October 13, 1883





The'^Record and Guide.





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north side of One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, 235 feet east of
Seventh avenue, to W. E. Dean, for $31,000,

E. De Witt has sold for Henry Duchart two lots on the north side of
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, 300 eaat of Seventh avenue, 50x100,
to Jobn Harney, for $30,200 cash.

Louis Brandt haa sold, for the Jones' Eitate, three Iota, 75x100, on tho
north side of Eighty-first street, about 200 feet east of Second avenue, the
purchaser being Philip Braender.

George Miller bas purchased a 35x100 lot on tbe east side of First ave.
nua. between Seve.ity-first and Baventy-aecond streets.

Yennie, McGowan & Co. have sold, for Frank Seitz, the flve-story brown
stone front store and dwelling, 25x64, on the northwest corner of Seventy,
first street aud Second aveuue, for $35,300.

Crawford Sc Tichborne have sold, for William Dickson, the brick double
tenement, 25x60x75, No. 1266 Pirdt avenue, to Hugh McNlchols, for
$12,000.

Jobn Q. Ritter has contracted for the purchase of three lots, with frame
dwelling and stable thereon, on tbe north side of Ninety-seventh street,
135 feet east of Eleventh avenue; cousideration $",500, and William F.
Schonberg bas contracted for the purchase of Nos. 1337 and 1831 Avenue
A, for-$26,000.

The sale of a lot on the nortb side of One Hundred and Thirty-second
street, 135 feet west of Sixth avenue, is reportei aa sold by W. H, Palmer
to William Anderson for $5,000, Mr. Anderaon proposes to build a private
house with stable in rear,

John H. Deane has sold to Mrs, Wilhelmine Juch eight lots on the south¬
east earner of 0.^e Hundred and Fourth street and Firet avenue, also
twelve and a-hal£ lots outhe northeast oornsr of One Hundred aud Sixth
street and First avenue,

Wilson J. T, Duff has sold the two five-atory double brick t6::ement^,
each 35x100, Nos, 419 and 431 East Eighteenth street, to R. M. Berrian, for
$14,350each. The same broker has sold the five-story iron Iront tenament.
No. 1503 Third avenue, east side, for $17,500, to Mr. Kempner.

Jobn P, B. Smyth has sold tha flva story stone front store, 3.5x65x100, on
the northeast corner of Sixty-second street and Tenth avenue, for 130,000;
also the four-story brick dwelling and two-story brick stable ou the north,
west corner of Second avenue and Thirtieth street, size 20x75, for $35,000,
to Mr. Carey,

Msssrs. Butler, Matheson & Co. have just sold the four-story brick
buildings, No. 66 Pearl street, 30.3x77.5. and No, 79 Pine street, aOx3u.8,
on private terms,

Wm. Lalor has sold the three four-story brick double tenements, Nos,
1609, 1611 aud 1G13 Second avenue, for Wm, Ottmann, to Mr. Reagan.
Price, $45,0U0.

Brooklyn.

Mr. D, B. Treadwell has sold for Elizabeth Cobb the four-story frame
store and dwolling, with lot 85x100, No, 220 Manhattan avenue, to Wil¬
liam H. Bromley, for $5,500.

W. F. Corwith bas sold for Hannah J, Williams the lot, 22x100, on the
west aide of Lorimer street, IOO feat north of Calyer street, for $2,400,
to Joho S, Ogilvie,

Bulkley & Horton have sold for John Marsh the three-story Irame
dwelling with lot, 20x100, No. 175 Skillman street, to James Doyle, for
$6,000, aud the three-story frame dwelling oa Vernon avenue near
Tompkics avenue, for A. A. Fardon, to  Mary J, Trevor, for $5,400.

Haviland & Sjus have sold the three story brownstone dwelling, 30x100,
No. SOS Greene avenue, to George M. Eddy for $3,000, and the four-story
browu stone store aud ftit, southeast corner of Pulton street and Grand
avenue. 54.8x30x100. to William S. Carlisle.





