April 13, 1912





RECORD  AND   GUIDE





763





CURRENT   BUILDING  OPERATIONS

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





New Downtown Business Structure.

, James N. Jarvie, owner of the "Tefft-
■Weller" property at 326 to 330 Broadway,
04 to OS Worth street, and 552 Pearl
street, is having plans prepared by Gold-
vvin-Starrett Sc Van Vleck, 45 .East 17th
street, for a high business building con¬
taining about 125,000 feet of space, for
the Tower Manufacturing Se Novelty
Company (stationery), who have leased
the same for a long terra of years, through
the Charles P. Noyes Conipany. The
plot covers a total area of 17.500 square
feet. The Tower Company was organized
in 1S45, but recently was reorganized
and James H. Einstein elected president
and general manager; Ralph Jonas, vice-
president; Simon Pink, treasurer; George
V. D. Reeve?, secretary, and Daniel H.
Jonas, superintendent. The building will
be known as the "Tower Building."
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To Figure for 24th Street Lofts.
Schwartz & Gross, 347 Fifth avenue,
will have plans ready for bids about April
16 for the sixteen-story loft building, 75x
100 feet, to cover the plot at 21 to 25
East 24th street, opposite the Metropolitan
Life Buiiding. The four-story and base¬
ment brown stone dwellings now covering
the site are being rapidly demolished. The
Carlisle Construction Company. 6-S West
- ISth slreet. of which Edward Preedman
is president, is the owner. Laurence A.
Ball. 6 West ISth street, is consulting
engineer.

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Huge Pier at Atlantic City.

The Hennebiciue Construction Company,
1170 Broadway, Manhattan, has signed
the contract to erect a concrete pier at
Atlantic City, 2,200 feet long, 162 feet
wide, of reinforced concrete, using rein¬
forced concrete piles of the "Hennebique"
patent. The piles at the shore end will
be about 40 feet long and on the extreme
ocean end 60 feet long. The deck will
be of reinforced concrete 'beams and
girders with granolithic cement floor fin¬
ish. Thts contract will amount to about
Jf400,000 and is to replace the old Youngs'
pier. A group of New York and Phila¬
delphia capitalists is backing the project,
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Big Operation in 23d Street.

A newly organized conipany known as
the "One Hundred and Fourteen East
Twenty-third Street Company," Henry
Corn, president, is having plans prepared
by Schwartz. Gross & Marcus, 347 Fifth
avenue, for a twelve-story loft structure
to be erected at 114 to 120 East 23d
street, running tlirough the block and
fronting at 115 to 119 East 22d street.
Plans will be ready for figures in about
ten days. F. A. Burdett &, Company, 16
East SSd street, will be the consulting
engineers.





Architects for Children's Museum.

Ludlow & Peabody, 12 West Slst
street, have been commissioned to pre¬
pare plans for a children's museum to
be built in Bedford Park, Brooklyn, at
an approximate cost of $175,000. This
building is part of the Brooklyn Insti¬
tute of Arts and Sciences and is under
the direction of the Park Department of
the  City of New York.

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Nameloc   Company to Build Again.

iSchwartz, Gross & Marcus, 347 Fifth
avenue, are preparing plans for a twelve-
story loft building to be erected by the
Nameloc Company, at 116 to IIS W^est
29tli street. Bids will be received in the
neighborhood of ten days.





CONTEMPLATED   CONSTRUCTION

Manhattan.

APARTMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS-
AV B.—Crow, Lewis & Wickenhoefer, 200 oth
av, have completed plans and are ready for
bids for two extensions to itbe settllement
house, 145-7 Av B for Christora House, on
premises.     Estimated   cost,   ¥3o,000.

ST. NICHOLAS AV.—Charles B. Meyers, 1
Union Sq, has completed plans for two o-sty
tenements, to be erected on the southwest cor¬
ner of St. Nicholas av and ISTtU st. Total
cost, .$70,000. The Bogan Realty Co., 99 Nas¬
sau  st,  owner.

