New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-13
REAL ESTATE.
VACANT LOTS SOLD FOR IMPROVE
MENT-LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD
BUYS LAND.

Sales Of vacant parcels made up practically all
the business reported by brokers yesterday, and
several excellent pieces of property were included
in the list. In general the day marked by an
absence of active trading, and there was also an
absence OF rumors that have been so plentiful OF
late. Several fairly good transactions are reported
almost closed, but until the contracts are signed
details refused.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad yesterday completed
negotiations for the acquisition Of ten acres of
meadow land the outskirts OF Newark, along
Parkhurst-st. The land is to be used for freight
purposes The United Real Estate Company acted
for the railroad. The reported price paid for the
land $1,000.
The increased cost OF structural materials chiefly
iron and steel is likely cause delay in the cree
the large Office building the site bounded
by Broad-st., Exchange Place and Beaver-st. The
plans Of this structure showing greater floor area
than any other Office building in this country. if
not in the world. fled with the Building De
partment just before the expiration of last year.
II was the intention raze the old buildings in
Exchange Place as soon after May l possible
bur some of the tenants said to have received
word they could renewals of their leases
for another year. The syndicate. which bought
much of land and secured options some of
the adjacent property is said be of the opinion
tina: there will be marked decline in building
aterals within the next year or two
The plaintiffs were buyers Of all the offerings at
the New-York Real Estate saesroom yesterday.
The report that the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
could not be confirmed in this city Real estate
men are inclined 10 dsbelieve the rumor.
BY a deed recorded yesterday Adoph B. Ans
bruch transferred to the New-York Telephone
Company the property No. u2 East Fifty-eighth-
st, 1SXlO0.5.
THE RECORD OF SALES
Richard NJ. Montgomery has sold for Ed
muud L. Baylies the plot in Fifth-ave., > feet
south OF Severty-eighth-st. 5lxl00 to Terence
Farleys Sons, who VIII improve by the erection Of
TWO five story American basement private dwelling
houses
Charles T Barney has sold the plot 10ox15O at
the northeast corner OF Broadway and Ninety
seventh-st. The price and the name of the pur-
chaser are Withheld for the present
Brandt q Kirby has sold for H. l. Toplitz the
plot 10Gx1O0 on the south side Of One-hundred-
and-tenth-st.. 275 feet east Of Seventh-ave
Charles E Schuyler & Co. were the brokers in
the sale of the lots on the west side of Broad
way 30 feet north of Ninety-ninth-st., for Judge
William n. Cohen.
Heilner & Wolf. s H. Stone and A. L. Mordecai
& Son have sold builder the plot on the
south SIDE Of Cahedral ParkWay 20 feet west OF
No p Ma9gin,st an old ida I'VE story tenement
The offerings at the New-York Real Estate
Salesrooms disposed of as follows:
en36st forth side ISIS feet west Of seventh
ave. 26x9s9 five story brick tenement house with
stores; foreclosure; to the plainttn for $3.50
south IS * west IS Ak north OK east 354 north
TO street x 80 beginning. seven story brick
IA thouse with stores: foreclosure; the plaintiff
for $4,000 Nos. 10 and West Observation-Disclosures
eeventh-st., north SIDE. 304 feet west Ffth-ave.,
54xlOI two five story brick iathouses foreclosure;
to the plaintiff for 1890; No. lGT TO l.0n East
One-hundred-a and -ffty-siXth-st. northeast corner
of Uuion-ave 75xl04 1ox95 8xS65; three four story
aathOuseS. with store corner: foreclosure.
TO the plaintiff for S33 S92; Unon-ave-. southwest
corner Of One hundred-and-sixtye I25x100,
being part OF lot known Snider Tract on map
of building village Of MOrriSania, easterly of
Morse-ave.: vacant; foreclosure; 10 the plaintiff
for N096S
BY McVickar & Co: FOrest-ave. west side $50
feet north of West Farms Road to Westminster,
I00x100; foreclosure; to the plaintiff for $3.50.