New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
BUYING UP SHORE FRONTS
RECENT ADVANCES. IN THE PRICE of
THIS FORM OF REALTY.
THE PROPERTY is GREATLY DESIRED ni
SONS BUILDING COUNTRY HoMEs-AN
rxrprMEJ,Y LIMITED SUPPLY.


SONS BUILDING COUNTRY HoMEs-AN
EXTREMELY LIMITED SUPPLY
.n.u..,,,. shor. fronts for country homes have
..,.,,,v become extremely scarce" said wen
known dealer In real estate to Tribune 'epo'.
"Rv shore fronts do not mean iroh's y" i'
,skea or any other body OF fresh wafer '"eee -"
plentiful and cheap enough for the poorest nun.
scekcr. What 1 mean Is the seashore 'front.' ine'e
seems 10 be ins,illed In the minds OF most peope
,ony,ng for the broad expanse OF salt water lne'e
"a something about the vastness OF oio >ep'""e
that seams 10 socthe the careworn nina OF tue o'.
worked business man and the nerve-woln no"se" VIZ
No matter how afraid people are OF the "a'e' ~
hon, t,n,id they are a boat. yet they long 10 oe
near the ocean possible. The oaimy s"'' az ~,
heating Of the surf. have hold on the mas'ha''o"
s .,,r noon,e which fre.h-water scenery cannot
rival. s
"Dearng these facts In mind. you cannot "onoe'
that shore fronts are In such great demand py Ne"
York people. You ask what has mace '"'''
scarce In the last few years! wen, 'here a'e 'us
two good and Gmp,e reasons Tor th's eo"'i'o
Tho erst Mace Nature herself has decreed that
shore fronts shall be limited. just cohsiuer io'
,rouent How many miles Of seashore fronts are
there within a radius of one hundred miles Oh Ne"
York CITY? Count everything you please. 'he JET
sey coast both sides OF the Long Isiand anu Inv
Connecticut shore facing the SOUND. men, a''e'
making all allowances possioie io' '"'e'''
etc YOU will find that there are considerably less
than one Thousand miles Now deduct 'ro'" ',',S
,o,..s tho number OF miles that are unavailable
FOR villa or cottage purposes In the hrs' psoe' ~"
must throw out many stretches ~n'ch arc "'
,a,, on acco mt OF marshes and other natural de-
fects OF the SOL
..rh., there are many miles TO be deducted az I'M
available for villa purposes. owing TO their oecu-
nancy by az proximity to commercial or manutac'-
min, concerns Miles upon miles VIII be suptrac'eu
on this score alone: the purchaser must consioer
not ONLY the proximity Of his site TO manufacturers
bu. the possibility OF their being erected IN ms
ne,shborhood In the future. For this reason most
points within fifteen twenty miles OF the lily
Hall would b. unsuited for ideal villa purposes
Now. taking all these things Into CONSIDERATION
YOU will find that the number OF miles OF a'a'iape
Goa front 10 reduced 10 much less than four hundred
You can multiply this number for the avainole m'e-
aye ~ front on freeh water Take all the rivers.
creeks lakes ETC within a hundred miles OF New
York. and you would have enough to meet all de-
mands for years 10 come. .. A,
become so scarce recently Is that while more IMAM
half have been held for decades In iamiles ana
cannot be bought for love nor money. almost az ,ne
bought up by sy dictates or large purchasers Win
view to advances in price -,,. -, ...sbor.
fronts near New-York Is the north shore OF Long
Island. and l know II 70 be iact that "itnin , a
few months male after mile OF II has oeen o9usn'
up. large tract OF land fronting on the SOUND De
tween Port Jefferson and Wadng kver, was BE-
cured not long ago for an average OF 1888 an acre
This. mind you. is Wild LAND win no imp.oveWhen,
siss an acre TO clear this land that u would be
adapted for villa purposes. yet II wouid De dfhcult
to cha holders aSs OF realize that they good
thing AMI are perfectly willing TO blde their time.