New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-28

ing TO buy a site for a home for himself and fam
lily he should be able to say quickly whether or not
his business hours and the expense Of travelling
to and from work and the time of the journey viii
permit him to live all the year round or any part
or the year at Freeport Babylon or Patchogue,
or IN some other section OF the island. When he
mas settled these important questions he will not be
looking at property in sections of Long Island
where owing to his business, he cannot live, but
he VIII devote all his time studying realty con-
oiuons in those places where he could live If the
opportunity is offered 10 him. The workingman
who must report for duty in Manhattan or Brook
lyn at o'clock each weekday, and who intends to
De the owner of dwelling house and lot on Long
Island, will find many suitable parcels his
within easy distance by steam or trolley.
s IA a., tne last few weeks there has been an IN
erty have Changed bapss ETaS Pbps real e
tete agent, OF Richmond Hi said yesterday that
mere was an ective market in mis- section for cot
!ots, ooth Tor Improvement and speculation Rich
mend Hill VIII be brought much nearer to Man
situation as a residential suburb is particularly
artesian public waite? service rhere is also
xIsolons market for East Elmhurst parcels East
cess 10 New York. A new waterfront park, cost
ING over $1,000 Is to be laid East Elmhurst.
mand
Sales OF Brooklyn lots were a feature last week
Of the local market Jacob Schattman bought forty
Iots, comprising the boch bounded by 1th. 6th and
Gel is in the section Of BaS Ridge Where values
nave considerably increased in the last year.
stokes q Knowles sold for the Dutch Reformed
Tor Little Wanderers 81 lots. with frontage in
2fTrte-6 ave, EIsall. George, Centre and Ouderdonk
sts, Fresh Pond Road ard Van Courtiandt and
torest ayes. They also sold for the Kingston
so icts with frcntages in Morgan and Porter aFes'
Division Place and Bennett ard Beedle SITS.
Richard NJ. Montgomery sold for Mrs. Annie J.
Kent the property bounded by 9th and GSth SITS,
10 city lots. The buyer is Il syndicate, which has
bought the property for subdivision and improve
3leEt
General Howard Carroll last week enlarged the
cIlled the Railway and Iron Exchange, and to be
built IN West-st.. between Cedar and Albany SITS,
by tho purchase of Nos. 1876 and 1873 Ceda-st from
the Benedict estate The size Of the Cedar-st plot
is G2xs0 feet With this purchase General carroll
and the Balentine estate control the entire block
It is understood that the parcel will he used as
light ana air court for the building Cass GILBERT
iG drawing the plans for the structure. The Dor
.nfa for the foundation will be begun in the near
future
The Flores estate sold the four story dwelling
house at the southwest corner Of Sth-st. and
Madson-aye., 25x95 feet This is the first sale Of
the property in sixty years. 49,
NJ & l.. Hess sold for Arthur J. Collins Nos, 1bt,
l56 LIS West 13ti-st.. parcel 65XlSlf rect 20
Charles Hellmuth manufacturer of nthographlc
for his own business -. -,
Joseph Hamershlag sold a lot 2511l0 feet, at the
south corner Of Sth-st. and 5th-aye. The buyer IS
said TO ne client of Douglas Robinson, Charles ).
one OF the most successful sales of the year at
the New-York Real Estate Salesrooms was held
last week by r. p Simon, aucuoneer or the real
three hundred lots, forming one Of the choicest
sections of the original Bathgate-Beck properly IN
The Bronx. The total sum of the sale was more
than S,25o,01O.