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Real estate record and builders' guide: [v. 90, no. 2313]: July 13, 1912

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76 RECORD AND GUIDE July 13, 1912 CURRENT BUILDING OPERATIONS Including G)ntemplated Constructions, Bids Wanted, G)ntracts Awarded, Plans Filed and Government, State and Municipal Work. New Building for Physicians. A syndicate known as the "Forty East Forty-first Street Company/' with offices at 542 Fifth avenue, Charles M. "Warner, president, and C. B. "Warner, secretary, in conjunction with Charles "Weinberg, 31 West 23d street, cotemplate the erection of a new physicians' building at the southwest corner of Madison avenue and 48th street, covering a plot 44x100 feet. The structure will be six stories in height, strictly fireproof, and will be de¬ voted exclusively to physicians' offices. No architect has yet been selected and nothing definite has been decided when the project will go ahead. -----------*----------- Gimbel Brothers Deny Building Rumor. The reported rumor of the sale of the Thomas Dimond property and the Penn¬ sylvania Railroad at Broadway, Seventh Avenue, 32d and 33d streets, covering the block front, to Gimbel Brothers for improvement with a large annex to their present department store, was denied on Thursday by Bernard Gimbel, of the firm of Gimbel Brothers. It will be recalled that only recently Mr. Dimond increased his holdings in 33d street. -----------•----------- Business Building East of Fifth Avenue. The firm of Schanz, tailors, 18 "West 39th street, contemplate the erection of a loft building at 14 East 40th street, between Sth and Madison avenues, on plot 21x98.9 feet. No architect has been selected and nothing deflnite has been settled. -----------*----------- Contract for 40th Street Loft. The E. E. Paul Company, 1 Madison avenue, received the general contract this week to erect the new eight-story loft building which James H. Cruikshank, 50 Pine street, is to erect at 345-349 "West 40th street, on a plot 45x90 feet. Robert E. Moss, 126 Liberty street is structural engineer. --------—«----------- EUevator Apartments in 83rd Street. The Hennessy Realty Company, 220 Broadway, James Polstein, president, Meyer Gendel, secretary, will soon erect a nine-story apartment house at 37 to 41 "West 83d street, for which Schwartz & Gross, 347 5th avenue, are preparing plans. The plot measures 63x90 feet. -------------------♦------------------- Robert W. Fulton to Build. Ross & McNeil, 39 East 42d street, are preparing sketches for a nine-story apart¬ ment house for Robert M. Fulton, 500 Sth avenue, to be erected at 143 to 147 East SSth street, on a .plot 54x100 feet. H. "W. Otis Company, 39 East 42d street, will have the general contract. CONTEMPLATED CONSTRUCTION. Manhattan. APARTMENTS, PLATS AND TENEMENTS. 39TH ST.—H. W. Otis Co., 39 East) 42(1 st, has received the general contract to erect the 9-sty apartment house, 54x98.9 ft, at 143-147 East 39tli Bt, for Robert Pulton, owner, care ot Ross & McNeill, architects, 39 Bast 42d st. LEXINGTON AV.—"Wm. A. "White & Sons report that plans are about ready for al¬ tering the private dwellings, 805 and 807 Lexington av, near 62d st. The lower two floors are to be occupied by the owner, Al¬ bert Klenk, for his grocery business, and the upper floors for bachelor apartments. Mr. Klenk has been located lor fifteen years at 352 Fourth avenue, which building he vacated May 1. 1912, to allow the erection of a six¬ teen-story loft structure. AMSTERDAM AV.—Schwartz & Gross. 