New-York tribune., 1901-06-16
LUXURY IN APARTMENTS,
DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF THE MOST
MODERN HOUSES NOW BUILD
ING HERE.


H7n the various high class apartment houses
tion are now being built in the upper parts of
49, snaH nave been completed, those that
0aoiu 10 indulge in the luxury Of such domiciIes
81 81 nave no easy task make choice
mere and there enterprisng builder has intro
eu novelties the attractiveness OF which cannot
Iy determined until the houses ready for
1sHey' Thus. for example. house on the
west Side Is 10 contain a large swimming pool a
luiy equipped gymnasium a bowling alley a BILL
'aru room a basket ball court. a ballroom and a
uihlAg hall, all for the exclusive use of the ten
ants An electric omnibus service will be main
tanned between the elevated railroad station
ana the house in the day time and the same con-
Neyances Will be the disposal of the tenants for
theatre use Besides this provision is 10 be made
Ior charging. storing and renting automobiles
Inc apartments in this building will consist OF
suites or from ten to twenty rooms the ten-room
apartments having three private bathrooms while
the twenty-roOm suites will have six bathrooms
Inc rents of the apartments are scheduled at from
S-'VU 10 $1,000 a year. The twenty-rOom suites oc-
cppy an entire floor. and consist of a large hall
reception room. billiard room library dining room
conservatory. five chambers with boudoirs and
dressing rooms five private bathrooms. a nursery.
sewing room three servants rooms servants bath
rooms u separate laundry and drying room,
wants dining ROOM kitchen and buffers pantry
Although the construction this building was
begun but few months ago, one of the largest
suites has already been leased from the plans and
Is being rearranged conform with the ideas OF
the lessee This suite will have ballroom fifty
feet square, finished entirely In Circassan walnut
with richly carved gilded panels and modelled after
the Henry ii room in the Chateau Blois. The sit
ting room of this apartment is to be an exact re-
production of The Gallere" Versailles. and will
be forty feet long and twenty feet wide;
Another house the West Side which exem-
pihes in measure the striving for novelties and
superior attractions that mark current progress in
dining hail with an adjoining kitcben' especiaily
may wish 10 give. and for which his apartment
house, SAYS the prospectus. Will maintain
corps Of veried servants to enable the entertaining
tenants 10 carry out their programmes on prop
William B. FRANKIE. the architect and builder OF
the New Century. at tire corner of Seventy-nlnth--
st and West End-ave. one OF the most improved
side has introduced a numbet Of novel features
features which have since been copied by other
standard for the up to date building. Among Mr.;
Frankes more noteworthy innovations are cold
storage refrigeration in each apartment, separate
cold storage room IN the basement for each tenant
an automobile repository and charging room, sep
arate quarters for buffers and coachmen in an adj
joining annex, and a fully equipped laundry ara
drying rooms. which also contained in the an
building A commendabl Bile sesthetc Improvement.
and one that II Is hoped will be followed 10y 3ther
apartment house owners. was recently brought 20
a completion by Mr.. FRANKIE. II consists OF an
shruobtry ana Movers along the 'front.' dAd slde oA
the building Handsome Chinese vases contain contain
ing luxurious plants and flowers have been placed
az dlfterent points on top OF the IaFEe PUI.C am an,
either side Of the entrance OF the building, ana
plots. The scheme OF decoration has been carried
OUT in unusually artistic manner, adding mate
Of mis- cftT look 10 a constant Improvement in
plans and equipments but decided tendency
toward exterior beauty is everywhere in evidence
bull; by Hamilton NJ Weed: the Ansonia. W. +. d.
stokess monster apartment house; Euclid HaH, az
DonEan. and Chatham Court. Daily & Carlson's new
Hew West Side structures which possess conSiIer-
ii,rs fgrine Central PARK Tn, work on the build
inI is now being prosecuted with geat energy. and
the apartments expected % be ready FOR occu.
pancy by the middle of September In the matter OF
equipments and appointments the house Will De one
OF the most luxurious near the Park The apart
meutS. which will consist Of eight and ten room
suites win De distinguished for the unusual size
they are planned The woodwork and plumbing
poutmcnts TO be % The most expensive deScrip-
the bssement EvervthIng that current arcEitecJ-
,Irtl Scsrr. mas DEVISED will be introduced Jesse
G.. Bennett s co. will have the management and
leases are already being negotia,ed y this frm.
IN the course Of construction has developed TINS
season into considerable volume Nearly every
--,,,.~ - u - 80 - a-t.,rt rcfr,ts -
gagged. Indeed the demand for fan rentals in new
houses has .cen SO pronounce N the ,est @ t|o or
fha summer -hat n n,Ir5fer OF builders have found il
advisable 10 make public announcement OF their
Willingness 20 make contracts for fall occupancy
which no less than tive leases we're made as a re
suit 10. recent advertisement in The Tribune,
Eare's Court. Norfolk and Fremont and The Lajl-
rlston which are advertised In tO-d3y's Tribune.
TIE Earle's Court. Norfolk and Fremont are the
apartments being erected by jacob AxelrOd,
wen known as the builder Of 81. 'Jamess Court al
Ninety y-s-cond-st. and Broadway Mr.. Axelrods
new apartments promise 20 be repetition IN point
OF success OF 81. Jamess Court y number of the
apartments IN the new houses nave aIrtauN oerl
leased These houses delightfully."- situated in
Ninety -fourth-st.. between West End-ave and
Riverside Drive They possess all the elements OF
popularity. The apartments in Earle's Court con-
sst of SIX very large rooms while those In the ad-
Joining Norfolk and Fremont have eight room
and from $500 to 81 200 for eight rooms. Each
OF the buildings Is provided with modern con-
venicnCe and in point OF finish they will practically
be- duplicate OF those In ST James : court.
The I-aUriSton apartment house at MadiSOn-aVe.
and Eighty -uiuth-st-. Is representative example
the finest type OF apartment architecture the
pcted will be imposing in the OrnatenesS and ele-
Of it's design II is designed after the French
Renaissance style and is characterized by massive
ness and sOlidity OF appearance The apartments
In the i.aurstOn insured permanent light in
every room, account Of the restrictions that
have been obtained against the erection of build
lngS on the adjoining property. The apartments
consist OF nine and ten room suites. each having
two bathrooms. All the rooms OF unusual
size. and the suites are exceedingly well planned.
The convenienccs and modern luXurtes with which
the lauriStOn will be provided Will be Of a most
elaborate character. Among the equipments that
VIII be Introduced in the kitchens and buffers
pantries. for example marble wainscOting tiled
flooring. marble kitchen tables. warming closets.
sanitary garbage closets. storage closets opal glass
lined refriSerat tors. etc. The walls OF the bath
rooms Will he entirely lined with marble. There
TO he needle and shower baths marble medi-
cine chests. glass towel racks and a complete
OF toilet articles. The cal bnet work in the parors
libraries and dining rooms is to be Of the most ex-
pensive description Each apartment will have a
moth proof cedar closet with electric light at
interior upon the door being opened. All the water
In the building will be thoroughly filtered before it