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RECORD   AND   GUIDE





March lo, 19(56







Prospective Building.





Building Operations.





The following is a list continued of building enterprises for Man¬
hattan that may be expected within the year 1906. For some, plans
are now under way; for others, no architects have yet been selected;
and in some cases the sites have not been secured. The first name is
tbe owner's; the second, that of the architect; the third, the con¬
tractor's;   the   date   Is   the   date   of   announcement   in   the   Record

and Guide,

'■'                    OFFICE,  STORE AND LOFT BUILDINGS.

Gth av, 32d and 33d sts—lo-sty terminal station and office huilding;
The Hudson and Manhattan R R Co, W G McAdoo. 113 Broadway,
president;  no contract let.    See  issue Mar 3,  190C.

Sth av. No 373—S-sty store aud office building; Joseph Fahys & Co,

- 54 Maiden lane; ar'ts, Hunt & Hunt, 2S E 21st st; h'r, A R 'Whit-
-ney, Jr, & Co, 135 Broadway.    Mar 3. 190G,

Houston st, n e cor Wooster st—G-sty telephone exchange huilding:
New York Telephone Co, 15 Dey st; ar'ts, Eidlitz & McKenzie. 1123
Broadway; b'r, P J Carlin Construction Co, 1 Madison av; steel
work,  Eidlitz &  Ross,  1123 Broadway,    Mar 3, 1906,

125th st, Nos 216 to 220 West--------sty mercantile building contem¬
plated; Brill Bros, 44 E 14th st; no architect selected; no con¬
tract let.    Mar 3, 1906,

Broadway and 12th st—12-sty loft building; The Richmond Realty
Co, 50 Liberty st; ar't, Samuel Sass, 23 Park row; no subcontracts

.   let.    Mar 3, 1900.

Broadway, s e cor G7th st—3-sty office building;  Thomas J Healy,

, Columbus av, a e cor 66th st; ar'ts, Thom & Wilson, 1123 Broad¬
way;  no contract let.    Mar 3. 190G.

67th St. n s, 200 e Columbus av—Seven 10 and 14-sty studio build¬
ings; R W Vounoh, 33 W 67th st; ar'ts. Pollard & Steinam, 234 Sth

■ av.   Nov 25, 1905,

21st st, Nos 30-32 West—12-sty loft building; Chas Kaye, 36 E 9th
st;  ar'ts, Buchman & Fox, 11 E SOth st,

Vesey st, Nos 20-24—12-sty and pent house office building; Garri¬
son Realty Co, 30 Broad st; ar't, Rohert D Kohn, 170 Sth av; b'rs.
Mare Eidlitz & Son, 4S9 5th av; construction engineer, Eugene W
Stern,    Mar 4,  1903.

15th st,   Nos 22 to 26 West—6-sty store and loft building;   Ole H

: Olsen, 2312 Southern Boulevard; ar't, C Abbott French, 627
Columbus av.    Jan 27, 1900.

Franklin st. Nos 51-55—Extensive alterations to S-sty telephone ex¬
change and office building; New York Telephone Co, 15 Dey st;
ar'ts, Eidlitz & McKenzie, 1123 Broadway.

Greenwich st, Nos 686 and 690—Extensive alterations to three 5-sty
store and loft buildings; Thomas Farrell, 626 10th av; ar't, James
W  Cole,  403 W Slst st,

36th st. No 7 West—Extensive alterations to 4-sty store and loft
building; Catherine Schieffelin, 45 Broadway; ar't. H P Von Wie¬
deufeld, 69 Suydam st, Brooklyn,

37th st, No 03 West—Extensive alterations to 3-sty_store and dwell¬
ing; Francis Carlson. Port Washington av and 170th st; ar't S E
Gage, 3 Union  sq.

FACTORIES.

