Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 16, 1928, Winnipeg, Manitoba 16 is scat estate pm Portage Avenue Between the two big depart mental stores is strongly held. This was shown conclusively when some investors from the East with their Winnipeg agents made a Survey of the various blocks on both the South and North Side of the Street this week. The Sale of the Steele Block a few weeks ago and confirmed on week by free press direct from the purchasers., the metro Politan stores of new York City and the mile of the Wentworth Block adjoining to a local Syndicate negotiated through the office of Aronov Toteh and Leipsic limited has strengthened values. Asks a. Foot one o veer with 20 Root in this area s asking s10.000 a foot. Others Are asking and a foot and Are not particular As to whether they sell at present or not. The Mason insert building is for As the company has merged with Mother firm but of Tincle of that. To talons to lower the figure would take some time. A. E. Mcnichol holds considerable of the frontage having Sites in a num ber of blocks in this High class retail area. Residence lots in demand there was a Lull lot three weeks in the residence districts but this has use Hydro electric Power in store and Home Call at Hydro 55 Princess Street or phone 848 124 two Large apartments to be built plans been prepared for two Large and modern apartment blocks one to be an apartment hotel to be erected on Osborne Street facing the parliament build Ings. Ona is to be on the c. W. N. Kennedy property near the auditorium rink and the other is to be Back of the military Institute. The first is to Cost and the second negotiations Are now being made to secure the necessary Money to build the blocks and there is every Indica Tion that the negotiations will be successful. Siders and quite a number Are after new Diomes or modern dwellings of not too old a period. The proposed Extension of Welling ton Crescent through to the City Park and past the port Osborne Barracks in Tuxedo has stimulated buying in thai District and several leading members of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange have bought considerable frontages extend ing Back Quito a distance. Some Beautiful dwellings Are to go up District North of Academy Road in the near future. St. John s District Active North of the Canadian Pacific rail Way in the St. John s District and in Elmwood Home building continues on a considerable scale and there is a steady changing of residence Sites and buildings for 1928 total 450 dwellings to. The Middle of june the first five and a half months. Of the present year the total value of the building permits issued in Winnipeg has been compared to in the same period of last year or a bet Ter showing for 1928 of this year there have been per mits in 1927 for the same period the Bill Dongs being erected total including 450 dwellings and 18 apartments this year in buildings and 350 dwellings in lir same period. The term its issued 1ihis week included the following dwelling b. Morti Neav East Side of Waverley Street Between King Sway and Haskins 32 by 24 feet twp stories in height Cost repairs to dwelling at 899 Talbot Street p. Nykolyn builder Cost. Dwelling 278 St. John Avenue South Side Between main Charles Street 28 by 26 feet. L. Cherrial builder Cost Brick veneer dwelling 681 Anderson Vehue North between1 Mckenzie and Parr streets 22 by 32 feet s. Builder Cost two dwellings 361 Arlington Street last Side Between Portage Avenue and Side of main Street adjoining the Cus Toms building has cleared the Atmos phere and is very Gratifying to All owners of frontage in the District. The old "82 Boom Days Structure left on it which is in bad condition is turn Down and replaced by a modern scores building with offices overhead. Figuring on three building contracts the builders Exchange has before its members plans for the addition to the Cost Victoria Hospital at Yorkton sask. A new school at port Frances. Ont., and the new Community hotel to be built this year at port William ont., in which there is much Money of Mem Bers of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange to be invested. Owner and builder of you lire building or renovating famed advantages. It is the Only 1 be sure to write for this instructive Canadian made fireproof cold Book. It will hip you solve Many proof non warping Gypsum Wall Yon avoid mistakes Board on the Market. 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Building products and Cal co., Ltd builders Mutual Supply co. Ltd. City let jeer a fuel Yards Ltd. Coast lumber Yards. Ltd. Dominion lumber feel co., Ltd. Canada Gypsum and Al Bastine limited Winnipeg Man. To Gypsum limited Faath Unm w3zfio33hf roof Wai Why build to Lorn Gyp Roc Joes May Wuh inflammable Wood lined Adlla roofs ceilings steady changing of residence Sites and Matthew s 24 by 34 feet. G. My Oce or two business properties have co Ubrey builder Cost also been sold. 128 Cordova Street. By agents find a ready Sale for Homes tween Academy Road and King Sway 30 at creditable figures. Of feet Cost the Sale of the 106 feet on the East. For steam heating Plant at the Southwest Corner of Dorchester Avenue and Rockwood Canadian engineering construction company con tractors Cost dwelling 887 Banning Avenue East Side Between Wellington and notate Dame Avenue 24x26 feet a. Sec Ween builder Cost stucco work on store 73o Selkirk Avenue f. Moss owner Cost Brick addition to apartments at 221 Wellington Crescent. J. Biley owner Cost Brick dwelling 389 Magnus Avenue North Side Between Alkins and baiter streets. 28x35. Feet b. Niskey owner St dwelling. 405 Gallo Vay Street East Side Between Mountain and Church 22x26 feet a. Koscuik owner Cost Brick double dwelling 862 Boyd ave nue South Side Between Sinclair arid Arlington Street feet n. Wich Nulk owner Cost alterations to Cumberland court 365 Cumberland Avenue Sutherland construction co., contractors Cost dwelling. 