The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-09
THE BUILDING TRADE.
Renewed Activity Cp Town and Down
Apartment Houses.

Not for long time have the applications
for building permits been so numerous as
during the past four weeks. The work OF tear
ing down and building up IS going on vigor-
ously all over the city. while speculative build
| ing in the region between SiNty-inh and Eighty
sixth streets. Madison tavonuo and the East |
| river promises during the present season to be
| extensive The average OF new buildings ac-
tually completed during the first quarter OF the |
| present year was cighty-fOur per month, the /
| greatest activity prevailing in the Nineteenth |
| Ward. whcro tho demand for medium-sized |
! nrst-class buildings is steady French flats are |
| gradually growing in number and increasing |
! in popularity.
As regards apartment houses. it Is generally
1 admitted that il they are. as scems likely. to |
/ form the permanent homes Of ii very large por-
| ton Of our moderately weli-to-do people. they
/ must bc constructed with larger rooms AT |
/ present, even in tho most expensive OF !
| those establishments. the space allotted to |
each apartment is cut up into rooms which |
| in si29 are littla better than large closets.
II Will abundantly repay those who con,em-
| plate the erection of ilrst-class apartment
houses to increase tho size OF their apart
ments by ut least one-thrd over the prevailing
standard. Ono OF the large apartment houses
now, in progress is one on the west side OF
Seventh avenue between Fiity-lnh and Fifty
sixth strorts. covering the whole Savonth ave-
! nuc front. and Running back ono hundred feet
on both streets. The estimated cost OF the build
Ing which will be every way flrs,-class. is
| S32j.0JO; owner Mr. Elvn Clark. President oi
| the Singer Manufacturing Company. Mr.. Clark
| ranks high anon. New York millionaires. be-
Ing ratcd ut sl5OuOOOO. lie il large real e.
tate owner. and heavy buyer at present prices
| Another large apartment house is now build
ing between Fifth and Sixth avenues. on the
south side OF fity-ninth street. and Immediate
| " adjoining the apartment house recently built
by MIR. salisbury Bradley VIM Kuhles Is the
architect. twill lee - splendid structure. fifty
feet front 10y one hundred feet deep The rooms
will be large and spacious. Fifty .ninth street.
in this neighborhood. with it's magnificent out
look ON the Park. seems likely to become u
street OF apartment houses. Mr.. s. Bradley.
who started the ball. lately sold his building to
lawyer Henry \. Mott.
The Matthews building on tho northeast cor
nrr Of Eighteenth street and Fourth avenue. -
Zee; ON Fourth avenue and 2nl feet ON Eighteenth
street. il being pushed forward vigorously. II
viii lr known hy the romantic upmc u tho
Lily of iloreurr.' Mr.. ElW .ri Matthew's ~
way ana Broad street business property. who
/ during Hush times counted his wealth 10y mil
/ lions. Nut who it - .ld docs NOT to-day own an
in.h ol ground In ia, city !. notwithstanding
Ia, construction ut tho building Cor Mrs. Mat
turN- ~ IS wife. now abroad II &, VStluufrt 10
cost nll odd. hrtwrrn s5lp.OuO and 5000 900
Nh Matthew'S has Just effected. with "a" New
., soi0nnrnn th" XIV ~ Fnrrnc~.i THIS
seems ruhrrA heavy load 90 pat ON the Lily
before ih. sixth story IT, completed I'm nl proha-
hi.ts. however. only % portion Of tbs loan VIII
lr ihli now. ufit ihf balance ma Ihstdl.nrht- as
On Broadway. t,le.ning AMI south Of tie st.
N.tIUli- Hotel. tir. Joseph 1. ipuhat. an Amer
: lean b, 'n,.emln RESIDING: ma Paris. but now in
tli= cry. "a ~'nrtiu- fw" lr~, lass stores. ca'h
, rlilt,d c'-t for tlH twl. about siu1uu1. Mr..
. Luu'iui a.-' ,.wr- iAr southern porte ~ me
q 30 .Is D. .II "A u "A
= way. through Ca f ie'r -fgH't. fjN2lu-nuw un-
occupied. Tai portion Niil Boz lisrwi-n mm'-
4 dDttciy improved with nr-t-clus- stores. Tho
whole wark Viii hr uud'r the superl.--
, Jon of Mr.. Shols. ihe arrhitec,. Mr..
ti,s n5h hcT Tg AMI ', Graad. H. G"ast H.
, Euchantrc~s from Mr. George L1ri!larl Mr..
entitled The N'dlllr History % Tie United
, States from l77G 100 1876 Nlw hr IS about 30
H. a-t row Of stores t' ctw s" The h. battery and
Union suuar'. II. f. a lm 'he,9ri with n net IN
IN father OF Mr.. j. +. Lonh4t. who came Ia this
country from ihe south of France ia ine early
,,a' in,..tI m r ,,i, ,n' ih.r.,
Z Year. ago h' returned permanently t. his uh-
(. un--,ei Ii" r.1aa.ni"r of M, ill.,. Garous'y
enough. Mr. Alrhou-r l.ou'mt h,iore leaving;
/ WAY prYi.ry hut WAS unsuccessful. That
u prnp'tN .H. ~ pi'NU' ~ lAt the, most N.l-
years .t hr.a.ui in enurnla us rev 'uu... tlul
ln- paid i"r i.>"I many limos o' t. Mr.. "
ii.ntirr, If almonds in ms c1uutry ON IL large
scale hli. wis ufl-t,' .-.iul
~ 'tr ..,u,i,,,.,.t ,.,r,.r ~ Sixtcort M sfra.,
: AMI pr,,.i,,9v ,',,,tt,.r' III l,,nlnHark th, 'r.
nr.,u- S,,,ifh mnn-inn mas ian torn .inwu to
A ,nni. t,n.. f,r n ursf.slns. sfnrr Ola N.w
N,r,,rs will ROM, Iii..r whom Tho nrlilrrs
- Snifn-T rluh nnl torupliu, started in th,
= drv,0 b. Iti.ir.-s In Nnii.n limo some Ci liz
. yrlr- ..,n. Tnry were vary stl.ccssfnl invested
, fln'r fr,nf. IN land yul h..pn~ v,nithv
/ On tl,s : '.ufh.n.t rnrn.r ni University t .a
- ana Taurf ,nfi street t,nI lycit th"r,. nj n 4
drath some tnrcn wears sago Ills house was
t.n i.-t ,i to hlo k o., MI, .eunb To- the ever
4 al,nn.lust,ll. III business
:, Coin.,ilWll town .'iinI tho whole front ,-
Il tween Triuit tu,r atl 4 ,nt,i. street l,uU Ill
. cl The cont .n'rint.i imur ,v..uleuts On ibis
: hi1ek huye ,lr,ll, l,.ou KIN el Ia in a tryi, H..
>. art H. one az the oldest houses in the city.
In. Jnflau h,u-n Ina merry sir,Ot nrnr li,o-,-
= VIII .fr,.'i with has l,an st,nLin, Tor nenrly
l. wears is being deluolshed 10 make way for
. "A modern structure.
- II il. nn,ni,i. tint ns business moves nm town
" various hIildngs i'm the lower burt nf ihc CITY
If nrr briue rpmn lrlIrl lor DIV, llu- for work