The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
SALE AT NEPONSIT J
WILL BE PRICE TEST
Will Make Possible Compare
son of Values on Rockaway
Peninsula.

An opportunity to compare the value
Of building lots at Neponsit with prices
paid elsewhere on the Rockaway coast
will be given to realty investors and
summer homeseelIers at the absolute
auction sale OF 700 improved lots in
that exclusive seashore resort which Is
to be held on the premises regardless or
weather on Saturday, August 16. The
sale, which has been ordered by the
Neponsit Realty Company to liquidate
It's holdings, will be conducted by the
Jere johnson Jr. Company. auctioneers.
Neponsit has greater natural advan-
tages than Hewlett. its sister resort, at
the Furthermore eastern section OF the
Rockaway peninsula, on account of the
contiguity of The ocean swept and
Jamaica Bay shores. In addition the
rights of the property owners at
Neponslt have been carefully guarded
by the insertion In all deeds of pro-
tective clause. Moderate, yet sufficient,
restrictions also guard the section
against Improvements that might be dis
advantageous to residential colony OF
| distinctive character The residences
of all descriptions must cost anywhere
from $4,000 to 100000.
The social centre Of Neponsit is the
Neponslt Club, which was erected sew
| the bulkheaded Jamaica Bay frontage
at the foot of the broad Bannock Boule-
ward Adirondack Boulevard, eighty feet
| broad, forms the gateway to Neponsit.
| The colony Is bounded on the west by
Jacob Riis Park, through which IL Is
proposed to extend the electric car iine
to Fort Tilden. The cars now connect
Neponsit with the Long Island Railroad
| station, ten minute ride, and they
| 10 TI0 ha rOnnd
Some Prominent Residents.
Among the,fesidents whose names ap-
pear In Neponsit's who's Who" are: l.
| C. Benedict of Benedict & Drysdale,
bankers; witherbee Black of Black.
! Starr & Frost, jewelers. Charles Fl.
Blair OF Blair Brothers, Bankers; L. =.
BlaciSladder of the American Tin Plate
| Company. George L, Brown of Aber-
cromble & Fitch Willis Clark, manager
Of the Butterick Publishing Company
I q. II. Cothran. member Of the CottcS
Exchange r. NJ. Cox, manager OF the
Western Electric Company: e, A. Our
nee. department manager of the New
York Telephone company; DR.. s. Dana
Hubbard. State Board OF Health Con-
rad Hewitt, Justice George ]. OKeefe, OF
the Court of Special Sessions; Edwin
Sohmer, ex-State comptroller. and W. r.
| stevens, president OF the stevens ArmS
Company. etc.
Originally the Neponslt Realty Com
pAny planned to continue its disposal OF
lots IN the colony by private sales un-
ell the last lot had been sold, The COM
psny however, has decided to hold the
| forthcoming sale and to liquIdate the at
fairs OF the Neponsit Realty Company.
This. II is declared, can be done now
with all due regard to the future OF Ne
ponsit. as several hundred all year and
summer houses, cottages and bungalows
have been erected there during the past
few years, the occupants and owners OF
which have organized a strong property
owners association, in the hands OF
which the future OF the colony Is de-
clared 10 be safe and assured, This as
surance is made doubly sure by the
character and extent OF the physical
improvements OF municipal character.
installed by the Neponsit Realty Com
pany.