August I, 1908





RECORD   AND   GUIDE





245





BUILDING OPERATIONS.





$3,475,000   Skyscraper   for   Broadway.

BROADWAY.—Architect W. C. Haz¬
lett, of No. 1133 Broadway, has completed
scale drawings for the immediate con¬
struction of a skyscraper offlce building
to contain thirty-eight stories, 81x175 ft.
in ground dimensions, to be situated at
Nos. 44 to 50 Broadway and Nos. 43 to
47 New st, at an approximate cost of
$3,475,000. From the sidewalk level the
building will rise to a height of 467 ft,,
comparing with the City Investing Build¬
ing, which is 4S5 ft,, the Antwerp Cathe¬
dral, 476 ft., and the Strasburg Cathe¬
dral, 474 ft. The owners are said to be
Pittsburgh capitalists, and call them¬
selves "the Broadway and New Street
Realty Company," with offtces at No. 50
Broadway. Milton I. Deuel is president
and James A. Simmons, secretary and
treasurer. Three high offlce buildings
now occupying the site will be torn down.
The foundations will be of caisson con¬
struction on rock, and the exterior build¬
ing materials will include light brick,
terra cotta and granite, with a copper
and tile flat and mansard roof, with
terra cotta and marble coping. No build¬
ing contract has yet been awarded. The
present lo-sty structure. No. 50 Broad¬
way, was designed by Architect Brad¬
ford L. Gilbert, and is considered as one
of the best constructed offlce buildings in
lower Broadway.





Arcliitect   for   Everett   House   Site   Im-
provemient,

4TH AV.—Messrs. Goldwin Starrett &
Van Vleck, of No. 150 5th av, have been
commissioned to prepare the plans for the
new 20-sty offlce building which is soon
to be erected by the Century Realty Co.,
of No. Ill Broadway, now the owner of
the old Everett House property, at 4th
av, the northwest corner of 17th st, facing
Union Square. The site has a frontage of
142 ft. on 4th av and about 12S ft. in
Union square, in all about 16,500 sq. ft.
and is considered as one of the most ac¬
cessible locations for modern offlce build¬
ing in the city. The Everett House is
one of the oldest hotels of its kind in
Manhattan. It opened its doors in 1854
and took its name from Edward Everett.
The contents of the fixtures and furnish¬
ings were put on auction sale on Tuesday
of this week, a large attendance being
present. The general contract for the
new building is practically awarded, but
this information is withheld for the pres¬
ent.





Bunk    of   New   York   to    Erect   High
Building.

WALL ST.—It was learned on Wednes¬
day that plans are now being prepared
by Messrs. Clinton & Russell, No. 32 Nas¬
sau st, for a high offlce building to be at
least twenty stories to be situated at the
northeast corner of Wall and William sts.
for the Bank of New Tork, of No. 48 Wall
St. Of course, no building contract has
yet been awarded. Of late there have
been several important building projects
announced for Wall street, which, if the
actual work is carried out, will be one of
the most active building thoroughfares in
the city. At Nos. 67 and 69 Wall st, run¬
ning through to 85 and 91 Beaver st, the
United States Realty Company will soon
erect a 24-sty oflce structure to cost
about .?750.000. Then there is the pro¬
posed Mills Building office structure and
tower to have a height of 1,000 ft., for
which Ernest Flagg is preparing plans
and the rebuilding of the old Custom
House in Wall st for the National City
Bank.





Plans for a State Museum.

NEWBURGH, N. T.—The Trustees of
Washington's headquarters have ap¬
proved plans prepared by State Architect
Ware for a fireproof museum to be erected
on the Headquarters grounds at a cost of
$30,000. The plans call for a red brick
building of the Colonial type. The build¬
ing will be 75 by 30 ft. deep with two
stories and an attic. There is a central
hall on the main floor at the end of which
is the custodian's offlce and a toilet. On
the right and left are two rooms, 22x27,
in which relics will be displayed. In the
second story are two large exhibition
rooms, and also quarters for the janitor.
In the basement there will be rooms for
various purposes. All the relics will be
removed to the new building and the old
building will be transformed as nearly as
possible by the use of the old furniture
to the condition it was when the Father
of his Country lived there. Estimates
from builders will be invited by the State
Architect at Albany.





Large Contract for Geo, A. Fuller Co.

BROADWAY.—It was learned this week
that the George A. Fuller Company has
obtained the general contract for the con¬
struction of the new apartment house
which is to be erected on the block front
bounded by Broadway, Amsterdam av,
86th and STth sts. As announced in issue
of July IS, the structure will be the
largest and one of the highest grade
apartment houses in the world. Every
detail for the comfort of occupants has
been considered carefully by the archi¬
tects, Messrs. Hiss & Weel;es, No. 1123
Broadway, and many novel features not
contained in any other house are to make
it unique. The building Tvill surround one
vast court, thus eliminating all interior
court shafts and giving to each room an
outside opening. The Belnord Realty Co.
will be the owner of the building and
Henry S. Thompson, formerly Superin¬
tendent of Buildings, will have the man¬
agement of building operations. The es¬
timated cost of the project has not yet
been announced.





