Harlem Valley growth sparks Westchester realty surge
The Harlem Valley and Westchester counties attract multiple development firms as investors eye large vacant tracts into home sites. White Plains and Mount Vernon emerge as key inland hubs with strong rail links and planned electric service, while New Jersey and Long Island brokers push suburban expansion north of The Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
Harlem Valley
Bronx
Long Island
New Jersey
Westchester Boards of Real Estate Brokers
New York Central
N Jessing
Westchester
New York Central Railroad
Hudson River
Harlem Division
Mott Haven
Chatham
Harlem railroad to extend electric lines through Westchester suburbs
The railroad plans to replace gates with attractive bridges at Mount Vernon and towns including Bronxville Tuckahoe Yonkers Park Scarsdale Hartsdale White Plains and North White Plains. A large North White Plains terminal and four track roadway are outlined as part of the electric system. The project aims to attract more home seekers as sections modernize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem Division
Harlem Valley Division
Subway
Fourth Avenue
South Ferry
Botanical Garden
Grand Central Station
Mount Vernon
The
Central
Bronxville
Tuckahoe
Yonkers Park
Scarsdale
Hartsdale
White Plains
North White Plains
Harlem
Mason
Westchester
McKnight Realty Sells 88 Lots in Long Island Tracts
In the last ten days the McKnight Realty Company sold eighty eight lots in its Long Island tracts with fifty percent going to Lawrence Construction Company. Bayside Flushing figures include John Flaherty buying an 8 by 100 foot plot on Highland Avenue and Thomas Kilpatrick taking a 30 by 100 foot plot on Woodland Avenue. George Silverthorn purchased a 60 by 100 foot lot at Woodland Avenue and Palace Boulevard while Andrew Rogers bought a 40 by 100 foot lot on Woodland Avenue. W Clifford acquired a 60 by 100 foot plot on Highland Avenue. At Lawrence Manor Ethel Hughson bought a 0 by 0 foot plot on 7th Street and G Batmont took a 40 by 2100 foot plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKnight Realty Company
Long Island
Lawrence Construction Company
Bayside
Flushing
John Flaherty
Highland, Ave
Thomas Kilpatrick
Woodland Ave
George Silverthorn
Palace Boulevard
Andrew Rogers
W. Clifford
Highland Ave
Lawrence Manor
Ethel Hughson
7Th St
G, Batmont
Scenes on Riverside Drive At 106th Street
Builders and investors are active along Riverside Drive with activity focused at 106th Street and 97th Street as corridors of development. The report highlights construction, property deals, and commercial growth in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Drive
106Th Street
Riverside Drive Improvement Adds Streetlevel Entrance
Riverside Drive at 104th Street will gain a street level entrance with a marble vestibule and wrought iron grille doors. A new eight foot closer curb, granolithic sidewalk, and removal of the basement are planned at an estimated cost of 9 000 dollars.
Floral Park Lots Sold by McCormack Real Estate
The McCormack Real Estate Company reports sales of Floral Park plots to S Cruse J Cimowski Harry Auerback M J Moran and describes Malba Drive Whitestone waterfront development including shore plots a casino clubhouse and proposed plans for expensive dwellings on nearby sites The Malba Association holds shore frontage and plans boat and rail access with future Montauk steamer stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormack Real Estate Company
Floral Park
S. Cruse
Locust St
J. Cimowski
Spruce St
Harry Auerback
M. J. Moran
Walnut St
Summit Place
Malba Drive
Fourth Avenue
Maltba
Whitestone
Schermerhorn
Malba
18Th Street
Manhattan
Montauk
Malba Association
August Heckscher
A. L. Soulard
Title Insurance and Trust Company
Many Malba Sales Boost Long Island Realty Market
Across the north shore of Long Island investors show stronger demand as Malba publicity reveals several plots sold in the exclusive Realty Trust development. Purchases include parcels along 18th street Keenan Place Malba Drive and near the new 20 000 station, with multiple lots on 18th street and at Boulevard Drive and 21st street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Manhattan
Malba
Realty Trust
18Th Street
Keenan Place
Malba Drive
Long Island Railroad
21St Street
The
Boulevard Drive
2St Street
Land plots sold along Montauk and Cedarhurst avenues
The notice lists several parcel sales including 66 by 100 feet on Montauk Ave to J A Scollard, 490 by 150 feet on Montauk Ave to S J Kelley, 60 by 10 feet on West Broadway to H D Roulston, 40 by 100 feet on Cedarhurst Ave to Frank Adams, and 120 by 100 feet on Cedarhurst Ave at Flushing Terrace to A M and L D Edwards on 15th St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montauk Ave
