New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-07
'EORDEAM LOTS
TO OPERATORS
Levine & Kempner Buy
Block Front on North
( Side of lSSth Street.
SITE ALSO FRONTS
ON THE CONCOURSE
Mandelbaums Purchase Another
Plot from J. Hood Wright
Estate.

Estate.
The number of happy property own
ers in the F0rdham Heights section is
increasing daily, as the buying and
building operations in this part of the
town continue TO grow in vigor and
I Importance. Many landlords. who have
waited patiently for years for this ris-
ing market. are avsiling themselves Of
this opportunity TO gather profits. It
is fat fall too, for many brokers, who
were among the original trainers Of
pleasant words about the section as
q home and store centre. Best of all,
This realty furry on Fordhsm Heights
IS weakling compared TO what it is
going to be.
keep Fordham Heights focused correct
Henry /. Keil to Levine & Kempner.
Inc, the block front on the north side
of 1S8th Street, between the Grand
Boulevard and Concourse and Creston
Avenue. This l. by no means new ac-
complishment for Mr.. Weisker He is
one of the leading brokerage specialists
in the West Bronx, and now that OPP
orators and many other persons are
stepping lively in the district he 10
turning over 10 his clients many more
choice properties.
The property sold yesterday has a
frontage of $50 feet on 1SSth Street,
eighty feet on the ConcOurse and fifty
four feet OH Creston Avenue. Adioin-
ing the premises on the north are the
taxpayers, at the southwest corner Of
the Concourse and Fordham Road,
which the Gaines Roberts Company
sold some weeks ago at $4,000 TO an
investor. The Taxpayers" are one
story stores, which were completed a
few months ago. All are occupied.
That property is said TO show an
annual rental of $4,000.
At the northeast corner Of the Con-
course and Fordham Road, Irving Judis
erected n motion picture place, with
stores. all Of which have been leased
for long terms.
II was learned yesterday that the
Port Morris Industrial Company, re-
Gently organized, will alter into an
industrial terminal the Robert c. Fisher
marble plant, which was bought not
long ago at auction for $4,000 by c.
ID. Jackson, Of c. d. Jackson & Co..
marble dealers. The property Is in the
Port Morris section Of The Bronx. and
extends 1926 feet from Locust Avenue
TO the East River. A reinforced con-
crete structure, TO contain more than
100000 square feet, 10 connect with
new piers, Is TO be built. The mean
depth of the water at this point is
49,, 80. he
frontage OF the premises on the river
is PSI feet.
Harris and Maurice Mandelbaum
have bought another plot of lots from
the ]. Hood Wright estate through
the J. Romano Brown Company. Their
latest purchase comprises a group of
six lots at the southeast corner OF l13d
Street and Fort Washington Avenue.
The plot fronts 99.5 feet on the avenue
and 1891 feet on the street. With
this purchase Q buyers now own the
entire block front on the east side of
Fort Washington Avenue between l72d
and 173d Streets. So far the Mandel-
baums have bought twenty-three Wright
estate lots Last week they sold six
lots.
Other sales yesterday we're:
EAST. lO1ST ST.-W. s. Baker has
sold for the G. & 5. Company, of which
Samuel Wacht is treasurer, the six
story brick tenement house at 3i3 East
l0lst ST.. 40x10011 feet.
VANDEWATER ST.-Augusta P. Fow-
Ter is the purchaser Of 40 Vandewater
ST.. four story building, lot 25xS0.2
feet, sold recently by Simon p. Flan-
merry. The buyer gave in exchange the
four story building, lot 25Xs0 feet, at
1877 South 81.
PARK AV.-Henry A. James, a law
yer, living at 20 West 10Th St, is the
buyer of the former residence of
Everett p. Wheeler, at 735 Park av,
northeast corner Of list ST., and will re-
construct the dwelling into practically
a new building, the alterations includ-
ing new front.
The corner was purchased last June
by Robert S. Brewster. Carl Tucker.
William Ziegler, jr., and other owners
of neighboring dwellings, 10 prevent lts
sale for an apartment house improve
ment. 1t was sold by the Douglas Rob-
inson. Charles S. Brown Company to
MIR. James, who was represented by
William B. May & Co. Mr.. James owns
20 West 18th At.
COSTER ST.-The Dayton Building
Company Harris md Ely Moran has
resold to an inves n for cash 62s and
$50 Coster ST.. two two-story houses,
each on lot 20xl00 feet, between Ran
dali and Spoford ayes. The selling COM
pany recently acquired the property, to-
gether with 90 Rutgers Place, from
Emily II. Wheeler in part payment for
the new apartment house at 633 and 635
West Hist st.
JULIANNA ST.-Hugo Wabst sold
for William G. Appleton the dwelling
on plot 30x100 feet IN Julianna ST.,
about 40 feet east OF Duncomb ay.