The sun., 1916-11-26
Splen dHomeD
I trict Developing
Vicinity of Park
Avenue and Sixty.
ninth and Seven
tieth Streets--Fin
est Modern Resi-
dence Group in
the City Built or
Planned.

Recent events in Park avenue. be.
tween SiN,y-eighth and Seventy-irst
streets. have given rise to the belief that
here Is developing what IL to be Fifth
avenues greatest rival. n fine home sec
ton. the dwelling place OF folks prom!-
nent in social and business life. a set
Element OF people who arc kn1wn
thrOugh bout the world because NJ the
things they have done or stand for.
The nuc!cns OF what promises 20 be
New York's finest home colony IL already
developed IN the shape OF several DWELL
inGs az fine as will be found on Fifth
avenue or any of the leading avenues OF
the country. What IL more. this colony
n spreading. growing at n much more
rapid pace than most fine residential
he!Ghborhoods.
: Since the first OF the year the building
Of more than "A half dozen homes has
been announced. only last week sites
for two fine structures were bought.
Millions NJ dollars are to he spent in the
production of these dwellings. Nothing
has been permitted to hamper the de-
signing of attractive and useful dwell
inss. Only In the matter OF architecture
have the owners OF these veritable pal
aces exercised any restraint. Judging
from the little Information that could
be obtained about tho new houses. they
will mark that patt Of Park avenue as
one OF the rare beauty spots OF the city.
A combination OF Italian. French and
classic ideas adapted to modern times
and conditions. impressed In marble and
Soft tinted sandstone under the gu'd'
ance Of the best architectural minds OF
the country. the three blocks RANKING
Park avenue from SiXty-eirhth to Sew
enty-nrst street will he spoken OF Tar
and near for their beauty.
Fifth avenue has reached the height
o. its glory. II Is the recognized thor
oughfare OF wealth and social position.
II has held this position undisputed for
many years. with the possibilities OF
future development on Fifth avenue Him
tied by the scarcity Of building sites his
avenue will have TO stand still while
folks who would like to have homes there
will 60 elsewhere 10 build them. Inc
Carnegie holise ut Nineticth street WAS
for many years considered the absolute
limit Of residential Fifth avenue. Fine
homes have been built up to the Carnegie
house and then sites to the north Of MI.
Carnegic's were bought when property
south OF II was all taken. In the last
few years most Of Fifth avenues new
homes have been built on property north
Of N~inety-frst street. is.Cenuy SITES
have been bought above Mt. Sinai Hos
pltal III "a Srctlbl NnltH. De'hurt Va W.
pleasant surroundings, will not appeal To
many who may he In the market ready
to buy Fif,h avenue land Cor residential
Improvement.
Park avenue will be benefited by this
state of affairs to a measure not to be
estimated at this time, Those who seem
70 know the wants Of society agree that
4 substitute will he found for Firth ave-
nue.. and that in time IL would he no sur
~. 10 IA. .yt1latttAta haglF M : nnnbln =
as Fifth avenue az a f1ne residential sec
lion There Is no section which shows
more promise OF usurplng much of with
avenues social prominence than Park
avenue. 1t Is the recognized premier
apartment house section OF the city.
Society folks with n liking for apart
mcnt living have gone INTO Park avenue
end daring the last few years fine res.-
dence building has been started In sew
erat sections.
Commodore Arthur Curtlss James ard
Gerald Redmond saw the drift Of affairs
and bought at Park avenue and Sixty
ninth street before apartment house
builders had reached that far north. and
4 improved their purchases with hH'
4. dwellings, which are the centre o: the
'ndwsstirr development which seems dts,
Nned TO rival Flfth avenue In every
respect. There are advantages In favor
OF the Park avenue section which arr
not shared by F!fth avenue. II r. no
"a traFic bound MS Flfth avenue. Fin
avenue looks and feels like n crowded
street ut all times, BECAUSE OF It's worlC
wide reputation AZ the dwelling stree
Of Americas wcallhiest men and socla
leaders a good proportion OF the 200. 0o'
persons who come to visit New Yorl
every day make II Il point To sec Flfti
avenue FIRST II " the shops aud thei
the row ~ New YORK paiaces north o
Slxtieth street, PARK avenue has n,
trade To attract traf.r rui because q
IN" width of In" street and the efrc
created by the parked area through tli
centre OF Tho roadway the density q
tehi"ular traffic Is reduced In the mind
eye 10 much less inlr II real ~.
To Mr.. lanes and Mr., Redmond Far
avenue and SiS,y ninth stree, .ccmcl
more a%pproprIate for their homes tina
linh avenu" or any other street, nm,
there they huilt. similar reasons ~
dVibt raused Henry T.. Dawson an
TItemss W. Lamont. co~psrtners In J. r
Morgan Z Co. ard Augustus q. Paine