The sun., 1916-08-27

buildings will please not only the women
OF doctors households. but n~eighbo,ing
property owners as well. who consider
the doctors sign a sign OF trade. Real
estate men said that they have had
clients who would not live near . doctor
no matter how exalted his position In
the profession might be. as they con-
sidercd his practice a transgrcssion OF
the residential character Of the section.
The change VIII also he,r real estate
since I brings a new and valuable client
int" the market. Plenty OF builders Will
be found ready TO answer the demands
Of the medical profession. Doctors are
paying In the best OF these special build.
inrs upward of Sl.iO0 a year FOR two
rooms. In a building like the Warner
at A. East Forty-tirs, street, where
there are rs practitioners. this would
mean an Income of upward OF 100000
a year. This estimate In considered con-
servative since this house is the latest
and contains many features which some
OF the older houses do not have. Many
medical features were installed by the
bu lders OF the structure. Among these
are permanent electric baths for the
treatment of Inflammation apparatus
for the administration OF nigh frequency
treatment. mtor driven ozone generators
which intensity tho oxygen for the use
Of folks in poor health special electric
lights for searching out the ailments Of
the body electric ~vibrators. and x-ray
machines.
The Warner Wa built especially for
physicians and among Its ll6 tenants
are experts and specialists on every
ailment Of the body. From the outside
It looks no moro like a medical centre
than some Of the best apartment houses
In town. E~xteriorly II would pass for
a hne apartment house. This idea is
augmented by the sight OF a footman
ready 10 swing back the entrance door
at the top OF several steps leading up
from the street level. Within the caller
Is me, by a maid In the attire OF a
nurse, who directs one to tie physician
one desires to consult. Such buildings
will appeal to the medical man since
1; puts within his reach apparatus and
instruments which were to he had M
where outside the walls Of a hospital
or sanitarium. The Sydenham. the
pioneer Of these Ravens Of medical
talent, was built more than twenty years
ago, II was such n great departure
from the time-old custom OF home Of
fees that even the public resented the
change. taking the stand that a doctor
who did not practice at home was not
the best type OF medical man.
This was a view many doctors took
NJ the attempt to separate them from
their old custom and as n result the
Sydcnham was not a success, With
little inquiry from medical men for
suites the owners decided 10 alter TN"
hu,ldinE for the use Of bachelors. Bu'
the alteration was deferred and IL,
;,dcrham eventually became the work
TX place for n umbc OF doctors. i
%ls n long gap betwcen the complctI"'
II the Sydcnham and the building o.
the second medical Office building. Build
ors were chary OF the risk, as II was
doubtful II there VAS room for a second
Sydenham In New York. But while
builders hesitated TO erect more lucra-
tive structures. changes were coming In
the ideas OF doctors In the matter Of
maintaining offices In their homes. A
word dropped now and than by doctors
In conversation with real estate brokers
was conveyed tn builders and the sec.
ond house was put up and then the third
and so the upbuilding continued until
now there are nine such buildings IT.
New York.
Five OF them are on or near Madison