New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20

Attention has lately been directed to
|es Splendid field Tor real estate specd-
lss in three easterly districts OF
Il Bronx. namely, in the Hunt S
,l-i peninsula. in Clason Point and IN
lng's Neck. These are new fields Tor
q great spectators of the city.
TAn a shor. time these places Will
brought much nearer as regards
IL spent in travelling 10 City Hall,
lrhaitsn.
4 spur Of the Lexington Avenue
;z,eh Of the dual subway system IS
,G-g built along the westerly border
ras Hunts Point peninsula and the
,ron Point sections and through the
yiisrly part OF Throg's Neck region.
h Westehester & Boston line, which
t1llsls the subway spur in the
iIts Point territory, is also within
Exi distance Of the subway line as
tIyerses the westerly part Of the
luoh Point and Throg's Neck sec
ms The Westchester & Boston
~ is 10 be linked 20 the dual sub
~ ystem by the building Of union
IIaen al ls0th Street with the Bronx
iri Or the West Farms line.
Ags numbers Of industrial con-
ems in this country which for years
li's been sorely in need of modern
la'iers have recently been shown
~ Bronx site, particularly in the
sSsn section Of the borough, will be
'h suitable 70 them. In this easter
'ssiion there can be had proper
iaags with trunk lines of railway,
~ a1ordlng direct rail connections
=, all the big scaboard towns and
~ and with all the principal and
~ Of the smaller interior towns and
so IN this country. All experts
Fss hat the day is drawing rapidly
,rsi when the total unimproved
va Of large tracts Of land. such as
Be had in the Hunts Point, Clason
~ and the Throg's Neck regions
Immediate Improvement with big
.S'fsl plants, will be much
-lsl, and will send soaring the
" ior. such land. Briefly, il is the
-,sasus Of opinion in expert realty
les that the casterly Bronx, where
s are acres and acres of vacant
|Glhat the threshold Of a wonder
eaucing Development. A sign OF
unes is the prodigious undertake
y The Hunts Point peninsula by
, Bronx Terminal Corporation, c. X.
roAlngs and ms associates.
G syndicate is retaining acres OF
my land and extending the point
as the land rights will permit,
BESIDES is spending many thou
IN changing this part OF the
s~uy borough into a place splen-
adaptable for the use Of fac
- 81 all sizes Another sign of the
as IN the highway and sewer con
~Non by the city in all the regions
ic.'sstion, namely, the Hunts Point
.'sson Point and the Throg's Neck.
- well known real estate expert
e.ently placed himself on record
we future Of this part Of The
'1 With the prediction that within
-ot I'VE years many thousand per
4, vi become residents Of this divi-
- the northerly borough. Some
H., ago Dr. Joseph Caccavajo estl-
e., Nat the population of The
-. would this year be $4,000.
h. majority Of real estate men who
IT, toueh with the affairs of the
.iy borough feel positive that
d.. se census takers will find that
Is more persons ere now living
The borders Of The Bronx.
~. gSaa.eeeayajo also estimated that the
~ L1s,lon o. The Bronx next year
'ss ee ll4,000; in 1917, $4,000; in
u sttVV.oO0; in 1919, $4,000. and in
! Z tsoVoo0, Judging from the pres
ls...liding demands the 100000
$500 mark will be reached in the
sh before 1920.
s. ,, sn Of the Clason Point dis
Z 4. YEAS, at first glance, but little
Ia. iu'ure possibilities of its most
1ss.s horoughfsres, but the con-
= a. , IRON a study Of the city maps,
=, .s'Niaester Avenue, 100 feet wide,
80. y NE principal through avenues
11s' Bronx, extending northeast