New-York tribune., 1915-12-05
BUYING
AT GREAT NECK
Mrs. O. H. p. Belmont to
Erect 100000 House on
Estate Along Bay

Rye is not the only suburban town
where a record breaking volume Of
realty sales has lately been made
Great Neck, Long Island, is experienc-
ing unusual activity.
Several causes are contributing TO
the activity at Great Neck. the chief
one being the rapidly growing desire of
people to have their homes on or near
Long Island Sound" says the Rickert-
Finlay Realty Company. Another i'm
portant factor is the fact that Great
Neck is within twenty-seven minutes
of the Pennsylvania Station by cleo
trio express trains and only about halt
an hour by motor from the Queensboro
Bridge, over perfect asphalt roads
Last week the Rickert-Finlay Realty
Company sold the Italian villa Just
completed on North Drive, Kensington-
Great Neck, to Mrs. Louis NJ. Ansley
for $4,000.
One of the most important Great
Neck sales was that of the Chllds' es-
tate. for J. +. O'Rourke, to Mrs. y. IL.
p. Belmont. for s150000. This property
contains about eighteen acres. and has
a large frontage on Little Neck bay,
about a mile north OF the steamboat
dock. 1t is understood that Mrs. Bel
mont is having plans prepared for a
large house which will cost approx
mately 100000.
Another important sale was that OF
the c. NJ. Busch property, containing
about ten acres, TO Henri Bendel, Tor
a consideration of about Sl5O.OOO ms
property has a frontage of about 400
feet on the Sound, adjoining the estate
of Mrs. Lillian Gilbert.
The George Nicholi estate, contain
ing about fifteen acres, extending from
Little Neck Bay TO Bayview Avenue
has been sold to Sherwood Aldrlch for
Sl60,000. The property has an exten-
sve water frontage and adJolns the es-
tate Of w. Gould Brokaw.
The Daniel Winant property, consist
ing Of about eight acres, with 800 feet
frontage on Manhasset Bay, has been
sold by LEcluse. Washburn Co. to
A. J. Moxham at a price of Sl5O.OOO,
and in the same vicinity Theodore
Lamprecht purchased the Lottie Blair
Parker property of six acres for about
$4,000.
Another large sale is that of the
Logan property, on Little Neck Bay, TO
George Cohan, the actor, for about
$140 900, and the sale of the Titus
property Of thirteen acres TO his part
ner, Mr.. Harris, for about 100000.
In the Grenwolde section Horace de
Lisser has purchased a waterfront plot
for about $4,000, and Julian Eltinge
purchased an acre in the same vicinity
for $4,000.
The property of DR.. Baruch, on Kings
Point, has been sold TO Miss Bliss for
a consideration upward of 100000, and
Fred l.. Richards purchased the water
front portion of the Post estate, the
price not being made public.
The sale just closed by Vernon Mann,
jr., of two and one-half acres, part Of
the Onderdonk estate, with 400 feet
frontage on Manhasset Bay, for $4,000
establishes a high level of values for
unimproved property in that section.
Higher prices have been paid for water
front plots on Little Neck Bay, but this
is the first time that $4,000 an acre
has been paid for MAnhasset Bay front
age, it is said.
The Stanley Agency and Frederick C.
FRANKIE, brokers, sold to Samuel II.
Harris. theatrical manager, the prop
erty formerly owned by Harriet G.
Smith, consisting of eight and one-half
acres, with 900 feet of shore front on
Long Island Sound.
The same brokers sold to George NJ.
Cohan five acres of land at Great Neck,
overlooking Long Island Sound, adioin.
ing his present estate.