New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
MANY BUILDERS BUSY IN THE BRONX
Increase of Realty Trading in That Borough Also Leading Feat
ure of the Fall Market.
A 100000 APARTMENT HOUSE TO FACE eRAMERcY PARK

The demand yesterday for well located
properties on Manhattan Island and in The
Bronx vas good. the showing as regards
sales Of improved sites and plans for new
residential structures made by The Bronx
being better than in some dsvs-
An investor bought the FIVE story apart
-neu- house No. so3 linton avenue, on
plot with a frontage Of about Al feet This
Is one Of a row Of well built houses re
Gently put up in The Bronx The deal
marks the sale Of the entire row. Some
other Bronx transactions were the sale
OF new two story family house in Man
fde street within z block of the American
Bank Note Compenv's property: Of five
story double hsthouse in Brook avenue;
Of g Webster avenue plot: Of a new Law
house IN Marr-1ion avenue. and Of q plot in
18th street. on which viii he erected
FIVE story apartment house
n. Bronx plans filed Yesterday provide
fo- the erection Of eight dwelling houses,
Two fathouses. one storage building and
one engine and boiler house The two
1sthouses viii be built in Hughes avenue.
3ust south Of 1soth street. by Mingo &
Isv-cis from plans by George r. Pelham.
The total cost viii be S45.eoo
Plans were fled yesterday by Herbert
Lucas architect, for the apartment house
70 -,eplace the former Cyrus ". Field
house. facing Gramercy Park Il viii he
hr1ilt for the Lexington Avenue Company.
This company. Of which John Brooks Leav-
ST. is. president. acquired the site this year
from Charles Buck. who had shortly be
fore bought il from Mrs. Henry ". Poor.
The apartment house will be twelve
etories high. II viii front los feet on Lex
3ng1or avenue and 80 feet in 21st street. at
the northeast corner. and viii cost 100000
The facade will be OF limestone ashlar and
tapestry brick There viii he large bal
comics at the fourth, eighth and eleventh
floors. There will he TWO large studios on
the twelfth floor. and each floor will con-
tain aparrments for two families. making 4
total accommodation for twentv-four farni-
les.
A special feature in this building VIII he
living rooms IN the basement for male and
female servants The building VIII ne
equipped with an elevator and win be fire
proof
Plans were also fled by the Winston
Holding COMPANY. Of which Abraham
weinstein is president through its archi-
rec-s. Gronenberg d Leucftag. for q nine
story Freproof. elevator apartment house
70 be built al the northwest corner Of
Cathedral Parkway and Seventh avenue
The building viii have frontage Of 20 feet
on the Parkway and 70-11 feet on the ave-
me with the main entrance on the Park
wav. The facade viii he Of brick and lime
stone. ornameu1ed with small balconies at
@he different stories. and will contain apart
-nenrs for r7eutv-eiE1t families. The esti-
mated cost IS $500
one Of the principal Manhattan deals
reported Yesterday wa the resale Of the old
Hecker-Jones-Jewen -four mill property, at
Broome and Lewis streets. which was re
Gently purchased At auction by q syndicate
Of operators for S9o.1oN The property has
q frontage Of 10 feet in Broome street and
-25 feet in Lewis street or II are several
buildings ranging in height from one 10 six
Stories.