New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-16
AN ALL CASH SALE
SITE IN SPRUCE STREET.
Property Ozcned by the Countess
dAndigne Since 1890.

Many rumors to the effect that large parcels in
the Empire Square and central Fifth avenue dis
trcts current yesterday. There was also re-
port that buyer had been found for a site near
Wall street valued at about $1000,0Oo. In view of
this gossip It was learned that realty trading is
considerably Larger than the number Of private
sales indicates and that scores of well known in
vestors and spectators who have been conspicuous
by their absence from the market are active again
The volume of business done yesterday was good
One OF the best signs Of q great reawakening OF
interest in real estate throughout the city being
near hand Is that prices everywhere are firm
and in many higher than just prior to the
financial disturbances a year ago There IS I'M
uuestionably much better demand for nearly all
kinds of properties than month ago, and that de-
mand Is increasing at a rapid rate. Such de-
mand means that activity is not confined to one
district but is widespread. The transactions per-
fected and reported yesterday showed that down
town midtown and uptown parcels, attractive to
Spectators, builders and investors are now finding
a much quicker market than in the last spring ana
summer season.
Sales of business properties were a feature OF the
trading yesterday One Of the principal transac-
lions was the sale by the Charles F. Noyes Com
pany to a client Countess Cecilia d Andtgne or
the five story and basement building NO AZ spruce
street. covering a lot about 25x75 feet The prop
erty has considerable strategic value as II aDutS
four short Gold street lots
The transaction was an all cash one The
countess, who was represented by Frederick May
of Washington. has held the property since 1880
Pease a. Gilman sold for J. Midaugh Main No.
% Uast 92d street a five story elevator business
building on lot 25x10O feet 1t is just west of
the site formerly occupied by the Fifth Avenue
Hotel and on which is being erected an Office
structure.
The buyer of the property is business firm
which will occupy the entire building after the
rresent leases on the parcel have expired.
A & c. Lewis sold for the Carlyle Realty Com
pany a plot 1OS.4x10O feet on the north side OF
% Tanf azf If n
an abuttng plot SCHOOL, feet fronting in nth
street to the GracehuH Realty Company.
The buyer will erect the Cathedral Park
way lots a nine story apartment house The Metro
poIitan Life Insurance Company VIII make the
building loan and a permanent loan on the prop
erty
plans have been filed with Buildings Superintend-
emf Murphy for enlarging the FOUR story and base
rnent house No. 90 East 65th street extending
it both in front and in the rear and building an
ornamental FACADE in the Colonial style, with a
porch finished with Doric pillars and upper bal
comics of stone
The improvements are to be made for Ellsworth
Eliot. jr as owner, at a cost of $4,000. s. E.
Gage the architect.
Plans have also been filed for remodelling the
three story fiathouse, No. 40 to ii West 135th
street. in compliance with requirements of the
Tenement House Department for lettering the light
and ventilation the improvements being made for
Aaron Coleman owner. Young Gronenberg
are the architects.
Plans have also been filed for charging the five
story hathouse at the northwest corner of Madi-
son avenue and Hath street and installing stores
il, the basement and first story, the improvements
being made the y. H. Realty Company as own
er and equippng the six story factory building
No lO4 and 1O6 East 23d street with storage tanks
and sprinkler fire extnguisher plant, the i'm
movements being made Cor the Rhinelander Real
Estate Company as owner Young Gronenbers
and the Rushing Company are the architects.