The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-24
houses arc greatly wanted. Lots here are wort
$4,000, and these houses viii be valued at sboot

t2600. and these houses will be valued at sbout
$1,000.
FoRry-sgvEsrn STREET.
On the south side Of this street, between 8ixta
ana Seventh avenues, Mr.. George w. Westbroca.
the mustang niment we believe, N juSe
commencing twenty brick houses, 1859 by 10,
Two stories, and high basement and mbccitsr--
all the modern Improvements back SO fcst,
court in 'front.' with fountains shrubbcry, &C.:
cottage style. These houses have al.o CROWN ork
OF The articles We have written, recommending
more value In the ground and icss in the housa.
These lots are valued at about q 500; houses when
dole, nj 5000.
Notwithstanding oil these things this proDerty Ar
les west Of Sixth avenue, and II very high un town
II iemnns to zee what the aristocracy and ~ir iu-
tators viii do, but we think they mlst ultimately
come to the conclusion that westward the efup,re
runs. Certainly above Fiftynnth street, the hS-x%
soonest part Of the Island lies along up the line tAe
| Bloomngdae road, which IL all west ox sa~<h ant
even Of Eighth avenaes.
Things do not loon dubious this season ~ Mst.
The streets running through the hog swa-h above
J alluded 10 have been HIcd up ard graded. The
grounds Of Columbia College being brought into
! 4 condition for improvement. They lie between the
Fifth and Sixth avenues and Foriysessnth and Fifty
second streets. Lots all along, from Fcrtydith 10
tiftyfourth streets in she neighborhoaaof 81 Lakes
Hospital, are valued by the holders NJ about ~ OOO
and many will not sell at that price, although we
know Of lots In that locality which have heca
sold within the last Fix months low as ti, $50.
other lots high mp the Hospital have been solA
| fer a.. 900.
| But the best thing Sc, done above Foty-sccond
| street, il the Improvements now going forward -
Forysecond, For,y-th and Forty fourth streets.
l between Sixth avenue and broadway "a wit
I IoETy.sEcosD STREET
ON the north side of this street tho buothcrs w.
| u. and II. Barton are now building five brown stone
first class houses ~ by a. with n II fcct oscnaiou
four stories and high basement and snbcrIlar This
may lie regarded ~ the Of lirst class
| Improvements on this street. although something
was done last season by Messrs. Hoag md Pratt,
and others in the ncighborhood of Eight, avenue.
In tie tghtncsa of the times however nst ycar the
effort waa premature and the houses sold with dif.
fouty. They were MT only too high up town b,k
| too iar west. The Iots on which the Rrtons are
! now building valued at about $4,000 More
tan that i asked for ots along there although tho
! actual cash value IL probably something css Ba
lots on the wide loo feet streets always command
fancy value little above the real sat II what Tho
| property will actually yield IN the way OF rent
Next wet Of the Bartons, II III said that EdrnunA
! Hurry owns lot which he intcuds to Improve
shortly. And next 10 Bartons cast urt three moro
| lots, on which Mr. John Mllsnm i- abou, 10 CON-
| moncc erecting description of house very mnek
| wantod--and seldom " ever 10 he fDund-wc
mean three story and high basement. as fce<
front house, which he designs 10 offer At the lowest
possible figure say about sli 900 OF even less II he
| can do il, and save himscf This IL almost the FRA
attempt We have heard Of 10 reduce the Coz, o. a
tt..ft So Ax. f..i
cost Of the loa thing We have repeatedly and ear
nestIy recommended. The effort should bc ca
coumged. II has generally been supposed tha, low
priced first class houlc must necessarily BE- n narrow
English basement honse twenty-five fec, fr-i ciass
houaes are generally 10000 houses. Being four ito
rcs brown stone, and so feet deep they usually cost
from 10000 to s1f 900 70 luiii and cannot be n.
soFded much less than ego 600. But Mr. Mldrum "
| disposed try the experiment, In accordance with
cur suggestions, or widening the front, shortening
| the depth. and bailaing the house more on the
ground aud less IN the skcs. lic viii btlld about
- hy ~, three stores. and brick The OF such
| house tn build will - about 1900.
| Opposite Baritone two now and nelrly hnisl,-
| ed brown Stone hou.os io', valued IL sbosk
! - 900 each. This il kind u house tha, has been
/ tiled number of timcs. Th'fe src four on the
south ride u Twenty street. lctwecn sixth
! and Seventh Nenaes 3ildrum has jurt auishcd
two north side Thirty street. near the
brothers Cobgms block, between Seventh and
| Eighth avenues; and BJfnos has two nearly done
| on west eide of Lexington avenue. between Twenty.
ninth and Thireth streets. Iu, although they renl
| tooraby well. few Ike 10 invest noucy Ia them.
They bard TO se and Il Il dinicat 10 borrow mo
| ney them. Narrow houses arr rapidly going ont II
date -therc about ,he sane number of sindows
door, plumbing, &c. in I2l fc,t house. That ihcr.
la twice I24 feet house Il necessarily folIow~
that they arr more expensive u proportion 70 thc
amount Of room coatainci II lglllers would ut
| down and examine few goometrical agurcs, they
| would 6so0yer that Tie 1siDc ~ d given length
q outside wall IN the form u asqnsrc, VII enclose
more SQUARE fcet than 81 any oAcr form cxccp, .ho
cifeular, and the more yon narrow the front ani cx
tend the depth ~ Tie houss the Tdc wall. yoa
require aud the lcss space you enclose. until you
! finally get AZ sle val and 10 eaclo.cd space a
III. ~ coupe rlcsc house are the mort erp,nriy.
~ all houses IN proportion 70 tie rom contained.
toRrY.TAHn FrErgr.
| On The north .idn of this street Mr. Harriet ls
building i've briek Gri clas. hoosc- with basement
~ NV BrinsN TX si0nc, . light grpy si0os which
has teep very llttlc u-rd. Thee hDusrs AZ. 700 by
~. thrcc iofie. aDd high tas, mept. sa ior sa.r.
Cot stout sG,ooo 20 bulH lois wQrth about
| t3I0O.
Ecxt 10 Hsrrim ~ the E,st. Nr. james. ". To-
burn s. btilding siS bffk houses, 2 10 ~ a., faos
storif. md high basfmtB' ana snbesiaf; FIRST class
| hcu.s. lats cot alsNi 800 viii loan.
s-H far,ler wet. ana near broadway, Nr. Hin.
man y lgilang ayo tosIsc- ~ ~ a.; brown stone,
! ihseo ytorits a4,d hlgh hasrncnts.
an Tie syulk eide ~ tbo street M. Bartlett, smith
! q ttl!dipg .y,n troWn f1re houses four .,oriea
and LlsL la~ment ~ ~ ~.
ronTr.Torsra sTEErr.
on Tie norih side, Nf. Coburn-sboYc named
will SON hayc iinlahed fOsr brek ho8-es with r,ry
\ hghfoWh stone hAr.snea,s. -ss ~ g. t,ur s0rcs.
| hr.f LA. near The hlnth aa.rna ..llr als..f