The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-19
ni6n BUILDINos IN NEW ronx.
o.aht tie Privilege OF Erecting Thew 20 ne
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MT george H. fost, fresiueht OF tne htcmi,
tecturai League OF New iorS' caused milu
sensation at the last monthly meellng OIL .ne
society by Suggesting discussion VI nne
question whether the erection OF h'Eh puiiu-
ings In New YORK ought not 10 DC regulated
by legislation. The reason this suggestion OF
Mr.. Posts caused surprise was that he has
teen planning most Of the yery high build
ines himself. Among tnose Whioh ne mas ue-
signed are the Produce EIshsn s,t the S cotton
nAc"e"so, t',o go, - -, III,
Union, mortimer "'''S' 1"'''' "nU WV"
NJ pos, wa. sssr at his residence II West
' ~ 49, .nt "a -, ax,iono,ton ros
Twenty-nrst street, enu an explanation was
asked for Mr.. Post is a well preserved gen.
,I.n.on ~ military aspeet. with heayy gray
moustache. He laughed Rood-humoredy ana
said:
"It was a dlsinterestod thing for me to make
that suggestion. i0r nave ou,,. more man amy ny
share 81 tau Tua'nsS a,ga Ssy anu ,o Dro, bv n
are outs O..,I. 7, 80 o.,.as 90
as much as an,1 700. ',Se, .,.,an man % nu. mn
hn,id,no 300 foet high ri take tho contract
ouhulnR IVY noo, - - hu.ioa.s 70
am not philanthropist' lam In puSihess'or
money Still, Il is q question how much longer
| ,hi. son on.
You must understand that the Architectural
| Iearue 10 n very live society. the members OF
| - 4. IA nOoN, nm hrf
wnich are ior cue nus pa,v :. =. u..a..
| interested In artistic pursuits ~ Is customary
eseh in'a'a ,n,, mee H. Saho,o nud nv oh.
| the 'eas"o w -, -. g., a.
to ssT SOoa ioGst at 0s @
future meeting they argue what would be tho
result o the public health Of the present ten
| deney to build lofty STRUCTURE ana whether
tsgssSs6e 0 o ~, n SuGPss BEAR some
| proportion to the width Of the streets, maue
thi, BY way Of suGgeston me d ~ i u,q w Ro.
| going to stir up such hornets nest. have
had about forty newspaper men after mo
II you ask my honest conviction i Is that
a law ought to be passed forDiddins TIE cree.
uiacturine. and for living. apart ments, 1 do not
refer to the erection OF merely orhamen.ai
Or course where there Is plenty Of breathing
space. as. for instance. where the t,n,,i 0uiiu,
H no OF public health. but some Of those
downtown streets are only thirty,nvo ieet
wide, suppose buildings OF tsn. hitesni n ana
| twenty stories are quit on poth sldes OF tnoso
streets block after block. Imagine the result;
As II ~ now tnero are places 10 s,t rec,
sun. Every one knows what purifier the sun
is aud what healtbful influence II has. Why
same way would be brought into nospnhi
One man placed on the southern side OF me
e eGas side Would die Doctors all agreed that
the sunny side was the ae s,IIier M, IN,
| Inc new IuSnlOn puhuihb iuh
its course. know that there are quantities OF
| them now In contemplation. III gives certain
distinction to business concern 10 put up y
high building. IL Is true that lust a. present
there is not great demand LOT once room
but attribute that largely TO the hard times.
1t used to be easier to rent the third and iuurth
stories OF an oflice building thun the stories
higher than those. but IN tnr new Dulluinks
the upper offices are rented Hrst AFTER you
get certain distance above the ground you
are away from the noise anu oust anu smoke
that prevail on the lower stories. ano II you
have to take an elevator u Is as easy TO go Ten
or fifteen stories as ~ Is TOUR or hNe SO mat
my superstition that oil me business streets
down town may sometimo he llled WIN higIi
buildings. unless something Is done to stop II.
Ia not an unreasonable one Inc hlgh nuiii;
ing IL simply two buildings on one lot. Win an
the floors OF the upper Cullding e1uAIiy In ne-
mand. am Tree e. say that TINS thihg 10 going
TO be an intoierable nuisance II IL rs kepi up
too long. Why. IL Will be ike going into u
cavern to go down into one OF those narrow
streets where the sun would never shine.
You know that until few years ago the
height OF buildings was Limited TO the SIZE OF
the piers which could be allowed on the nrst
floor TO support tho superstTucture As the
| lower floors were most III demand Tor rents IL
was absolutely necessary TO have room Ell 9ngll
as you know consists Of a steel frame. and the
stone work is merely filled In: 1t does not sup
| mort the superstructure. Their. 10 almost no
| iinit 10 ths height OF such buildings. l have