, 1870-06-12
REAL ESTATE,
Progress of the New Hotel Projects
Of Chicago.
mf. Potter Palmer Building
Two Hotels.
The "Pa1mer Honss,' The "Petter-Pa1msr
House." The "Biselon,n and
The Paelae.,,
Effects on Present Business Locations-Real
Estate Trans{e1s for tho Week,

Estate TranH1eEs for tho Week.
Some weeks ago We printed In this column STAT
tsttcs Of the present hotel capacity Of the city,
showing that, including all the hotels that could
lay any claim to being rstciass, the greatest num-
Der Of guests that could be accommodated was
about 1900. 1t Is true that at times, when the
lnfu1 OF strangers has been greatest, the eight
nost central business hotels Of the city have been
crowded With nearly 1000 guests, hut 1t Is well
understood that at such SEASONS the term II frst-
class accommodations did not apply. Spacious
well-hghtcd rooms we're to be obtained
by not more than half Of the
applicants, md the privacy aud
exclusive occupancy Of even little closets, BY
courtesy styled bedrooms" was not atralnab1e By
al. parlots and halls were given up to cots anu
The servant force and culinary arrangements Of
the hotels ovcrtaxed By crowd; and in the
scramble for meal, Or place to lie and pretend
sleep, that would not come Into the overlooking,
comforts Of civilized LIE were impossible il was
The general conviction that something better than
this examining Waa called for that within year
o bnnF hocs Fl @ our sag e naHs
considered the present, inadequate accommoda-
lions and The better they have begnn
being 1oreshadoWed for tue city, the moro they
have enlarged their plans to meet lts require
mcnta Twn weeks ago NC estimated that the new
class hotel accommodations Of this city 30 per
cent But large enterprise, not then determined
%, and not then mentioned, mas since been under
hotels which now claim % ~ "dlstclass" shoaiI
o Il hs @ kna Moaa d Ss
Sss q ths lasa & S'sn sne aR accom- ~
incy viii be when completed. No giVe q lew
Joints OF general information In connection with
zach, mentioning the various hotels in the order
u theff prospective completion:
{Thc Congress Hotel, on the southwest corner Of
Michigan avenue and Congress street, Is not
building that would rank with any Of the pro-
posed hotels but its fine location viii bring 1t n1st-
tlass custom. It has accommodations for about $50
gaeats. Being Just completed IT docs,not properly
Come into list OF prospective hotels, hut Is men
toned In connection witt the increase OF hotel &C
ctmnodatons generality
FALAERs Estate STREET HOUSE"
NJ. fotter pAmer,s new hotel, On tue northwes:
Completed Except % lie Interior ] hlsh n0T It s ias
frontage Of 1s3 fect OIL 5ratc street by 1l5 south
,s,1t fIont 'n On Quincy street The walls arc Of
to the Mansartl roof In which there ore two 1oors,
making seven stories III all. It will contain some
thing over 1s0 apartments above the stores, which
occupy the ground floor, aud will accommodate 1so
guests. The proprietor estimates the probable
cost Of the building at xe5O,0o0, and expects to
have Il ready for occupancy BY the LIT OF Sep
rHr ugrGE1ow.r
Of which the foundations were laid about month
rapidly, viii occupy tic east huif Of liz bIocS
bounded by Adams, Quincy Dearborn. and C;lsTs
streets, having All east frontage Of $50 feet oa
Adams street. ano 1io feet suut,1 rant IN t,uncy
street It vii be four stories in hcicht y "a t6c
AansaEd root, IN which there will be one story
ID The nay6ons which r1sc ohorc the rnnf ''GT n
viii lave some features ra;her noycl in connection
arc ca,cnjaTed ia MI, reot,v IN rho
Of thc ho1sS an, att1act sttntinn H III catnr,
The first Of these is the entrance. This viii nc
hctpht Jts ccno coincIdinn VIII, rhe escnni nonr
n,nya fha s1rn. eor VIII .se ,,s s9Inu oo5
VIZ se saseSt ~ noo. @ VIII be paved
eiat,na snola nSfess anu eeress lor both car
tniE1v..Hha "i sst Sssots u on iool 70 rosut1na.
