October 3, 1914





RECORD  AND  GUIDE





567





CURRENT   BUILDING    OPERATIONS





Arnold, Constable & Company Lease Frederick W. Vanderbilt Property,
At 40th Street Corner, For Long Term—Rentals Approximate $5,000,000





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ARXULU, CONSTABLE & CO.,
for many years located at Broadway
and 19th street, have at last obtained a
Fifth avenue site in the Murray Hill sec¬
tion. The dry goods concern has been
considering the remova'
to this district for
many years, and
several sites have
been under consid¬
eration at various
times. During the
last year, however,
several i m p o rtant
changes have been
made in the imme¬
diate locality, nota¬
bly the advent of
Lord & Taylor, A.
A. Vantine & Co.
and the assembling
of the plot for the
Rogers Peet Co.,
which is now erect¬
ing a building at
41st street, with a
frontage in 42d
street. Other im¬
portant, though
smaller operations.
have been or are
now under way, in¬
cluding the altera¬
tion of the south¬
west corner of Fifth
avenue and 39th
street and the new
building on the east
side of the avenue opposite the Public
Library.

Through the firm of Douglas L. Elli¬
man & Company, the merchants acquire
control of the southeast corner of Fifth
avenue and 40th street, owned by Freder¬
ick W. Vanderbilt, for a term of twenty-
one years with several renewals, the rent¬
al for the first term approximating about





store as planned, will cover an irregular
plot with frontages in three streets form¬
ing an "L" around the Union League
Club House. The Fifth avenue front w^ill
be 112 feet, in East 40th street the build¬
ing will extend to a depth of 175 feet,
while in East 39th street there will be a





facades arc.' designed in a very simple
manner, and their chief ornamentation
will be found in the cornice, which is
massive and well designed.

Aluch space in the facades has been de¬
voted to windows, thus assuring the best
of natural light. The light from the south
w^ill be permanently







T   Joseph Bartley
PROPOSED ARNOLD, CONSTABLE & COMPANY ESTABLISHMENT.





frontage of 25 feet. Entrances will be
provided on all three thoroughfares, the
main entrance, however, being on Fifth
avenue and the carriage entrance in East
40th street.

This structure will rise to a height of
six stories, and will have a basement and
sub-basement. Construction will be fire¬
proof in the fullest meaning of the word.





protected by the
erection of a one-
story structure on a
30-foot plot on Fifth
avenue. While this
one-story building
will harmonize with
the main building in
design it will not be
used by the com¬
pany, but will prob¬
ably be leased inde¬
pendently. Its main
function is to pro¬
vide a permanent
liglit court, 30 feet
in width, above the
first story of the
store buildine.

T. Joseph Bartley.
architect, 15 Broad
street, Manhattan,
has prepared the
plans and specifica¬
tions for the project,
and he will have di¬
rect supervision of
the construction and
all materials used.
Niemann & Luth,
31 West 42d street,
general contract for
the erection of the building, and it is
proposed to start work of active con¬
struction immediately. Test borings
have already been made, and the work
of demolishing the old building now on
the site will be started in a few days.

As   a  department  store,  the  proposed
structure   will   compare   favorably   with





Architect.





have   received   the







FIFTH   AVEXUE.   SHOWING   SITE   OF   PROJECTED   BUILDING.





$5,000,000. No definite .figures have been
given out as to the probable cost of con¬
struction, though it is estimated that the
operation will involve in the neighbor¬
hood of about $650,000.
The  newest   Fifth  avenue  department





The building will be steel frame with
floor construction of reinforced concrete
and partitions of hollow terra cotta
blocks. Brick and buff Indiana limestone
are the materials which will be used in
the construction of the facades.    These





any of those recently erected in the city,
although not so large as some. The
plans provide for the installation of the
most modern conveniences and appli¬
ances which mean so much to employees
and patrons.    Their comfort will be as-