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Newspaper

New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1908

Page

4

New Jersey Suburban Realty Drive Opens Opportunities

A Newark era feature details the third New Jersey New York Real Estate Exchange tour exploring Hudson County growth, Jersey City and adjacent towns. Investors from Manhattan and the Bronx see eager demand for vacant land ready for modern homes, with rail and tunnel links boosting suburban appeal and prices likely to rise in Atlantic Highlands and nearby coastal towns.

Ma&nhattan New York New Jersey Manhattan Island Bronx Jersey City Hall Manhattan Atlantic Highlands Highlands Highland Beach Navesink Beach Normandie Seabright Lowmoor Monmouth Beach Long Branch Asbury Park

Properties Change Hands In Rockaway and Belle Harbor Sale

Last week saw two three story dwellings change hands in Rockaway area deals. Miss M Monahan and Leroy Coventry sold 8 percent West End Avenue property to a client, and Bryan I Kennelly sold 13 St Nicholas Avenue to Mrs Rath for Mrs Katherine Woodss. Joseph P Day announces public auction of 230 Belle Harbor seashore lots on July 11 with special trains from 34th Street East River and Flatbush Avenue. Belle Harbor promises ocean and Jamaica Bay views, no assessments, and prepaid improvements. Hotel Normandie at 28th Street and Broadway now under Herman Wronkow lease.

West End Avenue Miss M. Monahan Leroy Coventry ST. Nicholas Avenue Bryan I. Kennelly Katherine C. Woodss Rath Rockaway Park Rockaway Beach Argonne Edgemere Far Rockaway Rockaway Peninsula Atlantic Ocean Jamaica Bay Belle Harbor East 84Th Street Manhattan Bronx Long Island Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn Williamsburg Joseph P. Day 34Th Street East River Flatbush Avenue Station New York 28Th Street Broadway Herman Wronkow Rockaway Coast Savings Bank

New Jersey Suburban Real Estate Boom Near City

The article notes lower construction expenses in Jersey fields, promising favorable credit and growing demand for suburban homes near New York. It discusses money lending trends, balance with Manhattan finance, and the impact of industrial growth on residential development. It highlights Hudson & Manhattan tunnels, potential extensions, and several New Jersey towns poised for a real estate boom.

Jersey Fields New Jersey Manhattan New York Hudson & Manhattan Company Lkely Cortlandt Street City Hall

Sale of Seaside Lots Near Belle Harbor

Belle Harbor occupies a tract at the west end of the Rockaway peninsula bounded by Rockaway inlet and Jamaica Bay to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The notice describes the sale of seaside lots just east of Belle Harbor.

Belle Harbor Rockaway Peninsula Rockaway Inlet Jamaica Bay Belle

Long Branch Opens With Oceanfront Improvements and Race Meet

Long Branch New Jersey readies for the summer opening with oceanfront improvements and a parade marking the start of Ocean Park free concerts by Band White and Gold led by Max Schmidt. Elkwood Park hosts the first Long Branch auto race meet with a ten mile amateur event and notable entrants including Guggenheim and Seligman. Fred Lewisohn serves as honorary referee and Dr. J. R. Overpeck acts as referee. Tom Moore will oversee the Briarcliff race program. The endurance race of one hundred miles for stock cars is listed as No. 1 Open to stripped stock cars or stock chassis.

Long Branch N. J Ocean Park White and Gold Max Schmidt Metropolitan Opera Elkwood Park M. Robert Guggenheim William BR. Anderson Max Co. Fleishman Cincinnati Alfred Lincoln Seligman Fred Lewisohn J. R. Overpeck Quaker City Motor Club Philadelphia Tom” Moore

Independence Day Racing and Club Openings at Hollywood Golf Club

A beach fireworks display follows the races with a mimic warship battle. Time trials reward breaking circular track records. The Hollywood Golf Club in Long Branch opens its season, led by Leland Park near Shrewsbury with Hugo Hauf as proprietor. Councilman Joseph N. Flanagan oversees the shore site.

