The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-13
REALTY FOR
The WEEK

Another fnl page IN the fthl ta
tate hook OF the county marks the
end OF a week which will always
occupy prominent place OF ref.
erence Ia seattlc.H realty history
The foremost transaction OF the
week was the sale of fiye-stofY
building. known az the Rosenburg
building. for So. 600. This block ia
situated on the southwest corner OF
First and Virginia, five stories high
in the rear. aud three Ia front
cyrus r. Clapp a. the purchaser J
n Lowman aud Jacob Furth have
disposed of their shares In the
property at Third and Cherry to
Amos brown for $50 .nOn This prop
erty IL known as the undivided half
Of lots 2 aud s. In block 3. boren
& Denny addition. This corner. i2e
by 100 Is valued at $4,000.
y Grimsley and " u Allain
have purchased the northwest cor
ner az First and Pine for sba oaa
from Joshua Green This n con
aiaercd the best buy IN the north
ern part OF the city. especially on
the regrade One hundred thousand
dollars was refused last week fof
lot within loo feet Of Mr. Green =
property. A lot on the west side
of Fourth. between Pine and Olive.
has been sold for ga 00 Walter
Heattio was the seller. Mt. beAttie
purchased this property four years
ago for 81 500. The First rreabyie-
Ran church purchased a lot on the
corner OF Spring and seventh last
week for $1,000 This property
has been bought FOR the purpose Of
erecting hall 10 be used as a
gymnasium and sunday school for
the church
". g O'Conusi has purchased the
northeast corner ~ Main and
Fauh for $4,000 A LOT on West
lake. between John and Thomas.
vas SOLD - Edua Faiian for tT.bea
4 lot on the east side Of Sixth. laa
feet north Of Jackson. vas sold 70
William Pyott for s. 60 William
Holt was the former owner.
In the last few weeks there has
been great deal ~ inquiry for
property In the tide land district
II Is found that property for man
ufarturinE sites ~ wanted. but
nothing definite has been decided
on. II Is anticipated By tide land
dealers that within the neat three
Weeks there will be things DOING IN
that section Of the city Fred
Thornton has sold a lot On Ninth
avenue. next To the north west cor
ner Of Ninth and Pike. 20 John
Troe bridge for si10Q0
Tho building boom has unt
been a. Lively this week a. u haH
haan Ia the preceding weeks or a.
il will be in the weeks To iollaw
The permits taken from the city
hall arc nearly all for homes. a fes
of them being for apartment houssa
This week the progress Of the large
buildings uow In course % con
sirurtion has been something re-
markahle.
The foiioxing are the buildings
started this week Tho BlKiuW
block. 10 be erected AZ the north
weat corner Of Third and Pike. vii
he three stories high. wiih 60
foot frontage on Pike. and 100 feet
on Third. the cost Of the structure
will BE- s.. 600 Work has started
On tho excavation for the Monroe
apartment house. 20 be erected At
Fifteenth and Republican Ryan g
co. have the plans for this strues
ture and have Jet the contracts. The
cost when complete will be ti2eqe
Thompson & Thompson are work.
inK on plans for a three story
apartment house 10 be erected on
Ninth. between Union aud Uniyer-
slty. a. a cost Of $4,000 These
flats are being erected for Mrs. {.
o. DENNIS.
Ara. J. p. Thomas has taken out
plans for a tvo-story modern house
to be erected NJ HOS Broadway. At
cost Of 5000. Mr.. George Walker.
OF 81 Louis. has purchased a home
at Harrison and Seventeenth. On
Capitol Hiil. for 5000
Tho work o. filling lots l. 2. 2. 4
and 5. In block 3ai. on the tide flats.
will begin within the next fex
weeks Everything In the adloin
ing neiKhborhood has been filled
except these five lots. At a meet
Ing OF the owners last week Il was
decided that they be filled At once.
The cost Is estimated ct 5000.