts OF which John DOW
ney the well-known builder. has recently seemed
70 have monopoly. Mr. Downey declined to talk
ehout the r,lmor but admitted that he was not
connected with the company, the president OF
which is John Jacob Astor the secretary ana treas
urer Henry b Ely. and the general manager. A.
NJ Napier. experienced general contractor 1t Is
believed that the company will in any case get the
contract TO build the sxteenstory office and store
str,cture at the southeast corner OF Broadway and
Duane-st plans for which have just been complet-
ed by George y. Post.
The Frank l. Fisher Company has sold for James
Livingston the Oriental a seven-story double apart
ment house. Nos 15S and 15 East Seventy second
ST. S9llxl022 for about 100000
The fourstory and basement dwelling No. East
Sixty-th has been purchased by Joseph II.
Choate W. II. 5. Wood bought the lot in 1877. pay
ing 1880 for It The house Is an old one and Mr..
Choate will improve it for his occupancy.
some time ago. but the name Of the purchaser was
then withheld.
Addison Cammack has sold No. 112 East Sixty
sixth.st Between Park and lexington sves; xx
ney will build a stable on the property.
W. l.. Crow Taylor. have sold through Ftz
dwelling No s22 West End-ave I9x5sxlo0
The gorheast corner Of Eighth;;aye IA, 90 and One.
been sold 10 Alexander Mcdowell for about s725oO.
Heilner & Wof have sold the plot Oh the south
la DIS hist
OF Madison-ave., S~loo. TO a builder for improve
Muller Son hass soS for E.snkn
PLOT ISIS in KISS in 0FEa fon
in Water;st, on private terms ,s
wah to Gd 4 Peck No Me s4r
6 x TSs ySS Is whs dwelling
W; W & T. Hall have sold to George X Aus
story English basement dwelling-house, l7xe)xlOo
Buckley No. S4S seventh-ave @ three-etory % fpame
dwelling ghouse, on lot &xlOo TO he used by the or
Henry Doan, has leased to. Charles Thorley for
the long period of l05 years the plot at the north
fecond-st and seventh-ave, for a total rental Of
s725 ooo; the lessee paying taxes and assessments -
5S4 in Forty-second-st. and 251 In Seventh-ave.
TBS lease Tepresents neW departure in this sec,
yet definitely formed but he will probably erect on
II ten-story apartment-house, with store on the
The foreclosure sale Of a lot in Cathedral Park
way 100 feet west Of Seventh ave. 2x701l, al auc-
ton, in foreclosure. attracted some attention in
the Broadway salesroom yesterday. Estimates be-
fore the sale put the value OF the lot at prices be-
tween $1,000 and $1,000 II was sold, after sharp
competition, 10 NJ Louise Rutherford at $3.50. This
is considerably below recent quotations in the vcin
ity
William Kennedy sold IN foreclosure the vacant
plot. 25x7o11 the north side Of Cathedral Park
way 100 feet west Of Seven tn ave. TO VI. Louise
Rutherford for $3.50
D. Phoenix Ingraham sold In foreclosure No. 1853
Park Row irregular dimensions). with threeostory
brick and lofts plaintiff for 49, 900 over
and above mortgages. interest and cost.
Adrian II. Muller & co. sold In foreclosure plot.
228XlOD in West Fourth-st.. extending from Twelfth
to Thirteenth ave. to r. c. Dexter for s. 900.