New-York tribune., 1907-06-09

idea Of the Increase Of values In the central sec
ton Of 9th ave. I'm about the last ten years may
be had by comparing prices paid then for lots
there with to-days prices. There are Z3Oo
square feet in a city lot. In 1879 No. ~ olh
ave was sold for $4,000 or for $50 % square
foot as it comprised 2,1O0 square feet. For
No 23S 9th ave. and No. Is West 27th ST. II.
L. Goodwin paid S3S05O0. or at the rate Of
S63 81 a square foot as the plot comprised $500
square feet. on December % 1898, No 2I3 9th
ave, containing 2,45S square feet sold for
$155 600, or at the rate OF SG3 O6 a square foot
One of the best deals with which TO compare
those recently made in the section perfected
In January, 1891 In that transaction the old
Pen house at the southwest corner Of 39th ST
and 9th ave. and No. 436 9TH ave, adjoining
and similar house, which together formed a plot
495 by 100 feet were sold for S3T5. 900. The
site of the old Pei house is just one block north
of the Andrews house, sold last week In the
same year in which the PeL house changed
hands the Fifth Avenue Bank bought the five
story front dwelling house No. 532 9th ave. on
a lot 2l5x1OO feet. adjoining the bank. for
S1250OO In 1894 and 1893 large number OF
parcels In the central section of 9th ave. was
sold Some Of those deals were: Nos. 297 and
900 and East 31st St, 1927 square feet, for
S425 900; No. 314 9th ave. 246G square feet, foI
$1S4 600; No. 42S 9th ave. 1000 square feet foo
S152 600; No 39S 9th ave, @,419 square feet for
S1SOJOO In 1897 the following sales were re-
ported: No 295 9Th ave. 247xlO0 feet, for Sl0O.-
600 and No 557 9Th ave. 25x1OO feet. near 10th
st. for $4,000.
One of the features OF the real estate market
last week the sala by Joseph p Day at
absolute auction Of 216 lots Of the Aqueduct
avenue tract owned by the Century Realty
Company. He obtained for the tract $591 S75. or
a little less than 81 500 a lot. 1t was one of the
most successful auction sales held in the Real
Estate Exchange Salesrooms in many months
The tract sold fronts in Aqueduct ave, Feath-
erbed Lane West 10th ST. Nelson ave. and
Macomb's Road. The highest price paid for a
plot OF two lots was S11 900 for a parcel 'front.'
ing in Featherbed Lane and Aqueduct ave. The
average price paid for Aqueduct ave. lots was
$500 each; for lots in West 175th st, 81 500:
for lots in Featherbed Lane, $1,000: for lots in
Macomb's Road, $1.4O0, and for Nelson ave.
lots about $1.700.
Among the buyers were w c. Bergin G.
Brandt, Katherine Mackeown, John Davis c.
Halft ], F. Kaiser Abraham Chopok Charles
Z. Dowdall, John Casey, Andrew J. King, George
w Whiteside William Thalberg Edward Dan
vewitz, Edward D. Loughman. Henry w. Holly
reVe Theodore Riemers, j. p. Gould, Thomas
Crimnins and the Keniston Realty Company
Pease Gilman sold for client to Mrs.
Josephine p. Schmid No. 9SS 9th ave, a four
story and basement brick dwelling house, on "a
lot 25.6x1OO feet, adjoining the southeast corner
of SOth Anthony n. Brady owns the corner
parcel. The purchase price was about $235 600
A. L. Mordecai & Son QncD, with Frank
Hughes, sold for S NJ SchatZkn to Jacob AxeI-
rod the two six story elevator apartment houses
Nos. 227 and 233 West list ST., each covering
land 626xlOO feet. Mr. ASelrod gave in part
payment property in Passaic, n. J.. known as
the property of the Park Heights Land and
Water Company, containing about eleven hun
dred lots and lake
Harry B. Cutner sold for Ethel Robinson
Graeme No. l47 West I'D St. a four story
dwelling house. 226x9S9 feet, and for Joseph
Hartley, as executor. No. 149 West 22d st a
four story dwelling house. %. 6x9S.y feot MAX
ing a plot 45x9S.9 feet to a client of Sidney
Nordlinger.
The McVickar- Gaillard Realty Company