Italian Colony Idea Proposed for Larchmont Manor Area
Realty experts urge immediate action to create a large Italian colony for laborers and families north of the New Haven Railroad station at Larchmont Manor. They propose hundreds of acres of vacant land near Long Island Sound frontages to house sanitary, healthful homes without disrupting nearby isolated tracts.
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New Rochelle
Pelhamwood
Westchester County
New Haven
New Maven
Larchmont Manor
Long Island Sound
N. Y
Larchmont
En Lalisn
Larchment
Empire Square District Aims for Big Residential and Amusement Growth
Real estate activity surges in the Empire Square area as developers plan an immense mixed use zone with apartment towers, hotels, garages, and a major amusement center near Times Square. Recent trades involve Daniel B. Freedman and the Mathieu estate with properties on West 63rd Street and Broadway, plus Shubert plans for a large theatre on West 63rd. Other notable moves include land purchases around Central Park West and 5th Avenue, signaling a broader West Side boom and near-term construction of retail and entertainment corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Square District
West Side
59Th Street
Automot
Best Torpe Ible Changeufacturing
Manhattan Island
Daniel B. Freedman
Broadway
43D Street
Central Park West
Shubert
Empire Square
Great West Side
Heirs of Signers Safeguarded in Unfulfilled Lot Contracts
The text notes heirs receive title to the lot without payment if the contract holder dies before fulfillment. It warns many acrobats with such contracts could falter on the wire, potentially aiding heirs and the community.
Hunts Point Block Front Sold for Public School Site
The Hunts Point Estates led by president Henry Morgenthau sells a sixteen-lot plot on the south side of Spofford Avenue in the Hunts Point section of The Bronx to the city. The site covers 200 feet of Spofford frontage and is planned for a new school building occupying the block front between Coster and Faile streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunts Point
Henry Morgenthau
Spofford Avenue
Coster
Faile
Bronx
Church Extension Committee
Presbytery of New York
The Woods of Larchmont and Italian Settlement Near Station
A lengthy critical sketch describes The Woods of Larchmont near Larchmont Manor station as not a true high class colony. It notes a nearby Italian settlement of small tar paper structures, the lack of grand homes, and plans for a potential colony for noise makers and acrobats. Nearby Hunts Point Estates and a September land auction are also mentioned with city purchase details.
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Larchmont Manor Fairroad
L I Railroad Plans Electrify West of Hempstead This Year
Long Island Railroad outlines electrification and double tracking of western passenger lines this year. Through electric trains will run via Pennsylvania tunnels to Manhattan's Seventh Avenue and 22d Street. North Shore division upgrades near $1,290,000 with power house between Winfield and Elmhurst. Service will rise 50 percent, with 10 to 20 minute faster runs. Plans to start 1911 for remaining western division.
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Long Island
P. H. Woodward
Peters
Hempstead
Pennsylvania
Seventh Avenue
22D Street
Manhattan
Flatbush Avenue
Long Island City
Jamaica
Woodhaven Junction
Glendale
Maspeth
North Shore
Winfield
Elmhurst
Winfield Junction
Port Washington
Whitestone
Malba
Colleges Point
North Shore Division
Flushing
Whitestone Landing
Garden City Estates completes sales of multiple plots
Garden City Estates has sold several plots in the area. Locations include east side of Kensington Road north of Salisbury avenue, west side of Nassau L Boulevard between Salisbury and Chester Avenues, east side of Euston Road south of Salisbury avenue, southeast corner of Salisbury avenue and Kensington Road, west side of Brixton Road south of South avenue, west side of Roxbury Road north of Stewart avenue, and east side of Wellington Road south of Newmarket Rosé.
