New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
The Printed Floor Diagram
Has Helped Reveal Quick
" Area and Room
Arrangement.

1t is an easy task 70 find well located
ana substantially built apartment house,
with rentals attractive to persons who
can afford 10 dwell under the roof OF the
up-to-date structure in a choice section.
But IL is no light undertaking 10 discover
quickly which one OF the many model
apartment houses will best meet the re
quirements Of a prospective tenant.
II a person in quest Of a suite knows
lust how many rooms he wants and how
they should. be arranged. and has decided
on what he expects 70 receive in the way
Of attention and courtesies from the ser
wants Of the house staff. the delays in
getting just what he wants will be con-
siderably lessened.
Some Of the greatest helpers for the
apartment house hunter who has made
up his mind where he wants 10 live and
about what price he cares 10 pay for his
suite Of rooms are the printed diagrams
OF the floor plans Of apartment houses
with suites 10 rent.
II used 10 be the custom OF renting
agents 10 get out numerous descriptive
booklets about each house under their
care about July !. and TO have these
booklets sent 70 all persons inquiring
about apartment house suites TO rent
Often the agents did not wait 10 receive
Inquiries about their newer houses, but
went with bundles OF such booklets in
search Of prospective tenants.
Having been supplied with great big
sacks Of pamphlets setting forth the vari-
Gus special and other features Of the
--latest apartment houses, persons think
Ing Of moving to an apartment house
were supposed 70 be fully equipped 10
decide where they were likely 10 be COM
fortably housed for a short or long term
OF years. Such, however, was not the
case. as the pamphlets were so fully
written that II became harder 70 choose
an apartment the more the pamphlets
were read
No longer DO the majority OF renting
agents or proprietors Of apartment
houses lombard their prospective rent
payers with illustrated literature about
the newest features. the location ana
other interesting data relating TO all thelr
buildings
One Of the new and popular methods OF
Collecting patrons for the houses Is 10
rely in a large measure on well printed
diagrams OF the floor plans Of the houses
with suites 10 rent 10 draw people 10
the houses. The diagrams are supposed
to tell the story better and more strongly
than the voluminous old-fashioned book
let's
word description OF the houses gener-
ally takes the place of the printed form
so popular not long ago. 1t has oeen
found that the newer order Of affairs Is
more satisfactory for all persons inter-
ested in the renting Of apartments
whether they are owners, patrons or
agents
With a well printed diagram of the in
terror arrangement Of an apartment
mouse, the number Of windows 10 each
room may be quickly ascertained, as well
as the square foot area Of each room
and many other things which VIII help
TO answer the question whether or not
the floor in question is suitable for the
person seeking a new home.
The average resident Of this city knows
good deal about the building character
iistics OF the various residential sections
OF New York and that is probably why
20 little attention Is paid nowadays by
renting agents in placing before probable
~nants comparative table OF the ad-
SAniaSes Of living in one section over the