The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
TO SELL 779 LOTS
IN EAST BRONX
Johnson and Schrenkeisen Es.
tates to Be Subdivided
This Month.

Announcement was made during the
ast few days Of the largest auction sale
10 be held in this vicinity since the Eu-
ropean war brought a temporary stop
TO such business almost q year ago
The ITO lots comprising the Bradish
Johnson n Martin Schrenkeisen eS
tates in the westchester avenue, White
Plains road, Grant Square n Clason's
Point road sections OF The Bronx are
TO be sold At auction tho latter part OF
this month At II vesey street oy j.
Clarence Davies n Joseph +. Day
agents and aucttonesrA
The holdings OF these two estates con-
s,.t OF three distinctly different sub
divisions. each OF which possesses physi-
cal qualifications characteristic or It's
locality. All OF the land to be SOLO
lies In the district that soon Is TO
have the service Of the Lexington ave-
nue., Southern Boulevard and Westches-
ter avenue subway and elevated divi-
sions OF the dual rapid transit system
10 Pelham Bay Park. To-day the sec
ton has the transit facilities OF three
direct surface car lines the Westches-
ter avenue line. the Clason's Point line
and the nth street crosstown line.
Roth the Bradish Johnson estate prop
critics. consisting OF 394 and 1sb lots
respectively. are directly on the Clason's
Point road line. The 200 S~chrenkeisen
estate lots occupy the three blocks ly-
ing on zach side of White Plains road,
south from westchester avenue and
Grant Square on which n property also
faces. and have tho service OF both the
Westchester avenue and l11th street
surface car electric lines. Grant Square
is the future location Of one OF the
expres. stations on the Lexington and
Westchester avenue subway and ele-
waited line from Coney Island 20 Pei
ham Bay Park.
All OF the Schrenkeisen estate lots oc-
cupy high. dry land, the largest part OF
which represents the grade OF the c'ty's
streets as laid out for this district. The
estate controls also the thirty-three lots
on both sides OF Leland avenue, south
from Westchester avenue. where a sub
s"tantial village lies north and south OF
the latter t~horoughfare. White Plains
road b.sects the remainder Of the prop
erty.
The 100 or more lots comprising his
portion OF the estate. on the west side
Of White Plains road, begin at a poin'
65S feet south OF Westchester avenue
or the east side OF the road the property
begins a, Westchester avenue and faces
on Grant Square. From almost any
vantage point on the ~Schrenkeisen prop
erty the lines Of the streets to be opened
can he followed by the sight OF TIT
sewers already installed. which show TIT
grade Of the streets TO he opened.
In the section OF Clason's Point road
between Westchester avenue and tn
larger of the Bradish Johnson estate
holdings 39t lots, lying between Watson
and Lafayette avenues, Clason's Poin
road. Taylor avenue and White Plain
road. an extensive area OF the Pugsle,
Creek district has been filled In. Othe
adjacent sections now are in process o
being reclaimed.
Nj that part OF the Bradish johnson
estate lies in the triangle formed by IN
four ~thoroughfares. Clason's Point roat
I Ludlow avenue. Randall avenue an
I White Plains road. The second Bradis
johnson estate tract. located betwee
this point and Gildersleeve cor
s!sts OF 1855 lots. many OF which occup
= the highest ground that slopes east a
this point 10 the lowlands along Pugsle
= Creek.
South OF the larger tract OF $50 lo'
the grounds OF the Clason's Point Nil
| tary Academy. formerly the location {
the Academy OF the Sacred Heart. froi
. on Clason's Point road and N. Lawrenc
, avenue.