New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

this marked change for better in the estaIe
ritustion in The Bronx One of them is that the
borough has recently become much more aluring
and much more suitable factory builders and the
greater factor1 zones have considerably videned
the channels for stead, employment in the Dor
ough Moreover the retail business centres Of the
borough have put strength, and many more
persons ind employment there than in years.
Besides. the properties with hne frontages on the
East River and the Sound have recently been taken
over by strong hands ard are 10 be improved in
such manner furnish many fine freight ship
ping points in the esstery districts of the borough
VACANT PLOTS IN DEMAND
feature Of the real estate trading lsst week
was tie purchase ~ large number az vacant
tracts IN Tie Brons- a firm of operators bought
north side Of Dvckman street. 2Ja feet west OF
Broadway. T Fairchid added 20 his real estat.
holdings in The Bronx bv the purchase from Mar
Gus Nathan Of parcel ~ twenty lots bounded BY
E0th street. Ntncsbridge Terrace and Heath ave-
nue.
on the great Mes, side fair volume of business
vas transacted last week One or the principal
transactions was the purchase bv an investor from
the Crysts Realty and Construction Company
through \ = & I, A Marks. of Crystal Court a
ne" six s'orF elevator apartment house. 1epx10o
feet. ~ rho northeast corner f lsatb street and
Broadway. The property vas held al $4,000
The Berman Realty COMPANY sold for the Ponce
Realty Company plot l25x99I Il feet on The south
erly side OF 1S9th street 10 feet west Of Broadway
10 . corporation Of which Joseph Friedman is the
head. siN story elevator apartment house is TO
be built on the site Adjoining the plot are "A row
Of new apartment houses and the grounds OF the
st Regis Convent and the House of the Holy Com
forter- Hogenauer & Wextlau sold to the EsaEan &
ltallecy Construction Company four lots at the
southwest corner Of fist street and Fort Wash
ington avenue. Slawson & Hobbs were the brokers
IN that deal The buyers intend erect the
plot a six story elevator apartment house.
Another important West Side deal reported Ia t
week was the sale by Charles VI. Rosenthal Of a
plot l0xloo feet. the easterIs side of ST Mich
oIas avenue. about 3oS feet south of ls5th street
The buyer is a builder, who viii erect on the site a
six story elevator apartment house. H D. Baker
& Bro. sold for DR.. Samuel Greenfield the two five
story iathouses Nos 463 and 4G5 West l63d street
Each house occupies lot 25x1l2 feet.
Potter Bros, added TO their holdings last week
by the purchase, through Richard Collins Of the
premises Nos IL and 129 East 53d street. a three
story garage. plot S2xl25.4x irregular adjoin-
Ing the northeast corner Of Lexington avenue. The
tenant has a seven-year lease on the premises
dating from August last. He purposes 10 spend
$4,000 improving the property. Potter q Bros.
Gently bought the SteinWay block. in Park avenue,
between I'D and 5Sd street. The plot surround
ing the northeast corner Of SD street and PARK
avenue.
: $4,000 INVESTMENT DEAL.
The central Fifth avenue and the Irving Place
districts furnished two of the principal realty
transactions reported last week
Tucker. speyer & Co. sold for Z. Louis Jacobs.
attorney FOR Samuel X. Jacobs, the three four
story high stoop brownstone dwelling houses, Nos.
. 70 West S7th street. on plot 75x969 feet The
buyer IS an investor. He Will improve the parcel
with twelve story mercantile building The pur-
chase price s4o0on-
The two houses. Nos. and 9. were bought last
February by Henry Corn from George C. Clark
Mr.. Corn later purchased No s from Mrs c. Van
o. Chaplin. Both sellers had owned their property