New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-25
THE REALTY MARKET.
A FAIR AMOUNT OF MISCELLANEOUS
SALES AT PRIVATE TREATY.
MORE RUMoRs ABOUT THE KNOX BUILDING
Mr.. sruLMANs PROPOSED FINE MAN
sIoN-AMsrERDAM-AvE BLOCK
FRONT SOLD.


An average number Of sales Of realty at private
treaty was announced yesterday. but two or three
important deals which pending failed TO
mature.
IL was reported on good authority among dealers
in Broadway property that the old Knox Building
and its site. at the northeast corner OF Futon-st.
and Broadway size 26 by rs. which has been the sub
ject OF alleged deals many times In the last few
years. really about TO change hands at a cost
OF $500 The last price paid for the corner
was $4,000 @. NJ Knox however. denied that any
such negotiations had been closed under
consideration AZ this time.
James Stillman president OF the National City
Bank. paid $4,000 Il is understood. for the two
lots in Ffth-ave. north Of Fittysecondst. he pur-
chased from Coils p. Huntington. Mr. stillman
has a plot with a frontage Of 81 feet in the
avenue and l72 feet IN Seventy secondst.. and IL
is said that he will build there one Of the finest
dwellings in that aristoc:atic locality
John o. Baker. OF Newark has sold TO Henry
Chaffee Of Stamford. Conn. the block front west
side Of Amsterdam-ave. extending from One-hun-
dred OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 One-hundred-and-
thirty-ninth-st WI yesterday. The
consideration given is nominal Three mortgages
aggregsting $40 900, representing part 81 the pur-
chase price. made by Mr.. Chsfee IN favor OF
Mr. Baker payable demand az per cent In
terest. II is the intention ~ the buyer 70 erect
four htty-foot apartment houses on an improved
plan the site. WOrk on the plans Will pe Dek uu
once.
Charles broadway Rouss took title yesterday 20
the plot 25x2oo and building at No 555 Broadway.
running through 10 Mercer-st., which he recently
acquired from William Waldorf Astor for con-
alteration Of sl550Oo. The deed signed by Mr..
Aston IN England.
Harry Fishel is the buyer Of the property at the
northeast corner OF Grand and Suffolk SITS. from
the Brady estate and B. NJ Strauss q Co were the
hrok he about $40 900
The buyer intends TO improve.
J. Scott in conjunction with Henry d. Wnans
&, May sold yesterday for Frank c. stellmeyer No
les East Seventythird-st., the threestory stable,
25xlO22
Mr. Scott has also sold No 1O4s Lexington-ave.
a three-story and basement brownstone dwelling
house. for H. Mccarthy 10 a client.
Frederick Ztte sold for Or. J. V D. Young 10
p. Hitler the four-story private dwelling house. No
Jos West Seventy-hfth-st.. 2lx6lxl00. on private
William Carr. jr, sold No. ise West Eighty.
A. Bauman sold for Eugene Eisert TO Harry l.
Topz No 22i East one-hundr,e ed
se6 nTGk o sod for %r Smith No
West sixty second-st6 hve-story brick tenement
Mandeibaum & Levine bought from Lao Cohn
and Babetta Lewis Nos. 7o4 and 7oe East Fifth
A. P. Kirkland & Co. sold eight lots in fremont
ave. west OF Jerome-ave at $1,000 also 70
Alexander Wilson sold for I. s. NJ A. Korn No
20 East feminist. a lot 25.6x95. The buyer will
erect eght-story business building on the site.
Mandelbaum & Levine sold TO A. schlegmilch &
Bro Nos 42O and AZ East Eighteenth-st, plot
5Oxg2 and Nos 1873 and 1873 Rlvington-st. 10 Lpp-
mann Friedman, who will improve by erecting
four-story hathouses.
Lowenfeld & Prayer bought from Robert L. Nor
rel No 3s4 Cherry-st., old tenement-hOuses on
plot 25x1olx2Ox25; and sold to I. Lppman No. 2is
East Third-st., a plot 26xlO5.l1. A sx-story tene-
ment- house will be erected there.
The southwest corner OF Central Park West and
Seventy irst-st. recently purchased has been re-
sold 70 a firm OF operators The plot is l00xl25.
The Petty Soulard & Walker Realty Company
has purchased through J. Clarence Davies from
a Mrs Blatzhem the southwest corner OF Beach
ave and Observation-Disclosures econd-st.. 25xlco'
for improvement. -
In the Broadway Salesroom yesterday Philip A.
SMITH sold IN partition the fourstory brick store
on lot 22 6xlO0x22. 2x1OO. No. 20 Beekman-st.. 20
Irving A rutland. who bought for client, at