Evening journal., 1906-09-15
GREAT DEMAND
FOR APARTMENTS
Compact Home In Large
Buildings Now Finds
Many Applicants

Wilmington is following rapidly in
the footsteps of sister cities IN the
erection of apartment houses. and the
number now completed or nearing
completion In this city IL astonishing
many holders OF suburban real es-
tate.
The reason for the growing demand
for apartments Is In most cases two
fold An utter Inability to get desir-
able and satisfactory servants Is one
OF the causes which drives the family
Of moderate meanelnio the apartments
while another reason Is the care and
attention which must be given to fires
grounds and the house under almost
any circumstances.
Another cause Is that the bachelor
can have the comforts Of homelike
rooms and surroundings all his own
and can be IN sense independent of
everyone else.
a visit 20 one Of these modern apart
mcnts sends the visitor away dissatis-
fed with the home that IS spread over
three floors with flights of steps TO
climb coal TO fetch from the cellar and
various other things which do not
seem inconvenient until one sees a
home an on one floor. with kitchen
complete IN every need OF modern
housekeeping. with no steps 60 trudge
up and down during the course of
household duties.
Here one has cold storage pipes I'm
buiu-ln refriserators, steam or hot
water heating IN winter-service Of all
kinds and descriptions az the hands
turn and within can. In fact there Is
a little home. compact and coy, az but
little rental IN consideration.
The bachelor apartments consist or
two or three rooms and bath usually,
and cost IN this city from SIS 70 $50
per month The fats consist n from
nve rooms and bath 20 eight rooms
and bath al rent Of from S25 TO Sloe
per month. depending on tho position
OF the apartments n the building.
There are now about twelve apart
ment houses IN the city built recently
which contain from TO 20 sets
Of flats. The most approved and up
to-date are the Wilmington and Bran
dywine, the Jefferson. the Marion. the
parte, the Grantley and the Monroe
Fully three huhdred families occupy
homes IN these apartment houses and
the rapidity with which others are be-
ing erected IN the city is the best evi-
depce that these are a paying and suc-
cessful proposition.
In addition 10 these especially de-
signed houses many real estate owners
are converting houses which are built
IN rows into apartments and equipping
them 70 meet the demand for fats.
In the western section OF the city
one operation was begun some time
ago and some nfty houses built espec-
tally as flats for occupancy by the
workingman and his family are now
paying good dividends upon the invest-
ment These now rent for Si2 70 $40
per month.
A great cry has gone up against the
apartment house because many OF the
owners prohibit the leasing to tenants
who have small children. Another Is
that the enjoyment Of porches and
lawns and the open air surrounding the
Individual house has to be done away
with. The main answer 10 this last
objection is that Ia most cases those
who rent flats cannot afford TO rent
the house with an the surroundings
4 list Of some Of the Wilmington
APARTMENTS with their location and
some OF their tenants is here given.
Almond the tenants in the Brandywin'
are AIRS. S NJ. Council, AIRS, T. Jackson
shaw. r. Newton Nones and Lelan'
Lyon.
In the Wilmington are p, J. Merrill
lanes 7. kelley. John TAFT George Pat
tereon and william +. Weedon. In n
Parke are j. Austin Ellison, Alex p Ewes
Albert d. Marks. Thomas II. II. Mes
senger and Mrs. William A. shafer i
the Marion are William /, Belts Mf
Eehecea Solomon Arthur Patterson, 7
D. jones, IA. -, Murphy James Mehars
Merrick ]. Horn and Percy L. Darline
ton. In the orantly W. W. pusey, and
Charles +. Kane and r. r. Marsh. In th
Donaldson. Fred d. Hodges. c. B. Ham
mitt and Miss Dora Mcleod.