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MarcK lo, 1900.





the representatives of realty and official circles of New York and
Brooklyn should consider very carefully.





The permits granted for new buildings and alterations iri
Brooklyn during February and the estimated cost of the same
were; Brick buildings, 56; frame buildings, 124; total buildings,
180; alterations, 172; total permits, 352. Estimated cost ol brick
buildings, $360,125; estimated cost of frame buiidlngs. $326,915;
total estimated cost, all buildings. $687,040; estimated cost of al¬
terations, $108,256: total estimated cost, $795,296. Total esti¬
mated cost for February, 1899, $1,488,439. Excess In favor of
1899, $693,143.

East Sth st, 180 feet northwest of Caton av, 2-family dwelling;
sailer, T. Hughes; buyer, D. Dugan; broker, M. L.. Van Houten.
Buyer gave in part payment two lots on Coney Island av, 180 feet
southwest of Av D.

First st. No. 507, 3-sty brick house; seller, Emma P. Fisler;
brokers, Burrill Brothers; price, $14,500.

Clermont av. No. 303, 3-sty and basement brownstone dwell¬
ing, on lot 18.9x100; seller, Elizabeth V. Radcliffe; buyer, WiU¬
iam E. Phillips; broker, Fred, M. Smith; price, ?S,00O.





REAL   ESTATE    NOTES.

There will be a hearing at Albany next Tuesday on the Elsberg
bill. Representatives of the West Bnd Association and the Real
Estate Board of Brokers wiil be present to support the measure.
Ralph Riess, who recently purchased from the French Church
du St. Esprit, the property, Nos. 28 to 32 West 22d st, yesterday
deeded it to Louis Sachs lor $205,000. There is a mortgage for
$105,00 on the property.

■G. Elliotte Little, as intermediary, transferred from the execu¬
tors of Richard Arnold to William Salomon, the vacant plot 52x
100, on 5th av. adjoining the Arnold mansion on the north cor¬
ner of SSd street, which Mr, Salomon recently bought, Mr.
Salomon also took title from G, Elliotte Little to the plot SOx
100.2, with old buildings, at Nos. 69 and 71 East 85th street, sold
not long since in two parcels, the one by Randolph Guggenheimer
and Isaac Untermyer, and the other by Charles Gulden.

Perry Belmont is the purchaser of the north corner of 5th av
and 87th st. sold recently by John N. Golding for Benjamin Stern.
The property fronts 50.8 feet on the avenue and 140 feet on the
street. At the rear of the parcel is an alley 10 feet wide, which
separates it from a lot 25 feet front in the street hy 100 feet deep,
which Mr. Belmont has also purchased. The property was trans¬
ferred on 'Monday to Crocker Glfford, a representative of Mr.
Golding.

The Park District Protective League of Bronx Borough was in¬
corporated this week by the Secretary of State, for the preser¬
vation of the district included in the settlements known as Spuy¬
ten Duyvil, Hudson Park, and Riverdale as a park residence
district. The Directors are Cleveland H. Dodge and A, Drussei,
of Riverdale: James Harden, James Douglas and E. N. Lefferts,
of Hudson Park, and A. S. Hutchins, C. F. Gennerich and John
Jay McKelvey, of Spuyten Duyvil.

The annual dinner of the North Side Board of Trade was held
on Tuesday evening last, at the rooms of the Schnorer Club,
163d street and Eagle avenue. Those who spoke were: Hon,
James L. Wells, Judge M. J. O'Brien, Hon. Job E. Hedges, Will¬
iam B. Parsons, Charles H. Russell, Lawson Purdy and Col.
John H. Gould, Covers were set for about 150 people, Mr, Par¬
sons, in the course of his remarks, predicted that in three yeara
residents of the Bronx would be able to take a train on the new
underground system through to the City Hall.

Juliet M, Hotchkiss took titie to the east side of 5th av, 100 feet
north of 15th st, a plot 34x125, irregular, with oid building. Two
deeds were recorded, each transferring a one-half interest, Liilie
G. Field being the grantor in one and the Farmers' Loan and
Trust Co., as trustee, in the other: in the latter the consideration
received is $.")5,000. The property was mortgaged to the New
York Life Insurance Co. for one year in the sum of $85,000.
Juliet M. Hotchkiss usually takes title for Henry Morgenthau or
Samson Lachman.    She in turn conveyed to Jacob D. Butler.

The deeds have been recorded in the exehange between Henry
Corn, who conveyed Nos 032 and 634 Broadway, extending to
Nos, 164 and 166 Crosby street, valued at $800,000, and Helen C.
Juilliard, who transferred Nos. 19 to 23 West 18th street, extend¬
ing to Nos. 22 to 28 West 19th street, valued at $375,000. Mr.
Corn secured a loan of )f250,000 from the Equitable Life As¬
surance- Society, maturing in two years at 5 per cent., and one
of $50,O0O (rom Fred'k H. HoweU. under similar conditions. The
considerations expressed in the deeds is ."pLOOO, but the revenue
stamps indicate the foregoing figures.

