New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
SUPERB HOME SECTION
Many Attractions Enjoyed at
Jamaica HilICreSt.
HAS ALL CITY ADVANTAGES
Laid Out as a Delightful Resi-
Dental Park, with Transit
Facilities.

jamaica Hillcrest is one cf the most
attractive parts OF the historic town Of
Jamaica u has been laid out into what
might be called almost splendid private
residential parh. although its streets and
public utilities have been constructed
closely along the plans and specifications
or the municipal engineers. It's sewers
and water mains and all such necessities
Of high class home building have been
completed either by the city officers
themselves or by private contract directly
under their supervision. Lot owners
:here have passed beyond the possibility
improvements
This highly developed condition Of the
Jamaica Hillcrest tract has been one Of
the attractions FOR the last years build
ers. Improvements have been installed at
large outlay by the Jamaica Hilcrcst
Company, that has controlled the prop
erty since it was assembled for The pUr-
pose Of The best residential Improvement.
Aside from the superb macadamiled
roads with c.Irbs and sidewalks which
run through the gently rising area Of
some two thousand lots. with the best
type Of sewers and water mains, there
arc gas mains, electric conduits. parking
effects at many points and all essentials
for the best home development.
Peculiarly attractive is tne arrange
mcnt Of the street system in harmony
with the elevation Of the land. The lots
are laid out so that each shall have an
-
ed by its neighbors as much as possible.
In this manner. each lot acquires value
greater and more permanent than that Of
lots grouped side by side along a fiat
monotonous country.
Jamaica Hillcrcst is well named. being
upon the crest Of the elevated plateau
overlooking the ocean on the south,
Flushing Bay with the Sound on the
north and the city on the west, embrac-
ing q most commanding view and health
fUl surroundings.
Jamaica Elnlcrest is at the residential
centre OF the new Jamaica which Is form
ing from the shifting OF the railroad ter
Ininals with the completion OF the great
union station and the new additional ia
naica station AZ Union Hall street II
has frontage Of over one thousand feet
along Hillside avenue. which IS q delight
ful residential thoroughfare. 1t begins
three blocks from the new railroad sta
tion at the Soldiers Monument. on the
corner OF Hillside and Bergen avenues.
l. is two blocks from Fulton street, the
main business artery. II has over twenty
thousand feet ~ frontage along Home
lawn, Grand. Hilcrest. BriarwOod, or
chard. AcToyd and Union avenues. All
Of the attractions Of the country. com
bined with al the conveniences Of The city
are here available 10 people Of all classes
That Jamaica Hillcrest Is destined TO be
ono of the home show places Of greater
New York is evident from the fact that
IL is already one OF the prominent points
on the main automobile route through
Queens Borough from Manhattan. over
greensboro Bridge. the most popular
motor way 10 all points on Long Island
is through Hoffman Boulevard TO Hill
side avenue and around the Soldiers
Monument which f. the nOtabl' laudmarl,
In front OF the jamaica Hillcrest tract
A little over two years ago. the present
JhIDhlCd fiillNleHN blHulCdit was lDIlu'Hs
II took over the old Hillcrest OF jamaica
tract. and executed one Of the most mas
terly strokes that had been seen In dcvcl-
opment operations by purchasing the big
Wyckoh holdings That gave Hillside
avenue frontage to the old Hillcrest OF
Jamaica tract northward over the hill.
thus imparting the high residential values
Of Hillside avenue to the entire tract and
making IL all accessible for immediate
home building.
With this acquisition OF more than 200
acres In the most desirable home quarter
OF Jamaica. the syndicate began develop
meat upon an elaborate scale. over t2j0.-
900 has been spent in land development
alone curing the last two wears. II is re-
garded to-day as one OF the best from the
exclusive residential viewpoint in the en-
tire metropolitan district.
strong syndicate composed OF well
known business men and realty experts
OF Manhattan and Brooklyn are Joined to-
gether In the Jamaica Hillcrest Company.
which is a guarantee In Itself that the
development will be carried on upon a
most comprehensive and practical plan
ard thereby insure 10 every purchaser Of
a plof for speculation or home building