The New York herald., 1874-11-20
REAL ESTATE.
Novel Offering Of Six Elegant Brown Stone
Front Houses Up Town.

Attention was called short time since in these
columns to the character OF downtown building
improvements as illustrating the unshaken cond'
dence which, rising above the ephemeral incidents
OF panic our people have in New York real
estate Investments. Further proof OF this could
be adduced from the record OF uptown improve.
ments, which, differing nom those down town IN
that the latter are for business uses and those up
town for residences have yet in tneir due proper.
ton the same soidIty, the same suostant ttality
and the same air OF being built to last not one
generation alone but many These
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS UP TOWN.
like those down town, have gone on in spite
Of the panic OF last fall, being not confined
merely to the Immediate demands OF current in
quiry but preparing to meet later greatly in.
creased want Hence IL Is not a matter OF sur
prise that with the 1rst signs of revlving conf
dence in business. so marked during the last
couple OF weeks-in fact, since the result OF the
recent elections seemed whether with or without
reason 1t matters not, to lit q great incubus OF
difndence, dlstrust ana torpor or the shoulders of
the nation and give promise Of new depar-
ture in financial and commercial circles-to
md already offerings or elegant up.
town dwellings inviting investment. Among
these may be cited six elegant new houses, com.
prising four houses on the north side OF East
avenues, being Nos 3, s, o and II, and two houses
ON the south side Of East FIFTY seventh street. be-
ing Nos. 1s and 20, between the same avenues.
Az everybody 10 not familiar with what constitutes
an elegant New York mansion In the sense spoken
OF above.
SHORT DESCRIPTION, IN THE NATURE OF AN IN.
yENTORY,
of the advantages these possess may be OF inter.
est. Thus the four houses on Forty.fourth street
are here referred to. All OF the masons', car
penters' and cabinet-makers' work has been
done under the personal supervision Of the
architects, by their own men. The hall
partition walls are Of brick from cellar
to roof; the doors double and deafened with
thick felt paper. All Of the plumbing done by
DAYS work. Basin slabs OF statuary marble, ana
china wasn.basns OF decorated patterns Mirrors
over wash-basins. Stairs Of hardwood from base.
ment to top floor; wardrobe work OF hard
wood; bathrooms fitted up with nard wood.
Hinges and fittings to those portions trimmed
with hard wood Of bronze metal. The houses are
heated by patent moist warm air wrought iron
furnace. Hot air registers up to fourth floor
Speaking tubes on each floor leading to kitchen,
also tube from basement entrance to Kitchen.
Front door bell rings at fourth story, as well as
Kitchen; street washer provided at side Of stoop {;
linen closet and housemald's sink ana closet TO
edCu uOuSc. VOul uAuS duU sHcNcu Wiuc Ioou
fitted up In cellar; billiard room in basement.
The basement han and frat floors finished in hard
woods, part polished and part finished with dead
gloss. Elegant consol mirror and frame in parior
hard wood mantels In basement, first and second
floors; stationary marble mantels on the third
floor; first story halls ana dlnlngroom wainscoted
Waste pipes are provided for relrigerators.
These houses are to be disposed OF after
A SOMEWHAT NOVEL METHOD IN THE REAL ESTATE
MARKET,
VIZ, somewhat afte. the fashion in which the
government sells its goid or the Comptroller the
cily,s bonds Sealed BIDS win be received up to q
certain date-viz., noon OF Tuesday. November a.
when the bids will be opened and the several
houses awarded to the highest bidder. The bids
however must exceed q certain upset price,
placed upon them by Messrs. Duggln Crossman,
which they claim TO be greatly below the figure at
which the lots could be purchased and similar
houses built at this time. This reservation as
well as the published estimate OF the owners con-
cerning the real value Of the houses, gives pc.
culiar interest to this manner OF approaching the
market, putting it in the light Of an experiment
which may or may not be extensively followed,
should It prove su ccessful