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996 i^-l RECORD AITO GUIDE May 26, 1906 ■ '¥ THE REALM OF BUILDING Building Operations. Tb RvnoTata Fiftli Avenue Rculdence. STH AV.—James McWalters, 22 East Slst st, has just ob¬ tained the general contract to Improve and renovate No. 844 Sth av, the residence belonging to John Jacob Astor. A rear extension will be erected, aud the general interior will be altered at a cost of about $50,000. Charles A. Piatt, 30 East 20th st, Is architect. IVanr Figrurea •■! Boffinan Iiouse Fla.Be. BROADWAT.—Architect R. L. Daus, 130 Fulton st, is taking new flgures on the general contract for the new 12-sty hotel to be erected in connection with the Hoffman House, at the north¬ west corner of Broadway and 24th st, fronting 49.3 tt on Broad¬ way, with a wing in 24th st having a frontage of 47.2i/o ft in mat St. Francis S. Kinney, of 135 Broadway, is now owner of the Hoffman House. (See issues Oct. 28 and Nov. 11, 1905.) C»rraro Alt HastiurB n'lu Coiupetiti*n f«r Central Fnrk Tlieatre. CENTRAL PARK WEST.—The award in competition was made the past week to Messrs, Carrere & Hastings, No. 28 East 41st St. from preliminary sketches submitted, for the new theatre building to be build in Central Park West, the whole block front between G2d and G3d sts and Broadway, by "The Theatre Company" for the uplifting of dramatic art, of which Charles T. Barney Is president. The structure will be built of stone, and will cost nearly $2,000,000. For complete list of names of those competing, see issue of Marcli IT, 190(5. millien Dollar Apartment IIeu«a Eer Madisou Av. MADISON AV.—Messrs. Harde & Short, Nos, 3-5 West 29th st, have been commissioned to design plans and specifications for a 10-sty high class elevator apartment bouse, 100.5x82.11 ft., to be situated on the northeast corner of Madison av and (!Gth st, on a plot 100.5x100 ft. It Is estimated that tbe struc¬ ture will cost about $1,000,000. There will be apartments for 41 families arranged in suits for housekeeping purpose. The exterior will be of light brick, limestone, terra cotta and flne ornamental iron work. The Interior will contain electric ele¬ vators, steam heat, marble tile, mosaic and hard wood finish. The Parkview Company, No. 200 West 57th st, are the owners. No sub-contracts have yet been Issued. TI>« Itcade-Duane Storage Pro)ect< • WEST ST.—Wm. B. Tubby & Bro., Sl Fulton st, Informs the Record and Guide that plans will be ready Eor general contrac¬ tors In about three or four weeks time for the 14-sty cold storage building, which a syndicate headed by John R. Bartlett, of No. 2 Wall st, is to build on the block fronting 70.7 ft. on West st, 2GG.S ft. on Reade st, 70.8 ft. on Washington st and 270.3 Et. on Duane st. Subscriptions are now being received, and tbe organization will be known as the Reade-Duane Cold Storage Co. Although all details of construction are yet in¬ definite, the present plan is to erect a building having stores and basements suitable to the fruit and cold storage produce business. The plant will be tbe largest and best equipped cold storage structure in this country, the stories above the flrst containing some 2,000,000 cubic feet of space, will be fltted wltb refrigerating devices. The estimated cost of tbe bhilding Is about $1,000,000. Mr. Tubby states that no contracts have yet been awarded, and that be will receive all bids. Apartments, Flats aud Tenements. HENRT ST.—Moses Goldman, 380 Madison st. will build at 52 Henry st a G-sty 22-family tenement, 25x87, cost $34,000. Samuel Sass, 23 Park row, ia architect. HOUSTON ST.—Bohland & Alkier, 782 East 15f;th st, will erect on the southwest corner of Houston and Allen sts a G-sty flat, 43x90. Cost, $50,000. Chas. M. Straub is architect. IOSTH ST.—Raphael Kurzrok, 491 Broadway, will build on the northeast corner of 108th st and 2d av a G-sty flat. 50x90 ft. Cost, $50,000. Chas. M. Straub, 122 Eowery, is architect. MANHATTAN AV.—On tbe northwest corner of Manhattan av and 109th st M. S. Wilson, G8-T0 West 100th st, will erect two 6-sty flats, 3G,Gx90 ft., to cost $74,000. Samuel Sass is planning. 80TH ST.—Jacob Wimpie, 23G West 30th st, will erect at Nos. 236-238 East 80th st a G-sty 28-family flat, 40x105 ft. Cost, $45,000. Bernstein & Bernstein, 24 East 23d st, are architects. 8TH AV.