New-York tribune., 1901-04-14
Ciip Gotels,
WEST END APARTMENT NEWS.

The next general meeting OF the proposed land
lords and real estate agents mutual protective
association for the purpose of abolishng the free
rent practice In high class apartment houses and
of establishing blacklist of undesirable tenants,
is to be held Wednesday evening. April "a, at
the office of Jesse c. Bennett & Co. Seventy
sixth-st and Columbus-ave. The committee which
is now work formulating definite plan upon
which the object in view be accomplished has
asked for postponement of the meeting until the
above named date In order to complete the task in
hand Ever since the preliminary organization OF
the proposed association was effected and knowl-
edge OF the movement has grown more general, the
desire join and cooperate with the association
IS manifesting itself all sides Other similar
associations debating the advisabty of ANAL
gamation. so that there is fair promise OF the
present movement being crystalliZed into asso-
OF great strength and far reaching influence
In discussing the proposed association Charles
Hobbs. of the real estate firm of Sawson & Hobbs.
said a Tribune reporter that his firm had made
for time past determined effort to do away
with free time In all of the houses In their control
He said:
The majority a Of the aparment Mt houses of which h
town which is pretty well built up, and where most
Case ca he WITH s ae into the
supply hereabouts being sufficiently limited to
ever. are heartily in favor of the movement on
w and h9pf to b bI h hssSa Sr
Gus reforms that are under consideration AS for
servceable ser to agents and landlords and, if the
plan that may be adopted by the association 500; At,
reason to be thankful. Notwithstanding the fact
Way OF dead beas or tenants that are otherwise
undesirable Our system of investigating the refer
horoueh on one We not only require refersnces as
responsibillty and desra by but we also ho want
he was a tenant at the last house, his business
pretty complete information, all of which is duly
fled and give no lease until we are fully salts
spect BY exercising all these precautions, We sell
dom have trouble with the tenants OF our
houses.
The spring renting for high grade apart
ments is now at its height. Although the demand
at this time of the year is very small. compared
with the fall season. very satisfactory reports
made on all sides. The most extraordinary results
have been accomplished at the Graham Court, the
Astor property. at One -hundred-and-sixteent
ST and Seventh-ave Mr.. Class a representative
Of William Waldorf Astor. told Tribune reporter
ss bus IL he been be- up to h
present time. the majority of these leases going
men ments in the building and they were not opened to
the public until ABOUT month ago the result
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Slawson e. Hobbs report having closed nearly
fifty leases last week. Three leases made by
this firm for apartments in the Dorilton. II. NJ.
Weeds building. In process Of construc-
tion. at Seventy y-frst-st. and Broadway. Slawson
& Hobbs have also obtained the agency for the
Ansonia which is to be the name for w. z. d.
stoksss mammeh aparment house at, at Seventy
will probably not be completed for another year.
Sawson & Hobbs have no less than one hundred
and fifty their books of persons who have
applied for apartments in this great house.
Jesse C. Bennett & Co. have closed seven leases
for apartments In the Corinseca, Charles Brogan's
handsome house at the northwest corner Of Am
sterdam-ave. and Ninety-seventh-st.
Paul Mayer reports every apartment rented. both
IN the Ell Nido and the Broadway, two apart
ment buildings which have been brought prom
public attention OF late through energetic
newspaper advertising.
E. S. Wing the resident manager and agent of
the Melrose. northwest OF Central Park
West and One-hundred-and-eighth-st reports
having leased two of the choicest apartments
in this beautiful house in tho last week.