Real  Estate   Record





AND BUILDERS' GUIDE.





Vol. XXiV.





NEW YOIIK, 8ATUiiDAY, AUGUiST 23, 1879.





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Pnbluihed Weekly t)y

TERMS.

<>!VK VKAll. in advance___SKLOO.

ll'iiniminications slioulii be .addressed to

C.   \V.  .SWKKT,

Nos. 345 A.vi) ;}47 Bkoadway





ROMERT KLLK.IT.
Jlr. Robert IClliot is wanted iminediatelj' at the
ollict^ of The Rkal Es'iatk IlEroni). This nmii
collected and jiockided SIO on tbe-:)d daj- of May.
I.s7'.t, from Mr. Allison, yiviiiK him, at the same
time, a receipt for one year's siib.scription to Thk
Rkoiird. The .scamp hud no sort of atitlioritj' to
•lo this, and we caution all subscribers about bav-
itiK anjtbiiif; to do with the niiscrablo vagabond.
Kliiot WILS at one time in the eiiiploj' of 'rut-:
llKi'iiiU), but bis repeated irreKnIarities were so
great that neither this nor aiij' other pajier could
idl'ord lo have liini around in anj' cnpacitj'.

AGENT'.-^ DIRECTORY.
For some time %ve have been in the con¬
stant receipt of so manj' letters from sub.scribers
asking for information about propertj' loc.-iteil in
nearlj' ev^rj' state of the Union from Maine to
C:iliforiiia, reipiesting us to recommend to thom
an honest real estate agent with wboin tliej^
could enter into correspondence; that we have
concluded to complete and publish a list contain¬
ing tbe name of a responsible and reliable real es¬
tate agent in all of tbe principal cities ami towns
throughout the United States. We shall begin
near at home and will lirst take in the district in
the neighborhood of New York citj* and gradu-
allj' extend this list until wo shall have covered
everything from the lumber regions of Maine to
the mining properties of California. Ko name
will be inserted that ctmnot in everj' wav be de-
ueiided upon as being that of u man tborougblj'
reliable, which fact wo purpose investigating
before we allow the name to appear in onr list.

SEVENTY-FOURTH STREET OPENING.

During tbe j'ear ISdl an attempt for a commis¬
sioner to open Seventj'-fourtb street from Eighth
avenue to tbe river was made, and failerl, but in
ISOS a commission was appointed bj' tbe Supreme
Court, special term, consisting of the following
names: Patrick H. Jones, Jamas Watson and
William M. Tweed, Jr. Jones declined to serve
and C. Graham Stanlej' was appointed in bis
place. Stanlej- is now dead. Jumes AV^atson
is also dead, and Jacob P. Oaklej' bus been a{»-
pointed in bis place. It bas to be ascertained if
William M. Tweed, Jr., who is now in Europe,
will serve or qualifj'. When that bns been
ascertained, the Corporation Counsel will move
imniediatel.v for the appointment of a successor
to Mr. Stanlej', and then tbe commission will be
(•omplete. As Sir. Clark bas bis plans completed
for tbe erection of nn apartment bouse on the
corner of Eighth avenue and Seventy-fourth
street, which will make tbe opening of tbis street
a neccsiuty to his property, and at the same time
an advantage to the city, it is to be hoped that
tbis street opening will be pushed vigorously.





MA iiT<: trr rkvi v.w.





REAL ESTATE MARKET.

During tho week a fair busine.ss was transacted at
t he E.vchange Salesroom. At private sale, the easterly
front of block on Fifth avenue, between One Hiin-
lired and Thirtj'-fonrth ami One. Hundred and 'fliiriy-
liflh streets, has, it is rei>orteiI, been sold for S35,ihi().
Lespinasse & Friedman have sold for .1. N. 'rnppuii,
(ClianibiM'lain New York), to Elias S. Higgins. four
full lots on the north side of ("ine Hunilred .antl
TwiMily-fourth street. 150 west of Eighth ;aveniie.
and four lots in roar of saiiio on tbe south side of
One Hundretl and Twenty-lifth street, 150 west of
Eighth avenue, for S2I,()(K)—the same parties have
sold two lots on Eighth avenue, 50 feet souMi of
N'inel.veigbth street, for §18.250.

Plans embraeing 27 buildings, to be erected
at an eslimaled cost of SS."i2,().')0, have bi?ell liled
iliiring the week, among others that of Win. II.
V'aiiilerbiii for the construction of two three storj'
Gonnecliciit brown stone dwellings, une 87.9x115.9, and
oni; 89x:0(>.9. on the west side of Fiflli avenue, ex-
teiiiling from Fifty-first to Fifty-second street, ci.st.
.S7()(i,('(X).

