New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
combined Area of Apart,
ment House Sites Much
Bigger than in 1913
p,IIIDING RECORD
OF THE DISTRICT
,.;ral Structures Erected
worth of Grand Central
Station Since 1909.

o..,,., station TO about sV'h ;" %
O'nS - As.oming g much greater and
rSp''', .,trsetive apartment house cen
mV'' about eight years ago there were
ue ..w high class apartment houses
on,y .y,nue north of 42d st. To-day
IN w !. no, a single section Of this
' .a.';., that is not noted for its up-to-
C a .nsrtment houses, under whose
O ~. live many persons prominent IN
,,,;csss and society.
push n,rked changes in the skyline OF
~ which have taken place in the
- IN question are due to many
Fs The principal one is probably
-. s,ct that there no longer exists IN
" ..r. Of the city the old smoke
n.' -. which so seriously affected
...,rproyement OF real property along
.r.,ue many years ago. Nor ls
~ ,,,. Of the city afflicted. as it was
..-s arc. with a noise nuisance. Both
=. smoke and noise nuisances were
80 bv the operation at frequent IN
lis Of steam trains through the
~ .v tunnel. With the changing OF
-. motive power Of the railroad from
Fam 20 electricity these two nuisances
-. obliterated. and Park av. at once
$50 one Of the fsvoTite places for
building high clsss apartment and
dwelling houses.
About the time the motive power Of
,ss New York Central and New Haven
trains were changed from steam to
electricity il looked as if most Of the
choice plots In this part of Park av.
we're destined TO be occupied with the
private residences of the very best
type. Fifth sv. north Of the Highlands
AZ olst 81. was not then the popular
residential place that 10 is to-day, and
4 large number Of persons who were
seeking sites for houses for their own
occupancy turned with approving eyes
toward this part Of Park av To them
Park av. was almost as attractive as
that section Of Fifth av. bordering on
The park. Moreover. there were other
inducements that led them not only 70
seriously consider the purchase of
home sites in Park av. but the iu-
proyement Of those plots at an early
date. Among the inducements were
inviting prices of land in Park av., and
also the inclination of Park av. owners
10 dispose Of large corner parcels.
There Is no question that Park av.
from a point a short distance north OF
the greater Grand Central buildings TO
abou, Goth 81. is going 10 continue 70
provide many more sites for high class
residences But these building opera
tons will not overshsdow the apart
nent house projects. as Park av. is
bound to become an apartment house
centre Of a magnitude many times
bigger than il is to-day.
Within the last five years. nearly
thirty apartment houses of broad d.
nsnsions as regards width and depth
have been erected on Park av., north
Of the Greater Grand Central Station.
The record year as regards cost VS. in
1910, when the estimated construction
cost Of a group Of FIVE apartment
houses was S3,050,00O Two years later,
SIX high class apartment houses were
planned for sites on the avenue, max
Ing the high record mark for one years
crop Of aptrement houses. This year
nom January 70 date, plans have been
fled for four houses, which will repre-
sent cost Of Sl.025,O00. In 1913 four
houses were projected at a cost Of ST.
$4,000, in 1912 six houses at S2,400000,
II 1911 five houses at S1,950,000 and in
1909 four houses at a cost OF 81 $780,
VgO One Of the most important opera
lions IN the avenue this year was the
improvement Of the southeast corner Of
64ih ST., a plot 1891 feet, with a
twelve story apartment house, the cost
Of Which was placed at 100000. This
me house was built and planned by
ROBERT ]. Lyons, who has built large
number Of the most attractive and best
laying houses IN the Park av. colony.
he property is owned by the Charter
construction Company, Of which Henry
tcelmuth is the president. On the
premises 43 and AZ East 62d ST. a nine
story apartment house has been built
ms year by the Sixty-second Street
Company from plans by Rouse & Gold
None The cost was placed at S25O,0OO.
a nine story apartment house 51XS7
leet mas also been erected this year on
ne premises l03 and 105 East saith st.,
oy Rudolph Gross. from plans by Som
nsrield & Steckler A $225,000 house
o. the premises 951 to $50 is also one
o. the additions 20 the Park av. apart
Isnt house centre since January. It
Las been built by the Akron Building
Lyons.
The group Of 1913 houses comprises
WE'VE story structure at 40 at an
ssumated cost Of 100000, another
we've story structure at $40 costing
99cOOO, twelve story house at 75l 10
,'o' costing 100000 ard a twelve story
hoAse at $50 which represented an in
tsiment Of 100000.
Inc house at 410 Park sv. occupies a
po' Of four lots and was built fOc the
,s&le Of Ogden Goelet from plans by
sulus Harder, the house at $40 has a
aealage Of 10 feet and depth Of 70
vFe and was built for the Fullerton
"sver R. ty Company from PLANS
v !. /. R. Carpenter. Rouse & Gold
PieuUeQ lue coUU5UUO mouse az tOA
/" ,oI which has d frontage of 1O2 feet
ssad depth Of 12O feet 1t was built
.Vf the I. A. Holding Company, Of
SShleh Edgar A. Levey is president.
, Syese Goldstone also planned the
ssy.VVV,0OO house at $50 Park av. for the
~ Park Avenue Company, of which
''V'ge r. Johnson is President.
a mouse which is considered to be
Sae Of the very best examples Of the
~Oaern apartment structure is that
saleh occupies the entire easterly PLOT
iVh' IN Park av. from SD to SD SITS.
=. = Is one OF the crop Of houses project
~, ~ ~ 1912. According to the plans it
TN Sl'25O,0O0. II was put up for the
is .oa'ans Realty Company the archi-
seIs being Rouse & Goldstone. Other
Si sca es planned in 1912 included a
yDVVOO structure at 537 to 551 for the
S h. Realty Company from plans
"a george and Edward Blum, a $780,