~ tho hntsdt,tt tnG Mt4 cAtena 70 sne fooi
inss IN .hi Mne1s ~ ~, WILL Ge e9sGrca WIN
ta5G arna ab Ias ao5nha @ W oe ionn
nr fbs ~ I,a .n.1 -, VIII Mt1ve 70 Mnu eAt
fHa nica & n1{ ICY t enteieo- ~ tAe entlahce ~
Le in thts r3nIe Me 'ont n the @ nan stfcase wv
st The stye1 noars aaG , Ws so enclrclG
do nat rememiaE ~ 49, W & H"s1ess, "nca We
hotei e1crnt IN nne - ~ tb, seG IT IN any nesne
leans Another novel fca,nt. Of ihe ",ec1owv tkv%
VI WI extend ;S a, from ths centre Of tn rear wall
aud another similar one Which %i,r exsan, a1ons
erct Aaams an1 nnincx s,trnates ~ ~ "
f ding To- Cio1E | efr,.et iii m 1o1 ~, e1,.V eA
fte me estentn1 ainn, fha rcar ~ III ho, frnm n
Each arrse III accnnI W. s1 ~ ~ ~ 1eet oas fs;
,ssa AMI viii ~ coyer g ~ Haua!u s, 70 H.
iDg Z feet hFh. nsyina rass rooi Tns ,nte1or too
q these afssaes xi1l be divided into g Or q
q fetf vile IN t1c centre ir"n hot.1 n1o,cr Vii Eli
contain 10 roornE, and accommodate @ 4o1 ,uests
COT of The ntl h,iliinr erclnsivs ~ th arcadae
1t SsiNO. and exnrcts 10 have II reat1y fnr nc,'
poccy by the nrst If March. ISL.
This is the latest projected hotel enterprise, but
is one which We have reason to believe viii be
prosecuted to successful completion next after
lie southeast corner OF Mouroe aud state streets.
having west frunt Of 253 feet on State street,
aud north front of 25e feet on Monrue street,
1co feet n the middle ct this front will be
eight stories high, including the Mausa1tl roof
Of TWO storeh Tue wings, with EACH frontage
MnnsaI toof re exterior VIII ' viii ' be q tic the
sane olio freestone as " M Pamrrs other f!ottl,
l m se,ns a &C. ota s ~
WIN contain 10 apartments, and aflord to 1,ouo
guests acsommodaiions M which @ for elegance witt
not hays tcit ,sqaal IN ine United STATES Ths
he S1,e:D,ooo- Like the Louvre. In Paris,
it Z. will hayc IN oc,asonal dining
hall, elabotately ornamentcd, and Wa!ns:ottel
he wsinscot1ed iii tho 81 zane costly mat material. and
the main staircase will be built almost entirely Of
,s afts ON 0ne o. tae d!sngGtsnns features q
will he the arrangement OF the fluors which is to
be the game as that OF the GRIND Hotel oi
ras 1oMrst ca3'e e zef0na ef oor Goo yin have
and certain portion Of tAts 1oor next the Street
VIII be connected with The stores beneath, but
Inside oi these two stories and faytuy tts door On
level with the street, Will be large rotunla, In
which Will te located The office, much after The
same arrangement as the Fifth Avenue Hotel in
CANT as well as most costly aoteI building in the
United States, Mr. Palmer has as1rady made some
ID his most important contracts for its erection.
and expects 70 have The work begin next weeI
The elaborate work in the construction Of thls
magnificent hotel will necessarily prujonu rho ne.
Rod OF Its completion, and though large force
he ready ior occupancy for nearly year ami n
hall. '~0- 'A"
TIE PACIFIC HOTEL,
described In detail In the local coumn's % ni T,1r
TR1BrsE, a. well as the other civ naners. ~ + "
;ssrefose me 1e.an unnecessary to repent It here,
scsibed is to cult PORTION or passih1y The w,n. u
Of tae Manaard ROOT For the sake Of Comparison
general dlne9sons II nIoposc' Z fs one g,9e H. ts
entire block bouutlcd by Lasaie, Clark. Jackson.
md n'ncy r atsee,s which would the hoel
a north and south front Of 3e5 feet each, Acrorl
ing to the original design It was to cop-
tain Ill., S:e :S. apartments and accommodate 100
design will also make come alteration In the pro-
posed capacity: The Projectors Of the enterprise
arc M, Joint stuck & company, Of which NJ John F.
Northwestern Railroads, Is understood to be tic
moving spls1t The original estimate Of the cost