New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-17
THE WEEK IN REALTY.
LITTLE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER op
c,IEs-MUCH RENTING IN HARLEM

soles reported by brokers. The business Wa e
l., IN dwelling house properties and vacant lo's'
rho hest feature Of the trading was stro"s ui-
dr.urreut Of interest. which indicates goou iu'-
,,re demand for all kinds OF realty. Many oi ,He
,,o,,s reported I'm the week consisted OF TRACES "e
,e, professional operators. The usual routine ol
the week was broken by the jewish hohdaY' num-
hsr of offices being closed on that day
Nthough the fall renting season VIII not ehu
until the middle Of October enough has been uo.e
"a indicate that conditions aye excellent lhere ~
too evidence Of considerable speculative pu''"-
inc in the districts above the Park Harlem mas
peen for several years the chief centre OF spec"-
lative building. and the influx of population 'ne'e
seems to be asl great as ever
In This connection THE Record ana "uide
prints in its latest issue some Interesting state
ments made by representative real estate fn'" ~
follows
T., q swartwout: we find that the demand is
much better for stores ana aparl ~ - htt
than for several seasons. The oyersuppiy OF Doln
is gradually dsapPear,ns 70 10 per cent although
The stage has hardly arrived where a general apy
,snc. Is possble" A r.. Thomson: we have very
lew ENTHUSIASTICALLY a dozen In moderate price,
fats Private houses In gp9l n'gi,Oor' 1,,ey
since entered the business" T. ". Shotwen' e.
have no vacancies in mats ranging d mVI" and
T Tiv not seen business better in twenty years
Ter renting season I'm July. August and september
las, 5prns The al ma , AND %S s Aparm~nts below
80 and $50 rent we'll" Mr. Porter. Of Porter a 90.
Apartments are better filled than usual tSrn'S
are holding their own. Have not made any raise.
The auction business last week was Sio" mara "re
sales scheduled. Last week twenty -seyrh pS Tor
c.iS of city realty sold The auction s'ies III
the week amounted to S.,i55 AZ , oo''ia ar Wv"
so822j for the corresponding week iast y'aeI' h y
Douglas Robinson q 60. have sold Tor 9al -,
Iicndrick 80 r. East Fifty-sINth-st' lo"' H''''
house . ,.. cold FOR tho pbipps
estate The four story house 80. 259 Madson-aNe 10
a client who viii improve by erecting " I"""''"
JosPh T. Fary has sold the yc s9y 9 sadi ana
Dayd stewart has sold for the Ernst 166 M' TX
5S Vest Observation-Disclosures third-st.
'Wattrrs Brothers Of brooklyn. have sold for the
Ern.i- Marx Nathau Company SO. $50 West on
hmdred-and-hfty-n inth-st hVe story "p"' '"''"'
john L. a5sett ha- sold ,hs thres s!ery dwelling
h0us, on lot 2pxsst 80. BIB West Ihrtieth-s'
I'VE story tenement house. with stores, on lot ]1IlX
D. H. Suily has sold to Herman Wronkow he
plot 1Jx12 with old Buildings thereon AT Jle iol III
81 ~ corner OF one hunderd- -ifteert-St anu
foI sfory dathonsns 30. sS West on hundred
ard-thirty -tnird-st and 40. Il sutton Fl2cc.
Henry seneman is reported TO hay. housGt ron rom
Mckay T~omely the I'VE o OF on 'nr e xoo5
Mr. Twomhly purchased the property about a year
ago Mir Segman # Is said. will erect a house for
Mr- Kate srhermerhorn purchased from Charles
| " clinton the four story hrownstone front house
| 30 ., East Seventy -ninth-St. SXl022 The buyer
| already owns 80. D. adjoining
| house So q Fast Eightieth-st 2OxS2.2.
