Burton Arms Apartments was an edifice completed in December 1922, located at 2115 Walton Avenue
[ and 181st Street][ in the Bronx. The building was one block from ]Lexington Avenue (Manhattan)
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- Jerome Avenue. Advertised as the most beautiful apartment house in New York City, it could be reached via the 6th Avenue (Manhattan)
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''-'' 9th Avenue (Manhattan)
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subway or the ''L'' at Burnside Avenue. 3,4, or 5 room rentals were available.[''Classified Ad 195-No Title'', ''The New York Times'', November 5, 1922, pg. 128.] Burton Arms Apartments is important as an early 1920s structure which provided comfortable living quarters as well as accommodations for businesses.
On a plot 75 X 100 feet, it was purchased by Maurice Forman from Survell Realty Company in March 1923. At this time, it was completely rented, including its eight stores. The structure sold for $210,000, purchased from the Armstrong Brothers.[''Good Bronx Demand'', '' The New York Times'', March 21, 1923, pg. 32.]
In 1926, Burton Arms Apartments brought an annual rental of $29,000. The edifice was sold to Joseph Wikler by the Harstein Brothers in October 1926.[''Bronx Tenement Sold By Builders'', ''The New York Times'', October 14, 1926, pg. 43.]
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