The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-01
Rooms Engaged Before Build
ings Are Erected.
NO TROUBLE TO FIND TENANTS.
Over Three Thausanh 0fner Eaosns in
Sew EuiidinEs cesaPietssa and II
Course ~ Construction.

EsA& 1et8 s9F on EES.
Every building that has been completed
since the ire, ard recently hundreds Of
frame ssroctares have been tara>a oat.
hAs been occupied before the plaster was
Cry. There are LAWYERS. doctors. architects.
real estate dealers. insurance men, COM
mission men and al SORTS OF professional
men occupying out-of-the- way buildings,
dug-oats and tents. who are constantly on
TIE lookout for The completion OF new and
centrally located buildings. The ovaers OF
buildings already finished. either frame or
brick. IN every part OF the city, have had
no aiiacalty IN renting their Offices and
sfoFeTooIns for long terms and large reataEs.
The owners Of new brick buildings now
III course Of construction are receiving
many inquiries for ofEee roon1z. ard many
Of the buildings which today are hardly
a9oVe ground. are already rented. frons
Underwater cellar to seven-story ATTIC.
Leaving cut the hotels and lodging
houses, such as the Gilmore Kirkland
building, which has 80 rooms rented for a
hotel, and The multitude Of buildings which
are to be occupied by the owners. the fol-
lowing Is a rough estimate OF the number
Of ssorerooms and oflicerooms which will
soon be in use In the city:
The Occidental block is rented shrongh-
ont. Il has five stores, bank. and two
large Easements, and Isl Offices.
kengStorfi7s building on Second street,
VIII have two stores and sixty-six Offices,
nearly all OF which have been spoken for.
The Halter buildings three stores and
tEo bank rooms are reated, and : good
share Of it's sixty Offices.
Judge Burke's building on Second street
wiz have room for three stores and $50
offices. and although work of construction
Is barely under way be has large humble r
OF applicants for rooms.
The Manhattan building will have seven
stores and forty 1--we Offices, some of which
have been rented.
Dexter Horizons building on Third street
Is nearly all rented. IL has room for eight
stores aud l26 offices.
The Starr building on Front ard Seneca
streets viii have sixty-six offices.
Horns building is all rented II has
three stores and twenty-six Offices,
The Terry Kittinger building has its Eve
stores rented and its twenty-one Offices
partly rented.
George Il. kittinger's building has two
stores and twenty-ioar offices, nearly all
rented
Monroe's building on Washington and
Second streets is all rented. II has twenty
four Offices and six stores
shauks & Mills building on Jackson
street has ninety-six rooms, partly rented.
The kinnear building, on Main street,
viii have about 100 offices, and the chances
are that all viii be rented before compile
ton.
EngIe & MeElroy's building. on South
Third street. has about forty eftices, partly
rented
Fishers building. on Pike snd Third
streets. will have six stores, which are
rented. and sixty-eight Offices.
The Phinney and Jones Butler" build
ing is party rented. 1t will have i3s offices.
The Washington Territory Investment
Company's building Is nearly all rented
The Harrisburg building. with I90 offices,
Is almost entirely rented. although the FIRST
story is not built.
The Squire Latimer building, on Com
mercial street, will have about 100 offices
and three stores.
The Sullivan building has four store
rooms and ninety offices, many of which
are rented
Boyd's building viii have thirty-six Of
fees
sohuerman's building. on Cherry and
Front. has two storerooms rented and
sixiy-eieht offices.
The Union block has three storerooms
and fifty offices, nearly all Of which are en-
gagged.
The Ponein building has two stores and
seveniy-two Offices partly rented
The safe Deposit building viii have Fifty
offices.
Klein & Rosenberg's three buildings are
partly rented Their building on Second
street will have ten stoyerooms and lac
Offices, on Front street thirty eight Offices,
on Washington four stores and thirty
Offices.
The George building. on Main street has
foriy-six Offices and four stores.
Cole 6 Nordrgm's building has two store
rooms and twenty Offices, all rented
Tie Palmer building, on Front and Pike
streets has three stoFeFooms, all rented
AMI seventy-two Office rooms, part OF
which are let.
The Colnan building viii have ten
.louhle st0rerooms nearly ali Of which are
rented and 2l3 offices. which are also
partly let
fhc Cottstein building. Front AMI Col.
umlia has is basement and FIVE store
rooms all rented hnt the owners have de,
teFmlnei 80 keep their eighty Office rooms
until they are finished
Levy's building on Front. near Univer.
sity. has ? storeroons and 81 offices.
SQuire's building tn North Seattle. 90
{ Front street, has Is Offices.
/ The Moves building. on Front. between
Marion and Madison, has room for 5 mer
chants and iST Offices.
Tile Holyoke building vii have room
+ Tor $ stores and 10 Offices
! Frye's building. on Front and Marion
vii have room Tor stores snd 80 offices
+ The phinney building. with ssorero0m.
aud IS Offices. and she Golden RuIe Bazaar
+ huildine. With - offices and store. ar,
parity rented.
/ The above lsst n not CON piete. bot j
/ shows whsge over $3.50 Office roofes AF,
going lo I've ia 5 short tjms. Perhaps ir
+ these 90 roo8lS there viii - bali TIA
1 number % occupants allowing two goom'
( FOR each renter This, il Is thought 81
/ accommodate Tie present demand fol
/ offers. sat FOR merchandise purposes th'
( rooms being constructed VII be eatirei i
inadequate - supply shs present neels-
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