". u Haynes sold to ]. Hahan for thornton
andeighrtnEst. and for f. G. BIauyelt to
| ii McIIugh the dwelling house No 1891 Arthur
Hiram D. Faulkner IS the purchaser Of No. 81
Peter Muller is reported to have purchased 2ooxi47
feet the west side Of I.enoX One-hundred-
! ST. for Improvement with thirty-elght fathouses,
similar to those he IS erecting on the Seventh-aye.
| side IF the block.
Douglas Robinson & Co have leased the follow
| lng houses: 80. $50 Madison-ave. for five years;
| East Thrty-hfth-st.. for three years No. 81 West
Thirty-hfth-st, for three years No. ld East Thir-
ss ,br. Yr % 5 \ys Fiffydffbs for two
| 40. 40 East Slxty-thrd-st., for two years; No. q
| East Sixty-sixth-st., a furnished house.
| The following transactions by Mrs Freda Hart
are reported: The sale OF 80 96 East Ninety
| eghth-st.. ive-story tenement house 25Nlco to
| ffiafhouse i2x73xlo1 Tor IN. southeast corner ~
West End-ave. and One-hundrel-and -second-st., a
| four story dwelling house on lot lsX15. also the
purchase from Timothy Donovan of plot the
east OF FirSt-ave l75xlp for Improvement with five
story hathouses
Arthur L. Meyer writes to contradict the state
ment that Henry J.. Sprague has sold the Mon
soSc0 but Nj Meyer says the property would
| not be sold for less than $1,000. there being a
The pleasing change that has come over the
| Prospect Park South part OF Fatbush has brought
| forth much praise for Dean Avord. the owner In
his plan expense has not been considered. and the
| result has been gratifying evidence that his IN
| yeStment mas been wisely made The properly IS IN
| the heart Of Fatbush. within two blocks Of Pros
poet Park. and is bounded by Church-avc. on the
Road on the south and stratford Road on the
west. 1t H. less than three and one-haf miles from
the city Hal and Is almost uuequalled In regard
| To transportation facilities. Fifteen minutes ride
road or Flatbush-ave trolley line takes one 10
! Church-ave.. Alb"marle or Bevorly roads. and two
fl..-f limos Il
Everything has been done that could appeal to
ptrosPcriaiyc 6n{crs ana the eye IS delighted by
thiS fcafuro Mr. Alvord has alreadv contrscted
for ' IL zoo bnhs Of the fines" '. Holand hyacnths'
tulips etc. and he has bought the entire collection
The 'horticultural Show in Ridgewood All viii be-
| used I'm embclllshnE Prospect Park South
with drvt on Both T sds 's and tSe otbqr sTee
have curbed lawns with shade trees and shrub
provements are being rapidly made" and MARI
borough Road has already been built on. More
| plots worth $1,000 disposed Of last week
comduits etc., clear to each house plot. thus avoid.
| ing tearing mp sidewalks and streets. astounded
hest t features. The gradS thus is permanentiy
established malaria avoided. and the necessity for
Prominent among the buyers at Prospect Park
South are Nelson p Lewis. Engineer Of Highways.
Mccormick K 90, Francis W. PECK. the Insurance
W T Termns S ompny ' O. Rn6e Of
the Produce Exchange: b. +. Wiltberger Of the
Edison Company Manhattan, and a \. Williams.
superintendent OF overhead construction Of the
brooklyn Rapid Transit Company All persons
who purchase lots do 50 with the distinct under
standing that they are to live in Prospect Park
South. Thus the speculative ana building element
is eliminated
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
1n, I. .,ernnn 20 Eleanor 9 Huntington. sl7 100
lieth -. S. 80 n Il I~nox ave. AlNlio II.
Manhattan Improvement company 20 Mary
H. \.lIu
I37ih a. Do s. 80 II - - Wills ave. N76Nloo:
William n Tauhert 90 John lmmei
I.gu ~ $ S. 375 n % ~ C0urflan1t ave. 25Xiop;
IN Mt-.aknr Hlrrefl MAe-Antr blV