The New York herald., 1921-11-05
REAL ESTATE MARKET NEWS
PHILADELPHIA BUILDER
TO OPERATE IN BRONX
Buys Old Church Tract for
Big Housing Project.

Land in the East Bronx acquired by
ST. Peters Episcopal Church in 1872
through a grant from the English Crown
has been sold to Joseph Feldman, a
Philadelphia builder. who plans TO in
troduce in this city the Philadelphia type
of private house.
The property involved consists Of
about forty lots. comprising the major
portion OF the block bounded by Castle
Hill, Newbold. Havemeyer, and Ellis
avenues, with frontage of 206 feet on
Havemeyer avenue and SIS feet on both
Newbold and Ellis avenues. The Castle
Hill avenue block front. 206xl50, is not
involved in the purchase.
Mr. Feldman plans to erect at once
twenty one family and twenty two FAM
lily houses, designed in the architectural
type characteristic Of Philadelphia's
residential developments. The project
will involve about $1,000,000. Donnelly
& Kadel represented the church trustees
in the transaction.
Plot Buyers Active.
E. Osborne Smith, Inc, resold for
William l.. Phelan the southeast corner
of Grand Concourse and Bush street,
improved with dwelling, and the north
east corner of Grand Concourse and
164th street, plot of eleven lots, to
the Wehat Realty Company. The same
brokers sold for William H. Picken the
northeast corner of 1Sfst street and
Walton avenue to builder who will
improve with an apartment house; also
for Frank Schiele two lots on the north
side of fremont avenue, facing Grand
avenue, to builder for imnediate inn
provement. and for the estate Of j. j..
McCabe. southwest corner Of University
and fremont avenues. four lots, to the
Salvation Army
Charles NJ. Rosen.hal has sold the
block front on the north side of 1S0th
street, between Davidson and Grand ave-
nues, comprising eight lots, to the Val
Construction Company G. Halpern presi-
dent, which will begin the construction
OF two 100 foot, high class apartment
houses on the site, which is part of the
old Spingarn tract. p. j. Brennan was
the broker Mr. Rosenthal has also
sold the northeast corner of Jerome
avenue and Belmont street, plot
1OOx10o, to the Jupiter Realty Corpora
ton, which will improve the site with a
taxpayer.
other Bronx Deals.
The Namoh Realty Corporation.
Nathan Mondschein president. purchased
from the builders five and half story
apartment, housing thirty-five families,
at 1886 Vyse avenue.
]. Clarence Davies sold for Harry L.
Phillips to Louis Mosner SCI and 563
Brook avenue. 81 feet south of West
chester avenue, one story store build
ing, 67x74.
Bronx Builders Plan Three Flats.
Three apartment houses were planned
in the Bronx yesterday as follows: A
five story house, 100x90. at the south
west corner Of Hull avenue and 209th
street, for Morris CHASER. J. NJ. Felson,
architect, estimates the cost at SITS, 900.
For the west side of Hull avenue, AZ
feet north of 209th street. a five story
house, 73.4xSS. for Israel Pike. The
same architect estimates the cost at
S150,000. A five story house, 6sxS7.
was planned for the east side of College
avenue. 240 feet south of 18th street,
for II. Fl. Uhlfelder. George F. Pelham.
architect. estimates the cost at $125,000.
Don Barber to Build Flat.
Plans have been filed for an eight
story apartment house, S5.5x50 at 1872
124 East Fifty-first street, which IL to
be built by a syndicate headed by Don
Barber the architect. The cost of the
project is estimated at $4,000.