New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-14
BUILDING IN THE YORKVILLE DISTRICT
SHOWING THAT HOUSES ARE GOING UP IN THIS
PART OF THE CITY.

PART OF THE CITY.
worthy citizen, resident of that deectable part OF
The metropolis known as Yorkville thinks that some
statements recently printed with reference TO building
operations throughout the city hardly do justice TO the
region In which he lives and in which he takes q
commendable local pride. In order to convict a
possible Misrepresentation brief statement Of the con-
dition of affairs in that part Of the city lying between
Fify-ninthst and Eighty-sxth-s and between Fifth
ave- and the East River may perhaps be found read
able by those specially Interested The boundaries OF
Yorkville are not to-day accurately defined. some
regard Eighty sxth-s the northern limit while others
say that One hundred -and-tenth-st. Is the upper
boundary line Not going above Eighty sixthst. 1t Is
seen that the city In the limits described IL almost
solIdly built I'D from the river TO Central Park, while
from Third ave. westward the buildings are almost
without exception OF the most substantial character
and OF modern style. Eastward from Third-ave. the
dwelling houses and business blocks, being OF older
erection, are naturally less attractive In part OF
the city so closely and long built up this any
thing like building boom" could not reasonably be
looked for while the changes from old TO new build
lngs must as elsewhere be few and infrequent
An actual survey OF the territory made with coz
siderable care discovered that the statement that ne
building operations ore In progress in Yorkville tl.
SPRING falls reasonably short OF literal truth For
example a fine bachelors apartment house is going
up at Seventy second-st. and Lexington-ave., and
foundations being laid for row OF hats az Lex
ingtonave. and Eighty secOndst In Seventy eighth
st. between Lexington and Third ayes. at Nos. 1874
1885, 16s and 40, four fvestOry lighthouses OF hand
some design are being built while at Eighty seventh
st. and Lexington ave. another row Of fats has been be
gun number Of hat-houses have Just been finished
at Parkave. and Seventy -eghth-st.. and handsome
row Of new fathouses extends along the same avenue
from Seventy fifth to Seventy-sixth sts
East of Third-ave. there is literally nothing being
done Along First-ave there is considerable I'M
occupied property the greater part OF it, however.
lying above Elghty-sixth-st
Real estate dealers doing or rather trying to &c
business in the district take gloomy view Of the
situation There is nothing done they say and little
prospect Of improvement. They do not think that
the question Of rapid transit has any connectOI>wtn
the dulness which is rather due to the general sagna-
ton In the real estate market. The demand, they
saw. is for small houses, rather than flats Rents re
main about the same. but there is no activity
The Department Of Buildings supplies rev com
parative statistics. The department division OF the
citv extends the district to tenthst.
and the following table shows the number of buildings
Of all kinds begun and finished within the limits IL
the last four years