New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
HOMES FOR W0RKMEN
Syndicates to Spend ,000,-
600 Improving Queens Sites.
TRACTS ALREADY CHOSEN
Cost of New Buildings Planned
for Borough Last Week
S184,210.

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homes for workingmen at minimum
cost and with a maximum of comfort
| The projects are fashioned after similar
ones in vogue In European cities.
Representatives OF two concerns, each OF
which proposes TO expend 100000 We're
last week in consultation with the Build
| ing Bureau. Within short time the
definite plans will be announced.
Cooperating with the men behind The
: projects is the Queens Chamber Of Com
merce. Walter |. Willis. secretary of
that organization, is now in Europe Sc
| curing data TO be placed at the disposal
of the Chamber of Commerce. The Cham
| Der OF Commerce has taken the initiative
in establishing in Queens advantageous
conditions for home owners OF moderate
means.
| One OF the projects to be started IN
| Queens will be under the direction Of the
! Everett Realty Company, at Jamaica, ON
| property located but a short distance
from the new Jamaica terminal station OF
| the Long Island Railroad, while the other
project is to be started in the upper sec
ton OF Long Island City, In the territory
| adj cent TO the new transit lines. The
latter proposition is under the direction
Of a syndicate. whose agent is Joseph
| Caccavsjo, a well known civil engineer
| OF Manhattan
The projectors say the enterprise is not
| in any way a charitable undertaking.
The proposition, however, Will make IT
possible for men with but a few thou
sand dollars TO invest TO buy well buit
and nicely located home. 1t is proposed
TO buy materials by the wholesale and
thus reduce the expense.
Each house is to be complete itself,
with ample dooryards and ample oppor-
tunity TO enjoy sunlight and air.
The consultations have been held with
the heads OF the Building Bureau in
| Queens in order TO learn exactly what
I will be required in each house. Other
borough officials have also been consulted
so the projectors may provide for all
| the necessary public Improvements in
| the sections. Thus there will be no fut-
ure assessments upon the property af-
ter IT has been purchased by the wage
Garner.
1t is understood that the plans OF these
syndicates and companies will receive
later the Endorsement OF the Chamber Of
Commerce, as we'll as the city planning
committee which is now preparing novel
features for the development Of the bor-
ough.
In the rapidly growing automobile dis
trict near the Long Island terminal of
the Greensboro Bridge service buildings
for large manufacturing establishments
are being constructed with consistent
regularity as far as the number of un-
dertakngs and the amount expended are
concerned.
The Herold Motor Realty Company,
which is just completing a service build
ing that will be one OF the best equipped
/ in the automobile centre, has taken out
permits for the erection Of brick con-
crete and steel automobile station with
a frontage along the entire block on
/ Freeman avenue from 9Th to 9Th streets,
Long Island City
The building will cover an area OF 200r
% feet and will cost $500.
There was a considerable decline in
| the building operations in Queens last
! week as compared with other weeks IL
was due In large measure 10 the in
activity Of the speculative builders IL
is quite apparent that the week was one
in which the builders were idle. pending
resumption of operations. No doubt
is expressed that with the revival that
is soon bound TO follow the results will
be more marked than ever before.
Altogether. there were sixty-four APP
plcations for new buildings. OF an est
mated cost OF 1854 21O; forty-three applica-
tons FOR alterations. OF an estimated cost
OF Sl6'SO. and thirty-six applications for
plumbing permits at an estimated cost
OF 1854
The total amount Of the operations FOR
the week was s2i96 s4
In the continuance OF the development
OF the Sage Foundation at Forest Hills a
number OF two and half story dwelling
houses Of brick and terra Gotta will be
built on Whitson street. east OF Puritan
avenue. to cost $1,000 each
on account OF the increase in tratic
over the lines OF the New York and
Queens County Railway Company IL has
been found necessary TO enlarge the sub
''aN'Oh WI A$aNi'HNc stittts south OF
Broadway, Flushing, in order that more
power may be provided. The building will
be one story. OF brick. and will cost 5000
Another indication Of the increased traf-
fc in Queens is shown in an application
made 10 the Building Bureau last week
by the Manhattan and Queens Traction
Company. This company, which is COM
pleting the trolley line from the Manhat-
tan end OF the Greensboro Bridge to ia
maca along Thompson avenue, has taken
out permits for the erection OF its car
barns on a large plot bounded by Thomp-
son. Honeywell and Buckley streets and
Mott avenue.
Development OF a new apartment house
section in Long Island City in which near
ly $4,000 will be expended. will be begun
by the July Realty Company, a new cor
poration. Their first efforts will be in the
construction OF twelve three story apart
ments on Potter avenue east OF Albert
street Theodore street, north OF Potter
avenue. and Purdy street, north of Purdy
avenue.
on account OF the territory being ada
cent 10 trolley lines now giving direct
transit to Manhattan 1t is expected that
IL will build rapidly.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE oRTo LET
LONG ISLAND.