New-York tribune., 1909-01-07
SP0FFORD TRACT SOLD
COMPRISES oj ACRES.
Property IN, the Hunts Point Sec
ton of The BrOn.r.

Trading in The Bronx was a feature yesterday
or the real estate market George T. Johnson
SOLD TO the Spoford Estates Incorporated. COM
panF formed for the purpose Of purchasing this
property. tract Of twenty-five acres beginning
ON the west side of Hunts Point avenue about
IV feet south of the junction of Coster street and
hunts Point avenue, and including all OF the
property between the new Hunts Point avenue
ana the old Hunts Point Road. 10 within 100 feet
OF Eastern Boulevard. The parcel also includes a
large plot between Randall and Spoford avenues.
extending from the side of Hunts Point ave-
nue. 10 Drake street Whittier. LOngfeIlow, Bryant.
FalIe and COster streets and Hunts Point Spofford
ana Randall avenues extend through the property
At Spofford avenue and Fae street is the old Spot
ford mansion
Hunts Point avenue will be Immediately paved
with asphalt from Lafayette avenue to Eastern
Boulevard and all the other streets will he opened
regulated and graded.
This property IS within two blocks OF the site
purchased by the American Bank Note Company
ana almost adjoins the tract of lOz acres recently
bought by Messrs- Grant. Billings and Brady.
"heh the Faile estate sold it's property in this
sectoh about four years ago to the Henry Nor
senthau Company. which Is also Interested in this
purchase. Hunts Point avenue was 4o-foot lane
WIN woods on either side. To-day It is a IOJ-fOOt
avenue opened from Southern Boulevard to the
sound and paved far as Lafayette avenue
The New Haven road has six tracked and eIectrI-
ned Its Harlem branch and depressed the tracks
ana replaced the old frame station at Hunts
I"iilt Win n Sl5O,Op) concrete structure.
James +. Meehan recently erected a house for
MS own occupancy at Lafayette and Hunts Point
avenues. He is improving the rest of the block
TO Garrison avenue consisting of 20 lots. with four
story apartment houses Manda street. one block
west of Hunts Point avenue fe being fnprovsd
with forty-two twofamily houses In addition
there have been erected the property sold at
aucuon last spring by the Hunts Point Realty
Company about fifty two-famiIy houses.
Plans have been filed with Buildings Superintend-
ent Murphy for transforming the old three story
office and dressing room of the Madison
Square Theatre at No West Path street the main
part OF which was replaced by the Fifth Avenue
othce Building. into modern restaurant building
for Philip Phoenix. 1t will be made over from de
signs by Mayncke & FRANKIE, architects. the facade
being of brick. terra Gotta and iron, with French
easement windows and tiled roof. The improve
monts cost $4,000.
Plans have also been filed for charging the nine
story loft and store building at No Is To 20 Eas.
18th street by side addition of nine stories with a
frontage ~ 20 feet and depth of 1Os feet the i'm
provements being made for Julia A FITZGERALD as
owner at cost Of s65 go. for TemodeIiing the
suite of offices the seventh floor Of the New York
Life Insurance COmpanys office building at No. 3i5
Broadway The architects W. L. Hazlett and
Frederic L. Hill.
Plans have also been filed for charging the three
story od-fashioned dwelling and store. No 2256
Third avenue, owned by the Reformed Low Dutch
building on the avenue. The architect is Louis \.
Sheinart
Plans have also been filed for rpmodeIling and
undermining the four story tenement house at No
S23 East ll3th street in conformity with Tenement
House Department requirements. the improvements
being made for Mrs. Annie RidaI as owner. The
architect is Anthony Darrenbacher-