New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
BROOKLYN SECTION
READY FOR BUILDERS
1t Is ROckaway Heights
Near Brownsville, Where
S25O,OOO Persons Live.
LOTS WORTH 100000
SOLD SINCE AUGUST
Many Realty Men Think This Part
of Borough Will Be Rapidly
Improved.

little over seven years ago that sec
tion of Brooklyn known as Brownsville
whore now are 10000 persons, was a
sparsely settled place. Adjoining Browns
Vile is Rockaway Heights, opened last
August to the public for settlement
through the +. c. Rose Realty Corpora
ton. selling agents for the RockawaS
Parkway Company. Since that time lots
worth more than 100000 have been sold
and many real estate experts think that
this unrestricted development will soon
become a well-built-up section Of the
Brownsville district.
There arc numerous sites suitable for
modern tenement houses at /Rockaway
Heights, and such buildings can be profit
ably erected Immediately, according to
persons thoroughly acquainted with the
building situation in this part OF Brook
Ign.
ut was the building Of the Williams
burg Bridge which made possible the
creation OF a great home, manufacturing
and store centre in Brooklyn known as
Brownsville" said well known real
estate man yesterday. For fifteen years
the section was Of little consequence.
Property was in the market at very
low figures. but the outlook for the dc
velopment Of the land was so dim that
Spectators passed by the place and in
vaded the more promising district lying
TO the east I'm what is generally known
as East New York
"A few men from the East Side of
Manhattan, who were engaged in the
manufacture Of clothing and other prod
ucts Of needlework, were among the first
TO bring about the development OF
Brownsville, which is monument to their
foresight.
Brownsville has many churches, banks
and trust companies, theatres, public IL
braries, markets, stores and nine puolic
schools, one of which is the largest in the
state.
The section is within the five-cent fare
zone of the greater city. BY that Is
meant that one may ride for a single fare
from any part of Brownsville, and conse
quently from any point OF RockawaS
Heights to City Hall, Manhattan. 1t Is
also only single fare ride from Browns
vile and from Rockaway Heights L
many of the big ocean and summer re
sorts on Long Island.
when the dual subway routes are II
operation the Brownsville district Will b'
a large recipient OF rapid transit advsn
tages. il will then be possible for a resi-
dent OF that part OF Brooklyn TO ride L
all the principal home. trade and amuse
ment centres of Manhattan and Tn
Bronx for a single fare.
ION the east of Rockaway Heights run
the railroad will cause many manufactur
ers TO locate at Rockaway Heights
within three blocks OF the Rockawa,
Heights property the city has purchases
land to construct one of the finest an(
largest Fairgrounds in the country
The project has the hearty support
the Playground Association of America
for the reason that It is the first rea
attempt to give the city playground
like that in Chicago. The location OF tn
grounds is between Dumont avenue. Ii
vonia avenue, Douglas street and Hop
l,Ins avenue, and a smaller parcel of LAM
between Dumont avenue, Blake avenue
Uopkinson avenue and Bristol street.
THE playground is planned for the en-
joyment OF the grownups as well as tn
children. Il will contain a mems opef
air gymnasium, a women's open air gym
nasium. gymnasium building, swimming
pool, wadng pool, little children's play
ground. ball field and park accommoda
tons