New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-26
TO BUILD loo
ALL-YEAR HOUSES
Structures Planned for
Howard Estates at
RambIerSVilIe.
PRICES WILL RANGE
FROM $1,000 TO $1,000
Construction Work Will Be
Done by Special Company
Recently Formed.

4 contract for the construction Of
one hundred all-ycar residences and
bungalows has just been completed by
the How ard Estates Development Com
pany. owners Of Howard Estates which
covers an area Of one square mile on
the north shore Of Jamaica Bay, at
Ramblcrsvilic station. Rockaway divi-
sion Of the Long Island Railroad, thirty
minutes from the Pennsylvania Ter
minal in Manhattan and the Flatbush
av station in Brooklyn.
The one hundred Dwellings are TO be
erected on the improved section OF How
ard Estates This comprises over 300
acrcs. with over two miles OF frontage
on the bay and on Hawtree Basin and
Stilwcll Canal. the latter being water
way 50 feet deep and 80 feet wide
constructed through the property al
most to its northern boundary dis
lance OF mile.
In addition to the thirty-'ive homes
now forming the nucleus of the com
munity. the property has beer devcl-
opcd by the construction Of seven and
onc-half miles Of streets. One-quartcr
mile Of macadamized paving, one and
one-quarter miles Of granite paving,
TWO anu Ollt nan iil4tN VI ailUAiAiiiA
sidewalks. and by the laying Of over
two miles OF high-pressure water
mains from the city system, the eStab-
lishment OF electric light and tele-
phone lines and plans for the installa-
lion Of thorough system Of gas. Hun
dreds OF trees planted and plans Cor 4
casino and lighthouses on the white
sand beach and two-mllc motor boule-
Yard along the waterfront complete
the ensemble Of Improvements now Of
fccted and under way ~ anticipation
OF the new building operation.
The model houses TO be built viii bo
ad.antageously scattered over this
improved area. They viii range m
cost from 81. 800 20 $4,000 or more. and
viii vary IN type from the bungalow
and semi bungalow TO the cottage, with
accntuatcd divcrgences in architec-
tural design, Aoor plans and in ma
terial Of construction. combining
beauty. strength and comfort.
The plans for the first group OF
from Gvc 10 ten buildings. which will
Immediately begin the operation. pro-
vide for houses comprising six rooms,
bath, collar and porch. fully equipped
with steam neat. water. gas and cleo
tric hH'urcs. modern plumbing, etc,
and cmbodying material, in construc-
tion rs follows: Concrete foundations.
prucc frames. clapboard. single or
stucco exterior asbestos CT shinglc
roof, compo- board or plaster walls.
with interior trim Of birch or cypress
ard e-tcrior Of white pine.
4 distinctive feature Of the orc hun
drcd house building operation is thai
the COS, TO The owner Of anv house is
not 20 ctcecd the cost spc-
cited m thc contract. And all saving
in cost through wholesale purchase
OF material or economy IN labor. Will
ho credited to the purchaser Of the
house.
10 facilit1tc tho handling Of this
special building operation a. Howard
Estates. a subsidiary company. called
thc Howard Beach building Company.
has been formed. Frederick W. kava-
Eauch is the president Of the com
pany; William +. Miller. yice-presi-
dent; Never Nussbaum. treasurer. and
Meade &. Dobson. secretary. This
has recently been incorporat-
Cd under tho laws Of the State Of New
\ ork with an authorized capital Of
SO 200. all the stock Of which has
been taken. II will engag" IN building
operations exclusively at Howard Is
ta'cs.