New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
High Class Houses Being
Erected in Fordham, Ire
mont, Hunts Point and
Other Sections.

Many sections Of The Bronx arc being
made more attractive as nome centres by
the erection Of more high class tenement
houses
Tho average height Of the new houses
being put up is Gvc stories. Nearly all tie
structures are considerably larger than
the OLD type houses. which they are re-
placing.
Therv wer5 erected in The FronX last
year 65 tenement houses, containing l2,-
sa4 apartments. estimated 10 cost 81
Dl15L
According 10 these figures the average
cost Of each Bronx hathouse put up last
year was 81 ,o1o About the same amount
is being spent for the 1913 crop OF new
horses.
The three principal parts Of The Bronx
where fathousss were built in 1912 were
that section Of 17Oth street and west Of the
Bronx River. the orc north Of l5V,A street
and west OF the Bronx River. and that
north of 10th street and asst of the Bronx
River The greatest building activity t"is
year appears 20 oc in the same districts.
Fordhan. fremont Merosc West
Farms and the Hunts Point sections are
anordn- speculative builders many op-
,pouuntics for profitable work.
So rapid has leen the CNpdns ON ~ the
b-ck Aethousc areas in Fordham that
scores of landmarks have recently disap-
peared Attention TO this fact was recent
ly directed by the announcement that the
old Edgar Allen Poe cottage was being
hemmed in bv modern nathouses. and that
50 vast were the building changes near
Poe Park that the building lines Of som.
blocks were almost new.
Tic eastern uort OF the Fordham dls-
uict borders the Bronx Park, one OF the
most popular public Fairgrounds IN tne
greater city The upbunding Of the Foro-
ham district into p great apartment mouse
centre was bceuu VIXEN the Third avenue
elevated wa extended 70 Fordham' an"
the land now known as Bronx Park was
BET aside for such improvement
TIE value of Bronx Park Is becoming
more appreciated each year. and there Is
a corresponding Increase In fats IN TINS
zone
The Bronx is rich iu parks and park
ways. and the residents OF those places
near or bordering the parks and con
courses are surrounded b. thousands OF
green acres open 20 their daily use
4 5000 house Is being built in inc
Fordham section a the southeast corner
Of Oakland Place and clinton avenue.
Plans for the building were recently fled
The structure will have frontage OF fii'S
feet and will be owned by Max Coheh'
The designs for the structure have beeH
drawn by Goldner & Goldberg, arehltectS'
The lot 10 be improved Is part ol the
block bounded by Oakland Place I'S'h
street, Belmont and Crotona avenues. ne
house will be conveniently situated LOT
those persons who want 10 avail them
selves Of outings in the Bronx Park
On Fordbam Heights there is consider
able activity. This section Of the city
sill retains many OF the charming leat-
urts II had when Il was a part OF the VII
lage Of Fordham At the northwest cor
her Of North street and Davidson avenue
hve story brick fathouse 10 cost $4''WV'
is to be put up by the fremont Archi-
tectural Company for Henry Cleland
In the West Farms section the Trask
Suhding Company is busy putting up
nVe story fathouse AT the southeast cor
ner OF Longfellow avenue and Nth street.
rms site will be adorned with t0VO
"oese. II is just east OF Crotona PARK
aho within about a half a dozen blocks OF
sne main entrance 10 Bronx Park. %o'-
y" house in the same section has oeeh
projected by the Harrington BuildinH
company, Of which Adela Harrington is
president The house VOL be on the "est-
cry side Of Vyse avenue, lH feet north
Of Jeisnings street
About eight years ago the Hunts Point