Something About Building.

Mr. John H. Deane reports a most active market for Harlem properties.
From Juue 15th toOctober 10th he has sold about eighty houses aud lots witb¬
out abatement of bis inventory prices. He says that the great need of tbe
Eastsideintbeupperdistrictseems to be well built, well ventilated tenement
houses, witbout what are termed the modern imnrovoments, such houses
as Q>en who earn from $2 to $4 a day in mechanical persuits desire as
homes.

The small single apartment houses are improving aa an investment, but
the great demand is for tbe common kind of tenement property. There is
also a great demand for small houses to rent. Every house of that nature
owned by Mr. Deane (about fifty), is rented, and constant applications are
refused for want of houses.

There is a strong disposition to check building movements on the East
side, wbich no doubt will have a beneficial effect upon tbe prices of prop¬
erty already completed. This cbsck arises not only from tbe high price
of building materials and labor, but also from the scarcity of land. It is
now an impossibility to purchase large tracts except from a very few
individuals.





Interesting to Taxpayers,

Notice Is given that, according to law, ten per cent, additional will be
added on the first of November next on all unpaid Croton water ratea, pay¬
ments to be made at the Bureau of Water Register, No. 31 Chambers
street. Room 3.

Notice is given that the bill of costs, charges aud expanses incurred by
reason of the proceedings relative to the opening of One Hundred and
Second street, between Eighth and Riverside avenues, will be presented to
one of the Justices of the Supreme Court for taxation on October 19. It is
now on file at the Department of Public Worka.

Notice is given that application will be made to one of the Justices of the
Supreme Court, on Friday, October 36, for tbe appointment of Comission-
ers of Estimate and Assessment in tbe matter relative to the opening of
One Hundred and Ninth street, between Eighth and Kiverside avenues.





Out Among the Builders.

A magniflcent apartment house is to be erected by Messrs, Phyfe &
Campbell on tbe twelve lots on tbe Fifth avenue plaza, extending from
Fifty-eighth to Fifty-ninth streets. We understand that George W. Da
Cunha is the architect, ani that the building will be nine stories high, and
strictly fire proof. It will be an adaptation, though on a much larger
scale, of the Gramercy apartment house at tbe corner of Twentieth street
and Gramercy Park, which was also erected by Messrs Phyfe & Campbell.
There will be an open court on the plaza, which will admit of a view of
tbe avenue from every suite of apartments. The building will afford
1 CCO m mod a tion for between fifty-Sve and sixty families, and there will
be from six to nine suites on each floor. It will contain every possible
imorovement. It is expected that $1,500,000 will be necessary tocomplete
this structure. The material to be used, as well as a great many details,
has not yet been decided upon, as the sale of tbe lots was only consum¬
mated a few days since.

Tbomas B. Gilford has commenced the erection of seven first-class four¬
story brick and browu stona dwellings, 31.6x00 each, on tbe west side of
Lexington avenue, between Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth streets, to cost
about $150,0(10. He will also build adjoiniog a five-story brick and brown
stone front apartu ent house, 48x95, on the nortb side of Forty-fifth
street, 308 feet west o! Lexington avonue, to cost about $53,000. The
ground is now being excavated. The architects and builders will be
Messrs, Cbarles Graham & Sons. It may be noted that these houses are to
be built solely fur investment.

Tho Hotel Branting, on tbe northwest corner of Madison avenue and
Fifty eighth street, is shortly to be raised ooe story and r6(;eive an addition
in tbe shape of a seven-story brown stone front extension, 56x95, to cost
about $150,(J00. Mrs. Taylor, it is understood, has disposed of her;interest
iu the hotel to Mr, Jones, a well-known hotel proprietor, and another, who
have taken a lease of it for a term of years. J. H, Giles is the arcbitect.
John Livingston bas commenced the excavation for a first-clasa apart¬
ment house, having a frontage of 41.7 feet, to be erected on the northwest
corner of Lexington avenue and Eighty-fourth Btreet. The building is to
be partly fire-proof and have modern improvements, the front to be of
brick with stone trimmings. The coat is estimated at from $35,000 to
$40,0i;0.

