New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
TO CHANGE MAP
OF BELLE HARBOR
Revision viii Provide for
234 Beach Lots, Mostly
20 Feet Wide.
SALE ON JULY 81
AND AUGUST 2
Resides Ocean Front Sites,
Offering Includes 445
Other Lots.

Announcement is made that the eX-
,stinr map Of Beiie Harbor, L. l., as
originally fled. is 10 be completely
amended so as to provide for 29+ bea>E
and ocean front lots, mostly 20 feet
vide and 100 feet deep, instead OF less
han 80 frontages, each 100 feet wide
and % feet deep. embracing the total o.
about 1000 feet frontage, TO be sold at
re-erntorv auction sale by Joseph :.
nav. agent and auctioneer, on the prem
80 or Saturday. July 81, and Monday
Angust .. The sale will be held IN the
Ssy under a commodlous tent.
This sIme sale includes .445 otheI
~ comprising the REMAINDER OF al
The vacant land owned at Belle harpoi
b, the West Rockaway Lana ComP"H ,
Frederick J. Lancaster. president aH1
which includes practically the seven IN,
+,re blocks between BaySlde av' ana
Reach Channel Drive facing IN
n,aica Bay, between Beach Io4In 81.
"Oxford av.) and Beach l4lSSt 81. "a -"
av0 AZ the Southerly boundary OF Ne
nonsit: also practically all the Ihtog
blocks surrounding the honse' docA anu
tennis courts Of the Belle Haroor l acH.
Club. and facing IN BaySlde t pIlr'
c-.s,s,or avl. the bay beach fror'
~ i95tb 81. Monmouth av.), 126th
=, pelham avJ, 127th 81. lOrlen al
AZ The Dock ST., and l26th ST. WIN,
,tron avl. also a number OF scattered
,,s,cals in blocks Of two 10 eleven Io's
~ ,sr,ous Of the streets and avenues
iolated between the bay and the ocean.
sfo~g the line of the Rockaway farh
1tstion and CITY Park trolley car Inc
IN Eeunort av.. and the line OF WASH
lngton and Bayslde avs. 49,
Fvcent for the ocean frontage the
location of practically each ana eVety
ore of the blocks of lots 70 be SOLO Is
closely improved with residences Ihd'
80 cost $4,000 TO $4,000 each 10 con
enc. North of the unlmproved ouO
r,r.,Iresoue ocean frontage TO WASH
,r~.on az. the higher grade residences
o,ected have cost as high as S2o,Ooo 70
S5- 000 although the lots are not re-
.t~,c-o5 TO the construction OF sueh
ambitious domlclles. ho,.
The action of Mr.. Lancaster IN nav
irr decided 70 amend the existing map
Of Belle Harbor so as to give -o4 n
.-ead of so buyers an opportunity 10
ia FOR ocean front lots with riparian
rir,'s will. according to Nh Day, great
H. augment the wide interest alreaHy
evnre-,ed in this sale, which TO da'c
is The largest offering Of seashore prop
ertv within the city limits ever maue
at public auction.
Nevertheless, says Mr.. Day, the op-
ror-unitv 10 buy beach and ocean front,
ace IS limited 10 less than the actua!
rurber of lots TO be sold l234 ,, as u Is
.carcelv 70 be expected that less thah
Two lots will be sold to each purchaser
while II is highly possible that each
successful bidder will take advantage
o. any offer that may be made 70 &c.
three or more lots at the price pa l!r
4 pair on the basis of a successful old
Tor a single lot. Thus, the entire ocefh
frontage of 1000 feet may taI! INTO the
hands of fifty or less buyers.
On the other hand there Is a spec
uIatiye element TO be considered FOR
those who cannot afford to pay me
comparatively higher prices the ocean
frontage is expected TO bring I'M
Ger me spur of competition, there
are the several blocks Of lots IN the
Jamaica Bay and Beach Channel Drive
district. which also has the adVantaG'
Of being less restricted as 10 cost OF COG.
,.ructlon. character and occupation OF
building There is the section sou
@. Newport ana Washington aV. 'kocA-
away Beach Boulevard.