The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
ARTISTIC BUILDING
WILL SOON ARISE.
Contracts Awarded for Erection
of Apartment Hotel at Pine
and LeavenWOrth

contracts nave been AWARDED Dy
Architects Charles NJ and Arthur F.
Rousseau for the erection of a three
story brick and frame apartment
hotel building to be erected the north
west corner of Pine and Leavenworth
streets. the site which was recently
purchased by Theodore E. Rull from
the Cowell estate. The building is
designed in the classic architecture. 1t
will contain Is apartments of two and
three rooms each, besides bath rooms
and buffet kitchens. All the walls are
to be wainscoted with imported linen
tapestry paper. while the ceilings will
be relieved in the Carton Marche
style
A special feature of the house is
the large lobby entrance, which is
artistically laid off in panels. with
French plate mirrors betN cen. while
the ceiling will be network of gilded
ornaments The lobby leads to a large
circular stairway, which leads up to a
beautiful dome, which is built over a
| stairway, with handsome art glass or
naments.
Every modern convenience will be
installed, and no expense has been
spared to make this one of the most
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| apartment houses in the city.
"A. Eisenberg has let contracts for
| the erection of five story and base
ment reinforced concrete building con-
| tanning 40 rooms, divided off into one,
two and three room apartments to
| cost $4,000. 1t will be erected on a
lot 2S:9xS0 feet on the west side of
| Taylor street, 1876 feet south of
| Sutter street Every room will be
large, sunny and face the outside. The
main corridor will have tiled floor.
/ The woodwork in the entrance hall
will be of selected Jenisero. The base
ment will contain a trunk room, meter
room, sleeping rooms, linen room and
social hall. with kitchen and cloak
! room adjoining. Charles j. Rousseau u
/ is the architect.
Nicholson & Co., architects, have let
contracts for five story apartment
house on a lot 50x137:6 on the north
east corner of Van Ness and Willow
avenues, between Ellis and Eddy
streets for Mrs. Ella H. Arnold. The
building will have a frontage of 90
in Willow avenue. The house will
stand as one of the prominent build
| ings in the new Van Ness avenue. 1t
| is believed by the architects and
brokers that it will soon be in COM
pany with other large apartment
! houses
The architects have studied out a
new type of apartment house. This
new building will contain 80 two room
apartments, 20 three room apartments
with the total of 12O rooms, besides
bathrooms, storage room. servants
rooms, machine ana boiler rooms. etc
The inside finish of the apartment will
be of mahogany and imitation mahog-
any. Every apartment will have pri-
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fire alarm, garbage chute, etc. AL
the rooms are large and most all out
side rooms. Every dining room has q
china closet
The main entrance will be in Var
Ness avenue and it is intended to be
be the feature of the house. The
trad ssmen's entrance will be in Willow
| avenue.
The exterior will be Spanish renais-
sance finished in white cement with a
band of red brick on the second story
/ The interior entrance will include g
large reception hall on the first floor
with office. telephone rooms and pri-
vate rooms. The cost will be about
$65,000.
i A lease of this new structure has
been negotiated through Abrahamsor
Brothers & Co. for Charles Loeffier
well known apartment house man
7 who now conducts the Carmelita apart.
ments in Valencia street, for 10 years
i The total rental is $4,000. The build
j ing will be completed about October
4 1, 1910.
Mrs. E. A. Leigh is finishing up ar
attractive apartment fiat building ir
Pine street west, of Taylor, containing
unusually large rooms besides store
rooms. reception rooms. laundries, etc
Il 1t is equipped with all the --latest
household appliances and improve
ments. new style tapestried walls anc
| handsome interior finish. Four large
apartment buildings for Mrs Leigh
have been constructed in the city since
the fire.