January 13, 1906
RECORD AND GUIDE
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and 34th st. This was assessed separately at $340,0000. The
assessment on the plot has been doubled, almost to $5,050,000,
while the art store was increased to $800,000, making the total
assessment for the plot $5,850,000, .The old Broadway
Tabernacle, Oth av and 34th st, unoccupied and idle, has
been raised from $1,200,000 to $1,580,000.
Following is a list of some of specimen properties showing
the increases this year over 1905, classified according to their
use:
OFFICES AND BUSINESS BUILDINGS.
Buikling. 1905. 1900.
'^Metropolitan Life.............................$5,700,000 $6,500,000
'^Edison Electric............................... 5,075,000 0,100,000
Van Orden Trust Co.......................... 1,200,000 1,250,000
Uiiited States E.\press........................ 400,000 575,000
*Ne\v Wanrtmaker store...................... 3,000,000 4,375,000
No. 60 Wall street............................ 1,200,000 1,930.000
No, 111 Broadway............................ 2,800,000 3,775,000
Telephone Building .......................... 2,710,0lHI 3,275,000
Manhattan Life Insurance Building............ 2,850,000 4,050,000
New York Stock Exchange.................... 4.800,000 4,990.000
Equitable" Life Building......................11,100,000 11,500,000
^.Mutual Life Insurance Building.............. 9,300,000 9,773,000
Beaver Building ............................. 850.000 1.100,000
Barclay Building .............................. 1,900,000 2,000,000
Appraisement Stores ........................ 775,000 950,000
Commercial Cable Building, Broad street...... 2.000,000 2,900.000
Maiden lane building ......................... 2.125,000 2,oCO,0O0
New Times Building.......................... 1,000,000 1,650,000
Western Union Telegraph Co.................. 1,875,009 2,332,000
Mail and E.'cpress Building.................... 765,000 985,000
Washington Life Building.................... 2,400,000 3,035,000
Farmers' Loan and Trust..................... 855,000 1,307,500
Consolidated Exchange ....................... 1,800,000 2,200,000
Century Building ............................. 1,400,000 1.725,000
Union Trust ................................. 2,000,000 2.590,000
'^Blair Building, Broad street................ 1,000,000 1,835,000
Trinity Biulding .............................. 2,.S00,fl0O 3,775.000
Old TiCfanv Building.......................... 800,000 1,350.000
Tiffany slore (new) ........................... 1.300,000 2,300.000
New York Life Building...................... 3,790,000 4,000,000
Aeolian Building ............................. 050,000 850,000
Grand Central Station........................ 4,500,000 6,000,000
*In course of construction,
HOTELS AND APARTMENT HOUSES.
1905. 1906,
Waldorf-Astoria ............................. 9,185,000 lO,70O,00C
Holland House ...............................4,600.000 1,640.000
Gregorian .................................. 500.000 625,000
Imperial ................................... 1,800.000 2.000,000
*Be!mont Hotel ............................. 2,2.50,000 2,760,000
Manhattan Hotel .............................. 3,000,000 3,150,000
Murray Hill Hotel............................ 950,000 1,350,000
New Gotham Hotel............................ 1,800,000 2,500,000
St, Regis .................................... 2,100,OnO 2,300,000
Hotel Astor.................................. 3,200,000 3,300,000
Old Colony Apartments........................ 700,000 750,000
Martinique ................................. 700,000 750,000
Madison Avenue Apartments.................. 500,000 575,000
Van Corlear Apartments...................... 0:iO,0nO 075,000
Hotel Broadway and 58th st.................. 375,000 400,000
The Speucer Arms........................... 500,000 800,000
RESIDENCES,
Charles T. Yerkes............................. 1,480,000 1,500,000
C, M, Schwab................................. 1,.WO,000 1,350,000
'^W A Clark.................................. 2,100,000 2,100,000
W, D. Sloane, 6^5 5th av..................... 425.000 440.000
W. D, Sloane, 647 6th av...................... 425,000 440,000
M. P, Plant, 049 ."ith av...................... 576,000 600,000
Payne Whitnev. 974 5th av.................... ,500,000 525,000
G W, Vanderbilt.............................. 1.600,000 1,650,000
Mrs. W, D. Sloane...........................; 1.400,000 1,455,000
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
Hippodrome ................................ 1,200,000 1,350.000
Belasco Theatre ............................. 225,000 250,000
Broadway Theatre ............................. 1,250,000 1,300,000
New York Theatre ........................... 1,700.000 1,750.000
Hudson Theatre .............................. 3.50,000 300,000
New Amsterdam Theatre ..................... 7<lO,000 750,000
Fifth Avenue Theatre .......................... ] .200,000 1,215,000
Victoria Theatre ............................. 050,000 676,000
Liberty Theatre .............................. 260,000 260,000
*Iii course of construction.
