Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-10
OUTLOOK FOR REAL ESTATE.

A Steady Demand for Houses and Rents -I Is New Haven Overbuflt? A Demand for Workingmen's Houses Rapid Growth in the Tenth Ward.
 The nearness of spring is crowding the offices of the real estate agents with in quiries for homes for the coming year. Several real estate agents were seen yes terday in reference to the prospects for the coming season.
 Mir. William H. H. Hewitt said to the overbuilt: ''The cry that New Haven is overbuilt has been raised ever since I have been in the business. I do not an- ticipate boom this spring, but steady business without dragging. Improved real estate is making good return on 8 fair valuation. do not believe there is an over-supply of rents or new buildings. Modernized and more convenient build ings are needed in the central part of the city"
 Mir. R. T. Merwin talked in a less hope ful vein. "The supply, especially of medium tenement houses, is in excess of the demand"
 Mr. John T. Sloan was of the opinion that the season would be dull and the out look for selling property was not very fav- orable. The city shas been overbuilt but within the last six months the growth in population has been greater than the in crease in buildings. The demand is most ly for buildings for mechanics renting from $10 to $16 per month. There will not be so much building this year as last. Architect Robinson reported 8 steady de- nand for small houses. No large buildings are now under consideration. MT. Edward M. Clark ,one of our largest dealers in real estate, reports every pros pect of a considerable degree of activity in building operations this spring. His sales last fall were phenomenally large and l notable, and though representing all sec | tions of the city and almost wholly prop | erty from the estate of his father, the late Massena Clark, perhaps the most notable | boom was in Cassius street and Howard l avenue sections. His opinion is that New l Haven's yearly growth is such as to assure a steady activity in the real estate market and in building operations.
 | GROWTH IN THE TENTH WARD.
 Since the park commissioners have be gun the improvements of Beaver pond ani l LOCALLY Iuo 1ucIetsso III Du1luluS III tuo 6eC tion north and west of Whalley avenu, and Orchard street has been phenomenal Within the past two years the land in thu immediate vicinity has doubled in value Eighty houses have been built within the last two years. These are ali dwellings O modern size, large enough for one or tw' families. Houses have been built b, William H. H. Hewitt, John H. Whiting E. A. Chatfeld, w. s. Todd, Professo James NJ. Lee, Frederick S. Seymour, tn late James H. Leeds and Contracto Edson L. Wright. MT. Hewitt alone ha built forty-one houses. Eleven new build ings are to be built at once on Morton street and other buildings are in contem plation. Deacon E. B. Jones, Edward L Jones and Mir. E. G. Wooster are each t
 build 8 fine residence on Norton street MT. William H. H. Hewitt will bull eight.
 1 Found the Armory Occupied.
 The Grays and Light Guard met at tn
 armory for drill last evening, but foun
 the whole building used for the Odd Fe
 lows drill Notification of this had bee
 received by the captains of the severs
 companies, but too late to notify the mem l bers