New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-14
Plan Row of Structures
for Block Front in
Mott Avenue.
BUYER TO IMPROVE
BOSTON ROAD CORNER
Three Houses Will Be Erected
on Land-Old FOrdham
Club Property Sold.

A number OF apartment houses will
be erected in The Bronx as the result
of transactions negotiated yesterday.
William A. White & Sons. in connec-
ton with Walter A. Stephens. Inc,
have sold for the Broadway Savings
Institution the block of vacant prop
erty on Mott av.. East 18TH TO East
l58th SITS, consisting of twenty lots.
This property is directly opposite the
Franz Sigel Park, and is to be i'm
proved by the purchaser, the Crest
Holding Company, with five story non
elevator apartment houses.
William s. Baker sold for the Law
yers Title and Trust Company to the
Normal Construction Company, John
Brown. president, and Elias Lapin. sec-
rotary, the southeast corner Of Boston
Road and Charlotte St, extending TO
wilkins av., opposite Crotona Park,
a plot 264x1lx irregular. comprising
eight lots. The buying company will
Immediately erect three five story mod
ern apartment houses on the site. The
same broker has also arranged with
the Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust
Company for permanent building loan
Of $4,000, at 5ls per cent, for the
project The deal involves about $780,
600.
Richard n. scobis has sold for the
estate Of Edward Handy to A. Hamil-
ton q Son, builders, a plot, 62.06xlOO
feet, on the south side Of Field Place,
between Creston and Morris avs, which
is opposite the new high school which
takes in the entire block from Creston
to Morris avs. and from Field Place
TO iS4th ST., and Ia now In course OF
construction. The same broker also
sold A. Hamilton & Son, few weeks
ago. the adjoining plot on the south
west corner Of Creston av. and Field
Place, making the entire plot 12Ox5Sx
100 feet, which will be improved with
two high class apartment houses at
once.
The Fordham Club property, at the
southwest corner of Fordham Road and
Morris av., has been sold by Supreme
Court Justice John j. Brady. The club,
which is one Of the oldest ,orgsniza-
tions in The Bronx, had occupied the
three story frame and brick structure
on the premises for nearly quarter
of a century. B. H. Weisker was the
broker.
The property measures 70 feet on
Fordham Road and 121 feet on Morris
av.. and is considered one Of the
choicest sites in the West Bronx. IL
is located but few hundred feet from
the proposed subway station OF the
Jerome av. line at Fordham Road and
in the heart Of n section which has
witnessed much apartment and store
building during the last few years. The
future plans of the club have not been
definitely decided upon. Plans are
afoot to rent the present quarters from
the new owner for year or so.
Other sales follow:
10TH ST-Mortz Grsnstsin hiss rssold llT-lls
East lOath st. a sir story fiat with stores. on plo
,OxfOO I located ij5 feet east Of Park aV The
seller acquired the property q f~y weeks ago 20 a
foreclosure sale conducted by Henry Brady
10th ST-Paul A. McGOlrlck has sold 10 an
investor g7l West lioth st.. five story double nat
ON plot 2jNas 10.
l92D SIN srunsy. & Co and :. d
MacNanuus Co have sold for Ashbel II. Barney
10 Max Raymond The block front. excepting The
corners on the south side OF li2d e. from Broad
way 10 Fort Washington az, 1878 rect Inc
buyer Will erect Ave Ave story apartments.
TIFFANY ST.-rhe Turek Realty Company mas
sold the southeast corner Of TIFFANY g. and whit
Iork av. a i've .toy nat, on plot ;tIloO' to ah
investor