New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
A SUPERB NEW HOTEL.
rur PROPOSED STRUCTURE WHICH JOHN
JACOB ASTOR WILL BUILD.
TT WILL. CONNECT WITH THE WALDORF AND
WILL BE MAGNIFICENTLY FITTED Up
MANY BACHELORS TO FIND

MANY BACHELORS TO FIND
HOME THERE.
The building Of hotel by John Jacob Aston
an the site Of the mansion of his mother. Mrs
William Aston at the southwest corner Of Thirty
fourth-s and Fifth-ave.. removes all speculation as
10 the uses TO which that valuable tract OF lana
was likely 10 be applied. When William Waldorf
Astor began the construction of the Waldorf Hotel
on the northwest corner Of Fif,h-ave. and Thirty-
thrd-st with it's frontage in Fifth-ave. OF 100 feet
thus connecting directly with the home Of his aunt
considerable irritation resulted Mrs As'or mas
continued to occupy her mansion when not abroad
or In Newport Rhinebeck. y. Y, out meanwhile
she has been looking out for new home. Ihs
was chosen some time ago. at the ncrtheas. cor
nor Of Fifth-ave and Sixty-sixth-st.. where
.unerb house is being built and will be ready for
occupancy early next year. One-half OF the mouse
will be occupied by her son. John jacob Aston
The old Thirty-fourh-st. house Will be torn down
and a new hotel structure will stand Immediately
alongside Of the Waldorf, overtopphe Una "o'e' ny
from FIVE TO stories.
As no limit has been placed upon TIE COST ana
as the orders that its musings mus De Vi
the highest quality and most superb taste III "'oo
rations and in architecture: and as. moreover 'he
two establishments TO be under tie same man
agement and to connect with eacn other, Ne" 10TH
will no nossessed OF the most imposing and the
most commodous hotel in the world Ihe cost vi
the Waldorf 100000 and its striking eie'a-
,,on blending the most diversified and picturesque
STYLES of the German Renaissance, adds STRIKING
,,ass NJ masonry TO New-York's great thoroieh-
tara Tho new hotel will have the same frontage IN
FIf,h-ave but extending along IhTty-iour'h 81
40 feet 1t Will have frontage exceed.hh ny ~"
feet that of the Waldorf In Thirty-tn'-o'S' A"e
MANS have not yet been prepared Inc "rchi'ec'
81 tho Waldorf was II. J. Hardenberg ana IL i
understand that he will also prepare the deSlshS
Gov the new structure 1t is also understood tha'
no, less than ssooco will be expended ii the he"
NSS 60 r,,u,sa largely to hotel
Interests in New-York City. Their first venture I'll
his wa she hSt &s9r The
alton has kept pace with me t'' Wsldnrf and the
fso,ei I.fberland John Jacob Aston ms cousin en-
some time ago purchased ana .ei. snd Hroadway
snd now the projected enterprise at flitn-sVe ana
Thirty fourh-st is undertaken 10y MN a married
few M y asioF ago 0' Miss Wiling Of PhadePhia he
has one His tastes are inatReuy y nther things
he is said to be Interested IN the Ii
electricity His knowedge b III BOOK, * Journey
in other Worlds" He mas some origiha t aea ,bn
Connection with electrical lighting and IN iac ve enc
SpnIcaton OF the science to domestic uses gen, IN
orally and will follow out some oa eTucturc he
The Increase in the number Of bachelors 81 t;oSt
York has impressed both Mr. Astof alu Ha: si,y az
the manager of the Waldorf with the The
finding FOR them suitao.e nf his sort. and the
demands have been great for sngIe aoo'i nota
that place that IL has been deciueu ~ an ~ neyy
BILE feature Of the bachelor apartments ~ r. snart
building II Is said that Applications iot " rrears
ments Of this sort have been accompanied DE o 80
Of much IS day for single Von" s. III rim.
az this new hotel seems destined TO be ior an UNI
to come one Of the desirable in the ciy for
recty opposite in Thirty fourth-st stands the Ioi
mer mansion OF Alexander T. Stewart now occupies
BY the Manhattan Club, and FIVE blocks n9rtn Wa,u,
on the northeast corner of Fifth-ave ana Ih mn
ninth-st is the home of the Union League % %'
about midway between is the home OF the Newt o'N
Club. ~.
The increase in the number OF hoteis IN 49,
York Citv within the last decade has been marvel
ious WIN the Plaza Hotel was built at the en-.
trance Central Park II was Pre sn d,c'1lties
did arise i'm its early history, but these nave az
been overcome. and now the great hosteirles .t Oa
the Savoy and Netherland stand SIDE py siue on .ne
side OF the directly fronting the
and all three establishments are constantly 49,
with guests There have been invested IN noteIss
$50 900 600 OF capital About three-iqur,ns OF
the better class are conducted on the European
plan and acconmoda tons can be secured ~ r.
Spectacle patrons in any one OF them AT exceedingly
reasonable rates according 10 location OF rooms.