New-York tribune., 1909-02-21
HAD TO ENLARGE HOTEL.

Near the Prince George and occupying a large
plot at the southwest corner OF 29th street and
Madison avenue. with frontage in 18th street, is
the Hotel Seville. Up TO few years ago it did
not extend beyond the corner parcel at 18th street
and Madison avenue. That parcel has frontage
Of 741 feet the and % feet in the street.
In little while after the hotel was opened. the
management beseged with demands for rooms
there Most Of these applications could not be
granted because of the lack of vacancies. So the
annex 10 the hctel erected on the premises Nos
Is and Il East 2sth street and Nos. IS and % East
18th street plot considerably larger than the orig
inal site Of the hotel. The annex site has front
age of 90 feet in both streets and depth Of 1915
feet.
Within half a block of the Hotel Seville is the
Martha Washington, a twelve story hotel. exclu-
sively for II occupies the premises No. 2
70 81 East 18th street
In the heart of this hotel centre. which
years ago would have attracted more attention
than it does to-day. is the Colony Club at No.
20 Madison That club was built by COM
pany of women, and IS conducted for the especial
benefit OF women. Mrs. J. Borden Hartman IS
president is the rciest organization Of its kind
in this country, and the largest club Of its type In
this city
In the northerly end of this part Of Madison
avenue a number Of business concerns have OBJ
tained firm foothold in recent years. But they
have added any large Office store properties
to the taxable lists Of Manhattan Island parcels.
The important loft project planned for a
Madison avenue site In the last year affects a
plot just outside of this section Of the thorough
fare. The plot in question is the northeast corner
OF 34th Madison avenue, which stood
for many years the home OF Sir Roderick Cameron.
On that site is being erected for Margaret S F.
Cameron. from plans by Clinton & Russell. six
teen story loft building. II will cost $4,000.
BETTER TRANSIT LINES EXPECTED
One of the greatest obstacles to the transforma-
ton Of the lower Madison avenue zone into a high
class retail shopping district encountered some
years ago its remoteness from rapid transit
lines. It could be >hed years ago only by the
Broadway and Fourth surface lines and
the Fifth avenue stage coach line Those lines af-
forded direct traffic system to the district The
traffic facilities of the district have been
improved by the building Of the Fourth ave
nue. subway. Many real estate are of the
opinion that the proposed Broadwa y-Lexington ave
venue subway route VIII tend 10 bring the district
into closer touch with wider area of the greater
city. The proposed Broadway Lexington avenue
route is for subway extending from the Bat
terry northerly through Greenwich street Trim
ity Place and Church street to Vesey street.
East 10th street where the line will curve In a
northeaster1y direction Irving Place. thence
through Irving Place to Gramercy Park from
Csramercy Park Lexington avenue and north
erIy to the Harlem River TO point near the in
tersection of Park avenue and East f5Sth street
At that point the route will be divided into two
branches The easterly line will continue along
East lSsth street to the Southern Boulevard and
will have a terminal at Pelham Bay Park and
westerly branch win extend Woodlawn Gem
etery-
one of the principal deals reported last week
the acquiring. under long term lea-e OF