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


CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
New Buiiainss snd- imprsvemenss ON sRur.
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Weresune our notice Of nsw first class honses con-
tnping our progress down. town from Thirty seyeah
street where ended IN spsmer article. go,
On Thirty sixth street. between Sixth Avsnpe and Fifth
there is but little hpildiag gocg on this year; ]ots
wsrsh about loQ One hsy d sixth
avenue south side, Nsssrs Toaaing e. Barr are
encing brown stope house, 25x6Q four stories and
high basement; house and lot about $40 600. aA A.
On the north side little west OF the middle of the
block, Messrs Van Norden and Mcclellan are baiiin
each house for himself 20x60, four soiics and high
basement They have peeuliayity theyare to be
buthe fropts-~af New Rrqpswick stone, the same
that now bepgHsed BY Mr.. Ianiaat in streht,
already spoken Of it and is thssght to
DC more durable stopa than the brown = There
IS handsome new house Of the same stone
the south side Of Twenty att, street, nearly opposite
trinity ehapsa Aessrs, Duncan sAsrmans new bank
ing house, corner ofNasssu Zine ID also d the
same stone THERE'S newly ipor
WHITE OF Which numerous specimens and some exceedingly
expensive spripging up in various parts of the city,
The Nassau Bank corner Of Beekman street, Is DOWN
town specimens Up town. il We remember right, Dr.
Cockof between Fifth and Sixth AVENUES last season.
somewhere in the neighboghood Of Eehteepth street.
built handsome house foe himself Of this stone; ana
more recently Ars H. ". Field r "A huil6pg the French
hotel, at the Junction Of Finh avenue, Broadway and
Twenty second sEes Of this sAss to-
cost nearly &10 We sln sucasea IL calling pubs
lie attention TO the -sphject Of bpilding materials we
shall have accomplished our object On the south side
Of this street, little west Sixth avenue, Mr. RndAy
is just commencing npwbes Of hQnses afsex the
pattern of RartQns,i IN rtxssvpath street.. We shsh
notice theq more fully in eoasectioue NTH the samp
kind Of houses building opposite
twelve in ALL ground sold by Messrs Corcoran Riggs,
with a.loan of 81 500 per lot. s''4..-. .ess..-.
Between Fifth avenue and asen, in this stree there.
nothing new Moses Larin, when he died. LAST season.
left fourteen unfinished first class houses eight the
east side of Fifth avenue between Thirty -Rfih and
Thirty sixth Streets, and three each street in the
rear Mr.. John Paine Is now. flushing or the three
the south side Of Thirty sixth street We have not
inquired, but it ia suppression the whole fourteen
have fallen into Mr.. Paines handa Lots n this part OF
Thrtysxth street about high il not the highest
priced Of any street lots Murray HH One year ago
they actually sold the north side Of the street
for S. 600 each, cash. And aAAOSgh have heard OF
sales this season, quite they cannot be
bought for less than advance OF $500 on the above
price.
On Madison avenue, northwest corner Thirty-sixth
street. two first class mansions are going up. Mr. John
B. Murray owned this Of the 65 10
inches onethd of the whole 'front.' exactly answer
ing to Mr. Phelp third the opposite side OF the ave-
nue. This corner he has for long time reserved for
himself or the 65 feet 10 inches Murray takes 81
feet iDches and his brother n-law Robt H. Olypant
takes the balance % feet inches Both these gente
men are building of brick with brown stone Easements
three stories Mr.. Murray, so feet Deep Mr. Olyphant
SO feet deep, with extension 10 by IS feet We
doubt if Mr.. Murray's corner is surpassed by any
corner in town in point of eligibility. 1t on the sunny
slope of the hill. It is on 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 equaed in
genuine arisocracy by Waddels front and SURPASSED
nowhere Aurrays is the northwest corner, in that
respect is the best of the four The northwest
corner is considered the best inasmuch it has the
double advantage ing the side of the street
and the west side Of the avenue which are SUPERIOR
respectively to the side of the and to the
south side of the street. Consequently the southeast
corner is the poorest OF the four There is not perhaps
great difference between the northeast and the
southwest corner. And here we may remark that al
though the general preference is on the north
side Of the street, account Of the houses having
sunny exposure and in the winter dry sidewalk more
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 flow
ers, fruits, &c., to say nothing Of agreeable side
walk in hot weather In comparing the and west
sides Of the avenues the argument, like the strrup
ady's saddle is all on one iae Peccstriansn hot
day r. NJ, can scarcely be performed at all on an east
eily sidewalk and Of course stores are less valuable
on that side. 10 the winter too the cold winds come
sweeping down frcm the northwest with chilling power
against the denceess fronts of houses situated the
east side of the The rooms however will
lie very cheerful.
Between Madison aud Fourth avenue on 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, 32:llx7S1o, and which will probably cost bald
some s25 600 s20 900. Murray Hill win long have &C.
casion to remember this gentleman. His own domestic
mansion the north side Of this street. east of Madi-
son avenue is ornament to the citysome As or so
feet front Directly opposite, and in the the above
southeastern corner house now just begun,
four story brown stone houses lately built by him. as
well money could build such houses one 81 and the
other 80 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 cars to be rem,y-
ed from Thrtysecond to Forty streetsau ordi-
nance to that effect having been passed the Conn
mon Council, and to be executed within the ensuing
year. There engines are undoubtedly great nui-
sance, and the time must come before long
whey they will be compelled remove stu further from
the thicky settled parts Of the city Prior to the
ing OF this ordinance Murray HILL between Fourth and
Lexington avenues and from Thirty second to Forsvse-
eond streets desert and have remapal suey
the smoke from the engines being insulferabhc Since
mat however, brown stone houses have sprung up there
like msgc and the hill Will DO all built over making
Il one Of the handsomest and most desirable parts Of the
city The eastern exposure Of houses the east side
ofIexngton avenue-ssy from Miiirun's white marble
fronts up to Thirty ninth street-wi always command
line view Of the Fast river there nothing obstuct
the view, the ground falling or rapidly down 10 Third
avenue. 4l ts N
On the south side Of the street. adjoining phelps
10 feet front house above noticed Mr. John Kerr brewer
is lust commanding drsf claas