The New York herald., 1921-05-01
1000 0Lots in L. |. Citv
10 Go Under Hammer

Encouraged by the comparative cheap
ness OF vacant land in the Astoria Sec
tion Of the new Long Island City and
by tho benefits to be derived from tax
exemption and the sharp increase during
the last year In traffic on the Astoria
division Of the dual rapid transit sys-
TEN, two prominent apartment house
builders from Washington Heights and
Brooklyn recently purchased large
blocks of lots close to the Grand avenue
station on the Astoria subway extension
for immediate Improvement with modern
apartment houses
Philip Krulewltch. president of the
Fflrose Construction Company, and Nor
ris Manacher, president of the Manacher
Construction Company, have purchased
jointly twenty-six lots on the west side
OF Fifth avenue. 150 feet north of ia
maica avenue. for Improvement with
three, four and f1ve room apartment
houses.
James q. Clonin, who has erected q
large number OF dwellings and apart
rnent houses In Brooklyn and Queens
and who Is prominent as n dealer in
building materials in Long Island City,
has purchased plot Of twelve lots on
the east side Of Fourth avenue, 100 feet
north Of Jamaica avenue, for improve
ment with small apartments.
Snle to BE Held Under Circus TOP,
These two purchases by Washington
Heights and Brooklyn builders indicate
tho widespread interest that has been
aroused In the newer section of Long
Island City since Joseph p. Day. auc-
tioneer. recently announced the sale of
1900 new Long Island City lots for the
estate of William G. Park and others at
absolute trustees auction sale to the
highest bidder, regardless Of price, on
Saturday. May z, at 1 o'clock, rain or
shine, In large tent at Grand avenue.
between Sixth and Seventh avenues.
Long Island City. close to the Grand
avenue station on the Astoria extension
OF the dual rapid transit system.
A large number of the lots to be sold
are situated In the vicinity OF the WASH
ington avenue. Broadway, Grand and
Royt avenue stations and between that
~boint and Steinway avenue. Others oc-
cupy several block fronts along jackson
avenue. between Twelfth and Seven
teenth avenues, considerably closer to
the Greensboro Bridge plaza and As
toria subway extension than the rows
of Mathews model flats" erected at
Jackson and Eighteenth avenues. The
remaining Astoria lots are located along
Vandeventer. Wilson, Patterson (Ja-
maica) and Grand avenues, between
Twelfth and Eighteenth avenues, and In
Graham and Pierce avenues. William,
Crescent and Radde streets, between the
Washington avenue and Broadway sta
tions on the Astoria division OF the In
terboro and b. II. T.-Brooklyn dual sub
way.
Along Line of Subway Extension.
All OF the lots are In sections that arc
improved with single and two family
houses. apartment houses. store prooer-
ties, mo- wing picture theatres, schools.
and some OF the largest motion picture
studio buildings erected Immediately
along the line Of the Astoria subway ex-
tension.
The same sale includes the Old Bow
cry Bay Farm, In the immediate vicinity
OF Bowery Bay and North Beach, which
are within six miles OF Forty-second
street, closer to the heart OF New York
than any other waterfront resort within
the city's limits.
This waterfront section, which Is espc-
cially suitable TO Improvement with bum
galows and all-year homes, Is conven-
ientiy located between the Astoria ave-
nue and Ryker avenue trolley car lines.
but has never before been available TO
home seekers. lot buyers and builders
for the reason that the property has not
been In tho market and could not be pur-
chased In separate lots.
The subdivision and sale of this prop
erty means the opening up OF all this