The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey • 21

Real Estate News Garden Information NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.t SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1952. 21 Construction Costing 8.5 '51 illion Started in County i Building Contracts9 Value IVew Project of 400 Homes Commenced 1951's Volume Ahead of 1950 By $27,211.69 Increase Was Recorded In '50 and '51 Compared I Spinney Steel Model House Will Be Open Month In Spite of Many Building Firm Factory Sold Today at Site Obstacles 1950 $2,995,354.00 269,986.00 838,161.00 613,955.00 383,704.00 419,469.30 239,556.00 226,953.91 829,781.00 583,047.00 35.V23Q nn January February i March April May r. June July August September October 1951 147,8000.0 811,647.00 479,926.00 207,498.00 423,359.00 192,779.00 161,843.40 765,349.00 2,640,953.00 215,686.00 1,789,086.00 645,695.00 East Brunswick Houses (Middlesex Borough Plant To Cost $4 Million; Are on 85 Acres By WALTER L. SIIEPARD -Valu of construction in Middlesex county in 1951 was about $27,000 higher than the total for 1950, reports of the Middlesex county clerk'a office shows Tha increase was recorded in spite of November December 699,203.50 EAST BRUNSWICK, Jan.

12 A model home, one of 400 to be built In the $4,000,000 Meadow Totals $8,454,409.71 $8,481,621.40 Has Been Bought by Irving I. Werblin MIDDLESEX, Jan. 12 Irving I. Werblin has purchased the plant of the Spinney Steel Building Company on South avenue from Mr. and Mrs.

Albert H. Spinney. The one-story steel and asbestos-sided structure is located on a tract of three acres. The plant, idle, was used for a steel fabrication business which employed six i.uuicui restrictions on building, material shortages and increased costs. Contracts totaling $8,481,621.40.

which represent a mair Steplienville's Developer Gets Option to Purchase 140 Acres Homes building project, will be opened for inspection tomorrow In the Old Bridge section, according to M. Michael Meadow, sponsor. The new development occupies an 85-acre tract. It includes two and three-bedroom units, available in nine different elevations. of all building work during the wt niea aurmg the period with County Cleric cwffi-ffKSK bs; 1 Tufaro MaX Buy 140 to 160 Acres From selling for approximately $10,000 used for.

The sellers plan to move i-aiien. ine amount represents an increase of over the mo total. Two new buildings at Rutgers university, costing $2,239,917. represent more than 25 per cent nanian rarK company lor Additional Homes; Site in Township Is Near Stephenville Artist's sketch of two-bedroom ranch home, which builder M. Michael Meadow is showing near Old Bridge, East Brunswick township, as part of his new 400-unit Meadow Homes project Is reproduced above.

RARITAN TOWNSHIP. Jan. 12imad hv Mr Tufa Th. bin.f on 65 by 100 foot plots: Terms for veterans start at $295 down and $57 monthly, with 30-year terms. The prices include expansion attics, full basements, full insulation, colored tile baths and hardwood floors.

the machinery to a new location and are considering one in Pennsylvania. Henry Handelman of Dunellen was attorney for the sellers and Ira Kunzman of Plainfield for the buyer. Frank P. Tufaro, developer of 'dwelling unit planned has not yet Stephenville, consisting of 245 been disclosed Pettit Baker of Westfield were Mr. Tufaro's attorneys.

Green Acres Estates Sells lue uuuar volume of building d.ur.Lng.the yMr- Thy part of the $2,640,953 contracts filed in September, making it the lareest monthly total of the year J.0p, coniract of the year was i Lfor the instruction of an Institute of Microbiology Building at a cost of $1,804,017. At the same time, a contract for $435,900 was reported for a new Student center at the New Jrm ru dwellings of five rooms each and located on lots approximately 100 by 200 feet, has obtained from Raritan Park Company an option to purchase 140 to 160 acres across Plainfield avenue from Stephenville. The option is to be exercised within 60 days. Housing Areas Under Control Predicts an Active Year For Real Estate in r52 Herbert E. Goldberg of Newark, Retiring Leader Of State's Realtors, Believes Demand for Dwellings Will Continue to Be Big NEWARK, Jan.

