New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-07
THE WEEK IN REALTY
EXCEPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR THE Be
GINNING OF MAY.
WHOLE BLOCK FRONTS SELLING on THE UPPEF
WEST sIDE-NEw SALES

WHOLE BLOCK FRONTS SELLING on THE UPPER
WEST sIDE-NEw SALES.
1t was pointed out IN this column time ago
that the beginning of May this year would prob
ably be exceptional In the ordinary course OF
things the first week in May marks the beginning
of dull times In the realty field. but the unusual
conditions apparent TO the careful observer of the
situation made It unlikely that such would be the
case this season The close of April gave promise
OF unusual activity. which the first week in May
has more than borne out. The transactions last
week of sufficiently varied character TO ind-
cate that one class or property mas been
especially favored by those who are investing in
real estate at present and the items Of news in
cluded everything from unimproved plots uptown
to business corners in the mercantile and COM
mercial districts downtown. Among transactions
OF the latter class the purchase OF corner at
Broad-st and Exchange Place by Halgarten *
Co. the tenants, may be noted.
The purchase of the north end Of the triangle at
Fifth-ave.. Twenty third-st. and Broadway, COM
monty known as the "Fatron." by the Newhouses
illustrates forcibly the growing appreciation OF
Manhattan realty an investment Since william
i. Emo bought the property at auction last rnontn
for $500 600 it has been rumored that the purchaser
considering selling 1t to prominent operator
ing, and ii Is thought to be improbable that 10000
was the consideration In the present sale at private
dre ey pa IN but She
It the highest priced piece Of real estate a6Gee lse
IN value. Amos r. Emo paid only $32lc forty-two
Among other transactions Of the week that were
interesting were those involving No. "a Reade,st
hs ST. AIMS Bgd Eas NeT aho the
ave frontage of the old Columbia College properly,
bmdng and the
at the northeast corner of Park-ave. and Seventy
NO 6 to he w Se.s p was
worthy residential transaction
THE UPPER WEST SIDE.
The upper West Side. usual, was we'll repre-
sented in the business Of the week. the transactions
including the sale Of the block front on the east
side of Broadway between Eighty-dfth and Eighty
and Seventy -eighth-st. The resale Of the Riverside
Drive block front. One-hundred -and-hfth to One
Sy smith ste%a Se buyers e
At auction the weeks business was OF an encon n
Josephine l. Peyton estate sale of 1872 lots In Third
one-hundred and nifty sixth-st. and fremont They
were sold TO outsiders for total Of SiO3,7OO
and Tp ns DGGH @ pu for the city by
OF the Controller $4,000 or 5000 over the upset
In the last week eighty parcels of city realty
were sold considerations being announced in six
teen cases amounting 10 szvovaoo IN se pteeeu f
a total consideration Of 81 $3.50 900 The auction sales
with $3.50 97s the corresponding week last year.
NEW PRIVATE SALES
p. NJ. Stewart and H. Ives Smith are the buyers
OF the block front 2Oxl0O in Riverside Drive. be-
tween One-hundred and fifth and One hundred-and-
sixth sts the sale Of which. by Hamerschlag &
Oppenheimer, reported yesterday. Fred Itte
Fred zittei has sold for Robert Wallace three
ive-story fathouses. Nos ~ ~ ana III Yves,
$4,000 w w.,
son No 4S West Seventy -sixth-st., four-story
brownstone private dwelling house. lsxGox exten-
9'G" I9huIoa g. 20 have sold for p NJ SteWa RI
and Fl. Ives Smith Nos 300 and 81 West One-h
dredand- seventh-st two new four-story American an
100 The buyer is a wel-known merchant; who re-
Gently bought hads b OF s a wf
Whitehouse Porter were the brokers In the
sale recently reported for the Washington Life In
the northeast corner OF Fifh-ave: and Eighty
sixth-st. The buyers are Anna b. Bliss and Cora
The Andrews estate. OF Boston. is reported to
A. Fuller Construction Company and Cass Gilbert
the Minneapolis architect, the northwest corner
OF Broadway and Chambers-st.. old building, plot
Daniel Birdsan & Co: have sold for the Blood
ing lot s5x7s for about $1,000 cash.
NJ. L. Hess have sold for Louisa Mnturn to
| Slawson & Hobbs have sold for Eta L. Benton
TO Shepard Knapp No. SoS West One -hnndred-an
sssoade ''Fees'0'' Or0""''0"e
John NJ Gibson g Co have sold for L. W. Marsh
brick iathouse 2oxsoxss-
Maria r. Herrick has sold TO Fannie S. Updykt
! No. LES Madison-ave.. a hve-story fsthouse plot
306x85
| IAoba Muller has sold TO Patrick j. Ryan No
1 $50 Lexngton-ave.. a three-story dwelling house
| Joseph A. Heller has sold No. 29 East One-hun
dred- and fourteenth-st. a fve-story double fat
house, lot 25xl0O.
John Peters has sold for Martin l.. Rickerson tn,
Aye-story double tenement-hou No. H7 East One
hundred and -second-st on lot 25xl0o1l. to ii. Ro
senblum.
| OF Joseph III. Ktchell No. 21 West One-hundred
! and-twenty -frst-st.
Walter Mclaughlin purchased from James T
Barry the southeast corner Of One hundred and
sixty-nfth-st and Tinton-ave 2JxlOo. for Improve
ment with four STORY apartment house and store
/ William j. Nicklas sold to Charles NJ Rosentha
nathouse In One-hundred- and-sixth-st.. norti
| side 75xl0O 400 feet east OF Lenox-ave.
! Mandelbaum q Levine sold TO Nieberg Brother
| Nos SO and II East Fourth-st, tOxlOo, through
Jacob Windman. c. =,
Maclny Davies sold to Louis a. Cushman, fo
the Pelham Land Company seven lots on the ives
side Of Matilda-st. between Spoford and Lafayette
| ayes.
Samuel l. Parish sold Z. C. shssdy Ave lots. eaci