New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
FINE REALTY FIELD
CHANCES FOR BUYERS.
Many AUwing Investment Districts
ON Long Island.

Few in number are the sections on Long Island
where the small home buyer, with meagre
knowledge of = real estate values ana cohul-
tions. is likely to become the owner Of land at
prices at which he could not proftably sell at a
forced sale It is true that many Of the asking
prices for well developed suburban tracts ana
other choice parcels the island, wlthln shoEI
distance of the city, appear extremely hlsh Wheh
compared to the sums which the properties
could be bought for years prior 10 the an
nouncement of the plans of the building OF the
river tubes and the eectriication and olher III
provements for bettering the transit 1aclhues u.
the island as being carried out by the Long lslau
and PENNSYLVANIA railroads. Experts however
hold firmly to the opinion that those VINO
b,rv at the present asking prices will make saie
realty investment and If they improve their sle9 %
they will have the satisfaction OF not ony o"itiile
a fine plot of ground, but occupying II 'i'e'ii00'
for the uses best suited for it.
Owing TO the improvement IN the running ''iN'
trains and the operation OF the train service on tue
island many towns more than thirty miles distant
from Long Island City are now placed among 'ioso
numbered within the suburban area or this oeauu-
full island Still one does not have TO go that dis
tnnce before reaching many of the most beauttuI
ocean front sites and properties with frontage on
the BAYS and lnlets Of the island 10 purchase an
ideal place on which to build his house, either as
an investment for occupancy.
MANY NEARBY PLACES.
sheepsbesd Bay is only seven miles away.
Manhattan Beach a little further. and Far
Rockaway is less than eighteen miles dis
tant. And near it are the enhancing summer
and winter settlements Of Edgemere, sixteen miles
away: Arverne fifteen miles Hamme fourteen
miles; Rockaway Park, sixteen miles, and Rock
away Beach fifteen miles All OF these places are
on the southery side of the island, and thirty
trains are operated TO those places each week day
and twenty four trains Sundays.
Along the north shore of the island College
Point little than nine miles distant; White
stone and Flushins niov miles Bayside, ten miles;
Douglaston twelve miles: Great Neck. fourteen
miles and Port Niles. eighteen miles. All of these
towns occupy splendid locations, overlooking the
waters Of the Sound and there many natural
charms together with the improvements which
have been carried out there to place them firmly
among the high class suburban towns, within easy
reach of the city Hall. Manhattan.
Many trolley routes OF the island are being ex-
tended, and number Of new lines are being built.
From Amityville TO Huntington distance of six
teen miles the Long Island Railroad is laying a
trolley line which will connect the south. main and
north shore divisions Of its system.
The total number OF dwelling houses erected in
suburban and country districts Long Island
last year was 47+s At Amityville rs were erected;
at Arvernc "a; Babylon. 40; Baldwin. 2S; BayDort.
II: Bayshore Is: Bayside. 5s; Belle Harbor, so;
Bellmore, 90; Belport "A; Bridgehampton. S;
broadway Flushing 20; Bushwick Junction MAS
path and Middle Village. 55; Cedarhurst. 26 Cen
tral Islip s; Central Park .; Centre Moriches 10;