The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-30
REAL EsTdrE NEWS.


Two well-known Wall street operators made
large investments In Manhattan real estate
yesterday. One purchase was that OF Broad
way property. making the NTH sale on that
thorouRhfare below Fourteenth street in the
last two weeks. a record in the history OF New
York real estate.
James B. HaGgin. President OF tho Anaconda
Copper Mining Company. purchases from John
T. Williams the silk Exchange building. at the
southwest corner OF Broadway and Broome
street. extending through to Mercer street
Inc building was erected by Mr.. Williams
about three years ago, and takes its name from
the TACT that 1t is the home OF the silk Associa-
ton Of America and furnishes lofts and
Offices to many silk importers and Job
bers. Mr.. Williams has had this prop
erty on the market. at u million dollars.
since its completion. Many times it has
been reported sold. and only this week rumor
had ID. q. Mills purchaser. As has been re-
ported in The Sun. negotiations for a sale
have been slowly in progress within the last
Few days. and yesterday the contracts were
signed by Mr.. Williams and Dir Haggin's rep
resentative. The consideration is SS50OOO.
and is said to be all cash.
Isaac l.. Rice. operator and promoter. rur-
chases from Gen. Egbert l.. Viele. at about
$12500O. the latter's handsome residence at
the south corner OF Riverside Drive and Eighty
eighth street Mr.. Rice. who now lives at
West End avenue and Sevcnty-ninth street.
buys for his own occupancy. This property
was sold some time ago to wcll-known real
estate operator. hut after the contracts were
signed he declined to take title
Eleven separate parcels were sold at the
Broadway auction room yesterday. All were
offered in foreclosures and with one exception
all went to the plaintiffs. The only voluntary
Ia lad
street. near West Broadway. which had been
ordered sold by the executors was withdrawn.
Private Snles.
John 7, Williams has sold to James B. IlaG;
gin at $3.50. 900 the twelve story commercial
building at tho southwest corner OF Broadway
and Known as the Silk Exchange building. The
nropeTty has fpontage Of ~ feet on n Bread.
on Mercer street.
;, Gen, Eghsrt l.. viee has. sold to Isaac l..
Rice his mansion at the south corner Of River
house Is q three-story brick and stone struc-
TIRE tyre n standng on plot q thres lots I5YdR
Myar Hsiimon has sold the four lots at the
sbs aaG sne
recently purchased from Mrs. florence ". B.
pst The will mpTo we once
dwelling. lsXlOOS No 263 West Eighty
eighth street.
Henry Rothschild has sold to David Price the
Gve-story fiat house. 25XlO0.5. No. $50 LenoX
avenue
Edward j yelling Jr... has sold for the Whit.
100 on The Sast sde 81 PIassn tn ava ppu; 'g
feet north Of Tooth street.
Myer s. Auerbach has sold the four-story
stone front dwelling. % 3x!}So. No, 80 East
TWenty.seconl street. The buyer will improve.
John h. Cole has sold the four lots. Wi1lOO.S.
on the south side Of Nnety-siXth street, 1OS
feet east OF Third avenue.
}. ". ketcham has sold the. three lots on the
south aide OF lb4th street. ~ feet east OF Bos-
ton avenue. He takes in exchange flve-story
fiat on the south side of 1Gjth street. 100 feet
west Of Third avenue.
Sturges / Co. have effected the sale OF the
1vestory fiat lS'xlOO IL. No. 3OS West 10th
street. the, buyer giving in exchange piece OF
realty at Woodlawn.
Lowenfeld 4 Prayer have sold to Jacob Liss-
ner the hve-story fiat house. No. 1893 First
avenue: to Albert Erdman. Nos. 274 to 27S
Second avenue. BtxD4. They have purchased
No. llS West 134tt street. a fye-story fiat
house. and Nos. 1897 and ;}S' East Eighth
street. private dwellings.