347 5th ay, have completed plans for lO-sty apartment house, 80.ilxl40 tt, to be erected at the south¬ east comer of Amsterdam av and 120th st for the Carnegie Construction Co., 420 "West 119th st Cost. $450,000. 115TH ST.—Cantor & Livingston, 39 "West SSth Bt, have completed plans for alterations to two 5-sty tenements, 70-72 East 115th st, for Ellas Schlomowitz, 55 Lenox av, owner. Cost, $7,500. BROADWAY.—Frederick S. Keeler, 140 Cedar st, has completed plans tor alterations to the 6-sty tenement. 3800 BToadway, tor Marie Ho¬ guet, 152 Riverside Drive, owner. Cost, $4,000. MADISON AV.—Plans are being figured lor alterations to the two residences at 601-603 Madison av, lor bachelor apartments, for the Madison Chambers Co., owner, care of archi¬ tect. H. M. Baer, 21 West 45th st, architect Cost, $25,000. WEST END AV.—Julius Tishman. 299 Broad¬ way, owner, is taking bids on the mason and carpenter work for the 12-8ty apartment house, 100x116 ft, to be erected at the southeast cor¬ ner of West End av and 101st st, from plans by Blum £ Blum, 505 Sth av, architects. Cost, $700,000. CHURCHES. AMSTERDAM AV.—Excavating is under way 'lor the new synod hall, 171x69 It, at Amsterdam av and Cathedral Parkway for the Cathedral of ISt. John the Divine, on premises. Bishop D. H. Greer, 7 Gramercy Park, owner. Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, 15 Beacon st, Boston, Mass., archi¬ tects; W. Shelton Swallow Co., 507 Sth av, gen¬ eral contractors. DWELLINGS. 99TH ST.—Foundations are under way tor the 3-sty and basement rectory, 46x55 ft., at 220 West 99th st, for St. Michael's Church, 225 West 99th st, N. Y. C, owner; Rev. J. P. Peters, pastor. Robert W. Gibson, 185 Madison av, architect; J. Odell Whitenack, 231 West 18th bi. general contractor; N. Greonblat & Co., 891 XInion av, masonry. Cost, $15,000. EAST HOUSTON ST.—Lithgow & Son, 79 King St. are figuring the general contract for the new vicerage tor St. Augustine's Chapel to be erected in East Houston st, near the Bowery. Bids are desired on all sub-contracts at once. Thomas Nash, 1170 Broadway, Is the architect. FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES. BROADWAY.—Stephenson & "Wheeler, 2 West 45th st, have completed plans for alterations to the 6-sty show room and manufacturing building at 691 Broadway for Edward Tower, Sonoma, California; Miller, King, Lane & Trat- ford. 80 Broadway, agents. Cost, $20,000. The architects will soon call lor figures on the general contract. BROOK AV—Bids will close July 13 for the 6-sty paper bag factory to be erected on B'rook av from Southern Boulevard to East 132d st, lor the Champion Realty Co., A. E. Schorsch, 510 East 73d st, president, owner. C. B. Com¬ stock, 23 East 26th st, architect. HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS. NORTH BROTHERS ISLAND.—The Depart¬ ment ot Health 55th st and 6th av, Ernest J. Lederle, Ph. D., president, is taking bids for the extension to the nurses home, to be erected here from plans by W. E. Austin, 46 "West 24th st, N. Y. C. 29TH ST.—Foundations are being laid for wings I and M of the hospital In the south side of 29th st. between 1st av and East River for the city. McKIh, Mead & White, 160 Sth av, architects. Albert L. Webster, 82 Wall st, consulting engineer. John H. Parker Co., 315 4th av, general contractor. Cost, $1,750,000. . HARLEM HOSPITAL.—Bids were rejected for the nurses' home to be erected at the Harlem Hospital, 136th st, 137th st and Lenox ay for the City of New York Bellevue and Allied Hospitals. Raymond F. Almlrall, 185 Madison av, architect. Project will be readvertised at once. Cost, $175,000. BLACKWBLLS ISLAND.