HAVEN AV.-Gross & Kleinberger, Bible
House, have completed plans for the <3-sty tene¬
ment,   73.llx   irregular,   to   he   erected   at   the





norlheast corner of Haven av and Kiillh st, for
the Strathcoma Construction Co., 4017 Droad¬
way,   owner.     Cost,  .-Sllil.OOO.

3D ST.—0. Reissmann, 30 1st st,- has com¬
pleted plans for alteration,s to the tenement 135
East Sd st for Benedict Bockar, 126 Broome
st,  owner.     Cost,  .$7,000.

AMSTERDAM AV.-C- M. Straub, IIT 4th av.
has completed plans for alterations to tbe tene¬
ment 1714 Amsterdam av for Thos. Shells, 4IG
West UOth st, owner.    Cost, .$3,000.

ELDRIDGE ST.—Gross & Kleinberger, Bihie
House, have eompleted pians for alteratious to
the tenement 71-70 Eldridge st for Leopold
Hellinger.  309  Broadway,  owuer.     Cost,  ?:0,(lOO.

AjVISTERDAM AV.-J. K. Knubel, 305 West
43d st, has completed plans for alterations to
the tenement norlheast corner of Amsterdam
av. and li^yth st for August "StelUern, 17';S
.'Vmsterdam av.    Cost, ,?3,000.

CHRISTOPHER ST.-The Ridge Holding Co..
luo Christopher st, will soon award all sub¬
contracts for the store and tenement, 0 stys,
69.6x06.4 ft., to be erected at 100-104 Chris¬
topher St. Estimated cost, $4o,000. C. B. Mey¬
ers,   1 Union  Sq,   architect.

02D ST.—Edgar A. Levy, 505 3th av, contem¬
plates the erection of a 12 or 16 sty apart¬
ment house at the southeast corner ol Park
av and 62d st.    No architect has been selected.

AMSTERDAM AV.—Lorenz F. J. Weiher, 271
West 125th st, has completed plans lor altera¬
tions to the 5-sty tenement. West S6th st and
Amsterdam av, for A. Goldberg, 1345 Broad¬
way.    Estimated cost,  5^,0110.

40TH ST.—William Emerson, 281 5th av, has
completed plans for the 4-sty tenement house,
:i5 fc. X irregular, at 312 East 40th st, for
Anna and Ellen J. Stone, 34 East SOth st. Esti¬
mated   cost,   .$23,000.

25TH ST.—B. W- Levitan, 20 West 31st st, has
eompleted plans for the 5-sty tenement, 40 tt,
X irregular, at 234-0 East 25th st, for Samuel
Michaelson, 20 East 112th st. Estimated cost,
$30,000.

44TH ST.-Chas. B, Meyers. 1 Union sq. has
completed plans for the 6-sty tenement, 50 tt.
X irregular, in the south side of 44Ih st. 150 ft.
west of Oth av, for Schanhouse Sc Root, 40S-10
West  44th   St.     Estimated   cost,   $35,000.

AMSTERDAM AV.-Sommerfeld Sc Steckler, 31
Union sq, have completed plans for the 6-sty
tenement, 40.11 ft. x irregular, to be erected on
the east side ot Amsterdam av, 49.11 ft. south
of lliOth st, for the Placid Realty Co., 559-61
West 171st St.    Estimated  cost, $45,000.

WEST END AV.—Gaetan Ajello, 1 West 34th
st, has completed plans for the 12-sty apartment
house. 130.9 s irregular, to be erected at the
southwest corner of West End av and D2d st,
for A. C. Se H. M. Hall. Estimated cost. S800,-
000.

AMSTERDAM AV,—Robert W. Gibson. 103
Park av, has completed plans for the 5-sty
tenement, 2.1.1 ft. x irregular, to be erected at
S14 Amsterdam av, tor St. Michaels P. E.
Church, 201 West 99th st. Estimated cost.
$28,000.

DWELLINGS.
54TH ST.—Duncan Candler, 10 East SSd st,
has completed plans for .$30,000 worLh of alter¬
ations to the 5-sty residence for John D. Rocke¬
feller, Jr., at 19 West 54th st. Work includes
a new elevator, interior stairs, partitions and
doors.    No contract has yet been awarded.

