New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
THE WEEK IN REALTY
THE SUMMER DULNESS RELIEVED BY IN
TERESTING RUMORS.

The real estate market last week was exceed
inely quiet and what business done was OF
an interesting character for the most part. Inter
est was aroused among the brokers In seVerai IN
stances by rumors of transactions which, IL veri-
fed. would have involved important properties in
lower Broadway and In Broad-st But In at least
one Of these cases negotiations have been post
poned until the fail by the absence In Europe or
several Of the interested parties.
The professional element was the mainstay OF the
market as Is usual In the summer season. There
IS always a certain amount Of business that must
be done In season and out Of season. and so the
brokers and agents had something to occupy them
In general. however the business was OF per-
1unctory and uninteresting kind consisting mainly
of sales and exchanges in which the professional
element was represented.
one transaction might be cited exception
10 the order OF the week This concerned the four
story dwelling house No liz West Thrty-fourth-
st and the TWO four story flathouses Nos. 100 and
u: West Thirty-thrd-st. abuttng In the rear.
The auction room furnished interesting item
pf in the sale of the twelve story stonefront
building Nos. IS and 81 Liberty-st. The builder
met difficulties In securing a substantial founda-
ton for this structure. and the expense entailed
thereby up his profit. Thus. the foreclosure
proceedings were necessary. There was due on the
property S29 43 and the only bid received was one
of $4,000 which was made by the plaintin, to
whom the parcel knocked down. But outside
of this one Offering the auction branch made a
customary summer showing On Monday and FRI
day business was entirely suspended. no sales being
scheduled
In the last week forty-four parcels Of city realty
were sold considerations being named In twelve
cases and amounting 10 S39l.&0. In the CORE
spending week last year tWenIy,seven gif nn
The auction sales for last week amounted TO
Henry Rothschild has sold TO Elkon Kahn two
five story hathouses on the east SIDE or rlIthh-
ave. 80 feet north or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ct each lot 25x95 10000 ,. 1880
Isaac Meyer has sold TO William Schuster three
ave athouses each xsxs6 on the eaS sioe
Horace S. Ely & Co. have sold for the executors
of Charles f. Tilford No. q Greenwich-ave. TWO
five story buildings. lot 25x2l.
T. Weiss No 246 East .Fifty-third-st.. three
story dwelling house for $1,000 49,,
D. Phoenix Ingraham CO nave sod c 20 My OF
Eighth-ave and One-hundred-and-hftieth-s LOT
southwest corner Of Seventy-second-st and sec
ond-ave a plot 595x1025 The buyers VIII I'm
rrove bv the erection Of four five story hathOuses
fie has also sold 70 Thomas Jenkins me s po
the north side Of Twenty-seVehth-s''' @l' ieo' '
Jobn Peters has sold for Herman Rosenbum 70
Kate Johnson No. 5l4 West ~, 1fySsa Mr. Ro-
senblum takes in part payment no; he 62weiing
ave. three story and basement private o"ei'i's
house lot 2Ox7O. =, g.. cooroe Iessels the
Az otorv brick and stone fathouse. Zl6xsDXllGS'
No IS West ehundred -and-sixth-st 10, TOT soyn
Som Brothers have purchases west corner Of
estate plot 130x2O, at the nortnwSdso
"a Gnniber Miller has sold the twenty foot n Ss
y rod n nd second-st. for James fairu
10 Henry o. Du Bots Tor soo'VVV'