New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-30
"MERCURY" BUILDING SOLD
AUGUST BELMONT & co. ARE The
BUYERS.

was said yesterday that the price pau va"
70 10000 Mr. Belmont is out Of the city Dul
,tor ~ tho firm confirmed the purchase. The
buudino does not adion the Park Row building
an ho,h sides of IT are plots Of land owned ny
Joseph Pulitzer. To the north Mr.. PuhtZer oousn'
I'm 1857 the lot known As No II propery ~ "
Park Row. hoping at that time to acquire 40
and the corner. and to build the Pulitzer Building
two blocks further downtown than us nnaI SUI
Tho corner on which now stands tho Clark Build
ING was bought by Mr.. Pulitzer in l's2 me
Mercury" newspapcr was then owned by william
Caldwell ,-,
In the spring Of 1896 William Noble bought IN"
Mercury" and its building year la'er ~ S'''
the latter 10 the insurance company ana 'lo''S
were again made to buy out the Pultzer ho'pl"bS.
negotiations going so far that representative Of
the company authorized the statement that 'hey
had been practically completed and that pls
building would up. But they zen ,H'ouSn'
Tho nresent b,vers are stockholders I'm the PARK
Row building.
Greene g. TAYLOR who recently negotiated the
sale Of the two lots in Fftlcth-s part o. the ola
Columbia College property. TO Miss Stone ana MT
Grinnell for about 100000 have sold to prominent
builder for the University Real Estate company
the southeast corner Of Madson-ave and Fiftieth-
st. 15x121 being the northerly part OF haHlH'"h
Hail. for 100000
Greene & Taylor have also sold for DR.. Francis
No 30 West Forty-seventh-st., a 3-foot four
story brownstonc dwelling-housc. Columbia College
leasehold for $4,000; also. for John d. Wing at
about 81 OO0 No - East Fifty-fourth-st 23-ioot
four-story brownstone dwelling house.
Henry Young is reported to have sold No. LIS
broadway. four-story building. on lot 22.10x77S
adjoining the Hotel Vendome.
James q. johnson has sold 10 @. r. Mose No. sol
West End-ave.. four-story clearinghouse. on lot
23xl0 at the northwest corner Of Seventy fourth-s
Hirsh & Gutwillig reported 10 have sold TO
a builder for Improvement Nos 81 and 80 West
Fifteenth-st, old buildings. plot 7jxl033.
TO ENLARGE THE BABIES HOSPITAL.
Whtehouse & Porter have sold for Angela r.
Holahan 10 oliver @. Jennings No 49, East Fifty
hfth-st.. l7x1ON5 It adjoins the buildings at the
northwest corner o. Lexington-ave occupied by
the Babies Hospital. with which it will be merged
John Bittner has bought. through William Ken
nelly the fve-story brick building. lot 222x75
III" northeast corner OF West Broadway and Hous-
ton-st
Pease & Gilman have sold for Mrs NJ s Stock
we'll 10 a Mr. Amend. No. SO West Forty-sxth-st
foGr-story brOwnstone dwelling house on lot
20xIc5
l. J. Phillips & Co. have sold for Adolph Bern
heimer to Potter & Bro. who will resell with a
builders loan. plot 1il.3x99l1 soua side Of One
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 80 feet west Of AM
sterdam-ave.
Rusher & Babcock have sold for William and
James Bradley two four-story American ba sement
dwelling houses. Nos. 2S and go West SEVENTEEN
St. Is and Il x65xlCO
George r. Read has sold the fve-story brick
building 25x75 No i9S West Broadway TO Joseph
Personeni. This property was advertised for sale
auction.
Martin Bro. have purchased the two fve-story
apartment houses, 60xloo Nos l3l and 1873 West
One-hundred and -twelfth-st.. for about 10000
William Kennedy has sold No III East Seven
tieth-st.. private dwelling house 2OlxloO5 TO D..
John r. Garrison; also. No 80 East Sxty-third-st..
142xloo5 private dwelling house to DR.. Fred A.
Lyons Both of these properties were advertised 10
he sold at public auction yesterday. The former
was disposed Of at private contract prior 20 the
sale and the latter bid I'm at the sale. and
subsequently purchased by the present occupant of
the dwelling house.
Pease & Gilman have sold for Mrs NJ s Stock
well No. 81 West Forty-sxth-st.. a four-story
brownstone high-stoop dwelling house on lot 2Ox
1905. to a client on private terms
The three-story brownstone-front dwelling-house
No lo5 East one hundred nd -third-st. has been
sold by firm of operators.
Mayer s. Auerbach is the purchaser Of No. 26
East Twenty -second-st.
Mordeca Hibbard sold P. J. Mclaughlin
No. 1861 East sixtieth-st. a four-story dwelling
house.
slawson & Hobbs have sold for Francis NJ Jencks
10 Egan fiallecy two lots at the northwest cor
ner of Broadway and Nineteth-st. 5oSi2xlO0; terms
l.. j. Phillips & Co have sold for J. C. TIMBER
yS @ Ne No. 4 VEST
st. NJ SutrO gives he
story brownstone dwelling house l6.7xS5 No. i3o
Dawson-st;, a two-story and basement brick and
stone dwelling house lot 25xloo, house 9x5o, to
G. r. Gregor's Sons have sold for the estate of
Francis Lahey the two lots 5oxl0o Nos. l5l7 and
sixth SITS. to Lowenfed & Prayer
McNickar & Co have purchased from George r
meriy belonging to Francis r Tnderhla. and
which We're compiled by him at cost Of about
great amount of care and labor. is pronounced to
be the most thorough and COMPLETE in existence
John II. Metzler purchased from W. C. Cram for
Improvement three lots in valentne-ave.. near
One-hundred and-eightieth-st.
clothier the building No 23i Broadway opposite
the Postoflice. with frontage Of thirty SIX feet
$1,000 Mr. Harris Will make extensive altera-
G. Girard. OF Brooklyn. has sold for William r.
REYNOLDS. to Robert Burns the two and oneIihaIf
homso az" 70 Ss front
f. 6 NJ Fnzgerad, Of Brooklyn; has sold to the
German Home for Recreation for Women and |
Children the plot, 40 5x33s. on Gravesend Bay near
o6 SON for Of RToovu have sold for
Teresa Vades de Rodriguez Hubert P Kelly
houses Nos 1856 1923 Pacihc-st.. and for the
R9SSy On m o6 & y as s Poet se
west OF Seventh-ave. for $3.50.
AUCTION SALES
At the New-York Real Estate salesroom ycster-
day the offerings varied from Union Square bust
ness property to vacant lots in The Bronx. Much |
OF the property was bid in however and the |
plaintiffs figured prominently in the results. which
are appended:
Richard V. IIarnett & Co sold by order OF the |
executor No l6 West Twenty-third-st. between |
Sixth and Seventh ayes. four-story brownstone /
dwelling house. 25xSs.9. to T. Holdbrook Cushman.
for 81 COO
Peter r. Meyer & CO. sold in foreclosure the |
eight story brick and office building. plot
75x Is l0x5 7x75xl03 3x25x77. TO- Nos. >. and
| Mon Square. west side. rs feet south OF FIJI |
feminist leasehold. TO Henry ; Van Buren,, |
plaintiff for $780, OO also. the hve-story brick
iiathouses on plot jOx0O Nos 33l and 1888 Southern
Boulevard. to Herman Raab for N9.6S each.
Phoenix u. lngraham & Co sold in foreclosure |
the vacant lot 25xl0Oll. the north side Of West
One hundred-and-hfte 52j feet west Of
.ennX -aNn q Mnrln MOnd. planin for S 500