New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-31
Due to Building Demands
on Fordham Heights and
Several Other Sections.
TO TEAR DOWN SOME
FAMILIAR LANDMARKS
Dual Subway Plans Have Added
Needed Strength to Many
Parts of Borough.

The Bronx is giving a better account OF
its realty strength than II has for many
months. There are a number OF centres
which are the scenes OF much speculative
buying. Most Of the purchasers are build
ers OF high class apartment houses.
II was only a few weeks ago that a
marked improvement in the buying mar
ket for Hunts Point properties attracted
widespread attention. This centre Is as
inviting as ever TO a large number of
shrewd spectators and investors. A busy
section Of The Bronx. too. 10 Fordham
Heights. Still another one is that beau
tiful residential region just south OF
Fordham Heights. with Jerome avenue
as its main thoroughfare. Moreover,
The Bronx which has contributed to the
sales market more than It's usual quota
OF sales in the last few months. Interest
was focused on the Heights district a
week ago, when 154 lots on the Heights
were disposed of by Joseph p. Day and
j. Clarence Davies for s2s4, so, the aver
age price a lot being s2.l22
Another section OF The Bronx which is
now drawing many speculative builders
and investors within its borders is that
large area known as the Crotona Park
region, and Park Hill and the Fieldston
districts are most sllurng to home buy
ers.
The march of building progress on
Fordham Heights has resulted in recent
years in the razing OF many familiar
landmarks. The Haskins mansion. on the
big tract Of land bounded by the Grand
Boulevard and Creston avenue. and with
its southerly line touching Fordham
Road, is soon to be torn down to make
way for one OF the largest apartment
house operations planned for this section
in regent years. The apartment houses
will he built by the Whine Company. OF
which Maurice Muller is president The
company bought a week ago from the
Haskins estate the southerly half OF the
Haskins property at Fordham Road and
the Grand Boulevard. Near the property
is Poe Park. The Whine Company now
controls the southerly half OF the Has
kins property. its plot having a frontage
of about 12s feet on Fordham Road, about
$40 feet on the Concourse, and a similar
frontage on Creston av.
II only one-third of the new building
operations for this section are carried out
in the near future, the Fordham Heights
district will be one Of the most active Sec
tions OF the Borough of The Bronx from
now until late fall.
Another plot near Poe Park which is IL
be improved is the northw est corner OF
l96th st. and the Grand Boulevard. The
premises front 30 feet on the Boulevard
and 10 feet on the street. That site was
recently bought by the Episcopal Home
Of the Holy Comforter for Aged People
through George II. Read e. Co. The seller
was Major K. Dickinson Jewett. Accord
ing to a report the institution is to have
a model home built for itself on the prop
erty
The activity in this district is largely
due TO the fact that the new dual subway
links this entire district more closely 10
the great fve-cent fare zone OF old New
York. For years the easterly division of
the Fordham district, which is that pict-
uresque stretch OF land AT the base OF the
Heights. and extending eastward toward
the old Westchester Racing Association :
grounds, or in other words. to the old
Morris Park racetrack. has been served
by the extension OF the Third av IL,
with it's northerly terminus near The
Bronx Park.
Under the dual subway plan there VIII
run through the heart OF the Fordham
Heights district to Wocdlawn Road an
elevated extension along Jerome ave.
The extension will be link OF the LenoX
ave. branch OF the subway. and there
will be stations along Jerome ave. at lolst
St. ls2d st, 18TH ST.. 10th st, Belmont ST.
18th st. Burnside ave, 1s3d st. Fordham
Road. Kingsbridge Road, 2ooth St, Mo-
sholu Parkway and WoodlaWn Road.
The Third av. 81" is also 10 be buil'
northward and isNto extend from l'8d ST
to Webster av.. and along Webster av
to Gun Hill Road and thence easterly TO
White Plains Road, where it will join the
White Plains "a" extension OF the Bronx