Washington st, n w cor Bank st—Extensive alterations to 10-sty
office and factory building; Western Electric Co, 57 Bethune st;
ar'ts, Eidlitz & McKenzie, 1123 Broadway,

Southern Boulevard, s e cor Cypress av—O-sty brk extension to 6-
sty piano factory; Jacob Doll, on premises; ar'ts, Kurtzer & Rentz,

. Spring Sl and Bowery.

Lincoln av, s e cor 134th st—Add 2 stories to 1-sty factory; John
Boulton Simpson, 1170 Broadway; ar't. S Gifford Slocum, 1170.
Broadway,

146th st, s e cor Park av—-Extensive alterations to 1-sty factory;
Sigmund Ullman Co, Jas A Ullman, Sec, on premises; ar'ts, Clever-
, don & Putzel, 41 Union sq.

Gerard av. e s. 250 s 144ih st—2-Bty factory and storage building;
Chas  Vauriper.   Mott  av   and   144th   st;   ar't,   H   S   Baker,  494  E
; .13Sth St.

Brook av, n e cor Rose st--------sty row of market buildings, refrlger-

■  ating plaiit, &c; owner's name withheld; ar't, James S Maher, 1267
Broadway;   no subcontracts let.    Mar 3,   19O0.

36th  st,  Nos 207 to  213  East,   running  through   to  37th  st^5-sty
, stable building;  B Altman fe Co, Oth av and 10th st;  ar'ts, Trow-

■  bridge Sc Livingston, 425 Sth av;  no contract let.    Mar 3, 1900.
40th  st.  No  254 West—S-sty stable  buildiug;   The  New  York Cab

Co;  ar'ts, Radcliffe & Kelley, 3 W 29th st;  no contract let,
72d st, Nos 532-534 East—Extensive alterations to 1-sty stable and
bakery;   Knickerbocker  Bread  &  Yeast  Co,   53S  E 72d  st;   ar'ts,
Lawlor Sc Haase, 09 Wall st; no contract let.
RESIDENCES.
Sth av, No 1046—5-sty residence;  'W W Hall. 159 E 3Sth st; ar'ts,
'Welch    Smith &  Provot,   11  E 42d st;   no  subcontracts  let.    Mar
3,. 1900,.
Riverside   Drive,   s   e   cor   SOth   st—Extensive   alterations   to   resi-
i Sence;   Isaac L Rice,  on premises;   ar'ts,  Herts & Tallant,  32 B
"2Pth sl; no contract let.    Mar 3, 1906,

Slst st. No 4 West—Extensive alterations to 4-sty residence; Mary

M Roberts, 30 W 47th st; ar'ts. Hoppin, Koeu Sr Huntington, 244

Sth av,

20tih   St.   No   430   West—Extensive   alterations   to   4-sty   dwelling;

"estate   of   G!   W. Taber,   on   premises;   ar't,   C   P   H   Qilbert.   1123

Broadway;   no  contract let.

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,-::i-:.-                    $800,000 Building 1-oan.

':^h6'Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has loaned .to the
Lenox Realty Company, of which Julian T, Saxe is president,
JSOO.OOO on the property situated on the northwest corner of
Central Park West and 75th st, a plot 102.2x123,9, where a
12-sty flreproof apartment house is to be erected-





Scbool ter the Aoiericaii   Female Guardiau   Socicly*

103D ST.—The American Female Guardian Society will build
at No, 243 East 103d st, on a plot 25x100, a S-sty industrial
school building, flreproof, of brick and stone construction, Wil¬
liam B, Tuthill, 2S7 4th av, will make the plans and receive
flgures.    No contract has yet been awarded.





Row of Five Flats f«T First Atcuuc.

1ST AV.—Messrs. Hillman & Golding. northwest corner Grand
st and Bowery, will begin in the near future the erection of a
ro'v of flve 6-sty flat buildings, 42xS7,5, at the northwest
corner of 1st av and 57th st, to cost about $300,000, The plans
will be prepared by Bernstein & Bernstein, of 24 East 23d st.
No sub-contracts for any of tbe work have yet been awarded.

