The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-31
WATSESSING HOUSES
DOZEN NEW ONES TO BE PUT
UP BY COMPANY.
Big Development Of section-Buildings
with New Features-0ther Doings
in Realty World.

The Norris and Essex Realty Company
will shortly m work on twelve or
possibly fifteen two-famlly houses on Pros
poet street. Houses now being built in the
vicinity by the company are located within
East Orange. but most Of the new ones
win be on the Bloomfield side OF the line.
Ten two-family houses which the com
pany has been building in Prospect street,
Watsessing. are rapidly approaching COM
pletion. and 1t is stated that the first of
them will he ready for occupancy next
month. The houses contain some new fea-
lures. including side entrances. which leave
entire front open for living rooms. and
adds to the space between houses.
Former Police Captain Jacob Serbia, ir,
who has firmly esta blished himself as a
real estate broker, with his office at 115-
lis Wakeman avenue. sold yesterday the
three-story apartment house In May street,
near Wakeman avenue. to E. p. Ledos.
The house Is erected on a lot 26x10S feet.
and has all modern improvements. 1t was
built a short time ago by Sophia Meyler,
and has been continuously occupied since.
The former police captain has made a
specially of real estate In the northern
section of the city and has the manage
ment OF a number of large estates. Since
last spring, when he established himself In
the business, he has carried to a success
full issue many deals Involving the trans
fer of valuable parcels. At the present
time he has two such deals pending CT
Summer avenue property.
For the purpose of placing certain re-
strictions on a tract of land on the east
side of Prospect street, East Orange. u
part of which has been decided TO the city
for the opening of Ely place. three trans
fers of the deed have been made. The
property originally belonged to Phineas II.
Skellinger and has a frontage of 1867 feet
on Prospect street and u depth of LIES. II
is located 4O3 feet south of Renshaw ave-
nue.. The part decided to the city he
gins at the northerly end of the property
on the Prospect street side and extends
d~iagonally through the tract.
When the new thoroughfare was pro-
posed, several months ago, 1t was pointed
out TO Mr.. Skellinger that II the houses
were built on the proposed street too near
to the handsome residences on Prospect
street it would damage the property on
the latter ~thoroughfare. In order to nave
this property protected the tract was sold
to David A. Mcbride, of East Orange,
, who had the land 50 restricted that nc
houses could be quilt en- the proposed
street nearer than twenty feet TO the
Prospect street fence line. The property
was then resold to Mr.. Skellinger, who,
In turn, decided a ffty-foot strip to the
| city. Tho deed has been accepted by the
City Council, and the work of laying out
and opening Ely place will be started
within the next few weeks.
AT a meeting of the New York and New
------ NJ 500 49, l. Z mn
neld In Jersey City, Assemblyman JOSEPH
A. Riordan, Of Harrison, was named ns
West Hudson representative. The Object
of this organization is to boom New Jer-
sey when the Hudson River tunnels arc
completed.