Hollywood Golf Club Long Branch Leland Park Joseph N. Flanagan Shrewsbury Hugo Hauf Lincoln Hotel New York

Marlboro Lots Sell Fast Near Brooklyn Transit

Marlboro tract by Wood Harmon & Co. reports weekly sales of about one hundred lots with about four hundred fifty left. Homes already built or under construction, priced to attract buyers. Location near Coney Island and City Hall, extensive transit access. Free title policy, deed transfers to beneficiaries if buyer dies before completion. Special inducements to early builders for the first century of buyers.

Marlboro Brooklyn Wood, Harmon & Co Coney Island City Hall Manhattan Fifth Avenue Culver Avenue Po Reid Avenue Vanderbilt Avenue Court Street Ninth Avenue Nostrand Avenue Union Street Tompkins Lorimer Avenue 15Th Street

Prizes for Elkwood and Long Branch car events

The notice lists prizes for several auto races under different classes. Elkwood championship offers prizes including the Guggenheim trophy valued at 20 dollars and 150 dollars in cash, with 40 dollars in plate for amateurs and 25 dollars entrance. Lewisohn silver cup at 200 dollars with 100 cash to winner, professional versus amateur plate, 10 dollar entrance. Long Branch open to amateurs under AAA stock touring rules with a silver cup and 10 dollar entrance. five miles for stripped stock cars with a silver cup and 50 dollars to win.

Lewisohn Long Branch American Automobile Association

Houses Erected Under Specially Advantageous Terms

A statement claims the ability to erect houses under specially advantageous terms, signaling a potential program or policy to facilitate construction at reduced costs or with favorable conditions for buyers or builders. Details on scope, eligibility, and timeline are not provided in the fragment.

Roslyn Estates Promises A Picturesque Long Island Tract

The Dean Alvord Company presents Roslyn Estates a three hundred acre tract on Long Island north shore. The development emphasizes rolling woodland and attractive housing sites as a premier suburban community.

Dean Alvord Company Roslyn Estates Long Island

Roslyn Estates: A Private Residence Park Near Roslyn

The tract fronts Wheatley Hills near Roslyn West, surrounded by wealthy New Yorkers. Dean Alvord notes it remains a private residence park to avoid undesirable development. Landscape design aims for picturesque sites along roads, with varied plot shapes. View spans Hempstead Plains to the ocean, with spring-fed lakes and ornamental borders. All-year living suits high pressure mains, electric light, telephone, and rail proximity. Subdivisions range from half to five acres, with strict aesthetic preservation rules.

Wheatley Hills Roslyn Dean Alvord Company Roslyn Estates Hempstead Plains

River View Manor attracts notable buyers in Hudson River valley

In Westchester County Hudson River section River View Manor by Hastings Homes Company shows rapid growth as professionals and business leaders buy villa plots. Purchasers include Percy Winter private secretary to David Belasco, Dr Harold W Wright, Oliver M Burdet, Mrs Anna A Cockey, Herbert W Squires, James Collins, plus eight Columbia College and NYU professors and other prominent figures.

Hudson River Westchester County River Valley River View Manor Hastings Homes Company Columbia College New York University New York Central Railroad Percy Winter David Belasco Calumet Ave Villard Ave Harold W. Wright Ravine

Real estate trades and leases in Yonkers and Palm Beach area

The Renton Moore Company sold to a client a three story limestone private dwelling at 5 West 148th Street on an 18.6 by 99.11 foot lot. McVickar Gaillard Realty sold at 62 West Sith Street a four story dwelling on an 18 by 15 foot lot. Ethel Roughet sold to Margaret Maher an undivided interest in 12 East 1st Street four story brick dwelling on an 18.7 by 98.9 irregular lot. Duross Company leased store basement at 47 Vesey Street to Joseph H. Conners and the Sahadi Brothers leased the Soest left at 24 Albany Street to Edward Ryan. J J Haggerty sold a new two family frame dwelling at 1 litt Hoe Avenue to John Enders from Lyman W. Divine. Andrew J. Cole notes Palm Beach Park sales in Long Island with Otis Skinner and Edward P. Howard each receiving an acre on Woodvale Road.

