New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27

an increase in its business section from
a few stores to twenty-five blocks OF
store and fat property, and this with g
| transit service to Manhattan that cX-
/ ceeded sixty minutes, is il unreasonable
I to expect an enhancement of so pei
/ cent or more in fee values throughout
/ the entire section during the next
! twelve months, with the running time
TO Park Row cut exactly in half?
"That builders in Napoleon are fol-
lowing closely in the footsteps of those
who figured prominently in the up
building of The Bronx and Washington
Heights is evidenced by the sale of
apartment house sites in the last ten
days. aggregating close to 100000. The
opening Of the subway last Tue sday has
convinced large number of skeptics
and has proved TO be the signal for
the commencement of apartment house
operations on a large scale. Plans will
be filed in the ensuing week for at least
q block Of four story apartments with
every modern improvement, with rentals
based on a fee of 81 per room. Judging
from what has happened in other sec
tons where transit facilities were not
nearly so good as is this Sea Beach
road, and particularly from my own eX-
perience in apartment house operations
in Brooklyn, l confidently predict
steady and constant enhancement in
values"
Mapleton Park is in a dry and
healthful location, the soil being of
sand and gravel, insuring superb
drainage. Most of the streets are as
phalted and are lined with maple and
poplar trees, insuring ample shade.
Sewers, sidewalks, gas, electricity and,
in fact, all city improvements and ad-
vsntages are enjoyed,
A public school, costing $350,000, is
located there, and within a few min
utes' ride on the subway is a girls
high school, which is considered one
of the finest in the borough. There
are churches of all denominations md
plenty Of stores.
The one family houses erected by
the Alec Building Company show care
and attention in every detail on the
part of the architect and builder to
meet the requirements and comfort OF
the occupant. The houses have seven
rooms and tiled bath. The decorati ms
and trimmings show taste and are
most pleasing to the eye. Sufficient
space has been afforded for a lawn in
front Of the houses and a garden in
the rear. The houses are on lots ok
100 and 25Xl00 feet, depending upon
the location.
The entrance is through tiled vesti-
bule, leading into a spacious foyer
hall; to the right is the living room,
with its console mirror and stained
glass sideliGhts facing the porch. This
room is separated from the foyer by
81,
and from the dining room by disap
pearing door Of the same style. The
dining room has exceptionally large
and has beamed ceiling The kitchen
is designed for easy housekeeping, hav-
ing modern contrivances, including gas
range, large china closet, enamelled
iron sink, with drain board. The
kitchen has doors leading to the dining
room, the hall, the cellar and TO a very
storm she'd extension, the
latter being provided with numerous
shelves. Living room, dining room and
foyer hail have parquet floors; the
kitchen walls are covered with Sanitas. 4
The second floor has four separate
bedrooms. each one opening into
centre hall, which is well lighted by
skylght, and a large bathroom, with
tiled floor, tiled wall wainscoting, open
plumbing low down, vitreous china
tank, enamelled iron rolled rim bath .
tub, nickel plated shower bath, with
,anvas curtain and shampoo attach
nent, and vitreous china lavatory, with
sanitary base and medicine chest, with
'our shelves and large mirror
The cellar is dry, with cement floor,
oiaste-ed ceiling and modern and highly
Efficient steam heating plant, which at
he same time supplies hot water to
he entire house; a separate hot water
,as heater is also furnished The
aundry is in the cellar. and coal bin
ma storage closets are built as desired
The cellar is equipped with gas and
electric lights, the latter controlled by
switch from head Of stairs