New-York tribune., 1871-11-02
LIVING IN " Flats"
THE STEVENS HOUSE-ANOTHER GRAND APART.
MENT HOTEL-A GREAT WANT STILL UNSAT-
ISEIED.

THE STEVENS HOUsE-ANOTHER GRAND APART
MENT HOrEL-A GREAT WANT STILL UNSAT-
ISFIED.
| The community has felt for the past eight
years the urgent need of class Of houses built
the apartment plan TO accommodate the families Of that
large ald respectable elias Of cA who receive salaries
and who are able pay the exoTbitan rents charged
by landlords houses in desirable locations and within
reasonable distance Of their places Of business. few
houses have been built supplied with the modern I'M
pTovulnentS and calculated to homes for this
class great result has yet been attained in that
direction the landlord invariably, by his high prices
preventing the in moderate circumstances frOm
jOying home comforts except at rinous cost. Tie
latest effort made in that druC CiOn is In the erection ct
building, nearly completed, at Broadway, Twenty
seventhst, and Ffthave. This structure which is built
of Nova Scotia stone and brick is the property of Paran
Stevens and has frontage OF 254 feet Tweny-scv-
euth-st 1C6 feet Broadway and 30 feet Fifthave
1t is modelled in its interior arrangement after tho
French apartment" style OF Paris and Leipsic and
the intention of the to build addition to it
the adjoining Fifthave lots when the present leases
shall have expired.
The style architecture is the composite-sone and
iron composing the first floor 'front.' and brick Nova
Scotia stone trimmings the upper stories. The main
entrance is on Twentyseventhst midway in the block,
and entrance for servants is the street nearer
Fitth-ave. The first floor is arranged for stores,
the rents which have been fixed upOn and it is
restaurant will be established. The boilers engine
and heating apparatus will be in the basement and
large reservoir having capacity Of 12o0 gallons IL
placed upon the stone bottom Of well % feet square,
the center Of the building This well affords abundant
light and ventilation to all the that open 1t
from the bottom to the top Of the house The reservoir
will be kept at all times full Of water and overflow
will conduct the surpusage supply tanks on the roof
OF the building, from which pipes distribute water to
every room.
The edfce is stories high, exclusive OF an attic
which is divided into sleeping apartments for an extra
number Of servants The frst or store floor Is 6 feet in
hight the second first apartment hoor IS feet in
hight and the rest six inches each in the order Of
ascension The main entrance leads into hall noored
with imported tilng; the left is the iantors ROOM
and the right the reception The Office faces
the way and adons the main passenger ee-
vaor which will In continued carrying persons I'D
and down. The first and second floors arc ftreproof;
the iron beams and arches being filled with concrete.
ua gea@ aS rSao
for heating the halls while the rooms are warmed by
eae rs in e % n
for the bells the electric principle battery in
teiegrap6y also to be instituted Whereby the inmates
can be informed Of the arrival OF callers and general
information be disseminated instantaneously to
every part OF the house.
Ascending from the main hall on the first feor, the
marble, and reaches q marble platform from which
many suites o rooms The suites are adapted to ali the
wants Of family, and composed Of l3 rooms each
beside closets ana panres consisting Of paHlor dining
ROOM library boudoir, Eve chambers, kitchen, bath
rOom buffers room, drying-rOOn, and two dressing
rooms adjoining the chambers In the kitchens are
washtubs, sinks AID ranges, and Immediately at hand
elevators for supplying COAL wood provisions from
the stOrerOOms set apart for each family in the cellar
Six stories constructed in like manner for aceoTnmo
dating three families each, and all the chambers and
btODe balconies built IN front Of every paror and on
the fourth floor extend along the entire front OF the
building In addition to the main stairway, which as
to the top of the building there three others
built the Of each Of servants who have also
separate wssh-rooms and closets set apart for them
Each family has It's Ras-m meter, and Is in every
spect distinct from its neghbOrs as II occupying
separate dwelling.
The main stairway Is the only part used IN com
mon. but person is forced TO make use OF IT, as
each family has It's separate OF egress and
ngress Hot water supplied 70 all the rooms from the
boiler In the basement and steam for working the ee
vators will be kept up night and day. The plAsterng
and kasominng Of the finest workmanship. and the
finish OF the rooms is Of superior kind. A NJ Hunt s
the architect and VIM. Hall builder and superintendent
these comforts cost Are they purchaSabe By that
particular class Of salaed already spoken Oft The
owner ntends according to the present understanding,
TO ask from G0O0 TO $500 per for each suite,
according location II this the scale proos
edOpted, great want Of the community yat remains
satisfied Persons who receive 00e or y 900 year
not afford to DAY onehA two tRda otiE for apart
ments the seventh floor Of house, matter how
finely finished. well located or easily reached by
elevators.