12. Looking month to J. Raymond Prideaux of Six Dwellings Are Conveyed Four Houses Dwellings of Ranch-type JLeichner Timpson of Me for Women. By Developer flW I ntfl I SVtuchen sales agents for Stephen-1 1 vf tt 1U lal ville, were the brokers who nego-r i I tiated the option and will be KCllt Stabilizer KeportS agents for the new development. Apartments Started Second largest building projecf recorded in jasi wo.

V. JZl Are in East Brunswick Development back upon a year of statewide! Morristown, Terra-Nova Firm Sells ii mc pmimase oi uie acreage is 1,250,000 Million Mr. Goldberg said he sees noth EAST BRUNSWICK, Jan. 12 three-story garden apartments in Highland Park, represented by a ractJor which was Five-Room Houses in activity, with excursions to Washington, Chicago and Cincinnati, the president of the New Jersey As- Persons Affected ing to indicate a recession of Green Acres Estates has trans-prices from present levels. TontraHiv coin tho Jferred title to four homes, each a Stephenville "iu ui iovemDer.

that month contracts in tv WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 Tiehe sociationof Real Estate Boards to-; rent demand 'by the ranch-type and each TOWNSHIP' were listed? making it E. Woods, director of nsnt stabili- Calvin Snyder Will Address N. J. Brokers day predicted 1B5Z wm be "one of for essential materials with which located on a lot of 6.000 sauare zation.

announced todav in a vear. Terra-Nova Construction Company has transferred title to six Shopping Area To Be Opened About March 1 Stores Will Be Located For Windsor Park's New Residents EAST BRUNSWICK, Jan. 12 The new shopping center at Windsor Park will open for business on or about March 1, announces Edward G. Mandell, sales director for Kendall-Continental Company, the builder. The center will provide shopping facilities for the 500 dwellings, each of four and one-half rooms, planned for the development Thus far, Mr.

Mandell disclosed, 175 houses have been sold and 73 families have taken possession, moving in at the rate or 40 per month. The dwellings are priced under $10,000 each. Veterans can buy iu secona Highest of the year December saw another major building contract of $510,874 for the construction of a Church and me most active years in American real estate history." to round out its preparedness pro- feet minimum bullt by the seller end rePrt tha more than one and gram points to an even more up- 0chard a quarter million persons living in ward trend. Prospective buyers of ln Orchard Heights, its develop- nre than 4nn nn more of the dwellings, each of five 'rooms and each located on a lot i approximately 100 by 200 feet. "From my statewide observa rZ St Cecilia's homes and real estate investors who are deferring action in the ment here.

unitg have bee'n affected so far Two sales were made of houses I by the establishment of rent stabi- tions, I have concluded that buy Washington rnmmittPAVbuilt by tne seller in Stephen-nastninglontiOmmitlee 8 ville lts development here. ing real estate at current prices is on Safran avenue. The buyers ilization in 58 critical defense houS' Church in Iselin Wood, bridge This ranked as the third largest of the year. Another large n.ch.enterfris' filed in August the soundest hedge against inse Secretary to Sneak Three of the sales were of homes were Joseph C. Figlo and Mr, ing areas since September.

hope of a lower market are io for an eventual jolt. "Another reason for expecting a continued firmness in realty prices on David court. The buyers were curity and the safest of all in vestments," said Herbert E. Gold' -1 At Installation The 58 areas include most of the localities which have been men and Mrs. Milton T.

Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Eckert bought are tuuniy cierK, was that Mr.

and Mrs. William H. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.

McCurdv tioned in the reports on substand- Derg or XMewarK, wno will turnip this area is the paradoxical a home on Mansfield avenup anrt over the gavel of office this i truth that while waee schedule I truth that while wage schedules Mr. and Mrs. James NEWARK, Jan. 12 Calvin K. and Mr.

and Mrs. Frederick W. instruction of a new biding, at a total of $258,018, for Corpus Christl par- Hadzinicha- ard housing conditions and rentj Snyder, secretary of the Realtors Hennci Jr, and material costs in New Jersey gouging Dy u. a. aenator iynaon Washington Committee, will be Two dwellings on Frances road 'are among the highest in the coun- lis purchased on Northfield avenue.

All purchasers have taken dos- B. Johnson's Preparedness Sub ii vi ouuin xiiver. Month by month, building ac- were sold. The buyers were Dr. t.rv.

thA nrinp nf hnmps onH nthor the speaker at the annual installation meeting of the New Jer committees. and Mrs. Raymond F. Carmody (types of property are lower than iviTOica oy new con. Mr.

