Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-11
Building in the City.

A Host of Tenement Houses in Process of ErectiOn-SeveraI Elegant Public Buildings and Private Resfdences Just COmplet ed-Other Improvements-The Call For Rents.
 Most of the carpenter builders are busy, though principally in the erection of dwell lings of the less expensive kind There are but few large buildings in course of construc- tion in the city at present. The builders do not anticipate an extra busy season. though when the frost is out of the ground both masons and carpenters will have enough to keep them busy for a month or two. The new county building, back of law chambers, 1 is the most important and expensive building | in course of erection in the city. Another important new building, the Welch school, just completed, has afforded employment to quite force of men. The Sloan physical laboratory of Yale college, on Library street, is another important building which has just been completed. It cost $6O,OOO It was occupied by the students at the commence ment of this college term. The two new residences on Hlllhouse avenue, those of Messrs. Charles H. Farnam and E. s. Wheeler, are the finest private residences now in progress Tn the city. They make fine additions to that elegant street so well adorned with fine residences. MT. Forsyth's additions to his dye works, near Neck bridge, will soon be commenced. The increase of his business has already added to the growth of that section. Ex-Town Clerk Shuster will start work in few days for the erection of new brick building at the junction of State and Edwards streets. Officer Began. of the DO. lice force, contemplates soon erecting brick building on land purchased by him of the Stone estate 8 few months ago, on State street near the foot of Edwards MT. Sher- lock, residing on Bishop street, has the cellar excavRtsd for a new house next his residence. Mir. Stewart, late of East Rock, has ten of his twelve small two story frame houses on State street near Neck bridge nearly finished Mir. George P. Merwin, the builder on Arti- san street, has the frame up for 8 new dwell ing on his land on Elliott street. The cellar of the new White building on Center street is excavated. Fl. W. Foster & Co.'s new carpet store building on Orange street, below locality and with the new build ing just below, occupied by Cham berlin & Son. and the other buildings of recent date in that immediate locality speaks well for the business future of that locality. The new Pitkin building soon to pc erected on CnapeI street, In place or the Lewis building now demolished, will be a benefit to the appearance of that section. A residence costing several thousand dollars to build has just been erected on Pleasant street near Humphrey. Several new houses are in progress of erection on Nicoll and Nash streets.
 The rush for rents has already begun The demand is chiefly for those rents which range from $1O to $16 per month. The houses near factories are in greatest demand. Fair Haven and the southwestern part of the city are the best portions of the city for renting houses. There is a great demand for central, low priced single houses whether separate or in block. Rents in the center of the city are going up. In some cases rents have doubled in two years. There is no difficulty in renting houses. As there are 5000 more people in the city now than there were a few years ago there is good demand for tene- ments, There is not great deal of building in the city just now.