J. A. Scollard
Cedarhurst North
S. J. Kelley
West Broadway
H. D. Roulston
Cedarhurst Ave
Frank Adams
Flushing Terrace
A. M
L. D. Edwards
15Th St
Richmond Hill DRAWS Boosts New York Suburb Image
Richmond Hill residents launch an advertising drive in Manhattan papers to attract buyers. Visitors increasing all week with brokers busy. Joel Fowler notes steady growth, seven schools, diverse churches, wide streets, and strong transit to New York City, predicting continued opportunity and appeal for builders and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Hill
Manhattan
Joel Fowler
Queens
New York City
Brooklyn
Loan Associations Popular In Metropolitan District
Boards of directors of cooperative savings and loan associations met this week to hear six months of secretary reports. Reports were satisfactory overall, with a few larger organizations seeing higher withdrawals. Affairs are now in a normal condition and progress continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Savings and Loan Associations
Growth of Co operative Savings and Loan Associations
Applications from small borrowers for home loans averaging 1000 to 4000 rise to a five year high while investor numbers grow. Dividends typically two percent for six months with reserves built per state law. Sixty seven associations in the area use this plan and assets rose by over 2.5 million in one year, aiding homebuyers through mortgage cancellations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Savings and Loan Associations
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
State Banking Department
Building activity shows improvement in June across major cities
Construction News reports 13,515 buildings started in June across 44 cities costing 52.9 million dollars, down from 13,673 and 62.4 million the previous year. Officials note June was near a high water mark last year, so current figures reflect a calmer period but healthier overall trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Construction News
Architects Seek Plans to Alter 42nd Street Building
McKim, Mead & White filed with Buildings Superintendent Murphy for remodeling the American Safe Deposit Company six story and basement building at Fifth Ave and 42nd St. The project ties to a proposed avenue widening and includes reworking the ornamental high stoop entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKim, Mead & White
American Safe Deposit Company
Murphy
Fifth Ave
Property Sales Map Multiple Plots Across Spruce Carnation Plainfield and More
The document lists several land transfers and lot sizes in Spruce Street Carnation Avenue Plainfield Avenue Locust Street Belmont Street and Valley Stream including H Hanson L Valdivieso A Furano W Koesis Thomas Mulke Co B Harlow M M Langan M Kozlouski Joseph Kozlouski Clara Hofman John Cunningham Mary Goodwan and A Tucker with plots ranging from 40 by 10 feet to 490 by 100 feet and notable corner lots on Oxford and Corona avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Ave
M. M. Langan
Oxford St
M. Kozlouski
Corona Ave
Joseph Kozlouski
Clara Hofman
St. Mark's Place
John Cunningham
Mineola Ave
Mary Goodwan
Vailey Stream Boulevard
A. Tucker
Fairview Ave
Real Estate Deals Dominate Brooklyn Market Listings
In the brokerage market Henry N. Singhi sold to Fleischmann Realty and Construction Co a ten story fireproof building on a 295 by 108 foot lot with broker B. H. Weisker Jr. The property was listed at 165000. Several other properties change hands including plots on Concord avenue Bryan street and East 156th street, a three family flat at East 156th street, and a flathouse with store on Southern Houlevard. The Columbian Board of Brokers completed sales at West 163d street while Lowenfeld Prager transferred properties on East 80th street and a bakery project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry N. Singhi
Fleischmann Realty and Construction Company
West 4Th St
B. H. Weisker, Jr
James L. Libby
Duggan & Wall
Concord Ave
238Th St
Bryan St
156Th St
Elton Ave
Hugo Wabst
Houlevard
Home St
John H. Wittpenn
Rudolph Weissler
White Plains Road
Morris
Park Ave
M. Siebert
Vincent Laporte
Salvatore Zimbardi
Maple and
213Th Sts
John N. Cunéora
Maple St
Columbian Board of Brokers
Aaron Simon
Sarah Cohen
W. Schacht
Lowenfeld & Prager
Wolf & Jacob
Maher Estate Holdings Sale On Rockaway Peninsula