Woods said he will place session. The broker in all sales sey Association of Real Estate other state. liwas jap0hRnn anH r.nirtfarh rnm- stabilization in effect in addl and Mr. and Mrs. Harry L.

Gus-tafson, Jr. A dwelling on Home nea greatly, January, the total of $147,800 revealed as Survey Startedjffi sonal observatioi every sonal observation a fact from per tional areas during the new year pany, exclusive sales agent. Jer Boards. Mr. Snyder will bring a down-to-the-minute report on the Washington scene.

stead road was sold to Mr. and as well as from as they are certmed by the secre Mrs. Cecil A. Wooten Jr. 11-3.

a- a. 'reports 1 receive on nationwide tary of defense and the director of defense mobilization and a private sey Mortgage Company provided mortgage financing. The titles were closed for the seller and morteaeee bv Thomas W. Co- itS iBigon nems a $30,750 office building for the Pennsylvania Railroad at the new Studebaker Corporation plant in North Brunswick townshiD and The meeting will be a luncheon session to begin at 12:30 p. m.

on All purchasers have taken possession. Leichner Timpson of with a down-payment of $300 and approximately $57 monthly thereafter. Low down-payments have been established for non-veterans. Features include full basement, expansion attic, separate dining room and lots up to 12,500 square housing construction program is: Friday at the Essex House her JL Ul A 1115 OlUlt conditions." Realtors to Obtain Fact8Midty About Cost of Projects Metuchen, exclusive sales agents, were the brokers in all sales. hosey, Newark attorney.

set up by the Housing and Home The seller has built 47 dwel- Finance Agency, Mr. and Mrs. William Berman of South River at a cost of $30,600. Pettit Baker, Westfield attorneys, closed all titles for the seller rnone company Built February saw shnm rii lings of this type and lot size in Orchard Heights. The majority are sold or under contract of sale.

Broker Appointed feet. Another model home is under construction. Representatives of a score of state-wide organizations will be present as guests. Alexander Summer, president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, will induct this state's 1952 officers. Officers-elect of the N.J.R.E.B.

and for Jersey Mortgage Company which provided mortgage $811,647, including $320,920 for an addition to the New Jersiv Roll nnancing. The seller, whose president is To Aid President Five Room Houge 24 Apartments Of 80 Rented, Aent Reports Telephone Company building in Perth Amboy and the $353,342 Park Plaza apartments a rental Frank Tufaro, has completed or J. Raymond Prideaux of Mor under construction a total of 245 this year are the following: Building Firm Has Conveyed A Raymond Prideaux, president; similar dwellings in Stephenville. Arthur D. VanWinkle, Robert E.

All are sold or under contract of ristown, president-elect of the New Jersey Association of Real VFreeil cres Franklin Gardens Units Estate Boards, has appointed an I eight-member executive commit- ilnIlJI-tee to assist him in the direction ou 111 UJ DUUUCr icott, Ellsworth Dobbs, Rolston sale- Waterbury, Edwin E. Underdown, Maurice J. Krasney. William i housing development also in that city. The March total of $479,926 included no major projects- It included two $40,000 contracts for construction of tanks and other equipment for Hess of Barber; $45,989 for an Esso service center in Raritan township; for a building to be rented for Robertson Edward C.

Holmes, iaOUUl DrunSWlCK Six Dwellings Rutgers Village Houses ui me a ii airs oi me rcT nnTTVGurrnr Tn io 1 m0re than W00 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Marrazo Pad ITAI mAmhAM vice presidents; Keuben I. Lundy, treasurer; lxmis uouid, secretary, and Wesley P.

Stevens, executive vice president. "5 inc. a five-room dwelling built by For Legislature A survey of public housing in this state has been launched by the New Jersey of Real Estate Boards, jointly announced by President Herbert E. Goldberg and President-elect J. Raymond Prideaux.

Robert E. Scott, association vice president, is chairman of the survey committee. The purpose of the survey is stated to be to obtain factual information as to public housing, including the number of projects and of dwelling units, their cost, payments made in lieu of taxation, requirements for admission as tenants and other pertinent data. Mr. Scott, the association's legislative chairman, hopes to com-pleet the survey in one month and have documented results for the information of the present session of the Legislature.

