New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-08
NETWORK REAL ESTATE.
BUILDING OF HOMES ON THE UPPER
WEST SIDE
The NATURAL ADVANTAGES or THAT SECTION
MAKE IT DESIRABLE FOR REsIDENcE-A

The NATURAL ADVANTAGES or THAT SECTION
MAKE IT DESIRABLE FOR REsIDENcE-A
REAL ESTATE DEALERS VIEWS
As anybody knows who has kept watch OF I'M
orovements ir real estate In this city during the
last ten years the West Side section. from ri"-
ninth-st NORTH has demonstrated It's attractveness
as a locality for homes. Directly overlooking
Central Park West great OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nave
been reared. such as the Nevada. the Majestic inc
Beresford and others Of that class lhese are
built on the west side OF E!ghth-ave, IRONING cas-
ward and fine views OF Park scenery are ahorueo
the occupants Of the parlors and chambers on the
front of the buildings. But invariably 'he sue
streets are devoted TO private homes, with mere
and there fathouses suitable for occupancy by we'll
to-do people The development of this section
began about the time that improved Styles oi aie"
lecture were introduced to supersede the moho'ons
Of the brownstone front. which below fiity-hh'h-
:, hos heen so conspicuousy feature OF the
me,ropol,tan home districts Builders adopted en-
trely new ideas both with respect 10 architecture
and the material used in construction. Inc e"'".'
ventures having proved popular more eiaooiate
designs were evolved. Lght-colored stohe' sue"
as marble and Indiana limestone, seems to De pre-
r,a ard with the variation OF designs for eleva-
ton the effect produced is not only ATTRACTIVE ~
the eve but interesting as a study
NJ Bishop. with the well-known reai-es'a'e ue'ie'
Frederick Zittel OF No 266 Columbus-aVe. "no' u.
agent has been successful both IN rei4tii'S anu
IN the negotiation of sales in that quarter
so,a Yesterday regarding the present rea-estatc
outlook:
"During the summer We have sold number OF
vacant properties with view to immediate Ut
early improvement. This is rapidly sro""'s
residence section and the major part oil our prop
erty is Of that kind. The demand Is LOT io's ."
which TO erect private houses and mats IL 10 u''-
usual for us to have inquiries for such parcels a'
tho present season of the year, that Is 10 say u
so large an extent as we have had them inns year
We have now. however, NUMBER OF pi"H '0'
vacant property for other than resldehuai useS'
which we hope to cosc within the next week VI
ten DAYS l must admit that vacant lots Tor private
houses are very scarce in this immediate helshpo'-
hood say from Sixty ninth to Nineteth-st.' Cen
trail Park West 10 the Hudson River The prices
for this class OF fats are stronger thah 'hcs WIN
a year ago The builders are gradually goihs over
70 the West End and Riverside Drive because
hera are 90 Few choice lots left east of West End
ave and west of the Park. This fact is due to
the large number of improvements made WITHIN
the last three years Many landowners in RIVER
side Drive have been holding their property LOT
many wears They now have an opportunity TO
sell off the ground in !ot parcels to consideraoie
advantage II they will only do So
81 may add that the inquiry for private houses
,o~ sale has been remarkably active for this season
Of the wear The bids have been continuous, ana
relate to a vast of property. ana there nave
been many sales. Every indication gives promise
of an active fall trade. and. what Is more 10 'he
point. we expect to get better prices than we re-
ceived last year.
another feature of interest Is the fact that our
ing the month of July there we're ten houses rehien
10 one in the same month last year and stu APP
plicatons in large numbers proportionateiy, are
coming in. In fact. expect that by September
we shall have few houses remaining undlsposeu OF.
How do account for this activity on 'he
West Side? In the first place. the houses are an
new and have been constructed In accordance Win
the latest designs: their hnshings. both IN WOOD
work and decoration of the best quality: There
IS on attraction. too In the exposed PLUMBING sys-
tenn Any trouble thus be promptly located
and without offensivencss TO the occupants OF me
places. Then, again, the Hudson River lies on the
one side and on the other is the Park These TWO
natural elements give sort OF freshness 10 the
atmosphere within that belt-a sweetness, as an
old lady described il TO me az she snined the arr
You can't find this quality anywhere else IN
the city. The people who have come TO live In this
section represent a wel-to-lo class. and the com
munity is recognized one Of the best In the CITY,
Then the section is particularly well favored IN the
way of transportation The elevated road. or
course. has been there for years. running north
and south but the cable road with its connections.
has provided a great convenience. There is sure 10
be a development in the of time in the retail
trade. and good will later be estab-
lshed in that section and ladies will not thereafter
be required 10 go so far TO attend TO their shop
ping"