HALLS AND CLUBS. .
AMSTERDAM AV.-The R. H, Howes Con¬
struction Co,, 105 W. 40th st, is figuring the
general contract and desires bids on all sub¬
contracts for the 2 and 3-sty marble and
granite hall, 171x69 ft. to be erected at Ams¬
terdam av and Cathedral Parkway, for the Ca¬
thedral of St. John the Divine; Bishop. D. H.
Greer, 7 Gramercy Park. Cram, Goodhue Se
Ferguson, 15 Beacon st, Boston, Mass., archi¬
tects ;   cost,   .$300,000.

STORES.    OFFICES    AND    LOFTS.

MADISON   AV.-V.   J-   Hedden   Sc   Sons   Co.,   1

Madison  av,  is  figuring the  general  contract for

the  10-sly  loft  and  store  building  to  be  erected

at  19   Madison  av   for   Mrs.   John   R.   Hegeman.

D.    E. Waid, 1 JMadison av, archilect; J. P.
Musselman, Jr., 11S2 Broadway, electric en¬
gineer; .W. C. Tucker. 156 5th av, sanitary
engineer.

5TH AV.—Ernest Flagg, 100 Broad st, has
plans ready for the. 10-sty store and office
building. 53.5x86 ft., to he erected at 597-599
5th av, for Charles Scribner's Sons, 153 5th
av.     Esiimated  cost,  $22.5,000.

29TH ST.-The Twentieth Street Realty Co..
John La Spina, president, 45 East 20th st will
erect a 12-sty loft building at 11-5-123 West
29th St. Plot contains about 7,300 sq. ft.
Neville  &  Bagge,  215  West  125th  st,   architects.

21ST ST.-The Gibson Construction Co., George

E.  Gibson, president, US East 2Sth st. will erect
a 12-sty loft buildine at 19-53 East 21st st 75
ft. west of 4th av. Plot 74x!tS,9 ft. Cost. .$650 OOO
Neville & Bagge, 217 West 125Ih st. are pre¬
paring plans,

SSD ST.—Plans for the 12-sty business build¬
ing to be erected by the 24 West SSd Street Co.,
11S2 Broadway, Daniel W. Richman, Joseph
Ravitch and Gustavus A. Dey ers, are nearing
completion by Samuel Sass, 32 Union sq, and it
is expected that operations will be started May
1. The building will contain approximately
200,000 sq. ft. of space. A firepr^if dust and
rubbish shute opening into each fioor, fireproof
vault, sprinkler equipment, smoke and fireproof
towers, etc- Estimated cost about 5500,000.
Bawo  &  Dolter,  34 Barclay sl,  wholesale china





dealers, have leased the entire building for a
period of 21 years at an aEareeate fieure of
about .$2,000,000, The building will be completed
December 1.

THEATRES.

TTH AV.—Plans are ready for the 2-sty the¬
atre. 88.11x144 ft., to be erected hy Robert S.
Marvin, of 340 Riverside Drive, at the south¬
west corner 7th av and llOth st. Cost, S;i.50,000
Thomas  W,   Lamb,   .501   5th   av,   architect.

4STH ST.-The Libman Contracting Co,, 107
West 4Gth Et, is figuring the masonry for the
theatre building. T38 West 48th st, from plaus
made by Thos. W. Lamb, architect, 501 5th av,
and  desire  estimates  on  all  subs.

Bronx.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
KINGSBRIDGE RD.—Pilcher & Tachau, 109
Lexington av, have completed specifications for
the 1 and 2-sty armory. 300x600 tt. and 75x100
It., to be erected at KinRsbriJee rd and Jerome
av, for the Sth Coast Artillery, care Armory
Board, Hall of Records, Chambers and Centre
sts. Gunvald Aus, 11 East 24th st, steel engi¬
neer; R. D. Kimball Co., 15 West 38th st
steam   and   electric   engineer.     Cost,   $1,000,000.

Brooklyn,

APARTMENTS,   FLATS  AND  TENEMENTS.

