New-York tribune., 1920-03-21

understood, will erect about seventy
two houses altogether on this tract.
There were nine houses, Colonial and
Dutch Colonial, on this block for sale
last week, but there is reason to be-
lieve that the number has been de-
creased because several houses were
under negotiation at the time.
Cost $14o a Month
Three thousand dollars is being de-
manded as first payment, although, as
was mentioned above, the builders
might be willing to take $780, Seventy
reducing the second mortgage, which
must be lifted in fifteen months.
The houses are nicely arranged, with
living room, dining room, small conser-
vatory and kitchen on the ground floor
On the second floor are four bedrooms
and tiled bathroom with pedestal porce-
lain basin. The floors are of hard
wood, and in the walls between the bed
rooms is nest of narrow drawers and
lockers for the storage of bed linen and
towels
In the living rooms are open Are
places of brick, with sidelights over
the mantels. Entrance is directly
from the porch into the living room.
In some houses the dining room has
plate shelves and side lights. Skillful
planning has provided for a variety Of
arrangements of the first door rooms
Houses Along Chestnut Street
On Chestnut Street, north from White
stone Avenue to Parsons Avenue
and beyond, are perhaps fifteen
dwellings,. A block north on Mitch
ell Avenue, near Parsons Avenue,
James A. Tells is erecting two
fine homes, one of which is to be in
stucco of italian design. It is one Of
the dwellings shown above. It's exterior
does not indicate the spaciousness of the
interior. The rooms are large and have
been designed "just little different" 1"
as one of the workmen explained in talk
ing about the house. The living room
is long and broad, lighted by two wide
window cases of small panes. At the
far end of the room is high open fire.
place. To the left of the entrance to
this room is the dining room, which is
elevated step. The dining room has
ample windows, and from it entrance
may be had to the tagged colonnade in
the rear
The kitchen is at the other end of the
house, and is reached by passing around
the space devoted to the hall and stair
case.
Upstairs are four or five bedrooms of
exceptional area, with dormer windows
in which are window seats.
Below the house and hidden from the
front is a garage. Mr.. Tellb, who is
in the lumber business, is putting very
excellent material into the interior Of
the house. 1t is one of group of ten
homes which he plans to erect at this
point to soil for from $4,000 to $4,000
each. A second dwelling is now under
way on adjoining property to the west.
1t is not more than so per cent com
plated.
In Chestnut Street, which is the
block just south Of the Tells houses,
are seven houses, fanking North Par
sons Avenue to the east and west,
which are being rushed to completion.
John Crawford, who lives in Parsons
Avenue, is building four to the west of
the avenue. One of the houses is at
the corner of Parsons Avenue For
this house it is said he wants $4,000.
The dwellings will not be ready for
another six weeks. They are homes
which should appeal to families that
and can afford to invest $140 OF more
| month in home for limited period
$4,000 Houses in Murray Hill
The Murray Hill section is not more
than half mile east of Parsons Ave
nue.. Take the bus line, which runs
through Broadway, wide thorough
fare beautiful with trees and fine
houses. There are about dozen homes
in and about Murray Hill that may be
purchased.
The Rickert-Brown Realty Company
had eight houses there, but only two
REMAIN unsold. They are held at $685.
600 each. The Bovine Park Realty
Company has few homes for sale. and