Biff ApaTfmont House Cor Madiaon A-renuo Corner.

MADISON AV,—The Twenty-Eighth Street Co., of which C, P.
Rogers, 200 West STth st, is the head, and owners of the St.
George Apartments, in this vicinity, will erect a 10-sty and
pent bouse flreproof elevator apartment house, on a plot lOOx
100 ft., at tbe northeast corner of Madison av and GOth st, from
plans now being designed by Messrs, Schwartz & Gross, of 35
West 21st St. Mr. Robert E. Moss, of No. 12 Elm st, is the
steel engineer. Mr. Rogers is ready for figures on separate
contracts.





Bredr, Adler & Koch to Build in 19th St.

19TH ST.—Messrs. Brody, Adler & Koch, of No. 132 Nassau st,
owners of the plot Nos. 8 and 10 West 19th st. will soon begin
the erection of an 11-sty loft and offlce building, S0x90 ft. in
size. The structure will have an exterior of limestone and terra
cotta and ornamental iron work. The Interior will contain
electric elevators, steam heat, electric llght-s, marble, tile and
hardwood trim, Schwartz & Gross, of 35 West 21st st, are now
preparing tbe plans, and R, E. Moss, of No. 12 Elm st. will be
tbe steel engineer.    No sub-contracts yet awarded.





Ijatest Central Parlt West Improvement.

CENTRAL PARK WEST.^The Lenox Realty Co. (Messrs.
Saxe & Coon), ISO Broadway, will erect at the northwest corner
of Central Park West and 75th st a 12-sty high-class elevator
apartment bouse, to cost about $1,000,000. The new structure
will be known as the Kenllwortli. Messrs. Townsend, Steinel &
Haskell, of Nos. 29-33 East 19th st, are now preparing plans.
No contract has yet been awarded. There will be three apart¬
ments to a floor consisting of t-^\'0 eight and ten rooms each.
The fronts will be of Indiana limestone and terra cotta. The
building will measure 102.2 on the av and 123,9 on the st.





Cha«. T. 'Will* "Will Build New Structure on Old Taber¬
nacle Site.

OTH AV. 34TH ST.—It was learned this week that Charles
T, Wills, of No. 1S6 Sth av, has obtained the general contract to
build the new store and office building which W. R. H. Martin,
owner of the "Hotel Martinique," and of Rogers, Peet & Co., will
erect on tbe old Tabernacle site at the northeast corner of 6th
av and 34th st, on a plot fronting 98,9 ft. on 6th av, 150 ft. on
34th st and three abutting plots on the south side of 35th st of
S3 ft. The structure '\vill be 16 stories in height and measure
140x'2G0 ft., with exteriors of limestone, brick and terra cotta
Messrs. Townsend, Steinel & Haskell, No. 29-33 Bast 19th st,
are the architects.    (See also issue Peb. 24, 1906.)





High-Ciasfl Apartments for n^est Fud Avenue.

WEST END AV,—The Stanley Court Realty & Construction
Co., Broadway and 106th st (Randolph Hurry, Edmund Dwight,
Jr., and another, la-^vyers, of 76 Williara st), will erect a 12-sty
high-class elevator apartment house, on a plot 75.11x100, on
the northwest corner of West End av and l06th st. Charles B.
Birge, 5 West 31st st, has plans in preparation, and Ronald H.
M.icdonaId & Co., of the same address, will in all probability
be the general contractors for tbe structure. Work is ex¬
pected to begin at once. There will be two apartments on each
floor, the suites to be of ten rooms each. The Title Guarantee
& Trust Co, has loaned the company $300,000 for the project.
At the northwest corner of Broadway and lOCth st a similar
building Is being run up by the same company.

Office  Building- for  I.ibert]r St.

LIBERTY ST.—Mrs. Anne Walker.'of Philadelphia, Pa., will
erect at Nos. 25 and 27 Liberty st, running through to Maiden
lane, on the property occupied for years by Powers & Weight-