The New York herald., 1878-10-28

houses on East Eighty nrst street, between Fourth
and Fifth avenues, north side, a. cost OF $4,000
each.
Breen & Mason are building Ave four story first
class brown dwellings the south side OF
sixtysixth street, between Madison and Fourth ave-
Messrs Muidoon & Mowbray are erecting a largo
number of first class tour story brown stone dwell
ings Sixty-eighth street, between Madison aud
Fifth avenues-the apex OF Lenox Hill.
James E. Ray is building thirty house on SIXTY
ninth strect between First ana second avenues-twe
story and basement private dwellings, brown stone
fronts. Some Of The houses are nearly completed at
Andrew j. Kirwin is building twenty-iour houses
on the Eastern Boulevard between Fiity-eighth and
Finy-ninth streets They arc TO be three stories
high with brown stone fronts, and built on what is
called the Philadelphia style; tina: Is the dining
room Is TO be on the parlor or nrst noor, WIN tns
being above ground and the ordinary basement
being usec as cellar This is following the plan
opted class houses where the occupants are
Obliged hurrow, and viii enable people oil mod
crate means to enjoy home comforts hitherto only
obtainable in this city by the wealthy.
Anderson Fowler Is putting up about q quarter OF
block tour story brown stone dwellings on sixty
eighth street, between Madison ana Fourth avenues
Mr. Gilsick is just completing the entire block oI
houses between Seventy-hith and Seventy-sixth
streets, on the west side OF Second avenue Also one
house Seventy -nth street and ono on seventy
sixth street, IN addition, aggreSahng LOT ten houses
Sl50,000
Five French flats are being erected in East
Elchtieth street Tor Mr. McQuade; three hats IN
same street Tor Mr. Gsey; iour first class private
houses TOR Anthony Smith in Eightieth street,
Lexington avenue; three hrst class residences IN
East Seventy-fonrth street. near Fourth avenue or
John McGlynn, who has just completed eignt houses
on the northwest corner oil Lexington avenue and
Seventy-iourth street: tour first class residences on
Lexington corner OF Seveny-sixth street, Tor
j. I. Malcolm; house ou Fourth avenue, near
Sevcnly-ninih street, Tor Thomas Nagnniss- All tho
above beng constructed OF brown stone,
average cost is about $40, 000 each.
S ~ architect up town TO the HERALD reporter
yesterday :"Rapid transit has gwen great i'm pstus
10 building IN th.s vicinity and 1t Will have very
marked effect upon tie ncishDorhood"
Mr. Browning IS building six brown stone private
dwellings the northeast corner OF East Seventy
ExJuige Plerson is building Ave first class dwell
inps on the southwest corner OF Madison avenue and
4 st se7sntetn street. Tnesc dwellings, Will cost
about S40,0o0 cach
Matthew Byrnes is building SIX houses Tor bus-
ness purposes anu flats on the northwest corner OF
Third avenue and Sixtyni street
Wuclan Il Currie are building three brown stone
houses n East Il0ih street Lexington avenue.
In l26th street, near Sixth avenue, six dwelling
houses are partly nlisncd.
Mr. Bookman. who built the Madison block of
French fats on tho southwest corner OF East Sew
enty second street and Third avenue, IS building
three nrst class French flats East Thirty second
street, near Third avenue.
Edward Clark has just built, on the west side OF
Seventh avenue. from Fiitynith 10 Fty-sixth
street, block o French Hats OF Nova ScoNa stone,
at a cost OF S30a, ,00o
J. kothscnild Is building on West Fourteenth
street (Nos 40 ana Ar running through Thirteenth
street. first OF iron and brick, at cost
$4,000. IL has width ol 90 feet, depth 2o0 nve
stores high anc basement II Will ue completed
Joseph i. Loubal is building at Nos. 5o3 and sos
Broadway. adJoining tuo ST. Nicnoias Holel store
so feet and so deep, i've stories nigh, at cost
OF $4,000
ruBLlc BUILDINGS AND PRIVATE RESTRICTIONS.
Besides the private dwellings, stores anu French
flats referred u large amount OF work is being done
upper part OF tne city on public buidin2s and
private institutions Among these may be mentioned
Inc addltlous 70 Columbi College, cast side OF Mad-
son avenue, from Forty.ninth 10 Ffticth street,
by the trustees OF the college, at cost OF
500 900; New York insane ASYLUM Hospital, east side
ling Hospital, Asylum for Inc Aged Conducted by
tho ..Litte Sisters OF the Poor"). hebrew orphan
Asylum, the Hahncmann Homeopathic Hospital on
street ard Fourth avenue, just flushed
and iiitud up tor patiens; the new armory tor the
seventh regiment, which takes IN the whole block
IRON Fourth to Lexington avenue and rom East
Sixlysixtn to Sixty seventh street. The armory Ill
be comp leled in ABOUT Two years All these improve
mcnls Involve the expenditure Of large amount Of
money, reaching into millions.
The above preends 10 give complete list Of all the
I'm gong IN the sections named. Ihere
prctensons beng built costing from 600 to 0O0
for which permits have been given during the present
month by the Department OF Buildings that arc
not included in the above Most OF the improvements
named are those gong on north oi Sixty.sixth
street. In all the uppcr parts OF tho Guy, in-
cluding Harlem aud the two uppermost wards,
property holders In q lever OF expectation OF
happy results flowing from the completion OF rapid
transit The Third avenue road AZ tins time attract
Ing especial attention. The tendency is Tor owners
to improve their properly ior INVESTMENT, In
the case of Arnold Constable, VINO build Tor invest
ana not 10 seiL Many other owners Du'id Tor
both purpo ses-to invest aud to SELL There Is
two for houses IN tho upper part OF the city
both and ior letting. The uptown people ex-
pect the THIRD elevated road will be opened ~
Eynty-sixih h street by the middle OF November next
and ali the way Harlem Bridge by the LIST Of jan
uary.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
The following u comparative statement showing
the Der Of buildings erected, or permits issued
for The same b The Department OF Buildings for the
several quarters OF the years 1877 and thus far IN
1885,