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GOSSIP OF REAL ESTATE MEN; SOME LARGE OPERATIONS DURING THE PAST WEEK. The Sale of the Bennett Building by John Pettit -- Some of the Methods of a Man Who Has Adapted and Built More Office Buildings Than Any Three Other Men -- Great Luck in Getting Loans -- Sale of the Fish Mansion -- Estates to Come Under the Hammer.

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May 13, 1894, Page 10 The New York Times Archives

The past week has been rather more fruitful in large operations in real estate than many of its predecessors. Among the transactions, furthermore, is one which stands out in relief, not altogether because of the amount involved, but rather because it served to direct renewed attention to the personality and the work of a man who has become a power in his way. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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