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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 75, no. 1926: February 11, 1905

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RECORD AND GUIDE February li, 19051 THE REALM OF BUILDING ^ Status of New Buildings. BETWEEN 14th AND 23D STREDTS, WSST SIDE. Buliaings under construction, exclusive of tenements, situated north of 14th st, and south of 23d st. West S'.ae, showing the present condition of the various operations. A indicates excavating; B, foun¬ dations; C, structural work halt up; D, enclosed; E, complete, cr nearly so; N. S,, not started. The first name is the owner's; "ar't" indicates architect; "b'r." builder. IGth st. No 5o W. 10-sty brk and stone loft building; Max Kurz¬ rock, 834 Broadway, and Louis Silesnik, n w cor IOth Et and Gth av; ar't, S B Eisendrath, 41 W 24th st.—N. S. Plot excavatsd. 17th st, Nos 127 to 133 W, G-sty brk and stcne store aud loft building; F B Golder, 5 and 7 E 42d st; ar't, W G Pigueron, 5 and 7 E 42d st,—E. Occupied, 20th Et, No 5 West. 1-sty brk and stone rear extension, install show windows, metal columns, girders, elevator shaft, to 4-=ty and basement brk and stone loft building; C W Hand and H C Olin, 1.50 5th av; ar'ts, Pickering & Walker, 5 East 42d tt; b'r, David Morri¬ son, 119 W 33d St.—Tearing out old partitions. 20th st, Nos 13 and 15 West, 11-sty and basement brk and stone store and loft building; Hudson Realty Co, 135 Broadway; ar'ts, Buchman & Fox, 11 E 59th st,—N. S, Old buildings standing, 20th st; No 38 W, 6-sty brk and stone loft building; Lewis A Mit¬ chell, care Moss & Feiner, 85 Nassau st; ar't, Adolph Mertin, 33 Union sq.—N. S. Old buildiug standing. 20th Bt, Nos 129_to 133 W, G-sty brk and stone store and lofts; David Perelman, 2Dt> Henry st; ar'ts, Bernstein Se Bernstein, 72 Trinity pl.—E. Occupied. 21st st, Nos 15 to 23 W I 11-sty brk and stone store and loft 22d sl. No IG W 1 building; Benjsmin Stern, 7 W 53d st; ar'ts, Schickel Sc Ditmars, 111 5th av.—N, S. Old buildings stand¬ ing. 21st st. No 41 W, 7-sty brk and stone store and loft building; The Botolph Co, 110 W 34th st; ar'ts, Hartwell & Hartwell, 110 W 34th St.-N, S. Plot vacant. 22d st. No 1 W, :i-sty brk and stone store and lofts; estate of Benj Nathan, 47 Wall st; ar'ts, Schickel & Ditmars, 111 5th av.—E. 22d st, Nos 28-32 W. G-sty brk and stone store and loft building' Louis Sachs, 132 E 79th st; ar'ts, Schickel & Ditmars, 111 5tb av— D. Nearing completion, painting and finishing under way. 23d Et, Nos 250 and 252 W, 2-sty brk and terra cotta automobile station; Manhattan Transit Co, 248 E 4Sth st; ow'rs Rowland & Eurich, St James Building.—N, S. Plot vacant. 23d st, n s, 125 e llth av, 2 and 3-sty brk and stone office and storage building; United States E.xpress Co, 49 Broadway; ert Er¬ nest Flagg, 35 Wall st.—D. Entrances not finished, interior ia rough stage. Stb av, s e cor 16th st, 15-sty brk and stone store and loft build¬ ing; Jacob Rothschild, 31 W o7tb st; ar't, Alte;t S Gottl.eb, 156 5th av.—A, Steam drills boring rock. ?tuv^'^. ! ^-^' ^^^ ^^°'^^'- ^^°°*' ^'^^ - stories to rear, install cast iron lihfS' l^^J'^S iTRcy^s, steEl gi.dars, rearrange front piers, to n,; i^ iL^ f ^m^ ^"'^ '^°^ department store; Siegel-Cooper Co, Work N S ' ^^""^^ ^ Cordes, 13U Pulton st,-^ rJ,!?.h'"''f'\° -'^'.^^"f^^o^/-^°*^ ^^°^^ church; The Second Associate ?I^r\ \ nJ°^'^--J'^ ''^ ^"J ^''^^- ^"^^^'^ ^ Kilian, 9 Maiden lane.-N. S, Old buildings standing, 7th av, Nos 33 to 35, G-sty brk and stone tenement; The Second Associate Church of New York, 33 7th av; ar'ts, Turner & Kilian, 9 Maiden lane.—N, S. Old buildings standing. 7th av, n e cor 15th st, 7-sty brk and stone publishing house; Street & Smith, 238 William sl; ar't, Henry F Kilburu, 15lj 5th av. —D. Interior iu rough stage. Building Operations. BuildiDg^ Contract for a Vanderbilt Sluiise. Jacobs & Young, 1133 Broadway, hava obtained the general contract to build the 5-sty fireproof residence, 50x90, for Wil¬ liam K, Vanderbilt, Jr., Great Neck, L. I., to be erected at Nos. 666-668 Sth av. New Tork. McKim, Mead & White, 160 5th av, are the architects. Plans for S'100,000 Biiildiatg: Abuiii Beady for IIidd«rs. 5TH AV.