The New York herald., 1922-08-13
New Construction Of All Types
Of Dwellings Dots Every
Part Of Borough.
FLATS OF BETTER GRADE
Transit Improvement q Great
Factor in Upbuilding Of
Outlying Sections.
ny ARTHUR w. GELsToN
Executive Secretary,

BROOKLYN fteG EStuto 6Oufu-
Few people realize the magnitude Of
building development which has been
under way In Brooklyn in the last year.
Spurred on by the stimulus OF tax ex-
emption, the building OF apartment
buildings and one and two family houses
has been going on at an unprecedented
rate, until one sees all of the outlying
sections of Brooklyn from Bay Ridge to
Brownsville and East New York dotted
with new construction.
No borough of New York holds moro
promise for the investor and home owner
than does Brooklyn with it's network OF
transportation lines tapping every sec
tion and the most central parts or Man
haitian reached within thirty minutes
from the outlying sections and Brooklyn
Heights within five minutes ride OF Wall
Street and Broadway
Homes to be obtained In Brooklyn are
available for people OF all tastes and
circumstances from the $4,000 year
apartment In the st. Marks section TO
the more reasonable and modest semi
detached brick houses and cottages In
Bay Ridge. Coney Island, Flatbush and
EAST New York.
OF course, Brooklyn's splendid transit
system has had much to do with the up
building of the borough. But the bor-
ough has many other natural advan-
tages-proximity to the great beaches
at. Coneyr Island, Brighton and Manhat-
tan, and sone of the finest systems OF
city parks to be found in America.
Vacant Lots solidly Built Up.
We have seen in the last decade the
transformation of Brooklyn Heights
from a staid SET ton of private homts
to, district constantly undergoing
changes by the erection OF immense
first class elevator apartments and
studio buildings. the Montague street
zone being steadily given over to busi-
ness concerns. In the vicinity OF Bor-
ough Hall metanorphosis Is looked
for on Court street from Jora.emon
street to Atlantic avenue through the
erection of the new Municipal Building
work on which is to start within Few
mcnths
In South Brooklyn and Bay Ridge we
have seen fsrm lands give way to thea
march OF progress, and what werc build
Ing lot sites few years ago are solid
blocks OF houses to-day. The fourth
avenue subway serves tnat important
section. The Bush Terminal, extending
along the South Brooklyn water frcnt,
with its enormous piers and immense
warehouses, known the world over, is an
example Of the faith of Irving T. Bush
In Brooklyn, a faith which has brought
aowell deserved reward. Then the ship
yards Of South Brooklyn and Bay Ridge
have brought their quota OF people and
called to the attention OF the people the
desirability of the section, but, although
this story was to be about Brooklyn as
4 home center. / cannot be unmindful or
6 Industrial Importance and its promise
k.th its col miles of shoreline on the
greatest natural harbor in the world.
Bensonhurst, Bath Beach. Borough
Park and Coney Island are rapidly fol-
lowing Bay Ridge as attractive home
sections through the operation of the
West End and Sea Beach subways.
Subway Great Boon.
Fatbush, known as the garden spot
Of Greater New York, has seen some
great changes in the last few years
and from a community which pos
sessed detached houses IL has become
one having fine apartment houses. Ac-
commodations to fit every purse can be
found along the Brighton Beach sub
way. Apartments and homes OF modest
types still can be obt' ined along the
Nostrand avenue Interborough subway
line
,FTatlands promises to develop into
great Industrial community along the
shores Of Jamaica Bay when the con-
templated waterfront imp ovements are
completed and the extension OF Flat
bush avenue to Barren Island, work on
which has long been under way. Is a
reality and the proposed thirty foot
channel. which will enable large ocean
going ships to berth along the shores. is
dredged.
The Eastern Parkway and the st.
Marks sections have been benefited by
the opening OF the subway under East
ern Parkway and those sections have
seen splendid new apartment house de-
velopments from the Park Plaza east
ward.
Brownsville and East New York are
beehives of construction. One and two
family houses predominate In their
present building activities.