New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-07
THE WEEK IN REALTY.
MANY FALSE RUAIoRs AFLoAT-ACTIv-
ITY IN THE SALE OF PRIVATE
HoUSES-THE BIG BRADISH
MARTIN SALE


steinway & Sons. Other reports Of less magnitude
but Just as erroneous were circulated printed and
then denied
The leading brokers do not expect a material
revival Of the real business until some time
after election. AS one expressed the situation TO
Tribune reporter yesterday:
There is bound TO be certain degree OF uncer-
tainty before every Presidential election The pres
ness men certain 70 end IN Mr. McKinley,s eee,
tion Nevertheless. big interests are at stake
i 70 act Slowly 7ig 0e'a'0'S are ''''' " "
Among the actual transactions of the week the
sale Of dwelling houses led. From careful study
Of the list of private sales reported the activity in
different lines may be represented by the following
percentage table:
Dwelling 90 per cent
Old buildings sor Improvement per cent
Rg sPaT I6s houses Per cent
Among the dwelling house properties which have
figured in last weeks sales may be mentioned No
Is East Sixty-sixth-st.. a four story brownstone
house formerly owned by Mrs. Mary B. Harmon,
which has been sold by Henry D. Winans &
May. Other sales include No 50 West Ffty-h1th-
St four story brownstone house. sold by Collins
& Collins for Mrs. Helen A. Skidmore TO DR.. How
ard D. Collins; also Nc. Is West Forty-siXth-st-'
the family home Of Justice Smyth. sold by Green
& TAYLOR for the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany and No. 81 10 Il West One-hundredth-st NO
West Sixty-hfth-st. and No. los East Fffty-sev-
enth-st.
An item Of considerable interest is the purchase
Of property IT. West Fiftyeighth-st. by Frank J.
Gould The property consists Of a private dwell
ing house No 30 West Fifty-eighth-st. adjoining
Mr. Gould's stable. The price paid was 5000
Mr. Gould does not purpose TO make any immediate
improvements.
The sales of vacant properly include F1fth-aVe.
marcel south of Eighty-Gfth-st., OF the estate OF
Edward Tracy and James Russell, bought by Gull
man Brothers the purchasers of the adjoining SIX
story apartment house the corner the southeast
corner of Broadway and One hundred and-eighty-
sixth-st 1910 feet in the BouleVala 80 feet IN IN
Notwithstanding siXth-st, and l6Q2 feet IN
ana "a Pep plot east on Of 'F RveTsde Drive
First among TIE sales OF apartment houses 81 81
the high class is that of the Marguerite NO z 1I
Broadway near One-hundred-a On s ror u
price is reported be $4,000, ana the purchaser
els he auction sales furnished little of interest ex
cept the sale Of several downtown PToPeTIies The
properties consisted of No ~ ~ to+aI
The feature IN the line of auction offerings dur
Ing the next cb %sk Is 6r e ThGTsday
parcels offered, valued at more than $1,000 ssa
at the present of unsettled conditions appears
10 show that the estate VII not De 5 tbe heirs
Of the estate are chiefly incorporated. Among the
parcels Of this estate are the roloWlng' $500. -
Nos 92l and 92S Broadway. northwest corner OF
Twenty frstst, runs west ll5ox north 3im ~
east 6S 2x east 3 TO Broadway, southeast al
nE S e apd Isl Fifth-ave northeast corner of
xentvrst-st 81 4xSO 11x6O 4x797 seven story brick
No. So to IS Eighth-ave. and No 25s Fourteenth
ST northeast corner of Fourteenth st, runs north
6Si1x east north 344x east 2x south do 10 10
frame and tenement houses with one st0Tg g
and tenement house No. aS. two and one story
Nns ia ana 1876 Erghth-ave east side. "a feet
south of Seventeenthst 34x6O two four story brick
stores and tenement houses - ,>-.,,+
first-st, 26x739. four story brick store - -,
ip7f
l59x east Sc Ok north $50 70 street west W. zen
No 400 4so West Fifteenth-st south sloe, ; SO
marble works, one story frame buildings sheos ana
east SIDE 10 S S3 feet fre south l3oT of
~ 70 T2 SsE9sg No AS four story
brjcl, store and tenement house. with four story
brick tenement house on rear: No $50 to 454 three
three-Story brick dwellings,
No. $40 Eigbth-ave., northeast corner Ih1rtv-seN-
enth-st; i3lo16i three story brick store. side
O. feet east OF ighth-ave. 36xsSe two three-story
No 2fs sixteentb-sI. south side 1886 feet east of
Eighth-ave-. 25X1O31. three story brick tenement
Nos 81 and SIS Thirty-thrd-st. south side, Us
feet west Of Tenth-aye. 50x989; No Ola one STORY
with brick foundry EXTENSION Isl on rear %
No 326 Fifteenth-s south side. 325 feet west OF
Eighth-ave. 25xSl.3. four story brick tenement
Tho sale will be conducted by William NJ. Ryan.
Henry D. Wirans & May report the sale of No.
Is East sixty-siXth-st~ four story high stoop
brown stone house o feet wide by GO feet deep
with buffers pantry and bathroom extension, lot
1908 feet for the estate Of Mrs. Mary B. Harmon,
on private terms
The same firm sold this house TO Mrs. Harmon In
1898 Mrs. Harmon is said have expended a
large sum Of money in fitting it up.
David Stewart has sold for William c. Baker. OF
Grand Rapids. Mich. the block front on tho south
side OF Northumberland y-sixth-st. between
Audubon and Eleventh aves-, 3SOxl6o2x3'olxloi-lo'
70 Max Marx.
philip JeseIson has sold for Mr.. Marx John F.
comey the plot 15I 1ox15o on the southeast corner
OF the Boulevard and One-hundred-and- elgn by
sixth-st. IN part payment the purchaser elH
"a ST. Nieholasave., FIVE story American Do sec
zent dwelling house. on lot 2l6x65G ana No ir 9zs
story American basement dwelling mousse on lot
Charles Griffith Moses & Bro. have sold for Gus
fav B Trelosr No. 522 West One-hundred- and
hftieth-st- a three story and basement dwelling
house. lot II 6199ll. to Leopold solomon ,-,,.
Maurice Cohen has bought No. 307 East Flfty-
sixth-st four story athouse, with stores. on LOT
George Hahn has bought No. 2O53 Eighth-ave-, a
five story hathouse. with store. on lot 5xlOO .
Louis Lese has bought two lots on the west sl9e
of First-ave 100 feet north Of One hundred-an
eieventh-st.. 50xloo for about $1,000
Robert T Meeks has sold No 1872 West One-hun-
cred-and- third-st.. three story dwelling house
TRANSFERS. MORTGAGES, BUILDINGS
The following the comparative tables Of the
oonveyances. mortgages and projected buildings
for the corresponding weeks OF 1900 and 1899, as
COMPLIED by The Record and Guide:
MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.
coNvEYANCEs.
Sept 2s Sept q &c
Total number for Manhatt'n 50 e,o asa 50 4o - -
Number nominal no ''