New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17

The number Of houses bought this
year as Christmas presents has been
about normal.
Ii q lot Of people could forget inter
est days, they would be much happier
this Yuletidc season.
The best suburban home develop
monts are those with ironclad restric-
tions against nuisances and business
Entertainments, provided the develop
ments are we'll laid out, have substan-
tial houses and are within easy reach
Of the town.
Isn't it high time that brick was
more extensively used in suburban
home construction?
The Builders Association OF Mammal
tan held a meeting at the Hotel Mar
geiles last week. IT. which ncedful leg
islation for tho builders fraternity was
discussed. Harry Goods;ein is the pres
ident Of this virlc organization.
Roy Schcrick has leased to various
tenants five floors at - East 18th 81,
also space at 24l 10 247 West 18th a.
10 the Multi-Netai Screen Separating
Company.
Tho proposition TO proride better
housing in Harlem for negroes looms
larger each day. Some definite action
must be taken very soon. We have
great faith in the ability Of Allan Rob
inson 20 take the lead in this big work,
The leasing Of dwelling houses in
Harlem continues 20 be one OF the feat
ures Of business uptown. Porter & Co.
are doing large share of It.
Taken off the list last week OF
"IIouses 30 Let. Furnished was that
fine 20-foot dwelling a. p East 6,th It.,
adjoining the northwest corner Of Mad
ison av. Pesse & Gilman leased Il for
William X. Rose, as executor, TO Mrs.
L. s. Borland, Of Bedford Hills.
Nearly all the big real estate brokers,
agents and auctioneers have both city
and suburban homes. The city home
Of Joseph p. Day is in the Gramercy
Park section. his suburban place al
short Hills. y. J. 4 realty wag once
said. on being told the location OF Days
suburban home: My. why did he ever
choose a place with such name. No
real estate broker is ever short Of hills.
their sales books are laden with heaps
Of such properties"
Frederick Aver. who has had erected
seine very classy and substantial build
ings in this town, has another rent
psyer. the New York Flower and
Feather Company. The company has
leased through Cross d Brown and
Pease & Gilman two lofts at 500 and
6Oi Broadway.
Here comes our old friend Frederick
Fox & Co. with some important
rentals. The company has leased
10000 square feet of space for the
Namcloc Company IN the building just
being completed at 90 10 .. West ga
st.. formerly the site OF the old Lden
Nusee. These brokers have leased The
two top lofts. containing $4,000 square
feet. 20 the Aero Waist Company, and
the ninth lott, containing $4,000 square
feet. 10 the Wadleigh Company.
Frederick Fox & Co. has now leased
1000 square feet Of space IN thIs
building, the leasing Of the store base
ment and four lots. containing ap-
proximstely 100000 square. feet OF
space. 20 Morimura Bros. being re
ported by them some months ago.
The old wholesale district seldom
heard from nowadays, contributed an
item TO the reports last week by the
leasing Of the store and basement s.
20 Dominick ST., through J. Arthur
Fischer 20 Joseph ReStc.
When the proposed sixteen. STORY
mercantile building at the north~es'
corne- OF s2d 81. and Madison av. has
b,en built by the MISUNDERSTANDING
Company from plans by Rouse & Cold.
stone there viii be on each corner y
AGA a. and Madison ~. az up-to date