February 9, 1901,
RECORD AND GUIDE.
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Richard V. Harnett & Co. will sell the flat on the southwest
corner of Park av and 109th st at auction Wednesday next. Par¬
ticulars will be found in our business pages, or can be had of the
auctioneer at Nos. 71 and 73 Liberty st.
THE WOLFE SALE.
Final notice Is given of the important sale that will be con¬
ducted by Herbert A. Sherman next Thursday for the estate of
the late Joel Wolfe. The various parcels to be offered afford a.
good range of selection. The chief one consists of No, 305 Fifth
av, 289 feet north of Slst st, a 4-story and basement and cellar
brown stone building, with a one-story extension. The lot is 2Sx
150, and carries with It a stable in the rear and the right of way
through an alley to Slst st. It is situated in the best business
part of Fifth av, and, as was stated last week, should be val¬
uable for Improvement for business purposes. The other parcels
which Mr. Sherman will sell consist of No. 121 West Houston st,
near Sullivan st, a 4-story building with a 1-story extension, on a
lot 25x95; No. 124 West Houston st, near Sullivan st, a G-story
building on a lot 25x100; six lots in the village of Wakefleld,
Bronx, on lltb av and 12th av, near, 3d st, and a farm of about
Sl acres at Prince's Bay, in the town of Westfield, on Staten Isl-
ond. All titles are guaranteed by the Title Guarantee and Trust
Co., and CO per cent, of the purchase money may remain on mort¬
gage at 4 per cent, or 70 per cent., at 4V^ per cent. The auc¬
tioneer's offices are located at No. 9 Pine st, where inquiries may
be made for further particulars. Shearman & Sterling, attorneys,
No. 44 Wall fit, will also supply maps and give information re¬
garding this sale.
ANOTHER HOTEL FOR LONGACRE SQUARE.
Plans have been drawn by a prominent architect for a twenty-
Btory hotel, to be erected in the Longacre Square district on
ground to be leased from an estate.
HOTEL ON THE ORPHAN ASYLUM PLOT.
5th av, southeast corner of 52d st. Flake & Dowling, it Is re¬
ported, have sold the plot 125x150, which they recently purchased
from the Barney-Sheldon syndicate. Flans have been drawn for
a 20-sty hotel, to be erected on the plot.
NEW THEATRE FOR LONG ACRE SQUART.
Broadway, No. 1564, east side, G0.5 south of 47th st, and 47th
Ht, south side, 80 feet east of 7th av. Kirk La Shalle will erect a
new theatre at this location. It will have an entrance fronting
20 feet on Broadway or "th av and a frontage of 7G,3 on 47th st.
The land will cost $183,000 and the building $150,000 more. J. B.
McElfatrick & Sons, No. 1402 Broadway, will be the architects.
ANOTHER WALL STREET SALE
Wall st, Nos. 82 to SS, northwest corner of Water st, 4 and 5-
8ty buildings, fronting 92 feet on Wall st and 50.9 on Water st.
The children and heirs of Peter J. O'Donohue have sold this prop¬
erty to William K. Aston, who will erect on the site a 15-sty of¬
fice building, to cost $500,000. The George A. Fuller Co. are the
builders. The property Is said to have sold for a little under
$400,000. It was bought by Peter J. O'Donohue in ISSl for
$138,550.
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SPEQULATIVe BUILDERS 0» MURRBY HILL.
39th st. No. 38 East, 4-sty dwelling, on lot SSxlOO; seller, Mrs.
G. C. Stone; buyers, John T. and James A. Farley; brokers. Pease
& Blliman. The property sold in 18S6 for $100,000, the present
seller's asking price being $200,000. The dwelling occupies 35
feet of the plot, the rest being reserved for light and air. James
J. Van Allen now leases the property for $12,000 a year. The
residence of D. Willis James is at the southwest corner of 3Dth
st and Park av, 48.9 on the av by 100 feet on the st. Mr. James
bought the plot in 1872 for $100,000.
AN INDICATION OF DEVELOPMENT.
An interesting lease filed this week is that of the southeast
corner of Oth av and 23d st. The property fronts 79 feet on Gth
av, 1S4 feet on 23d st and runs through to 22d st. where it has a
frontage of 93 feet. The lease is by James McCreery to John
Claflin and the term for 21 years, from Nov. 15, 1900, at from'
$143,080 to $145,000 per year. The entire property, with the ex¬
ception of the southeast corner of Gth av, a G-sty building, 64x79,
is now occupied by the McCreery store. The corner will be al¬
tered and also used for that purpose when the present leases ex¬
pire in May.
The Bradish Johnson estate has leased to Oppenheim, Collins &
Co. the entire building at the northeast corner of Broadway anfl
21st st, for twenty-one years, at $30,000 a year. This property,
together with the adjoining building on Sth av, was bought by
the heirs at the partition sale of the estate in October, 1900, for
$900,000. It is now leased to Davis, Collamore & Co.
Eugene Southack has leased for Wm. H. Browning to a client
for a long term of years the entire building Nos. 39G and 398
Canal st and No. 1 Laight st. This property was last occupied
by the Union States Pension Bureau, and will be remodelled for
the present lessees to suit the requirements of their business.
Real Estate Market.
The following are the comparative tables, of Manhattan and the
Bronx of the Conveyances, Mortgages and Projected Buildings
for the corresponding weeks of 1900 and 1901:
CONVEYANCES.
ItlOl. ,n(in
Feb. 1 to 7, Inc. ^„v, o ,„ o ,„„
Total No lor aMnhaUan 200 Total No, for Manhattan ' "o^
Amount Invo ved........$4,423,220 Amount involved S" Dll oi?
Number nominal....... 153 Number nominal. .:::;; *"' 103
Total No,. Manhattan. Jan, 1 to date.. , ^''^^' 1 30S ^^'™" 1 â– >â– >,
Total Amt.. Manhattan. Jan. 1 fo date. $15,lGt);s;j9 ^1.44^07
1001. I'HK)
Total No for The Bronx ' '° '' '°T8 Total No. for The Br^^on"^ ^ '^ '' \
Amount invo ved....... $lS7.S4.-> Amount nvolviS . $73 c^?
Number nominal....... 40 Number nominal: .:::.: *'*''S|*
Total No., Tbo Bronx, Jan. 1 to date,.. '^'^^' 497 ^^'™' „„,
Total Amt,, The Bronx, Jan. 1 to date. $l,4SO.o58 $1,271 gei
Total No.. Mnnlinttnn nnd The ^"^^' '**""•
Ui'Oiix, Jan. J Id iliitt....... 1 T-an _ _,„
Totiii Aiut.,Mnulni(i«i. undl'lie 1,716
Bronx, Juu. 1 to (lute....... $1G,G40,037 ¥12,730,008
MLRTQAGES.
ItiOl. 1900
I----Feb. 1 lo 7, inf.----, ,----Feb 2 to 8 inr-
Total nnmber............ '^'''"'^'%^, Bronx Manha-tlan, ' BronP
f^uXel'oV:^}^:::::---- *'''"1i ^'''-'^i ^'-^'^^ «W"o
NnXr 'at^^r.'-.-.- V."""' ^^''^^'^^ ^"*''^i ^'â– ^^'â– 4 ^''>'-'>'^
^•^XVeVo'^Bl^k^:-Trust ^'â– '''â– '°'' «^*™'> ^^'^C^-oS^ $74,5^5
aud Insurance Co.'b..... 89 6 '^v
Amount Involved......... $6,069,750 $C0,00O $2,611,450 $222,500
Total No.. Manhattan. Jan, 1 to date.. '^'l 352 ^^'^' 1 ir.
Total Amt.. Manhattan, Jan. 1 Co date. $20 20'''(i74 E9q ifii'o"?!
Total Ko.. Tbe Bronx, Jan, 1 lo date,.. "'"''•-''-'il.t *23.20a,013
Total Amt., The Bronx, Jan. 1 to date. $2,228,182 $3 flll 806
Total No,, Manliattnn and TIio ^^^^' ^**"*'-
Bronx. Jiui. 1 lu ilutv....... 1.775- o nni
Total Amt.,Mnnliaflnn nnd Tlie -J,001
Bronx, Jun. 1 to dute....... ¥31,520,856 ¥27,114,834
PROJECTED iBUlLDI.N'GS.
'^''M'anSkuaT.^""^'"^^^ ^^b. Tloi. Inc. Feb. 2^8, inc.
The Bronx. .'.'.'.'.'.'.',','.".*.'.'.â– .',*â– â– ,'.'.'.'. 12 2I
Grand Total.................... ~ ^ ~
Total Amount;
Manhattan........................ $1,027,715 SO-"! nnn
Tlie Bronx........................ ' SOJOOQ ^240:800
Grand total.................... $1,116,715 S1,1T4,SOO
Total Amt. Alterations:
Maubatian........................ $48,800 aoi TT^
Thanrou^........................ *5.J0O ^".-QOO
Grand total.................... $54,200 $95,095
Total No, New Dulldlngg:
Manhatta0, Jan. I lo date.......... ng 70
The Bronx, Jan. 1 to date.......... 1)5 43
Manhattan-Bronjt, Jan. 1 to date.,. 213 ng
Total Amt. New Buildings;
Manhatian. Jan. 1 to date.......... $5,702,505 $4 057 750
The Bronx, Jan. 1 to dale.......... SG3.S25 o5U.070
Manhattan-Brons. Jan. 1 to date... $6,620,390 $4,413,820
Total Amt. Alterations;
Manhattan-Bronx, Jan. 1 to date... $429,335 $032,115
COPIES WANTED.
We will pay 15 cents per copy for numbers IGGO. 1080 and
1693, delivered at our office in good condition. Record and Guide.
14 Vesey st.
Gossip of trae Week
SOUTH OF 51)TH STREET.
Division st, Nos. 28 and 30, 4-sty tenement on lot 20.4x147x134;
seller, Joseph L. Buttenweiser; buyer, Ben Levy; broker, W. M.
Ryan.
Grand st, No. 376, old building, on lot 20x100; seller, Chambers
estate; buyers, the State Bank; brokers, H. Rinaldo & Bro. This
purchase gives the bank a plot 40x100 on Grand st and an L,
20x35, on Norfolk st, on which they will erect a new buiiding.
Prince st. No. 199, 3-sty building, on iot 25x100; seller, Adolph
Goldsame; buyer, Charles H. Danow, Jr.; brokers, Charles Ga¬
lewski and Michael E. Pepe.
12th st. No. 513 East, 5-sty tenement; seller, Weher estate;
buyer, Samuel Greenfeld; brokers, Charles Buermann & Co. This
property was reported sold in December last.
oth av. No. 557, near 40th st, 4-sty dwelling, on lot 25x100;
seller, Matilda E. Goodwin; brokers. Colling &. Collins. The price
is said to be something under $150,000. In 1S3S the then owner
held it at $115,000.
Ludlow st, No. 90, 5-sty tenement, 25sS7.6; sellers, Schmeidler
& Bacbrach; buyer, a Mr. Rledler.
10th st, Nos. 3SG and SSS East, two G-sty tenements, each on
lot 25x92.3, have been sold by William and Julius Bachrach.
58th st. No. 24 East, 4-sty dwelling, 16x100.5; seller, George H.
Holt; buyer, D, B. Freedman.
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