New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

hathouee projects perfected iust before tne Ien~
ment House Commission took over the relns OF IsS
ulatfng and governing the building OF fehsi"s"s
houses were completed But just how large was '.o
number of plans which were never carried ouo 10
not known because complete record OF aoA"
don1d projects has been made
II 4, thought that at least 70 per Of the plans
which have been recently drawn and hled ror I'M
proving business sites viii be carried out this year
or early next spring. and IN that case TINS year
going be best remembered for unusuai acuHi'S
in the downtown and midtown business zones
Moreover the building movement In the older sec
ton Of the great West Side. which is one OF tho
most attractive residential districts on Manhattan
Island has reached such magnitude that IL VIII
occupy important place in the realty history
made this year. For years the inactivity IN the
upper Riverside districts has been the cause OF
much fnaTIry from persons not active In the mar
ket but who carefully note the upbuildng of vari-
Gus zones The for this inactivity Was pF'h-
cIpany that upper sections were some YearS
ago not easily reached from all parts or tne CITY,
IL is the improved transit conditions which nave
chiefly resulted in the northerly sections of River
side Drive becoming more al1uring to the great
speculative builders OF high class apartment hocses
This part of Riverside Drive possesses great nat
ural beauty, and as IL IS being improved alons the
mos. approved lines it is destined 20 occupy
higher ulace in the estimation OF those persons
who loro to live in IDEAL houses among natuls'
and beautiful surroundings
Another factor which has played an important
mart In auieksnfnr building activities in this fine
Riverside zone is the success which has ercwneu
the work of the builders who have oeen nlost
prominent there for years. Many OF tne hOus1S
which they built were sold from the plans' avn
several rows Of structures were quickly turned
over to we'll known investors some persons az
tribute the reawakening OF building activity IN tne
district 20 the popularity Of the autornobhe TheS
say that many persons who can afford 10 I'VE w
fine modern apartment houses which fron, on '"'
Driv. or nearby side streets enjoy riding horis
from, their offices IN automobiles and that. as taefe
are MANI we'll laid and we'll kept thoroushEare7
leading to the Drive homes along the Dr1Va are m
greater demand The expert builder however, nous
lightly these opinions regarding the increaseo
activity In the section. because ne - nrTnT OF rfs
opinton that the activity there is mostly due 10
better transit facilities. The district IS now eSS
reached from most sections of the city.
-. a.. ,,s,rir,1 transactions reported LAST
7ysa1x WAS the sale through Henry d W1nans e
May for Archer III. Huntington Of the premises NO
1852 Fifth ave- The parcel is a SIX story amer
can dwelling house. lot 25.2x1O0.2- Charles =
Phillips the buyer will occupy the premises 1hls
house. together with 1os1 and 1OSS Fifth ave- va
built by George Edgar's sons a few years ago IN
Nav 1902 Mr.. Huntington bought Nos 1es- ano
1853 He owns and occupies No 1855 No I"sL
was sold by the same firm of brokers several years
ago for the Hudson Realty to Mrs. Van inseh-
These houses are I'm what IS commonly called mo
Carnegie Heights section Of the city, the home or
Andrew Carnegie being only a block north
Another fine dwelling house which changed hards
IN the week was No. "a West 18th St 1t occupies
q 1ot 20 5x102 feet. IL sold by Albert 8 ASH
forth for MAYER :. Auerbach. The buyer wili oe-
n,,r,r 1he 1reuises. The estate of Sarah B. Pot's
sold No. 40 East 4oth St. five story d0elllns
bonss on a lot 25xe39 # The purchase price was
s1z5 900. This house adfoins the southeast corner
of Park ave
Still another modern dwelling house structure
for which a buyer found last week. IS NO n
West s5fh ST 1t IS five stories high and has a
frontage OF 90 feet 1t was sold by James Car
lew. This Is the fifth house OF row of fifteen