New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

- =. snrine They are the original West sloe'
zo,b street and west of Central Park West
~1.ton Heights. the beautiful hilly region
s'ins'e,s ,,anbattanvi!le. and the Dyckman sec
D-a,ch forms the most northwesierly Mahha'-
and which has large frontages on the
an ship canal - -, -,
-. side with its northerly boundary just
" Grants Tomb and the Claremont territory,
y, attracted the attention OF many expert
+,naers and soon afterward the task OF
..r,oins the vast vacant areas there into
- residential district was begun on an ex-
s,sle Those builders carried out their plans
r-nliaut manner. not only preserving well the
..l charms Of the region but erecting coTnrno-
o,s attractive houses. Their work merfied
- due il. some Of the builders. however
-,b financial reverses, as il took years TO get
-,s for many Of the structures erected and 20
.Ae houses quickly marketable; or. in other
ANo. ! properties in investing circles.
- chose early building days there have been
.-s in which millions in taxable properties
~, hesn added 10 the realty strength Of this
,sng residential zone. Moreover, each year
sr,ents have been made in apartment house
i s,,si building. until the modern type OF struct-
- become a veritahle palace Of Conveniences.
= ,be early residents Of the West Side never
NED Of being able TO have and 10 use.
.,r FEATURES OF MODERN APARTMENT
BUILDING.
! ,.ainr feature Of the new types OF apartment
.r,ss Is the arrangement Of the floors The
= .-a MANNED so as 10 insure an abundance OF
ID air IN all the rooms. Some houses built
4 !. west Side about twenty years ago had floors
4 ~rr arranged Besides. few OF the houses erect
A - mai time had as large interior and exterior
rs as the modern structures.
i '--,,r,s fairgrounds for children. kitchenettes.
4 =, heating apparatus in kitchens and mail
-. 10 every suite and many other conVeniences
! found nowadays in the average modern type
,.se were not building features OF the old styles
buses.
:. co-one-attve apartment houses. too, were then
| : = ,pr,ber ana scattered throughout the older
..-,ial zones south OF 18th street. Furthermore.
-, onartnlent building had not gained a firm
...o,s on Manhattan Island IN the days OF the
- builders on the West Side. Now there are
~ tvpes OF cooperative houses and also OF
- spa-trnen; buildings. and these two classes
Il -ruaures occupy a large area OF land IN mid
- districts and also IN the southerly zone OF the
7x SIDE.
NJ West side is one of the finest apart
~ house and apartment hotel districts IN the
"a and its fine architectural lines viii be i'm
-a considerably. and therefore made more
,.sng 10 the eye by the work OF the present day
ysa Of builders ana those who viii follow in
~ footsteps and take up the work OF adding TO
| : snurng residential features OF this beautiful
ga o: the city
II EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING PERIOD.
z course there was & time on the West Side
" the foundation on which rests the stabn-
~ values was shalIy. That time was the period
tssy construction work in the zone. when doubt
uas as 10 whether or not the region was best
u 10 be q high class residential territory or
MSS region. The idea was prevalent then that
NJ q the pioneer builders exhibited most vent
EsI1s temperament In trying 10 popularize big
rls=zi houses and hotels when most families
sszs hclined 10 continue 10 live as most OF the
a KI2erbocker families had lived. in commodi-
CE tTalng houses owing TO the doubts and
.zH 10 lie yrohtableness OF that type OF con-
Ez1l work the building period referred 20 is
E'sl as the experimental stage in the develop
rsi e the West Side.
Son after the opening OF the subway in 1904. in
va year there big invasion OF the Wash
s11 Heights and Dyckman districts by investors.
fNEaiors and builders. the question as TO whether
i@ these two fire regions could be almost
iziTsy and proftably occupied by modern apart
~ houses agitated the minds OF many real
y experts Experts agreed that a newer resi-
-aA zone Of similar high character as the
4 apartment house districts OF the West Side
ma have 10 he created quickly. owing 10 the
p-1y Increasing popularity OF apartment houses
= hotes They were also satisfied that as re-
s2 natural charms, healthfulness, extent and
'ssibili'y the Washington Heights and Dyck-
- districts would lend themselves easily TO the
l'ng out OF such projects. But when they tried
-'eiHine whether not the time was then ripe
shalging large vacant areas OF land on the
80 and In the Dyckrnan section into worthy
-~'eht house annexes OF the West Side their
.as o4Hered vastly. Some. after exarin-
-oSe'y The many building plans perfected for
--'as The apartment house areas OF the dis
= sac that the volume OF such construction
- seemed 10 them to be too large and that most
-. s1Hoers had gagged inaccurately the needs
-. 0V n respect 20 apartment house building.
Ii - "-Aofeo apartment houses have been erect
s,.,,~.. men on Washington Heights. and recent
-. -e@uohs OF the building strength OF the dis
- show that there are only a small nuroh.- -,
- - rented houses and that most OF the new
'-'es are attractive 10 investors
WHERE BUYERS ARE PROMINENT.
ehese two districts together with the upper
side Drive zone. which are going 10 ngl,r.
eA'iuy IN realty trading next fall and spring
a. ~ sudden change in the realty outlook takes
500 through the entire summer the Washington
g., ana Dyckman sections have been big
~. ~ me business transacted. In fact there
= - ieW weeks since January when sales
~ 4, building projects on Washington Heights
In =, e Dyckman region have not been feat
IN me market Last week the market was
= wi II would have been considerably duller
H. -oa oeen for a number OF important sales
sly -. ~ the district north OF l27th street. Natu-
I "a. ouilaers are the most important factors
sssV saoitg IN those zones. because here are
tst. vacant tracts OF land within their boun-
ss-,,,o y for Immediate Improvement with
n. houses and with nathouses with stores
4 ~, week Harry White sold for Adolph Miller
y "a. 'ss feet on the north side OF is2d street,
= WIN improve II. ~ " '"'''''
I a.. accurate idea OF tho extent OF trading
4 ANA sllcts since January may be had from
&c In that time. '-0''0N