James H. Gannon, Jr., editor of the real estate department of
the New Tork Sun, has entered into a partnership in the broker¬
age business with John M. Thompson, of the Singer Building.
Mr. Gannon, both as a student—he is a Princeton man—and as a
Journalist, has had occasion to acquaint himself with the ex¬
tremely interesting but imperfectly understood theoretical ques¬
tions that are associated with urban land and Its rent—questions
which have been neglected In literature by political economists





!for want of practical information and by brokers for want of
scientific training. To an experienced writer the familiar knowl¬
edge of causes and effects in real estate that result from actual
engagement in the brokerage business should afford opportuni¬
ties that, in this Instance, probably will not be wasted,

Bernard Smyth, whose name is familiar to old and young real
estate men, died on Wednesday last in his SOth year at his resi¬
dence, No. 43 West 89th street. He was born in this city, in
Henry street, and his experience In life was characteristic of this
country and city. By hard work he became a merchant in the
Southern trade, but met reverses as a result of the civil war. He
made a new start and succeeded again, and was prominent in
church, politics and in the organization of business enterprises.
At one time he was Receiver of Taxes, at another a School Com¬
missioner, and for s. term he was President of the Board of Educa¬
tion, he, next to Andrew H. Green, being the oldest survivor of
Incumbents of that office. The real estate business that he car¬
ried on for many years and from which he retired a few years
ago was located in the Exchange Building, No. 59 Liberty street,
and is now continued by his sons and successors, Louis and
Peter.

Title passed during the week to the fireproof "Hudson" apart¬
ment house on the south corner of Riverside drive and 95th st,
a 7-sty structure containing 27 suites. The buyers, the Bar¬
rington Realty Co., a few weeks ago also bought the "Wollaston"
nn the northeast corner of Broadway and OOth st, containing 28
suites of apartments and several stores, which entire structure
they leased to Edwin B. Knowles for five years at $20,000 per
annum. Last December the same company purchased the "Bar¬
rington" apartment house. No, 40 and 42 East 25th st. Robert
Fulton, real estate and mortgage broker of the Realty Building,
No. 60 Liberty st, negotiated the sales of the Hudson, Wallaston
and Barrington properties.    His telephone call is 2737 Franklin,

Mayor Van Wyck has declined to approve bills relieving relig¬
ious organizations from assessments from which their property
benefited in increased valuation.s. It was quite time that a
check was put to the involuntary contributions that property
owrers as a whole have to make to religious and charitable In-
stilulionf, and the principle laid down by the Mayor is one that
his successors will do well to uphold.





Buildings News.

AP.4.RTMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS.
64th st, north side, 65th st. south side, 100 feet east of 1st av.
The City and Suburban Homes Co., No. 281 4th av, will build two
6-sty model tenement.«, fronting 100 feet on each street; James
E. Ware & Son, Nos. 3 to 7 West 29th st, architects. The exca¬
vating has been started. The same company last year erected
two similar buildings fronting on 1st av, from 04th to Ooth st, and
100 feet on each st. The company wili eventually build on the
entire plot fronting -513 feet on each street.

Central Park West, southwest corner of 105th st, two 7-sty
brick, stone and terra cotta flats; total cost, .$2.'30.<.lOO: corner
house, 61.11x9.5, four families on a floor; inside, 39x90, two fam¬
ilies on a floor; Turner & Kiernan, 3S7 East 143d st, owners and
builders: Neville & Bagge, 217 West 125th st, architects.

41st st, Nos. 348 and 350 West, 5-sty brick and stone tenement;
John Frick, No. 255 West 27th st, owner and builder.

Morningside av, east side, llSth to 119th st, plot 200x160; Irons
& Todd, No. 320 Broadway, it is reported, are the buyers of this
plot, and they will erect two 7-sty apartment houses thereon;
Neville & Bagge, No, 217 West 125th st, have been their archi¬
tects in previous operations.

116th st, south side, east of Amsterdam av, T-sty brick and
stone flat; 100 ft front, three families on a floor; A. F. Lauria,
501 West 113th st, owner; Neville & Bagge, 217 We.st V27)th st,
architects  (plans only).

Amsterdam av, west side, 75 feet south of IGlst st. 5-sty
brick, stone and terra cotta store and flat, 25x87; Jailed Lock-
wood, 809 Broadway, owner; R. Townsend, 20 East V.hh st.
architect.

DWELLINGS.
5th av, east side, 27.2 north of SOth st, 5-sty American base¬
ment brick and stone dwelling, on lot 2,5x110; John T. and James
A. Farley, No. 007 Boulevard, owners and builders; Janes & Leo.
No. 2585 Broadway, have been their architects in previous oper¬
ations.

Madison av, southwest corner of 78th st. Philip Ashton Rol¬
lins, No. 32 Nassau st, who last weeJc purchased the old dwell¬
ing, on plot 30x74, at this location, will erect a stone front dwell¬
ing from plans by McKim, Mead & White, No. 160 5th av.

7Tth st, south side, 200 feet west of Central Park West; J. P.
Cullman, No. 175 Water st, who this week purchased the lot, 2.ox
102.2, for .$34,400, will build a dwelling thereon for his own occu¬
pancy.    No architect has been selected.

MERCANTILE.

22d st. No. 13 West, 11-sty brick and stone flreproof store and
loft building, on lot 27x100; Louis Korn, Nos. 37 and 39 Maiden
lane, owner and architect.

Grand st, Nos. 277 and 279. plot 40x100.    The State Bank, No.

For Plans Filed see pages 427 and 444.





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