Evening star., 1914-10-24

1T is a common experience in cities
where office workers, school teachers AMI
other modest -Salaried people constitute
large portion of the population. fer the
individual homeseeker to find small apart
ments either SO high priced or objection
able to features that there Is no al
Tentative but to endure the privations of
q boarding or rooning house. While the
roomer pays for 4 square furnished room
in good neighborhood an amount equal
to that asked for minimum priced
apartment O. four or five rooms. kitchen
ette apartments of two or three rooms
cannot be obtained for the rental OF the
larger lower-priced apartments. To meet
the demand of people unable to rent ex-
pensive small suites or care fer inexpen-
sive large apartments, an improvement
was recently made in Brooklyn. N. Y.
containing small apartments which rent
for the price Of furnished room and a
central dining hall where meals may be
obtained at table board rates. The ex-
pertinent was made for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning a satisfactory return on the in
vestment and has evidently been found to
be paying proposition.
Has Central Dining Hall.
THE suites are rented unfurnished and
without service. The plan allows tenants
TO live here as in housekeeping apart
ment or apartment hotel as choice die
tates. Breakfasts may be prepared in the
apartments and the rooms cared for by
the occupants, or all meals may be taken
in the central dining hall. and II daily
maid service is desired. it can be obtained
by engaging the janitress or a cleaner
who visits the building for the purpose
Hall attendant service is provided,
maid being stationed in the entrance
hall to admit and announce callers, an
swer inquiries and attend to delivery
men AS most of the tenants seldom
af Il
laundry and other tradesmen call, q
specially constructed hall seat, having
capacious chests, in which tenants may
put parcels to be called for or find
was provided. There are also the Gus
tomary Individual letter boxes, public
telephone and private system communi-
eating with apartments.
The convenient arrangement of the
rooms. useful features and tasteful
decorations make these apartments un-
usually homelike, attractive and COM
plete. Each apartment consists of q
in addition to a kitchenette, bath and
Eall- The suites are designed to af-
ford separate sleeping rooms. in addi-
ton to sitting or living room. in
which breakfasts may be served and
visitors received, the two-room suites
being intended for individuals living
alone, and the three-room apartments
for couples or companions residing to-
All Outside Rooms.
There are all outside rooms, includ-
ing the bathrooms and kitchenettes
From every apartment is a view of the
street. feature made possible by the
plot, q corner. one. adjoining the spa
ctous grounds of a church occupying
the adjacent corner. Communicating
with tho living room of each apart
ment, and arranged somewhat like g
kitchen cabinet. the kitchenettes have
built-in cupboard. pan closets. drawers
and drain boards, besides refrigerator
hot and cold running water and con-
nection for a small gas stove. all OF
which are within arms reach.
'Ruilt in the recessed space between
clothes closets are book shelves sufi-
ciently deep to be used as china
closet II the occupant has a bookcase
among his furnishings. or as a clothes
chest II it Is desired to use the room
for sleeping. There are trunk size
closets. and also wardrobes with sepa-