New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-09

in cepih and the came hight the ito fnper IL ti'
which was only $50 feet deep. IL ia Intended TO ha'e
II surpass for "A concert ballroom anything hitsero
seen in New-York. supper. room, OF equal super
llces, viii occupy the basement.
There are more sellers than buyers Of Grsclass
houses on the favori'e cross etreets above Grace
Church. While orr merchants bay up-,o~n lots for
speculation they are not 80 eager formerly to keep
no extensive establishments for their own abode.
Wet 10 collections come in so slg this Spring, and
tie late cri.i has taught New-York business men not
70 live beyond their means On Fifth avenue, also,
Lei0c Trents.thid street, property shows an evident
falling of. Il is raid to be difficult to realize on the
splendid houses in that locality except at runous
sa' rfces. Bot from the FIfsh-avenue Hotel, NORTH
| ward and on Madison avenue 10 the neghbornood of
Murray Hill, sour best society" rapidly enhancing
Il demand for and value of real estate Certain lots
near TW enty ninth street. on Fifth avenue have risen
from $4,000 TO $25,OCO apiece, within the last SIX
moDtbs.
But tho great speculative interest of the town merges
in the vacant lots bordering tue Central Park. AT
just bi0 seaeon there s not much doing in uptown
lots when the weather renders 8 ride thereab)u a
mole agreeable aud natural undertaking; bat there Is
no property preesed for sale holders are very fem IN
thtir drpabda. and it is thought that this Spdng VIII
hew advance above the prices Of last Fall. 1t is a
noticeable fact that Plumbers of ~ ecuaors from Buffalo
and other westward towns selling their Western
properly and coming to New-York to buy Central
Park lots"
Plans are on foot for the erection of mammoth
hotel on the corner of Eighth avenue and Fiftynnth
street. It would teem as il long time must elapse
before it rely upon full complement OF guests
Lots have been secured Ssventyeghth st:ee., be-
tween the Park and tie North River, covering an OK
tent CT 400 by 20j feet, by "Tbe Central Home Asso-
eia'ion, on which they intend to speedily erect an
td6ce capable Of accommodating 500 families, who
wi be able to live isolated in separate houses,
Sid yet enjoy the advantages of combination on an
! extensive scale.
Low-priced darlem and Upper Central Park lots
have advanced from IS to 50 per cent during the past
year. Five hundred lots in the region of the Park in
NiDe,ieh street. worth from $500 81 500 piece two
years ago nov command 81, 800 Lots in upper Lex
ingion, Third, Sixth, and Seventh avenues, also
largely advanced. and Eighth avenue rivals Fth for
prces up to One hundred and-tw 'nty -ffh-s Ninth,
Ttn,b Eleventh, and Twelfth avenues, beyond One
hundred andtweny fifth street. thew no advance ex
eept on the borders of Harlem River, where during
The Winter, 500 lots found buyers at satisfactory
priceS.
1t II the opinion Of many shre wd observers that Up
town unimproved property is slightly Inflated, and
must fall off within a short hme. Brokers Of course
do Lot pub iely express tn. mseves thus bu. clear
headed and prudent among them prophecies de-
Of twenty FIVE per cent during the next three
years.
Rents very firm this Spring, with large demand
for hous,s There will not be- it is thought, a. mnch
moving ON The First Of May, usual-peope not be-
ing able TO change without paying advanced prices for
no better accommodations.
BUILDINGS AND RENTS IN BROOKLYN.
DuntoT Of bulldogs are now 10 process Of erec-
ton, and tracts have been entered into for many
more during the Of the II is yet too
early fon estimate of the number TO be ereced,
40 bndirg operations will not actively commence be-
fore May. Those now being constructed are mainly
intended for dwellings, although several blocks on
Of the principal thoroughfarep, nearly COM
pleted designed for stores and dwellings combined
a fine block of brick, two stories bigh has been
erected the Of Fulton and Pineapple streets
land Of the Browne estate, which has been lying 10
an upIoducve stae for maDy years. The lower floors
will be occupied for mercantile purposes, and the
second story for work shops offices. Another block
viii be erected portion of the estate lying
between tie Mechabics' Bark and the residence of
tie late Mr. Bogert, Falion street, near Mont4gu
after the Let of May next.
The land il now occupied by wooden shanties and
as confetti nary, meat, and cigar stOres. TIE build
iDgs already erected and those to be put up are
seven years lease A fine block of fourstory brick
bouses in Myrtle avenue, extending from Daiiieh to
Gold street, completed during the past Winter,
and are now ready for occupancy. Ire lower floors
intended for stores and the upper portion for dwell
iDgs. Some bali dozen more buildings have been
erected on the same for similar purposes. AT
the junction of Fulton and De Kalb avenues very
fine block of brick buildings is in process of compile
ton These buildings are also intended for stores and
ellDgs. In Flatbush and Atlantic avenues there
ale indications Of coming Improvements.
The railroad now in operation through Atlantic
has advanced the price of real estate in that
section The railroad in Fatbush avenue not yet 10
working order, aid it is very likely that long time
will elapse before that thoroughfae will be trayersed
by railroad cars the principal difficulty being the al
tea,on of The grade, portion of the avenue hay
Ing been cut down eleven feet and another portion is
10 be filed up feet. An act in relation to the
sessments is now before the Legislature. No extended
building improvements will be made here until the
railroad ID in working order. Since Jan. |, about
Thirty building permits have been granted by the
Street Commissioner. Some Of these per nts for
whole blocks Of houses and others for one, two or
three, the may be. la 1859, 80 permits were
granted the number Issued up to this time last year
being abou! the as for this year. Many build
iDgs are, however erected without permits owing to
the neglect Of the authorities to enforce the ordinances
There very few vacant tenement houses in the
city-noDe in eligible neghborhoods. Rents Will re-
main about the us ast year. landlords being satis-
lied with good tenents for what they pay in pref