Wall   and   Beaver   St,  Building.

WALL ST.—Architects Goldwin Star¬
rett & Van Vleck, 150 Sth av, have com¬
pleted plans for the new 24-sty office
building, which the United States Realty
& Improvement Co., No. Ill Broadway,
is to erect at Nos. 67-69 Wall st, and 85
to 91 Beaver st, situated on the south
side of Wall st, 70.5 ft. from Pearl st, and
the north side of Beaver st, 61.7 ft. from
Pearl st, from street to street, to cost in
the neighborhood of $800,000. No build¬
ing contracts have yet been awarded.
Operations are to be begun in the near
future. The new building will be of the
highest fireproof type of construction,
with facades of granite, light brick and
terra cotta trimmings. Four loft build¬
ings on the site will be demolished. Harry
S. Black is president and Wm. H. Chese¬
brough vice-president of the U. S. Realty
& Improvement Co,'





Duke Mansion to Be Started.

5TH AV.—The Record and Guide was
informed on Thursday that operations are
to be started immediately for the new
residence for B. N. Duke, to be erected
on Sth av, the southeast cor of 89th st.
The structure will be of the classic style
of architecture, containing six stories, and
will cover but half of the plot, 30x100 ft.
The entire plot site measures 60x100 ft..
and will all be excavated. The contract
for tbe excavating has just been awarded
to D. C. Weeks & Son, of 289 4th av, by





the architect, C. P. H. Gilbert, of 1123
Broadway. The architect states that the
exterior will be of granite and limestone,
and the construction throughout will be
flreproof. The following well-known con¬
tractors are now estimating the general
contract: • Chas. T. Wells, Inc., Richard
Deeves, A. J. Robinson Co. and D. C.
Weeks & Son.





Twelve-Story   Apartment   House   for
Riverside   Drive.

RIVERSIDE DRIVE.—Neville & Bagge,
217 West 125th st, are preparing plans
for the erection of a high-class fireproof
elevator apartment house to be erected
on a plot of eight lots at the northeast
corner of Riverside drive and 85th st,
fronting 102.2 ft. on Riverside drive and
200 ft. on SSth st. The site is already ex¬
cavated. The A. C. & H. M. Hall Realty
Co., Broadway and 112th st, is the
owner.





Contract for Union Dime Savings Bank.

GTH AV.—The general contract has been
awarded to the W^illiam L. Crow Con¬
struction Co., 289 4th av, for the new 2-
sty bank building for the Union Dime
Savings Institution, to be erected at. the
northwest corner of Gth av and 40th st,
at a cost of about $225,000. Five 5-sty
briclv tenements and stores on the site will
be torn down. The exterior will be of
limestone ashlar, on a granite base. Alfred
H. Taylor, G East 42nd st, is the architect.





James  Stewart & Co. Get Jacksonville
Contract,

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.—James Stewart
& Company, No. 135 Broadway, Manhat¬
tan, has obtained the general contract to
erect a 10-sty fireproof bank and offlce
building, to cover a plot 52x105 ft., at
Jacksonville, Fla., for the Atlantic Na¬
tional Bank, to cast in the neighborhood of
$200,000. Messrs. Mowbray & Uffinger.
92 Liberty st, Manhattan, are the archi¬
tects.





Apartments,   Flats   and   Tenements.

MANHATTAN.—A. C. M. I. Stewart,
126 Park Row, will alter the 4-sty tene¬
ment, Nos. 336-338 Water st, from plans
by A. L. Kehoe, 1 Beekman st.

MANHATTAN.—The 5-sty tenement.
No. 147 East 32d st, will be improved
from plans by D. J. Comyns, 147 4th av.
Geo. W. Eccles, Flushing, N. Y., is owner.

MANHATTAN.—Gross & Kleinberger,
Bible House, are preparing plans for in¬
terior changes to the 5-sty tenement. No.
766 Columbus av, for Samuel Eisnitz, on
premises.

MANHATTAN.—B. W. Berger & Son,
121 Bible House, have prepared plans for
alterations to the 5-sty tenement, No. 789
7th av, owned by Thomas Cunningham,
4G Hamilton pl.

MANHATTAN.—A. Ruth, 123 West
121st st, will erect in 179th st, 187 ft.
west of Audubon av, a 5-sty flat building,
38x88 ft., to cost $40,000. J. H. Hauser,
3G0 West 125th st, is making plans.

MANHATTAN.—Benj. W. Levitan, 20
West 3l3t st, is completing plans for the
6-sty apartment house, 150x100 ft., for
the Sun Const. Co., 1400 Broadway, to be
erected at Broadway and 152d st, to cost
$200,000.

EVERGREEN. L, I.—Poxhall st, s w
cor Buchman av, Evergreen, will be Im¬
proved by Paul Stier, 33 Van Cortland av,
with one 3-sty brick tenement, 20x60 ft.,
to cost $5,000. L. Berger & Son, 300 St.
Nicholas av, are the architects.

MANHATTAN.—Blum & Shapiro, 134
Clinton st, have the contract for extensive
changes  to  the  3-sty tenement  building.