New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
PLAN BIG APARTMENT
l;oeIet Estate to Build on Park
Avenue Corner.
WILL HAVE MANY FEATURES
Business Building to Replace
Dwelling Near Home of
Mrs. Shepard.

The estate Of ogden Goelet owner of
tho southwest corner of Park avenue and
,;th street. is 10 improve the plot. l0fxiOO
foet. with a twelve story and basement
dreproof apartment house of the highest
tvpc The nature of the Improvement
about 10 be made is a departure for the
Goelet estate. and is only another evil
dence that the most conservative of rea;
estate owners are thoroughly convinced
Of the demand for high class apartments
on Park avenue. and especially i'm the
limited section of the avenue below seth
street now being so rapidly improved
with the most exclusive structures of this
type
Tho fact that the New York Central
Railroad Company has entered into an
agreement with the property owners and
the city to cover tho open cut above the
tracks continuing the parklike spaces.
filed i'm with grass plots and shrubbery.
down TO 50th street. in accordance with
plans approved by the city and the prop
ertv owners will make this section Of
Park avenue desirable for residential pur-
poses.
Plans for the new building have al
ready been prepared by Julius Harder.
rs architect, and the new structure will
be ready for occupancy In the summer OF
1914
The apartments will be OF two types
Nine stories OF the building will have two
apartments on each floor. one consisting
Of fourteen rooms. with four bathrooms,
and the other consisting Of twelve rooms,
with three bathrooms. Each of these
APARTMENTS is reached by separate ee
vators on three of the floors there will
he only one apartment on each floor con-
sisiing Of nineteen rooms and eight bath
rooms The living rooms and dining
rooms in these apartments are 20x32 feet
and are approached by spacious foyers.
Each apartment on all floors contains one
exceptionally large bedroom, with a wood
burning fireplace. The building will have
many attractive features, including
special facilities for service in kitchens
end pantries. garbage incinerites. individ-
ual laundres, wine cellars, storage rooms.
woodbins. refrigerating plant, vacuum
cleaners. cedar closets etc.
Special attention has been paid to the
servants quarters, and there will be ex-
ira servants rooms in the building, also
an entrance exclusively for servants, en-
tirely separate from the delivery entrance.
Tho rental of the apartments will be
from 1880 to $1,000 a year.
Moore & Wyckoff have been appointed
renting agents for the building by the
ogden Goelet estate. The agents report
that already numerous inquiries have been
received for apartments, particularly in
The case of tenants who desire special ar
rangements differing somewhat from the
typical plan.
Pease & Gilman have sold No. East
18th street four story dwelling house,
e5x1OO feet, for the estate of Harriet Hay
den TO Henry G. Trevor. The property
has been held at $4,000 and was sold
fer all cash.
Mr. Trevor. who recently sold No. 5SS
Fifth avenue TO Frank Brothers, has
bought the 47th street parcel as an invest
ment. and will Immediately convert the Oh
house into a six story business building
with stores The property is 100 feet east
Of Fifth avenue The home Of Mrs. Fin
lev J. Shepard. formerly Miss Helen Gould,
is on the Fifth avenue corner. The ad-
Joining house, at No. 3, is owned by Robert
W. poelet and at No. East 47th street
10 the east OF the parcel bought by Mr.
Trevor. is the new six story building or
the Dinsmore estate.
Arnold, Byrne & Baumann ana b.
Morris resold for George f. Johnson TO
Lovenfeld & Praeger two five story apart
rent houses at No 1858 to 1862 Min
ord Place These parcels, with No. 1901
% 1857 Minford Place and the northeast
corner Of f73d street and Milford Place.
yere taken in exchange for twenty lots
81 Stebbins avenue. $50 feet south or
Westchester avenue. Arnold. Il rne
Baumann were also the brokers In the
original transaction.
Other sales announced yesterday follow
Manhattan.