The sun., 1919-06-30
BRONX LEADS CITY
IN HOUSING RELIEF
Brooklyn Erects More Struc-
lures, but Will Not Accom-
modate as Many.
COSTS HIGH IN QUEENS
Builders to Be Examined To-
day as to What Is Hold
ing Up Work.

There are being erected for residential
purposes 81 buildings in Manhattan, Sc
in The Bronx. 1873 in Brooklyn and 3s
in the Borough OF Queens, according to
figures furnished by the Tenement House
mission, Of which Abram I. Elkus 10
chairman.
This looks very much as IL Brooklyn
led the boroughs." MIR. Elkus said yes
ttrday. at first this was the impress
sion created by the figures. When we
came to analyze them, however, we
found that tho number OF buildings
under construction did not In any way
indicate the number OF people who are
to be provided with homes for the COM
ing winter. For although Brooklyn 10
erecting almost three times as many
buildings as are going up in Tho Bronx.
so many of these buildings art two FAM
fly houses that the 1913 buildings being
put UP in Brooklyn will provide 1893
fats, whereas, the 56 buildings going I'D
IN The Bronx will contain 1884 apart
ments.
Manhattan Leads Housing.
The 50 houses being built in the Bor-
oush OF Queens will furnish AL Oats and
the 81 buildings in Manhattan will pro-
age number of nats per house In Brook
lyn II 10. The average number Of apart
nents per building In Manhattan IN %.
We ind, however, that these houses are
likely TO accommodate much fewer peo-
pie. since II OF tho 81 are from eight to
thirteen stories high. which means that
they are elevator apartments intended
for people who are able to pay fairly
high prices.
l"As for IN. co9f ~ ror,,r,cttor th.
cheapest buildings we ind are going UP
in Brooklyn. Those in Queens are more
expensive. Those in The Bronx are
three times as much as those In. Brook
Ign and those in Manhattan ten times
the price OF the ones being built in
Brooklyn. The Brooklyn houses aver
age In the main three stories high. Only
Queens they are four and fve stories
high. but in The Bronx and Manhattan
there IL none under ave stories In this
borough half of the buildings are from
eight to thirteen stories.
The Brooklyn and Queens apart.
ments average four rooms, The Bronx
Just under four, Manhattan ave, again
indicating that the apartments in Man.
haitian are of the more expensive type
All these buildings are brick excep,
one In Brooklyn and four in QueenA
I'm Manhattan almost half the build.
ings are on n corner. in Brooklyn one.
eighth, in Queens one-third and ir
The Bronx one-fourth.
Queens Houses Have Yards.
The Queens houses nearly all have
yards moro than nfteen feet deep; In
Brooklyn two-thirds have yards OF this
sizs In The Bronx one-sixth and In
1T is obvious that far less is being
accomplished in Brooklyn 10 relieve con-
sestion, in spite of the number OF build
Ing going up. than in The Bronx. where
there are fewer buildings and accom-
rnodations for more people. 1t 10 learned
aAo that the two story house Is Of
such standard that 1t will shelter ir
luxury a $4,000 . year man with hi:
wife and no children. We will be found
still further from satisfying the needi
OF our Inhabitants"
The Joint Legislative Committee
which has been investigating housing
conditions up State. win resume It,
greater city inquiry at the City Hal
to-day. At the suggestion or the Re
construction Commission the question u
be considered next Is How far La tbs
need for housing in Greater New Yorl
being met by present construction A
to-day's hearing representative builder
will be examined TO learn what. nov
that the insurance companies are read,
10 lend money, IL holding up the wori
OF providing homes for the people o
the city.