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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 73, no. 1886: May 7, 1904

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RECORD Airo GUIDE May 7, 1904 Co., 135 Broadway, are the owners. The building is scheduled to reach completion January 1st, 1905. TI. S. Realty Co.*s Plans for Boreel Site. BROADWAY.-The U. S. Realty & Construction Co„ 135 Broadway, inform the Record and Guide that tbey contempla^te erecting a building covering tbe blocks bounded by Broadway, Thames, Cedar and Church sts, thus, closing Temple st in the rear of the Boreel building. Their plans also include the closing of Thames st and a corresponding widening of Cedar st. All Of this, however, is contingent upon municipal consent being ob¬ tained, and preliminary to that will be petitions and hearings. Should such building be erected, it would correspond in height, material and design with the 20-sty Trinity building now under way, and of which Francis H. Kimball is the architect. Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory Contracts. LEXINGTON AV.—Contracts for the GOth Regiment's new armory, Lexington av, 25th to 2Gth sts, have been issued as follows: Excavating. Tbomas Mulry & Son, SGS West 12tb st; shoring, T. J. Gailigan's Sons, 528 East ITth st; iron work, Milii¬ ken Bros,, 11 Broadway; granite, J. E. Dutton,-42 East 23d st; cut slone, Rawnsiey & Jackson, 3'20 East 64th st; bluestone, Thomas J. Dunn. 444 East OSth st; fireprooflng. Roebiing Con¬ struction Co,, Puller Building; carpentry, Charles Morton, 500 Sth av; electric work, James Reilly's Sons Co., 122 Centre st. The general contractors. The James D. Murphy Co., 1181 Broadway, will do the masonry. Hunt & Hunt, 28 East 21st sl, are the architects. Addition to Commercial Cable Building. NEW ST.-The directors of the Commei-cial Cable Building Co. are planning to extend the Commercial Cable building over their plot fronting 48- feet at 05-GT Exchange pl and 30.2 at 22-24 New st, and over the Havemeyer and 'Savin plots (the former recently acquired), measuring together 26x46 on the northeast corner of New st and Exchange pl. Preliminary plans have been drawn by Howells & Stokes, of 100 Wiliiam st. Some months ago Arnold W. Brunner prepared plans for a unique skyscraper lo occupy tbe Havemeyer and Savin plol, but this scheme was abandoned on tbe sale of the Havemeyer parcel to the Commer¬ cial Cable Co. Then it was announced that the company would buiid on their holdings directly in the rear of the Blair building, the erection of which closed the windows in the south wall of the Commercial Cable Building. The present building, a 23-sty structure, with entrances at 20-22 Broad st, and 18-20 New st, was built in 1895 from plans by Harding & Gooch at a cost of ifll,800,000. At present the project awaits tbe acquirement of the. Savin plot. . Mercantile. STH AV.—Albert S. Gottlieb, 156 Sth av, has filed plans for the Knickerbocker building, a 15-sty loft building, to be erected on the southeast corner of Sth av and IGth st, for Jacob Rothschild, Part of the site has been cleared and the excavation is now being made. The only conlracts let so far are: James J. Duffy, 625 West 24th st, excavating, and Phoenix Iron Co,, 49 William st, structural steel. The cost of the structure is estimated at $500,- 000. CLIFF ST.