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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 104, no. 25: [Articles]: December 20, 1919

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64S RECORD AND GUIDE December 20, 1919 Build Right Selection of a Builder means more than placing a contract with the lowest bidder. Responsibility, integrity, expe' rience and technical ability are prime essentials to both archi' tect and owner. Our organization assures these important factors to prospec^ tive builders. F. G. FEARON CO. INC. Builders 280 Madison Av. New York For Quickest and Best Blue Prints and Photo Prints THE ELECTRO SUN CO. 27 THAMES ST. 7M. Rwtor 2728-B2SB NEW TOEK CITT AIa WEIL. Up. Phone: Riverside 10437 VOGEL and ROTKIN Painters and Decorators Painters' Supplies Olflcea and Lofta a Specialty 703 AMSTERDAM AVE^ NEW YORK TELEPHONE: AUDUBON 364-2034 AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY JAMES A. COUGHLIN LUMBER AND MOULDINGS Amsterdam Avenue and 154th Street NEW YORK DOORS SASH BLINDS VENEERED PANELS COMPO BOARD SAND CEMENT Good Plumbing means perniaiiciit satisfaction to the property owner. Our knowledge and experience are at your command. JAMES SEATH, Inc. PLUMBING CONTRACTORS 113 Seventh Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. Phone i.Slcrnns 1906 BROOKLYN, N. Y,—Andrew Olsen, 1330 62d st, has the general contract for a 2%-sty frame and brick veneer residence, 25x40 ft, at the southwest corner of Voorhees av and East 19th st, for J, B. McPherson, 2675 East 18th st. own¬ er, from plans by Slee & Bryson, 154 Montague st, architects. Cost about :?15,000. DOUGLAS MANOR, L. L—J. Sheffield, Bay- side, has the general contract for a 2i^-sty frame residence, 54x57 ft, at the southeast cor¬ ner of Shore Road and Grosvenor st, for Harold Colton, Douglas Manor, owner, from plans by J, Sarsfield Kennedy. 157 Remsen st, Brooklyn, architect. Cost $20,000. FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES. MANHATTAN.—Wharton Green & Co., 35 West 30th st, have the general contract for alterations to the 5-sty brick and stone factory building, 77x225 ft, at the northeast corner of ]2th st and Third av, for the Hupp Realty Co. 229 East 3Sth st, owner, from plans by May¬ nicke Sl Franke. 25 East 26th st, architects. Cost $20,000. HARRISON, N. J,—McEvoy Brothers, 33 Gth st, Harrison, N. J., have the general contract for a 1-sty reinforced concrete factory, 71x100, with extension 30x25 ft, in First st, near Bergen av, for the Harrison Lock and Electro Plating Co., Bloomfield av. owner, from plans by Ed. Horstmann, Jr., 70 Elm st, Kearny, N. J., architect. Cost $18,000. NEWARK, N. J.—Essex Construction Co.. Inc.. S^ Academy st, Newark has the general contract for a 1-sty brick welding shop 40x95 ft. at 8G Dickerson st, for the National Welding Co., 80 Dickerson st, owner, from plans by Strombach & Mertens. 1091 Clinton av, Irving¬ ton. N. J., architects. Cost about $10,000. BROOKLYN. N. Y.—M. Shapiro Sc Son, 52 Vanderbilt av. Manhattan, bave the general contract for alterations to the 4-sty brick and stone factory building. lOOxl.56 ft, including new front, two electric elevators and general alteration and repair work, at 431-443 Atlantic ac, for the Ex-Lax Manufacturing Co^. 2ft DeKalb av, owner, from privately prepared plans. BROOKLYN, N, Y.—Turner Construction Co.. 24-i Madison av, Manhattan, has.obtained a gen¬ eral contract for a fi-sty reinforced concrete factory building, 75x1)0 ft, at the corner of Steuben and Park avs, for Rigney & Co., own¬ ers, from plans by Helme Sc Corbett, 190 Mon¬ tague st, architects. Work will be started February 1, 1920. DELEVAN, N. Y.—Turner Construction Co.. 244 Madison av, Manhattan, has the general contract for a 2-sty reinforced concrete fac¬ torv building, HX)xG0 ft, with boiler room ex¬ tension. 1-sty. 31xfiO ft, at Delevan. N. Y., for the Merrell-Soule Co., Syracuse. N. Y.. owner, from privately prepared plans. ATTICA, N. Y.—Turner Construction Co.. 244 Madison av, Manhattan, has the general contract for a 3-sty reinforced concrete factory building. 74x45 ft, at Attica, N. Y., for the Merrell-Soule Co., Syracuse, N, Y., owner, from privately prepared plans. BROOKLYN. N. Y.—Peter Guthy. 92G Broad¬ way, bas the general contract for a 4-sty brick factory building, 00x104 ft, in the south side of 2:^tb st, 225 ft east of Fourth av, for Meyer Brothers. Inc., 170 Broadway, Manhattan, own¬ ers, from plans by R. Thomas Short. 370 Macon st, architect, IRVINGTON. N, J.—Cohen & Altschuler, 771 14th st, Newark, have the general contract for a :5-sty brick and limestone .manu^acturiug loft building, 40x^5 ft, al 1078-1080 Springfield av, for Frank Wiegand, 1082 Springfield av, owner, from plans by Charles L. Steinbrenner. 