New-York tribune., 1900-11-04
THE WEEK IN REALTY.
PURCHASES BY SPECULATORS-HOP
OF A MARKET REVIVAL III MKIN-
LEY Is ELECTED

The real estate market last week developed few
transactions OF much Importance involving large
sums The business chiefly confined TO the
investment OF capital in vacant lots by who
intend build apartment fiat houses and the
active selling OF dwelling houses Below Fifty
ninth-st the bulk OF the business n
ment houses and old buildings. but several trans
actions are reported in dwelling and apartment
houses, which especially noteworthy Among
such items should be mentioned the sale of the
four story private dwelling house No. 10 West
Eighteenth-st. by August Belmont to William L.
Finn; also the six story apartment hotel. at Nos.
1%1 and 131 West Forty-fifth-st sold by the Wrox-
eter Realty Company, Rowland ". McCurdy.
or considerable Importance was the sale OF No. %
West Twenty -seventh-st-. by LorenZ T. J. Weiher,
tr.. who intends tear down the old buiTding and
erect eight story bachelor apartment house. The
ern part OF the city Constituted old buildings
toned the northeast corner Of Eldridge and Di-
vision SITS. bought by Jacob Fische for s2s coo and
MeSe SOLD ns ns t five adjoining whS
Sort .of Of Fl the leading transactions
critics Among sales which deserve especial men
Lightly fourth-st and Rivereide DIVE sold by OF
finger & Bro to the Globe Realty Company. a
spartmeas house price about $4,000: the fve story
SIDE Drive, sold by George r schiefIeI TO John B.
near sold G'y By Ffsncs R;l schnuss
to Meyer Grayhead; the four story dwelling house,
No. IS East Sxty-eighth-st, bought by Isaac
Dreyfus from DR.. Eliot Carton and among vacant
properties, the southeast corner OF Eghty-sixth-
and Madison-ave.. 1022x36.S sold by Jesse Gil
lender Henry T Gray, and the lot In Ninety
sixth-st 125 feet west OF Madsonave. +ixlooxS6xyS
sold by Walter J. Cohn and NJ. Wenstein TO LIE
Grand X. Petit. for &900n.
Great interest was shown among real estate men
last week in the Sound Money parade OF YESTERDAY;
The Real Estate Sound Money Club turned out in
derby hats dark neckties, colored gloves and
black shoes. Many, however, looking at the
weather with practical eye, wore what they knew
would be least injured by the rain and mud They
headed by Marshal john F. Doyle and Ad-
jutant William II. Folsom
Much hope is expressed that after the election
in of McKireys success, a revival or the real
market will take place. Several deals have
already been corsummat ted on the condition that
Mckinley is elected. One such is the purchase by
Louis Stern OF Nos 30s and $40 West One hundred
and-twenty -nnth-st.. two FIVE story two family
tenement houses. a plot 50Xl0o.
Due apparently 70 the approac ching election, new
building work is at a low ebb. On Saturday Octo-
Der q. plans filed at the Building Depart
ment for new buildings either for Manhattan or
The Bronx. while Monday only one plan was
filed for fathouses 10 be erected in Manhattan:
buildings to be erected in Manhattan. of which
called for Ave five story brick hathouses. TO cost
s12 CO., while the five filed for The Bronx were for
small dwelling houses. with one exception, which
is five story brick fathouse TO cost $4,000 On
Wednesday plans filed either for Manhat
The Bronx. On Thursday three plans were
fled for Manhattan and five for The Bronx.