New-York tribune., 1903-07-26
THE WEEK IN REALTY.
rho Market Is Generally ActiUe, ES-
yecialLg IN The BroRr.

...fx-itv continues to be a feature of
\ ps@llf and is apparently not confined to any
i-s of tne city. II II Is more a!PdIeii1 Al one
sector % = another that place is in The Bronx.
place ule ha greater there at The present time
NEs j So 49,, soctions has many times been set
thaa Il - length in these columns. As some
forth . ..,,1ators and others who have little
broA'i - about conditions IN Inc Bronx may not
knY ne principal reason al '-oii Will DC
asrsu once more. IN. aa !, that Aorou.t
TIE b-'l- .s.-bolses apartment houses and
4 there are viewed property which 60 not show
o'-e' -s,,r- 10 per cent on the money invested
.i.-' - e,tracrons of The Bronx VIII appear TO
4 a. - builders in Few months mere VIII DC
hrnoTeoS % 1,rrtne fields to a big host of specu-
many olAeL a,d investors There were no sales
!atofs nD'iI. - revealed how strong might become
last week ITS Of other fields than The Bronx,
these al-.- was resplendent to a large extent to
uli i mo IS looking ahead for signs that may pe
me l- s m point 10 the sections where there VIII
colsio io.atest demands for properties this fall In
De u - however there we're indications which
/ - - :. be forerunners Of lively times IN the
So - ,ire rredicted for the borough one move
me n sight IN the purchase Of plot OF
- Iots in the Southern Boulevard. between
oe b,,n5red-and-forty-f and ST. Marys sts.'
- = builder who viii improve the plot. AT the
me time there was also sold another plot OF eleven
- brt the intention Of the buyer Of that plot has
az vet been made known
PLANS MADE FOR COMING SEASON
,s the riroc of the wear when the majority of
,-~ss,ors builders and spectators begin to draw
81 mans for the coming season, soon 10 oe mere
rtsDever they meet they ask one another as TO
hat Is the best section in which 70 be most acuVe
| r. the fall That is the all absorbing quesuon-
what field shall seek TO carry out my ~ anesfia
T usually be given the opinion OF the speaker On
ne present condition Of the market is not difficult
N zee snd IL does not need tonic II Is Irue lhdt
Se market recently got some hard knocks, but
.so1 s served as 4 further proof Of the stability
| a -ealtv affairs Out of the gloom caused by the
uiiding trades tieup have emerged faces wreathed
1ourage shown IN trying times 10 go unTeW3IoeQ
an5 the hope in the future not TO be realized? 1t
| e 1o essv task TO find the correct answer Every
Tsrt Of the market and its general appearance must
| Il closely examined. On every hand is heard eN-
--ssi0ns that the coming season viii be an un-
4 Esgsy active one. This extraordinary activity Is
lksy 10 be manifest in SPECIAL way IN the M NesI
Sc section Of the city. for conditions there appear
rsar future than in many other dlsTlcls: surrey
Ins dav for vigorous realty movement IN the
e-esnHich Village section has long been delayed
Judging from past records notllhg ndppeHeu
here in many years until recently 10 attract the
efreDton Of many leaders of the market. The hope
tor future realty activity IN the district game win
@ i9is az tirj IN r.a teTnfTa station to be built by the
lpennsylvania Railroad at Thirty third-st and Sew
Ta tuBre routes and il is thought that it should
= greatly benefited in realty sense by at least
4
agt section between the tunnel routes is suitable
Ibr modern apartment houses and small apartment
hotels and tenement houses.
4 BARGAINS ON THE WEST SIDE.
Then there is that charming section bounded by
lFfty-ninth-st on the south, Central Park West on
IL east and by the North River the west. OF
course all OF this section is charming, but that
(which delightful the eye of the real estate man
Ihould play prominent part in the realty reports
III The coming season. The number of true realty
lblTgans" 10 be found there is astonishing and
Iihs fact is just becoming widely known. Little
iIHd be said OF the prophecies regarding the Fort
iWas hinguOn section for much has been written
Ebout them in the last year. Signs indicate that the
tgpected boom there viii be a reality Its COM
Ing viii IL is thought be FASTENED by cheaper build
Dig materials
The number Of plans for new buildings filed last
ITeek In Manhattan and The Bronx thirty-siX
lT just double the number filed for the same bor-
0ughs in the corresponding week OF last year The
approximate cost of the eighteen buildings was
QaCe6 Sff3 700 while for the thirtysiX buildings
tat GtG6or1. The following figures should cause
ch rejoicing among those who have been saying
time that doubt exists as to the sta
tty Of the market: Total number OF plans for new
buildings filed from January 10 date, loo, or just
Ele than for the corresponding days last year.
Ela Manhattan alone the number of new buildings
Projected since January TO date was go against
IS for the corresponding time last year. The ap
fr0Xinate Of the $40 buildings $46 S64 9S5,
Nud SO buildings SJ6 JQ3, ,9J5