New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
BUILDING IN QUEENS
Brick Dwelling Houses to Cost
Many Thousands.

the majority of big speculative builders
being Busily engaged on projects launched
some weeks ago and with few new opera
tions for the remaining months Of the
year.
Since January to date plans have been
filed for about 4.430 structures for queens
plots. Their total estimated cost is ABOUT
SS122. 4GN. In the corresponding period last
wear 3.21S buildings, TO cost about $ll@oVW'
were planned. This big increase in cost
and buildings clearly reflects the realty
vigor Of Queens, the largest and one OF
the most rapidly growing borouGhs OF the
greater city.
For years Queens, though directly oppo-
site the central zones OF old Manhattan
was, as regards transit links, as far from
the centre Of Manhattan as the most
northerly regions of The Bronx. In many
other ways was It's upbuildinS confined TO
narrow limits. Its water supply was not
adequate for a healthful business, manu-
featuring and residential growth ot us
largest districts It's sewer system was
vastly too small and antique. Its drain
age mains served well a little area Of the
borough. But the natural realty assets Of
Queens we're virtually uncovered when
Long Island and Manhattan were bound
together by the Pennsylvania and Long
Island tunnel tubes. and there quickly fol-
lowed n bright building outlook for every
part Of the borough.
Queens was not slow 10 take advantage
Of its new conditions and to herald the
fact far and wide that there were thou
sands Of acres within it's borders awaiting
dcvelopment into ideal home and business
centres. Since then its building growth has
indeed been phenomenal and its rate Of
expansion has not in any way been ar
rested by weak realty trading i'm other
horoughs The volume Of construction
work this year I'm many sections of the
greater city is much smaller than for the
similar time last year. In Queens as pre-
viously shown, there is an increase of
about 100000 i'm The cost Of building
Queens has this delightful habit-it is no
longer unattractive To big and small
speculators and investors at any season Of
the year. ana is all the while bent on max
ing new building and brokerage records
If the big spectators are not planning
new work there the small ones are. and
when the little ones are not energetic the
big spectators are.
At present a leading feature Of the con-
struction work in the borough IS the large
number Of high class brick dwelling
houses being built or planned
At the northwest corner Of Waterloo
Place and the Strand. Far Rockaway. a
S9l O00 brick dwelling house IS 10 be built
for Mrs. r. j. Farrell from plans by .. j.
Gette 1t will he 49x36 feet and two and "a
half stories high. For j. Lundden Hare
an 1000 house will be put up on the
southcrly side of the Boulevard. 10 feet
west Of Sixteenth avenue. 1t will he "A
notable addition 10 one OF the best home
sections Of Whtestonc. 1t will be two and
a half stories. 46x32 feet, and erected from
plans by w. II. Rich.
Charles Lutz will spend $4,000 for two
and half story brick dwelling house,
g7x59 feet. 10 occupy a plot ON the north
side of the Highland Boulevard. 200 feet
east of Barley street, in the Evergrccns
district BENJAMIN Finkensiepcr has drawn
the plans.
Nathaniel Doyle will invest $4,000 I'm a
two story frame dwelling house TO stand
on tbc south side Of the Shore Road, 100
feet west of the West Drive, at Douglas
Manor. Il will be put up from plans by
George ]. Hardway and Will be i2X60 feet
To Build at Flushing.
Dr william NJ. stone recently bought
from CAPTAIN f. A. Hinman vacant plot
1d0xooo feet. on tho north side Of Sandford
aventc. about 100 feet west Of Jamaica ave
nue.. Flushing, as site for a $1,000 brick
dwelling house. from plans by Dom Bar
her. II will be two and half stories and
53x63 feet.
New nathouscs recently projected TO-
Queens plots will represent an investment
OF many hundred thousands.
A group OF nine three story brick fiat
houses is 10 be built on tho castcrly side Of
Gndcrdonk avenue. IA feet north Of Hal
leck street AT cost Of $G1j0o. by Jacob
Rodlcr. Each house will bc 2ox55 feet j.
Allmendinger has drawn the plans. The
site to be improved is i'm ono Of the most
RAPIDLY growing sections Of Ridgcwood.
These are busy days Tor many LonS
Island CITY builders At the southwest cor
Nor Of Fourteenth and Wilson avenues
four story brick hathCuse will stand. !;
will be 1880 feet and will be owned by
the Reliable Building Company. Frank }.
architect, estimates the cost 70
be 5000 There will be rooms FOR fourteen
families. At the southeast corner of DiaSo-
nal street and Jackson avenue there is to
be q $4,000 two story frame store and office
building. llxl65 feet. Jackson & Chambers
are fine architects and Peter Docger will
be the owner.
An $500 three story brick store and office
structure Is planned for a plot o. the west
erlv side of Steinway avenue l25 fee, south
of Jamaica avenue. 1t viii be put up for
Eutorpgisa Lodge X. of T., from plans by
j. T.. Berger & CO.
ON the westerly side OF Fourth avenue,
north of Woolsey street three story nat
house. for six families, viii De erected for
Martin Huffman, from plans 5y Braun &
Mou
Five three story brick dwelling houses.
with stores. from plan by Cohn Brothers.
are to occupy plot in tie Glendale di--
tiict. The houses will bo bHlt for the
Eidrcwood Realty Associates. at a cost
al S2omo I'm Van Cortundt avenue. west
OF huthon avenue.
The National Bank of Far RocksVay b.
to have new home II VIII bo of brick
TWO stories. loSI52 feet, aud occupy q plot
al the northeast corner of Railroad Plaza