366 Waterloo Street West Side Between Kiing Sway and Haskins feet m. Cuban. Builder Cost basement and kit him to dwelling at 793 Ashburn Street m. Doyle owner Cost 584 Beresi Ord Street South Side Between Nassau and Daly j. Boban owner 24x34 feet Cost Brick apartment Block North Side of hover Avenue Between Bryce and Ellswood streets three stories in height 50x120 feet j. Gunn contractors co dwelling 320 Glenwood Crescent West Side Between Harbison and Martin. Lower Bros., 26x34 Cost dwelling 408 Street West Side Between Mountain and Church j. Kra fac us owner Cost dwelling South Side of Anderson Avenue Between Powers and Andrews streets. 24x38 feet Western builders limited owners Cost dwelling 1251 Dominion Street be tween notre Dame Avenue and tar Wood Street 27x26 feet j. C. Walker builder Cost two Story dwelling. So Cordova Street East Side Between Academy Road and the Crescent p. N. Davidson builder Cost three dwellings and one shed 916 917-919 Manitoba Avenue Between Bat Tery Street and the railway. Feet each p. Kur Yaba owner. Cost.s6.000. Dwelling. Wolseley Avenue North Side Between Ethelbert and Home streets b Kreuch Yuk owner Cost basement and Verandah to dwelling at 324 Poison Avenue m. Stoneman owner Cost boiler coaster in River Park for Western amusement Park Ltd., Charles Vanderlip managing director 80 feel in height and feet in length with return Cost dwelling 406 Minn Gaffe. Street West Side Between Mountain and Church j Stiklus owner Cost s2.0oo. Dwelling 812 Pillege Avenue South Side Between Charles and Atkins 29x21 feet m. Dorfman owner Cost dwelling 180 Oakwood Avenue South Side Between Mabel and Eccles 30x21 feet m. Dorfman owner Cost two Story dwelling 404 Waverley Street East Side Between King Sway and feet. Northern Home builders owners Cost fire escape to Trembley Block 63 Hare rave Street Cost alterations to dwelling Spruce Street b. Deacon owner foundations to dwellings at -513-51. Riverton Street j. W. Beetham owner apartment clock Graham apartments North Side of Graham Avenue Between Kennedy and Edmon ton streets 40x130 feet three stories and basement in height Macdonald contractors Cost alterations to store building 1523 Alexander Avenue Cranston and Grom contractors Cost dwelling 62 Carmen Street Side Between Beatrice and Kelvin 22 by s2 feet m. Sigurdson builder Cost dwelling 1870 Arlington Street be tween Mountain and Church 24x36 feet. Wylie and Compton builders Cost 500. Foundation to dwelling at Manitoba Avenue Between and Mcnichol streets North Elde s Mikalchuk builder Cost stucco work to dwelling at 332 Mary land Street r. Erb owner Cost foundation to dwelling at Sel Kirk Avenue p. Suck owner Cost repairs to foundation of stores at 565, 567 and 568-Portage Avenue p o Connell owner Cost addition to dwelling at 185 Gordon m. Martin owner Cost dwelling at Downing Street East Jide Between Saf Gerit and Ellice ave nue s. Johnson owner 27x24 feet Cost. Dwelling 296. Oal Street Between King Sway and Haskins 84x38 feet Cost j. Riley owner. Dwelling -690 Goulding Street be a tween Portage Avenue and Wolover East Side 33x26 feet a. A. Harris owner Cost two dwellings 420 and 422 Arlington Street Between St. Paul St. Mat thew s avenues 30x24 feet j. Slawsky owner Cost dwelling 854 Spruce Street Between St. Matthew s Avenue and Barratt Street 22x27.feet, j. Cartney build ers coat alterations to Paris building trans former contractors Cost 218 Elm Street m. Owner Cost 500. 538 Street syst Eastern Canada Buff Ljung quieter due to strike Dale of opening of new . Hotel the Royal York announced by president Beatty Montreal june 15. E. W. Beatty chairman of the Board of directors of the Canadian Pacific railway stated he. Had instructed the contractors to paint out the expected Date Lor the the Royal York hotel in Toronto. A huge sign greets the Public from the front Street site. It was expected that the hotel would be ready and in full operation for May a 1929. It was so announced by the chairman Early in the year. The strike of the men working on the steel erection however has Cli Angr de the plans. It May be that on the return of the full of workers time lost on the hoisting of the heavy network May be made up valuable Portage ave. Corner sold Clarence Day Shepard manager of c. H. Enderton company Hao with the assistance of Duluth Ana Boston capitalists bought the Southeast Corner of Portage Avenue and Edmonton Street a one stoic stores Block erected by or. Ender ton a few years ago. Plans Are being considered for the construction of a More substantial building to go up on the site which is one of the most valuable in winnip35 the Enderton Estatie was the former owner of the property. But sooner than count on tvs the president now leaves the Date for the official opening of the hotel wide open. Official Date later i instructed the arranged Date for the opening of the Royal York to be painted out of our announcement in front of the Union terminals at to said or. Beatty because 1 want Toronto people to risk no Dis appointment from our end. It May be that we will get through All right but i am anxious that Toronto should As actions ill kinds. It contains advice suggestions endorsed by can fully instructive and Handy volume to own. 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Realize just where the Canadian Pacific hotel relation is in regard to the the president was asked. I sympathizers Don t count i should not think so. More than hair of the men Are at wort and others Are gradually Drifting Back sympathetic strikes As regards our w6rk on the Toronto hotel will make no delay whatever. A sympathetic Ettac on such a work a we Are doing in Toronto is very untimely. Steel workers disputes with employers we believe will shortly be. Very amicably i Beatty intimated that there Scro other buildings in course of Erec Tion in Toronto which might the held pm longer than the Royal York. Montreal slow and the Sun Lisa sex Murtoa Here is not going Oil very despite the announcement Dominion Bridge company joke a quite a number of rivet tors Worf Clinti the Telephone building but to is being placed. Several other smaller ;