New-York tribune., 1909-07-25

tls 1aSI 80 -.ro,,.r. ~ plans fled for costly
snsr-rnent houses TIE sales were sea- " -.
zr expsnse Of territory extending rom ,- -,
lands district II Brooklyn 70 ue -
60, 80 The r,prer West Side. while the prep
.t. o. b,,fl5ing we're confined pTtncipaly 10
=. ,,,s- west Side and Washington HeiglIS'
-h,,s once more calling attention 10 one -
most desirable residential sections OF tne oi'S
Building on the upper West Size mas Oeei g
- tes-,,rA Of New York realty operations
=. --.as-s and especially since rapid transit
,r,rrovernents began 10 bring TINS ssc'loh
cav reach OF downtown business men olIU
e-s mas there been great activity there- L,
80 ,bere was talk Of the subway crossing 'i0
-, x.stSr-.5 real estate operators we're
.,,;-,s extensive purchases on the upper west
side and Washington Heights And af1er lhe 80
si6e subway begun there "sS q ele<''
~ -bose districts But II vas not until sIler inc
tube was actually in operation that TneuoPOi'1
6uellers recognized the charm OF the olsulc-' ~
+be grand rush Of homeseekers began
The result has been that year by year ueIo
hss heen 3 noteworthy improvement IN lne sIEie
,,5 finish of the buildings in the district oo1oeIS
On snd overlooking the Hudson River. until no"
,-e VINO seeks the best apartment houses 10 %
>,1,rd e., The METROPOLITAN district hrst turns 70
N. upper West Side. knowing well that there VII
he found the dnal word On apartment mouse 00ii
struction-
ras+ week the builders gave abundant ev1oeHCo
80 ,rs anxiety that pervaded al classes in regard
- tte new building code. which was passed oy ths
Board OF Aldermen July Is, ano WHICH o'ocst.I
Msvor mcclellan back TO the city from h's ANi
-on6sotzs vacation so unexpectedly last IuesaeS-
The ruilders saw in the new code great IL
--.s.. sn the cost Of their operations and many
os than hurried forward plans so that tneE I-ist
=. 1.e6 -under the old code The STORM I-sl !" a.
aroused oyer tbs new code thus WORKED no So
.zrsn=sss 70 the many who ere still waiting In7
---,-.-,1t+v. n make their homes in the HUDSON
.Acttor ana the Board Of Aldermen whle oelils
charged with many evfs. must be creolleo VIII
Ills ~1csrious good
IN. pnans on wednesday end Thursday last called
<o- an aggregate outlay upper west Sioe apart
-s,, bo.Ises approaching S5,ooo.ooo The two most
Noteworthy structures viii be built 81 west H1ii
sve-1,e and eeth street and West Emo avenue eiu
aooth street both the west SIDE OF tne eiee
he two buildings VIII occupy the entire DOCK anu
-. .,.- s7on 600 each. They Will be twelve stories
rtsh and the plans call for all the latest improve
-nen1s IN apartment house construction WIN ora
mental <acades entrances Of classical oesisn' Nl
large snd well appointed lobbies These houses VIZ
p. nrilt tv the Guide Realty Company. OF WHICH
Arlington c. Hall IS president
pRsnE FIGURES LARGELY IN PLANS
Riverside Drive also figured largely In the plans
,,- . spartrnent houses This Is one OF Ihe lnOSI
attractive sites the city for an eperOrnelit NUS
,o-,-,e1dirE as II does. the beautiful hiVersloe
- 80 she broad sweep Of the Hudson Among
7ba srzr+r1ent houses be built on the Drive VIII
he one At 1I4th street one at 1elst street an '
- e1s+ street At Riverside Drive ano 1l4th sUoe'
- ror, 7 FIesrn Construction Company VIII put
mn an apart1nent house TO cost SS5oeo' whie at
o5s+ z+ree- and the Drive the Townsend heaIty
company. Of which George A. Suter is president
viii r,,t I'D 2 apartment mouse al b OOoI
oF ssae 600 Steinle & Haskell are the arcnl'eclS
f- this hudiug and IL is understood tnat "ilel 0Ulii
I.+ed 5+ viii be one Of the handsomest corners on
she Drive ] g Watson is the architect VINO mas
drawn the plans for six story apartment 0 -IOO
-. ta built At 151st street and Riverside Drive al
mn &
owner Of this building
Broadway also plays an important par' IN 1i0
plans for apartment houses Daig q CaIIsoi sH
viii build al Broadway and 1e4th street ana ~ o-o31
~ and 1s5th street In each case the buildings
IN Ne stz stories high and Will cost 100000 On
the south side Of 164th street, 100 feet east OF
Broadway the Metropoe Realty company "iI
build rvo SIX stcry apartment houses al cost OF
s2zo Foo. and or the north side Of 1GSth street 1o
feet east OF Broadway. an eight story apartment
ho1se viii be ts1it for G z McHlanus. at cost OF
$4,000.
The other apartment houses 10 be built INCLUDE TWO
81 the southeast corner Of Amsterdam avenue anu
18th street for the 7 = Mcguire Construction COM
-snx These VIII be six stories high, and viii cost
xS5oco Another six story building VIII be put up al
sbe southeast corner Of Convent avenue ana lAS1h
street This Will be built for Z NJ krulew1tch al
g cost Of $4,000 Neville & Bagge who ~ere
.LA architer-s for the apartment house for Mr.
K-ulevitch have drawn plans. also. for six story
sua-rr1eut house for the Granite Realty Company
70 be built az the northeast corner OF AUDUBON ave
rve sad 156th street cost Of 100000 While
- .ra north side Of Hath street 100 feet east Of
Amsterdam avenue. the Henessy Realty Company
VIII put up an eight story apartment house TO COST
s55n 600 and on The north side Of 1z9th street 100
Zee. west Of Convent avenue. c IL Rosenthal will
A.,r5 six story apartment house. TO cost $4,000
Tn. Central Bridge Boilding Improvement and In
--.r-rrent Company viii build six story apartment
noz.. :, 18th street near Convent at cost
g. 100000 c W Kinsella will build at cost
II 100000 an eight story apartment house on the
,-.., .t5e NJ C1a-enont avenue, near 122d street
DWELLING HOUSE BRINGS 10000.
Besides bejnx q centre Of apartment house
-.y.ty Riverside Drive furnished one of the most
important features IN the sales department of realty
operations for the week. No. Riverside Drive,
facing Riverside Park. was sold by Carl D Jack
son 70 Mrs Henry Booth for 10000 The house
IS Just south ot the home Of Charles n Schwah,
end sdsotns the William Guggentein1. 1dr.
cuggenhein's house the home Of Mrs Lydia f s
Prentiss and the house bought by Mrs. Booth oc-
cupy the entire block from I'D 70 73d street, on
Ectve-side Drive Mr.. Jackson finished the house
last year, intending occupy Il himself. The sale
included the tapestries and other Furnishings and
understood that, Of the selling price OF $4,000
10000 was paid for the furnishings. Joseph P.
Dsv was the broker who made the sale
Another important transaction was one which
a6e 81 certain that the improvements in the v1cn
harmony with the great terminal Tho two blocks
.xtendins from zStn 10 18th street and f.o Lex
:,eton avenue 70 DepeW Place have bssa source
of considerable anxiety 70 the railroad people who
ware unwilling 10 any buildings put up there
.,s- would not be tn entire conformity with the
-.,--,,sI architecture. By deal made last week
81 IS assured the views Of rhe terminal proeor