The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-26
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The Omaha. an apartment house which has
Just been completed at the northeast corner OF
Columbus avenue and Sixty fifth street. is n OF
only an architectural addition to the neghbot-
hood In which II Is located, but It has distin-
gushing characteristic which renders It supe-
rior to all but a few buildings OF It's class in
town. II has neither air shaft nor light shaft
Every room In the building is lighted by win
dows looking out on the open air. This il ac-
complished by having but two flats on floor
The apartment on the avenue sile Of the
building. In addition to having windows on
that side. has four windows on Sixty. nth
street. The Sixty-fith street fiat has six win
dows looking out on tho street. There are
also large open spaces at the northeast
The apartment house occupies two lots OK.
tending fifty feet on Columbus avenue aud
100 feet on Sixty-iifth street Each floor
has q floor space Of 400 square feet which is
divided into sixteen rooms, eight to Hat. and
two bathrooms. every room. including tho
bathrooms. having at least one window. The
building la seven stories high. and is made OF
the same sort Of brick and stone as was used
in the construction Of tho Carnegie Music
Hall. so that. while the outlines are more
Sixty-llith street. 1t il wide and imposing
On least side is an apartment which has
been lifted up with n view to its occupancy by
a physician. The entire ground floor along
the avenue will be occupied by Tomas Broth
The vestibule is paved with mosaic and
wainscoted with marble. n the hall to which
It leads so rs wide mrepiMre' Marble stairs ,
ton OF the building. There Is also an iron
stairway In the roar.
Tho apartments are all finished In oak and
mahogany Oak Is used even in tho Ianl-
tors rooms in the basement. The ceilings
floors are painted. The building is heated
throughout with steam; There IL a range In
Tor hot water which is Iurnisbed from the oI b.
boiler that heats IKE building and supplies
motive power for the elevator. Tine floors are
all double, SO that tenants are not annoyed by
Perhaps il Is for this reason that there are e,J NO.
but tho line is drawn at dogs and cats.
There are ilreplates In al the npartmenis
s What called @oern
The aim Of the builders has been moro to mai q
coHfnrtable homes for good tenants than to
apartment house is built by the Rolph Marsh
estate. to which the site has belonged for half
The rent OF the apartments is $1,000 and
81. 900 year. varying according to location.
cudes IL degree what VIVA is termed h6 as ser
vice, ~ the elevator boy will admit visitors
and make himself useful In other respects to
tho tenants.
People who have in pected the building con-
slider Ii the beau ideal Of an apartment house.
city Is not It's least advantage Within n block
Of the Sixty-sixth street station OF the two
west side elevated railways il has half a dozen
surface roads at its doors. nearly all Of which
connect with cross-town roads. The building
stands on an elevation. 80 that its upper win
dows look out on the Palisades. From its
asphalt roof, rs feet from the curb. much Of
Manhattan Island may be viewed as well. The
apartment house Is InRnifestly a near neigh.
Dor TO Central Park. As Ii stands Mt the june
ton 81 the Boulevard with Columbus avenue
1t has an open space on its avenue front
which will never b. built upon.
Those who have seen the Omaha think that
OF all the many buildings OF similar character
recently constructed on the west side there is
scarcely one which combines it, manifold ad-
vantages. and perhaps none that is at once 80
accessible so conveniently arranged. 80 light.
and SO pleasantly located. The builders say
that their aim has been to combine In each
flat all the advantages Of private house with
house. Stephen d. Hatch is the architect OF
the building.