New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
WEST END GOSSIP.


ingside Heights. virtually completed there IL a
steady increase the number Of visitors who coma
to inspect the place. While a great many Of them
probably como out OF mers curiosity TO see these
magnificent apartments. In which nearly every
resident and every builder and real estate agent
Of the West End Is seemingly interested a num-
Der of prospective tenants have recently been In
evidence Yesterday Slawson Hobbs, the agents
OF HiIcrest. closed another lease and reported
promising outlook Charles Hobbs stated that
parties, and that contracts for apartments would
week The class of tenants that has been seoures
up TO the present time Is OF kind that any land
Although the best part OF the renting season is
past. there stin seems to be q lively demand FOR
high class apartments Owners Of newly completed
houses in all parts OF the city report favoraby on
the present conditions. Hardly day passes but
what leases are closed IN some house Michael
TNully the owner OF the Fontenoy. at No. 40 West
Eightieth-st. made two rentals IN this house N
the last week. leaving him only one vacancy V
Signell. the owner OF the Cherbourx. Ninety-sec-
ond-st- and Central Park West. Is making such
good progress that he expects to III every vacancy
tyfth.st and sevenhav. Mr tne NcKsITsS Ta F
terday closed the third lease OF the week At the
hardly day passes but what partIes can to IN
Brown the builder Of the Won coion in Nnety
seventh-st. near Riverside Drive, reports ten
finished now" he said. every apartment in II
Al the Harold Court
and broadway. Brandt & Kirby the agents ieasei
OF the choicest apartments yesterday.
The most extraordinary success, however. accord
ing to the statement OF Harry Chafree. the agent
the premises. seems to have been enjoyed by a
house upper Broadway, called the Beauclere-
The builder Of this house with reverses and
the Corn Exchange Bank acquired control Of the
property and completed IL. A great deal OF money
spent in decorating and furnishing the
trance hall Handsome Oriental rugs and furniture
hat do h17aO ~
ionaire supplemented by potted plants and
gorgeously lfveried attendants IN this inviting
condition the house was formally opened to the
public last Sunday. Mr.. Chanee states that by
noon OF the Same day he had closed six leases and
has since then been turning away applicants
II would not be possible to undertake TO decorate
and and get ready any more apartments outside Of
owners OF apartment houses to whom this story
statement as one or the most humorous contribu-
tions OF the season.
dnced AZ the ReanrIere II consists or r1nscsI en-
tertainments. which supplied two evenings IN
the week by Hungarian orchestra IN the entrance
and their friends. What this innovation may re-
suit In IS now one Of the mooted questions Of the
OF apartment houses are awaiting developments
with bated breath
Another innovation Of the last week was a recep-
tion given last Wednesday evening at the Glen
seVenth-ave and Fifty-fiffhsst' 5v John McKeiyey.
sope99 co9 Of fnf the Sun The cpo was az
tended ny nearly hundred guests. and after an
wound up in the early 571e morning hours by hep
The house was attraStTely decorated Tor ne 0eca
We're George Wiley. vice-president OF the Mutual
Hueston Mr.. and Mrs. FREDERICK Eckharit, Mr.
saT sngt Mr. Mr and a" Mrs John \" Miller Mr. and Mrs. J.
Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs William Blight, Mr. and
5he tS building S HARDY FradeSicS
Curll W. J; TitzeI. John Williams, Thomas Cos
Iavery. Hugh Riley. James Dowd. D Malonsy, Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Westing and William O'Brien
The sale last week of one Of Hamilton NJ
Weeds freproof private houses in One-hundred-
and-ffth-st.. West End-ave.. has attracted
renewed attention to this type Of dwelling
architecture These houses are constructed OF the
same material the modern freproof ofice build
ings in the business section OF the city The floors
of steel beams with arches Of freproot ma
teriaI The partitions throughout OF three inch
freproof blocks which doubled the sliding
door partitions BY this mode OF construction the
possibility of a fire from defective fues is aoso-
lutey precluded- II the furniture In any one room
In the house should get afire the flames could not
possibly eat through the partitions floors. The
public has been shocked at frequent intervals BY
the occurrence of fatal fires In foremost resi-
dencSS Those IN the RAYMOND Andrews. an AudIns
In each of these caIamites from two 10 ten human
by those dsssters that led MT Weed 10 adopt the
freproOf method of construction in the four resi-
dences alluded to.
Hugh Lamb. the we'll known architect, OF No
2.29l broadway. VINO mas or late years oeeh
prominent figure in the development OF the West
End. is completing two very handsome ana
substantial looking residences at Ninety-hrst-s'.
and West End-ave. The houses are built OF req
brick, trimmed with sandstone. and form one Of
the most artistics architectural ornaments IN tha
section of the city. Mr. Lambs efforts have a.
ways been distinguished for their artistic indIkm
uaity. A notable example of this is the new nls
story hreproof apartment building at No. 2Oo We MsS
Eighty -hrst-st.. of which ne is the architect IL.
structure IS one Of the handSomeSt apart
buildings erected in recent years on the West
and in the arrangement of the apartments ana -
decorations and woodwork there not anotnSt
house of the same style and character In the CRY