New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
Millions Being Spent In Put
ting Up High Class Apart
ment Houses.

Many millions are being spent in the
building of high class apartment houses
in the beautiful Orange districts of New
Jersey. especially in East Orange These
building projects form one OF the most
important periods of construction work in
the history of this part of New Jersey
I'p TO about 1909 the detached dwelling
house was the principal type of structure
erected there. Since that time, however
a wonderful transformation has been
taking place almost throughout the whole
of this delightful residential zone along
the sides and atop OF the Orange Noun
tains.
The majority of newcomers have be-
come apartment house dwolers. and hun
dreds Of prospective residents in the sec
ton have said they like this class OF
structure.
The list Of high class apartment houses
being built in East Orange is formid-
able one II clearly shows the great con-
fdence placed by spectators and real
estate men in the future Of this charming
suburban city. which now has popula-
ton estimated to be about forty thousand.
The Empire Construction Company is
putting up a four story brick apartment
house at Essex and Washington streets,
at a cost Of $4,000. This is one OF the
finest buildings of its type projected for
an East Orange site this year.
In Main street Abraham HOFFMAN has
had plans drawn for a $4,000 house, ana
the Essex Building Company for six
family house at No. "a Halsted street, 10
cost $1,000. A $4,000 four-story house Is
planned by Herman Burren at No 1875
North 18th street
At No. 1H Harrison street ground has
,een broken by the Philip Herman Com
pany Tor a six-family house, TO cost So
300. Two houses Of three stories each
nave been planned by the Essex Realty
and Construction Company for plot In
South Arlington avenue. Each house will
be 45 by 70 feet and will be modern
throughout
In North Burnett street the Roosevelt
Construction Company will invest $1,000
in a four-story brick apartment house.
and the State Realty Company SiS,5o0 IN
South Burnett street The house planned
by the State company, the foundations Of
which are being laid. will have 'front.'
age Of 40 feet and a depth OF lN feet.
1t will be four stories.
A three-story apartment house Of frame
and brick construction will adorn site
at Nos. Sc and IS Carnegie avenue, and
will be built by the Philip Herman Com
pany. At Nos 5Sl and 5S3 Central avenue
a six-family $4,000 apartment house is
being built by Samuel Aber.
While the larger number of construction
Jobs will add to the improved area in the
high class apartment house districts the
volume Of low-priced flats is fairly large.
Real estate experts say that the demand
for fats of low price is mainly from peo-
pie who work in the nearby Industrial
centres.
There is no brighter place In the whole
suburban real estate market to-day than
this orange district Property Is readily
salable there. and many Of the new
apartment houses are well rented from
the plans The builders Of the houses
have not yet experienced any trouble at
all in swapping the buildings for income
properties elsewhere.
In view of the character Of these trades
many investors are being drawn TO the
orange districts and are becoming the
possessors Of splendid investment prop
critics.
East Orange has a number of strong
business streets. the principal one being
Main street. and some others are Central
avenue. Washington Place and Prospect
Place. other lesser business thorough
fares are little branches Of the main trade
arteries.
So closely interviewer is Newark the
queen city of New Jersey, and the Oranges
that a person who has not lived some
years in the Oranges is unable TO point
out the dividing lines between Newark
and the orange districts. TO visitor the
main business thoroughfare OF Orange ana
East orange seems 20 be part OF the
shopping area Of the city Of Newark.
From the heart Of Newark 20 the centre
Of East orange and Orange there are few
vacant lots. Substantial stores and other
structures border the trolley routes, and
everywhere there are scenes OF much
building. All the leading residential sec
tions OF the Oranges are Joined 20 the
vast network OF trolley lines in suburban
New Jersey.
Plenty of space is yet 10 be found IN
East Orange for building expansion. East
Orange is about two miles long by four
miles wide. Orange. however, is not SO