—Bids were rejecteu for the extension ot the tuberculosis infirmary and will be readvertised. Specifications are being prepared. J. H. Freelander, 214 5th av, architect F. A. Burdett & Co., 16 East 33d st, steel engineer. W. C. Tucker, 156 Sth av, sanitary engineer. Patterson Bros., 1182 Broad¬ way, steam and electrical engineers. Cost, $80,- 000. NORTH BROTHERS ISLAND.—Bids were re¬ ceived for the extension of the nurses' home, lor the city, from plans by W. E. Austin, 46 West 24th st, N. Y. C, architect. Frymier & Hanna, 25 West 42d st, N. Y. C. were low bidders at $46,469; Colon Hartnett, 81 East 125th st. N. Y. C, second low bidder, $52,299; A. L. Guidone & Co., 162 East 23d st, N. Y. C., $58,750, third low bidder. STABLES AND GARAGES. CORNELIA ST.—Plans are being figured for a 2-sty brick stable, 21x98 It, to be erected at 23 Cornelia st, for Joseph Marron, 146 Waverly st, owner. C. B. Meyers, 1 Union sq, architect. Cost, $7,000. STORES. OFFICES AND LOFTS. 14TH ST.—J. B. Snooks Sons, 261 Broad¬ way, architects, are taking bids lor altera¬ tions to the store and offlce building at 105- 109 West 14th st. GRAND ST.—-Horenburger & Bardes, 122 Bow¬ ery, are preparing plans for alterations to the 3-sty brick lott. 273-5 Grand st, tor Rose & Norman, 63 Orchard st. owners, who will take bids about July 15. Cost, $4,000. 3D AV.—Work is under way on fire repairs to the loft and store at 2174 3d av, lor S. & E. Gutman. 452 Broadway, owner. Michigan Furniture Co., south side of 118th st. west of 3d av, lessee ot entire building. Shire & Kaufman. 373 4th av, architects. John H. Deeves & Bro., 103 Park av, general contract¬ ors. 48TH ST.—Plans are being figured for alter¬ ations to the residence, 16 East 48th st, for stores and offlce purposes, for Julia Ward, 16 East 48th st, owner. Samuel B. Gage, 340 Mad¬ ison av, architect. 5TH AV.—Foundations are being laid for the 12-sty offlce building, 84x200 ft., to be erected at 70 Sth av lor Ginn & Co.. on premises and 29 Beacon st, Boston, Mass., owner. C. A. Rich, 320 Sth av, architect; Edward Corning Co., 100 William st, general contractor. 38TH ST.—MuUiken & Moeller. Park av and 4Kt st, are preparing plans for a 12-sty lolt building to be erected at 5 East 38th st and e East 39th st, lor the 6 East 39th St Co., Charles W. Cooley represents the leasing com¬ pany. LEXINGTON AV.—John T. Riggs, 1482 Broad¬ way, architect, is taking bids lor alterations to the stable at 690-692 Lexington av, for lofts and stores. S. M. & E. Odell, on prem¬ ises, owners. Cost, $25,000. 86TH ST.—Plastering is under way tor the restaurant, studios and offices at 58 West 36th St. for Andrian H. Muller, 55 West 52d st, owner. Paul Henkel, on premises, lessee. Smith & Ross, 103 Park av, architects. Lourler Siegel Construction Co., 102 5th av, general contractor. Cost, $5,000. PEARL ST.—Work Is under way lor alter¬ ations to the 5-sty brick store and loft build¬ ing. 444-445 Pearl st, for Francis Hustall, Montclair, N. J., owner; Wm. H. Whiting, 41 Park Row, N. Y. C, agent for owner. Wm. F. Hemstreet, 527 Sth av, architect. Hugh Getty. Inc.. 359 West 26th st, general contractor. Cost, $14,000. 40TH ST.—Footings are being installed for the 24-sty offlce building. 50x75 ft, at 110-112 West 40th st, for Edward A. Browning, 18 West 75th st. owner. Buchman & Fox, 11 East 59th st, architects. Chauncey Matlock, 225 Sth av, steam engineer. Jacob A. Zimmermann, 505 Sth av, masonry. THEATRES. 44TH ST.—Henry B. Herts. 35 West Slst st, architect, is taking bids on the Shubert Theatre to be erected at 221-233 West 44th st lor the Central Theatre Leasing Construction Co., "Win¬ throp Ames, president; Lee Shubert, vice pres¬ ident; Andrew Freedman, 1418 Broadway, treasurer. BROADWAY.