| Show APARTMENT HOUSES IN CHICAGO one rf of tho the mot remarkable features of 0 the building operations in chicago for the past year Is the amount amo 0 of apartment house or flat construction which ila has been carried on on a scale of unprecedented magnitude it had bad been thought that flat building in chicago vas aas overdone and when in 1904 the total of the years operations reached over compared with for tile the year 3 it was expected by many that a slump would surely come and the figures for 1905 would show a considerable falling oft off so far however from that being tile the case the figures of the past year show the remarkable total of nearly taking into account only but bueding dIng of and upward it Is true that these figures include buildings of 0 f the combination character containing both flats flata and stores but these form only a small sin all proportion of the total jt it is evident from these figures that the people of chicago aro are inclining more find and more to residence in flats the total of house construction including only permits above amounted tor for the year 1900 1905 to less than the greatest percentage of house building having been in the northwest of the city it might be thought that in view of the rapidity with which flat buildings have ha ve ve been constructed during the year it would be difficult to fill them but the contrary is the casp case and all reports from owners builders and agents agree that are well maintained which Is a suie sue evidence of the fact that the supply has by no means outstripped the demand architect and engineer |
