December 18, 1915
RECORD AND GUIDE
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CURRENT BUILDING OPERATIONS
New Residences In Section East of Central Park
Represent Last Word in Private House Construction
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ALTHOUGH the modern trend of
residential construction would seem
to be along the lines of high-class multi-
family housei, the erection of handsome
private dwellings has been an important
branch of the building industry during
the year just past. In this time a num¬
ber of fine houses have been built in
Manhattan, and others are under con¬
struction which are scheduled for com¬
pletion during the coming winter. Fifth
avenue, Park avenue and the intersect¬
ing streets, between 60th and 90th
streets, have been the scene of much of
the recent activity, and the homes
erected compare very favorably with the
product of other years. The old Lenox
Library property is now built up with a
group of dwellings, occupied by some of
the city's prominent families. In the
blocks adjacent, considerable activity is
noticed both in new construction and in
the reconstruction of old dwellings.
Two New Residences.
Two recidenres are rapidly nearing
completion in this section which are
worthy of special mention. They are lo¬
cated in the district, long recognized as
one of the most exclusive private resi¬
dential sections of the city. In construc¬
tion and design they are rated high.
Oliver Gould Jennings, 7 East 72d
street, will soon be able to occupy the
handsome dwelling being erected for him
at 882 Fifth avenue, on the block south
of the one occupied by the new Frick
residence. The Louse has a frontage of
thirty feet and is built on a plot 175
feet deep. The building is six stories in
height and includes a garage. Construc¬
tion throughout is fireproof, with parti¬
tions of terra cotta and floors of re¬
inforced concrete. The facade has been
built of Indiana limestone.
The plans for this project were pre¬
pared by Walter B. Chambers, 109 Broad
street, and Stevenson & Wheeler, 2
West 4Sth street, associated architects.
The heating and ventilating engineers
were Griggs & Holbrook, 30 South Will¬
iam street, and the engineer for the elec¬
tric work was James R. Moore, 156 Fifth
avenue. The dwelling, ex¬
clusive of the value of the
land represents an invest¬
ment of about $150,000.
No general contract â– was
awarded for the construction
of this house, the various
branches of the work being
let by the architects as the
building progressed. William
J. Taylor, 5 East 42d street,
received the contract for the
mason work, and C. W. Klap-
per's Sons, Inc., 328 East 25th
street, were awarded the car¬
penter work. Post and Mc¬
Cord, 101 Park avenue, sup¬
plied and erected the struc¬
tural steel. The stone used
in construction was the prod¬
uct of J. W. Conlon, Avenue
A and 68th street, bluestone,
and B. A. & G. N. Williams,
Walnut avenue and 133d
street, granite and exterior
and interior limestone.
Two electric elevators, one
passenger and one service,
were installed by the Otis
Elevator Co., 26th street and
Eleventh avenue. The cab¬
inet work for the special
rooms was made and installed under
two separate contracts, one secured by
Pottier & Stymus Co., 375 Lexington
avenue, and the other by Alavoine &
Co., 712 Fifth avenue.
Among the other contractors who sup¬
plied labor and materials for the erec¬
tion of this building are included: J. N.
Knight & Son, 221 West 49th street,
plumbing; M. F. Westergren, 213 East
144th street, roofing and sheet metal
work; Arthur Greenfield, Inc., 204 East
26th street, reinforced concrete arches;
Walker & Chambers, 222 East 41st
street, vapor system of heating; H. W.
Miller, Inc., 501 East 22d street, plain
and ornamental plastering; J. H. Ship-
way & Bro., Locust avenue and 136th
street, interior marble; W. H. Jackson
Co., 2 West 47th street, ornamental iron
work; Harrison & Meyer, 1182 Broad-
Residence now under construction at 7-9 East 61st Street for John T. Pratt. Charles A. Piatt,
Is the architect and James McWaltera & Son the general contractors.
Residence at 882 Fifth Avenue. Walter B. Chambers
and Stevenson & Wheeler are the associated
architects who prepared the plans.
way, concrete paving; E. J. Electric In¬
stallation Co., 221 West 33d street, elec¬
trical work; J. M. Wells, 30 East 42d
street, tiling, and Anton Jensen & Co.,
225 Fifth avenue, painting.
At 7-9 East 61st street another fine
residence is rapidly nearing completion.
This structure will be the city home of
John T. Pratt, lawyer, 43 Exchange
place. It was designed and planned by
Charles A. Piatt, architect, 101 Park
avenue, and E. E. Seeiye, 101 Park ave¬
nue, was the engineer for the struc¬
tural steel work. This house occupies
a plot SOxlOO feet and is to cost approxi¬
mately $200,000.
Contracts Awarded.
The erection of this building is under
the direction of James McWalters &
Son, 1493 Broadway, general contrac¬
tors. Sub-contracts to supply labor and
materials were obtained by the follow¬
ing concerns: C. H. Southard & Co., 59
Ninth avenue, razing; George Brown &
Co., 286 Fifth avenue, granite and ex¬
terior and interior limestone; Hinkle
Iron Works, 534 West 56th street, struc¬
tural iron work; Germania Roofing Co.,
Sullivan and Watts streets, waterproof¬
ing; Hay-Walker Brick Co., 470 Fourth
avenue, face brick; John P. Blair, 348
Park avenue, plumbing; Davis Speyer &
Co., 110 Harrison street, Hoboken, N.
J., exterior trim; White Fireproofing
Co., 286 Fifth avenue, concrete floor arch
construction; Diebold Safe & Lock Co.,
362 Broadway, safes; Child & Scott, 112
Wooster street, heating; Ried & Jaeger,
319 East 64th street, wood stairs; L. A.
Storch & Co., 517 East 73d street, roof-
in.g and sheet metal work; Adam Hap¬
pel, 408 East 93d street, ornamental iron
work; A. B. See Elevator Co., 220
Broadway, elevators; Albin Gustafson
Co., 34 East 29th street, electric installa¬
tion, and Jacobson & Co., 241 East 44th
street, plain and ornamental plastering.
Foundations have been completed for
another private dwelling at 9 East 69th
street, which will be occupied when com¬
pleted by Edwin C. Jameson, president
of the Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance
Co., Ill William street. This structure
has been planned by Grosvenor Atter¬
bury, architect, 20 West 43d street, and
is being erected under a general contract
by the Whitney Co., 1 Liberty street.
The building is to cost about $60,000.
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