Renton-Moore Company Christian Roeser West 148Th St McVickar-Gaillard Realty Company Margaret Maher East 1St St Duross Company Vesey St George E. Moray Joseph H. Conners Soest Albany St Sahadi Brothers Edward Ryan J. J. Haggerty

Plans to convert East Second Street tenement to office store

Plans filed with Buildings Superintendent Murphy propose remodeling the four story building at 335 East Sixth Street into an office with a ground floor store for owner L. O. Jones. Architect G. M. McCabe also filed plans to alter 470 Pearl Street from a four story tenement into a loft building with stores and top floor into a flat, removing the building from tenement jurisdiction.

Murphy East Sith St L. O. Jones G. M. McCabe Pearl~ St

Apartment to Let on 80 Madison Ave and 826 St Nicholas Ave

Properties listed include a light filled 4 and 6 room apartment with bath at 80 Madison Ave and a 826 St Nicholas Ave corner unit with night service. Rent ranges from 35 to 55 dollars. Plans also note Golde Cohen Construction three five story houses at Convent Ave and 128th St costing 200 dollars and two five story flat houses for William C. Oessing on 180th St west of Broadway costing 320 dollars.

Nother Pocher &Company Elv St. Nicholas Ave Cor Lela Kennedy Manhattan Golde-Cohen Construction Company Convent Are

Meeting on concerted action by taxpayers groups

Allan Robinson said a meeting tomorrow at New 16 Broadway will be called by several organizations to seek concerted action on tax payer issues citywide. Robert E. Dowling favored a central plan, with equal representation, and a committee might be formed to draft a plan for approval by all groups.

New 16 Broadway Allan Robinson Robert E. Dowling City Investing Company Mr. Dowling Son Robue

Opposed to Fourth Ave Subway Says Mec Estate Chief

Edward J. McCormack of the Mec Estate Company argues against building the Fourth Avenue subway for South Brooklyn urging improved Rapid Transit Service instead. He contends South Brooklyn and nearby areas plus Bay Ridge Fort Hamilton seek the line but are not densely populated. He favors enhancing Broadway Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue routes to relieve congestion in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Ormack Real Subway Edward J. McCormack Mec Estate Company Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Mr. McC South Brooklyn Bay Ridge Fort Hamilton 4Th Ave Ridge Broadway Fulton St Myrtle Manhattan Pope Myrtle Ave

Jamaica Estates sale blurb with plots listed

Jamaica Estates sales announce the largest plot offerings in its Jamaica tract. Properties include parcels on Radnor Road near Doncaster and Avon Road near Henley Road with sizes around 115 by 178 feet. Additional plots lie between Doncaster Boulevard and Kent Road, outlining multiple available lots.

Jamaica Estates Jamaica Radnor Road Doncaster Avon Road Henley Road Doncaster Boulevard Kent Road

NOW CONTROLS NORMANDIE SITE

Herman Wronkow leases the Normandie hotel site at the southeast corner of St and Broadway for twenty one years with a renewal option of another twenty one. The basement will likely house a Russian bath for men and the ground floor may serve as a banking office.

Normandie Herman Wronkow Hotel Normandie St. and Broadway Russian Bath Establishment

Also Mentioned on This Page

New Jersey-New York Real Estate Exchange Board of Real Estate Brokers of Jersey City Hudson County Bayonne Bergen Point Weehawken Hoboken Theonsensus Newark Ocean Front 6Th Street Charles H. Truax James J. Hill John N. Golding Webe Endon Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company Hudson Terminal Cortlandt and Church Streets Jersey Shore Pennsylvania Railroad Sixth Avenue 33D Street Morton Street Terminal 234 Street C.F Euclid Avenue Hastings-On-The-Hudson N. Y Willard Avenue Sirual Sale Nassau New York City West First Street Manhattan Square Central Park A. P. Coburn 34Th Street House Madison Av 4Th Ave. Subway Jamaica Estates Sales
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