Following are some of the more prominent buildings on which
the assessments have been reduced:
1905. 1906,
Hudson Building ............................$1,270,000 $1,100,000
Chatsworth Apartments ...................... 1,000,000 850,000
Ireland Realty Co............................. 1,405,000 1,4.50,000
Wells Building ............................. 1.380,000 1,350.000
Sturtevant House ............................ 2,100,000 2.000,000
Hotel Seville ............................... 850,000 72o,000
No 42 Broadway ............................. 3,700.000 3,650,000
Merrick Construction Co ..................... 2.50,000 240,000
The following designated properties are selected from the
unchanged list:
W, D. Sloane and G. W. Vanderbilt, 5th av, 51st to 52d st.$3,000,000
L. P, Morton, 081 5th av..............................,■ ■ ■ • ^60,000
R, Sage, 500 Tjth av........................................ . ^^^aX
J, J, Astor. 5th av and 05th st.....;.;.;.;;..;..;.,;,.;,.;..; l^wO.OOO
W, C, Whitney, 6th av and 08th st.......................... 1.1oO,000
G, J, Gould, 6lh av aud 67th st.............................. ^'^?''^aa
William Tripler, 40 W, 77th st............................ "'^■9.9,2
E. A. Philbin, 333 W. 77th st................................ 2,'2nn
B, L. Kennelly, 309 W. 77th st............................. ,ii''£.J.
Jacob H, Schiff..................................-............ Uno?^
Richard Croker, 5 E, 74th st.............................. olili'n/iii
John P, Carroll. 0 E, 57th st................................ oAnJJnn
Mrs. R. P. Flower, 597 5th av.............................. , m'/Inn
D, 0, Mills. 034 5th av.................................... o-^-n^U
P. W, Woolworlh, 1 E. 80th fit............................. ^^M'l^Vx
A. P. Fitch, 16 E. SOth st.................................. 80,000
W. R. Grace, 31 E, 79th st.................
Seth B. French, 15 W. 51st st.,'...........
I'embroke Jones, 13 W, 51st st...............
iir. A. H, Smith, 18 E. 46th st.............
C. N. Bliss, 1 E. Olst st.....................
A. H, Paget, 11 B. Olst st.................
L. Wormser, 2 E. Goth st...................
W. D. Parsons, 18 E. 63d st.................
J. P. Morgan. 219 Madison av...............
W. S. Wehb, 6S0 5th av.....................
Mrs, R, M, Hunt, 178 Madison av.............
M, K, Jesup, 107 Madi,sorL av..................
W. K, Vanderbilt, Sr,, 5th av. and 52d st...
Seth Low, 3 E. 04th st.....................
H. Oelrichs, 67th st. and 5th av.............
Mrs. C. p. Huntington, 57th st. and Sth av,
J. Pulitzer, 9 E. 73d st.....................
H, 0. Havemeyer...........................
E, T. Gerry, 5th av, and Olst st.....;.........
