The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-06
REAL ESTATE NEWS

=, ,rha tr,nsfer .vstenn which has been
V'e NN.,ia, ,n u.nbnttsn and The Bronx most
III '',st,vy for .on,. months. from surface
80 Tho olev,,ed roads WINS nut in practice
"a iii i,a Inhalation a new Iense OF life has
a 'u,. a.co,,I.I Irooklyn suburban realty.
II, a. practically impos,ible to oyer-estimate
s,,ire ~ this systcm I'm tia relation to the
,.,o,,,rmont O, the many important suburbs
,n..apIv, Uer.,o,ors from those recently
,n., cd suburban sites which are not touched
wv 49, oley,tsd system. tho only means OF
, W" tho N.w York end OF the Bridg. have
'.nhy IN. .urface cars. The consum ption OF
We, -, ,hc trims Of tbe,e cars from outlying
M 'hv,hs IN tho Bridge has been 40 grent that 1t
',.,i.,i, rrohihi,sd ,be mon whose business
=, nav York from living 40 far from their
va
tho o,,v drawback TO the many
t..lr,bls home sites in the suburbs OF
n..o.i,p which have been thrown open to
S,,,,,, during the pnst year Nevertheless tho
~. n,omoter, OF these suburban sites were
,.,,,or h.ins disappoInted in the hopes thcy
"a, 81, around tbsir enterprises The migra-
.ta, =, ronulation from Manhattan to Brooklyn
Wv. IA, ,hsir b.lisf that in spite OF the trans
!"..,,or dir,cul,ies there were hundreds Of
',i,r bo vera eager to live in individual
80, IN tho suburbs rather than In the fats
s.n,,,ments in the crowded city.
y,pv Of the more i'm portant suburban sites
T., ~. Borough OF BROOKLYN are reached by
.,.,ns o,the Fifth avenue elevated road and
49, .u,,,ce lines meeting II at Thirty-sl1th
Wv s,,v.nftb streets. These sites include
no,ou,b Park. Homewood. Kings Oaks.
poanhu,,t Ba,b Beach and the many
.,,n,,,h,n .e,,I.ments lying south OF Pros
~, p,rl From many OF these places
~ onIv INV 70 get to Manhattan
wy. h., mama q, the surface lines
,,nI... an. vall.d long distances to tho
800, ,,,,io,s and sycn this was i'm possible
=, ,,roa during rho winter months. With the
80, sys,.n, of transfers IT is possible for
o.. cha bl,nn,s of any OF the above NJ en- toned
,,aoss N INK. the surface cars 40 far as Thirty
p'a.s' W t., ,r,,.fer. ar. xIvsn n tba
SKIN street. "hef' N""'''i 80 -, $3.50 w 80
Fifth avenue elevated road. The time saved
.,hI. r,.,hod Ia at least sIxteep minutes on
w., W. w." n,di,,ry runs and when the numerous
blockadss so common on the surface lines In
Tho street, near the Brooklyn entrance to the
Brds. are considered it will be seen that the
division Of the trip between the elevated and
the surface INV H 'tue -" ,, w.
ante. The transfers 10 ,ne hyrNe a'enao
hne VI '"o e'e' q" i.,,,,.. Iocrs, Lawn rn,,
people living IN 'auia ,,,,, iro' ~ i,,,,
New York Richmond Hill. ozone Park ana all
n ,eG,.ons 'A'''u " WV '' ~ '''N
kailroad'
The busy season In the selling OF suburban
property is PERHAPS too 'as Advanced now to
permit the securing o. e.ae. e,iaeneo te.aru,
INK p sne ts .n,"rI,n r.aity II rsa,onable
~ -, ..,a,,hs,.ss thar thu mos, rI.ible
10 eNpe ,ri,' te ro.,r,i Increase IN va,u..
This is 20 because anything which tends to
,a...,, ,ro ,,,,o dis,,nr. bctvs.n Manhattan
Island and one Of It's outlying districts also
,end. 10 bring about a proportion al eaualiza-
&c. =, I.rd y,In.s ui,h tho yalue ~ land in
ton OF lah' values WIN '"' value VI ''na III
Manhattan as a standard.
TIL. second effect. which will not become 80
ro,ics,hl. un,il IN. spring OF 1900 will be TO
determine these persons who until now hass
.een d-terren by transroriat ION problems TO
Judging from tn. colonization OF his character
which has been ~ progress during the previous
present number Of inhat,snt;o Of Br9oklyn.
The current number OF the Record 1nd Ggae
H'' AZ Ion atf' pn TSn SR' dsse'ed to
TsR ( anf on New a!' Sni
rart As follows: s., 49, y., ,.,
has many times multlpled us area " ths
snple skTnsoient oI eOIng upMhTn Ineean OF
outward IL u OBVIOUS that whetner we IKE
IL or not. the citiss OF the, va Morin
more especially those OF EngIahnrwll,
have. IN perhaps q soWewhat, ,fn0Ilneu
FORM. u MAKE VS." OF TINS KIM OF bnildlnH.
tnough the WholSsnc way IN Wnicn ~ IL p"lng
carried out III New notku Wouiu nr'rT nave
hteh posSlple IN m olu Wnrll city. IL u
ouilllhs ,p3,,lSy WIEN ~ NOT urine catr,ru OUT
IN any ma, l.nearteu or sp@WSnloGlc llnnnet
sraIualy. OUT pnlcky. NrW lotk lS. especially
IN the business portions. being converted into
ael,y OF lowers. , J., ,,.
vi Inc cHect VIII prsssn,uy " s'upsnuoIS
Ihere VIII ue no pther CITY Ike " IN inc world
NhhlI very wei iGr phsSers-Dy 10 say thit
bulidlnGs ci suGh SIZE are mohstrosltlss. Out
seeing thnt utllitS II M mtst nnlect OF every
h,,iIlng II has 10 DC ahhilten mat tnr penp!e
o. Hew iotE nave nS lhrir system o. ou,lulng
pohcy. oothlhrl no. ohiy slac'. out ac!uhLy
tul,uIhgs ~ com Iott anu coh'cnlsnce w 10 inc
hlghr-t sthhdaru systrni OF eIevatot' con-
stdht,y it Work enIiteIy mlniuniHeS me heIght.
NM thus movement, wnctneT atnonE oIiccs or
notes. ~ easier anu lees lht,puinE IN an In
many q Guy coNtreu w snlaIier ou!'ulngs.
ENeI' noNeNer; az NSm iork ~ 70 make
tne host OF .pacr. IN DO CITY ba strphGer he-
ere SHOWN 10 erect ouimlngs Nhlch ehaIl Dc
t,ehsllg 70 zoe upoht ms ~ more apparent
~ sucn uuIIlinsS as hsiel9 Qr ptNate houses
man y me ulccks oil oiic.., pht y y hotlcea-
We cnatWt"IIs',g o' rhe puilu'ns prog
TESS Ol Ntw 10Th, MS ~ NOT sur
nrlHuS ue euuca'eu american stts
hgher Nalue on arr tnhh uoes ths
NefaRe EnEllshnah oI. ,inuceu' cltlZeh OF