"The survey," said the announcers, "will enable the state's citizenry to decide whether or not public housing is beneficial. Jt will give the people of the state Are Part of 166 in Development Farm Purchased By Two Couples SOUTH BRUNSWICK. Jan. 12 Woodbridge, Theodore L. Doyle use Dy Woodbridge Post Office, and $30,475 for additions to the of Teaneck, Walter J.

Gill, of Are Renting for $70 And $80 Monthly FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Jan. 12 Twenty-four apartments have been rented in Franklin Gardens since last Saturday, the opening day, reports David Rakin of the Rakin Agency of Linden, rental agent. The garden apartment development, located on Hawthorne drive, off Hamilton street, consists of 80 the seller on Grant avenue and Harvey circle Green Acres, on a lot 75 by 100 feet on which is also a one-car attached garage. The buyers have taken possession. J.

It." Homes Rutgers Village, a corporation. has transferred title to six more Newark, Frederic R. MacDon-ald of Newton, Henry Haines of Burlington, Albert B. Johnson of Atlantic City, Charles J. Shakar- Mr.

and Mrs. Solomon Sachs teiepnone company's central office building in Metuchen. April shows contracts totaled $207,498, with no large project; Many contracts, amounting to and their son and daughter-in- dwellings, each of four and one-half rooms with expansion attic, Burton Seidman, South River attorneys, represented the buyers and Kaufman Kaufman of law, Mr. and Mrs. Josenh H.

jian of Union City and G. Ken and each located on a lot of ap Conveys House In Development Sachs, have bought from Mr. and included $110,667 for al- proximately 6,500 square feet, Elizabeth, the seller. terauona to St. Paul's Church, Highland Park, and $44,963, for Mrs.

Peter Brusyo a chicken farm of seven and one-quarter acres on Davidson's Mill road. A two- apartments of three and four built by the seller in Rutgers Vil lage, its development here. The seller has built 78 similar dwellings in its development. Tooms, renting at $70 for one bed RARITAN TOWNSHIP. Jan.

12 an lo-unu motei in ftoute 25 All sales were of homes on Hal- Green Acres, of which 60 are soldi room apartments and at $80 for or under contract of sale Boh- those of two bedrooms. The first neth Bisheim of Montclair. Mr. Stern- is president of the Middlesex County Board of Realtors. Mr.

Prideaux taxes office January 18, replacing Herbert E. Goldberg of Newark. Mr. 'Goldberg and association's officers for 1952 will be part of the executive group with votes. vTuuuunage.

An addition to the First Bantist ien-oynaen Agency or ivieiucnen apartments will be ready for oc Church, totaling $23,874, topped ttead road. The buyers, with street numbers on the road, were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Sinensky, 29; Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph P. Weir, 28; Otto Zisk, 17; Mr. and cupancy on Tuesday and all will is now exclusive, agents for Green Acres, with George Pharls as sales manager. Mr. and Mrs.

Donald L. dwelling of six and three have bought from J. R. 8 three-car garage and Inc. the five-room dwelling builtjoutouIldlngs re on the property, by the seller at 26 Gurley road Th buyers have taken posses-on a lot 65 by 100 feet in its de- sion of the six-room apartment velopment, Old Post Homes.

Ibelow. The sellers are remaining The buyers have taken posses- in possession of the three-room sion. The broker in the sale was apartment above, pending com-the J. Kingsley Powell Company, of their new home now their first dear picture. be completed by March 1.

The greater demand was for the larger units, states Mr. Rakin, 16 of the two-bedroom units renting as against eight of the one-room New House Bought by Labor Expert Mr. Rakin believes that the con-i exclusive agent, with Walter Cj building In this townshiD. Mr. tne June contracts, which amounted to $192,779.

The major part of July contracts, totaling $161,843.40, included a contract for work at the New Jersey Turnpike undergrade crossing in Wood-bridge at an estimated cost of $109,193.40. August Showed Gain August saw an upswing to In addition to the Corpus Christi Church contract, that month's total Included a contract venient location and low rentals! Letson as sales mapager at Old Solomon Sachs is a furrier, em-will result in a quick "rent-up." I Post Homes. Melville J. Barlow, ployed in New York City. The Mrs.

