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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 74, no. 1898: July 30, 1904

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H° RECORD AND GUIDE July .'^o, IQ04 Et Nicholas Terracelfive 3 and O-sty stone and trk college bulld- 140th "t I ings; City of New York, City Hall; ar't, Geo Amsterdam av 1 B Post, 33 B 17th st,-B. Amsterdam av, w s, 24.11 n ISOth Et; 5-sty brk and stone Etorej and tenemenls; \Ym H Bingham Plumbmg & Contracting Co, 2-ilo ■hrosdway; ar'ts, Neville Sc Bagge. 217 W 12jth st-A. Kadl'OD av s w cor 12Sth st, 6-sty brk and stone stores and tens- merts;C M Silverman Sc Sou, 1442 Madison av; ar'ts, NevUie Sc Bagge, 217 W 125th st.—C. Building Operations. Plans for Yorkville Bank. Robert Maynlcke, 725 Eroadway, is preparing plans for the new buiiding to be erected by ti^e Yorkville Bank at the north¬ east corner of 3d av and SSth st, on plot SUxlOO. The structuie, ■ which will be of fireproof construction, will be either fonr or five stories in height, with banking rooms on the ground fioor. Police Headquarters Bids Rejected. All bids for the new police headciuarters buil»iing for ihe police, which is lo be erected on Centre st. between Broome and Grand sts, which were opened by the Police Commissioners July 20, have been rejected. As the lowest bid exceeded the :ip- propriation of $750,000 (see Record and Guide of July 23), es¬ timates Will be readvertised for shortly. Barney & Chapman Plan a Virginia Library. Plans prepared by Barney & Chupman. architects, of 520 5th av, New York, for the new Ilandley Library. Mav-e been adjptsd hy the Handley Trustees, of Winchester, Va., and their choice approved by the City Council of Winchester. This is to be a magnificent building and is to cost ■•?100,0lH>, exclusive of the equipments, which will bo between ^25,000 and ?oO,Ot!0 n^ore. Jt will practi'::tlly be l-sly in i-ieight, nf stoiie, and surmounted by a dome 85 feet high. Henry Siegel's . Boston Bnilding. L. A. Goldstone, architect. 110 West 34th st. New Tork, is preparing plans for a 4-sty brick, semi-fireproof storage ware¬ house, 80x112 ft, to be built at Albany and JSast Dedham tts, Boston, Mass., for the new Henry Siegel Co., lessees. It is es¬ timated to cost 5;iO0,OO0. Samuel Green, of 3T Mailen lane, New York, is the owner and builder. The new building will be sim¬ ilar in design and construction to that recently oomrjieted at 335-41 West 10th st from plans by Mr. Goldstone for me "Hth Stceet Store." A Sixteenth Street Improvement. 16TII .ST.—Plans are ready in the office of Horenburger & Straub. 122 Bowery, for extensive alterations to the 4-sty library building Nos. 16 and 18 East 16th st, for the Columbia College of the City of New York, of which J. B. Pine, 62 Wall st, is a trustee. The building will be altered into stores and lofts, with a 6-sty tear extension, 38x120 feel, two stories wili be added to the main structure, and new walls, (ioor beams, stairs, parti¬ tions and iron columns will be installed. The estimated cost of the work is placed at $50,000. No contracts have been let. Simon Ragovin & Co., 45 and 51 West 21st st, are the lessees. Another Emergency Hospital Proposed. Police Commissioner McAdoo is considering a plan for an emergency hospital lo be erected somewhere in the vicinity of the Manhattan end of the Erooklyn Bridge. The nearest hos¬ pital to this point is the Hudson Street Hospital, i nd this, the Commissioner stales, is unable to cope with the large number of accidents that take place on or in the vicinity of the Bridge, Dr. S. G. Cook, who is attached to the Police Department's surgical division, has suggested the establishment of the pro¬ posed buiiding somewhere in the neighborhood of the Oak st. Station. If such an institution is erected, it wili be under the direct supervision of the Police Department. No building plans have as yet been considered or architects selected. Railroad "Work. The New Tork, New Haven & Hartford Railroad will build a new line through the Bronx borough, so far as to eliminate all grade crossings. Beginning at the Harlem River and 132d st and Cypress av, tracks will be elevated and go over the road¬ ways, and about 141st st will go underneath the highways. Ap¬ parently the company is to go ahead and begin work as soon as It can advertise and let contracts. Between the Harlem River and 141st st are ten streets where the tracks will be elevated, and from there on, ivest and east of the Bronx River, on about a dozen Important thoroughfares, grade crossings will be tlimi- nated. The general offlces of the company are at New Haven. whence important masonry and structural iron contracts will be given out. For Chnrch Purposes. 80TH ST.—John J. Downey. 