New-York tribune., 1920-05-16
Stamford Has 500 Homes to Offer New
comers at $500 to S525, 900; Nothing
for Rent Except for Summer

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terms. 1t has happened before and
can happen again.
Range of greatest choice will be
found in the offerings of old houses
that is, homes which have been occu.
pied. Lists of old houses for sale will
show ct least 500 They are at Shippar
Point, Southfield Point, Wallack's
Point, Strawberry Hill, Noroton Hill
Belltown, Revonah Manor, Hubbard
Heights, Glen Brook, Springdale, High
Ridge, Long Ridge and Honey Ridge
all part and parcel Of Stamford Many
| brokers hold that the number of homes
! for sale in these places would reach
! 500, but all agree that there are 500
places which should meet every demand
| made-price, character, location, ar
rangement and size
Homes at $500 and Upward
You may have home costing $500
or one at S525,000, a dwelling in the
city proper, on the Sound front, on a
hilltop or back in the rolling attrac-
tive Connecticut country.
There are ten houses that may be
purchased at $4,000 to $4,000 Four of
them arc in the city or the others in
the suburbs. They are buildings
with no improvements and containing
few if am 0: the Things which the moe
ern housewife or family would demand
in home. some OF them hold posi-
bllltles OF beng made attractive and
| better homes.
There are houses at $4,000 and $4,000
but not many at these prices. Folks who
cannot purchase home costing more
than $500 need not overlook STAN
ford, for there are houses and nice
houses. too, for that money There arc
a number in Glen Brook and in Spring
| dale. A picture of one of the Gler
Brook houses, held at this price, is
| printed above.
The Philips family has erected and
, probably win cree, more homes to sell
or about this price. Credit is due
this. family because it has built homes
| preferably for families which have
children. The houses are close to the
homes of the three Philips families
and their factory in Glen Brook.
AS the popular demand is for homes
that may be bought for $4,000, $4,000
$4,000 and $4,000, it may interest
folks on the hunt for such dwellings
that there are 100 of this grade to be
had IN Stamford. They are homes tha,
will appeal to folks Of refined tastes
They are nicely located and the in.
terror and exterior design is attrac
tive
30 to so Per Cent Must Be Cash
o. one must be PREPARED to pay from
3o to 90 per cent Of the price in cash
Holders of houses in this class have
mad little trouble in getting their de-
mands, because these dwellings fit the
hnanclal possibilities of the bulk OF
Iolks trying to get away from land
Iords ana apartment homes.
II your finances will allow Of q
larger and more pretentious home OF
setting, 1T can be had. Fully half hun.
dred places are in the market at from
$4,000 to $4,000 There are any mum.
Der OF places for man to select from
VINO is able to support a $4,000 O,
$4,000 home. These establis hments
either comprise great house or
limited grounds or house on a large
plot IN section where land values
run high
1T is not necessary to 90 far from
the center OF the town to find homes
of this grade. There is a place within
tanning three acres and a very attrac
tive home for which the owner is ask
ing $4,000. There is nothing to indi
cate the closeness of the place to the
BUSINESS heart Of the city, which is
full of life and energy, as of necessit,
since Stamford is a city of $4,000
souls. Within the house, or rathe,
IN the gardens behind the dwelling. the
feeling is that of remote corner ot
the country.
Stamford's Finest on the List
Some of Stamfords fine estates have
been placed in the hands of real estate
men tor disposal. One of the places
available is held on negotiable
basis OF S525,000 AS much as $3.50 .OO(
IN cash has been offered for some OF
the show places in the section. bu,
without bringing favorable reply
from owners. 1t is market of the
strongest character, and only cash, anC
lot of it, will interest those holding
their homes in the market.
ihere IS place on the shore a,
Shippan Point which is complete in
every respect. The residence fronts
on the water, great house of MANY
rooms. Farm buildings, garage, stable
and other buildings are of the same
architecture as the dwelling, which is
the turreted, tile-roof house shown in
the illustration above.
The property is being offered because
1t is toas large for the owners needs
since hrs family is not entertaining as
much as in the past.
Out in the north suburbs is a dwell.
ing OF twenty rooms and eighty acres
which may be had for $4,000.
Stamford Cosmopolitan City
Stamford. being city with we'll de.
place, it is possible for all classes to
live there in comfort The territory is
so large that there is) a place for every
one. tic
It might interest New Yorkers to