8th ST.—William H. Nicolay electric con¬
tractor), 35i 3d St. Brooklyn, owner, is taking
bids on subs for the 4-sty tenement, 20x36 ft.,
to be erected on the north side of Sth st 298
ft. west of 5th av. J. F. BIy, 422 St. Marks
av, architect. Cost, $12,000.
DWELLINGS.

CHAUNCEY ST,-P. Schmitt, 1497 Bushwick
av. contemplates the erection of twelve 2-sty
residences, 20x60 ft., in the south side of
Chauncey st. dOO ft. east of Hopkinson av
No architect has been selected. Cost. S5.00U
each.

BOERUM ST.-Glucrott & Glucroft, 34 Gra¬
ham av, Brooklyn, architects, have completed
plans and are ready for bids for a S-sty and
basement residence and iron storage ^5x50 ft
at 53 Boerum st, for Bernett Weinstein 57
Boerum   st.

MISCELLANEOUS.

OTH ST.—James Stewart Se Co., 30 Church st
New York City, are preparing plans for the
reinforced concrete grain elevator, 155 "ft. high
-30x40 ft., to be erected at the foot of North
-Hh st, for the Brooklyn Elevator £'Milling
Co., SOS Livingston st, who will soon call for
bids  on  the  genera!  contract.     Cost  $100,000.

Queens.

■ DWELLINGS.
FLUSHING, L. I.—A. W. Richardson, of
Flnshmg, IS 'taking bids on the general con¬
tract for a 21/^-Fty residence, 30x,34 ft,, for >Mrs
Neva Ahrene, Grand Opera House, 23d st ami
^th av,  N,  Y.  C.    Cost,  $7,500.

BEECHHURST, L, I.-Norman McGlashan,
1123 Droadway, N. Y. C., architect, is taking
bids for the 2',4-sty residence, 29x40 ft., for
N.   J.   Volkman,  of  this  place.

GREAT NECK, L. l.-Work has started for
enlarging the 21/2-sty residence here for Mor¬
gan H. Grace, in care of Lawrence F. Peck
331 Madison av, N. Y. C. architect. Cruik¬
shank Sc Fraser, 103 Park av, N. Y C gen¬
eral  contractors.     Cost, .$30,000.

FLUSHING. N. Y.—Thomas W. Jones. 153
Maiden Lane, New Vork City, contemplates the
erection of a $20,000 residence, 00x131 ft on
Jamaica av,   uear Franklin  pl.

FLUSHING, N. Y.—Frederick Wagner con¬
templates the erection of a 2-family briek
house in Franklin pl, between Bowne and Union

sts.

LONG ISLAND CITY. L. I.-The Courtney
Development Co., headed by Frederick J Lan¬
caster, 1170 Broadway, New York Citv has
. purchased 600 lots here, on the south side of
Thomson av, bet Bliss and Fitting sts, extend¬
ing back to Covert and Gould avs, which they
intend   lo  develop.

HOTELS.
FLUSHING. N. Y.-Thomas L. Farrel,' pro¬
prietor of the cafe at 59 Broadway, will en-
targe and improve the pavilion at the Flushing
eud of the bridge tor occupation May 1 A
cottage will be erected next to the hotel,

Richmond.

APARTMENTS,    FLATS   AND   TENEiMENTS.

TOMPKINS AV,-The Libman Contracting Co.,
lOi West 46th st, is figuring the general con¬
tract tor the apartment house, to be erected at
Tompkins av and Wall st, Staten Island from
plans made by James Whitford, Port Richmond,
S. I., architect, and desire all estimates on subs.
SCHOOLS  AND   COLLEGES.

The Board of Education opened bids April 8
for fire protection work at Puljlic Schools 20
21 and 30. Richmond : P, S, 20, Joseph Kess¬
ler. $6,164, low bidder ; P. S. 21, A. W King
$1,646, low bidder; p. S. 30, Edward Theirault.
$357.   low  bidder.





Suffolk.                          ■   ■

MU.NICIPAL   WORK.
RIVERSHEAD,  N.  Y,—The  State  Superintend¬
ent of  Highways  desires   bids   for building  the
Coram-Patchogue   road,   which   is  6,79 miles   in
length.