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Hedden  Construction  Co, Will  Build the Broadway-

Cortlandt,
BROADWAY.—The general contract for the erection of the
new Broadway-Cortlandt Building, which hais been under
negotiation for some months, was awarded this week to the
V. J. Hedden & Sons Co., No. 1 Madison av. This contract,
which includes the construction and installation of every por¬
tion of the building, involves the expenditure of S'3,40U,000.
Work upon the new structure is to be begun immediately, as
soon as plans have been finally approved by the Bureau of
Buildings, and it is expected that the contract for supplying
the steel work will be awarded within the near future. The
exact dimensions which the structure will cover, it is believed,
will equal in floor space any building in the downtown district,
as it will oover an area of 27,000 sq. ft., a little less than the
Broad-Exchange Building. Along Cortlandt st it will front
SOO.li/i ft., IO5.6V2 ft. on Church st, with a Broadway outlet of
37,Ci^ ft. In height it will contain 26 stories in Cortlandt st,
with a tower roof rising to 33 stories. There will be twenty-
three electric elevators running first from the first to the ninth
story, then Ihc ninth lo seventeenth and seventeenth to the
twenty-fifth story. The fioors wdll be of the Roebling system,
one part Portland cement, two and one-half parts sand, and
six parts steam cinders. The exterior will be in Indiana limestone
from the first to the fifth story, and the rest in light brick,
the total height being 3C0.G ft. from the curb level. Robert
E. Dowling is president of "the Broadway-Cortlandt Com¬
pany," which is the owner; A. L. Dean, vice-president; Edward
P. Clark, secretary. Francis H, Kimball, 71 Broadway, is the
architect, and Wm. C. Tucker, loG 'oth av, sanitary engineer.





Work on Lackawanna Ferry House  Progressing.

W^orli on the new t-^rry house for the Lackawanna Railroad,
which is being erected at the foot of Hudson pl, Hoboken, is
progressing slowly but surely. A force of only GO men is at
work. The artificial land will run out as far as the new inside
dock line, where the new sea wall of stone and concrete is
being built. After the sea wall is marked off pilings aro driven
and heavy timbers, about 12 inches square and IG to IS ft, in
length are laid across the tops of tlie pilings. These are crossed
and recrossed, making as firm a foundation as possible. On top
of this goes the crushed stone and concrete. T'be ^vall at the
bottom is G ft. thick and at the top 4 ft. Between the new sea
wall the pilings are being cut off and blocks of heavy timbers,
sand, stone and other material are being used to make the arti¬
ficial land and force the river .back. The ferry house is to be
built entirely of steel and concrete.





First Contract Let on the Singer Building.

BROADWAY.—The first contract so far let for the Singer
Building improvements, at tlie northwest corner of Broadway
and Liberty st, which, it is estimated, will cost o\"er $2,000,000,
is that for the foundations, to the Foundation Company, No.
32 Nassau st. It is now expected that the steel contract will be
awarded without further d'elay. As previously reported, the
Singer tower will r:se to a height of 40 stories, 60x(j0 ft. in
size, and a 14-Sty annex, 52.10x100.2 ft., will be erected at Nos
91-93 Liberty st. No other contracts have been awarded. Ernest
Flagg, 35 Wall st. is the architect. Another large building
project immediately coming on is the new City Investment Com¬
pany Building, at Broadway and Cortlandt st. The steel con¬
tract for this is expected to be let in a few days.





A Reinforced Concrete Contract.

The Citizens' Bank of Alameda, Cal., one of the most progres¬
sive banks on the Pacific Coast, has awarded the contract for
the construction of a large reinforced concrete bank building to
Frank B. Gilbreth, of No. 34 "^'est 2Gth st. New Tork, upon
w-hose advice it was decided to build the entire structure of
reinforced concrete, making it earthquake-proof as well as flre¬
proof. The work will be done on the basis of cost-plus-a-fixed-
sum, the only basis on which iVIr, Gilbreth solicits and executes
work.





Apartments, Flats and Tenements.

.84TH ST.—Parnass & Dellon, No. 1787 Lexington av, will erect
at.Nos. 233-237 East S4th st, two 6-sty fiat buildings, 34x89.2
ft., to cost ifOG.OOO. Geo. Fred Pelham, No. 503 5th av, is archi¬
tect.

GOTH ST.—David Lenten. No. 92 St. Nicholas av, will build on
the south side of GGtli i.t, 31G.S ft. east of 2d av. a G-sty, 22-
family fiat, 33.4xS7.;'> ft., to cost $3G,000. Geo. Fred Pelham,
No. '503 5th av,  is  planning.





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TROOP AV.—Maximilian Zipkes, 147 4th av, Manhattan,
has plans for three 5-sty and basement flats, to be erected on
a plot corner of Troop av, Brooklyn, 125x100 ft., for B. Springer,
114 St.  Mark's pl,   to cost $135,000.

