The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-02

sreets and on the other by the North and East
rivers. Here the improvements are not upon so
grand scale as in any Of the lower wards, ON as
count Of its being at great distance from the
business portion Of the city. Still, by the constant
noise kept up by the blasting Of rocks, one weud
imagine that building was going forward to a great
extent. This ward being out of the Gre limits, num-
bers take the advantage, and build frame houses;
these houses are generally small, and not much
bigger than q shanty. They bnlt and occupied
by the working class of the Irish population. The
improvements, as regards laying out and grading
ssYeets are very numerous Second avenue will be
soon completed as far as Harlem. On the north
side the improvements are very numerous, particu-
larry in the neighhorhood Of Eleventh avenue aud
Forty fifth street The people complain here greatly
against the Hudson River Railroad Co. for running
the locomotive through such a thoroGgtfare as the
Eleventh avenue. The speed it goes al in this part
Of the city is TOO great-namey: twenty miles per
hour The Crystal Palace is situated in this ward.
The foundation Of this building is already COM
meneea. The rapid growth Of this ward is aston
ishirg. Seven or eight years ago there were only
few scattered houses here and there, but now the
avenues and streets laid out and built upon to
an incredible extent great part Of this ward is
very rocky, and the blasting operations are some
times attended with accidents. Subjsnel is list
Of the new buildings at present erecting in this
war6s-
f. Thilemann isbuilding store 10 Taird avenue,
near Forty afth street IL is twenty FIVE feet 'front.'
and four stories high. It will be finished this fail,
and viii cost about $4,000. This il a very neat
store.
Mr.. Hibeck is building store in Third avenue.
near Forty FIRST street. IL is twenty five feet front,
and four stories high 1t will be finished tn,s fan
AND will cost about Sc 600
Mr.. O'Brien is building dwelling house IN
Third avenue, Forty second street. Il is
twenty two feet front, forty five feet deep and four
stories high the GIst story will be occupied as y
store. 1t will be soon finished, and will COZ. aboat
$4,000
Mr. Murray is building dwelling house in Third
avenue, of Forty fourth street 1t is tEeDty
feet front, orysix feet deep, and four stories high
the first story will be used as store. Ii will DO
finished this fail, aud will cost about S4 900
In Forty fifth street. Third avenue, there
are two dwelling houses in an unfinished sssto.
They are three stories and Easements high, aud
very neat IN appearance, and will cost about SO 000
each They are nearly finished
Thomas Pinckney is building dwelling house in
Forty nin,h street, near Third avenue. IL is
twenty two feet 'front.' thirty three feet deep, and
three stories aud basement high II will be taished
this fail, and will cost about $4,000.
MI. Wilson is buioing dwelling house 10 Forty
ninth street, near Third avenue. 1t is twentytour
feet front, thirty feet deep, and three stories high
This is cheap house, ana will not cost over 800
1t will be finished this fall.
James McAdams is building seven dwelling
houses in Fifty third street, near Fourth avenue
They are three stories and basement hign. They
will cost about 81 500 each. They are nearly COM
pleted.
Baker s. McSpaulden have built six dwelling
houses in Twenty-thi,d street, near third avenue
They are three stories high, and are very neat
houses They are nearly coni .c;ed, Grd wii cost
about So 900 each.
In the Sixth avenue, near tha corner Of Forty
ninth street, there is smal three story house
building. 1t will be completed this month, and
will cost about $4,000.
Q. Alderman is building DIV cling house in For
tyfth street, Sixth avenue. II is twenty feet
front, forty 1.-TWO feet deep, and three stories and
cost about $500
J. Hayes is building fine dwelling house in
Forty fifth street, near Sixth avenue. 1t is twenty
feet 'front.' forty two feet Deep and three tories aud
basement high. 1t will cost, when completed about
$500.
W. Il Hibbard is building neat dwelling hou use
in Forty fifth street, SIKH avenue 1t Is twenty
feet ont forty feet Deep and three stories and
basement high II will be soon completed. and will
cost about So, 500.
l. Onderdonk and H. gpriDgssee!e are building
two dwelling houses in Forty. fourth street, pea s
Sixth avenue. Thy -.s swrnty iront, tulIty nse
The EASEMENTS are brown stone; above this the
trouts are constructed Of Philadelphia brick They
will be finished this fall, and will cost about 3,oO0
each
THE SIXTH AVENUE RAILROAD DEPor.-This fine
depot is situated in Sixth avenue, between Forty
third and Forty. fourth streets; it occupies space
Of two hundred and ten feet on Sixth avenue, and
fOrty-tbree feet on Forty third and Forty'fourth
streets It is very neat building only two stories
high; the front on Sixth axenue is lighted by high
arched windows the fronts are constructed OF fine
brick. There is stable building for their horses
next door, which is nearly completed The depot
win be finished for the accommodation OF passen-
gers this fell.
B. Cornell aud t Turnure are building four five
dwelling houses in Forty strset, nearBroadway
G-Npt nnafr not cd af
twenty five feet 'front.' fifty four feet deep, and four
stories high Three Of them belong to Mr. Cornell,
and the other one to Mr.. Turnurc. They will bs
completed this fall, and will cost about $4,000
each.
Mr.. Pell is building store corner Of Broadway
and Forty first street It is four stories high, is
nearly completed, and will cost about 81 900.
Cornell & Turnure are building stere corner of
Sixth avenue and Forty FIRST street 1t is twenty
Eve feet front, fifty six feet deep, and four stories
high. This is a substantial store, and will cost
about 81, 900. 1t will be completed late in the fall.
Henry Young is building a store at No. ,252
Broadway. 1t is twenty three feet front and four
stories high 1t is nearly finished, and will cost
about $4,000. This is a very substantial store.
houses on the corner of Seventh avenue and Forteth
street. Five of them are situated on the avenue,
and the other two Fortieth street They are
twenty feet front, forty one feet deep. and four
stories high They will cost shout 81, 600 each
They will be completed next February.
Henry Young is building five dwelling houses
corner of Eighth avenue aud Forty third street
They are nineteen feet front, forty nine feet Deep
and four stories high. The first stories will be
occupied as stores They will be finished this fall.
and will cost about $4,000 cash These are very
good houses.
Samuel Winterson is building store corner Of
Eighth avenue and Forty fourth strests. Ii is
twenty FIVE feet 'front.' fifty one teet deep and four
stories and basement high. 1t viii be completed
this fall, and will cost about 3, 600.
In Forty fourth street, near Ninth avenue. there
are two dwelling houses building. They are twenty
feet 'front.' and four stories high. They will be
finished this fall, and viii cost about 1000 each.
Mr.. Nile is building five dwelling houses in For
ty.four,h street near Ninth avenue. They tweu-
ty.fve feet front fifty feet deep and three stories
high These are tenement holees. They viii be
soon finished and will cost about IS 0OJ each
In Forty. fourth street, near Ninth avenue. there