The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27
REAL ESTATE NEWS AND THE
CTTY'S BUILDING OPERATIONS

"We have several deals for the erec-
ton of apartment houses now pending
and at least two are likely to be closed
within the next week or ten days, -
said A. n, Rosenbaum, secretary OF the
company, Saturday. Zone of these
clients is from another state and he is
contemplating extensive investments IN
Salt Lake
Another sale made by the Birrell-
Ship company during tho last week
was TINT of ten lots at the corner Of
Thirteenth South and State streets,
which were sold by j. A. Hauerbach to
II. T. Scott Huntington, for S230o.
Activity in the business opportunity
line is illustrated by the fact that this
company sold the rooming house at
Wost Temple and South Temple streets
twice within an hour one day last week,
the final purchaser being Mrs. A. Ed
dington Another rooming house at 10
North Main street was also sold for
Mrs. Widener for $ll00,
C. C, Neslen, formerly employed by
the Deseret News, will assume tho posi-
tion of office manager for klmball q
Richards, real estate dealers, March J.
This company has force of eighteen
teams at work grading streets IN High
land Park addition, which is soon to be
annexed 10 the city and, as soon as
weather conditions permit. building
operations will be started.
The local manager for the James
Stewart company, general contractors.
reported Saturday that he would have
all of his men out of the Commercial
club building by May ! and the large
rators by April l. This indicates that
the club can move into its new home
June l.
The first break in the weather during
the last week was the signal Tor be-
ginning of building operations IN Fed
eral heights and work on one structure
is already under way. while ground has
been broker. for another The concrete
foundation for the new home of Is.
Lockhart in Perry avenue. nearly oppo-
site the home of George y, Wallace,
was placed during the two warm days
and during the last week brick work
has been put in place for the entire
first story The structure is designed
by W. H. Lepper, architect, and will
cost about $4,000,
Contracts were also closed during the
week with Architect Lepper by Horace
Dunbar for a new house on his lots
recently purchased on Wolcott avenue.
facing east, Just opposite the home of
Howard Stowe Work Will be rushed
as rapidly as possible on this structure
and il VIII be ready for occupancy by
carly summer
Two sales of the southwest corner of
Ninth South and Main streets We're
made during the week by Moeks & Nc
Cartncy. the first being n transfer from
Zion S Cooperative Building and Loan
company TO G. r, Ycarsley for $4,000,
md the second from Mr.. Yearsley to
John Almond for $4,000. The lot has Il
frontage of forty-oue and n half feet
on Main street and 1872 feet on Ninth
South street,
Rapid progress has been made during
the week on the erection of steel for
the Utah hotel at Main and Brigham
streets, but the erection Of the frame
for tho Newbouse hotel has been even
faster, so it is now predicted that the
{" Salt Lake hotel handicap race" will
he neck and neck affair within the
next two weeks
An increased demand for tracts Of
two to five acres, located near the city,
has been Il feature of the realty market
during the last week
"Shopping" for real estate in State
street has become favorite diversion
for local investors and several impor-
tant deals are now pending,