New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-07
ANDREW CARNEGIE SELLS.
REPORTED DISPOSAL OF SOME oF'HIS
UPPER FIFTH-AvE. LOTS.
RESIDENT cooGAN THOUGHT TO BE \JEsT1NG
> AGAIN-PRlvATE AND AUCTION
SALES OF REALTY.

AGAIN-PRIvATE AND AUCTION
SALES OF REALTY.
II was announced yesterday that AndrewhCarne-
he had sold the block fronting In Fifth-aNe. be-
tween Ninety first and Ninety-second SITS. which
be bought four months ago. The properly COM
,rises thirty lots For some time after Mr.. car
aegie made the purchase his name was keIr secret
md much specuIation was INDUCED In as to@who the
Buyer really
The southerly block front was bought by Mt car
,egie from H. O. Havemeyer and others for s5No"N
through Richard V. Harnett Co, with whom
Herbert A. Sherman was then connected The
.ortherly block front bought from Samuel IN
;ermyer and others. through Pease d Elhman' ior
10000.
An estimate OF the cost of these lots to Mr.. Car
negie made shortly after his purchase placed 'hem
4, SEQ COO apece for the corners: for inside avenue
OTIS between Nineteth-st. and Ninety-hrst-st sio-
po for inside lots. between Nnety-frst and Ninety
second SITS s35 coo; for street lots in Ninetieth-st
md the south side OF Ninetyfrst-s, $4,000 and for
ureet lots in Nnety-hrst,st.. north side $4,000;
If interest from the fact that the northery bound
Try of the millionaire colony was removed 10 a
seemed impossible After the sale It was an an
bounced that Mr. Carnegie, would build on the
,outhery side and lay out the northerly lots as
" i Was understood Yesterday that the property
had been sold to two persons. who will build
houses in every way conforming to MI carnegie
Mir Carnegie would neither affirm nor deny the
,aie Of the property He said there nothing
that needed 10 be said
COOGANS LITTLE JOKE.
The Jolly Joker seems to he abroad in the land
md i,,s at present he appears to be deVoting hm-
,elf 10 the field Of realty Real-estate brokers had
hardly got through laughing at the proposal mace
IN the Council that the city should buy the prop
,rtv known as the "FlatrOn.' at Twenty-thrd,st.
sifih-ave. and Broadway. for park purPostS' W ,n
borough President Coogan was reported IN an IN IN
:ervew a. suggesting that woT TIwuontv-third-
n down 70 Union Souare-that is one way in when
he peoples money could be wisely spent on Na'"-
This latter suggestion does not commend itself
the point of originality. Back In lweeu d, fttse
snce is that at that time the plan was feasible;
Since then the land lying IN tne in value but
aas likewise been improved with many me
mgs. 1t has become centre OF business acUNi'!'
and values have gone up correspondence
PRIVATE SALES.
Samuel Goldsticker has sold for Judge Henry p
Dugro TO Frank Work four lots on the southwest
corner of Central Park West and Sixty-third-s'''
0O5xlOo Mr. Work owns the adjoining lots IN six
y-thrd-st and will build a twelve-story apart
William A White Sons have sold for W VI liam
late. Nos 3 and Is God-st., 5o4x25. for geo ooc
William H Falconer has purchasee I LOT NJ NJ 900
nent the four-story dwellng-house leXlvo' NO 90
DWilliam L. Brown has purchased the lye-story
American basement dwelng-house 4cSNSo0 NJ
Greene & Taylor were the brokers in the sale Of
he six lots in Forynnth and tifueIn sts.' pal PAL
d b the bS Ue ba os ont IS feet in each street
with depth each Of 100 feet ana are ~ eTo W.
6d a. Sa covered ef by the Presidents house
Of the School of Mines and some OF me oI pn0r
There now remain unsold Of the old college prop
srty the Parkave front l25x2co; three iets IN
and three bs On Corner Of Mad
son-ave and Forty anth-st is retained ny Dr'
The price Of the 10, F1tth-ave: north Of seY-
snty,ninth-s soid yes'e r. s5 IT,
julius Cohen purchased from Abelman e. Rosen
stores. southeast corner OF Eighty-second-s'' anu
Joseph " HaHksS sG df, Sane Goi sos no.
Charles Weisbecker. who has owned for ten years
the tTangs and seventh
ST. and who bought at the Emo auction FOR W.
TO- has now resold the whole a, prG3 h Cor rosenb
TinbbaT to Charles l. Behiert the plot soxlcO. at
the northwest corner Of Sixteth-st' ana twenty
'S TRe TVs AckeTson consuc,Gn cSmps an Of
Brooklyn has sold to slas w Marsters; TOT IN
pFoT BeTery Road S and East Nneeenth also TO
Nelson Lewis the pl0Ss sbo S5S FOR d5 0rovement
plot. 5oxi2i. in the same street -. buildings
fsp 5 Nsh at Re for
brick hahouse 5xs at 5 Psr Wfs at cost Of
Plans for sx-story brick hathouse, eoxso on the
sredand fortv.seventh-st were filed yesterday by
Jacob NJ Wimple. n cost s%O'W
AUCTION SALES
The offerings at the New-York Real-Estate Auc-
lion Room Yesterday were disposed Of as follows;
William NJ RYAN sold No Lewis-st.. west SIDE
iz1 feet north of Grand-s, 16SXlH. three-sI oI!'
frame (brick 'front.' tenement-house, TO JACOB MOI
rick for IS Oi0 also No. 2d West one hundred an9-
second-st south side, y feet east Of West End-
ave 2sxOll three-story stone-front dWellhe-
house to Solomon Marx for $ls 200. -
BRYAN I. Kennedy & Co. sold property IN East
One-hundred- -ffty-third-st northwest corner OF
Melrose-ave 44x100 fve-story brick store ana nat
house TO Minnie J. Mcdonald for s29oN@
George r Read sold No. 1926 East Thirty-seventh-
ST south side 50 feet east Of Lexington-ave, 2,X
$50 four-story brownstone dwelling mouse, 10
Jerome Taylor for SOS 100.
Richard V Harnett & Co. sold property In private
road. between Heath and Nathalie ayes, near Al
bany-ave. Kingsbridge seven lots each 2oxly5x
irregular with threestory frame dwelling house to
John Mcdonald and P Fay at from $3.50 to sSS
each: also No. SIS West Thirtieth-st south side:
800 feet west OF Tenth-ave: 25xsSs. two-story and
basement brick dwelling house and three-story
frame in rear. to G. W. Mercer for s6,475
The Standard Realty Company has sold 70
client for Investment the property at No S25 West
Fifty-sixth-st a seven-storY apartment-hous 4OX
so on lot lO05 deep: terms private.
The Frank l.. Fisher Company has sold the q
foot priVate house No. $50 West Elghteth-st.