New-York tribune., 1878-01-07

Fourth-aye the Union Dime Savings Bank Building the
Knckerbocker, Sherwood. Douglass and st. Nicholas.
This may be subdivded into those in which suites OF
rooms include kitchens, and those not provided Win kc
ems the occupants taking their meals In the restaurants
attached to the buildings Nearly all flats of the frs!
class are provided with elevators they are imposing III
appearance, occupy the choicest available SITES are
fitted Nd with every modern convenience and the prices
for their apartments are correspondngy hign.
The Osborne flats are the property OF a woman ex-
tensively known in New-York, whose residence
IL the next house. and whose gorgeousy 1owered win
dow curtains wonder, II not the admir- at0n OF
all beholders. The Matthews fats will make the first
change in many years in that part OF Fourthaye
between Eighteenth and Nineeenth-s's., where there
are three cottage houses On either side Of the avenue,
The second class include the Marshall Carleton, Lex
ington tsirmount, Morrell Fcnnimore. Carter Column
bia, Rhinclandcr, Tentadon and many others Elevators
seldom found these hats and they are not so a-
vantageOsy situated az those OF the nrst CLASS Dut III
the matters of gas, plumbing etc. they are weiiap,
pointed Their rooms however are generally small and
the apartments not always skilfully divided.
The third class includes the Amsterdam, Lincoln,
For small families. whose mears are limited 10 ifom a
81 900 to $1,000 year, their accommodations are tle
best the French fat system in this city has been able 10
afford
The prices of fats in apartment buildings Of the first
class Fifth-aVa. range from Sl,2OO TO Fo,OOO u
year according 10 the floor selected OF Fiftaye., the
price, for rstclass lts are low a7 $500 The pro-
5000 year for suite of sixteen rooms.
Apartments on TIE second floor OF the Osborne
asked a suite OF seven without kitchen. The
prices OF meals In be restaurants OF many irstclass
flats range from 80 to rlJ week for single person.
The prices of secOndcass flats from 5000 10 Sl2OO
year: those Of the thlrlcIss from 1880 to $40 The
figures in all the apply only unfurished
apartments Flats Of the latter class are generally
PRINTED by tine month: the Others Cny by the year
feature In the hat5udlugs that have elevators, AID
cpuseQuently boilers is the facility for heating
apartments with steam such apartments are provided
with freplaccs hut every roCin eNe the batr0o mas
also, its steam coil or Its radiator. II IL estimated has
OF heating six seven rooms in this way Is
about $50 year An extra charge is made for steam
heating though in some cases il Ii included IN the rent
Eca estate agents assert that The Hat system has been
cxieincly do trimCntl 10 their hoscrentn, interests
They think that reduction OF about 90 per cent IN
j. due to this aOEc; stu they are con-
hdnn that the riccs ~ the most expensive apartments
down, though there l. 10 immediate prosper
Of "A change. The general necessity for economy ana
the p! and stvaCy increase of apartment noises are
slowly surely hru ng about this decrease N prices
high rents demanded there vas falling of III rem
tails of - OOO from the previous year FOR
mrlly the extensive ats rented by the jan
ors The times have changed al this, and agents are
doing their share OF tic renting ot INST
class flats For While they were much
dismayed by the appearance Oi syscm which reduced
Their house huuiiug commissions and gave heIn nothing
IN exchange thought that owners OF TWO or more
adjoining houses Ia the best ncighb1rhoods might
ultcr them into very acceptable hatS NAT couH
tnus help 10 lower the present hiZh prices.
also stated that there Is much to be gained DY the
erection Of buildings ~ TIE lower part OF FhjhaYe, FOR
instance exclusively for The accommodation 0f single
gcni.ncn The experiment. has been lad" ht The RGchtt
Court Building on SlXthayo., with success Here there
door. vrsiibnc and hall They rent at from 5000 10
- 900 "a