The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-13
REAL ESTATE NEWS.

..., IN the realty market yesterday CEN
IN the voluntary sale OF the holdings OF
~ ostot, Of Amos r. Emo. which was held at
Nv ~ York real estate salesroom. The dull
W. rybich has been noticeable In the market
n.s.voral days has been attributed to the I'M
IU.,ointy attending the results OF this sale.
80 shouId he no further question about the
1". condition Of the market. II IL 10 TO be
80, ne the results Of the Emo sale. because
rr,ces realized we're in most instances good
Wv IN several cases above the general APP
prsisement .., ~
Data hougIt several Of the properties offered.
,, .ho,n were other reasons for this than the
.",sider,' low bids. Bidders at auction sales
.sne for the purpose Of securing properties at
wa, lover than would be accepted at private
Ia.,,,c,, and various brokers appraise prop
.,r a, divergent amounts. On the sale OF the
g. rr,nerties Yesterday the bids on each par
wsr. IN keeping with the character OF the
sale.
,.,oduov and Twenty-third street was started
-.s,erday with a bid OF 100000. 1t was finally
troc.cd down to W. c. Hinckley for $69O.000.
:, vas learned after the sale that ". P. Emo
r,st the actual buyer of the parcel. as he was in
Ill those bought in the name OF W. c. Hinck-
Ia, II is said that tho estate had received an
SSa, n, for this parcel at private con-
t,.rt This may be so. but the public offers
made In yesterdays sale were reasonable. and
,ha niece went to Mr.. Emo because it was worth
more to him than to the outsiders who bid.
II 9 a peculiar coincidence that yesterdays
.-ansfsrs prove that in the Emo auction sale.
hed in February. Amos F. Emo was the buyer
nin.arly all the West Broadway. Washington
SQUARE. THOMPSON and Third street properties.
,o amount involved being about $500. 900.
Tb.ss parce!s were bought at the time Of the
,,e in the name Of l.. j. Bremen and l.. A.
nacunha. aud it was denied that any OF the
hairs were represented by these two names.
I, would seem that the denial was false. In view
these transfers. which have been oddly held
hack unit! Yesterdays sale was over.
Da Cunha figures as a purchaser in yes
tsrdav's sale. and it is safe to say that he again
,onresents Amos F. Emo. as W. G. Hinckley
does W. ?. Emo,
The sale must be accepted as satisfactory.
and now that it is past the market should re-
sumo the activity which was its normal state
previous to the near approach Of this sale.
The private sale branch OF the market showed
considerable activity yesterday in comparison
with the dulness OF the first two days OF the
week. A number OF lots on Cathedral Heights
were among the sales reported. and the buyer.
n builder. will erect private dwellings on the
site. On account OF the restrictions obtaining
IN that part Of the Heights it is probable that
II will become a residence section strictly.
Among the other sales reported were those OF
several dwellings, Of the better class and a
number Of lots for Improvement.
Howard Gould took title yesterday to the two
plots at the corner OF Seventy-third street and
Fifth avenue. purchased by him some time
ago. The stamps afi1edto the deeds amounted
70 s480.
Comptroller Coler. acting for theCommission-
ers ofthe Sinking Fund. will sell the block ofland
and the buildings thereon. bounded by WASH
ington. Duane. West and Reade streets. The
property. which has been owned by the city for
many years. will he sold at public auction by
Peter F. Meyer at the New York Real Estate
salesroom. Thursday. May 4. The Comptroller
will also sell. at his office in the Stewart Build
Ing. on April ~. a lease for i've years Of the
1l2 acres OF land on Barren Island. owned by
the city. and numerous other leases OF city
property,