New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
NOW IS TIME TO BUILD
Decrease in Cost Not 0verlOOked
at Great Neck Estates.

That he cheapness of building material
and the availability Of labor are having
n very decided effect upon the amount ol
! building i'm the suburbs j. the belief oi
/ A. NJ Mcknight. treasurer Of the Nc
knight Realty Company. who calls at
tention 10 the operations on tlr- Estates
I Of Great Neck. Great Neck, Long Island
whore tho Ward Delamater Company. tn
Coo Construction Company, John Day
ton GncD Company ard the \. liaGst"dt
; Company have 6fteen houses under way
ranging i'm cost from $500 10 $500 ara
plans for twenty more under preparation.
/ 1T is ms belief" says Mr.. Mcknight
: that such operations can be- dupl-.
+ Gated by any realty company which WIZ
imrress upon its clicntel" that now is th'
proper time to build and will point ojt
that by delaying until next year as
have found so many anticipate doln"'
those who want to build in probao bly, get
/ I'm on a rising market for both labor and
material and lose great deal of time Do
/ the bargain.
; The trend of the peninsula of Great
I Neck toward new honors as NoTth
Shore municipality is being closely FOL
, lowed by many watchful real estate op-
orators. and none the less So arc it, resi-
dental colonies being investigated 10y
I builders and buyers of nome sites and
completed houses.
! An the combined features of city ana
! suburban life are found IN the village 81
/ Great Neck. where banks. stores. schools
/ and churches OF all denominations are aH
! Of the very best type. Tho population #
! Great Neck mas grown with such rapidly
: during the last three years that at =
cent meeting Of the Board of Education
! IL was deemed necessary 10 nav" 80"
/ nigh school building erected al Once.
/ This is Icing financed by means oi
; bond sale. which VIII have to b" adVei-
/ tised for two weeks. and il is expected
/ that work on the new structure VIII J..
: started within six weeks.
This new building will have three iloors
: and basement and will cost over $1,000
! IL will nave eight classl Ooms, cach &C
commodating about forty pupils The
school is designed To contain the seventh
and eighth grades of the grammar schooi
as well as the high school classes. Ihr
/ present. frame building will be used for
/ elementary purposes. The building VIII
ne entirely fireproof and will be provided
with ire escapes. and Will occupy a
] space g. feet bv 100 feet.
In the basement there Will zoe gym
nasum. cooking room. manual training
room and lsvatories
The irst floor VIII have -four class
rooms. an assembly hall principals ofiic"
and teachers room. on the second hoor
| there will be four classrooms, study hall
| library ?ud two small recitation rooms.
| The tor floor viii contain the chemical
! and physical laboratories, lecture room.
drawing room. commercial room and stor-
axe room.
This Gregt Neck nigh school is 'spe-
cially worthy OF comment The periccuOh
of the entire system - IN no small "eGrer
due To the intelligent and painstakin-
efforts Of in. school board Of trustees.
Under the continued supervision and cor
dial cooperation OF these officials ana
their associates parents may b' as
sured that the educational progress o.
their children will equal. n not exceed,
that Of those in the best graded Schools OF
Nov York tiIN.