New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

included in the days visiting list BY om1ttns
visit some of the big offices the most valuable
reports may be lost.
Many big sales were reported last week, One was
that of the Wilson property No. 414 Fltth-ave ana
Nos s. 10 and 12 West Thirty -eghth-st- Albert B.
Ashforth sold for the New-York Realty Corporation
No, 414 Fifth-ave., the Wilson mansion 10 FER
nando Wood. who is said 10 represent Martin &
Bro. The Wilson mansion is to be made into a
business building The other parcels of the prop
erty No. to Z West Thirty-eighth-st, were sold
by Douglas Robinson Charles 5. Brown & Co.
Mrs. George Lockhart Rives. wife Of Corpora
ton Counsel Rives.
The Record and Guide in its issue of February
l5. has this to say of the real estate situation;
The centre of speculative activity shifts rapidly
from one part Of the city to another For a long
and spectators We're as busy as bees in securing al
me properly IN t6e VclnIty Wnlch IL oWnT[S "Daa &
bought out, and the district lost its value for
speculative exploitation In the mean time. how
ously interfered with the actual improvement OF
than ever becoming the favorite location for thea
almost equally advantag geous. but less expensive To-
Greeiey Square region. Which Witch has has been somewhat
neglected OF late. There is, OF course, no central
there is not much doing PROPERTY owners are look
ing for higher prices than SPECTATORS or builders
can afford to give Just for the present the centre
and is situated in region which may be said 10
include the whole district west of Eghth-aVe. be-
tween Fifty-seVenth and Seventy-fifth SITS. Six I'M
portant sales have been announced for this region.
which. with the improvements that will follow. Will
come These sales include the northeast corner OF
Broadway and SiXty-seCond-st., three parcels. con-
sistng Of twenty lots the other side OF the ave-
nue.; the block front between Seventy-thlrd ana
Seventy-fOurth SITS and Central Park West, ana
not long ago the south of Central Park west
and SiXty-SXth-st. We have grouped all these
sales together because ii is evident that the Whole
the West Side, south OF about Seventy-siXth-st,
is assuming very much the same character. 1t IS
TO be improved with big apartment houses ana
hotels, varied by some few places of amusement.
and viii become a continuation Of the streets on
either side of Broadway north OF Madison Square.
THE Construction News of February Is says in
an article regarding building operations:
While the statistics for January, 1902 given below.
display a decrease in the building operations in
twenty of the leading cities Of the United states
from the figures for the corresponding month or
last year they not be taken as an indication
that this year has nothing in for those idenu
fed with the building industry.
Figures specially compiled for The CONSTRUCTION
News" show that during January, 1902, there We're
1886 permits taken out for new structures in the
voved in their construction. During the same
period last year there 1852 structures erected
of N4.753 4G. increase Of SS3 permits but
a decrease of S3l 524 in their cost loss OF per
cent in the total expenditure.
However. reports from architects in various parts
of the country warrant the prediction that this will
be banner year in building circles. In the offices
of men who prepare plans there is much activity.
Draughtsmen are at a premium. and architects