Of those three-and I'm not at all clear on why the choice must come from these three-I'd go with the linden. Cleveland Select is a type of Callery pear, which tree is proving to be an invasive disaster in many parts of the US. Red maple, eh...can be a good tree but I don't know your soil type/pH and as such, can't make that recommendation. Red maples must have acidic soil to thrive. The silver lindens are cool trees. They will get big and wide eventually, but will still-I think-fit in those space parameters, at least for decades to come. After that, who cares? I sure don't, lol!

Tim, where are ya and what is your spot like? Sunny, dry, wet?

Insufficient Data. Where are you? Do you get a lot of snow? Wet or dry location? What do you want in a tree?

The pears tend to disintegrate in ice or wind storms, and generally aren't very long lived. Smallest of your options. I'd skip that.

The maple is a decent tree. Overplanted, but for a reason. Good fall color. Biggest of your options. Only one of your choices native to the US. Vulnerable to Asian Longhorn Beetles.

Linden are a favorite of bees. Seem to stand up to wind. Lots of bugs like to nibble holes in the leaves, but that doesn't seem to do the tree any harm. Vulnerable to Japanese beetles. I've never known linden to have great fall color but I'm not familiar with this variety. Supposedly have flowers, but I don't find the flowers of most linden very noticeable.

How did you pick these three trees?

Oh please, don't plant a Callery pear tree, there are so many other options!

Why anyone plants Callery, with its unpleasant smelling tiny blossoms, instead of a fruiting pear (growing on its own roots) is beyond me. If you are concerned about critters getting the fuit, just wrap the trunk of the tree with electrified metal mesh (like chickenwire). You can buy a little energizer unit for $40 :

http://www.amazing1.com/shocking-electric-modules.html

Flowering Apricot (Prunus mume)

http://america.pink/images/3/6/0/2/7/0/1/en/2-prunus-mume.jpg

http://cfile232.uf.daum.net/image/224E904954B2A8841143E6

As others have said, what will be most appropriate will depend on location, for temperature hardiness, moisture availability, and soil type. For instance, while Prunus mume is a gorgeous plant, it can't be grown in much of the northern part of the country as it isn't hardy enough.

The pear really isn't a good choice anywhere since it is invasive in warmer areas (birds eat the fruit, deposit the seeds with a bit of fertilizer, and they take over wild areas, road margins, etc). In any area that has any ice or snow callery pears can be counted on to self-destruct by about 10-15 years. Here are a couple after a few inches of heavy wet snow. Of the 6 or 8 planted on this property, all lost some branches, and only 2 survived; the rest needed to be removed. Better to plant something else.

I live in Fort wayne, in. and the tree will have sun all day. thank you all for your comments.

The red maple has shallow enough roots that grass won't grow really thickly under it without regular watering. One good aspect is that the leaves are light enough that mowing the lawn a couple of times in the fall will chop up the leaves small enough that they will sift down into the grass and decompose relatively quickly, so they don't have to be raked, though you can rake or vacuum them. The fall color is really quite lovely, and I find the tree nice year round, with healthy green foliage with lighter undersides in summer and pale bark in winter with red small twigs and buds. The early spring flowers followed by new leaves give the tree a rosy tone in spring.

Lindens have nice dark green summer foliage, but not particularly striking light yellow fall color. When blooming, the entire tree hums due the the number of pollinators, and there is a nice scent.

I personally prefer the red maples since I think it's interesting for more of the year, but each offers different qualities that you might be interested in.

Red maple and silver linden are way too large growing for your stated space limitations. You need to be looking at what are described as small-growing trees to end up with something that will remain within 25 ft.

https://hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/ornament/ornamentals.php

And there are many shade tree varieties that will fit in the confines of 25'. Urban Pinnacle Oak, Regal Prince Oak, Emerald Avenue or Frans Fontaine Hornbeam, Emerald City Tulip Tree, Exclamation Planetree, Emerald Sentinel Sweetgum, Street Keeper Honeylocust, etc.....

The original options are not necessarily bad but with all the varieties out there made for this type of setting there are a ton of possibilities.