New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

& the HI H on which the best STE residences ID now stand stand
TodaY theSe lands aTe the more OF vabie and the
T9aIn"r Fss'6%enee % section Is re,eSated 70 second
manufacturing section because il is the only un-
developed spot near Manhattan for manufactur-
NJ Trowbridge is one Of the charter members
Taxpayers Association OF Astoria and a member
Business Mems Association He has rSpresented
the Liverpool and London and Globe Fire Insur-
siderable business every year Mr. Froxbrige
Island city Postofhcc.
DEVELOPERS or HOME SITES
Osgood Pell & Co. of No. 5s7 Fifth avenue. New
York have for the last ten years been prominently
identified with this section in the development OF
home sites They have been the Intermediates IL
many notable transactions in the sale or transfer
or country homes: and they have. in consequence.
most desirable clientele. In order To meet the grow
& @ gcu ,nr on tne part o. tnrr & patrons and OF the
cost. and with ltttIe breathing space around and
The name sisnifes sfmpe Ton ~ 'a ana fp t. men @
been homo for family for over two centuries
II lies between the picturesque Manhasset Village
ington ana on al sides are the magnificent estates
zen minutes walk distant provides stores. schools,
churches and other convenieuces and the eIectrli-
DEMONSTRATION facilities 1hc l2,oE9 ] tnJ
VIII bring Plandome within twenty-five minutes of
the heart OF New York City: and The automobile
DID roadway The location is carefully restricted
tb" d,orn m or business @ OF any kind will be allowed
than $1,000. or more than one dwelling house on
each plot, be permitted.
SKILLED REAL ESTATE OPERATORS
An experienced real estate operator John J Rorb-
ford. president of the Rockford and MORTGAGE
Company (of which II. c. Muller is secretary ana
treasurer). at No. 80 Jackson avenue quotes values
follows:
Sites for small factories. NOOo to $500 a LOT
according to location: for tenement houses the
a ron foot
suburban. $50 $1,000 a lot. The coupanv wbjrb
does an all round real estate business has-besIeS
some 500 lots. which afford desirable sites for me
location OF tenement houses many factcrv arJ
Long Island City-parces in Flushing and FIorai al
Fark suitable for suburban residences and farm
lands throughout the island for sale. The fact that
this concern has been engaged in many notable real
estate I transactions since entering this field some
SIX years ago Is ample warrant for expecting its
9nerings to be of the most attractive description
lected and collected SC
AN EXPERT GIVES FIGURES.
'It is not generally known" said Mr. Wuro,, r
Markwell. of MarkweIl & Co. an expert real estate
operator at 10 Jackson avenue, concerning sound
conditions in Long Island, that buildn,, opera
tons in Long Island City have increased nearly
200 per cent during the last year. The figures are
sil35.53s for the first ten months ending November
1906. against So. 2SS for a like number of
months ending November. 1907. Natural condi-
least two-thirds OF its streets have been irained
curbed, graded and sidewalks laid; which has cost
one-thtrd less than in The Bronx. ior instance
where blasting has been necessary" Mr.. Mark.
well Is Western young man OF energy, favorabIy
known among realty IN his section as an
active. trustworthy agent who is gradually de-
veOping good business place fair dealing and
progressive methods.
GUARANTEES BONDS AND MORTGAGES.
In addition to those who wish to acquire real
estate for factory or home sites. specula-
tion. to hold for rise in value there discern
Ing investors. trustees savings banks and sxecu-
tors who look with favor upon the employment of
funds entrusted to their in guaranteed mort
CAGES IN such fast developing communities Long
Aiand The present methods employed by