New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
BUILDING IN QUEENS
Figures Show Slight Increase
for Month Over Last Year.

With total estimated cost OF building
operations in Queens for the month Of
June Of $35s.4s0 a slight increase is made
over last year. The midsummer season is
usually more inactive than the brisk
spring period, and in the scope OF the
operations indicative now property own
ers are optimistic at the outlook. There
were sixty-hve applications for new build
ings of an estimated cost Of Nl5sys;
thirty-six applications for alterations OF
an estimated cost Of 1895. and hfty APP
plications for plumbing permits Of an cs-
timated cost OF $500
Real estate interests will be pleased 10
learn that this week an application was
made for the rebuilding and freproohng OF
the County Clerks Office at Jamaica For
long time real estate men and the
courts have been hampered by the made
quacy OF the present quarters. Not only
was the preservation OF the records en-
| dangered because the present building Is
! not fireproof but the papers were ar
ranged In such a crowded manner. due 10
the inadequate quarters. that the work Of
| searching records was hampered. The
plans for the addition provide for three
| story fireproof structure, new facade on
the Fulton street front. the installation OF
! elevators and of ireproof vaults for the
=. storage Of records The new quarters are
! so planned as TO obviate all OF the objec-
tons raised against the old building. The
| estimated cost OF the new addition and
| alterations is 1880.
| The character of dwellings 10 be erect
| ed indicates that the area Will be utilized
TO house more people than the styles OF
| homes that were erected In the county
| up 10 few years ago. Tenements and
| apartment houses will spring up in tho
more congested sections. In other sec
| tons the brick dwellings and frame
houses are still considerably in evidence,
and IL is the belief OF realty developers
| that they will be so for a number OF
| years TO come.
| Three-story tenements and stores Will
! be erected by Jacob Roder on Forest
avenue, near Camelia street, Ridgewood,
at a cost OF 1880 each. Bayside Is ad-
vancing so rapidly that tenements will
| be built there TO meet the demand. Fran
| els Borgia will erect three-story tene-
ments on Linwood street, north OF War
| burton avenue. at a cost Of 5000 each.
A number Of four-story brick tenements
will be erected by the Ringe-Gibson
Realty Company on Fresh Pond road.
south OF Madison avenue, Ridgewood, at
cost of $4,000 each. w. Trebllvock
will build four-story brick apartment
houses on Academy street. near Freeman
avenue, Long Island City, at cost OF
10000 each.
The Cotter Building Company will
make a $4,000 development by erecting
two story brick dwelling houses on Eliot
avenue. east Of the Fresh Pond Road,
Maspeth. Charles Lehman will build
number OF two story brick dwelling houses
I'm Dill Place, south Of Myrtle avenue,
Ridgewood. at a cost of $4,000 each.
Joel Fowler will add to the variety Of
attractive dwelling houses at Richmond
Hill by erecting a number Of two and a
half story detached brick houses.
Bungalows OF unique architecture will
be erected by the Rockaway Coast Realty
Company on Frank avenue, north OF the
Boulevard, Edgemere, 10 cost $1,000 each
A three story brick rectory, TO cost SlZ'-
600. will be built by the St Camillus Ro-
man Catholic Parish of Rockaway Beach
The rector OF the church is the Rev.
Joseph p. Brady
Frame houses will be erected by the
Clarence Sherwood estate on Sixth ave-
nue., south Of Newport avenue, Rockaway
Fark. at a cost of from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Gascogyne Realty Company will erect
two and a half story dwelling houses on
"a,
Richmond Hill, at a cost OF $4,000 each'
Harry c. Wade will continue his extensive
development in the Richmond Hill sec
ton by the erection OF two and hair
story dwelling houses in yelling street,
north OF Atlantic avenue, at cost OF
81, 900 each