The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-28
THE GROWTH OF NEW YORK.
Ihs Metropolis Of the Western World.

Annexed is a List Of the new buildings in the
Twentieth ward This completes the returns of the
iproyemepts In all the wards Of the city. Our re-
porser has carefully collected the facts which have
been publish ed in the New YORK HERALD, and in
performing this labor he has walked through every
street in the city.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TWENTIETH WARD.
The improvements in this ward are very numerous,
but are chiefly composed Of tenement houses which
are got up cheap scale. There several
streets not yet graded paved, but are busily
employed in laying out the various streets that are
YET unfinished. great portion Of the ground here
10 rocky, while in other places il is quite the reverse
TIE Hudson River Railroad depot is situated In this
ward and adds greatly to the Improvements OF this
ssction There are . great number OF houses
huilt here on speculation, the builders sailing them
- pvrchasers as soon as they flashed Very
eftep the buyers after few months purchase, have
~ take down the greater part Of the houses and re-
huid them, to prevent their falling to pieces. 1t
viii be seen by the table that over a million
dollars has been expended in building opera
lions in this ward. Annexed is q list Of
thc new buildings now erecting in this ward
J. 81. Hayes are building two dwelling houses
In Thirty ninth street, near Eighth avenue; they
are twenty-five feet front, fifty feet deep, and five
stories high They nearly finished, and win
Mr.. Loder is building Eve dwelling houses in
thirty. ninth street, near Eighth avenue; they are
tw~nty.two feet front, forty feet deep, and three
steries and basement high. They will be finished
This fall and win cost about 81 900 each.
A. Cochrane & Son are building two houses in
West Thirty ninth street, near Eighth avenue; they
IRE twenty feet 'front.' thrtyfve feet deep, and five
seories high. They will be finished this fall, and
viii cost about $4,000 each
In Broadway, corner of Fortieth street, there are
kur frame houses erecting They are nearly nmsned,
and will cost about $4,000.
w Thompson s. Son have built block of houses
ssfteen in number) in Eighth avenue, between
thirty seventh and Thirty eighth streets; they
three stories high; the first stories will be used
ote-ss They will be finished this fall, and will cost
about q, 900 each.
In Eighth avenue, between Thirty-eighth and
Thirty. ninth streets, block of houses h as been
erected they are the same MS w. johnson Sons.
There are fifteen of them. They will be finished
this fall and will cost about 81, 600 each.
G.. Bedel is building store corner OF Ninth avenue
and Thirty ninth street. 1t is twenty.four feet
front, forty feet Deep and four stories high 1t will
be finished this fall, and will cost about So, GEO
j. McGreimer is building three houses in Ninth
avenue, near Thirty eighth street they arc six
stories high These are tenement houses, and will
mot cost over $4,000 each. They are nearly
finished.
samuel W. Cronk is building eight dwelling
houses in West Seventy sixth street. from No 90 to
~ inclusive. The fronts are constructed Of brown
atcnc they are twenty-five feet 'front.' sixty feet
deem and three stories and basement high. They
will be finished this fall and will cost about $l4 900
eash.
John Nurther is building two dwelling houses in
Thirty seventh street, Sixth avenue they are
nineteen feet front, and four stories high They will
be finished this fall, and will cost about $4,000
each.
In Seventh avenue near Thirty seventh street,
there are three frame houses buildings, they are
all two story and will not cost over 81 800.
ID. Bingham is building dwelling house in Thir-
fv- UT trnet Dear twenty
'front.' forty feet deep, and four stories higa it is
nearly finished and will cost about 1000.
John Barry is building five dwelling houses in
Thirty sixth street between Seventh and Egth ave-
nnes, they twenty feet front, four feet
deep. and four stories high. They will be finished
this fall and will cost abont So, 500
d. w. Buckley is building dwelling house IN
Thirty sixth street near the Eighth avenue 1t Is
eighteen feet front, twenty-five feet deep, and three
stories and basementhigh. 1t will be finished this
jall, and will cost s., 800
Nj Housier is building two houses in Thirty
seventh street, Eighth avenue they are thirty
feet front, and four stories high These are double
tenement houses, and will not cost over $1,000
They will be finished this fall.
r.. r. Haight is building two large dwelling
houses in Thirty seventh street. near Eighth avenue;
they are twenty Eve feet front, ninety feet deep,
and four stories high They nearly finished,
and will cost about $4,000 each. Mf II. INTENDS
building two houses next door to the above.
j. G.. Porter is building store, No. i9J Eighth
it is twenty five feet front, fifty feet deep,
and four stories high 1t will be finished this tali,
and will cost about 81, 600.
George Starr is building dwelling house in Thir-
ty-ixth street, near Eighth avenue it is twenty
feet 'front.' and three stories and basement nigh
It is nearly finished, and viii cost about si,9go;
J. w Nicholson is building feed store in Thirty
sixth street near Ninth avenue; it is nearly finished,
and will cost about 81, 90.
H. N Berry is building dwelling house, No. lib
West Thirty fifth street, it is twenty five feet front,
and four stories high The first story will be osou
MED ms store: 1t will be finished this fall, and
will cost about $4,000.
The TWENTIETH WARD STATION HOUSE This
new building, which is nearly finished, is situated
IN Thirty fifth street, near Ninth avenue 1t is "a
very neat buildings the basement floor IS divided In
several calls, with doors. The upper portion OF
the building will be used for police offices and court
rooms 1t will be finished this fall.
Jacob Rohr is building six foe stores, corner of
Eight avenue and Thrty-ffth street; five Of them
are on the avenue and one in Thirty dt6h street.
Those Eighth avenue are twenty feet from, ninety
feet deep, four stories hsh that on Thirty fifth
street twenty five feet front, and forty feet dsep
The fronts Of those Eighth avenue are constructed
Of brown stone. They viii be finished this fall, and
will cost So, 600 each
Mr.. Kramer is building store, No It's West
Thirty fifth street 1t ia twenty three feet 'front.',
forty feet deep aud three stories high. II viii be
finished this tall. and will cost about -. 800.
In Thirty ffth street, near Seventh avenue,
there are erecting double tenement houses
They are very cheap ones, and will not cost over
S25,0G0 each,
J. Gillespie is building. dwelling-housae in
Thirty. fourth street, near Seventh avenue. 1t is
twenty two feet front, City feet deep and three
stories and basement high 1t viii be finished this
fall, and will cost about IS 600.
Smith & Stewart are building two handsome
dwelling houses in Thirty-fourJh street, near
Seventh avenue They are eighteen feet front,
sixty-fo feet deep and four etories high. These
are two OF the handsomest houses we have met.
The fronts are constructed OF elegant brown stone,
cut in the most ornamental style They are nearly
finished, and will cost about SIS ,000 each
A., Ooburn is building three dwelling houses in
Thirty Fourth street, near Seventh avenue. Tney
are seventeen feet front, fity-two feet deep and
three stories and basement high. The FIRST stories
brown store above this the fronts conBtucted Of
abou. 81 eco each
w Horton is building dwelling house in Thirty
fourth street, near Seventh avenue. j. Is twenty
FIVE feet front forty feet deep and three stories and
basement hch The basement will be constructed