The sun., 1918-11-10
BROOKLYN CALLING
TO JEWELLERS HERE
Small Houses Make Hit With
Manhattan's Flat Popu-
lation.

Brooklyn, dubbed the bedroom Of the
metropolis, is making a strong bid to-
day for the tenants Of Manhattan apart
ment houses by erecting one. two and
multi-family dwellings, along modern
| lines and under coming law restrictions
which assure permanency. Its bid Is be-
Ing helped by the steadily advancing
| rents asked for Manhattan accommoda-
tons. Tenants are barkening to the call
because Of the attractiveness Of the
! oherings. Apartments with rooms OF
equal size and numbers are obtainabls
| In Brooklyn at rentals which are almost
half Of what is asked for similar fats In
Manhattan. The only difference-and II
Is desirable one at that's that
Brooklyn apartment houses IN the ma
1ority of instances are of the four story
walk up type as compared to the five
and six story Manhattan structures.
Brooklyn also has many elevator apart
nents. but even these are not nearly NJ
costly as those offered In Manhattan.
Tenants by the additional cost of other
necessities are being forced to deter
mine whether they are getting full
value for every dollar spent. Investiga.
ton in many instances has revealed tho
fact that inhabitants of Manhattan are
metropolis. The drift, consequently,
when the conditions and opportunities
offered by Brooklyn are known is natu-
rally toward that borough.
Apartment rentals In Manhattan have
been steadily increasing at the rate OF
IS and $40 month on $50 apartments
or $50 or $40 a year. and on all higher
priced apartments at the rate OF about
10 per cent. of previous rentals. SO
Ia Nhx a g.
commodations IN Manhattan that even
old dwellings heretofore thought useless
and untenantable except for the lowly
classes are being bought by investors,
altered to meet modern demands and
quickly rented at figures which assure
a good return on the investment. This
scarcity OF housing conditions indicates
decisively that there will have TO be an
exodus to other boroughs. and when
Brooklyn's offerings are seen there Is
little doubt as to which borough will
benefit most.
Brooklyn builders foresighted enough
to see beyond the immediate future are
erecting row after row OF small dwell
ings. apartments and store properties
along all the lines OF new transit or In
territory to be tapped by the new transit
lines now building Operators are pur-
chasing and reselling lots and houses.
while investors are giving Brooklyn
much attention. observing the trend OF
'slu9uidoI9Aep
Building operations Of all kinds are
now going on. chiefly along the Fourth
avenue subway, already in operation
the Eastern Parkway subway. which will
be the next underground transit line to
be opened. and the Jamaica avenue ele-
waited road, an extension OF the Cypress
Hills line.
The transit facilities to be opened in
Brooklyn In the future will have a great
bearing on the growth OF that borough.
The marlborough line, now terminating
at Atlantic avenue. Is to be continued
through Flatbush avenue to the Eastern
Parkway and Utica avenue, as a four
rack line, with q two track subway
spur through Nostrand avenue as far
as F1atbush avenue and a two track
extension beyond Utica avenue over an
elevated structure on Livonia avenue as
far as New Lots avenue. The Eastern
Parkway portion OF the route will prob
ably be ready for operation late this !
year or early next spring.
The Nostrand avenue spur is now
building and will probably be opened |
early next spring.
Contracts have been let for the eIs- !
waited extension on Livonial avenue.
Three miles Of new transit was added !
to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system
when trains of the Cypress Hills elevated |
line began operation along Jamaica ave-
nue. as far as lllth street. otherwise |
known as Greenwood avenue, Richmond |
Hill, short distance from the intersec-
ton Of Myrtle avenue and Jamaica ave-
nue.. This road gives quick transit to