The New York herald., 1878-09-15
NEW BUILDINGS.
Many in Course Of Erection
Throughout the City.
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
Manhattan Island To Be Built Over in
Ten Years.

Several years ago the Central Park Commissioners,
after digesting mass Of Statistics estimated that IN
all probability evory lot on the island OF Manhattan
would be built upon or otherwise occupied and I'M
proved by tho close OF the year 1888. II was also
calculated, at the time, that the population OF
the island would that be little two
millions. This was before the Wostcnester annexa
tion arrang had been effected, even dis
cussed. IL also before rapid transit had been
thought OF The prophecy seems, however, to nave
been well founded, Tor almost the only not com.
pactiy built up now IS that comparatively narrow
portion lying west and northwest OF Central Park,
and ten years is ample time to allow Tor turning this
picturesque belt into a forest OF brick and stone.
IMPROVED rihEs
The year 1871 witnessed tho largest OF build
Ing done in this city, compared with any
subsequent year. During that twelvemont III nearly
2.sO0 buildings wero put up, at total cost Of
S43 $50, 600. Ihe year 1878 witnessed the smallest
NUMBER OF buildings erected in any year in a
period Of ton years there being but ,2S9 all told
valued ut $24, 100000. Since then tho number OF
buildings added 10 tho city mas slightly Increased
from year TO year, with small exception. until now
will be from q table given below the ratio OF
new edihccs undertaken is rapidly nearing that OF
the flush period before tho panic Of 1873 Wh,o people
built less than 1300 houses In 1873 they have during
the FIRST seven months OF 1878 commenced work
$40 O00 The total number Of buildings put up IN
1875 was 405; IN 1876, 1879, and In 1917, 1,432
This year Il is expected that nearly twO thousand,
including many unusually large and costly 1ats Will
be completed In regard to valuation II should bo
observed that labor has been reduced over one hun
drsd per cent material from twenty-five to thirty
per cent from the ruling prices OF four fvo years
ago. II the building tor 1873 aggregates $40 000
1t is equivalent to $780, 600 600 expended in 1872 lS73
or 1874 SO that reality both IN the number OF new
buildings tho capital invested the present Will un
queslionabiy surpass any year since 1871. This
fact is conarm tho belief that the
hard times are about over real always tho
siowcs. to recuperate aiter period OF depression.
Booxs FOR YOUNG HouslkEEPERs.
In the course OF u conversation yesterday with
Mr.. Adams, the Superintendent OF the De-
partment OF Buildings, HERALD reporter
learned that the property owners ON tho
east sido OF Third and north OF 110th street
have very generally determined 10 supply the needs
OF young clerks, saiesmon and mechanics by covering
their vacant territory with well built two story and
basement dwellings, adapted for single families and
which can be rented from $3.50 to $500 per year.
Numbers OF such houses will probably DO begun this
isll TO be completed before moving lime next spring
Two or three thousand houses OF this class, similar
TO those OF Philadelphia, will be godsend TO young
housokecpers, VINO dissatisfied with the unwhos-
some features Of the fst system sometimes ex-
perisnced.
WHERE TIE ELEvArED ROAD is WANTED
North vi l2Oth street, between Fourth and Seventh
avenues, tho owners contemplate building more
stylish class OF ouses, considerable aciivity al
ready noticeable IN tnis section All tho region bo
tween Manhxttanville and Harlem 10 destined nov
speedy settlement The superintendent has taken
pains ascertain the intentions OF landlords In and
about Carmansvilie and reports that they havo de-
cided build extensively just soon they receive
positive th.t tho elevated railway system
will DO extended above Eignty-hrst street. Without
this extension Is useless for them to improve their
estates, now accessible only by way OF Harlem and
cars In l25th street and by the Eighth
avenue horse railroad.
The portion OF Manhattan Island which win be the
last TO be covered with stores ami dwellings sup
posed bo section lying west OF Eighth avenue,
from sixty 125;h street. Tho Is
fold. Eighth avenue lots fronting Central PARK are
still held fancy valuations, and consequently
not sought by parties seeking permanent Investments
Ca the other hand, q large portion OF the land lying
between this avenue and HUDSON River, including
shnt living along the boulevard and Ninth and
Tcnth ues, held loLg leases by parties who
are unable TO build. Nothing be doue toward
expire. .The grade OF Eighth avenue 10 nov osd-
pieiy established that building be dous along
this thoroughiars withoo. hindranco the extension
OF tho Elevated metropolitan roads TO Eighty
street Will develop enterprise In this direction, but
nothing else can
In the month OF July, 1873, work was begun on 127
buiId,ngs and during The same period 15S buildings
were completed, while there renamed IN process OF
con Instruction S45 For the month the OF
CO buildings shows that alterations be.
gun on loo buildings, were completed l23
work was In progress upon Z37 at the end OF tho
month.
new buildings flied, oivided MS ioIlows:-
FIRST class dwellings. 2S
Second class dwellings,. ........................
Tenement houses. .:.............. ~
Totni....: "a