The sun., 1902-04-27

ENH, nIHt-S III hHifiDIONcu StfettA DtlnK
.,n1 10 sl.5oD- quotations which obviously
invite -pcculatlye building.
ihr inal building M Of the suburban ter
ritory, however. must await the opening
of tie Rapid Transit turneL Articulating
Win the Atlart,o avenue line Of the Long
Twill intercept the bulk OF the trolley travel
rom the southerly hslf of Brooklyn, and
hy dyerting i from the Bridge. will achieve
a very considerable saving OF time.
An important announcement was made
h,t week by President Greatsinger OF the
brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. II is
and control OF the tunnel The Rapid Transit
Construction Company VIII quite certainly
o ad' part Of e thew tE sbMuy ys
il would be distinct disadvantage to the
latter not TO be able 70 carry its passengers
irr district on the other hand, It e Of equal
importance TO the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
to S S sSe 6s r e a r0R amy pdb5 tbe
same onlce-buiding district,
The capacity of the Bridge is exhausted.
and any further considerable expansion expansion
without control OF the tunnel In this light
the recent vote authorizing a $3.50, 900
-iorS /, suggestive of an intention 10 put up
stiG oonpetition for the tunnel. Ihe
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company in
control Of this artery OF interborough COM
Tha most active construction work in the
-uburbs has so far been carried on at Bay
Ridge, Fort Hamilton. Bath Beach, Benson
hurst, Mapleton Dyker htights' van peit
Park aud part of Ocean Parkway. Building
operations have been extensive also In the
BEDFORD. Eastern Parkway, East New York
aud Ridgewood sections, and In Sea Gate.
Coney Island, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach,
H,heepshead Bay, CanaIsle ana Bergen GEM Beach.
rrc~~iYc has been Sea Gate. which is now for
th" most part built up.
\ charactt ristic of the houses Of that part
,t nrpnkINsn which lies within the fire
Hu it, is the two-family brick or brownstone
aV,lling with high stoop. Houses of this
sill about az fast a. they are produced. A
novelty In this class of houses has been ini
troduCcd by Edward johnson on his model
section in Borough Park His two-iamily
houses are arranged with separate entrances
tor the apartments each of which also has
houses are frame, and sell at $1,000 to 5000
The apartments command "A rent OF s25 to s3j
"A month.
In the last two years lIO dwellings have
been erected on the John Model section,
inCmdiug one-fumily houses selling at s4,T00
and stand on plot 40 to 90 feet wide At Pros
pect Park ard pariculary around its various
approaches, great number and variety of
sale hy such builders as William u keynold Ids.
William Thnagan. Peter J. Collins, Charles
Iohn 4 Bl--, W r. Lusher, George W
There is no suburban region accessible
to Manhattan that offers 80 large a choice
ot detached one-fan lily dwellings as that
lying 20 tn. west and east OF Prospect Park
including frame houses, outside the FIRE
limits, and brick aud stone residence. equal
. ,hs sSa anG ID dsI,EhR 1G
Our ui the most interesting sections in
flatbush. Just beyond the south entrance
OF Prospect Park, il the John lsnerts estates
comprising $50 lots. OF nearly goo house
built the majority have been sold The
houses are OF two and three stories and base
a
to $1,000
Just south of Prospect Park is Prospect
Park South, Brooklyn's most finished settle
ment. In the short time the property has
been on the market s,o56,oOO has been in
vested in homes costing from $4,000 TO $780,
coo The plan has been o sell lots TO buyers
who will build their own homes but num-
Der Of new houses are offered to suit urgent
home seekers. The same is true OF south
Wildwood. another section Of Flatbush, which
is being developed by the Germania Real
Estate and Improvement Company, Villa
plots are quoted At $1,000 apiece and houses
from 5000 to $1,000 henIlngton Psrk ARK
south OF Prospect Park, and developed along
similar lines ~ Homecrest the har Dor
bdns bnd ssht % 1o fonrteeneToom houses e Of
'Eoro'lrh PARK and Bensonhurst promoted
hv William II. Reynolds. are among the best
and fuyorably known settlements in South
Broodyu The latter, though opened about
section, an- has over 1000 houses The
former couthns 800 houses. with population
The T n Ackerson Construction Com
uary. owners and developers Of Beverly
5 ulr" Ea-t and Beverly Square West in Flat
bush. announced the completlon q eleven
r"4"ru detached dwellings. This mak kes
tng-,rv S""ilings that the company has
in the past two years, all of which have been
-u.u IN addition three 81 the eleven Just
,ompl'rcd have beer, disposed #, and the
rest are offered to the public at attractive
prices The houses are original in design
nd emb9dy all the practical up-to-dste
r..Jerr architect, The tract; comprise ono
q the best sections Of flatbush. being
holrdcd = the -outh by Avenue {, on Mihe M
rasf,h street TEe land !, G.sndso%IsIly
iai 80 with pHrk-lln" surroundings The
plan 4 payments brings houses within the
reach 4 the masses
Wood. Hafmcn \ co. make a specially
aud large ,.p!tal have given them hadlh =
uo-itI.n 10 that business. The views 81 such
interesting In answer 10 request Mr.
We now own nearly 500 acres OF Brooky
and. about three square miles, which ha'
.Y-' iu rge uci g'ibOrhOod Of s. O0O. 900 Thi-
urpp'r'y lu- ~ been bought within IA,
Hr l9ur N'1r- For t"e,ye Years pr.ylou'
NH .ii been conducting business oi buying
developing and -"liing suburban prop"ri ,
d.u..nf iO IA" large citi"s throughout the
....mi bu-Iu.s-. but our bushes. vas con
Quoted upon entirely different lines from
f.... adopted lu tlI- CITY
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