The f.illowing are the .sales at the E.xeli.ange .Sales
room for the week ending .Vugust '22:

*■ fitdicatef that the jiroperty desnrihed has been bid
ill for plaiiitijt' s accoui i:

♦Essex fit. e s,   129 n Didaiicey st, 21x100, to

August Belmont (exr.)   Amount dne, abt

S8.9U0).....................   ............    ?7,7.5'1

*40lli st, s .s, 75 w '2d av. 25X.50.5. lo Marj' Stein-

kanip.   (Amount due. abt S'''.700).......      S.().')!i

NOth St. n s. 150 w IOlh av. •2.5xlii(i..5, to Isaac

11. Cocks.   (Amount due. abt SI l.-'liH')......     !il,('(:0

•.5.5lb St. ss. -231.3 e 8th av, 18.9 x y block, to

.loseph .-VgalB.   (.Vmount due, abt S0.3(V))..     11.7.^s
•.57th st, ns. 115 e IOth av,  four-storj'  brick

(.-tone   front)   dwell'g, 2i)xl00.5,   to   VV'm.

Fleming.   (Amount due, abt SI3..500).....     l.'I,'rjO

02d st (No. 4.55). n s. 150 e IOth av. five-slory

brick (stone  front) lencm't, 25.xl(Hl..5.   to

T. Lyell r.urt.   (Amount due. abt Sl3,'20(n.    I3,0t0
*S4th -St. centre line, 198 e Av B, 117x132 ^2, with

water rights, to Cornelia Suydam. (Amount

due, abt SI9.:i00)......................     15,.5();)

* 101st SI, s s. 200 e Lst av, runs east to East 1

River, x lOo.ii.......................;

lOOtli st, n s, 200 e 1st av. runs east to East f

River, X 100 11  ......................   I

to Lavinia (5ould.    (Amt tine, abt S20.2i)0).    20,000
*113tli sr, ns, 100 e 2d av, 20x100.11,  to New

York Life Ins. Co....................___      4,.500

121st st (No. 147). n .s, 370.S w 3d av, two story

fianie dweli'g, 18.4x81. to Patrick Kerns.

(Amount due. abt §4,0*2.5) .................     :i,b\',0

♦Ist av, n e cor K Otb st, 100.11x200. to Lavinia

Gould.   (Amount due, aht $7 :100)........      8,000

4tli or Park avenue, w s, 2^2.1 s 38th st, 17.xS0.

to George B. Stone.   (.Amount due, about

§•20,000......................................    21.000





Total.





5I30,:iOS





BROOKLYN. N. Y.

In the citj' of Brooklyn, Me.ssi-s. T. A. Kerrigan,
Jacob Cole aud R. V. Harnett have made the following
sales   for the week ending Aug, 20 :

Banzett. e s, 0 s of n s Bennett st. 100 x irreg.. §4,000
•Buller st,  n s, 25 w Clason av, •25x91.4, to

Lydia Pendergast........................      1,500

♦Court st, w s. 20 n Huntington st. 20x80. to

Mary A. Addoms.......................      4,000

*Deaii st, s w s .55.5 s e Hoyt st, 19.0x80, to J.

R. Willis et al. (trustees)..................      2,.5(J0

*Deaii st, s s, lOOe Washington av, -10x110, to

The Dime Sav. Bank...................      l,7i)0

Grove st, n w s, 200 n e Bushwick av, 75x175

toRalphst ................................      4.000

"^King st, n « s. IOO s e Conover st, 100x100, to

Pioneer Iron Works.......*.............      7,.S30

♦Livingston  st, s w s, 92.8 n w Bond st, 12 4x

100 9. irreg.. to John H. Hunter............      l,80ii

♦Pacific St. n s, 172.3 w Ola.son av. 20x100, to

Williamsburgb Sav. Bank—............      2,500

*Quincv St. n f. ^220 e Nostrand av, 24x100, to

N.W.Doughty............................      5,000

Stagg st, n s, 10 e Ewen st, 25x100.............     5,8-10





*\'aii Brunt St. n w s, 17S s w  ('omiiiercH   st.

17 l(ix"ii. t.) .1. Nelson Tappen (elianiber-

laiii citj-of New Yi.rk)    ..................

*Van ISriinl si, s e s. -.il s w Treiu.-.ntsl, 52 9x70.

lo.IohnIL  Kellv......................

*■ Wall st, 11 s. 3^25.3 c Broailway, -25x80 8, to ,Ii>iin

M. Ihelps.......................... .

*("lason av. w s, 110.3 n Atlantic av, ISxSO.s. ti.

-V. F. Kindberg ........................'...

