New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-24
ASKY LINE VASI0N
TUELTE STORIES IN
UPPER 9TH AYE.
4 pdrfmert House To Be Built
on Plot Sold by august Bel
mont at SIst Street.

The skyline Of the Fifth avenue dis
trict. from 6oth street TO point just
north Of qlst street. which has long been
noted Tor its palatisl dwelling houses
is 10 be considerably changed. Though
il extends for more than a mile and
half. il is formed almost entirely by
houses owned and occupied by persons
prominent in social financial or business
activities There are one apartment
louise, one library building and several
olher structures Of public charac ter In
this beautiful home district,
The sole apartment house is Al the
south corner Of S5th street opposite the
essterly entrance 10 d transverse road
through Central Park. along which a
st9eetcar line runs. For these reasons
il is not i'm the choicest section Of the
avenue. The library property is the old
home Of tho Lenox Library. between 10th
and 7lst streets. 1t was bought several
years ago by Henry L. Prick as a site for
a house for his own occupancy. There
fore il viii toe replaced I'm the near future
with a building that Will largely add 10
the residential character of the zone.
The other public buildings were there
when the upbuilding Of the district 10
its present high residential plane was in
tie initial stage. and for that reason
they are looked upon as rightful fixtures.
OPPOSITION EXPECTED.
The proposed change of The skyline is
likely 10 arouse the anger of tho occu-
pants of this home colony. as il means
the building of twelve story apart
ment house. on a plot 1o2 by 125 feet. at
the north corner Of Slst street. The
site was bought yesterday by the Cen
fury Holding Company lee q Fleisch-
mann through Peasc Gilman and
George Bacber from August Belmont
for about $1,000O0O.
The buyer intends 10 make the apart
ment structure one of the finest houses
Of its kind in the world. The principal
aim will be- it is said, to have all the
leading features Of the building novel
in every respect. With this purchase
the first apartment HOUSE project for
this section Of Fifth avenue since the
Fifth Avenue Apartment. at Sjth street,
was built years ago is launched and the
plans OF August Belmont for erecting
home for himself on the site are cast
aside.
Mr.. Belmont purchased the plot for
that purpose about the time business
was seeking a foothold i'm 34th street,
and there were signs that his old home,
No. "A East 34th street, would soon be
surrounded by structures occupied by re-
tail concerns. That was about five years
ago. and since then the retail trade has
become the occupant Of the larger part
OF 3ith street. from Madison 10 Eighth
avenues.
ROTHSCHILD PART OWNER.
Nathaniel NJ. Rothschild. a member of
the famous London and Berlin banking
house Of Rothschid. is the owner of rec
ord Of q part of the plot sold by Mr..
Belmont. He became part owner Of
the property in the days of the financial
depression OF 1907. At that time Mr..
Belmont transferred title to the Park
Row Building and TO other Manhattan
parcels 10 the Rothschilds. The titles
were recently given back to him.
Adjoining the S1st street plot on the
east is the home Of Nat =. Goodwin,
the actor. Just north Of the site is the
house owned and occupied by Mrs. Henry
J. Breaker. Mrs. Breaker was the widow
OF William II. Gelshenen, president of
the Garfield National Bank. She mar
ried Henry }. Braker on June p, 1907:
at her home. Mr.. Braker died on Sep
tcmber |, 1908.