—Axel Hedman, 371 Fulton st, Brooklyn, is preparing plans lor alterations to the theatre at Broadway and 39th st for the Casino Theatre. John McKeefery, Broadway and 39th st, N. Y. C, general contractor. Cost $6,000. Bronx. APARTMENTS. FLATS AND TENEMENTS. PINEHURST AV.—George F. Pelham, 507 Sth av, is preparing plans for a 6-sty apartment house, to be erected at the northwest comer ot Pinehurst av and 180th st, tor the Emmay Realty Co., Pinehurst av and 178th st. ACADEMY ST.—Sommerfeld & Steckler, 31 Union sq, are preparing plans for three 5-sty apartments, 50x88 ft, to be erected at the southwest corner ol Academy st and Sherman av. for the Dyckman Construction Co., John Katzman, president, 156th st and Riverside Drive, owner. Total cost. $80,000. DECATUR AV.—Excavating is under way for the 5-sty brick tenement, 67x68 ft, to be erected on the west side ot Decatur av, 24 ft north of Fordham rd, for the Wedgewood Co., 401 East 163d st. owner. Andrew Thomas, Fordham rd and Westchester av, architect. Pauletto Co., at site, contractor for foundations. Joseph Holmes. 17 West 17Sth st, has the mason work. Cost, $50,000. CROTONA AV.—Moore & Landsiedel, 148th st and 3d av, have completed plans for two 5- sty brick apartments with stores, 37x83 ft. to be erected on the west side of Crotona av,' 80 ft south ot 189th st, for the D'Andrea Con¬ struction Co., 1719 Garfield st, Antonio D'An¬ drea, president; Victoria D'Andrea, secretary, owner. Cost, $70,000. HOB AV—Harry T. Howell, 3d av and 149th st has completed plans for the 5-sty tenement, 50x88 ft, to be erected 'aJt^the west side of Hoe av, 27 ft north of JennJags st, for the TuUy Realty Co., 810 East 173* St., owner. Cost $40,000. WALTON AV.—Work on the 5-sty brick ten¬ ement on the west side ot Walton av, 150 ft north ot 177th st, is up to the 1st tier. Adolph Wexler, 39 East 42d st, owner and general contractor. Charles Schaefer, Jr., 401 Tremont av, architect. Cost. $40,000. BERGEN AV.—Additional figures are being received for three 5-sty brick apartments and stores to be erected at the southwest corner of Bergen av and 152d st for the Conron Bros. Co., 10th av and 13th st, owner. Charles Schaefer, Jr., 401 Tremont av, architect. Cost. $120,000. WEBSTER AV—Franz Wolfgang, 533 East 177th st, has completed plans lor two 5-sty brick apartments, 32x96 ft, to be erected at the southeast corner of Webster av and 176th st, for the Roscobel Building Co., Henry Gund- lach, president, 2689 Heath av, owner. Total cost, $56,000. WESTCHESTER AV—George A. Summer, 989 Southern Boulevard, architect, and the AJner- Ican Real Estate Co.. 989 Southern Boulevard, owner, Edward B. Boynton, 527 Sth av, presi¬ dent; Francis H. SIsson, secretary; Richard "T. Lingley, treasurer, are taking bids on two 5- sty brick tenements, 39x67 ft, to be erected on the north side of Westchester av, 80 ft east of Elder av. Total cost, $56,000. ELSMERE PL.—The Kramer Construction Co-, 35 Nassau st, has received the general con¬ tract to erect the 5-sty brick tenement, 75x88 ft. on Elsmere pi, 213 ft east ot Marmion av lor the Defender Construction Co., 35 Nassau st, owner. Abraham Berres, 35 Nassau st, arch¬ itect Cost, $60,000. 165TH ST.—Goldner & Goldberg, 149th st and 3d av, have prepared plans tor a 6-sty tene¬ ment to be erected at the southwest comer ot 165th st and Hoe av, for the Fox Square Realty Co., 773 Westchester av, owner, Wm. Oppenhelm, president. 163D ST.—The three 5-sty flats being erected in the north side ot 163d st from Tiffany to Kelly Bts, are advancing rapidly, being up to