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Garden City Estates
Kensington Road
Salisbury Avenue
Nassau L Boulevard
Salisbury
Chester Avenues
Euston Road
Brixton Road
South Avenue
Roxbury Road
Stewart Avenue
Wellington Road
Newmarket Rosé
Real Estate Surge In Empire Square District Promises Theatres Hotels
The Empire Square area near major surface rail and tunnel links and next to Fifth and Sixth Avenues is poised for a realty boom. Developers plan numerous apartment houses hotels and places of amusement to attract automobile firms and elevate the district into a premier theatre and residence zone of the metropolis.
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Fifth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Major Midtown Realty Deals Highlight Zone Sales This Year
The district saw key transfers including a five story West 67th street flat house sold by S B Gooddade & Son for William Moran and a five story West 63rd street flathouse sold via H Senior & Co for Peter F Downey. Major purchases included a four garage at Broadway and 62nd street by Panhard & Levassor from United States Realty and Improvement Co and a five story office building at 64th street and Broadway bought by Henry Morgenthau Co. for about 175000 with rapid resale.
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West 67Th Street
S. B Gooddade & Son
William Moran
67Th Street
Central Park
Atelier
Frederick Zittel
Gallagher & Brether
Elijah G. Jones
West 68Th Street
H. Senior & Co
West 63d Street
Peter F. Downey
Lewis B Preston
Tnited States Realty and Improvement Company
Panhard & Levassor Company
Street
Broadway
Herbert Dupuy
Robert E. Powlinge
62D Street
Colonial Theatre
Henry Morgenthau Company
65Th Street
Monroe L. Simon Story
Desirable Metropolitan District Lands Advertised for Homes
Chester Hill Park Company offers five parcels in a premier residential tract with deluxe improvements and privacy. Prices start at 40 dollars per lot, with an eighty foot plaza running through the center and ornamental features to enhance the appeal for home seekers.
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Chester Hill
Mt. Vernes
Reine
Ester Hill Park Company
Walt
Matain
Gaza
Mount Vernon
Chester Hill Park Company
Broadway
Fort George Section Sale Promises New Elevator Station
The Henry Morgenthau Company sold Heart T. Bulman the front on the west side of Nicholas avenue between 11th and 38th Street plot 2 by 1. A subway station with an elevator is planned on the adjoining corner street at Ist Street. The plot will be improved with high buildings and apartments as demand in the Heights rises. Builders and operators show renewed interest in the district as the improvement is announced.
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Dea Reese
Paul T
Henry Morgenthau
Heart T. Bulman
Nicholas Avenue
I1st
de Wuth
R Heights
George
Ist Street
Improvements Planned for East Side Buildings and Hotels
Plans filed to enlarge the East 6th Street residence for the Beekman estate by Alberts Med, for remodeling the Calvary Church lodging house at Nos. 80 to 92 street by Russell W. Tether, for converting 214 Third Avenue café and hotel into a studio building by John P Voelker, and for adding a third story to the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurim synagogue at East 9th Street by af Pelham.
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One Mater
John P Voelker
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurim
Nit
East Sth Street
Af Pelham
Title Company Lends $330000 for 101 Fifth Avenue Building
The Title Guarantee and Trust Company lends $330,000 on the eleven story loft building at 101 Fifth Avenue to The Morass No. 101 Fifth Avenue Company. The loan runs five years at 4 percent.
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Title Company
Trust Company
Stone
Fifth Avenue
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Henry Hudson
Hudson River
District
Park Avenue
Midtown
Times Square
Columbus
63D Street
Robert E. Dowling
Hotel Empire
Ec Theatre
Onlay
Sal ™ S
Central Park Wear
Bing
Elmore H Banks
Connee
John C. Shaw
Watt Morris Curtis
Central Park Weare
Columbus Avenue
Je” Willis
S35
Harperty Hall
William
Pang West
Herman Knapp
Charles Bareney
Century Realty Company
New York Ophthalmic and Rural Institute
Nash Rockwoot
Prasada
Piot Srls
Sth Street
Central Dug
Alee
Dloele
Union Theological Seminary
Public School
L. I. Railroad Plans
Garden City Estates Sales
Sherman Square
78D Street
Sale
Fort George
Vator
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