Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-05
GREAT NORTHEAST
SECTION OF CITY
ATTRACTS BUYERS
Important Transfers in Ken
sington Denote Interest
That Is Causing Advance
in Value of Properties.

An important transfer has just been
made by George II. Earle, Jr., to JACOB
Ginsburg of the following properties:
23i4 North Front street. three-story s,o mn
brick store lot 1sx07 feet, assessed. :. Slo,ooo
brick dwelling, on lot 16xTo feet as n ooo
2s45uso Hsie North Hope street. rear three:
story brick store building, lot oOx3I 4, ooo
feet, assessed Observation-Disclosures. oVOO
or n total assessment of $2o,OOO, the
amount paid being $4,000 This sale In
dcates that purchasers have been at
tracted to a very important focal point
in the great northeast section of the city.
Front street, at this point. Is 60 feet
wide, and 1t is Just below York street
which is 30 feet wide, and busy kensinB-
ton avenue, which starts at Front ana
York streets, and sweeps to the north-
east, 70 feet wide. When we glance at
the map and see the large number of In
dustrial establishments on every hand,
it Is hard to see how prices have re-
mained anywhere near the range OF the
last few years. The sale. however, Of
the property mentioned above is Inn
portant, as pointing the way TO more ac-
tivity and better prices.
SALES IN THE VICINITY.
1000. March 2i-2232 North Front St,
isefRh lot f6x6i a.efUetse. ~ '~1UD $I1. 900
John NJ. Rodgers to Henry c. seeger' &, . ooo
1910. go ISStiy EpriI y2.234o North Front ST. John
2I0G SRaoe 20 JACOB % ............... 12, 900
lSIl. Nay l2ES RsrfSa Stein lot iSx67sI 5000
loid' iot iSHsS SspsSsnpeF assessod 5000. 1900
1911, November 30-213O-32 North Front
st. iot Zo4Nioo. so'a ~ o. 10000
1913. ia January '226.2217 North Front, An
ma ma {; Scnallhs irreg ~ .........e Lo 4.75O
John j. turner to Max A. Krowngold' @ ,oo
lot l0.111Axirreg. ......''.'.''..'.,''' e'So'
Also on Kenslngton avenue to the north
east and on York street from Front
street to I'd street:
1907 January 12-Southeast side OF
Kensngton ave and no 9SrthsSst = an side OF 600
16os R5sHoeSdS% october ii5-2Si4 Kehslaston ave.
Morris Apartmsan5t arNa5 to Charles j, o 800
1918, July isS24is Kenslngton ave- ,AIs6 Alex.
AexanddeEs E7sSo tS s. SOLD SFseker fCf LOT
This sale, at the time 1t was made, was
a record price for property at this point
one year previously the adjoining prop
ertv of same size and similar in every
respect, sold for $500
1914. June 1s-2422 Kensington ave,
John Harper to Isador NJ Landau lot s,o ,or
1914. i4.0 B5ecember 29-2i5i Kenslpgt9n ave.
LSSs 6Snstz A. df Kesy iSyx75 tG assessed s5oS
M
sold for ..'.''s''''''''''' ''''''''''''' o."
sales in above block show steady in
crease and the situation is distinctly
strong; York street also for two blocks
to the west makes good showing.
1908, August 11-112 West York st., lot ., -.
,a6s s llhS3 1uSe S.l2G West York st.. James ''''>
Patterson to Robert p Dunlop. lot . co,
,6oS 1s''5HGIy 5InIy as.ioo West York ST.. two
story brick dwelling. sold by S. It. - o,,
1915 ss3o6 Apgb psod Tor. "e.t CH SO ~ sOOC
story brick store and dwelling, lot
i7x6O, southeast corner Howard St. oo,
sold by barnes & Loiands...,..'...... b.OOt
The interest developing here may fairly
he said TO show the growing confidence
that improved rapid transit. so lonl
talked about. is taking definite shape
No part of the city will be more certain
10 respond to such condition when worl
| is actually begun.