—iPlans have been completed and estimates sub¬ mitted for a 10-sty brick w-arehouse, 121x81 feet, to be built on the southwest corner of Cliff and Ferry sts for Chas. A. Schieren & Co., who will occupy the building. The site is Nos. 63 to 69 Cliff st, and 30 to 38 Ferry st. It is estimated to cost $250,000. Frank Freeman, 132 Nassau st, is the architect. As soon as the contract has been awarded, the work of demolishing the old buildings will begin. The plans provide for a building to extend to the oid building iine, no allowance being made for a possible widening of Ferry st. He-w Apartments, Flats and Tenements. IIITH ST.—John H. Knubel, 318 West 42d st, is making plans for two G-sty, SOxST.ll, tenements, for Leon Tuchman of 1581 Lexington av, to be erected at. Nos. 226 and 228 East lllth st To cost $40,000. 144TH ST.—Geo. F, Pelbam. 503 Sth av. is making plans for two 5-sty, 3T.6x87.11, flat buildings for Emanuel Rosenburger, of 137 West 116th st, to be erected at the south side of 144th St. ICO feet east of 7th av, to cost $75,000. 109TH ST.—Plans are being prepared by Geo. P. Pelham, 503 Sth av, for a G-sty. 50x87.11. S3-famlly flat building for Abra¬ ham Silverson of the Germania Bank building, to be erected at Nos. 212 and 216 East 109th st, to cost $50,000. 9STH ST.—Hyman Rosensohn, 81 East 125th st, is making plans for a G-sty. 50x87,11. 34-famiIy flat building, for Sandler Cohen of 4 East 116th st. lo be erected on tbe south side of 9Stb st, 96,8 feet west of 2d av, to cost $35,000. ■1-lSTH ST.. Bronx,—Moore & Landseidel, 14Sth st and 3d av are making plans for a 4-sty, 25x93, S-family flat building for Angelo Mannelo, of 680 Eagle av, to be erected on tbe north side of 14Sth st, 50 'feet west of Courtland av, Bronx to cost $18,000, - UNION AV., Bronx,—Harry T, Howell, southwest corner 3d av and ISSth st, is preparing plans for two 5-sty. 33.9x96 and 37.6x91.4, 24-faini!y flat buildings for the Gaines Roberts Co, of 700 Bast 139th st, to be erected at Nos, 942 and 944 Union av, Bronx. Estimated cost, $40,000. 14TH ST.—G. B, Meyers, 1 Union sq, is making plans for a 6-sty, 24x86.4, tenement' for S, Hoffberg and M. O, Kun ol 264 Canal st, to be erected at the southwest corner of llth st and Av A, to cost $50,000. HESTER ST,—C. B. Meyers, 1 Union sq, is making plans for a O-sty, 50,2x53,6, 20-family tenement for Saumel Barken of OOlh st and Madison av, to be erected at tbe northwest corner of Hester and Forsyth sts, to cost $48,000, LEXINGTON AV.—James E. Ware & Son, 1170 Broadway, aro making plans for a O-sty, 39,5x62, flat building for The Wall Realty Co. of 1170 Broadway, to be erected at Nos. 231 and 233 Lexington av, to cost $40,000. IGSD ST., Bronx.—M. J. Garvin, 3.307 Sd av, is making plans for a 5-sty, 30x90, 11-family tenement for Gustavo Lauer, south¬ west eorner of Cauldwell av and lG4th st, to be erected at the northwest corner of lG3d st and Trinity av, Bronx, to cost $30,000. ATH ST.—Sass & Smaliheiser, 23 Park Row, are preparing plans for a 6-ety, 40x79, 2S-family tenement for Simon Steiner of 112 Cannon st, to be erected at Nos. T29 and TSl East 9th st, to cost $40,000. SIST ST.—Bernstein & Bernstein, T2 Trinity pl, are making plans for a 6-sty, 39.Tx80.ll, flat building for L. Weinstein of 123 East 112th sl, to be erected at Nos. 339 and 341 East Slst, to cost $40,000. JENNINGS ST., Bronx.—Neville & Bagge, 21T West 125th st, are preparing plans two 5-sty, 40x55.6 and 57x62. 11-family flat buildings, for Sauer, Gross & Herbener, of 45 West OSth st, to be erected on the north side of Jennings st, 110 feet east of Union av, Bronx, at a total cost of $51,000. BARTLETT ST., Brooklyn.