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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 6, no. 141: November 26, 1870

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TE AND BUILDERS' GUIDE. Vol. yi. NEW YOSK, SATUEDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1870. No. 141. THE Published Weekly by REAL ESTATE RECORD ASSOCIATION. TERMS. One year, in advance......................$6 00 All communications should be addressed to 106 Broadway, cob. op Pine Street. GILSEY'S l^EW HOTEL. Among the many imposing buildings tvliicli h ave recently been erected in this city for ho¬ tels, there is perhaps not one -which deservedly attracts more attention than the magnificent structure noAv approaching completion, at the comer of Twenty-ninth street and Broadway, for Mr. Peter Gilsey. To any one coming up or down Broadway,'it looms up in such lofty proportions as to completely dAvarf all objects in its immediate -vicinity, not excepting even its big neighbor, the Grand Hotel. Standing as it does upon an irregularly-shaped and somewhat difficult piece of ground' on the N. E. corner of the junction of Twenty-ninth street Ajvith Broad¬ way, the architect has very skilfully arranged his plan so as to combine the most artistic ef¬ fect externally Avith the most convenient dis¬ position of rooms internally, by cutting ofE the angle octagonally, and making of it a handsome frontispiece and entrance. The entire length on Twenty-ninth street is 148 feet 8^ inches; but this space'is handsomely broken by making the portion nearest Broadway project boldly forward, with an eastern octagonal break corresponding •with the one at the junction of the streets— thus leaving the remaining portion on Twenty- ninth street set back, with a bold projecting portico in the centre as a side entrance. This disposition, of the building breaks what would have been, otherwise a long monotonous front¬ age, and produces great variety of effect, which is consequently very pleasing. On Broadway the frontage is 64 feet 6+ inches, with a central doorway—making three entrances in aU. The building would have been much more improved had this frontage been longer; but the most has been made of it in the design. But the most remarkable feature of this building is its great height. It is five stories high up to the cornice, exclusive of the basement; aiid besides these there are three more stories in the spacious Man¬ sard-roof—making nine stories in aH. To some observers -there.inight seem to be a preponderance of roof,; but the fact is, that in a building of such enormous height (135 feet to the roof), to have raised the front walls ajiy higher would have •made them appear painfully lofty, while the roof—large as it is—^is so diversified in its treat¬ ment as to please the eye and take awayaU sense of superabundance. The construction of the building throughout is exceedingly massive and perfect, iron and solid masonry being so largely introduced, both internally, as -well as externally, as to render it completely fire-proof from basement to roof. The interior, which is calculated to contain some 300 rooms, is admirably arranged aa to ease of access, light, ventilation, and all the other features so necessary in buildings of the kind,—^the ceilings being of good height and the doors of ample Avidth. The facilities for ascend¬ ing and descending are such that the upper rooms wUl be rendered almost as available as the lower. The utmost care seems to have been lavished upon all such internal details as are indispensable to a first-class hotel. One feature in the interior which will be much admired is the grand staircase, which is being constructed entirely of what is called the New York build¬ ing stone-—an artificial material now coming into rapid use, which competes with the best stone not only in aU required forms, but in hardness and durability. Some of it can be seen laid doAvn to the sidewalk of this hotel as paving blocks, where unsophisticated passers-by, mistaking it for the ordinary blue-stone used in our paving, are puzzled to think how such enormous blocks of material could have found their way there from the quany. The grand newel to the staircase—^judging from a bold draAving which was shoAvn us—Avill be quite a rich and elaborate work of art. It is to be of stone, with griffins Avrought [at the angles in bronze; also festoons of floAvers and other ornaments in tha same material. The exterior of the building is an adaptation of the PaUadian style of