New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-02
Broad Demand for Properties Of
All Kinds Since 1911.
NEW HOUSES QUICKLY SOLD
Hosiery of Over a Hundred
Rooms To Be Built on
Gedney Farm Site.
By Charles T.. Van Fossen, General Man
ager of Hastings Home Company.

has been one OF substantial construction
and revampng TO meet the changed con-
ditions brought about by the tremendous
increase in population in the last few
years
Every avenue of business activity has
been stimulated to the extreme.
trite example of the stability OF
values and increased demand for home
| sites in this section IL seen in Hastings
on-Hudson, where the population has in
creased III per cent within the last four
years which has resulted i'm all classes Of
/ Improvements, among which are a new
postofiice. new stores, markets, etc. a
new station on the New York Central and
the approach to the village. together
with a new schoohouse, which was built
at an expense of over 100000.
All of the main streets have been
paved with asphalt blocks. the sewerage
/ system has been extended and 12s new
structures have been erected during the
year, at cost Of approximately $4,000.
| River View Manor has seen tremen
dous growth i'm the same period. forty
seven new homes having been built IN
1912. costing from $4,000 to 10000 each
and some of the finest examples OF coun-
try architecture have been carried out on
this development.
The varied topography Of the land in
River View Manor has permitted indl-
viduality in treatment and the absence
Of the usual earmarks of city streets.
with their embarrassing sameness OF de
velopment. is manifested here probably
better than in any other suburb.
With the substantial character Of the
growth Of this section up to date there ~
no question i'm my mind that the year 1912
will see very rapid increase in values ana
a tremendous home buying and home
building market
Hastings-on- Hudson has a forty-minute
Communication service on the New York
Central to the Grand Central station and
is thus advanta geously situated in tho
range for all-year homes for the New
York business and professional man.
In the year that has just passed there
has been exceptional growth I'm the cen
trail section OF Westchcster County. north
of Mount Vernon, on the Harlem division
OF the New York Central. and going up
as far as White Plains on the same di-
vision. .........-,
There has been special activity in the
Scarsdale section, Just south Of White
Plains. whore the Scarsdale Estates un-
der the management Of its president,
Robert T.. Farley. has been developing
several high class residential tracts.
The greatest activity has been shown I'm
the Greenacres section, just east of the
Hartsdale station.
During the last year the County Tennis
club has built very attractive clubhouse
on the property. and already has eight
courts in operation. The Greenacres Tea
House has also been established. There
are more than thirty houses in this tract,
each costing at least $1,000. There are n
least ten houses now I'm the course Of
construction. With only one or two eX-
ceptions these houses are all occupied by
their owners. There has been only a
moderate amount of speculative building
and such houses as have been built for
sale have been readily sold.
The company conceived and is now eX-
ecuting colony of houses I'm the Green
acres section, known as Gilmore Court.
Tho houses. designed by Name g. Nc
Nellie. are built OF hollow tile and face
around a central court Each house con
sists of ten rooms and three baths. These
houses will be for sale or rent TO pro-
spective buyers with the purpose In view
of interesting those who are too timid To
purchase in the country without first hav-
ing an opportunity of trying the section
Scarsdale has been held back a good
deal on account of lack OF houses 10 rent
/ ,,
the Gilmore Court colony has been con
ceived. These houses will be ready for
occupancy in the early spring.
The work on the elimination OF the
Hartsdale grade crossing means another
important improvement for this section
So the new station. designed by Warren
& Wetmore. will be erected and com
pleted by the late spring.
Among those who have joined the col
ony during the last twelve months are
the following: l.. ID. Root of the New
York Wire Cloth Company; DuRelle Gage
of No Ill Broadway: H. f. Lesan, Of the
~ T. Lesan Advertising Agency; G. b.
Nicholson. of c. b. Nicholson e Co; Mr.
Williams. John o. Powers, r. Palmer, If
the firm Of Harris. Winthrop 4 Co.: f.
A Cav. of the American Express Com
many: Herbert T.. Wheeler Of the Per
sian Rug Mandatory; =. c. Todd. OF
Todd & CO. Charles II. Snyder, OF the
Greenhut. siegel, Cooper Company. and
Irving Day.
In the Murray Hill tract, a mile east or
the Hartsdale Station, the last year has
seen a good deal OF activity. This tract
consists Of large plots. A. {. Ayres, vice
president of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company, has purchased six acres
and is building $4,000 house. John
r Kelly, Of the fra of Kelly d Jones,
has purchased four acres, and Is also
building a $4,000 house. = $1,000 residence
has lust been completed for Arthur Stew
art. of the Stewart Publishing Company.
There are several other newcomers TO this
colony during the last twelve months, In
GLIDING Fred A. Flagg, Miss Edith Cart
ledge John Denna and Mr.. Wall.
In the Scarsdale Hill tract belonging to
The scarsdale Estates. there has been some
marked activity. This property is devel-
oping along smaller lines, with houses
of the semi bungalow type costing from
5000 to 5000 each. -. ~.it
Considering the growth OF the Scarsdale
Estates as compared with other sections
Of Westchester County, il must be borne
in mind that this interesting Development
was begun only three years ago and that
now all the developing sections are COW
cred with fine houses. THE company has
| ;ns,aiiad tho very finest OF improvements