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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 64, no. 1658: December 23, 1899

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972 [Manhattan] RECORD AND GUIDE. December 23, 189g. 1 llth st near ôth av, 3-sty and basement brownstone front houae; seller, Charles Hayman; brokers, S. A. Goldstein & Co,; '""sOth^sf corner of 5th av. plot lOOxlOO; seller, John Miller; buyer, J. B. Fordlaw; brokers. S, A. Goldstein & Co.; price, 7th av near 4lh st, brick double apartment hous?, 30x85; seller, James "Taylor; buyer, V, Newburger; brokers. S, A, Goldstein & Co ' price, $14,500. T>th st between Sth and Oth avs, 2-sty and basement two-fam¬ ily "brick'dwelling; seller, John Jacks; buyer, Henry T, Rich; bro¬ kers, S. A. Goldstein & Co.; price, $7,650. REiDY FOR DELIVERY SHORTLV. •l-he complète Illustrated Edition of the Building Laws, by William J. Fryer. This volume is the standard publication wilh Architects, Builders ànd others. It is the only book permitting ready référence to ail the provisions of tho Code npon any sub¬ ject ' Any desired information can be turij^ to as quickly as to a wcrd in a dictionary, This saviEg of «me is effected by means of analytic cross-indexes, Moreover, in all doubtful matters the meaning of the law is made clear by the aid of illustrations. The volume contains not only lhe Building Code, but all laws and régulations relatins to building, including the Mechanics' Lien Law, Handsomely bound. Priée- $3,00. Immédiate Subscribers to this Edition will be supplied at once with a copy of the "Preliminary Edition" free of charge, pro- vi.ied it is returned upon receipt of the larger hook. All pians for building opérations throughout Greater New York to be filed cn aud after Dec. 23d must be made to conform to the requirements of the new Code. Misunderslanding of the law is costly hoth in time and inoney. Use therefor the Record nnd Guide annotated, cross-indexed and Illustrated Edition of the Building Laws, which doesn't leave you to puzzle out the mean¬ ing of the Code—to find later that you were wrong. BUILDING MATERIAL MARKET. The demand for brick is still firm, with about an equal supply. prices remaining the same as last week, There will probably be an increase in the price nf front brick shortly—caused by tbe ?niall supply on hand. Tbe lath and lumber market îs quiet, with prices firm. Ship¬ ments are nearly all in, There have been exceedingly large orders placed for lime, with large deliveries during the past week. Cément remains about the same, with orders still coming In, 'I'he mills are running full blast. Paints and oils are in demand. with prices flrm. The iron market seems to be pretty thoroughly sold up. with prices ranging about the same as last reported. Tin has been very quiet, with very little fluctuation in prices. Hngh W, Adams & Co., of 15 Beekman sl. announce their ap¬ pointment as General Sales Agents for the Lehigh Steel and Iron Co.'s foundry pig iron, with fuimaces at Ailentown, Pa. Building News. MERCANTILE. Mercer st, southeast corner of Spring st; F. Vietor & Achelis. Nos. 66 to 72 Lecnard st. who have just purchased this property. will improve their purchase b.v the érection of a 10-sty flreproof slore and loft building for their own occupancy. Eini st, eaat side. Marion st, west side, 40 feet south of Spring Et, 3-sly brick business building; cost, $5,000; Hugo J. Potosky. 421 5th av, owner; Buchman & Fox, 11 East 59th st, architects, Maiden iane. Nos. 51 and 53, 12 or 15-sty brick and stone office buUding; Boehm & Coon, 31 Nasaau st. owners; architect not se¬ lected. Work cannot start until May, as leases do not expire un¬ til that time. Broadway. Nos. 520 and 522, 11-sty brick and atone flreproof store and loft building, 50x100; Central Realty, Bond and Trnst Co., No. 59 Liberty st, owners; Buchman & Fox, No, 31 East 59tli Ht, architects, are now taking estlmatea. Chatham sq. Nos. 7 and S, plot 50x154x1.33; Peter Herler, No. 1032 Lexington av, -who has just purchased ihis property, will improve his purchase at once. He contemplâtes building a G or 7-sly building with a store; the upper floors to be used for a lodging house, provided he gets a désirable tenant. Peter Hur¬ ler Se Son, No. 103 Lexington av, archltecta. APARTMENTS, FLATS AXD TENEMENTS. 5th av, southfîaat corner of 5oth st; Troivbridge & Livingston. No. 2ST 4th av; Lord, Hewlett & HuU, No. 16 East 23d st; and Hoppin Se Koen. No, 100 Sth av, have been invited to submit plans in compétition for tlie apartment ho\ise to be erected by John Jacob Astor at tbis location. 