•■DeKalb av, n s, io e Kent av. 19.-JxSi) .......(

Kent av. e s. So n DeKalb av. -.llx 19.......)"

to Jlarine Society City of New York......

*Flatbiish av. us,  .'IfiO'ii   Lalaj-elte av. 50x

S.S 8x19 (i.\;n :o, to Waiter I laklej'.   (.VIorls.,

Sl7..':i>l)  ...          ...           ..............

♦Flushing av. s e cor Sanford  st,  -.''.xlOO.   to

W. T. Graf el al. (exrs ;.................

.lohnson  av (Nos. IC.S, 170 and 172), s s,   10 e

Graham av, OOx".'I        ................

-Washington a^-, w s, 319.0 s Lafayette av. 0:)x

211.0 lo llainillon st.  lu VV. H.   Dunning i-l

al. (trsistecs)          ..          .......

♦5lli nv. s e s.  122.4 s w   IOlh  st.  18.7x97.4,  to

.). H. Seeliaiisen.........................

Tt.lal.............................





l,-2ii/)
.3.(;i)0
1,7.50
:j,(i()()

2,.5(H)

17.0(K1
1,5(K)
5,.525

2.(K10

•2,000

-2.01b





BUILDING MATERIAL MARKET.
BRICKS.—The easier lone noted on the market for
Conimon Hard in our last issue coniinues, and has. if
aiiyiliiiig. iniTi-asesl somewhat, with complaints of a
dull business to be heard on the pari of the .selling in¬
terest, for the first in manj' weeks. Cargoes are more
freiiniailiy left over than'heretofore, anil the opjior
tmmy to elTect a tiiiicksale is frei[iiently ateinpiiiii.ni
which leads to a slight shailing As compared witii
llie sales ruling one week ago, ilie buyer has made a
gain of possibly l-yC''-be per M. more espec ally on
the orilinary tpialiliijs. really choice now and tnen still
selling pretty full, and the agents of the fancy brands
refusing to giv.; wj>y at all as yet. Indeed we in.-iv
iiiite llnil III. seller li;is matle any ■.:veiil »'ITort to force
the nnirkel. nnil while ijie reci:iil loss of tone may in
all probabi.ilj- be accept.-il as an indication that tie
full extent of the advance has been secured, buyers
who are linldingoir in exiieciations of a lieavj-and
dr:cided re.iction may find some disappointineni.
Supply has certainly in a measure caught up to con¬
sumption for the time being, ami everv yanl on the
••River" where operations were coiiunenceil this
Si^ason is still nimiing without restriction of coinbiiia¬
iion agreeniem and as near full capacitj- as help can
be secured so that the chances are tnvorable for some
accuninlation, ami it is also claimed iluii some work
has been slopped owing to the increaseil cost of brick.
It remains to be seen, however, whether these inthi-
ences will provesiifiIi:ori to neutralise the loss alreadj'
made on ihe output of stock, and the season now
about two thirds gone. .\ vast amt.unt of work must
go on. nnd both the inaimfacliirer and dealer have
yet to pile away their winter supply. Pale Bricic of
line ipialiiy still finda a fair demantl and at full rates.
Fronts are selling to a fair average extent and about





red, §9.(Hi.'ft9.50: Philadelphia, S-iO((i-28; Trenton, §-21®
•29; B:dlimoie, §31@:i8. Y'ard prices, delivery in-
eluded. §2.0 '®3.00 higher on ordinary and §5.00®0.00
ou fronts

LATH.—Supplies have been full enough, either on
s|)ot or offering to arrive, to hold in flrfieck any decided
bnoy.-mcj'. and while siillei's accordingly made a small
gain of about 5c. per 31 appears to cover the tluctna-
lion on price. Taking the amounts now in yard and
known to be afioat. there is altogether a pretty good
supi.lj- of Ifttli available ; nut as this, in common
with all other building material, has found a con¬
sumption, present and prospective, much beyond
previous calculations, holders generally appear eonfi-
ilent that the chances are in their favor. There is
not much inclination, however, to expect anj' very
full prices, as one of the principal inceniives to con¬
sumption is cheap supplies, and buyers are much
more eombativti than usual when cost cominfMices ro
exceed thi-ir views. As wo close, the bidding and
asking rates aro about Sl.40(5il. 15 per .d.

LIME.—The advance noted in our last has been
maintained, aud llie market shows a prettj- steady
and comparatively cheerful tone. The old supplies
in second hands have been pretty well worked down;
the new stock offering nither moderate, with reports
that no early addition of nuigiiitude can be made
and the consumpiion good with every promise of con¬
tinuation and expansion. The present line of values
also is if anything below the cost of production and