The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-14
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
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>Weresume our notice Of first class houses con-
tinying our progress deyq town from Thirty seyeab
street where ended in former article. 81 c,.s
On Thirty.s1th street between sixth avenue and Fifth
there is but little hpildag goiag this year. Jots ace
wsr.h about One and
avenue seuth side, Asssrs, foaang L. Barr
encing brown stone house, 25x6o, four stories and
high basement; house and lot about SID, o00 i.
On the north side little west OF the middle of the
block, Messrs Van Norden and Mcclellan are building
each house for himself, 2oxs0 our stories and high
basement They have one. peculiarly theyare to he
bui-he frontsaf New Br apswick stone, the same
that now beiPgnsed By Mr.. nF street,
Of 1t s.qhardar. apd. Is thSnght TO
be more durable ssOpa than The. brown = There
is handsome new house Of the same stone On
the south side Of -Tuenty df street. nearly opposite
Trinity ehaps~ 4sssrs. Duncan sermans new bank
ing house, corner fNassu and Of Tho
same stoe newly ipor ted
white ofwhieh numerous specimens, and spme exceedingly
expensive springing up in various parts of the city:
The Nassau Bank, Of Beekman street, is n dow
town specimens. Up town. il We remember right Dr. !
Cockro between Fifth and Sixth avenues last season,
somewhere in the neighborhood Of Eishtaenfh street.
built handsome house foy himself q this stone;. ana
recently Mr.. H. ". Field yr u building the French
hotel at the Junction Of Fifth ssea1ss Hroadway and
Twenty second sEes Of this IN.
cost nearly &1p We sfni sncasaA IN calling pub.
lilo atenti0as TO -sNhject Of building materials we
shall have accomplished object On tho south side
Of this little west Of Sixth avenue, Mr. FindAy
IS just commencing ngmbes Of nav hQnaes otter the
pattern Of Rartqnlsip Thrtyssvpah street.. We shah
notice thep fully in eopaectione NTH the sams
kind Of houses building opposite
twelve in all ground sold by Aesss. Riggs,
with a.loan of 81, 500 per lot. 100. ., .g.s-s.
Between Fifth avenue and Adisan, this stree there.
nothing new, Moses Larn, when he died. last season.
left fourteen unfinished Arat class houses on the
east side of Fifth avenue between Thirty6fth and
Thirty sixth Streets and three each in the
Mr.. John Paine is flushing of the three
the south side of Thirty street. We have not
inquired but it is impression the Shaie fourteen
have fallen into Mr. Paines hands, Lots n s part OF
hirysixth street about high not the highest
priced Of any street lots Murray HILL One year ago
they actually sold the north side of the street
for S. 900 each, cash. And aAO&gh have heard OF
sales this season, quite they cannot be
bought Tor less than advance Of $500 the above
price.
On Madison avenue, northwest corner Thirty-sixth
street. two first class mansions going up. Mr. John
B. Murray owned this corner of the avenue 65 feet 10
inches, onethird Of the whole 'front.' exactly
ing to Mr. Phelps third the opposite side OF the
nue. This corner he has for long time reserved for
hmseE or the 65 feet 10 inches Mr. Murray takes 81
feet inches; and his brother inlaw, Robt NJ Olyphant
takes the balance % feet inches Both these gentle
men are building of brick, with brown easements
three stories. Mr. Murray, so feet deep Mr. ELEPHANT,
90 feet deep, with an extension 10 by IS feet. We
doubt if Mr.. Murray's corner is surpassed by any
corner in town in point of eligibility. is the sunny
slope Of the hill. 1t ia Madison avenue and
therefore more retired than Fifth avenue And the
improvements on the opposite side of the avenue by
Messrs: Phelps, Dodge Co., are only equaled in
genuine astocracy by Waddeps front, and surpassed
nowhere. Kurrays is the northwest corner that
respect the best of the four The northwest
corner is considered the best nasuiuch it has the
double advantage OF icing the north side Of the street
and the west side Of the avenue which SUPERIOR
respectively TO the east side Of the the
south side Of the street. Consequently, the southeast
corner is the poorest Of the four There not perhaps
great difference between the northeast corner and the
southwest corner. And here may remark that al
though the general preference Is to lots the north
side Of the street. account Of the houses having
sunny exposure, and in the winter n dry Sidewalk.
free from ice yet something like person in half
dozen will decidedly prefer house the south side OF
the street for the sake of having warm dry yard
ers, frnts &C., to nothing Of agreeable side
walk in hot Their. In comparing the east and west
SIDES Of the avenues the argument like the srrup OF
lady's saddle, is all side. Pedestransn on hot
day, p NJ can scarcely be performed at all east
ely sidewalk and, of course, stores less valuable
on that SIDE In the winter, too the cold winds come
sweeping down from the northwest with chilling power
against the deenceless fronts Of houses situated the
east side of the The rear rooms however will
lie very cheerful.
Between Madison and Fourth avenue, this street,
some handsome improvements are going forward On
the southeast Of Madison avenue Mr. George D.
Phelps is just commencing another magnificent dwell
ling 3211x7s1o, and which will probably cost to build
some SIS GOO $50 000 Murray Hill will long have oc
casion to remember this gentleman His own domestic
mansion the north side Of this street. east Of Mad
son avenue, is an ornament to the cy-some as or SO
feet front Directly opposite and in the OF the
southeastern corner house just begun
four story brown stone houses lately built By him.
well money could build such houses one 81 and the
other so feet 'front.' and worth roughly 81 600 per front
foot In addition to these improvements Mr.. Phelps has
taken public spirited part although doubtless in
dance with his private interests in causing the engines
of The Harlem and New Haven Railroad to be rem,v-
ed from Thirysecond to Forty strectsan ordi
nance to that effect having been passed the Com
mon Council, and to he executed within the ensuing
year. These engines undoubtedly great nui-
sance, and the time must before long
whey they will be compelled to still further from
the thcky settled parts Of the city Prior to the
ing Of this ordinance Murray Hill, between Fourth and
Lexington avenues and from Thirty second to rorsys~
sond streets desert and must have remaine SUCH
the smoke from the engines being insuIerabs since
ta however brown stone houses have sprung up there
like msgc and the hill VIII be all built over making
il one Of the handsomes and desirable parts Of the
city The eastern exposure Of houses the east side
oilexngton avenue-say from Miidrun's white marble
fronts up to Thirty ninth streetwili always command
fine view Of the Fast river there Is nothing to ostsuc
the view, the ground falling of rapidly down to Third
avenue. tt
On the south side Of the street. adjoining Phelps,
90 feet front house above noticed Mr. John Kerr brewer
is just commencing nrs class 25x70 house. with stable