William Casterline, 27; Mr. and Mrs. John O'Hara, 19, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A.

Pelqus, 20. All purchasers have taken possession. The broker in all sales was C. B. Snyder Realty Company of Elizabeth, exclusive sales agent.

The titles were closed and mortgage financing provided by Bankers Title Abstract Company of Patersoh. The seller, whose president is Emanuel M. Spiegel, has completed 166 similar dwellings in Rut rental office is open Saturdays kast orange attorney, closed the farm, with capacity of 1,000 1 Sundays from 11 a. m. to 4 title for the seller and for Stal-i brooders, will be operated by p.

m. The apartments are in Mora Mortgage t-ompany which.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Sachs, separate buildings, spaced among! Provided mortgage financing.

Reuben Salkin of New Bruns- trees, walk areas and playgrounds. for a $132,000 addition to South Amboy Memorial Hospital and ine sener nas completed 17Hwick was the broker in the sale, similar dwellings in Old Post! Lewis D. Busch. New Brunswick The project is being erected under $56,700 factory building in Middle- Federal Housing Administration's I Homes, of which all but 12 are attorney, represented all parties isold or under contract of sale. low-cost housing program.

Continued on Page Twenty-Two gers Village. All are sold or under contract of sale. It is now building Building Boom Continued in 1951 Acme Motors Proprietor Buys Dwelling in Park Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jaskowski second section of 166.

Rutgers Street House Of Five Rooms Sold have bought from Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Shafer the dwelling of five rooms, recreation room and sun parlor, at 84 Woodbridge ave nue, Highland Park, located on a Mr. and Mrs.

John Pellizzari have bought from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Masci the five-room dwelling at 147 Rutgers street, located on a lot 25 by 130 feet. The buyers haVe taken posses-lion, the sellers moving to their newly purchased home on Clarendon court, Metuchen.

The buyers are both employes of Bond Clothing Company, Remsen avenue. Geza Stamberger Jr. was attorney for the sellers and Joseph J. Messina for the buyers. Remsen Avenue House lot 37 by 100 feet on which there is also a one-car garage.

The buyers are taking possession on or about February 1, when the sellers move to their newly purchased home at 2 Carpender road. Mr. Jaskowski owns and operates Acme Motors, a used car lot on Woodbridge avenue. William F. McCloskey was attorney for the sellers and Phil M.

Brenner for the buyers. L-. Middlesex Home Sold Of 15 Rooms Is Sold (HMi To Louis W. Surano MIDDLESEX, Jan. 12 Mr.

and Mrs. Louis W. Surano have bought from George W. Hoffman Sons, a dwelling of four and one Mr. and Mrs.

William N. Margolls have purchased this six-room house at 299 North Fifth avenue, Raritan township, from Luck" Homes, Inc. RARITA TOWNSHIP, Jan. 12 two-car garage, built by the seller ilations consultant, with offices in half rooms, with expansion attic, Mr. and Mrs.

August Poschin- er have bought from Mr. and Mrs. Otto Langerer the dwelling of 15 rooms at 33 Remsen avenue, corner of Welton street, located on a lot of 50 by 117 feet. The buyers have taken possession and wiil operate the" dwelling as a rooming house. Henry Bush was attorney for all'partiei to the transfer.

Mr. and Mrs. William N. Mar- at 299 North Fifth avenue, corner Newark and Washington, D. C.

He; built by the seller on Harris ave of Hamlin road, on a lot approxl-'if m.e"v as the u- s- nue on a 1 5 by 1M feet. The golis of Raritan Gardens, New Brunswick, have bought from Miron M. walley, Plainfield at The home bulldinf boom continued through 1951, with production of slightly ever t.OGO.ftOQ housing units. The Newschart above shows new-housing total for each post-war year. When all data are in, 1951 is expected to go down as the second biggest year In U.

S. home building history, ln spite of the sharp cutback from 1950's record 1,400,000 units. Builders hope 1952 will boom, too, with at least 850,000 new hornet and apartments expected to go up in the next twelve months. mately 135 by 165 feet. Eber Eber were attorneys for The buyers have taken posses- the seller and Harold J.

Sklarew sion. Mr. Margolis is a labor re-i represented the buyers. Luck Homes Inc the dwelling of six rooms and two baths with torney, represented all parties to the transfer..