The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-24
A SMITaY AMONG MANSIONS.
CARPENTER SHOP, TOO, 70 STAND
on ST. MARKS AVENUE.
Real Estate Spectator Raised the Prico
OF Ills Land ~ Every Oner. and Now
One VINO Would Buy II VIII Build Two
manual Training schools" Close BY.

UeaI EAtete SpeCoIet0r WblseO INC TUco
Of His Land n Every Oner. and Now
One VINO Would Buy II VIII Build Two
Manual Training schools Close BY.
James o. Carpenter, real estate specu-
lator. owns piece Of property on the south
side OF st. Marks avenue between Brook
Ign and Kingston avenues, Brooklyn
This Is one OF the finest residential sec
tions Of the borough. william Mckinney.
chief auditor OF tho Cornptroller's ONCE,
owns a fne residence on one side. and
Robert j. mcfarland. a member Of the hat
manufacturing firm. owns Handsome resi-
dence on the other side. Mr.. Mckinney
tried to purchase Mr.. Carpenters property.
but the latter raised the price every time
Mr.. Mckinney talked Of buying. At last
Mr.. Mckinney gave up trying. Then Mr..
Carpenter said he was going to build four
story house. the kitchen Of which would
extend far back in the lot This would
naturally cut of the light and air from the
two houses Mr.. Mcfarland then tried
to purchase the vacant property from
Mr.. Carpenter, but every time that Mr..
Mcfarland offered what he thought was
a good price Mr.. Carpenter raised and Mr..
mcfarland refused to see the raise. as
he said It was out Of all proportion to the
values Of property In the neighborhood.
Mr. mcfarland has about sixteen feet
OF land which Is used as a lawn at the side
Of his house and adjoining Mr.. Carpenters
property. Now he intends to erect a
blacksmith and carpenter shop on this
property. 1t Is not to be erected a. a spite
house, says Mr.. Mcfarland. but he ad-
mits that he might never have thought Of
it had Mr.. Carpenter sold him the property
at fair price. In discussing this matter
Mr. Mcfarland said
MIR. Mckinney offered to Mr.. Carpenter
81 900 for the piece Of land. but Mr.. Caypen-
ter raised the ante TO $4,000. Sometime
afterward offered Mr.. Carpenter SO. 800 for
all the property on st. Marks avenue and
Prospect place. This offer Mr.. Carpenter
turned down. Then Mr.. Carpenter wanted
permission to build a party wall between
his property and mine. ! refused to give
him permission and in turn offered - 900
for the st. Marks avenue lot, not because
wanted to use the lot but simply because l
wanted plenty Of sunshine. Mr.. Carpenter
refused to sell the front lot alone and said
he would sell the lots on both streets or none.
The latest offer made was 900 for all the
property, which / thought a very good
price, but Mr.. Carpenter thought $4,000
was better.
Recently a committee Of residents OF the
block. including C. B. Wood and J. s. Ogil-
vie. was appointed to arbitrate the question
OF price between Mr.. Carpenter and myself,
but nothing came Of the negotiations and
matters are as unsettled as ever
Still. think my manual training school
will be a success. am willing to pay more
than the market price for Mr.. Carpenters
property. He will and II he chooses to make
the test that I will pay 10 per cent. moro for
what he has to sell than any other man In
Brooklyn. My new move is not case Of
spite. for have reached the conclusion that
manual training classes in connection with
physical culture are just what the nsighbor-
hood has long needed. There 10 nothing
else in this vicinity Like what am going to
build, so 1t must be a success
The residents all side with Mr. MacFar.
land but Mr.. Carpenter says that the prop
erty has increased in value owing to the
being made on Atlantic
avenue. He says that when the tunnel ia
the value Of property In that
section will bs much greater than II u now