The sun., 1916-08-20
Many HOMES IN
LOWER MANHATTAN
6,164 Of 2l,611 in City South
Of 18th St.-BrOOklyn Has
Most, Bronx the Least.

Investigation has disclosed the sur
arising fact that there are more dwell
inn south of Fourteenth street thar
hetveen Fourteenth and Forticth streets.
II has been found by actual tabulation
that more than a NTH OF the 24,6Ii
dwelling houses within the boundaries of
Manhattan are south OF Fourteenth
s,reet. The district. north from Four
tenth street TO Fortieth street. one
which the average New Yorker considers
ore Of the largest. perhaps the largest
nr,va,e house section in town, has less
private homes than any other section.
Folks who have not watched the rcvo-
tuition tina; has been going on IN New
York for tho last ten years will underes-
innate the inroads made by business iN
tho territory between Fourteenth and
Fcrt!eth streets. which until trade and
builders Of trade buildings moved across
Fourteenth street. was indeed the finest
dwelling house section OF the city. Only
those who are intimately associated
with the growth and development OF vari-
Gus locations can picture this section as
a locality still strongly possessed OF
dwellings,. The greatest surprise Is the
large number Of private homes still
standing south Of Fourteenth street.
II u the general belief that years ago
this territory practically was relieved
Of all reminders OF the times when
wealth and society were to be found
south OF that line. Business had SO
pushed through the lower part of the
city In the early days that only a few
scattered dwellings were thought TO have
survived. But statistics OF the TIA De-
partmcnt show that despite all this vo-
lut!on 5.i6i dwellings remain. South OF
Watt and Grand streets the Tax Depart
ment found 1880 dwellings. n between
Grand and Watt streets and Fourtcenth
street 1894 dwellings were counted.
Most OF them are in Greenwich Vii
iase. the lower end Of the Chelsea dis
tfct and about Washington Square. II
j. only within comparatively recent
times that n considerable inroads
have been recorded by business In these
scctions Protected by a wall Of senti-
ment far stronger. real estate exploiters
discovered. than restrictive measures,
these old sections continued year after
year without much change In character.
sailors Snug Harbor trustees played
no small part In protecting the char
acter OF these old West Side homes.
Builders refused to pay the rents de-
manded for land and jumped across
Fourteenth street. where resistance to
loft construction was slight. They car
ried building operations into block after
block until only $50 dwellings are 10 he
found between Fourteenth and Fortieth
streets. the East and the North Rivers.
South Of Fifty-ninth street to the Bat
terry were found 5000 of the 24.6ll dwell
ings in the city. The largest dwelling
section y that between Fortieth and
Ninety-sIxth streets. where were ll,777
houses. North Of Nirety-sixth street to
lS5th street were found GAS dwellings
and north Of that street IN the end Of
the island were 749 dwellings.
When the vas made last year
Brooklyn was found to have 62,s63
dwellings. Two family houses In that
borough tctalled 5O.17s. while In Man
haitian there were only 1850 OF his type
Of houses.
The distribution OF dwellings and
apartment houses in the five boroughs
- shown In the following table: