New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12
SEEKING WEST
BRONX HOMES
Rapidly Increasing De-
mand for Suites in New
Apartments.
CAUSE OF MARKED
DRIFT TO REGION
Section To Be Within Five-Cent
Fare Zone of the Dual
Subway System.

The demand for rooms in the new
apartment houses that have been re-
Gently erected in the West Bronx. par
ticularly in that part north of 10th
St. not only continues 10 be one of the
big features Of the real estate market,
hut is rapidly increasing. Ever since
the early spring this region. with its
constant reminders of the rolling hills
and the deep valleys of the far coun-
try, has been the scene of extensive
building of apartment houses. Many
expert construction men foresaw that
the dual subway projects would
really bring this district within easy
travelling distance of all the principal
sections of Manhattan and would make
it one of tho ideal apartment house
centres of the metropolis
The heart of this apartment house
centre. in the northerly division of the
West Bronx. is about the Grand Boule-
ward and Fordham Road. This. too,
is the Typographical centre of his
toric Fordham Heights. South of Ford
ham Heights is the fremont home
area. with an up-to-date shopping zone
on fremont av.. from Third to Web
ster av The elevated land at this
point west of Webster av. still retains
its ancient name. Mount Hope. North
Of the heights is the Bedford Park
region. unQuestionably one of the most
artistic cottage colonies in the greater
city. A few apartment houses of the
best type have been built there. Mo
sholu Parkway. 900 feet wide and over
mile long. connecting Van Cortlandt
and The Bronx parks. traverses the
Bedford Park area.
"The West Bronx region is as de
lightfully rural" said a well known
real estate broker last week. "as some
Of the most popular suburban home
places within easy committing distance
of this city. That is one of the princi-
pal reasons that the West Bronx makes
such a strong appeal to the city man
who has grown tired of the congested
tenement house sections of the town.
A short distance to the east of the
West Bronx is Bronx Park. and in
its most northerly part is that health
full recreation place. Van Cortlandt
Park. great highway leading to this
vast park and parkway system OF the
northerly borough is the Grand Boule-
ward and Concourse. along which in the
Mount Hope. the fremont and the
Fordham sections have been built
strong, spacious and attractive apart
ment houses of the highest order and
with unusually attractive rentals.
"The newcomers in the West Bronx
will not have any cause to utter com
plant about food prices being higher
there than in the older parts of the
town. All the big trunk line rail-
roads entering New York have
freight terminals in The Bronx along
the waterfront, and carloads Of farm
produce are distributed daily to the
wholesalers and retailers. Thus The
Bronx storekeepers are not burdened
with extra expenses for carrying goods
from distant railroad terminals or
wholesale markets.
Big up-to-date apartment house sec
tions should have adequate school IA
cilities, and the West Bronx is well
taken care of in this respect. Within
its borders is the New York Univer-
sity, a number of public schools and
some private schools for boys and girls
that are, indeed. among the best edu-
cational institutions. Opposite Web
ster av., between Fordham Road and
19Sth ST.. are the grounds OF Fordham
University. Moreover. the West Bronx
is as healthful as it is inviting. Truly.
it is worthy to be a great residential
area of the city"