ST. NICHOLAS AV.—Geo. Fred Pelham, No. W3 5lh av, is
making plans for two 5-sty flats, 37.Gx8S ft., for Robert Cobie,
of New Rochelle, N. T., to be erected on the west side of St.
Nichoi^is av, 25 ft. south of 173d st, to cost ?7G,000.

HOUSTON ST.—Henry G. Harris, No. 3 East a7th st, is pre¬
paring plans for two 6-sty tenements, 37x87.0 ft., for Lowe &
Jorisch, No. 200 East 116th st, to be erected on the west side
of Houston st, lOO.l ft. west of 2d av, to cost $90,000.

134TH ST.—Frederick E. Glasser, No. 70 Manhattan av, is
making plans for five 5-sty fiats, 48x87.11 ft., for Liebermann
& Rosenthal, No. 7 West 120th st, to be erected on the north
side of 134th st, 375 ft, west of Amsterdam av, to cost $200,000.

G7TH ST,—Rubinsky & Jaffe, No. 112 East Broadway, will
build on the soulh side of G7th st, 100 ft. west of West End av,
a row of five G-sty flat buildings, 40x87.5 ft,, at an estimated cost
of $225,000. Stern & Morris, No. 1133 Broadway, are now plan¬
ning.

1G7TH ST.—Wm, Gildersleeve, 835 Eroadway, will erect on
Ihe northeast corner of lG7th st and Kelley av three E5-sty and
cellar flats, steam heat, baths, gas ranges, to cost about
."rlOO.COO. No contracts let. Louis C. Maurer, 22 East 21st st,
is architect.





Dwellings.

GLOVER ST.—Maximilian Zipkes, 147 4th av, has plans for
a 2-family dwelling to be erected on the south side of Glover
st, 70 ft.  west of St. Raymond av,  to cost about $7,000.

5TH AV.—No building contract has yet been is'sued for the
new 5-sty residence, 40x61.10 ft., which General Lloyd S. Bryce,
24 East Slst st. is to build at No. 1025 5th av, at a cost of
$80,000. Plans by Ogden Codman, Winsor Arcade. 571 5th av,
call for a fn.nt of Indiana limestone and light brick, with Irlue
stone coping, tile roof, steam heating, etc.





Churches,

The St. Peter's R. C. Church. Merchantville, N. J., will build a
fine 1-sty stone edifice. C. Schnell & Co., Drexel Bldg., Phila¬
delphia,  Pa.,  have  the contract.

Sth ST.—The Sixth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Congrega¬
tion will erect a new church at the northwest corner of Sth st
and Oth av, Brooklyn, 1-sty, S0x94.S ft., brick. Stone and marble,
to cost $G8,000.    G. W. Constable, No. 35 Wall st, is architect.

NOSTRAND AV.—Plans are now ready by Dodge & Brown
and K. M. Murchison, No. 1135 Broadway, associate architects,
for a church edifice for the Bedford Presbyterian Congregation,
to be erected on the east side of Nostrand av, near Dean st,
Brooklyn, Isty and basement, brick, stone, to cost $05,000.

WASHINGTON AV.—Messrs. Gillespie & Carrel,' No. 1123
Broadway, have drawn plans for a 3-sty brick, cellar, basement
extension, 24x46 ft, new piers, and raising S ft, the 1-sty church
of the Tj-cmont Upper Morrisania Methodist Episcopal Church,
W^ashington av, southwest corner 17Sth st, at a cost of $35,0U0.
C. M. Combs, is president Board of Trustees.    .





Mercantile.

6th AV.—H. W. Gordon. No. 131 West SOth st, intends tear¬
ing down his 6th av property, Nos, 388-390 Gth av, and No. 50
West 24th st, forming an L. He will make one building out of
them for store and loft purposes,
■2D AV.—F. Wm. FLscher, No. 24 East 23d st, is preparing
plans for an S-sty fireproof loft building, 00x115 ft., for Reisch-
mann & Son, No. 302 2d av, to be erected at the southwest cor¬
ner of 2d av and 21st st.    No contract let.

37TH ST.—No contracts have yet been awarded for the 10-
sty store and loft building, 51x85 ft., which Thomas R. Ball,
GO West 23d st, will build at Nos, 36-38 West 37th st, esti¬
mated to cost $200,000. The exterior will contain . Indiana
limestone for the first and second stories, and front brick,
with stone trim, will be used above. The interior will contain
electric elevators, steam heat, electric lights, etc. There will
be a composition roof, copper cornices, and two old buildings
will be demolished. Messrs, Townsend, Steinle & Haskell, 29-33
East 19th st,  are tlie architects.





Stables.

DOWNING ST.—The Abingdon Construction Co., 338 West
4th st, will erect a 2-3ty and cellar stable on the plot 45-47
Downing st, 30x90 It., at a cost of about $13,000. Louia C.
Maurer,  22  East 21st st, is architect.