The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-24
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METROPOLIS,
Progress and Whereabouts Of New BuilIings
In the city OF New York.


As we have remarked on former occasion,
money can now be obtained at seven per cent on
certain descriptions Of real estate. The effect Of
thi. has been q sert into ifc aud activsylbe the
waking into life OF bears after Information most Of
| the builders, carpenters and mason1 IN the city
Many Of them have in themselves pccuniary strength
enough 10 buy the lots and nappe nna,led with
the responsibilities % building. Others like those
smaller vessels which keep near shore, in ap.
prebension Of storms they caunot weather aeek for
lot with loan. All now seeking for jobs.
We propose nov 20 state briefly some Of the 10.
caines where improvements have already been
commenced.
Previous 80 this season he bold man who
dared to build a first class house above Thirty.
seventh street. And we know many on and below
that street, who built first class houses who have
since wished they had paid more for ots and built
lower down town. They have discovered that
men like many other animals, are exceedingly grega.
rous. Houses between Fifth ard sixth avenue. have
not hitherto met with any ready sale above Thirty
second street. And IL has heen thought the reason
was that IL too high up town. This Il not the
real reason. The true objection Il that II ls new
country, thiny settled, and contains few oi the old
knickerbocker families, few ~ the wealthy nal,oJs
distinguished merchant princes and other oi that
class. In word the streets are not buil, up there
are Vrca, many yacan, lois, yoa don't know how
these vacant lots may b. improved. yon like 10 know
who going 20 be your neighbors, but u you hny
next 10 vacant lot you don't know but a stable, i
bntchcrs -hop, coal yard, Or than all tenc.
ment house. may spring mp right under the very
OF your dignity. True the lots are restricted, ~
The title, 20 FIRST ca-- improvements but s0alc
men don't mind taking the bi- of restrictions ia their
teeth, and bidding defiance 10 Law drivers.
Tbirycighth street 10 Fort y-s,coni street Il tho
region al country where the Crystal Palace fever
n4ged 20 badly and carried Of snch numbers, many
0t whom have never been heard " srcc
rn'il this season, above Fony4ec0nd street. 80
one has thought ~ such thing ~ building lrt
class house and many people we're 81 doubt where
the sristocney were going - after pa--ing tia'
boundary. Things did look dubious We confess for
those respectable people Atter passing Potyyecohd
street, (Which i an avenue street one hundred feet
wlde) the hrst thing they did would - - run
their heads against an Asylum On Pory third
and Fortyfourih streets and II they ycninrci fur.
thor on they would plunge over head srl carr into
the great hog swaal, lying all along up b. Fony.
seycnth street; and thcn with slight lar,h n ,he
fBhtt NbAt NNith 4thE ~ 4l41N A4'tHFi FNUiS IN
stuion On fiitieih and fifiy SECOND streets These
tlings IN booked lad ahd some a them aaelt lad
Tbi. +. M te'ween Fifth aud sixth avenues. wcsi
al siNuI aycnne 10 true cola-h likes to swim. No,
gentsc Sot toa toy, even though 4 tc east ~
Br0sdway.
Ihcre i Q bcautiful country lying Ia ,he triangle
bcunded on tie east aEd north ~ broadway. we-,hy
The Eighth avenue, and south ~, uy, tifhth
street broadway and the Kislfh ayenao meet -
Firyuiu,h street which y the @yuihcfa hganilry
r the Central Park. Hlocmlngaalo s4ntro Aer
north 81 finythTd street and west ~ Egh'h aye
ruc There are many attfactoas a'.rt uJ- part u
,hc city. Ground De- about On grAdc-Ssslly
brought lnyo improvement n'r Broadway snh
Eig.hh avenue which i POI eye'le"s' ihe bossnes1
avenue ~ the ci,y; H. railroad mu't ir EARNED
tbrouah 10 NlCosnb- Dam. ondeFd0Bk broke
,,,,rn1 ~, sca-gn 81 tbc same ne'ghbofhopd -bAy
~, f.,gl, so,en handsome hTOsn s.Dne isgid'Bgs
i. ,le n,r,h ade q finyscond street, nexi east 81
.o,,,s .,enae ~ ~ tasi -lJe u Eighth ave
,.,e ie,vcn Flny seeond and Fif,ythird rtee.a.
&,d No.. "a tle rsar q thee aown r,osc ho1@s.
~ ,lc sos,h sde " Fiitythlri street. Messr. Wal
~ snd -sely have Jss' brokrn gr0uBd for ro~ n
,i,,ssn ,rry ptat aud elegant cottage baili arr
elsas is,1sea, 10 - 90 fess, standing baek. ~
a. fess FROM itc ststef With coasf ysrd shspbtry
fsanlahs. ac., In frat. We hope ard pf@ssiat
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