27 Kingman road. South Orange, architect. Cost about $:ir»,000. EROOKLYN. N. Y.~Wm. Kennedy Construc¬ tion Co. 21-1) Montague st. has the general con¬ tract for a .S-sty brick factory addition. 34x82 ft, at the corner of 41st st and 3d av, for the Federal Paint Co, 17 Battery pl, Manhattan, owner, from plans by J. Sarsfield Kennedy. 157 Remsen sl, architect. Cost $29,000. STABLES AND GARAGES. NEWARK, N. .1.—T. Herrmann, 570 South 12th st, Newark, bas the general contract for a 1-sty brick and concrete block garage, 82x100 ft, at 4f»-42 East Fairmount av, for George Schmauder, :^ni Bergen at, Newark, owner, from plans by A. M. Kleeman, OUS Grove st, Newark, architect. Cost $15,000. ISLIP, L. L—E. W. Howell, George st, Baby¬ lon, L, Ih, has the general contract for altera¬ tions to a lV^»-sty frame stable and out build¬ ings. Wxino ft, at Islip, L. L, for E. F. Hutton, 01 Broadway, Manhattan, owner, from plans by Charles M. Hart, 12 East 44th st, Manhattan, architect. Cost, $20,000. STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS. MANHATTAN.—Charles Herman Construction Co.. n2 Vanderbilt av, has the general contract for alteralions to the store at 754 Third av. southwest corner of 37th st, for the United Cigar Store Corporation. 44 West ISth st, owner, from plans by L. E. Denslow, 44 West 18th st, architect. Cost A2r^(.l00. MANHATTAN,—Chelsea Woodworking Co., 301 East 21st st, has tbe general contract for alterations to the store at 860 Sixth av, south¬ east corner of SOth st, for the United Cigar Store Corporation, 44 West 18th st. from plans by L. E. Denslow, 44 West 18th st, architect. Cost about $25,000. MANHATTAN.—E. E. Paul Sl Co., 101 Park av, has the general contract for alterations and general remodeling the 4-sty brick and stone exchange building, 50x100 ft. at 539-541 Madison av, for the New York Exchange for Women's Work, 334 Madison av, owner, from plans by Butler Sc Rodman, 50 West 45th st, architects. Cost about $80,000. BRONX.—Patrick J. Murphy, 671 East 144tb st, has the general contract for the construc¬ tion of a 1-sty brick taxpayer, 106x70 ft, at the corner of Tremont av, and Boston road, for J. Clarence Davies, 149th st and Third av, owner, from plans by Moore Sc Landsiedel, 148tli st, and Third ave, architects. STANDARDS AND APPEALS Calendar CALL OF CALENDAR. The Clerk's Cale^ndw will be called in Room 919, on Tuesday, December 23, 1919, at 3 o'clock- The Cleric's Calendar consists of applications under the Building Zone Resolution and its ob¬ ject is to give interested property owners oppor¬ tunity to file objections, if any. At this call each case is set for hearing on a definite day. The next subsequent Call of the Calendar will be on Tuesday, January 2, 1920. at 3 o'clock. The Clerk's Calendar is not to be confused witJi the Calendar of cases that have been definitely set for hearing on fixed days. Board of Appeals, Tuesdays, at 10 a. m. Board of Standards and Appeals, Tuesday, 2 p. m. as listed in the Calendar. Special meetings as listed in this Calendar. Call of Calendar, Tuesdays, at 3 p. -m. All hearings are held in Room 919, Municipal Building, Manhattan. BOARD OF APPEALS. Tuesday, December 23, 1919, at 10 a. wk Appeals from Administrative Orders, 846-19-A—250 Lafayette street and 89 Crosby street, Manhattan, Under Building Zone Resolution^ SOl-lfl-BZ- 445-19-BZ S40-19-BZ- 009-19-BZ- 011-10-BZ- 0I2-19-BZ— 916-11)-BZ— n20-19-BZ— 925-19-BZ— 026-10-BZ— n27-19-BZ— 030-19-EZ— 5-7 Ithaca street. Queens. 5221-4227 Broadway, Manhattan, 4.342 Broadway, northeast corner West lS5th street. Manhattan. East 87th street and Canarsie Lane (Triangle Plot), Brooklyn. 8 Burnside avenue, southwest cor¬ ner Burnside avenue and Walton avenue. The Bronx. 976 Rosedale avenue. The Bronx. 34 Columbia avenue, Winfield. Queens. Nortb side Little Neck Road, 900 ft. east Jackson avenue (Broadway),. Little Neck, Queens. West side Boston Road, 125.24 ft.. north of 170th street, The Bronx. Northeast corner Marion avenue and Fordham Road, The Bronx. 133-143 Pine street, 3324-3344 Fulton street. 234-246 Crescent street, Brooklyn. 1679-1680 llth avenue, southeast cor¬ ner llth avenue and Prospect avenue, Brooklyn. IF YOU ARE BUILDING OR ALTERING Alterations, properly planned and exe¬ cuted, will transform those old buildings into modern structures paying dividends that -will cover the expenses of altcmtion in a surprisingly short time. Restaurant construction a specialty- FRANK & FRANK CONTRACTING CO., INC. Builders and General Contractors 244 W. 42nd St- PlioJie: Bryant 1^7 HENRY W At RER & SON Manufacturer Fireproof Buildinjr Materiala OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Hollow Brick made ol' Clay for Flat Arches, Partitions, Furring, Etc, Porous Terra Cotta, Fire Brick, Etc. Office and Depot, 420 EAST 23RD STREET Works; Manrer. N- J- NEW YORK