New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
THE WEEK IN REALTY.

The real estate market was somewhat brisk m
the last week. The number Of large parcels that
changed hands greater than for some time.
Some of the principal sales in near the
vicinity Of Longacre Square, which strengthened
the common idea that the value Of property in that
section of the city five years hence will be consid
erably greater than now. one Of the leading
trasactions in the Longacre Square section was
the sale by McVicar * CO. of the plot fronting
1908 feet in Seventh-ave. and 100 feet in West
Forty-nintf-st. The plot comprised No. 729 10 137
Seventh-ave and No. 1JG to 162 West Forty-nnth-
ST. Nos 73l and 7}3 two four story tenement
houses, and the other buildings frame struct-
ures Of various heights The sellers were Cath
crime Bigley, Isabella Urban and George F. Dew
hurst, who were represented in the transaction by
J. r. Brown CO. They inherited the property
from their father who valued it at S225, 900. The
purchase price was Withheld.
Another leading sale the purchase by Henry
Morgenthau. president Of the Central Realty, Bond
and Trust Company, Of three parcels in Broadway
between Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh SITS. This
property. which was sold by William NJ. Ryan. was
owned by the Grannis estate IT comprises more
feet in Broadway and 17l.5 feet in Fifty-siXth-st
part OF the property extends through 10 Fifty
seyenth-st The plot is Il6.5 feet Of Broadway,
and has a frontage in Ffty-seyenth-st. Of 30 feet
owns almost the entire block front in Broadway
2ther holders OF property IN TINS piock front are
henry c. Taacher. VINO has plot 462 feet IN
J. H. V. Cockroft. with lot 24x93 feet in Broad
way about I5 feet north & OF tlity-siEtast i
Realty Bond and Trust Company was the pur-
chaser Of the old Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church and adjoining property, at the southwest
corner Of Fifty-third-st and Madison-ave- This
property has frontage Of rs feet in the avenue
and 1916 feet in the street
Another important deal was the purchase of No,
go Broadway a five story iron front building
plot 30 6xgg feet by George c. Eoldt
The intention Of the Chamber of Commerce TO
purchase the Real Estate Exchange Building, at
Nos. So 81 G3 and s. Liberty-st- and build in its
place home for itself pretty generally known
week or two ago and the announcement of the
signing Of the contract last week by Morris X.
Jesup president Of the Board Of Trustees of the
Chamber and Henry Morgen thau. president OF the
Central Realty Bond and Trust Company, was not
& surprise
Among other sales of the week in which large
sums were involved that Of Nos l,540 and
l.52 Broadway, stable property and Nos. l69 and
III West Forty-nfth-st.. two three story brown
stone houses lot 20X755 feet the nine story
nre3roof apartment house plot 15xl09S feet. at
the south corner of Ninety-third-st and Central
Park West: No 64 Wall-st., a three story building
on lot . 5xgg 5x5 2Xg99 feet; the lot 25xOO feet at
Seventy ty-frst-st. and West End-ave., which was
Owned by ex-Mayor Grant; Nos ana East
Forty-ninth-st. lot J0xle95 feet: No 80 East
forty-niuth-st a FIVE story American basement
Cycling house lot 2oxioO5 feet: the plot, l2l.ex
noe feet on the south side OF Eighty -seventh-s st,
W. feet east Of Fifth-ave the plot 7sXl0Oslz feet
On on ne north side Of Eighty-eighth-st lZ'9 feet
edki Of Fifth-aVe.