The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-04
REAL ESTATE NEWS.

CONTRARY TO all expectations, Cnoro Will DO
large midsummer sale Of Manhattan realty at
the Broadway auction room. Announcement
was made yesterday that on July 20 largo
part of the property known as Audubon Park
will be offered for sale. Richard v Harnett Il
Co.. auctioneers. The Offering will be In parti-
ton OF the estate OF the late George Blake
Grinnell. Mr. Grinnell was well-known Wall
street broker who died in 1901. In 1893 he
bought two-thirds of Audubon Park. which
comprises the three large blocks bounded by
Broadway and Boulevard Lafayette on the east.
by the Hudson River on the west. and by 155th
and 15Sth streets. Audubon Park was so
named after John James Audubon. the famous
naturalist. who bought the property in 1S41.
and who lived in a mansion in the southeast
corner Of the park. formerly the home OF Daniel
Fawcett Tiemann. an ex-Mayor Of New York.
who died last week.
The Grinnel family live to-day in the old
mansion. near the centre OF the park. facing
Broadway. The homestead will not be sold.
but the offerings will include three plots Just
outside the park. The Audubon Park portion
OF the sale will be made in four parcels The
most attractive plot to be sold Is that at the
southwest corner Of Boulevard Lafayette and
15sth street with frontage Of 305 feet on tho
Boulevard Lafayette. 1882 feet on 15Sth
street. and a southerly line OF $3.50 feet.
turaRe.
On one Of the plots to be sold stands the
Academy OF the Visitation. Villa de Sales. a
convent conducted BY cloistered nuns. This
plot fs on the north side OF 10th street. 125
feet west OF Broadway. with frontage OF 1928
and depth Of 1898 feet. The sale OF this
parcel will be subject to a lease held by the
sisters West OF the academy. occupying plot
23I.6x376. 10 the residence Of Stephen Farrelly.
prominently identified with Catholic institu-
tions. This will be sold. subject to Mr.. Far
relly's lease. The fourth parcel to be offered
will be the deep lot. 3ox44S. on Broadway. Just
below the point where Boulevard Lafayette
begins. and which now forms a lane at the side
Of the Grinnell homestead.
Opposite Audubon Park. extending from
15Sth street to Boulevard Lafayette. is a 81
foot plot known as the Grinnell gardens. This
will be sold. and also two sections OF the big
triangular block east Of Audubon Park.
bounded by Broadway, Boulevard Lafayette.
18th and 15Sth streets. One section includes
the smaller triangle. 1876 AK 1O9.Sx124. at tho
southeast corner OF Boulevard Lafay ette and
15Sth street. and the other section is the tri-
angle. about one half lot in area. at the south
ern extremity Of the block. which will be con-
demned by the city when 18TH street 10 ex-
tended from Broadway to Boulevard Lafayette
Three sons and two daughters and numerous
grandchildren are heirs to the Grnnell estate.
One OF the sons is George Bird Grnnell. pub
Usher Of Forest and Stream. and now with the
Hartman expedition in Alaska. Mr.. Grinnel
has spent much time among the Indians and
Ia chief by adoption OF n Pawnee tribe.
Moritz Lippmann was heard to say yesterday
that he had sold his plot. 100xS5. at the south
east corner OF 125th street and Lenox avenue
Mr.. Iippmann stated that the purchaser in