30th st, Nos, 155 and 157 West, F. R. Comstock, 124 West 45th (For Plans Filed see pages 990 and 10U6.) st, has been selected architect for the 12-&ty brick and stone bachelor apartment house to be erected on this plot. llYth st, north side, and llSth st, south side, 100 feet west of Sth ave, four 5-sty brick and stone flats, 25x90; cost, $120,000; Mrs. C. M. SUverman, 1210 5th av, owner and builder; NevUle Se Bagge, 217 West 125th st, architects. Boaton av. west side, south of 168th st, two 5-sty brick flats; Eliza Blondell. 1645 Fox st, owner; John De Hart, 1637 Fox st, architect. Park av, -west side, 50.4 south of 96th st, 5-sty brick and stone flat, 25x87; Francis J. Schnugg, 132 Nassau st, owner; Louis Ent¬ zer, 78 East 96th st, architect. Jerome av, east side, near lS4th st. H. U. Singhi, Davidson av. corner of 184lh st, has purchased this property and wili improve by erecting ten 3-sty frame flats. Henry Anderaon, 1180 Broad¬ way, has prepared plans for previous opérations, Slst st. Nos. 209 and 211 Eaat, f-ivo 6-sty brick and stone tene¬ ments, on plot 50,10x102.2; Peter Herter, No. 1032 Lexington av, owner; Peter Herter & Son, No. 10;i2 Lexinglon av, architects. 118th st southeast cor. of Manbattan av, 7-sty brick, stone and terra cotta apartment house. 95x96; Hugo Hoefler, 161 St, Nich¬ olas av, owner; Neville & Bagge, 217 West 125th st, architects, This corrects error as to location in our issue of Dec, 9th. 3d av. No. 2031, 6-sty brick flat with stores, 25,2x86.8; cost, .');25,000; R. Allen, owner; Geo. F. Pelham, No, 503 Sth av, flled plans for a tenement at this location last week in the name of Lowenfeld & Prager. DWEILLÏNGS. Trinity av, southwest corner of 358th st, three S-sty frame dweUinga, corner 20x77,6; two 15x56; total cost, $15,000; Thomas H. BaskerviUe, 31 Nassau st, owner; Thomas Graham, 1238 Mad¬ ison av, architect, Trinity av, \vest side, 85 feet south of 158th st, four 2-sty frame dwellings, 20x56; total cost, $20,000; Thomas H. BaskerviUe, 31 Nassau st, owner; Thomas Graham, 1238 Madison av, architect. 77th st, north side, 100 feet east of Madison av, two S-sty brick and stone dweUings, plot 50x100; Paul Leieester Ford, 247 Sth av, owner; Henry Rutgers Marshall, 3 West 29th st, architect, ALTERATIONS. ' 4th st, No. 318 East. altération of and extension to liais; addi¬ tion of 1-sty and altérations on 2d and 3d fioors; cost, $4,500; Morris Gotlieb. 178 Stanton st, owner; Horenburger & Straub, 122 Bowery, architects, Cauldwell av, west side, 275 feet south of 161st st, altération to 2-sty and basement frame dwelling, to consist of a 2-sly frame extension, 20x30; coat,, $2,000; M, J, Garvin, 3307 3d av, owner and archilect. MISCELLANEOUS, 97th st. north side, 250 east of Slh av, 1-sty brick and stone church, plot 75x100: Russian Orthodox Church of 'St. Nicholas, 323 2d av, owner; Brun & Hauser, 1123 Broadway, architects. ESTIMATES RECEIVABLE. nth av, OOth to Olst at, dwelling; Andrew Carnegie, owner; Babb, Cook & WiUard, No, S74 Broadway, archltecta. Estimâtes are being taken and Richard Deeves, No, 309 Broadway, C, T, Wills, No. 156 Sth av, Crow & Taylor, No, 2S9 4th av, and D, C. "^^'"eeks & Son, No. 2S9 4th av, are bidding. By Treasury Department, Waahington, D. C, until 2 p. m., Jan¬ uary 31st, for the construction (except electric work, heating and ventilating and elevators) of the hospital building at the U. S. Immigrant Station, Ellis Island, New Tork Haj-bor, in accordance with the drawings and spécification, copies of which may be had of Boring & Tilton, architects, 32 Broadway, New Tork City, or •of James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect, Washington, D. C. 117th st. Nos, 269 and 271 West, 7-sty brick storage warehouse. ■ .50x100; John J. Timmins, No, 2G5 West 117th st, owner; Henri Fouchaux. 162d st and llth av, architect, Owner is now taking estimâtes. By the Department of Sewers, Nos. 13 to 21 Park row, until De¬ cember 27, at 12 m., for sewer and appurtenances in lT6th st, from Anthony av to Monroe av; and in 17Gth st, from existing sewer in 17Gth st, and west side of Concourse to Monroe av, Bronx; also sewer in IOth av, between 2flth st and ISth st. Brooklyn. Ey îhe Department of Health, southwest corner of 6th av and ."iSlh st, until December 29, at 10 a, m., for building a pavilion, to be known as "Diphtheria Pavilion," at Kingston Avenue Hospital, Borough of Brooklyn, Sth st, Nos. 7-34 to 738 East, tïvo G-sty brick tenements wlth stcres, one 26x83, £ind one 40x84; total cost, .fGO.OOO; Dr. Daniel Lowenthal, No. 734 Sth st. owner; Horenburger & Straub, No. 122 Bowery. architects; Harry W. Perelman, of A. Perelman & Sons, No. 410 Gth st, is the builder, and -will take estimâtes on everything. llSth st. north side, 85 feet west of Madisoii av, three 5-sty brick flats; H. Liebeskind, No. 10 East llllh st, owner; Qeo. F- Pelham, No. 508 Sth av, wa.nts estimâtes on plumbing and painting. CONTRACTS AWARDED. Oth av. 21st to 22d st, 6-sty store building; Adams & Co., own¬ ers; De Lemos & Cordes, No. 130 Fulton st, architects. The con¬ tract for foundations has been awarded to T, J, Reilly, Speci- I