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The Record and guide: v. 40, no. 1012: August 6, 1887
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August 6. 1S87 The Record and Guide. 1037 been transferred to the company. Plans for a factory at No. 47 to 51 West 26th street, to cost $100,(00, have already been filed. Mary A. Metz has sold the four-story stone front dwelling No. 130 West 43d street, 21.6x55x100.5, for $26,300 to Sarah E. Gardner. Brokers. Richard V. Harnett & Co. The same brokers have sold the five-story stone front d\pelling No. 42 East 26th street (opposite Madison Square Garden), 16.8x60x98.9, for James Roosevelt, to Wm. H. Higbee for about $24,000. Dore Lyon has sold a three-story stone front dwelling on the east side of Edgecombe avenue, between 136th and 137th streets, 17x55x90, to J.,Mosher for $19,000, aud a dwelling on the south side of 137th street, between Sth and Edgecombe avenues, 16x;0Xll, for $15,000 to Mrs. J. Dougherty. The Committee on Membership of the Exchange have recommended for election as stock members: George Westervelt, Walter H. Flandreau, Peter G. Carroll and Richard A. Brown; and for annual membership, Louie K. Fries. As there was no quorum present at the meeting of directors, action on the above names was again postponed. Andrew Powell has sold a two-story and attic Queen Anne dwelliug, with all improvements, lot 37x125, on Heath avenue, near Sedgwick avenue, and about 250 feet east of the Morris Dock station of the New York City & Northern and New York Central & Hudson River railroads. The buyer is Mr. Shaver and the price $10,0JO. Mr. Powell has been engaged for two years grading and sewering his property at Morris Dock, has nearly com¬ pleted six dwellings and is about starting to build a number of others. Brooklyn. W. F. Corwith has sold for Alfred C. Clark to Alex. De Groot the lot 20x95 on the south side of Greenpoiut avenue, 295 feet east of Franklin street, for $3,500. J. P. Sloane has sold the threestory frame double tenement No. 5SJ Leonard street for James E. Brown to Mrs, S. C. McDonald for $5,0P0. Payne, Shotwell & Co. have sold for S. T. B. Price the two two-story and basement brick houses Nos. 610 and 614 Warren street, to George W. Anderson for $S,0JO. Size of each, 20x35x100. J. P. Sloane has sold for William Boyd the threestory and basement brick dwelling with lot, 20.10x95, situated No. 122 ICent street, to Mrs. Minna Vogt for $8,5C0. CONVKYANCKS. 1885. 1886. 1887. July 31 to Au^. 6, July 30 to Aug. 5, July 29 to Aug. 4, inclus. inclus. iaciu^. Number....................... 193 214 a>H3 Amount involved............ $I,319,13i $863,59J $963,U65 Number uomiaal............. 3d 41 48 uoRTaAosa. Number ..................... 153 139 270 Amouut involved........ ..... $1,009,983 $75'J.4U4 $970,53S N umber at 5 per cent, or less. 43 9i 155 Amount involved............. $136,725 $343,262 $644,218 PROJECTED BUILDINGS. ' 1885. 1886. 1887. Aug. 1 to 7. July 31 to Aug. 6. July 30 to Aug. 5. Number of buildings......... 65 114 in Ehiimated coat............... $268,310 $:67,980 $696.76J Out Among the Builders. Architects are having a very dull time of it just now. Their boards have very'* little on them," which possibly is excusable this hot weather. But though this is tho case, there appears to be uo lull iu building opera¬ tions. Last week (July 23d to 2yth), eighty-three new structures, costing $1,274,020, were projected in this city, and in Brooklyn the tigures were seventy-tour and $360,120 respectively. Now, if regular architects have little hand in this work, who is doing the bulk of it ? The answer seems to be that a great deal of work is being doue now by cheap draughtsmen, who for $50 do what no architect of standing could afford to perlorm for double, or eveu treble, that amount. These men have no offices or assist¬ ants to maintain. Iu many casses they are foreigners uot long landed. A few are competent, a few eke out their insufficient knowledge by plagiar¬ izing from the work of others, but the greater number are tyros iuto whose hands no work should be intrusted. No little of the miserable work iu many quarters is attributable to this source. A purchaser of property often asks, ^* Who built this house ?" Ic is scarcely less important to inquire, *' Who designed it ?" If there is something iu the builder's name, why not in the architect's '{ Charles C. Haight has made the plane for the new residence to be erected by the Hon. Edward MitcheU ou 50ch street, near Madison avenue. It will be built entirely of Berkshire Umestoue, and its dimeu&lons will be 30x60 feet. K. M. Upjohn has made plans for alterations to St. Thomcis' Church, 53d street and oth avenue. They will consist of the removal of the south tran- sfcpc wail and the substitution of three memorial windows. Cost, $9,000. J. Hotfman has made plan^ for a five-story brick and stoue store house, 20x69 feet. It will be known as No. 10 Lispenard street and is for W. C. and C E. Larned. Cost, $14,000. The aame architect has also made plans for alterations to No. 60 St. Marks place, including an extensiou 25x30. Cost, $14,000. Philip Krieger, owner. ALjo for alterations aud extension, 25x25, for