New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
Westchester County
Apartments Popular

and most recently built apartment
building of this type is the Park
Hill, on South Broadway, Immediately
adjacent TO Park Hill station. on the
| Yonkers branch of the Putnam division.
This is very easily reached from the west
side of the city by way of the Sixth and
! Ninth avenue elevated lines.
This building has a frontage OF 100 feet
| on South Broadway and Is five stories
I high 1t is of stone and brick construc-
ton, and is the first apartment house in
Yonkers built in accordance with the pro-
visions of the New York City new law"
The building is constructed in two sec
tons. containing altogether twenty-four
apartments and four stores. All but two
apartments are under lease. These apart
ments are Of five and six rooms and rent
| from $50 to S43
| This building is unique in that the ar
rangement of it's rooms Is distinctly differ
ent from the average apartment OF this
class. The entrances into the large foyer
| halls compare favorably with those OF
! higher class apartments in New YORK
! City. Among the detailed arrangements
/ are hardwood trim throughout, panelled
! dining room. gas ranges and ice boxes in
stalled in the kitchen and dumbwaiter
service. The bedrooms are large and am
pie closet room is provided. roof gar
den is an interesting feature.
Mount Vernon is the proud possessor OF
the first elevator apartment building TO be
erected in Westchester County. This is
the Chatsworth, located on IN cornr OF
Third avenue and ith street.
This building is six stories, and contains
/ twenty-four apartments of four, five and
six rooms. The apartments are unusu-
ally well arranged and the rooms are eX-
! ceptionaly large The rentals range from
S36 to $50
This building is particularly well To-
Gated. being in the heart OF the old resi-
Dental section of the city, within two
blocks Of the shopping district and three
blocks from the New Haven station. from
which there is splendid express service to
the Grand Central Station The Sd street
| express station of the Westchester d
Boston Railroad is equally convenient Of
fering constant service on twenty-mln-
ute Roadway to 10th street. where the
road connects with the Third avenue ele-
waited. Trolleys connecting with every
section of lower Westminster County run
! within one block of the building.
Among the details of equipment OF this
| building are telephone switchboard SER
vice, new model gas ranges with ele-
waited ovens, solid porcelain sink, tubs and
| lavatory. dumb waiter service, tile bath
room, parquet floors and lighting fixtures
Of unusually attractive character. All OF
| the apartments have ample closet room.
| The upper stories OF this building com
mand magnificent views over the entire
| lower Westminster County. From the roof
| may be seen a panorama of Long Island
Sound from Port Chester TO New YORK
| City. the taller buildings of which are
easily distinguished on a clear day. To
! the west there is a wide view over the
| city of Yonkers and The Bronx
! on account OF the magnificent view. the
! two upper stories bring higher rentals
! than those below.
| Owing TO unfortunate complications
with labor, the completion Of this build
| ing was retarded until after October J.,
! resulting in the fact that there Is "A con-
! siderable number of apartments still va
| cant However, as these are among the
most attractive apartments to be found
! in lower Westchester County they are