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RECORD   AND   GUIDE





Noveniher 4, 1911.





CURRENT   BUILDING OPERATIONS

Including   Contemplated    Constructions,    Bids   Wanted,    Contracts
Awarded, Plans Filed and Government, State and Municipal Work.





To   Build   Great   Meadow  Piison.

The new State Commission on New York
Prisons, appointed by Gov. Dix, recently,
of which Joseph F, Scott, Albany, is pres¬
ident, awarded contracls this week to A.
Pasquini, of 1123 Broadway, Manhattan,
for the erection of a group of new prison
buildings at Great Meadow Prison, Com¬
stock, Putnam County, N, Y. This opera¬
tion is to cost $448,800 and has no con¬
nection w-ith the proposed state prison
buildings at Wingdale, on which work has
heen abandoned. At first three of the
group of buildings will be erected costing
$248,000, the balance of the work will be
carried out as soon as the necessary funds
are available, Franklin B. Ware is state
architect.





Amsterdam   Hotel  In  Wreckers  Hands.

The New Amsterdam Hotel, the last
remaining hotel in the Fourth avenue loft
center, the southeast corner of 2lst street,
is now in the hands of wreckers, to be
]-epiaced with a twen'ty-story mercantile
structure for the part occupancy of J. H.
,& C, K. Eagle, owners of 4;>4 Broome
street. The Safran Company, 01 Grand
street, is the lessee. Work is to be car¬
ried out as soon as contracts can he
placed. C, O, Mailloux and C. E. Knox.
90 West SOth street, have completed the
electrical plans. Warren & Wetmore, 3
East 33d street, are the archij:ects, and
Balcom & Darrows, 70 East 4oth street,
Eteel engineers.





Taxpayers  for  Broadway & 1 I Olh Street.

The Robert E. Westcott Estate, has
commissioned Townsend, Steinle & Has¬
kell, architects. Marbridge Building. 34th
street and Sixth avenue, lo prepare plans
for a two-story taxpayer to replace the
old buildings at tbe northeast corner of
Broadway and 110th street. It was re¬
cently rumored that an apartment house
would he put up on this site, . The West¬
cott estate recently completed a similar
operation at the southwest corner of this
same   thoroughfare.





Latest  Madison  Avenue  Buiiding.

The next improvement in a new lofl
zone will be a sixleen-story offlce struc¬
ture at the southeast corner of Madison
avenue and 29th street, which Dr. Thomas
Addis Emmet, 09 Madison avenue, is soon
to erect from plans by Barney & Colt. 40
West 38th street, on a plot measuring
100x100 feet. Bids on the structural steel
are now being received. Purdy & Hen¬
derson, 45 East 17th street are steel en¬
gineers.





CONTEMPLATED CONSTUC-
.   TIONS.

Manhattan.
APARTMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS.
3D AV.—Carrie Meagher, owner, 3478 3d av,
is still taking bids for two 5-sly brick stores
and tenements, 25.\102.,Sxl06.2 ft., to be erected
on the west side of 3d av, ISl.l ft. south of
16'^tli st, from plans by Horenberger & Bardes,
122   li'owery.

IIOTH ST.—Schwartz Sl Gross, architect, 347
Sth nv. have completed plans tor the 8-,';ty
a nan ment house, 150x40.8:5 ft., in the north
side of 119th st, 150 ft. east ot Amsterdam av,
for H. .Tacobs, owner, 420 West 119th st, to
cost $300,0(10.

f^'TTi-fp.-^' ^T—ThP Hensle Construction Co-
owner, 3210 Broadway, -will erect eight 5-sty
te..>o.enL^, 27xiiT. in llie east side of Arden st.
134 fl. ncrth ot Nagle av, from plans by George
F. Pelham, architect, 507 5th av. Estimated
cost, S2(fO,000.

