New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
BLOOMFIELD AVE. WORK
Some Large Plots Recently Sold
Being Improved.
DETAILS OF PROJECTS
One Firm Controls Frontage of
About $50 Feet in Bust
ness Centre.

Within the last few months many large
properties on Bloomfield avenue the main
business thoroughfare Of Montclair, have
changed hands. Several plots which have
been sold are now being improved with
substantial buildings, and some others are
likely to be similarly improved in the
near future.
These operations added to the big
theatre project and the new municipal
building. form scene Of unusual build
ing activity along Bloomfield avenue.
It IS estimated that Frank Hughes, Of
Passaic. and Hughes & Whitoy, Of
Nontclair. now control about so feet Of
property fronting I'm the central part Of
Bloomfield avenue. II was only a few
months ago that Hughes & Whitby
erected a building for their own occu-
pancy just north OF the Lackawanna sta
ton on plot fronting on Bloomfield ave-
nue.. ON the ground floor is d store oc-
cupied by the real estate firm and above
are offices.
Diagonally opposite the new home Of
Hughes & Whitby is a three story brick
building under construction II IS being
put up for Mr.. Miller. president Of the
Fidelity and Security Company. Of New
York The structure will occupy a plot
fronting s. feet and with a depth Of 10
feet. There will be two large stores on
the ground floor and fifteen Offices ard
clubrooms upstairs.
A long lease has just been closed FOR
one Of the stores by New York con-
Germ.
At Bloomfield avenue and South Willow
street is a plot l50xl50 feet which has been
offered 20 the federal government as a
site FOR new postoffice 1t is said that
the postal authorities say they will need
a site with an area OF $500 square feet
and within LOO feet Of the Lackawanna
station for o new postofiice plot and that
( the site offered answers all requirements.
The Public Service Company is going
TO put up an Office building for It's own
use at Bloomfield avenue and Bel, street
/ Opposite is the yards Of the company.
The ground for this structure has not
! yet been broken
| on the north side Of Bloomfield avenue,
between Spring and Willow streets Gins
| berg Brothers. prominent contractors Of
I Passaic. are building two story brick
block, on a plot lc0xlCO feet On the
I ground floor will be six stores, and on the
I second floor foIr apartments. The prop
/ erty was owned for twenty years by for
mer Mayor Henry V Crawford Of Mont
I clair It was sold last year to a Mr. Nil
ler OF New York. The store rentals will
be SIS month and the apartment rem
tails from $40 TO so a month.
Glnsberg Brothers bought the property
recently through Frank Hughes. Of Pas
sale. and Hughes & Whitby, Of Mont
clair
Vt South Mountain avenue and Lew
cllyn Road W. Wickstrom Will build
three dwelling houses. TO cost $1,000
apiece \ plot fronting go" feet on
/ Watching and Ridgewood avenues.
/ Grove street and Beverley Road will be
| developed by the Montcair Development
/ Company The brokers in those sales
were Hughes & Whitby.
The same firm has also sold recently
| stucco house for Gustaf Eharson to Al
bert t. Smith for $4,000. The house is on
a plot lSSxl70 feet, on Christopher street
Also. sold a two and one-half story dwell
/ ing house at Christopher street and BeV-
/ erlcy Road to a Montclair investor. ana
then rcsold the property TO Joseph s.
| Cone OF this city. The price paid for the
J property was $1,000.