New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
WHITE PLAINS ACTIVE
MORE HOUSES PLANNED.
Brisk Demand Also for Nt. Vernon,
Nezo Rochelle and Nearby PorceLs.

The outlook for big revival Of realty business
in White Plains and at many other towns in West
chester County never brighter among real
estate men and owners there.
Many projects and deals already under wav n
planned aggregate millions of dollars. More than
81 10000 in buildings is to be spent in White
Plains. That the town Is going ahead rapidly IS
shown by the fact that houses and buildings
have erected in the last fifteen months. Local
real estate men say that barring labor troubles
building activity this spring will be even greater
than that Of last year.
Among the buildings going up in Whits
Plains are the additions 10 the County Courthouse
which will cost about ssO0OOO a new high school
building. TO cost S225 900. and armory for the
local military company. calling for the expenditure
of sS6.0O0. New business buildings, soon to bs
erected will consist OF $4,000 office building for
the Westchester and Bronx Title and Mortgages
Guaranty Company. of which ex-senator Francis
NJ. Carpenter is president $4,000 building be
erected by William " Dykman. jr-. of H. T.
Dykman. lawyer. and brick Office building, to
be erected by Freeman H Merritt postmaster OF
White Plains. All Of these buildings are going I'd
on Railroad avenue which is the principal business
street Of the town.
The outlying sections Of ScarsdaIe, Hartsdale and
valhalla also enjoying the prospects Of further
development. At Hartsdale sS50O00 hotel 70 rival
the Gramatan at BrOnxvile. is projected by New
York men. The Scarsdale Company, which owns
largo tract that town. has borrowed s200OOo from
New York trust company, to be used in building
operations while at VaIhalla the Chappaqua Noun
tain Institute IS TO spend $4,000
school At Yorktown. in the northern part OF the
county where the state is to spend g. O0o000 for
new training school for boys. there have been
number Of large transactions recently. Cooley &
West, who the purchasing agents for the state.
have bought eight farms in the town. the prices
azgregating about S25OO00. The land is TO be de-
veloped and new roads built. There is also re-
port that the railroad company will build spur
from the New York & Putnam Railroad running
to the new institution. which will open up a
territory.
MANY NEW ROCHELLE PROJECTS
Along the New Haven Railroad. New RocheHs
seems to be the most active town. The greatest
development there is going on in upper North
street and webster avenue, where many high class
dwelling houses being erected The completion
OF the six-track improvements Of the New Haven
branch line and the erection of handsome new sta
tions at Woodside. Pelham Manor, Barlow. Bay
Chester and West Chester have also given big
impetus to those places. and when the road is
electrified correspond with the main line there IS
bound to q building boom there 1t Is reported
that New Haven officials interested in several
large deals along this line and are only waiting for
the completion Of the electric system 10 place a
large number of building plots on the market
Ths biggest deal made in New Rochelle recently
was the purchase Of the John H Trenor holdings.
IN North avenue, by 4 New York syndicate which
has plans under way for fifty fine houses. to cost
from 81 900 TO S000D Win JneSe improvements anu
new hotel which IS be erected IN Sutton Manor.
on the Sound II is evident that New Rochelle will
have Its share OF prosperity in 1909
The territory between New ROchele and Mount
Vernon is being built up rapidly
MOUNT VERNON BUILDERS BUSY
rhs building industry IN Mount Vernon IS also
unusually active. real estate men report that II
has been In that condition since the winter months
OF January and February. The figures OF the Build
ypSs ranartuent show that the number or building
rarn,s and the cost Of construction represented oy
then, f. bound 10 be greater for the Arsr three
r,onths OF 1893 than il for the same period in
zoos since January permits have been issued for
hftv-six buildings. the aggregate cost OF when
will be about S2560co
-Tyurther I'd the New Haven road, az Rye, me
.osnts report a brisk business in building sites
o7rinr 10 the establishment Of the town park az
Oakland Beach The beach at this point VIII Go
conpletely renovated. and instead OF the group OF
svnaII bungalows. a fine park. laid out Win mac
adam, drives will soon greet the eye and add great
u, 70 the landscape. The public is to % accom-
r,odated with $4,000 bathing house and an orn4
mental bandstand, which will add greatly % ths
1,at7a OF property in the neigbhorhood Ihe per-
.ons Iuho have been forced 10 vacate the ounsao"s
are L1Ivin lots there. and it IS expected thal le