NAGLE AV.—George F- Pelham, arcliitect, 507
5tb av. has prepared plans for a 6-sty tenement,
134x100 ft,, on the northeast corner of Nag'e
av and Arden st. for the Plensle Construction
Cn.. 3210 Broadway, owner. Estimated cost,
$175,000,

104TH ST.—Schwartz Sc Gross, architects, 347
5th av, have completed plans for an 8-sty tene¬
ment, 75x85.11, to be built in the south side
of 104th st, ion ft. east of West End av, for the
Bloomingdale Construction Co., owner, 2734
Broadway, at a cost ot S2U0,000.

ITH AV.-Max L. E'lum, arcliitect, 20 East
42d st, has completed plpns for alterations to
three 4-sty tenements, 246-50 7th av, for the
Franmor Re.ilty  Co,,  owner.  207 West 2+th  st.

fiOTH ST.-George and E. Blum, architects, 515
Sth av, have prepared plans for alteratinna ti
the 12-sty apartment house on the southeast
corner of OOth st iind West End av for lhe 89
90th Street Co.. 2131 Broadway, owner. Esti¬
mated cost, $10,000.





STH AV.—L. M. Goldbers, oi\'ner. 8.'i9 Slh av,
will make alterations to the 4-sty lenement at
S77 Slh av, from plans by James W: Cole, 403
West 51st St.

MUNICIPAL WORK.
LIGHTING.—The Department of Public
Cliaritius will open hids Monday, November 6,
for the installing of new lighting eyuipments
and rearranging such old equipment as speci¬
fied, at the Morgue building and buildings on
Dock   at   foot  of   East  20th   st,

PAVING AND FLAGGING.-Bids will be re¬
ceived by the President of the Borough of IMan¬
hattan, Friday, November 10, for regulating
and paving with asphalt block pavement on a
concrete foundation the roadway of 15Ist st,
from St. Nicholas pl. to St. Nicholas av ; Ijlth
st, from tbe west side of St, Nicholas av to
the east side of Amsterdam av ; 177th st, from
Amsterdam av lo Audubon av. Flagging—I42d
st, from a point 4.50 It. east of Lenox av to
Marginal st ; 5th av, from 140th sl to Maif-
ginal st; Elwood st, from Nagle av to Sher¬
man av. Paving with asphalt block pave-
nient on a concrele foundaliou the roadway of
]i7th st, from Fort Washington av to North¬
ern av ; 121st st, from Amsterdam av to Morn¬
ingside av : Terrace View av, from Adrian av
north lo Adrian av south; repairing sidewalks
on the west side of Sth av, between 5Gth and
57th sts, and on the south side of 5ith st,
from Sth av westerly lor a distance of about
2U0   ft,

PIER REPAIRS.—Bids wilt be received by the
Commissioner of Docks Monday, November 6,
for furnishing labor and materials required for
making repair.s to pier at East OGtli st. East
river.

STABLES   AND   GARAGES.

G4TH ST.-The Libman Contracting Co., 107
West 4(;ib st, want estimates on all sub-contracts
for alterations to the garage building, 215-17
West 64th st, for Herman Boyman. Rouse Sc
Goldstone, architects, ;^8 West 32d st.

:SOTH ST.-George M. McCabe, 98 oth av, has
revised plans for the 3-sty brick stable and lott.
4Sx31 ft., to be erected at .520-531 West 30th st
for James A. Delaney, 16 West 34th sl, to
cost $3S,000.

STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS.

BROADWAY,—J. J. Vreeland, architect, 2010
Jerome av, will take bids in about a. week
for the 1-sty brick store, 99,1x65 ft., to be
erected at the southeast corner of Broadway
and 12filh st, for Samuel McMillan, owner, 210
West 42d   st.     The  cost  is .i;2D,000,

36TH ST.—William Crawford, 5 East 42d st,
general contractor, is taking bids on struc¬
tural steel and ornamental iron necessary for
the G-sty, fireproof brick loft building, 50x93
ft., to be erected at 550-552 West 36tli st, for
the estate of Samuel Booth, .^59 Ith av, from
plans by J. H. Knubel. 31S West 42d st. Esti¬
mated   cost,  -fJO.OOO.

LAFAYETTE ST. - The Libman Contracting
Co., 11)7 West 4(lth st, desire estimates on all
snh-contracts for alterations to the building.
4:0 Lafayette st, for Alfred M. Rau. owner. W.
S.  Timmis,  archilect.





