The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06


section Tor dwellings, has been given
up, as the district for blocks and hloclos
Is covered with loft buildings Iiui THAT
was no concern Of Mrs Bachelor. ~"
was not her neighbours keeper II others
cared not To uphold the restriction that
was no reason for her not doing what
she considered her duty. Furthermore,
view ana natural light were being de-
privod her 10y the building of tho loft
structure over the restricted property.
With all tho vigilance and expense
10 preserve the Murray I'm section
from business and tall buildings wedges
were driven this year In this fine Sec
ton when the court decided apartments
might he built on tho site OF the old
South Church, at Madison avenue and
Thirty-eighth street, and on the site
Of the Havemeyer mansion. or the OPP
pos!te southwest corner
The Murray Hill restriction is one OF
the few which have vlthstood time and
the temptations Of money. No price II
seems can get house owners to sell their
, property for trade. II matters not any
way for the restriction made In Feb
ruary lSI7. Is strong and binding. IL
prohibits the use OF property roughly
/ between Madison and Lexington ave-
nues, Thlrty-fourth and Thirty-elghth
Streets being used for u business. fac
tory slaughter house. steel or brass
foundry. nail factory, glue. virn.sh and
vitriol works together with many other
/ things termed nulsauces The defence
OF Murray iiill has cost millions.
/ a few years ago tho houses which
stood ~ the northwest corner OF Mad.-
son avenue and Thirty eiRh street. were
tumh"d down by a builder ostenslhlv
Tor the purpose OF putting up fine
apartment The proposed structure was
| not considered an Intruder. When the
steel work was up three TORS the builder
| decided not 20 build an apartment house
! but an p'ilce building The warning cry
/ sounded through the district was
answered by some OF the richest ana
WiseSt business men IN the country.
speedy action was necessary, The
courts could not be got 10 act In time
To prevent the completion OF the build
ing. 80 the builder was asked his price
Il was paid HIN AMI tho building was
taken IN the name OF George +. Baker
Tho building was finished That IL
what was bull, was utilized ami II Is
now known a. the Professional Building
being the home OF doctors, dent SITS and
architects Ii IL the only bushes build
ing in Murray INNS restricted zone
+ This corner, too was the only weak spot
in Murray Hins defence Whether
apartment houses vii! he permitted on
Madison avenue without a ngat Is 10
be seen. The courts decision is based
on the definition OF dwelling. An apart
ment, the court says, 10 dwelling and
s within the restriction
one OF the strongest restrictive cove
raniS is that ~ the Hickman estate on
me East sid. between. F!ftirth ana
/ Fifty-hrst streets. Property there
is hold ON conditional titles should q
! householder ON hickman place decide
10 manufacture In his nome soap ard.
glue or use IN" house for any blt dwell
INK purposes 2. would revert back 20
the Hcokman family. TIE consequence
- the preservation ~ d fine residential
section in the midst IF ttnem.nts The
covenant mas Afforded So mucn protec-
ton that being eucirCled practically by
tenemeu.s - uut fe.t. The section Is
secluded and lined w.th comfortable.
We'll kept dwellings which show the
usefulness Of restrictions Yet move a
mile or So down town IN the Vicinity o.
Grace CNurch and there viii be found
|
from stlhlug natural growth oy man
made laws.
Around Grace Church 81 Sailors SNUG
HarDor properly. II 81 Ike a h!s bare
spot IN "a pine forest. All around II are
tail buildings, modern in many respects
Sailors SNUG Iiarhor has few tall build
ings 10 speak of It's improvements are
Anticipated because no repairs would be
7 i. i.,.s no. . I,.
. land is leased chiefly TO tenants who
, improve II. Having built up lower Sec
. toms along broadway builders came {,
the Sailors Snug IIarbor property. Ite-
strctions met them everywhere. tn,
, HarD0r trustees, hampered By oondI.
, lions la-d down century ago. were uu-
able to meet builders on equabie terms
Leases had 20 De governed 10y this that
, ana the other thing, Builders had q,
, take all risks. yet pay highest rents
: Contractors did not have 20 depend on
, sailors Snug llarbor property 10 NICE
tho demands ~ business FOR new huud
ing. II was the natural thing 10 dc
! veiop the Sailors property iu Inc witt
+ / tine improvements TO the south
, Discouraged by restrictions, builder
, Just passed over This property ana hegal
D al Fourteenth street the business, de
. ve,opmcnt which had to etop az th'
p Snug Harbor property Now that build
. era are far from the section building ul
. ne,rhborhoods uptown the trustees hav
= bcon brought 10 a stern realization O
- tire short siyhtcdness Of the Snug lltr
Z Dor policy through a vast reduction Il
70 the income due to removals because 90
. the Anticipated buildings on the prop
. crty.
4 The cour~ increased recently m
A powers Of the trustees ana now build
n lngs Will be erected.
q The trustees of Columbia eecmed :
have profted at tnc expense ~ thel
r lees fortunate brothers controlling IN
n Snug Harbor property, for az soon a
: bus ness lygan Knocking hard for ad
~ mission into Columh.a's restricted zun
~ on Firth avenue they lfted the bar.
=, For Years before the restriction gga!us
DO trade was lifted trade was trhriGr ~
o admission. lnduCcm"nts ia the .urI
rs Of big rents were offered, but W!tEou
IS result. Trade had come 20 the lumi,
q ~ the Columbia property Thor" w'r
n few solcc. sites nyH.lubie In IN" iistrio
q over which trade had marched Me-
# trims were coming 20 F!fth aNrnu
80. ,,.ory war tn lpeltN uboya thr Column