New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-16
SUDDEN FANCY
FOR DWELLINGS
Brokers in Every Section
Report Unusual Demand
for Private Houses.
LEW FIELDS REVIEWS
LEASE OF HIS HOME
JeSup Houses Near J. Pierpont
MOrgan's Mansion To Be
Used for BOarderS.

Brokers are already complaining that
If the present renting demand for pri-
vate dwelling houses keeps up for some
weeks there will be a scarcity of such
houses. For ten years or more the
popularity OF apartment houses has
made the speculative building of dwell
ings in the Manhattan field, except in
the Fifth and Park av. home areas, a
hazardous business. Rents for private
dwellings have just about met the cost
OF maintenance, leaving no profit for
the owners.
Still, however, quite a large number
OF house owners have been able to fig
ure in profitable transactions by SELL
ing their structures to apartment house
builders who have replaced the old
dwellings with de luxe apartments.
or course, the slump in private dwell
ing rentals that took place was not
wholly but only largely due to the
stronger esteem for the elevator apart
ment house. The servant question was
one OF the big causes, as the arrange
ment of the floor plan, except in the
most expensive type of house provided
no satisfactory bedrooms for servants.
On the other hand, the apartment house
builder did not overlook the planning
of rooms for domestic help in his build
ings. Hence 1t was easier to keep SER
want in an apartment house than in a
private dwelling.
The question as to which affords the
most privacy, the apartment or the pri-
vate dwelling, is mooted one, too. The
tempest of arguments seems to be in
favor Of the apartment. As to cost,
there are about as many people who
vehemently say apartment living Is
cheaper as the number who put private
dwelling house life in the less expen-
sive class.
Real estate experts can't explain he
reason for the unusual demand for
private houses. Certainly the apart
ment house building has not deteri-
GRATED and most of the dwellings, are
not as good as they were few years
ago, as they are older.
Lew Fields has decided TO remain an
occupant of a private dwelling. He
( has renewed his lease TO his home at
907 West Goth st. through F. R. Wood,
W. H. Dolson Company.
Pesse & Gilman have rented for
Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy 10 Miss Louis
Guetter the four story and basement
| dwelling, 20x100 feet, at 142 West
73d st.
The Louis Becker Company has
leased for Mrs. D. X. Fajen the three
story dwelling 515 West 15Sth st. 70
Mrs. Sarah Lepperman.
/ NJ. NJ. Hayward G. Co. have leased
for a term of years for Mrs. Frank
E. Hayward the dwelling at 256 West
| 18th ST. to S. c. Keene.
Shaw g. Co. have leased for Daniel
Birdsall & Co. the dwelling 100 West
/ 10th st.
Douglas L. Gilman g. Co. leased the
j Ripley dwelling at 40 East 51st st. to
Henry Pierrepont Perry.
Porter & Co. have leased for Susan
B. Whitfield to Daniel and Lucy STRIFE
bel 216 West 127th st.
Douglas L. Gilman & Co. have leased
for Mrs. Robert G. Reese 100 East 63d
ST., a dwelling house on q lot 16xlO2,
to Harry A. Cushing.
The Duff e. Brown Company have
leased for the Dowd Construction
/ Company TO William J. Rodgers the
/ four story dwelling 764 st. Nicho-
/ las av.
J. B. English has leased for the Al
| land Realty Corporation to c. Bernlsr
the four story dwelling 23O West SD
st. for term Of years.
The Douglas Robinson, Charles >.
! Brown company anu CHaiAto -. " "
/ Jams leased for the estate Of Morris
K. Jesup 1875 and 1877 Madison av.,
southeast corner of 95th ST., two four
story houses.
The lessee is Miss Ahearn, who has
secured the houses for long term.
They will be conducted as boarding
| houses. At the northeast corner OF
! 36th st. and Madison ay. Is the nome
Of J. Pierpont Morgan.
| Daniel II. Jackson, of the D. H. Jack
son Company, has bought from Peter A:
Lee 1924 Simpson St, 200 feet west OF
Westchester ay., a five story new law
apartment, on lot 40xl00. Thomas L.
| Reynolds was the broker and trans
actor.
The Duff & Brown Company have
sold for the Sterling Realty Company
| to o. NJ. Bostwick the five story double
tenement with stores, 42l East 18th st.