Broi X.

APARTMENTS,   FLATS   AND   TENEMENTS.

LORILLARD PL,—Moore Sc Landsiedel, archi¬
tects, 14Sth st and 3d av, are preparing plans
for a 5-sty aparlment, 30x88 ft-, on the north¬
east corner of ISSth st and Lorillard pl, for
the Buonodous Construction Co., 2323 Crotona
av.     Estimated  cost.  ISO.OOO.                              •

BELMONT AV,—Moore & Landseidel, archi¬
tects, 14Sth st and ;id av, are preparing plans
for a 5-sty apartment. 37xS0 ft., on the south¬
west corner of Belmont av and William st, for
the Kitchen Improvement Co,, of 2009 B'ronx-
dale  av.     Estimated   cost,  ^35,000,

BECK ST.—M, Zipkes, 103 Park av, has pre¬
pared plans for three flats to be erected in the
south side of Beck st, 272 ft. east of Sl. John's
av, the Bronx, to cost a total of .?1SO,000. M.
Osmansky, 27 Walker st, is the owner. The
owner builds and  is ready lo  take figures.

CHURCHES.

BRONXVILLE.—For the purpose of discuss¬
ing plans for the erection of a new church, a
special committee has beeu formed by the con¬
gregation of the Bronxville Reformed Church.
Rev.   A.  V.   S,  Wallace  is  the  pastor.

MUNICIPAL WORK,

BUILDING.—Estimates will be received by
the Board of Health. Thursday, November 0.
for labor and materials necessary or required
to erect and complete a new boiler house exlen¬
sion and pipe tunnel system, and other work
incidental thereto, upon the grounds of the
Riverside  Hospital   at  North   Brother   Island.

REPAYING.-Bids will be received by the
President of tbe Borough of the Bronx, Thurs¬
day, November 9, for repaving wtlh sheet as¬
phalt on a concrete foundation, over street open¬
ings, fire burns, etc,, when and where desig¬
nated in the B'orough of the Bronx during the
year   1911.

BOILERS AND HEATING.—The Board of
Health will open bids. Thursday, November 9.
for erecting all materials necessary or required
to erect and complete new boilers, steam and
bot water piping, and otber work incidental
thereto, upon the grounds of the Riverside
Hospital  at North   Brother   Island.





STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS.
BROOK AV.—Harry T. Howell, architect. 3d
av and 149th st, will be ready to take b'ds
in about two weeks for the 6-sty stores and
office buikling, 158.Cx4i ft., to be erected at
the northeast corner of Brook av and 101st st
for Nelson Smilh. Jr., owner, 151 West 48th
St.     Estimated   cost,   SBO.OOO,





Brooklyn.





BANKS.
_ COURT ST.-Mowbray Sc Uffinger. architects,
oG Liberty st, N. Y. C, will take bids in about
two weeks lor alterations to the Dime Sav¬
ings Bauk, at the southwest corner of Court
and   Remsen   sis,   Brooklyn.

CHURCHES.
RUSHWICK  AV.-Funds  have  been   raised  for
li ,^"^^. edilice    for    the   congregation    of   the
Methodist   Episcopal   church,   Bushwick   av   and

fl iT'^^,,^^' ^'""'^L':"' '^^^ amount subscribed
IS ,>4S,0I)U. Building operations will start
at once.

DWELLINGS.

st^^L ^-to^^^^'^^iT^- Schubert, architect. SOth
for twn ^/ ?^' Brooklyn, is preparing plans
for  two   2'/.-sty   frame  residences.   26x.38   ft    to

ioa'^7.'^^'' ?," '^''® ""'"^'^ ^■-'^e of Bay Parkway,
100 ft south of B'enson av, for A Pincver
owner. 161 Bay Sth st. The owner bandies
all   contracts.    Total   estimated   cost,   $14 000.

HEGEMAN AV.-Adelson Sc Feinherg. archi¬
tects, I, 1-1 Pitkin av, Brooklvn, are preparing
plans for a li-sty brick residence 20\3G ft to
be erected on Hegeman and Fountain avs for
Oonario Passarello, Archiiects will take bids
S"? r.}^^ general contract. Approximate cost.
$4,000.