John Brandt has tbe sketches under way for a five-story brick and
brown stone double tenement, 35x80, to be erected for George Miller on
tho east side of First avenue, between Seventy-first and Seventy-second
streets, at a cost of over $18,000. The same architect has the plans for a
25-foot front brick store to be built on Third avenue, between Oae Hun¬
dred and Porty-third and Oue Hundred and Forty-fourth streets, the first
story to be a furniture store IOO feet deep, the second story having a
depth of 60 feet.    Owner, Robert Spink; cost, ab.iut $6,000.

Philip Braender will shortly commence tbe erection of three first-class
five-story brick and brown stoue double fiats, 35x85 each, on the north
side of Eighty-first street, between First and Second avenues. Cost,
about 4i55,500,    Architect, John Brandt,

Messrs. T. C. Eastman and J, B, Dutcher have obtained from the Board
of Health a permit to erect a slaughter-house on tbe south side of Fifty-
ninth stieet, between Eleventh avenue and the North River, The area of
the slaughter-bouse will ba 300x90 feet, and there will be near it a chili-
bouse having ao area of 20Uxl8J feet.

We understand tbat eight lots on tbe southeast corner of One Hundred
aad Fourth street and First avenue, which bave just been purchased by
Mrs, W, Juch, will be improved, as well as tbe twe ve lots ou the north¬
east corner of One Hundred and Sixth street and First avenue, owned by
the same party.

Jobn Rogers has the plans in hand for a four-story brick and brown
stone store and flat, 35x60, to be erected on tbe southwest corner of Brook
avenue aud Oae Hundred and Forty-fourth street, for Shilling & Pease, at
a cost of about. $13,000, The same architect has the prelimeaary sketches
for two additional wings to the Home for Incurables, at Fordham, N. Y.
Each wing will be 60xt3, three stories high and of brick. The cost will be
about ?60,t:00.

John Harney will improve the two lots on the north side of Oue Hun¬
dred and Twenty-fifth street, 300 east of Seventh avenue, by the erec¬
tion of two two-story stores and apartments, having a frontage of 35
feet each.

Niebuhr Brothei s are about to commence the erection of three five-story
brick and blue stone stores and tenement*, 25x75, on the east side of Tenth
avenue, between Thirty-eighth and Thirty-nintt streets, to cost about
$48,000,    The owners will be botb architects and builders.

Tbe old buildings on the southeast corner of Bleecker and Mercer streets
bave been torn down, doubtlessly to make room for a substantial improve¬
ment. Tbe Bleecker street front, between Broadway and Mercer street, is
owned by the Goelet estate.

J. H. Valentine has the plans in hand for a budding to be erected at
Syracuse, N. Y,, for Henry C. Myers, cigar manufacturer, of that city.
The basement, tbird, fourth and fifth floors will be used as a cigar factory,
lhe flrst flfior as a store and the second as a hall. Tbe front will be of
Philadelphia brick and brown stone trimminga, the size being 25x100, and
tre cost about 130,000.

The American Express Company intends to erect a four-story office
buildiug, 73x35, with a two-story stable attached, 73x150, on North Clinton
street, Rochester, K. Y., the material to be of brick with brown stone
trimmings.    Architect, J. R, Thomas; cost, about $60,000.

F. Carles Merry bas the plans for a brick and frame stable, 70x50, to be
built at Newport, for Dr. C. M. Ball, at a cost of $6,000,

Brooklyn.

Th. Engelhardt has plans for alterations to the buildings, Nos, 644 and
646 Broadway, formerly occupied by the Broadway Railroad Company,
at a cost of $3,500; owner, Louis Fink.