The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30
Costly
dwellings Built
or Altered North
of Goth Street
and East of the
Park.--All Prod
ucts of American
Brains, Labor and
Material

Betterlng the worlds finest dwelling
section, which, for the Information of
those who may NOS know IL. j. right her
In New York city north % SiNt.cth stree;
and east of Central Park. j. going OF
with the same zeal witch rharacts ri2cd
this work last year and the Year pre-
vious. The millions whith wcr, put INTO
new homes In l9ll were followed bS
nearly as many millions last year de-
spite the many attractions which might
have dissuaded the spending OF so much
money in this way. Dwellings costly,
moderately prctention> and modest have
replaced many old type homes which
nav held on IN the East side dwelling
zone for many years some not re-
moved entirely have had new fronts of
the most approved fashion built to them.
for II must be remembered that there Is
fashion in dwelling construction just a.
there is in wearing apparel and the
like. Alterations havr gone 50 far IN
many cases As to leave nothing hut the
side walls OF the Old building. In other
cases only the interiors have been made
over.
But every street shows a br right new
face of limestone ur reVanped. diguih"d
brownstone %glistening in the sunlight
and on the passerhy. who cannot helm
hut admire the beauty o. every one Of
the score OF new homes which have heel,
finished or are rapidly beng completed
In the locality. In these house one sees
the perfection ~ home designing. Ideas
OF others developed centuries ago have
been appropriated and adap'cd to AW.ri-
can ways and present day conditions.
Other dwellings are the outcome Of
years of study and experimenting for q
type ideal for the American family.
which apparently has been found In the
modern American basement house. such
as thos. which nave been erected in
this part of the city in the last few
years.
II is ONLY natural 20 expect the best,
in such "A section. the home district of
well known men and women IN business
and social affairs, where wealth Is ind
Gated on every hand.
Behind these pretty faced buildings or
deep brown ami soft gray limestone
fashioned by skilled workmen, follow ing
the plans Of expert designers who have
drawn on the worlds best architecture
for these homes, are interiors e'iid.ly
~ nne and embodying art treasurers
and ideas of Arrangement secured IN
pilgrimage to forcicG parts before III"
war had marred many examples of "lh
world designing. The adorumert Of The
East Sidc last year is the continuation
of the making over OF the district ~hi,t
started years ago and which seems to b"
endless. The new houses are replacing
homes of IN, last decade or decade
previous to the last.
Fifth avenue having been rebuilt. the
trimming. spru"iug and r~cvaIn3tnG Of
the lateral streets IL now bcins taken
up. Buildings similar to thos" on Fifth
avenue are being erected. as the char
acter of the development of the section
IL usually determined by the type OF
homes tn he foIIll l,rhstg from the
park. Roughly speaking. iNo dozen
~dwellings-new buildings and made over
structures--hayc been fHished. started
or planned since the new year Of 1915
So numerous are the hettermcnts that i,
Is difficult even Win thu figur's oi
the Building department To compute
exactly the eNtnut or the cost Of tho
dwelling development Of 1919 IN the
city'e finest section Of homes.
Millions Of dollars have been spent
or set aside for these new homes, a..
cording 10 leading real estate men, who's,
special care is the Eas, side residential
zone. The STABILITY of business, the he,
lief that tho country IL on the higl
road to prosperity ana the fustcriu! II
resources are manifested in the mag,
nitudc Of this wears dwelling building
Expenditures of large suns Of money
or even small sums, for dwelliu. i'm,
~proveIncnt are rarely incidents of years
OF business dcpr, ssion. Tho oNiousiy,
home building IL also an indication tina
the chang" to HnHrtm'u house Twins
on Fitth avenue AMI park avenue, due Z,
the INVASION of Fifth avenue by apart
ment houses, u apparently not a- n,aI
at hand as many have bccu led to be
lieve.
Tho willingness and tho piud.g,
spending q; tho last year ou sites l.,
new homes and "u the I'uprul,ucu, ,
land bought At other tlu"s do not culu
eide with stories that real estate has los
its attraotiNeness ~ an Investment %
that these people" who spend millions 10
homes fear thai the coming commission