New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
HAPPENINGS IN QUEENS
uic Increase in Building Report
- Over Last May.
RECORD FILING ON REALTY
c,-eets Being Coded to the City
through Condemnation Indi-
Gates Borough's Progress.

.,icatiOns maze AT the bureau OF Build
IN Queens show that the estimated
- the operations is twice that Of the
-, NJ May last year. The variety OF
-. rroposed buildings i~creased in pro-
.,,,lon TO the cost.
ror the second time appears requests
T.. permits for the erection of FIVE story
.r,srts I'm Long Island City. where
.s,r, wear and half ago the only FIVE
- tenenents in the borough were erect
= a,d they have been success from the
,,,s NJ their completion. The applications
g. additions 20 factories and industries
The Long Island City sections also con-
dnue.
The GOODYEAR Import Company which
..s already progressed as far as the sink
.,r NJ the foundation supports for its
.,bt story 1925. 600 plant at Jackson and
uorevweN streets. Long Island City, this
,ssk made application for an addition TO
re original building. consisting Of a five
,,,-y brick building TO cost 49,. 700. This
,ul5ing when completed, will be one OF
.ss largest allied with the automobile in
S,strv in Long Island City. The Ford
,fo,or COMPANY. which is about complet-
nc its eight story building at Jackson
venue and Harold street. has purchased
an entire block adjoining, bounded by
uoneywen street. Fifth and Jackson ave-
rues and has plans In preparation for a
,sr story building. 20 cost nearly $1,000
900
The total operations in Queens for the
week were OF an estimated cost of s46O or,
in which there We're seventy applications
FOR new buildings Of q cost of AO7 500:
sfty-nine applications for alterations Of
an estimated cost of Sls.7T. and sixty ap-
pications or plumbing permits OF an es-
mated cost of So, 400.
The Neptune Meter Company. which he
Gently took out permits for the erection OF
Eve story factory, in addition 20 their
present plant az Jackson and Crane
streets. last week, took out an applica-
ton for the erection OF q foundry. one
sorry brick. 1O0x123 feet. 10 cost $500.
The Alex Campbell MIX Company will
erect depots at the southwest corner OF
Myrtle and Linden avenues. Flushing. one
story Of brick. 122xl25 feet. and on Wood
haven avenue. north of Byrne Place,
Ozone Park, at a cos OF $1,000.
Another public school will be erected in
the Jamaica South section, at Maple and
School avenues. at a cost OF $4,000 This
makes six schools for which permits have
been secured since January in Queens.
The Reliable Building Company has ap-
Piled for permits for the erection Of five
story tenement houses on Lockwood
street south Of Grand avenue. Long ISL
and city. al a cost Of $500. This is a
ection where some OF the finest apart
ment houses I'm the borough have been
erected. other builders Of tenement
houses IN the borough. as shown by the
applications OF the week. are Mary G..
Johnson. who will erect several four story
brick tenement houses on Main street.
east % Woolsey avenue. Long Island
City. az a cost Of $4,000 each. the Long
Island City Building Company. Incorpo-
rated which will erect four story brick
tenement houses on Second avenue, south
Of Potter avenue. Long Island City, at a
cost Of $1,000 each: Graham. Jehn &,
Graham. who will erect four story brick
tenement houses on Chestnut street. north
Of Lexington street, Richmond Hill. al a
cost OF $1,000 each. Christian Doenecke.
who vii! erect tnree story brick tenement
houses on Norman street. west OF Seneca
avenue. Ridgewood at a cost OF ,o,,.J
each
The Mulhearn Realty and Construction
Company will erect a number Of two
story brick dwellings on Seaview avenue
west Of Willow place. Far Rockaway. at
4 cost Of 5000. This is the third develop
ment Of this character in the Rockaways.
Among those who have applied for
frame dwellings are the Elmhurst Homes
Company, for the erection Of two-and-a-
halfstory dwellings I'm Hunt street and
Banta avenue Elmhurst, at cost OF
A.5OO each: the Cosmopolitan Construc-
ton Company. which will erect two-and-
s-half-story dwellings in Chestnut street.
north Of Lexington street. Richmond Hill.
at cost of $500 each; Sim & Gregg, who
will erect twO-story frame dwellings. in
Leggett avenue. at the corner Of Emma
place Union Course. at a cost Of $500
each: Frank Gload. who will erect two
story dwellings. I'm ocean avenue. north
Of Ferris street. Woodhaven. at cost Of
Zoo each. and the Lerner Realty Com
pany. which will erect seven two-story
frame dwellings. I'm Fulton street, at the
corner Of Canal street. Woodhaven, AT a
cost Of N4CO
The First Baptist Church. ri Flushing.
cd
present church property. at the corner OF
Sanford avenue and Union street. at a
cost Of $1,000
An indication Of the magnitude Of the
realty operations IN Queens is shown IN a
statement made last week by County
Clerk Leonard RuOff, according to when
more papers relating 20 real estate have
been filed in his office since January /,
1873 than IN any county clerks or regis
ters office iu New York State In SINH
lar period Nearly fourteen thousand
papers relating 20 real estate have been
hed during this period. There IL steady
influx 10 the County Clerks office, and IT
has interfered with the work Of enlarg-
Ing the office. which was begun several
weeks ago
Following the recording in the once
ias' week Of the transaction OF the Maloa
Tact on the shore OF Long Island Sound
near Whitestone that property will again
Dc offered 10 the public in the near future
he troubles If the Malba Land Company
occupied the attention Of the supreme
court iu Queens a year ago. y convey
anee under foreclosure was presented ioI
record for l6l acres Of land In which VIII
our Larremorc. as referee. conveyed the
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