175.000
125.000
102.000
53.000
275,000
135,000
100,000
72,000
800,000
460,000
70,000
37,000
3,000,000
145,000
580,000
1,500,000
040,000
430,000
1,350,000
BUSINESS BUILDINGS,
Broadway Chambers., ,$1,000,000
Broad Exchange....... 5,200,000
Bowling Green......... ;i,,Siiii,inni
Produce Exchange...... 4,r,(ili,()(iU
Bennett .............. I.UIO.UOO
Bank of Am............ 1,2-10,000
Battery Park.......... 1,125,000
Astor ................. 2,115,000
Stevens ................ 1,620,000
Schermerhorn ......... 1,020,000
N, J. C, R. R, B....... 1,400,000
.\m, T, Soc............. 1,510,000
Aldrich Court.......... 1,100,000
H, B. Claflin Co........ 1,518,000
H,, Car, & Co......... 7-")0,000
Mech. Nat. BIr ........ I,0i5,000
U. S. Trust Co......... 1,275,000
Met, Trust Co......... 750,000
U. Bank Bldg.......... 1,965.000
A. B. Note Co......... 1500,000
Adams Express Co..... 1,770,000
Johnson .............. 2.000,000
Manhattan Bank....... 2,5o0,00O
Washington .......... 2,000,000
Butlerick Pub. Co...... 950,000
N. Y. Clearing House. 1,170,0(X)
Times ................ 1,245,000
Tribune .............. 1,000,000
Staats Zcitung ........ 726,000
Stewart .............. 3,370,000
Em. Savings Bank..... 575,000
A, News Co........... 090,000
HOTELS AND
Majestic .............. $2,200,000
Marie Antoinette....... 1,550,000
Sherry's .............. 2,400,000
Netherland ........... , 2,450,000
Savoy ................. 2,200,000
Fifth Avenue.......... 4,500,000
Hoffman ............ 720,000
Gilsey ................ 1,000,000
Broadway Central...... 1,300,000
Mills Hotel............ 725,000
Marlborough ......... 1,500,000
Cambridge ............ 945,000
Rossmore ............ 670.000
$700,000
000.000
825,000
825,000
725,000
2,400,000
1,550,000 ,
1,900,000
226,000
790,000
1,075,000
1,020,000
(185,000
4,500,000
350,000
860,000
1,550,000
1,125,000
2.130,000
1.990,000
1,675,000
1,060,000
660.000
1,100.000
2,060,000
1,007,000
4,595,000
2,300,000
1,700,000
960,000
1.650,000
2,250,000
........ 2,700,000
APARTMENTS,
Everett .............. $550,000
Alpine ............... 2,250,000
Bartholdi ............ 900.000
Vendome .............. 950,000
Lisbon ................ 550,000
Madrid .............. 000,000
Ansonia .............. 000,000
Audubon ............ 3,600,000
Cafe Martin........... 1.175,000
Walton ............... 550,000
Georgian Court........ 660,000
Lucerne .............. 600,000
Morse ...............
Union D. Bank........
K, Trust Co..........
B, of Met..............
Spingler..............
McCreery's ..........
Townsend ............
St. James..............
Tammany Hall .......
Bryant Building........
Chamber of Commerce.
Fourth National Bk,..
Morris ...............
Old Custom House..,.
Sun ...................
Temple Court ........
T's'd, Bdway and 25th.
Benedict Building .....
German-American .....
.\m. Express Co........
Smith Building .......
Altman's ............■
Alexander ...........
Cammeyer's..........
Adams ...............
Ehrieh ...............
Stern ...............
.\rnold-ConEtable .....
Constable Building___
Vantine .............
Presbyterian Mission,.
N, Y. Com..............
Flatiron ............
Largest in the World.
The new Astor apartment hotel which will be built at Broad¬
way and 78th and 79th sts. New York, wdll be the largest apart¬
ment hotel in the world, and will cost upward of $4,000,000.
The building will cover a plot of ground 200 ft. on Broadway
and 225 ft. on the side streets. Two stories will be built under
WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR'S APARTMENT HOTEL.
Block hounded by Broadway West End av, 78th and 79th sts.
Messrs. Clinton & Russell, Architects.
the streets and eighteen above the surface level, making a 20-
sty structure in all, A sub-basement will be constructed for
.accommodating the power, heating and lighting plants. The
furnaces and machinery will rest oh concrete floors and be com¬
pletely inclosed in walls of fireproof clay, so that any fire once
starting In the engine or dynamo room cannot possibly extend
to the basement above. The building wdll be made of the usual