New-York tribune., 1900-12-13
REAL ESTATE.
BROADWAY CORNER SOLD BY ESTATE
AFTER BENG HELD FIFTY YEARS
AN AUCTION SALE FOR $4,000

.rhe sale Of the southwest corner Of Broadway ano
F~rrseth-st by the Livingston estate 70 A Deitz'
who owns the property adjoining ana VINO VIII
erect an apartment house on the plot, attracueo
much attention IN real estate circles YESTERDAY AHe
uroperty involved lies IN q part or broadway
roughly bounded by Long Acre Square and Colum-
bus Circle, which has been devoid OF improvements
for many years. Much OF the property Is IN the
hands OF estates which are unwilling 10 sell. and
AZ The same time 60 not wish 70 venture any eNten-
s,,e improvements. The parcel which was sold
yesterday has been IN the possession OF the LiV-
ingston estate for ATTY years.
one reason which has been advanced 10 explain
the sale ane also the negotiations said 70 be pend
fn IN respect other properties IN this district
is that Il IS 10 be traVersed by the Rapid Transit
tunnel As now proposed, there is 10 be station
az Fffrieth-st. and Broadway, the southeast cor
ner OF which sold as described This prop
orty fronts sos feet in Broadway and 0lO IN the
street with a southerly line OF So-2A- IL Is now
OCCUPIED by two four story brick buildings 1t has
been owned by the Livingston estate since isoS'
when 81 was bought by Clermont Livingston Tor
$500. The present price is SSooS- J. honnaine
Brown & Co were the brokers.
II was announced yesterday that the purchase
by the Knickerbocker Trust Company OF the north-
west corner Of Fifth-ave- and Ihirty-fourth-sL'
6lSlOO a part OF the old Stewart property. when
,sss bought BY the Barney-Sheldon syndicate was
aneuv ratified BY the directors OF that company.
This deal was coretold IN The Tribune on November
ss as was also the erection OF an ofhce building
on the site. part OF which viii be occupied py the
company.
The auction branch OF the market was exceed
.nely active yesterday. and the bidding was spir-
sted. The most important sale which has been
naee st auction since me sales sales % fros FSS ss pro
asTty was knocked down 20 an outsider. Ihe prop.
-lsyvenfb Sta n consists OF ave story and base
nent and loft building owned oy the estste o.
Aiexanoer and Joseph IA Graf the tenants Other
a D JSfiisTd the purchaser Of No. l42 Fifth
ave bought from Henry Corn as told IN 4 ne Irlo-
estate consisting OF Mrs Jullisrd and her sister,
airs. Dodge IN the transaction, -, 9 S..-
she -four story brownstone house, No. 10 west
ssye1ty-tth,-s SHS 6STs sold 70 client for I l.
Smith the six story apartment house 10. - Mess
snchss front ssxi6O feet u depth Tor s7s 600 cash
william H Eewschafer has purchased from ME MT,
story dwelling house. lot lsxl0os at about S56oe
The estate OF James B. Brady has sold TO Jacob
The estate Of John n Sherwood has sold the
sherwood residence ana stable. on plot lOoxlOo
seef a. the northeast corner OF Lenox-ave. and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. The buyer viii re-
seven story apartment house.
~ sm % Of oE egSt0Ts @ s has @ R Nos nj
eight four story broSnstene on teneRsnt h9oTgs
i Is reported tnst 10 oSS East II M bss be ex
changed by Alr Colin, with Max Bsrgebuhr. for
mar building The Eighty-fourth-st property,
which entered the trade ct $4,000 MT. Barge6uhr
fathouse entered, Il is said. at $4,000
C. Lane has sold the southwest corner or De-
1ancey and Clinton 10 the Hudson Realty Com
pany for about S4s0 00o.
Arthur r. Duoret has SOLD for Joseph Eserer No.
gIH East Seventy -ffth-st. q four story double ten
ement house lot 25Xl022. for $1,000.
W F. and C. II. Smith have sold for NJ L. and
c. Ernst No. = Washington Terrace, a three story
and basement dwelling house, 10 Edward G. Gun
ningham.
j. c. Umberheld IS reported 10 have sold No. Sl4
West One-hundred-and-ffth-st, a I'VE story Ameri-
can basement dwelling house. on lot 20X1O0u-
Henry D. Winans and May have sold for W. T.
Emmett 10 NJ. /. r. Cooper No. y East Ninety
ffth-st.. a five story American basement dwelling
house on lot 16XlO06