The evening world., 1906-05-12
New York's 10000 Residential
Acres VIII Be Expanded
to 200, 900.
ROOM FOR 100000
Transformation Involves Revolu-
ton in Land Values and Build
ing of 100000 Houses

New York's home zo1e is - he mnd
ten times larger by rapid transit sub
ways now under construction,
within at.ck transit tine OF ManhAt
tan business centres are 1000 acres o.
residential land. The new suoways vii
swell the total TO 1000 acres.
on the 1000 acres within the rapi1
transit zone live 100000 persons This
Is an average OF 90 to the acre. With
the same density OF population the enof
acres uouh offer hornasites for i0,oco,n.
persons.
All tni $ will be accomplished during
the next five years. a large part OF
the subway constructional work viii he
completed within two years Half OF
the now subways and allied rapid tran
sit roads will he in operation within
three years.
Population estimates by Board of
Health s;atisticians orecas; n popula-
ton OF $4,000 for the metropolis h
1850. So 1t Is plain that population can
not reach a density OF go to the acre
over the entire rapid transit. zone within
the next half century.
The best calculations show that the
2Oo.oo acres OF New York's future home
districts will make SITES for 100000 new
houses. This allows az average OF hve
houses 20 each acre. II the average
number OF persoas who viii ind homes
N each house is figured at fifteen the
entire territory would provide room for
a population OF 100000.
Revolution In Land Values.
ro -antsity with which the resi-
Genital area OF the metropolis will be
expanded is exp2<ted to effect a great
revolution in ZEAL estate. Suburban
expansion OF such magnitude has never
been seen before in the history OF the
world.
wonderdful results are looked for be
cause the 10000 acres of present resi-
dental utility comprise land OF the
highest average value to be found any
where In the world. while the $4,000
outlying acres which will be pressed
into New York's home service average
a very low market price. 1t is pre-
dotted that most OF the outlying lands
Will become valuable like the present
1900 acres.
The rapid transit network. radiating
to all point OF the compass from Man
hattan's business centres. promises TO
overthrow old O. measuring
land values. New measures will be
based upon transit distance from the
business centres and not upon arbl-
traTy considerations Ok north, east OF
west
Before rapid transit subways were
proven TO be brilliantly successful Man
NATHAN Island was practically Isolated
IN the matter to residential population.
IT was "a long, mario. strip OF la.5o
the bay. 1t vas the logical centre OF
the coun<ry's business. IL became the
hnancia centre OF the continent.
Isolated as 1t was the and values
oaAy grew To fancy figures. But the
success OF subway rapid transit struck
away at once the hitherto Impossible
barriers OF isolation.
Instead OF n long narrow avenue
OF growth Manhattan was surrounded
in a day with expanding circles OF new
land.
Only 10000 Home Acres Now.
Two years ago. before the Rapid
Transit Subway was Hnished. the resi-
Dental zone within quick transit time
OF Aianhattan's business districts did
mot take in al OF M-anhattan. It In
Guided only a small corner OF the
Bronx. a somewhat larger par; o,
brooAyn. an almost negligible edge OF
New Jersey. The spacious Washington
Heights counuy was wholly kaacces-
More than 5000 acres OF Manhattan
were taken by business. M parks
took l.fA acres more. Two thousand
acres were unavailable TO builders.
leaving 400 acres covered with homes
The Rapid TRANSIT subway drew the
zoo unavailable acres within the home
zone, but business grew 50 quickly
that Il took a. much land away from
residential uses downtown as was aaJed
uptown by new ranSit
The subway added 1000 acres in tho
Bronx. however. TO the zone availabie
for homes within short transit time OF
Manhattan business centres. These
1000 acres, with the 1900 In Manhat-
tan and 5000 In Brooklyn. make the
moo which are Included within the
present zone OF quick transit.
Vast Tracts to Be Drawn In.
To add $4,000 additional acres. the
new rapid transit subways will brinS
in great tracts OF North Bronx. Vest
chester. Queens, Nassau. Brooklyn and
New Jersey.
The Bronx has a total area OF 90. 800
acres. In this are 1856 acres OF PARKS.
Its population is $1,000
W.stchester's area within the new
rapid transit zone Is 1000 acres. IL
has n population OF ZSOo1.
Queens has an area OF $50 acres.