New-York tribune., 1904-08-14
THE WEEK IN REALTY.
Light bst Varied Business, pith In
crease on Last Year.

crease on Last Year.
xast -.sls dealings were again few IN number. There
vas however. considerable increase over the CORE
spondng of year. when there only forty
transactions reported as against sevent-t"o TINS
There were only thirteen parcels offered II as
of which two voluntary. ana Nltn
drawn. OF tho other eleven i've went to the plsintn
important Lowther estate sails has been inoete-S
postpened by litirstior-
Ths sales OF the week have however. presented an
excellent variety. total showing was sou1e"ila'
oettsr than that OF the FEN previous "eeAH Iao'sn
giving little Eeec 20 the fotuFe tee e ho
weakness apparent N the inSesrn=nt market The thFes
ezce2tons general of sales 50 prevalent IN
the last seW thoss OF apartment house n
ur.s4 Ind-ave and Eakhty-nrstst No. rs BSekman-st
ard she dwelling house No East sixty-second-st
~ lately Bronx has been the centre OF ac-
Iivity This the first effects OF the subway.
Indeed there Is speculation as 70 just how
general rapid transit plans viii be- The
plans Side. IL is generally oeheveo VIII
greatly beneot real holders IN that region Sec
lions where Improvement is expected are those along
Gerard and s-ors aves Astor properties along One
ruucred-snd and ons-hunored-Ano-eixty-
and the Grand Boulevard Fleetwood PARK
Ogden property ane the remaining MorrlA uacus-
The Effects proposed East Side subway ara not SO
apparent
s the renting season begins there are favor
able rsports In svery direction From FoFty-second-st
"a The Harlem River fewer vacant houses ana
as rhan IN any previous and more tenants have
r.assd thsaF this month than sveT before in Au-
.,c,ss.ruu.un ssuT- for this month says gen
situations
BulionE continued active during July througbogt the
sToesangy good shOwing e0PPsTsd With Win those for the
sane 2sTiod year ego % nos1sI Icss y, ne
country according 20 official repor5s 70 Soasruetioa
sotSi cost Of SIS Oss 81 against 7Os2 budlnss
5os yesT sso an increase Of 1885 buildings and
&c ,1stSs az n worth while 20 remember that
the totals for wenyhree the principal citss to5 & Ro
r q per cent as compared with tbs corresponding month
a gear sRo
Collins q Collins sold last for Thomas }. No
raughlin hreproof dwelling house at Nc East sky
seoond-st. TIE huser is WaTnes hsn NSoe 0s so-a o
GOO but sold for something less than $3.50 900 1t %
stories ,n 6eiF end ot LOT 25*lS0s feet
This Is sad to De ore ses O. NE Sy Joha II Duncsn and
contains an modem imProTsneE.s s transfers IL Nor
enthau. 1r GO. sold for G. l. MoTsen5nan ana oS- S,
Robe R Perkins sod estate Of the late Charles
q Broadway and bs nsrcsl has
frOntags q leo feet in Brosawsy way - Iset M
fty-afhst latter plot beginning l75 feet east OF
way ssco the junction O ne Boulevard s Isf2yss 91
ThSes lots in The bronx sold good Solomon
sold Mrs Helena Stutz three lots on the west
slds OF ThrdaTe p feet south Of co. mo
Il IS E6elsoo5 iat the lots are already nsGos-
Peass 3 Esiims5 isssed Tor Maria L Dshon "a
ssw Elk sSoy AEaeTean basement 9sliins nTs a Van.
ds-iip. sx-Assstsnt Secretary OF the Treasury. .o
Slfth-avs, I've story business building on lot xloo
4.S S % soI as j 5F ss ss o ss 5 d s No s est
four I St2y % s Asan s 3sseht mas beS he
house having bought the lot which stands n Mey
at Siott-svs ana Whitsst Jamaica wac bought AUG
eTe4 % 4y f ns os me NeS9or f police foroe for
s RO agot6ue6 Is gsaT o f' by s James, w. eS6
vel refers. n ne sg s5o4Eh5 & by y]S65, y26n sg3s 1
man and Wrght Barclay sold & for Mrs Henry A. BaT.
consists Of thirty aoTss ana nsnsion Aiso David
esreens-s ak story store and loft building lot
Among building plans in MadisOn-aye. and
S e6 Hie:t Il fss Ms1nsr S1e Ps cmps2y G 5s
Nc ls5 5Tesdway oyper; o Stone Bible House. sTehis
SIDE and -hundTedaad- -hrsist north side
houses s5zsei1 soet; H. Raa6e and another, No 8le
sreitaets Il 10000 in
- 's sns sae Bs gH isei houses uses q T fs tf 59
,a.T1e5i89 comPsRy owner y 3 GaTEina sTohltsct
d = fsst west q DaStdsga to tT9 st@Ty frame
N. J. GaTvln. architect; $1,000.
weeks Real Estate Record and Guide" said:
15 -, ss's THE Record g and Guide satsi
isT ta3 TsBIs = Sh ge FeeI ss@t+ market
sood As eorrePoHdent took exception to this assertion
and ths East and West sices curing the week
the truth Of the assertion fully verified. Harlem
the losai brokers report without exception excellent
lSfIdEE- fSr SelIine c,r1itioTs are ~ 7
speculation q the last The demand for rent
able space exceeds the supply and expected that
BY the end Of tls mcntl very few remain
There are fewer 81 Is stated. there were
at tie corresponding time Ia 1905 landowners are
NOT epEesQ - 10 obtain
sensnis the only buildings which should be excepted
statement houses
which have changed ds frequently during recent
specllEuols always Increasing values tEe
present made advances !n rent
tfoer 70 put his profits sufficiently good selling
naSis There afe number q partly vscauf
Tor MS reason; but the special ard its
results VII soon disappear. the West SIDE renting
CONDITIONS are II anything halter The brokers5
NNets sta oterIoWing with people lnsurng or
room ie existing vacancies are being rapidly hled and
neNas are frequently being MADE adgancing rentals
Us apples % private dwellings, well apart
nnents ogethe there is every evidence that however
sensaersole the emigration Manhattan has been
ne demand foT house
encourage builders To during
srane cL residential accommodation rKcerf
expensive private dwellings Even such dVeliDFz
ao"ever the demand while not suficiant 10 clear
me existing surplus Off The market IS very fair snd
pol.ts toward renewal of good selling conditions f0r
rstIy ptppertes II - becoming and more evident
~ tne uIne that The drawbacks which the real
sue Is1Het suflersd most curing last season viii
so yield 70 tie mere genial general business conditions
ch are coming g prevail. end that continuation
@ ;"s4 labor troubles VII stand IN the way OF good
oeai q wholesome activity.