New-York tribune., 1919-03-07
Apartment Buying
In Bronx Feature
OF Realty Movement
Trading Steadily Increasing
in Volume; Terms Now
Are Cash and a Lot of 1t;
Bartering a Thing of Past

The demand for flats in the northern
borough continues to be one of the
big features of a market that seems
to be broadening each day. Unlike
trading prior to the first OF the year,
real money is now being invested by
spectators and investors. Study Of
the market will disclose the absence
OF barterlng. The market il, substan-
tial, if judgment is to be based on
the amount Of money put into deals
these days. The day when few thou
sand dollars would buy a large fiat
Is gone. AS much as $4,000 in cash
was invested in an apartment in the
Bronx sold yesterday.
Johnson Parts With Bronx Realty
Frederick Johnson and the Central
Trust Company, as trustees, sold 20
Ralph L. SPOTS, president, S71 Long
wood Avenue, ive-story apartment,
on plot, 40x107, the last Of row of
nine flats sold by the .ohrson estate
IN the last six weeks. The estate also
sold to the same buyer tie five story
apartment, 39x100, at 814 Hewitt
Place.
Operators Pay Profit
The fve-story apartment house at
Oil Southern Boulevard, has been re-
sold by Samuel MishkofY to firm Of
operators. 1t occupies a plot, 76x100
feet. The seller acquired the property
about month ago from the Henry
Morgenthau Company.
Sale on Davidson Avenue
Max Monfried has bough. from the
bedford Holding Corporation, 2471
and 2473 Davidson Avenue, two Ave
story apartment houses, on plot, 125x
100. They are fully tennntod.
Benenson Buys Adams Place
bought from the Adams Place Realty
Company, through Clement Fl. Smith,
the five story apartment house, on plot
33x10O, at 1924 Adams Place.
Mandelbaums Buy in Bronx
Harris & Maurice Mandelbaum have
bought the two five story apartment
Trinity Avenue, from the Concourse
Estates Corporation. The houses were
bought for all cash above mortgage.
Gilbert Place Dwelling Buyer
Samuel Owen has sold for Mr.
Dryer the two twofamily dwellings
at 1915 and 1921 Gilbert Place, near
the new subway station on Whitlock
Avenue.
Portman Adds to Flat Holdings
The Union Chemical Glassware
Company, !. Portman, president, has
purchased from Gertrude London 4O72
Third Avenue, six story apartment,
on plot 3Sx1o0. The Nehring Com
pany was the broker.
Mr.. Portman's company has also
bought from Joseph G.. Abramson the
southwest corner of Weeks Avenue
and 173d Street. FIVE story apart
ment house A. II. Levy and NJ. Frank
we're the brokers.
NJ. +. Strunsky sold the Barnes
Realty Corporation the five story
apartment houses, on plot 5Ox1oO, at
1858 and 269 East 194th Street, to Isaac
Portman.
Investor Takes Ryer Avenue Flat
Morris Sax has sold for the Mercedes
Company, John P. Boyland,
president, the tive-story apartment
house, on plot 50x90, at 1858 Ryer
Avenue, to an investor.
Another Turn on linton Avenue
Samuel Seininger & Co. have sold
for the Barwood Realty Company the
three six story apartment houses at
801 to S11 linton Avenue, on plot
125xt00. The selling company acquired
the property from the builders.
Another Fox Street Resale
Samuel Williams has resold to I. |
Antler, through B. Carroll, for cash,
651 Fox Street, fve-story apartment
house, on plot 40x125, being one Of
three houses recently acquired by the
seller at that point.
Builder Sells Corner
The Crausman Realty Company has
bought from the Emerald Construction
Company the northeast corner of Sea-
bury Place and 172d Street, a six
1876 feet on Seabury Place and 122 feet
on 172d Street x92x irregular.
Trust Company Lets Go House
The Bankers Trust Company has
sold to client Of Williamson & Bryan,
1746 Anthony Avenue, near 174th
Street, two-story brick building, on
plot 30x100.
Professionals Buy Dwelling
Calm G. Pittman have bought from
the Wiss Company the three-story
family dwelling, with garage, at 81
West 1S1st Street, between Grand and
Harrison Avenues, on plot 50x100.
Recorded Leases
Manhattan
MAY Pinsky l27 18th st: from Juno l, 1919 |
to June 80 1929. with option to renew to 1910