New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-15
Break Up of
Great AstOr
Holdings Is On
FL. of Van Nest Section
Io.. l. FIR, of Niscounl's
Extensive Bronx Land To
REPLACED OIL AuclionBlock

90. ,,,,kul vp o. tfe extensive
-, holdings Of the ls'e Niseorn'
,'.., N the BrorS Na 80 -'s6 yc''er-
~ : -, tallro N q the Kot'. Aston
~. y. ,s,n 1900 mcn or ones, sore
- babies. who, sram ;heir attire
r..,,s every social pos tion crowded
~. a, Slg gid : room 20 witness an
-, n real estate history for ne
-, and his hsirs nave followed
80, the aey.ee o. the founder Of
I. ,,nily's fortune, Wash was don't
gl -.,,...a
90, lus.ress principle vas 4c.IoNce
,k,vzr came and brought with
u"..,in @. t,1-s which have weighed
~ =, ths shou defe ~ .he ing
p" S.,Ssr,s Of the fan. 8. for many
~ 20 vnc.e S-m as well us
.air .ore government.
"a s.r fiv has parted witt NUMBER
,s..slvav skyscrapers tut has held
s,s,ys,opei 'ards res zi-g The po-
49, rsrtk o. these trAc g, which have
w. thought within sh'rt travelling
49, n tse Big bus'ntss center Of
g. YER through the extension OF
* ..,,s'.r 10 the stories told ycStoT-
- jo,eph z. nay lrl J. Nlaref &C.
~. vho have been comUiissioned 90
~ ~ As'or lard, u Was w,t1 great
,.i...srfe traf Captain . s'0~. tHe pre-
..,b.,d o. the r. C.sh hfgucH o. thc
- agreed TO offer bis COO acres in
- 81 N,st section o. INC Bronx,
-, vcfr hcuclt when thst district
", fsrnlrg country. ...
=, ssie ~ these acrc suboiNided
g., 1859 los each twenty-five feet
-, Vs. begun ycstcria at : o'e.oc
- NJ, Dty and Mr Davies The o..
..,issee Indicated that The value o..
- sad 'feir uotcn.ia. worth were
,,g Understood. A. soon IS Dir. Da
-. fos bids O. doTcn voices shoute d
-. ,-,..s 80 the srmc time. lie wa
,s.,isr the Southwest corner ~ Met
,,n Avenue ard ilsth StieGt. TIE rrst
M recorded was $500 f3tt! Of
a. xere made before thc let was
ar.,k down for $1,000 20 Prank Gra's'.
,ks,s,r dealer. Then the crowd gave
\, Crasso q cheer Tor btira the buycr
y The first lot 20 be offered. NJ.
c-tsso purchat ed the aGlo!u.Hg eight
l,,, or i7Nh street, inclr ding Tie Gov
~, Of Haired Avenue. Il pad $1,000
3, ne corner aai s. .e0J each .or the
rsiis lots
d.. Convisser. WHO conducts n cloth
stT store IN krook.yn, pa!l the high
a, price obtained for q single lot at
fe sale. lie paid Si25o0 for the
ssr.iesst corner o. Westchester and
Morrison avenues. parcel directly
,,ross from srbwav station. For
he adjoining property - Westchester
Lvenus over 20 Harroid Avenue and
tyo los on Morrison Avenue be paid
NTao0
Felix IsnAn stirred up the bidders
" taxing the entire block between
i'.i ard i74th streets. Croes arc
y,he avenues. sixty lots. for which lie
~ $3.50 each. When BIO fclt the
txiNeer hc wanted the block bidders
vriesrd 20 remark that lsmon had
pseing interesting Up his sleeve
nv who had shown al lnc.inaiioA
Nall4 UNNh .NMTtA ilitt ttt' 81 -- ' -
Tiicularly Tor nearby lots.
Lewis Cohen was another Of tho
AR BUYERS. lie bought plot o.
tg.t lots on Morrison and herrod
luraes for $500 and two lots ad-
ian.ag for $500
A corner lot AZ Morrison Avenue ana
ma Street was purchased By y
Absnd .or Sl,c25. who gave Sl'loO Ioi
On sbutting inside lot
r y. Peroh bought block Of eign'
le,s on Metcs'f Avenue through .
He'roi Avenue for $4,000, ard Later
'aded the Metealf Avenue corner a.
l2.@2J and the Herrod Avenue corneI
Il s. 2Z5 70 his purchases. 49,,
At4p m. after two hours OF selling
Isl lots had been disposed o. Tor
otal Of Sl94.475. 49,,
When the sale adjourned ~ II o'clocl
last night, until to-day, CTS lots wer
Of FOR total OF $3.50 200 O.
IN average Of Sll06 for each paret
The largest purchases 20 the nigh
session were Thomas Morch and J
solomsn, representing & syndicate o
Phi delphiA buyers. They purchased
l2o lots In East fremont and Morrison
lyerues for n total Of Sl5l.2O0. An
eth,r large buyer was Philip Goldberg
Who acquired ten lots situated nea'
she 81. Lawrercc Avenue subway ia
tioa and in Westchester Avenue. FOL
which he paid SOS 900