The local press reported two real estate transactions in Manhattan. Lot number 233, around 17 feet by 100 feet, with a house, on West 31st Street sold for $4,570 while nearby lot 242 on West 32nd Street, the same size and also with a house, sold for $7,500. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"Sales of Real Estate," New York Times, April 4, 1861.