The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24

The Partisan plan OF dividing "A large
building into many suites of apartments.
each suite comprehensive and complete in
itself. independent Of aud disconnected
from all others. and opening by its own
private door upon the common public halls
and staircases OF the building. has OF late
become very popular here. Those on Fifth
avenue aud upper Broadway appeal only
TO our wealthy aud wel-to-lo classes. The
system should bc AmcricanI,l and car
riel cut on a large scale to meet the wants
of those who are neither n Ia nor poor--that
very large class in the enjoyment OF
modest incomes small business profits. or
moderate salaries. These people arc re-
fined in taste their families seek to sur
round Themselves with all the comforts
and many of the elegancie- of life bat
their means are limited. they must study
economy.
We suggest for the accommodation
OF this class. buildings combining the
advantages OF Il private house with the adj
vautages of "A hotel. They need not be ex-
pcnsive, with land, labor, aud building
materials nj present rates. In the frt
story 81 such - building there would be
room for II restaurant, whore all
the tenants could be accommodated
AT tablc dh6tc or could mt
slightly advanced rate order supplies for
their own private tables. Tho ten
ant could hire his own suite of rooms
all upon one floor and be rs retired
within them n. in his own house. and
could furnish them 10 suit his taste
could avail himself OF the public rooms and
facilities of hotel, aud supply ms table
from the restaurant or frequent the public
table entirely free from the troubles and
cares OF housekeeping. with the excep-
tion Of public parlors, reception aud loung-
ing rooms, the plan described has been
adopted NJ some OF the more luxurious aud
| expensive Fifth avenue apartment houses.
Such buildings TO he successful, should be
so contiguous to each other, or to the
public thoroughfares, that the tenants
might have the advantage of competition
between various restaurants, and not be
solely dependent on the one in their own
house.
Ia Paris these restaurants are as numer-
ous a the groceries and markets in New
York. Here the citizen purchases all the
articles OF hl- food rs they come to mar
keI, and has them cooked in his own
kitchen; there lie goes out aud takes his
scat At table ready prepared for him.
1 This competition in Paris insures uni
| formliy Of fine quality ana good style
with moderate prices, 10 which we nre rs
| yet strangers. II has been said that II IS
| proposed to erect "A large building some
where On Fourth or Lexington avenue
above SiXtieth street two hundred feet
square and elk stories high, ~ 10 con-
| Quoted substantially on this plan. It will
he within easy reach of the Madison,
Fourth avenue underground and Third
J avenue cars
our architects have vast field open
20 them in the planning and perfect
ing of "a great least side hotel apart
ment house, built for people of moderate
means. They can profit by whatever in
| this line las heretofore been achieved
| both here aud abroad. They can gather in
results from the modern growth OF the
cities of Europe, and give us - perfect n
system Of light, Ventilation, drainage, and
| heahn" ~ anywhere obtains IN similar
, buildings IN the great capitals OF tue
civihIod world, oar architects are already
| thinking Out such results II Is believed
that sutrs Of apartments now ranging
from $500 70 sl,20p can be duplicated in the
uptown region spoken of at from $500 to
$500; if anything the rooms would be
larger, hecause OF the greater choapno-s
Of land in the locality alluded TO. Lots III
very choice locations on the range between
Madison aud Fourth avenues, above sixty
Attn street. can ho purchased at say from
$s OO0 to T.. 800 for 25NlO0 feet. or course
corners and lots on wide streets are pro