410 and 412 West Thirty-ourth st, has obtained the general contract to build a 4-sty and base¬ ment, brick and stone, tile and slate roof, parish house, SOxTT feet, for the Corporation of All Angels' Church, of 240 West (For plans filed, see pages 257 and 277.) SOth st, at Nos. 251 and 253 West 80th st, sarae to cost $90,000. H. J. Hare"! tn bergh, of 1 .West Mth st, is the arohitect. Rc7. S. De Lancey Townsend is rector. It is to be 50 feet front and 77 feet deep, with a facade of brick, with trimmings of limestone. Estimated cost, $80,000. The 5-sty apartment house at 210 West 83d st will be altered into a rectory for the Rev. M. J. Considine, rector of Holy Trin¬ ity Roman Catholic Church, in West S2d st. A 2-sty extfciision is to be added and a new ornamental front erected. The cost of the necessary improvements is estimated at $12,000 ' by Joseph H. McGuire, the architect, of 3 West 20th st. De Lamar House to be Completed. 3TTH ST.—Charles P. H. Gilbert, 1123 Broadway, has awarded , the contract for the cabinet work, etc., and interior finish of : the De I-amar House, 37th st and Madison av, to Messrs. Herter Brothers, 300 Sth av. The contracts for the ornamental interior ' marble and mosaic work, etc., and the interior ornamental iron and bronze work have been awarded, as have all other con¬ tracts, and all work is well under way and being hastened to completion. There has been a report in several daily papers lo the effect that the house was not to be completed and that it would be sold. Mr. Gilbert stales, however, that Mr. De Lamar has no intention of selling this house, and expects to have it completed about the first of December, when he will occupy it. This house is most elaborately equipped with machinery and all sorts of improved apparatus and appliances, and it is believed it will be the most thoroughly up-to-date high-class residence in New Tork when finished. Lackawanna Improvements. Plans lor a new terminal at Jersey City for the Lackawanna Railroad are advancing. Modern terminal buildings of brick and slone will take the place of the present frame structures, 1 ami'le ferry slips will be added on the Jersey City side, and new double-deck ferryboats *vin land lhe passengers on a wide con¬ course similar to the Pennsylvania ferry in Jersey City. South of the present Pier 5 will be built a modern pier, wilh" i supei'Elruclure 8S feet wide and 1,310 feet long, and on Pier 9 is now being erected a coal-dumping machine which will lift i car and empty it. Work has already been started on a freight house extension fronting on Ferry st, which will be 415 feet long and Several stories high, and also on the conslruction of six modern transfer bridges to be used in handling freight, and re¬ place those destroyi-^d by the late fire. Aa the improvements progress there may be many changes, whicli suggest themselves to the chief engineer. General offices are at 26 Exchange pl. New York. Westchester's New Institution. John E. Kerby, architect, 452 Fifth av, New Tork, has com pleted plans for St. Joseph's Normal College, to be erected at Pocantico Hills, Westchester County. The structure is to be the novitiate and mother house of the Christian Brothers for this district, their present novitiate having been acquired by the city, as it is part of the water shed at Amawalk. The new ■ building will be situated on the highest point of Westchester overlooking the Sound, Long Island, and the Jersey hills be¬ yond the Hudson. It is to be of semi-fireproof construction, with exteriors of stone, brick and terra cotta. It will be four stories and basement high, with a frontage of 355 ft., and a rear central wing will run back 300 ft. The building will con¬ tain class rooms, dormitories, gymnasium, refrectories and liv¬ ing apartments, besides all modern conveniences and appoint¬ ments. It wili be heated by steam, and will be provided with combination gas and electric fixtures. It is expected to have the building completed by next spring. The cost is estimated at $250,000. Figures on its construction have been submitted and on Tuesday the general contract will be awarded. Brother Joseph is the head of the Order, and Brother Christian, the treasurer, has cliarge of the work. Their city house is at No. 50* 2d St. NeT7 Apartments, Flats and Tenements, ST. NICHOLAS PL.—Henri Fouchaux, Broadway and 162d st, is making plans for a 6-sty, 3U-family fiat, 96.11x87, Cor the Central Building, Improvement and Investment Co., 587 Lenox av, to be erected on the east side of St. Nicholas pl, 199.10 feet south of ISOlh st, at a cost of about $75,000. 13,5TH HT.—George F. Peiham, 503 Sth av, is preparing plans for two 6-sty, 22-family fiats. 37.6x86.11, with ail improvements, for Grossman Eros, and Rosenbaum, of 340 and 550 West SSth st, same, to be erected on the norlh side of 135th st, 410 feet, eaat .of Lenox av, at a cost of $76,000. ERADHURST AV.—Ernest Rolph, 184th st and 3d av, Is mak¬ ing plans for three 5-sly and basement, 51-famlly flat buildings, 25x05.3, 38.3x88.4 and 38.3x77.10, wilh all improvements," Murray & Hill, of 617 West 130th st, to be situated on the north east corner of Bradhurst av and 153d St, at a total cost of $110,000. EDGECOMBE AV.—Plans are belj.g prepared by Henri Fou- cbpux, Eroadway and 1623 st, fur a O-sty 1«-fami!y Hat, 3 x87, to be ei'ected on the w^est side of Edgecombe av, 250.10 feet south of 150th it, at a cost of about $75,000. The Central Build¬ ing. Iipprovement and Investment Co, 587 Lenox av, are the owners.