—Kurzman & Segall, Sth av and 147tb st, will erect on tbe west side of Stb av, 50 Et, south of 147th st. a 6-sty flat, 50x72 ft. Cost, $42,000. E. A. Meyers, 1 Union sq, Is making plans. HESTER ST.—A. Goodman, 23 Park row, will erect on the northwest corner of Hester and Chrystie st a 6-sty tenement. 50.2x94.2. Cost, $55,000. C. M. Straub, 122 Bowery, is making plans. 14TH ST.—Oscar Lowinson, IS East 42d st, is making plans for a 6-sty flat, 45x90.3, for Aronowitz & Segman, 205 East 9Sth st, to be erected at Nos. 328-330 East 14th st. Cost, $40,000. IOTH ST.—Bernstein & Bernstein, 24 East 23d st, are plan¬ ning for two 6-sty flats, 50.6x79.3, for Max Rubin, 256 Henry St. on the south side of 10th st, 241.8 ft. east of Av D, to cost $90,000. LENOX AV.—On the northeast corner of Lenox av and 143d st Morris Feldberg, 2S0 Broadway, will erect two G-sty flats, 35.11x83, to cost $80,000. Stern & Morris, 1133 Broadway, are planning. 121ST ST.—Hyman Levin, 1.531 Park av, will build on the north side of 121st st, 280.11 ft. east of 1st av, two 6-sty flats. 44,7x87.9. Cost, $90,000. Chas. M. Straub, 122 Bowery, is making plans. SIST ST.-Samuel W. Browne, 35 West .57th st, will erect at 11-13 West Slst st a 12-family high-class flat building, 50x83.2 Et, at a cost of $150,000. Schickel & Ditmars, 111 5th av, are preparing plans. ■ 99th ST.—Abraham Silverson, 2534 7th av, will build on the northwest corner of 99th st and Central Park West two 6-sty 20-faniily flats, 40x90 ft., to cost $90,000. Geo. Fred Pelham, 503 Sth av, is planning. 94TH ST.—James H. Davis, 311 West OTth st, will build on the south side of 94tb st, 300 ft west of West End av, a 5-sty 25-family flat, 75x8G.S ft, cost $90,000. Geo. Fred Pelbam, 503 5th av, will make he plans. 14GTH ST.—Neville & Bagge, 217 West 125th st, are making plans for a G-sty 28-family apartment bouse for John W. Kight, Broadway and 139th st, on the southwest corner of 140tli st and Broadway, to cost $200,000. . IIGTH ST.—On tbe north side of llGlh st, 412 ft. east of 1st av. Lordi, Pernetti & DeRespinis, 2206 2d av, will erect a 6-sty .?9-family flat, 57x87.1L Cost, $60,000. L. F. J. Weiher, 103 East 125th st, is making plans. STH AV.-—Simon, Harzman & Segall, southwest corner Sth av and 147th st, will erect a 30-(amily 6-3ty fiat, 50x76.6, on Sth av, southwest corner 147tb st, cost .$40,000. E. A. Meyers, 1 Union sq., is making plans. 07TH ST.-—John O. Lewis, 489 5b av, is preparing plans for two 6-sty flat buildings, 50x100 ft, on the south side oE 97th st,, 100 ft east of Madison av, to cost $104,000. Martha E. Rohrig, 71 East 96th st, is the owner. 127TH ST.—Arnold Realty Co., 535 West 133d st, will build on the north side oE ]27th st. 4S.11 Et. west of Convent av, a 6-sty 36'family flat. 70x105 ft. Cost, $50,000. Moore & Land- .5iedel, 14Sth st and 3d av. are planning. DELANCET ST.—Kleinfeld & Rothfeld, 190 Bowery, are about to build on tbe southeast corner of Delancey and Chrystie sts a 6-sty 21-family tenement, 50.1x90.7, cost $85,000. E. W. Levitan. 20 West Slst st, is making plans. Dwelliugs. 55TH ST.—No contract has yet been awarded for the 5-sty residence, 18.9x100.-5. which Robert B. Roosevelt, 33 Wall st, will erect at 110 East 55th st, to cost $60,000. Louis C. Maurer, 22 East 2Ist st, is architect. One building will be demolished. The Massapequa Building Co.. of which Tbomas H. Frazer, a prominent Brooklyn builder, is tbe bead, has completed negotia¬ tions with tbe Queens Land & Title Co., of Manhattan, for a block of lots at Massapequa, Long Island. The arrangements call for the building of several hundred bouses per year, to be sold on easy terms. The company has pui'cbased sufflcient property to build 1,000 dwellings, and expects to secure the con¬ tracts for tbe building of houses to be erected by parties who have already purchased plots. Cli-^rches. SCHERMERHORN ST.—Work on the new ediflce and rectory which tbe Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mercy, 30 DeBevoise pl, Brooklyn, is to erect on the south side of Scher¬ merhorn st, 210 ft east of Bond st, Brooklyn, is to be pushed rapidly. T. H. Poole & Co., 13 West 30th st, the architects, are now taking figures on the general contract. The cost Is esti¬ mated at $150,000. . I Stables. 41ST ST.—No contract bas yet been awarded for the 4-sty stable building, 20x71.6 ft., which John louis, 430 West 43d st, will erect at No. 554 West 41st st, to cost $12,000. Jobn H.