The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30
years. by months. follows. December. 1900
being estimated:


Some of the largest buying and selling
OF the year has been In the Seattle tide
lands. The Northern Pacific alone in
vested over 100000 in purchasing large
part OF the Seattle water front. and II Is
estimated that over 81 100000 has been in
vested In the district south of King street
In the last twelve months.
The following were some OF the largest
deals OF the year: Four lots on the west
side of First avenue, between Madison
and Seneca, with brick buildings to be
erected included in the transfer. $4,000:
160-acre tract adjoining the City park,
$225 600; observation-disclosures building, cor
ner Second avenue and Cherry street,
$4,000: Squire attimer building, corner
First avenue south and Main street:
Union Trust Company building, Occiden-
tai avenue. between Main and Washington
street, and Northeast corner of Second
avenue and Yesler way the three for $685.
90; Pacific block, Yesler way and Occi-
dental avenue, $4,000; northwest corner
OF First avenue and Jackson street and
100 lots In Squire park. $4,000: southwest
corner OF First avenue south and Main
street and northeast corner of Occidental
avenue and Jackson street $4,000; north
west corner Second avenue and Union
street. $4,000; forty-acre tract on Madi-
son street. near Lake Washington. x45-
900; lot on east side Second avenue. be-
tween University street and Union street.
streets. and northeast corner of Second
avenue and Jackson street S45 600. north
west corner OF Third avenue and Jerrer-
son street. $4,000; Webb block, corner OF
Occidental avenue and Main street. so-
900; northeast corner Of First ayenu, ana
Madison street. $4,000; John Kinnear
building. corner of Second avenue ana
Jackson street. ss4.oos: southeast corner
OF Third avenue and Union street. seD :
GOO: frontage OF 80 feet on Yesler way.
between Third avenue and Fourth avenue
$4,000. block OF eight lots bounded BY
Battery street and Wall street and First
avenue and Second avenue ssnDeo: Maud
building. First avenue, between Main
street and Jackson street. $1,000; Totem
building, Occidental avenue. between Yes
Ter way and Washington street, 500 900:
lot adjoining Chaplin block. on Second ay-
enue, S1S0op; southwest corner OF Third
avenue and Madison street. $500: north
west corner OF Third avenue and Seneca
street. Sseeo
All present indications are that invest
ments IN Seattle during the coming year
VIII be even greater than the remarkable
realty and building records OF isa The
men who have brought most Of the East
ern money 20 Seattle report that they
now have larger investment funds than
ever before and that the present problem
Is not one Of securing money bur % and
Ing desirable property for sale. Tha
awakening OK local capital 20 the oapor-
tunitieE offered hy Seattle real estate Ia q
commenced within recent months. ana ts
certain TO become more general ana "a
reach a greater extent during the com,
ing year. Several OF the largest real
estate deals OF recent years are now
pending. and In nearly every instance n
Is Seattle capital that Is to be Invested
The December building record shows
that the building boom is yet far from
Us high mark. More and more resIaen,ss
are being started every month ana the
number 81 new office and anartmen,
buildings now In prospect IS the greatest
since the building boom commencei
January will see the starting Of work
upon Ave or six such buildings, one. on
the corner OF First avenue and Madison
street, TO cost $4,000, and tn. o,hsr. 80
run veil ~ toward that nxurA