The New York herald., 1921-12-03
SIX APARTMENTS TO
Be BUILT IN BRONX
Developers Buy Concourse Site
for Project; Other Land
Deals in Borough.

The West Bronx continues at the
week end to lead the realty market in
the northern borough. Outstanding
among the numerous deals in unim-
proved property in that district yester-
day was the purchase by the N. & C
Construction Company of forty-two lots
at the northeast corner of the Con-
course and 196th street from clients of
Elkus. evogel Gleason and Proskauer
through Francis B. Robert, broker. The
property fronts 425 feet on the Con-
course and has depth Of 25O feet ex-
tending through to Valentine avenue.
On this property the purchasers say
they will erect six six story apartment
houses. each to cover approximately
six lots and have accommodation for
sixty families. making a total of $50
families. The houses will contain all
improvements and will be exceptionally
well arranged as regards light and air.
Work will begin Immediately.
The financial arrangements were also
concluded by Mr.. Robert. The pur-
chasers were represented by Alfred
FrankenthaJ and Jehial NJ. Roeder as
attorneys.
Operators in Two Deals.
Ennis a. Sinnott have purchased from
Frederick A. De Peyster and others the
vacant block front OF 16la lots on the
east side of Grant avenue. between
l66th street and Mcclellan street,
through Walter E. Phelps and Ernest
Damiane. Last week the buyers pur-
chased through the same brokers the
adjoining similar block front on Morris
avenue, and they now own the entire
square block. containing thirty-three
lots
Ennis & Snnott have sold the vacant
plot. 75xll5. on east side of Davidson
avenue. $50 feet north of 18th street,
to J. NJ Felson, who will build a five
story apartment. Warren F. Johnson,
Inc. was the broker.
other Plot Sales Reported.
Hall j. Howe &c Co. resold to Herman
Berman for the William H. Picken
Building Company the plot, 100x100, at
the northwest corner of Jerome avenue
and Belmont street, at the subway
station. The seller acquired the prop
erty month ago through the same
brokers. Hall j. How & Co. also sold
for the Picken Realty Company the plot.
65x200x1o0x irregular. on the north side
of Belmont street, 100 feet east of
Jerome avenue.
Julian Kovacs purchased from Daniel
B. Freedman the plot. 75xS0x irregular.
on the west side of Kingsbridge road,
120 feet north of Fordham road. The
Fordham road corner Is being i'm
proved by Mr.. Freedman with tax
payer. Mr.. Kovacs will improve II
with a two story business building.
The block front in the west side of
Sherman avenue, between 165th and
166th streets, a plot, 359x10O. has been
sold by the Morris estate to Samuel
Garfinl<el and others, who plan to erect
five story apartments
The plot, 10Ox9o. at the northeast cor
ner of Grand avenue and 1s0th street
has been sold by Charles M. Rosenthal
as broker to the Val Construction Com
pany. He also sold the northwest cor
ner of Davidson avenue and 1Soth street,
a plot 100x90. to the Val Construction
Company, which intends Immediately to
improve the site with two 100 foot
apartment houses.
Bronx Fraternity Buys Dwelling.
The Kappa Sigma Realty Corpora
ton bought from Francis p. Wahl the
two and a half story dwelling. S5xS3x
irregular, at 2,21 Sedgwick avenue.
New Flats Planned.
Plans for new apartment houses in
the Bronx have been filed as follows:
University avenue, east side, 664 feet
north of 1s3d street, five story apart