The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
THE say 4 MONTH APARTMENT.
specuIa lions a. 10 The Future Of Certain
Parts Of the T0Wu.

To THR EDITOR OF TIRE SUS-SI; Permit
me TO say that an article In Sundays SIN ON
-Cheap partnent Hotels" plenses me greatly.
not 40 much because 1t h good thing. but be-
cause II indicates to me that an about to sss
the realization Of what have been nd voeatinx
in New York for Ave years. 70 vii. the erection
OF downtown hotels and apartment houses
In which people OF small means and some re-
nnement may find proper accommodations
and still have enough OF their salaries ieit 10
buy clothes with.
Being Of that kind. I learned that such
places were not procursbie In Now York vhea
/ came here. Ave years ago and very naturaiiy
! began to try TO have such places provided.
Within that period | have seen dozens OF
apartment houses and hotels for rich patrons
going up south Of Fifty-ninth street. but never
"a one for the person Of moderate means the
81 month apartment In modern bulid'nx
Architects and builders and land owners snid
it was not possible TO build that kind. MY
argument was that they had never tried. and
could not possibly know until they had. But
argument was Of no avail. Somebody else
had built grand apartment house or hotel
that was paying richly. and they must put u
the same kind. SO they did. and kept on at 1t.
till now as you say, there are apartments II
excess. and rents are being forced down
AL along these very builders, owners and
architects, have seen their lowestIP
| apartments caught up before their build " -
were finished but II did NOT teach them sna5
\ building with all low-priced rooms wouf0
which were some rooms for less than Us. =
hns modern f,reproof building. and thc man ,o
move 10 whenever there in u vacancy. ., stu
that did not mean anything to other builders,
and 1s sShpeed FOUR ON
| street Of the ten and twelvs-Story kind, not
one Of which is ready for occupancy They
Their sas out 70 as sr
everything they have to Offer
Yonr article referring TO lower rifth avenue ls
w.shn
as problematical ~ ever. That conclusion
was based upon the class Of apartment house
Let
having single rooms and two and three-room
apartments be put up In Washington place. or
abo" t' that section. aifordins pleasant accom-
modatioDs for people who can AFFORD to pay
from S2S TO $40 month. and the problem will
owner or builder put an advertise ment in
the newspapers to the effect that he will erect
such budng If he can get de s 6ie t en-
iers in his mail than he ever had before in his
| entire business career.
Why. The, stree! railway people could AFFORD or,
sengers two miles for five cents instead OF
| hauling them from five to ten miles. AS they
now do for the same money
| With the unceasing ella NOR for low-priCed
apartments In modern structures, and the
great possibilities for improving downtown
shackle old buildings Of a hundred years a go
by widening the streets. ooncreting them anc
building along them modern houses for tn
ployees of the better class, | cannot comprehend
why there Is not reform in building idea
| in this city. which prides itself on having VIVA
| is best in everything W. j. u.
| MADISON SQUARE, Sept. a.