MUNICIPAL   WORK.

SEWER BASINS.-B'ids will be received by
Jhe Presidenl of Borough of Brooklyn Friday,
Nov. 10. for labor and materials reiuired for
constructing sewer basins on East ISth st east
and west sides, 450 ft. south of the south curb
line of Av I, aud at the east and west sides,
400 ft. sonth of the south curb line of ay J
cn East IOth st. east and west sides, 450 ft,
south of the south curb line of Av I, at the
southeast and southwest corners of Av I. and at
tbe southwest corner of Av J ; on East ISlh st,
at the northeast corner of Av K; and on Av J,
.it the southwest corner of Ocean av.

PAVING.-The Frcsiclent nf the Borough of
Brooklyn will open bids Wednesday, Nov. 8
for regulating and pavin§ with asphalt cn a
concrele foundation the roadway of Blake av,
from Hinsdale st to Vesta av ; alao resulating
grading, curbing and laying sidewalks on
Church av, from Stratl'ord rd (east "lltli st)
to Ocean Parkway, together with all work
incidental   thereto.

STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS.
5TH AV.—Frank Helmle, architect, IRS Mon¬
tague St. Brooklyn, has plans for three 1-sty
bnck stores, (taxpayers) to be erer-ted on oth
av, Flatbush av and Dean st. for Wm. H, Mey¬
er, owner, 62 Fulton st, Brooklyn. The archi¬
tect will take bids on general contract. Cost.
$4,000 each,

THEATRES.
MONROE ST.—Shampan Sc Shampan, archi¬
iecls. 772 Broadway, Brooklyn, are preparing
plans for a moving-picture and vaudeville the¬
atre. 50x100 ft., to be erected in the nort side
(■f Monroe st, 93 ft, east of Clinton st, for
Henry Siegel, owner. The theatre consists of
an auditorium and one b.ilcony, having a facade
designed in French Renaissance style of archi¬
tecture, modernly ecjuipped throughout. Work
wi'l be started as soon as plans have been ap¬
proved.





Queens.





DWELLINtiH.

UNION COURSE, L. I.—E, Jackson, architect,
1383 Myrtle av. Ridgewood. L. I., has plans in
progress for five 2-sty frame bungalows to be
built on Ridgewood av, near Theardi st, for Mr.
Lerner, owner, Ridgewood av and Canal av.
Union  Course.    Estimated  cost,  S15.000.

MASPETH, L, I.—E, Rose £ Son. architects,
Elmhurst, L. I., are preparing plans for a 2-stS
brick residence, 20x48 ft., for Hause * Dreve.
owners, Maspeth, lo be buiit on Mcnteverde Ter¬
race.    The owner builds.    Estimated cost, .$4.0{M),

BROOKLYN HILLS. L, I.—G, E, Crane, archi¬
lect 67 Welling st. Richmond HiU, L. I,, has
completed  plans for a  2-sty  hrick  residence. 20x

50  ft, to be erecled on the soutb side of Maple
st,   125  ft.   west  of  Union  pl.  for  Ripp  Junkind

51   Kiefer,   of   Brooklyn   Hills.     Estimated   cost,
$5,000.

FACTORIES   AND  WAREHOUSES.

FLUSHING AV.-Frank W. Cullen, 104 Sand¬
ford st, Brooklyn, owner, has taken bids cn the
general contract tor the t-sty brick add'tion.
50x100 ft., to the factory building on the north
side of Flushing av. 124 ft. east ot Bedford av.
from plans by Lonis AUmendinger. 926 BToad¬
way.    Estimated cost, $5,000.

LONG ISLAND CITY, — The ,Tohn Folachek
Bronze St Iron Co.. now at 144 to 148 Clay st.
Brooklyn, will erect for their own occupancy a
''-sty brick factory in the east side of Hancock
st 172 ft. south of Graham av, and extending
through to the Boulevard ; size, 185x100 Et.
The  entire  plant will  occupy 24 lots,  -work to