The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-14
Total Value of Transfers in Vicin-
ity of Forest Park Reaches
-. - S750.0G0.
BUILDING WORK INCREASES.
st. Louis Shows an Increase More
Than Ten Times Greater Than
the Average for Other
Large Cities.

Heavy deals in West End real estate We're
the features of last week. Deals closed in
realty on the northern and southern sides
of Forest Park since last Monday have To-
tailed three-quarters of million dollars.
The record of real estate transfers is all
other feature of the present month. and of
Last week In particular. Transfers for the
first eleven business days of this month
have amounted to se.47S.Oa4. and the grand
total for the month is expected TO break
all records for July.
'Beals in property near the Fair site which
have brought up the total to SO high figure
were the three transactions handled by
Moses Greenwood, Jr.. OF Greenwood & Co.,
representing a syndicate which purchased
the McCorkIe tract north of the park for
S0AOQ0, and the DeGiverville tract for $780,,
Co., and sold the entire vacant property in
Richmond Heights, south of Forest Park,
for $aD,000
The McCorlde tract sale was the largest
In West ST. Louis since the sale of the Cat
lin tract early in the year for N.0oO.01o. As
polished in The Republic last "Wednesday,
CORTLAND B. Van Sickler. representating a
syndicate. purchased the property from
Mrs. Caroline N. McCorkfe and Mrs. Caro-
line e. Bates for $4,000. afterwards making
over the tract to the Exposition Realty
Company. of which Charles p. Macfarlana.
Marfon G. Early, Moses Greenwood. Jr., and
Harvey l.. Christie are directors. The deal
was represented on the grantors' side by
the Commonwealth Trust Company.
Other Deals Follow Quickly.
The next day after the sale was closed
the DeGiverville property, included by sec,
lions Of the McCorkle tract was purchased
by the same company for 5000. Inc entire
property lies between the Skinker road on
the west, DeBaliviere avenue oa the east.
Kingebury boulevard on the north and the
tracks Of the Kansas City and Colorado
Railroad on the south. Waterman and De-
(sivervflle avenues run through the tract:
The Richmo. d Eel .hts properly lies south.
west of Forest Park, and ia just north OF
Benton lying about 1e5 feet outside of the
city limits and 80 feet south OF the Clay
.op road. The entire unsold frontage. total.
ing about 1900 front feet was sold by
cate represented by John F. Lee, the at
torEey.
The deals are SO strongly ndcattve of the
activity prevailing In real estate circles here
that they have caused far less. comment
year. A review Of the transactions for $50
already presents a list of deals which ar
unparalleled in the history OF the city.
cstiiu snacs for nearly a,SaeeoS: Of the pur
chase OF the Century building site Big IN
Century Fee Realty Company for 81 10000
ana OF the Emile building and site by tn
Mefcantile Trust Company for si20,Go0; o
ting sale OF the Berlin Heights property b!
the Nichols Ritter Company to c. r. II
Dawn for 100000: Of the sale of the Morris
tract. north Of the McCorkle property h
Rutle1ge. & Fitzpatrick f,r. s10l.c!e: OF tn
on Seventeenth street and of its forty-tw,
aosee west OF Forest Park by the Nichols
Ritter company for $l69.030 ard slBs0ae re
specttvely. and Of the numerous other deals