No. 52 St. Marks place. Coot, $3,000. Owner, N. Schulz. W. H. Boylan has the plaus lor three five story and basement brick and stone flats to be erected on the southeast corner of St. Nicholas avenue and 135th street, by Dore Lyon. The corner house will be 24x96, and the otbers .36x76 and 40x76 respectively. George Schildwachter is about to build three flve-story tenements with stores on the west side of Oth avenue, 25.11 feet north of 100th street. The Edison Electric Illuminating Co. have filed plans for a factory to be built at Nos. 47 to 51 West 26th street, at a cost of $100,000. The aame company are also about to erect similar stations for their plant on Weet ;^3d, 4Uth and 53d streets. Albert Buchman is the architect for the company. Fred. C. B.iss will improve the property recently purchased by him on the northeast corner of llSth street and 7th avenue, probably by erecting flats and stores on the avenue aud dwellings on the street. E. L. Angell will be the architect. Edward Wenz is making plaus for a first-class five-story brown stone and brick apartment buildiug, 25x96.11, on the southwest corner of Madi¬ son avenue and I09th street. It will be finished iu hardwood and have every modern improvement. Cost, $i5,000. Owners, Brady & Hickey. George B. Pelham is making plans for three five-story brick and stone tenement houses, being Nos. 442, 444 and 446 West 39th street. Cost, $50,000. Owner, Peter McDonnell. Brooklyn. J. Hofi'man has plans for two five-stury brick and stone dwellings, to be erected in Sands street. They wiU be five stories, and the total dimensions 60xS4. Cost, $50,000. E. Von Au, owner, Th. Engelhardt is the architect for two three story frame flats, 20x50 each, to be erected on the south side of Himrod street, 100 east of Ever¬ green avenue, for Henry Hingen. to cost $9,000; a four-story frame tene¬ ment, 27x55, with a stable, 12x4S, in rear, on the west side of Humboldt street, 73 north of Johnson avenue, for George Fleck, to cost $7,000, aud a two-story frame Queen .rt.nn» dwelling, 24x34, with extensions 13x17 and 10x12, on the east side of Schenck avenue, 200 north of Fulton street, for Johu Schiichtner, to cost $4,500. Out of Town. Elizabeth, .\. J.—R. M, Upjohn is making plans for the new two-and-a- half-story frame residence of Mrs. Taine to ba built at this place. Its dimensions will be 28x30. Eust Oraii$;e, A. J—C. A. Gifford has made the plans for Dr. E. Holden's new residence at thi=! place. It will be two and a half stories, of frame, 28x50. Cost, $6,000. Montclair, N. J—Charles D. Marvin, of New York, hag made plans for two first class store and apartment buildings, 20x60, to be erected at this place. They will be three stories, in brick and terra cotta. Cost, $15,000. C. H. Johuson is the owner. The same architect is making plans for stables to be added to the resi¬ dence recently designed by him for Captain H. G. H. Tarr. It will be 28x30, with all modern improvements. Cost, $3,003. Ml. Vernon, S. Y.—W. M. Reynolds & Co. wiU erect on 4th avenue, between 2d and 3d streets, a brick three-btory store and apartment build¬ ing. It will be 40x70 and the cost $15,000. Hamilton & Mersereau are to be the architects. The same architects have plans for a two-story, 36x4!), frame stable also to be built on 4th avenue. Likewise plans for alterations aund additions to two houses owned by Charles H. Ostauder. A uew story will be added to existing structures and the iuterior remodelled. Cost, $3,500. Morristo-ivii, W. J.—J. C. Cady & Co., of New York city, are the archi¬ tects for the new building 'o be erected here by the Young Men's Chris¬ tian Association. In many respects the structure will be similar to the New York building on the Bower y. Newark, N. J.—A. M. Stuckerfc has mide plans for a two and-a-half- story frame dwelling to be erected by H. Heinsch at the corner of 13th avenue and South 7th street. Cost, $8,500. Rutikerford, N. J—Hamilton & Mersereau are making plans for a cot¬ tage for P. H. Mason, of this place. It will be two-nnd-a half stories, of frame, in the Colonial style. Dimensions, 30x40. Cost, $6,t00. Contractors' Notes. Separate sealed proposals will be received at tbe Armory Board, at the Mayor's office. City Hall, until 2 o'clock P. ii,, on the 25th of August, for the following: (1) furnishing materials aud performing the steam-heating aud gas fitting work in the erection of an armory building on 4th avenue, between 94Lh aud 95th streets; {-i) furnishing materials and performing iron work; (3) furnishing materials aud performing masonry work; (4) furnishing mateiials aud performing plumbing aud drainage work; (5) furnishing materials and performing carpenter work—all in erection of aforesaid armory building. Special Notice. The business of George A. & W. C. Reeber, dealers in second-hand lum¬ ber, has attained such dimensions that they have been compelled to erect auother aud larger warehouse. It is to be four stories of brtck and terra cotta, 50x98, and will be situated ou the north side of 107th street, 238 feet east of 1st aveuue. It will cost $15,OJO. BCILUIMG JUATEKIAL JUAUKET. BRICKS—Neither in price l or general conditions does the lua ket undergo any ee