The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
GNAHAM HOUSES. lo.rH ST, BETWEEN BnoApwAY AND RIVERSIDE DRIVE.

Riverside Drive built up with ralatial residences
equal to those of Fifth avenue. The deliGhtfnl view
Of the Hudson, the broad drive, the massive low
stone fenc. s that divide 'Thr D.ve' from tlc parks.
formed by the slopes to the RIVER. alreal y finely
wooded. the fine mansions, all force the conviction
upon us that the time Is MT far ,listant when II Will
be a matt r Of extreme difficulty for p rsnns desiring
this class of property to obtain the "a ne at any price.
The scene Of greatest activity within the past year.
and SOM thing unparalleled in the hsto'y Of West
Side real estate, is in The district around Iotth street
and the Boulevard. At tins section West Ed ave.
nue. crosses the Boulevard, form M a square AZ lodth
and IObth streets. which corresponds TO Sherman
square. made by the intersection " the same streets
and Amsterdam avenue AZ Sevrntr.sccoml street.
The extensive building at tais point is due to two
causes. the primary one, Of course, the superb To-
cation, il being the highest point OF ground from the
Battery up to this point. and having a commanding
view OF the Huds, II and the Palisades; second4rIlN,
il is to he remembered that the Boule-
ward street car In" has commence eel its under
ground trolley, winch will enable tho rr'..
dents OF this sr,ton - reach Folty-~cr'nl
street and Broadway IN II vrry hort space of time,
because from luCth street the B'ulcvarl i, sta sh'-
away with NJ curves. 10 tran 'ters, no sT.t he, aud
in consequence no crowd, and 10 loss OF time. 1t Will
be hard to ind q residence section in the city with
better street car service, not only because OF the per
feet a, D lntments Of the road itself. but the class Of
people coming from II sCNll II Will w 'l' y 81
possible; necessarily SO. because OF the chatactcro o:
the improvements now going on. The bulllin. r.
stIi tons completely bar ANYTHING " too cheap In
this whole section. This Ii NJ lnest mablr val '%, AMI
will be appreciated especially by those fore u to use
the Columbus and Amsterdam lines. or, in truth, any
other street car line in the CITY.
1t is clearly seen that Madison ayCnue will be en-
tirely absorbed as a business centre. Already II is
more valuable for that purpose than as Il residence
portion. As one owner after another sells to the
retailer trcaliZing the proat of previous investment.
it deprccIates adjoining property for residential pnr-
poses and steadily increases the mercantile growth.
which eventually will force many TO other sections.
With Fifth avenue substantially a mercantil street
up to Fiftieth street. then a few more blocks and the
merchant has reached the limit. for no retail bust
ness in New York could ahJri to purchase tn" Hunt
ington palace, at Fifty. seventh street, or the Van
derbilt mansion. at Fifty. ninth street. The enormous
prices asked for property between forty.sevcnth
and Fifty-hfth streets has been the means OF start
ing the business movemeu on Mllisrn avenue. 1t
must continue, for. as before indicated, the fabu'
lous amounts of money in 'e'ted by the Goulls, Van.
derbllts. Carnegies. Huntington. ct al. establish
permanently that section Oh Fifth avenue, between
Fifty. seventh and Sinety.seventh streets. as a resi-
dence porti.n n. tn limited tract cannot shelter the
wealth OF all New York. There must be another Fifth
avenue. and why not the Upper West Side:
For beauty it far sirpasses the finest location on
Fifth avenue. From the oh tracter Of the improve.
mcnts and the people living there alrea Is. together
with the natural advantages. this section has kept
pace with the advancing values Of upper Fifth
avenue. and indeed 1t is the only section IN
New York (Aith tho above exception that has in
creased materially in value during the past year.
There is every reason to predict that the Upper West
Side will claim a social preference Ike that of Fifth
avenue. That the movem mt has begun IL suggested
by other substantial indications than those already
given. for the best builders in New York ar" erecting
row after row II tho finest prtyat" dwellings and ele-
CANT apartments arc being built. Nothing establishes
prosperity like prosperity, nnl when the most sue cas-.
fui and largest builders in the "ttv are united IN their
choice for a desirable place 7, Ia ii I'm house,. il ia
most convincing that there Is something OF great
value in that location. Having shown the apprn.
priatcncss. then, of the W It Side and the
nee ssity for q section If this character in NJ tnhat-
tan. it will he tho pleasure Of the writer ~ speak
briefly Of the tremendous activity Of IN" mos; a.
c"ssiblc and at the sam tim" IN" most beautiful
part 4 It. The buildcrs that are actively engaged
here ARE known to every purchaser Of good houses
/ in New York, and ! am certain that every person in
tho market for a home DELIGHTFULLY."- s'tUat Il and
that IL sure to cuhanr" in Nalur will b" .u'"rr.ioh
in tho individual work aud l,catiou VI each
builder. II ia Therefore with pleasure tia
| mention MI. Joseph A. Farley. son Of Terence
Farley, who. p rhaIs, was the lar ,"st builder ~ fine
private dwellings in New York, and whose sons wera
. always actively engaged with hm, Mr., Joseph 4.
Farley completed = row Of I'm" American basement
lluses on IO~th street. between tie Boulevard and
Riverside Dry". Thls = rect j. absolutely rcsirl tel
TO houses that AZ" not less than twenty-five feet
vide, a feature not recalled n connection with any
other ST. ect in this section. That his houses
are fine and that tins o'ation l. popular IL
evinced by the fact that all NJ the completed
row are sold. When We consider that they have
been sold during the dullest real ostit" months IN
:ho year. il only emphasizes their popularity. Mr..
Farley is now hnilhirg four moro l'ulnlur the
above mentioned Thee c,n, with very Little trHu
hle, be- altt cred % .ult purchaser,
We publish n cut of tn" hous's bong erected by the
we'll known architect, Nj. Thoma, Graham, which
are directly opposite 70 Mr.. Joseph A Farlrv's,
These houses range from IL feet to 40 feet frontage.
We publish cut because as yet these houses are not
above ground az I may use that expression. but the
eIcavRting has been completed. and they will he