New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-22
CITY ITEMS.

Nrw BuILDiSns.-The Messrs. Suydam have just
erected four-story building. for Offices, at No. %
broadway near Wall street. The rst story is % be
occupied by the Hope Fire Insurance Company--ihe
second by The Equitable Life Insurance ComPany
tie third and fourth rented for miscellaneous Offices
There il also high aud well-Hgh,ed basement. The
STYLE Of the building Byzantine. II is % feet in front
and So feet deep and COS. abou, s2S,0Oo.
Tie two large stores, fronting on Broadway and
White street, owned by Messrs Mathew Morgan
and S. ID. Babcoek, present marble frontage OF -
feet on Broadway and 176 feet White street, viii
be completed about the LIT Of March at cost Of slJ0
COO. The style is Italan-the frst story has iron
columns The sill course Of the second story i orna-
mented with panels and bauster and most ofthe WIN
dos are surmounted with pedimenis in Keeping with
the style ofthe building.
At Nos 443 and AS Broadway, Mr.. Nicholas Lud-
lam is erecting store with white marble front, in
the Italian style. II has five stories: the first consists
of six arches resting on iron columns, the two arches
in the center being for show windows, and the others
for doorwavs. The windows Of the upper stories are
also arehed and have ornamental caps and archiraves
and terminate in moulded sill courses which extend
across the building. There win also be balcony in
front Of the two center windows OF the second story
There are facade piers of rustcs, surmounied with
fancy trusses and urns. The firth story terminates
with a rich iron cornce of trsses and medaions and
heavy pediment. The front elevation is 20 feet. The
building is 50 feet wide and 200 feet deep II will cost
about $50 OOe and IL to be finished by the let Of May
Thomas s. Son, architects.
The building in of erection by William Glib
son, decorative artist at the corner of Broadway and
Thirteenth street. to be enlarged next Summer so as
to cover ten lots ground andront not only Broad
way and Thirteenth street. bat also Fourth avenue.
1t will be supported the three streets by "a arches
of Is feet span and 30 feet high above the curb. In the
basement there viii be leeture-room capable of seat
ing 500 persons and ventilated by steam power. In
the first story there viii be IS good sized stores On
the Fourih-avenue side there win be public hall Is
feet in Width l25 feet in depth, and 40 feet in hight
with reception and retiring-rooms. In the center of
the lot there will be large for the exhibition Of
pictures and works of art. The structure will be
wholly of brick plaieglass, and iron, and painted to
represent Normandy freostone Mr. Gibson viii oe-
cupy that portion of the building which is now being
erected
The store lately commenced by Bah, Black & Go.
at the corner of Broadway and Prince street. will prob
ably be completed about the ls of March, thus far,
only the first story has been erected. The material is
WHO WdiDlc, INC rt.it IhANis NVAhihi@li A'o
front II measure on Broadway 81 feet and on Prince
street 100 feet. 1t viii be six stories in hight and the
elevation from the sidewalk 100 feet The first story
on Broadway has three arched openings each Of which
is 81 by Is feet and viii contain single pane plate
glass. The Broadway front viii also be onanented
with a handsome Corinihian pOrtco So far rs 1t is
possible both in the construction and finishing wood
will be dispensed with throughout the building The
floors will be constructed with wrought iron beams,
sustaining brick arches and supported by iron grid
ers while the flooring will be Of marble tiles. 1t is
thus designed to have the building proof against fire.
Tie building formerly occupied as Thomsons saloon,
No. 3j9 Broadway, is being converted ntoa wholesale
jobbng store. 1t will be 30 feet deeper than formerly,
making the whole depth about 1870 feet. There will be
an addition fronting Franklin street, % feet in front
and 80 feet deep; the whole forming L. 1t is tive
stories in hight and will contain all modern improve
ments 1t will be finished about the middle OF Deem
Der, and cost $4,000.
Tie Broadway portion Of the hotel known as the
Blancard House. is undergoing alterations so that the
first story and basement shall be used store. The
upper part will have no entrance on Broadway, but
still be connected with the MOTEL on Twelfth street. The
store is IS feet high 46 wide and 65 eetn depth The
building is owned by Richard Mortimer.