—Sass & Smaliheiser, 23 Park Row, New Tork, have plans ready for the erection of a 5-sty 22-family flat house. 50x87 feet, for Philip Luzerwitz, to be erected on the north side of Bartlett st, 75 feet east of Harrison av, Brooklj-n, to cost $40,000. It will have a light brick and limestone front, tin roof, hardwood flnish, with tbe usual improvements, 119TH ST,—Cbas, Stegmayc-r, 306 East S2d st, is making plans for-two O-sty flats, 38,4x87,11, to be erected at Nos, 15S and 164 East 119tb St. for Jacob Jung of 131 East SSd st. to cost $70,000. ■ PROSPECT AV,, 'Bronx,—James E, Ware & Son, 1170 Broad¬ way, are making plans for two 5-sty, 21-family flat buildings, S7.GxSS, lor Albert J. Schwarzler, IS East OOth st, to be erected on the east side of Prospect av, 218.6 feet west of Home st, Bronx, to cost $50,000. 10:iD ST.—Geo. P. Pelham, ,503 Sth av, is preparing plans for two G-sty flats, 50x87.11, with apartments for S3 families, to be erected on -the south side of lOSd st, 155 feet west of 2d av, for Half Sc Williams of 416 East 52d st, at a total oost of $100,000. 103D ST.—Horenburger & Straub. 122 Bowery, are making plans for a 6-sty flat building, SOxST.ll, for R. Kurzwick of 409 East SOth St. to be erected at Nos. GT and 71 East 103d st. Esti¬ mated cos't, $50,000. 123d ST.-F. C. Brown, 143 West 125th st, is making plans for two 5-sty flat buildings, 37.6x88.11, with 16 apartments, for Philip Braender of 418 Central Park West, to be erected at Nos. 533 and 537 West 123d st. Estimated cost, $70,000. Large Contract for 'Wells Bros. & Co. The Wells Bros. Se Co., IGO Sth av, Manhattan, have received the general contract for the erection of the 8-sty, 200x400, ware¬ house for Butler Bros, of 405 Broadway, to be erected at Jersey C.ty, N. J, The cost is placed at $7.50,000. Jarvis Hunt, 1407 Monadnock Bldg., Chicago, is the architect. Dwellings. STH ST,, Brooklyn.—The property on the east side of East Sth st, 143 feet north of Cburch av, Brooklyn, owned by Maria Van Houten, will be improved by the erection of two dwelling houses to cost about .'):G,OOU each. The buildings will be 2i^-sty, lSx50 feet, and they will be constructed of brick and frame, tin roofs, open plumbing, bathroom and laundry fixtures, hardwood flnish, and all improvements. Charles C. Wessell, of Brooklyn, is the architect. NICHOLAS AV., Brooklyn.—Plans are ready by W. B. Wills, 17 Ti'outman st, for the erection of six dwelling houses which Garbo & Wills, of IT Troutman st, will build on the west side of Nicholas av, 325 feet south of Jamaica av. Brooklyn. The buildings will be 2i^-sty, 20x50 feet, containing two apartments each. All improvements will be installed. BAY SIST ST AND BENSON AV., Brooklyn,—W. H. Plem- ming, 1834 Bath av, owner and builder, will erect two dwelling houses at the southwest corner of Bay Slst st and Benson av, to cost about $15,000. Plans call for 2-sty buildings, 34x34. brick and frame, shingle roof, hardwood trim and fioors, bath and laundry flxtures, hot air heat. DUMONT AV., Brooklyn.—L. Danancher. 256 East New Tork av, has plans completed for IS dwelling houses, to be erected on the east side of Dumont av, 200 feet south of Sutter av, and at the northwest corner of Sutter and Wyona avs, Brooklyn. Plans call for 21^-sty buildings, 20x50 feet each, constructed of grey brick and limestone, tin roofs, hardwood finish, open plumbing, hot air heat, mantels, etc.. to cost about $100,000. Sa?nuel Hain is the owner.