New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-30
BUSY TIME FOR VAN MEN
Tomorrow Is Moving Day and
"Everybody's Doing It,"
APARTMENTS WELL FILLED
Less Building This Year than
Usual and Private Houses
Are Losing Favor.

Moving day in the greater city is to-
morrow. 1t Is the most popular day on
which to make a change of home address.
and especially to go from the quieter
charms Of the private dwelling house
districts to the modern apartment house
and fathouse areas.
II seems almost needless to say that
the popularity Of the apartment house is
more infectious than at any other time In
the history Of Manhattan, The Bronx and
Brooklyn. Certain well located sections
of Queens Borough are also attracting I'm
larger numbers apartment and flathouse
builders and jewellers.
And I'm Newark and in many nearby
thriving cities and towns big apartment
house centres are being built, and at most
Of these places there are acres Of breath
ing spaces and green fields within an easy
walk of those active building zones. Thus
IT seems that there Is no escape from
the apartment house epidemic. even where
there Is an abundance of vacant land, pro-
vided there is good transit route to and
from the city.
Many well known society people could
not be induced to live I'm a apartment
house few years ago. Now they have
lost most Of their old love for the pri-
vate dwelling houses, fact which Is evil
denced by their leasing rooms in some OF
the costllest apartments before the struct-
ures are ready for occupancy. They are
spending more time out of town each
year. a large part OF the stay at their
sumptuous country homes, and they have
found that quarters In the most up-to-date
apartment houses fully meet their needs
as regards n city home.
This Is the principal reason that costlier
apartment houses are being put up each
year. In fact, apartment house rentals
are advancing In every borough.
Construction More Costly.
Land In sections suitable for apart
ment houses is slightly more expensive
than II was about this time last year
Coal for heating the houses and operat-
ing the elevators is much higher in price
and this is a big item in maintenance
! charges OF the elevator structure. The
sum spent In putting UP an apartment
| house Is greater as more valuable con-
yeniences are installed.
Besides. there are now fewer new houses
than the normal supply at this time Of
year.
II certain views OF experts are correct
this decrease IN home building in Manhat
tan IL here 10 remain feature forever
more.
| Statistlcians say tho residential strength
OF Manhattan will soon begin to shriyel
The last census showed that Manhattan
had a population OF 1881, $40. That wa
two years ago.
These experts on the city's growth
placed the top notch mark for the popu
lation OF Manhattan at 10000. Thus. af
ter 1910. Manhattan had TO have only ls.
45s moro residents before II reached III
greatest growth In regard 10 population
At that time 1t was growing at the rat
Of about 5000 a year. Almost two year
have elapsed. and the stoppage OF resi-
dental growth Is scheduled 10 take place
according TO these experts. soon after tn
expiration OF 1918. Then Brooklyn VII
be I'm the ascendancy In this respect.