The Patrick Maher estate to sell Rockaway peninsula property on Saturday August 1. The auction includes an Avenue house among several parcels in the holdings sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockaway Peninsula
Patrick Maher
Avenue House
Realty Notes Price Buys The Beeches in Staten Island
Walter W. Price buys The Beeches on Emerson Hill Staten Island through Cornelius G. Rolff. The property sits on about four and one half acres. The Ripley Realty Company Todd Brothers is involved in the listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Price
Cornelius G. Rolff
Emerson Hill
Staten Island
Ripley Realty Company
Todd Brothers
Massive City Sheriff Sale Auctions Across Multiple Neighborhoods
The notice outlines numerous properties to be sold at sheriff's auctions in Manhattan and nearby areas including Monteray Lafontaine avenues East Houston street Cypress avenue and surrounding blocks. It lists dozens of parcels with addresses lot sizes building types and amounts due including taxes liens and first mortgages, with sales scheduled on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday at various offices and on premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesey St
Monteray Lafontaine Aves
A Coleman
Manheimer Et al
M Cooper
R H Raphael
126Th St
WA Tuttle
J McKeen
Kiein
Hichbaum
al Putzel
Monterey Ave
Monterey Ve
Lafontaine
H Sands
Monterey Realty
Bowers & 5
Attys
P Massey
St. As
3A Ave
Stydwich
A M Groge
J Cochrane
Westchester Argus
Washingtonville
Annie Thoms
Earcier
Joseph P
Lewis St
Houston St
Sheriffs
David Feuer
Jacob Gordon
134Th St
Bri Ten Hk
Ties Guar
Potter
Rasha Arnold
Samust Abramson
Weller
Timpson Place
City
Cas Mort Co Et al
Harold Swag
O'L Cohalan
Plans for 12 story Nassau Beekman building on Beekman Street
Plans filed to improve premises 25 to 29 Beekman and extend to 37 to 61 Am Street for a twelve story and basement commercial building by Nassau Beekman Company with Robert Ralston Reed as president. The current site holds five manufacturing buildings around an alley. The frontage is 33 feet on Ann Street and 67.11 feet on Beekman Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beekman St
Am St
Nassau-Beekman Company
Robert Ralston Reed
Five Four
Aveston Manufacturing
Ann St
Beekman
Real estate loans and leases reported in city notices
A 600000 loan secured on a twelve story apartment at Amsterdam Ave and 73rd St for five years at 6 percent. Edward I Wilson buys No 1 East 9th St. The Ernestus Gulick Co sells No 3 Sterling Place Brooklyn to Mrs M S O Sullivan for 12000. G Brettell & Son lease to F W Woolworth & Co a store and basement at 121st St and Third Ave. Folsom Brothers and Pease Elliman lease a No West Lith St dwelling to H Taylor Cronk. Plans filed for store and hotel at East 21st St and other renovations including a four story hall and eight story office additions. Architects Banister & Schell, Walker & Hassel, Peter M Coco involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam Ave
Edward I. Wilson
East 9Th St
Ernestus Gulick
Sterling Place
Underhill
Washington Aves
Brooklyn
M. S. O'Sullivan
Banister & Schell
Ith Ave
William M
21St St
Fred W. Evers
Walker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manhattan Island
Jersey
Wakefield
Hudson River Valley
Great Long Island Sound Territory
Jamaica
Ocean
Long Island Sound
City Hall
Yonkers
Tarrytown
New Rochelle
Pelham
Harrison
Rye
Greenwich
Hawthorne
Pleasantville
Chappaqua
Mount Kisco
Bedford
Purdys
Croton Falls
Brewster
95Th Street
97Th Street
Riverside
104Th Street
Martin Meyer, SR
Richmond Drive
Maher
Samuel Marx
Monmouth
Brookdale
Brighton Aves
West End
Long Branch
Joseph P Day
Trinity Ave
138Th St
T Schmidt Agt Noern Realty Co
Simpson
W & Co
Sle Ward
Ryerave
F Howley
Kelly
T J McManus
Bryan L Kennelly
Christopher St
Cor West
Botel
Sam Nac Realty Co
McKeever
Shiland
R H Clarke
66Th St
Townsend
Beck
Harold Swain
L B Hasbrouck
Timpson
R Beal
James L Wells
26Th St
Phelps
A Delaffey
P East
J Gulick
Bowery
J L Buttenwieser
Charles Lowe
JS Isaacs
F S McAvoy
Houston
Mutual Life Insue
C Clarke
James McKeen
L Schurz
Home Ave
Sixloe
Ten
de Cohen
Morris Workowitz
Mayer Kronachery
Carghlan
Evens
Epstein
M H Hayman
G H Crawford
Herbert A Sherman
Amsterdam
Barrett
E Meeker
H Hibbard
St. S
Mary Solari
Ahrenfeld Estate
Kelly Atty
Townley
Hugh D Smyth
Cor
Sit
L M Hirsch
Bach Et al
Strauss
Samuel Goldsticker
Istave
Pana 3Sy Stables
William Ehrlich
Umberto Cfimnone
Bike Ward Herrmann
Atty
J T McGovern
William Kennelly, Jr
Rivinzton St. B
Abraham Levenstein
Maxon Et al
Prian L Kennelly
Bradway
Beekman Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!