architecture; profusely adorned -with little detached double columns— Ionic on the first story, and composite on the others—interspersed with straight and circular or segmentalyheaded windows, in pleasing variety, and rich in aH the ornamentation peculiar to icon buildings. The effect is altogether grand and imposing, and reflects high credit on its au¬ thor. It was designed and superintended by Mr. S. D. .Hatch ; the masonry is some of the finest work of Hull & Conolly; the car¬ penters' work was executed by John S. Myers, and the iron work by the Architectiiral Iron¬ works. The building wiU, we understand, cost altogether about |350,000, and is expected to be opened some time in January next. If the furnishing is carried out—as no doubt it wiB. be —on the same scale of grandeur as the building itself, this hotel -will certainly at once take its rank as one of the most splendid and complete ever yet erected in New York. MECHANICS' .LIENS AGAINST BUILDINGS . IN NEW YORK CITY. Nov. ...... 18 Baxter st. (No. 30'), bet. Park amd Chatham, sts. Lawrence Kenny et al. agt. "W. D. Finelite...,........ :|77 73 18 Bboadwat, w. s. (No. 549), and No. 49 Merger .st. Geo. Newman agt. Mr. Mathews..................... 13 00 31 Baxter st., s. or w. side (No. 20), " rear house." Martin Callanan agt David Finelight.............. 450 00 31 Same PROPERTY. John Kierst agt. David Finelight.................. 179 37 18 Catharine st., s. s. (No. 38). Pran- cis E,. Adams agt.--------.......... 11 50 18 Same PROPERTr. Wm. Millerick agt. Mr. Greene.................. 11 50 18 Eighth at., aa^ s. (No. (5S3). Joseph Hang agt. Fabian Kalisky......... 33 00 18 Fourteenth st., s. s., 79.7 e. University place and 13th st. J. C. Alfred et al. agt. H. C. Adams.... 34,000 00 18 Fourteenth ST.,s. s (No. 44EL), ak© 13th St.. n. s. (Nos. 45 and 47 R). J. C. Alfred et al. agt. H. C. Ad¬ ams.............................. 24,000 00 19 Fourth ay. andGSth st., n. e. cor., 11 houses on st. running e. of av., 5 houses on av. running n. of st. David Morrison agt. Allen SuUivan etal............................. 3,.500 00 19 Fourteenth st., s. s. (No. 42 E.). 'Wm. Fulton agt. F. R. SherAvin 6 Co....................■......... 273 95 19 Fourteenth st., s. s., and 13th ST., n. s,, 79.7 6. of University place. J. B & W. W. Cornell agt, H. C. Adams et al................13,000 00 19 Fourteenth st., s. s., (No. 44 E.), and 13thSt.,n. s. (Nos45and47E.). J. B. & W. W. Cornell agt. H. C. Adams et al......................13,000 00 19 Same PROPERTY. Stewart H. Smith agt. H. C. Adams et al........... 17,000 00 19 Same property. Rhodes & Clark agt. H. C. Adams et al............ 3,736 02 19 Fourteenth st., s. s. (No. 43 E.). Masterton Smith et al. agt. F. R. SherAvm& Co.................... 4,593 18 31 Frankfort & Nassau sts.^ s. e. cor., ''Tammany Hall." S. & T. B. GoodAVin agt. The Evening Tela- graph Assn...................... 3,200 00 32 Fifty-ninth st., n. s. (Nos. 535,537, &539W.), bet. 10th & Ilth avs. Michael Steinhauser agt. Miles StoiFord........................... 37 00 33 Same property. Martin Eaa'ai^t agt. same........................ 33 00 33 Same property. Martin Nicholas agt. same....................... 39 00 22 Same property'. Solomon Hergig agt. same........................ 27 00 33 Same property. John Vockt agt. same............................. 35 00 33 Fourteenth st., s. s. & 13th st., n. s., 79.7 e. University place. J. C. .Alfred et aL agt. H. C. Adams. 24,000 00 32 Fourteenth ST., s. s.,(No44E.), & 13th St., n. s. (Nos. 45 & 47B.). J. C. Alfred etal agt. H. C. Adams.. 24,000 00 33 Forty-second st., n. s., com. 300 w. 9th av., running 100 ft. J. W. Duryee agt. J. R. Taylor......___ 5,540 13 31 Hudson & Charles sts., n. e. cor. John Kierst agt. Wm. Carroll..... 57 50 19 Lexington AV. ife79TH st., 19 houses on St., running w. of cor. J. W. Ogden, Jr., agt.William Britt et al. 3,500 00 31 Lexington av., w. s. (No. 712), bet. 57th and 58th sts. Thomas Mono¬ ghan agt. James Kelly et al....... 27 00 31 Laurens ST. (No. 87). Simon Weiler agt. J. Bouldvires................ 250 00 82 Laurens and Prince sts., n. av. cor. Martin Honlahan agt. Claus Ficken........................... 200 00 18 Mercer st., (No. 49) and Bboad- way, w. s. (No. 549). George Ncav- man agb. Mr. Mathews......_...... 13 00 19 Mulberry st., s. or w. s. (No. 3), bet. Chatham and Worth sts. Al- exandei: Davis agt. Meyer Rosen¬ thal............................. 165 00 21 Same PROPERTY. Martin Callanan agt. same........................ 853 67