—Robert Maynicke, 208 5th av, informs the Record and Guide that the plans for the 15-sty, 60x115, slag roof, office and storage building to be erected at Nos. 126-128 Sth av, will be ready for bidders in about two weeks. The new structure will be erected by the "Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth Street Realty Co,," of which Henry Corn, G67 Madison av, is president; Charles H. Furmen, 18 Hatfield st. Port Richmond, 'Staten Island, treasurer, and Otto M, Kohn, 223 West S3d st, secretary. No contracts have been issued, Sky8crai>er ior a niaiden Laue Corner. BROADWAY,—A modern ofiice building will be erected on a plot, 7S.2xl34,6x irregular, at Nos. 176-17S Broadway, now oc¬ cupied by the old Howard Building, adjoining the northeast cor¬ ner of Maiden lane. The tenants of the building- have been noti¬ fied that their leases, which all expire by May of this year, will not be renewed. Sketch plans were drawn, but were rejected, and no architect has actually been commissioned for the work. The owners are clients of Douglas Robinson, Charles S. Erown -. Co. masonic Temple for I^ong- Island Cily. John M, Baker, 85 Borden av. Long Island City, has been com. missioned to prepare plans and specifications for a new Masonic Temple, to be erected on Jackson av, between Pearson st and Annable av. Long Island City, for which the lodge recently paid $10,000. The site is one of the best in Old Hunter's Point sec¬ tion, and is accessible to the new Blackwell's Island Bridge, The proposed edifice will be fireproof, SOxlOO feet in size, g'^ stories in height, with an exterior of limestone and light brick, and wiil cost about gi.35,000. The architect informs the Record and Guide that plans will be ready for bids by March 1st. Bank Oiiilding- for EigbiBi Avenue. STH AV.-The directors of the New York County National Bank, at No. 79 Eighth av, southwest corner of 14th st, have bought the surrounding property, improved with a 3-sty brick printing house, and now have a plot m.easuring 51.7 on the avenue and 100 feet on the street, A new building wiil be erected on the entire plot, the first floor to be occupied by the bank. The upper floors will be leased. No plans have been drawn or architect selected. Styles & Cash have a lease on the printing house that does not expire until May 1st, 1906, John Jacob Astor is the seller of the property. The officers of the bank are: Francis L, Leland, president; Frederick Fowler, cashier; Lewis L, Pierce, notary. NcYV Buildiug Eor tEic Cbemical Bank. BROADWAY.—Competitive plans are being submitted for a new.bank and office building to be erected by the Chemical Na¬ tional Bank, of 270 Broadway, on the site facing City Hall Park, so long occupied by them, and extending to Chambers st, where it has a frontage of 50.7. The bank about three years ago pur¬ chased the adjoining property, Nos, 80 and 82 Chambers st, old buildings occupied by hardware flrms and having a frontage of 50.41/. in Chambers st. The Broadway plot measures 25x91,3 and the combined Cham'bers st plots measure 101 feet front with a depth of 75 feet. The successful architect will be announced next week. Work is to begin this spring. The offlcers of the bank are; William H. Porter, president; Francis Halpin, cashier; James L. Parson and J. B. Martindale, assistant cashiers; (Mor¬ timer Bishop, notary. Apartments, Flats and Tenements. WEBSTER AV,—John Hauser, 360 West 12Sth st, is drawing plans for two 5-scy flats, to be built on the east side of W^eb- ster av, 172.1 north of 171st st, each 37,6x97, for Harris Ratner, at an estimated cost $80,000. ELTON AV.—Harry T. Howell, 3d av and 149th st, has on the boards one 6-sty brick and stone apartment house, lo be built on the southwest corner of Elton av and loGth st. Size, 50x90. James Harris, owner, No, 10 East 110th et. Cost, $60,000. BDSTON ROAD.—John Hauser, 360 West I2Sth st, is drawing plans for a 6-sty flat, to be built on the southeast corner of Boston road and 170th st, for the Begrisch & Schorn Realty & ConstructiGii Co,, at an estimated cost of .|SS,O0O. FULTON AV,—Harry T, Howell, 3d av and 149th st, has on the boards one S-sty brick and slone apartment house, to be built on west side of Fulton av, 32.9 ft, south of Wendover av. Size, 59x92 ft. Total cost, .135,000. J. Alteiri, owner, 206 Broad¬ way. 135TH ST.—Harry T. Howell, 3d av and 149th st, has on the boards tv.-o 5-sty brick apartment houses, to be built on the north side of ISSth st, 175 ft. west of Willow av, for Martin Tully. Size, 37.6x88; brick and stone fronts. Total cost, $55,000. Address the owner, 734 East 145th st. 103D ST.—Harry T, Howell, 3d sv and 140th st, has on the boards two 5-sty brick apartment houses, to be built on the south side of 163d pI, 75.6 east of Melrose av, for Moorhead Realty & Construction Co. Size, 37,6x88; brick and stone fronts. Total cose, $SS,00O. Address the owners, 197S Oth av, FOREST AV'.—Harry T. Howell, 3d av and 149th st, has on the boards two S-sty brick apartments, to be built on the east side of Forest av, 225 ft. north of 160th st, for Thomas J Quinn, Size, 45.8%x99.5; brick and stone fronts. Tolal, $100,000. Ad- >lri;ES the owner, SS3 East IGSth et. 3D AV.—Harry T. Howell, 3d av and 149th st, has on the boards one 6-sty brick and stone apartment and stores on the west side of 3d av, 100,2 ft. south of 171st st, for John Allen, of 1109 Jennings st, and John A, Rennie, of 320 Broadway, Size, 50x123. Total cost, .fSCOOO. I For plans filed i I 340.