The New York herald., 1921-11-11
BANKERS SELL Big
TRACT IN THE BRONX
Developers Get so Lots Near
Subway Extension; Other
Deals in Borough.

Todd president, has purchased from
kountze Brothers. bankers, a tract Of
about 90 lots. comprising practically the
block bounded by Burnside, fremont.
Grand and Davidson avenues, one block
from the fremont avenre station of the
Jerome avenue subway extension. The
sellers have held the property for about
fifty years as part Of tract OF 500 lots
purchased by them in the west Bronx.
Hail j. How d Co. were nc brokers
The buyers will divide .hs tract nto
plots and dispose of them 20 builders.
The sale involves the entire block with
the exception of six frame horses on
Grand avenue. There Is q frontage OF
about zoo feet along Burnside avenue.
20 feet on fremont avenue. go feet on
| Davidson avenue and about 425 feet
along Grand avenue.
Col. Buppcrt Sells Landmarks.
Col. Jacob Rupert has sold the frame
building and saloon at the northwest
corner Of Southern Boulevard and Ire
mont avenue to buyer who, 1t is said,
will build apartment houses with stores
on the site. The building was once
landmark in the east Bronx section and
was the rendezvous OF horse trotters.
That was in the days before the advent
of the automobile.
The property fronts 125 feet on the
Southern Boulevard and about 100 feet
on fremont avenue. with an abutting
parcel fronting rs feet on Marplon ave-
nue. 1t also extends through from South
ern Boulevard to Marmion avenue, dis
tance of about 210 feet, and has become
one Of the choicest parcels suitable for
reimprovement In that locality. 1t has
been in the possession oe the Rupperts
for several years. Phipps Il Grant, at
torneys, represented Col. Rupert.
Brown Enlarges Holdings.
Through the purchase of two vacant
properties on Morris and fremont ave.
nues Frederick Brown, the operator. is
TOW In control of site containing about
eleven lots ut the southeast corner OF
those thoroushfares. From the Cedar
lands Realty and Operating Company
Mr. Brown bought a plot. 63x1466 ir-
regular on fremont avenue, adjoining
five lot plot at the southeast corner OF
Morris avenue. A plot. 50xio9, adjoining
the corner on Morris avenue. was pur-
chased from the Burnside Avenue Realty
Company. Both sales were made through
Hall J. How &c Co.. brokers. With these
purchases Mr.. Brown now controls
vacant corner, fronting 216 feet on Nor
ris avenue and 1S3 feet on fremont
avenue.
other Plot Sales.
Joseph Sager purchased the plot at
the northwest corner of l69th street and
Lyman place. fronting ls5 feet on lo5th
street and 147 feet on Lyman place. 1t
will be improved with a business build
ing Mr.. Sager resold plot on Crotona
Park North. $50 feet east of Marinion
avenue, to the Nosidam Realty Com
pany, which viii erect 2 five story
apartment.
The newly formed Arno Realty Com
pany CH. w. Perlman, II. Welnberger
and J. $. Bernsten) has purchased the
plot, llSx10 at the southeast corner of
Crotona avenue ana lsoth street. for I'M
provement with taxpayers. The estate
OF Gertie Boecher was the seller.
The Poleekcrans Building Company
bought the vacant plot. 135xlOO. on the
east side of Harrison avenue, 30 feet
north of 1SQth street.
The Hudson Builders Corpora ton pur-
chased from the Harburn Holding Cor
poraton the plot. iC0xiSL2. at the north
cast corner OF Burnside and Harrison
| avenues.
| Henry A. Forster sold 20 Patrick Nc
! Mahon the vacant plot, 3i.ix3O4x irregu-
| lar, on the west side of Broadway, 5o.2
feet north OF 261st street
The plot. 56x10S.5x irregular. on the
south side OF Jerome avenue, 2a feet
west OF Minerva place, has been pur-
chased by J., Hurd Sanford from Will
lam NJ. Duffy.
! Kathryn T.. OConnor sold to George
A. Steinmuller the plot. 50xl0o, on the
north side of 17sth street. BILL feet
west of the Grand Concourse.
other Bronx transactions.
! Charles Siegcl Levy purchased from
| Henry Weaver the one story taxpayer
! at the southeast corner OF Boston road
and Union avenue, fronting 6S feet OH
| Boston road and no feet on Union ave-
nue.. The corner store Is occupied un-
der a long lease by the j. w. Wool
worth Company.
! Butler & Baldwin, Inc. resold FOR
| Simon II. Scheuer a five story apart
ment house. 50x100. at 22i0 Grand Con-
| course. This property was sold for
Alexander Wilson some time ago TO the
present sellers and carries rent roll
OF approximately $1,000 1t was held
/ at $4,000.
! Shaw, Rockwell * Sanford sold for
! Harold Swain the vacant plot. 45xlOO.
at the northeast corner OF Mount Eden
| and selwyn avenues to Morris L. Suskin,
who will erect a two family iwolling and
occupy a portion Of Il.