Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-13
many SALES IN
{. ORANGE PARK

Recent sales in East Orange Park
tract in the forty-acre development
Of Philip j. Bowers & Co., 1S9 Market
street, this city, indicate a demand
for suburban homes of the better
sort that is very gratifying to the
interests concerned. The property re-
strictions in the tract are unusually
stringent. Private residences only
may be erected on plots not less than
fifty feet frontage. Homes must be
set back fifty feet from the curb line.
Another, and perhaps the most i'm
portant, feature is the requirement
that the plans and Specifications of
every residence must be vised and
approved by Philip j. Bowers before
the work of construction can begin.
The transactions in East Orange
Park tract during the past few weeks
have been better than at any other
period of the present year. A marked
number of inquiries has also been
noted. which 1t is confidently believed
by the firm will result in further
sales.
Harry M. Phillips has bought the ar
tistic residence on the corner of
/ Motherhood and Cleveland terraces.
The corner dwelling at Lenox and
Cleveland terraces was sold to Law
renee H. Keller, who is connected
withs the Ever-Ready Electrical
Company, of New York city.
The southwest corner of Morse ave
nue. and Lenox terrace, containing
another fine house, has been acquired
by Donald Livingston, of Roseville,
and numbers 3S and 40 Cleveland ter
race. one of the pleasantest homes in
the tract, will be shortly occupied as
a home by Edwin M. Skinner, presi-
dent of the United States Drainage
and Irrigation company, of New York
city.
In addition to the foregoing sales,
P. ]. Bowers & Co. have disposed of
a residence at the southwest corner
of Kenmore terrace and Morse ave.
nue. to Edmund A.. Henning, of Hen
ming Manufacturing Company, maxi
ers Of ladies' shoe findings, New York
City.
Arnold e. Weichert, of Roseyille,
has bought for a home the dwelling
and four lots. numbered As. so, 50, 54
Cleveland terrace, and his brother,
Max j.. Weichert, has acquired the
adjoining house and two lots. mum.
bered Sc and So. A Brooklyn pur-
chaser has secured the residence at
"A and 40 Cleveland terrace.
One type of architecture in the tract
has in a general way the following
features: Stucco exterior and red
slate roof; all rooms with parquet
floors, hardwood trim on first floors
and in halls; tiled kitchen, tiled bath
and showers, nickelplated plumbing,
unexposed pipes; excellent servants
quarters on third floor, including
bath; laundry in cellar. kitchen
equipped with combination gas and
coal stoves. The depth of the lots in
all cases permit of room for a gar
age.
After extended negotiations a Long
Beach syndicate has bought a block
of forty lots upon which twenty
dwellings will be started this fall. 1t
is the intention of the operators to
finish them on time for early spring
occupancy.
p. J. Bowers & Co. have just signed
contracts for the erection of twenty
five additional houses in the tract.
These will be located in Laurel ave.
nue., special work for which is now
being done in the thoroughfare.
The properties when completed will
average in value from $1,000 to $1O,0 0C
each.
Alterations to the business build
ings at 203 Washington street, corner
Of Academy, owned by Mrs. Carrie
Meyer, for which contracts have beer
signed, will cost $4,000. The lessee, l.
Weldstein, is making the alterations
with Nathan Meyers, as architect
The same architect is in charge IL
the matter of converting the lower
floor of the three1family building a
442 Warren street, owned by J. J
Matz, into a store. The changes will
cost about 1000.
Fritz & Hawthorne, real estat,
brokers, on the eighth floor of tn,
Wiss building, who are the agents TO
the new development, "Nutley Ter
races have already made severe
sales.
J. Chamberlin, 10 Walnut street
East Orange, has bought a quarter
acre plot upon which he intends t,
erect a bungalow. A. Crawford an
j.. Muller, both Of Newark, have ais,
acquired plots of similar size, witt
the intention of improving with bun
galows. r. D. Powell, 36 North Grow,
street, is another purchaser who will
soon begin the erection of a bunga
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