New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01

is not that of 8 builder: that he Is not, at least
should not be n creator OF public fashion in city
building but only n caterer TO that fashion Fac
tory building leasing does not offer the best field
for brokerage business; that is the reason for
this argument When a site is improved with a
factory It takes that particular property of the
books Of the broker for years. maybe permanently
II he had to depend for means Of support from the
commissions obtained from sale OF the factory
building or its leasing he would have to 60 out or
business when the factory was sold or leased to a
person or concern intending to use the property for
many years.
II is not so with dwelling house buildings, apart
ruent hotels etc The greater the number of such
buildings the greater will be his opportunities TO
build W a good brokerage business There are
thousands OF persons constantly moving from one
house to another There are great numbers of
persons active in the purchase and resale OF prop
critics Of the residential type The building OF many
hathouses means nothing more or less than the
opening Of many new stores. Where there Is the
greatest real estate there will be the real estate
broker IN all his glory The motto OF the majority
Of real estate seems TO be. Let others see to
the building factories. We want little TO do with
such work"
The filing Of plans for the building OF sixteen
factories in Manhattan and The Bronx in the first
five months Of the year should be n sufficient
denial the assertion that realty prices here are
not aluring to prospective builders OF factories.
The sites and the approximate cost OF the projected
factories follows:
Avenue D southwest corner OF Fourteeath-St.
story brick factory, i5.9xSS feet; cost $500;
Mary l. Barley owner: Frank II. Quimby. archi-
tect.
Elrn-st.. No les and 40 six story brick factory,
5Oxs5 feet; cost. $4,000; Brian G. Hughes owner;
Thomas Graham. architect.
Ittner Place. northwest corner. Park-ave. five
story brick factory lGGSs0 feet; extension, 3sxlo
feet and one story high: cost, 10000; Philip
Hoeling owner: Rudolph Weiner, architect
Park-ave southwest corner Ittner Place, four
story and basement brick silk MILL 5Ox5O feet; cost
$4,000: Samuel X. Jacobs. owner; Buchanan Fox.
architects.
ffty-sixth-st five story and basement brick fac
tory. i76xlIS feet; cost, $4,000; Sigmund Feust,
owner; Charles Baxter Sons. architects.
Southern Boulevard northeast corner One-hun-
d-thrty-seventh-st.. five story brick fac
tory. l1564xl40s feet; cost. $4,000; Julius Winter
owner: Albert +. Davis. architect.
Southern Boulevard northwest corner Brook ave,
Anton Laisen. owner: Albert e. Davis. architect.
Walnut-st, southwest corner one-hundred and. !,
feet: cost SIS 90: De La Tergne Refrigerating Ma
est side 100 feet south of One
hundred-and-sxty fourth-st, rear three story brick
owner; Rudolph Werner. architect 60. 80 =
Ninth-ave No 29 two story brick factory SIX
Eichteenjh-st Nos Is and IL East. ten story brick
Construction Company, owner; Israels Harden.
architects.
Twenty-fourth-st. north side; 1915 feet cas-: Of
Seventh-ave. six story brick factory; S3Xs6 feet;
cost. $4,000; Anton L. Olsen, owner; c. Abbott
French. architect
Forty-second-st.. south side $50 feet OF Sec
ond-aves two story brick factory. 25X irregular;
cost. $500; Frank Dobson. owner; Thomas II.
STYLES. architect
Forty-third-st. No 2S2 to 2ss East six story brick
factory. 100KS2 feet: cost S35 coo: Max and Albert
GeistendorTer. owners: Henry Davidson. architect.
One-hundred- -thirty-sixth-st. north side. 60
feet east Of Willow-ave.. story brick factory,
7GN1s Is feet cost
featuring Company. owner Chappell & Bosworth,
architects.