The New York herald., 1868-05-11


Dwelling Houses in Process Of Construction
The Years Prospect.
The year 1865 was remarkable year in the history
of New York city, both regards the number OF
buildings begun in the OF the year and
CARDS the dimensions and soidity OF those structures
or stores and storehouses there were commenced
during that year one hundred and forty-eight sixty
six Of which were In the Fifth ward, and nearly all
Of which were OF colossal proportions. This
number was two hundred per cent excess
on the number begun in 1865, and is about
fifty per ceut excess on the number which
have been commenced during the past year.
which amounts to 100, thirty-nine Of which have
been commenced in the Fifth ward. Nearly all these
structures of colossal proportions and composed
of the best of materials iron, brown stone and mar
BILE entering largely into their composition. OF the
kind classified as public buildings, including the
atres, concert rooms, halls, hotels and others more
or less frequented by the general public, plans to
the number Of thirty-four were submitted, Wit
Hotel, of Broad and South streets; two CORFU
gated iron buildings the Battery TO be built by the
Commissioners OF Emigration and used as emi-
grant baggage depots; Park Bank building, Nos. 2l4
and PIG Broadway; Union Ferry house at the foot of
Catharine street, sides to be wholly Of corrugated
and roof of sheet TIM colossal railroad depot to
be erected on the piece of ground bounded by Hud-
st. Johns Park, only materials to be used stone,
brick and iron dancing academy at 275 Bleecker
street; police station four story brick building
Eldrldge street. between Grand and BrOome streets;
hotel, five story brick building on the northeast
corner of Canal street and the Bowery; dancing
Academy, two story brick building on Hath street,
near Third avenue; Colored Orphan Asylum, brick
and iron building with brick partitions on 143d
street, near Tenth avenue; hook and ladder truck
house, one story brick building, on Tenth avende,
near 154h street. to be erected by the New York Fire
Commission; hotel, five story brick building, corner
of University place and Fourteenth street, 81 feet by
100 and 20 feet in height; hotel addition to West
minister building No. Al Irving place, front to be Of
Nova Scotia stone; theatre, corner Of Sixth
avenue and Twenty-thlrd street, granite front
both streets, to be erected by Edwin
Booth; new Tammany Hall, on Fourteenth
street. between Irving place and Third avenue; fire
alarm and bell tower building, ten story frame struc
ture on Twenty-1fth street, between Second and
Third avenues; public hall and lodge rooms, three
story brick building Fifty-fourth street. near Third
avenue; st. Catharine's convent, five story brick
building $50 feet by go and so feet high, Eighty
first street, near Madison avenue; market building,
corner of Sixth avenue and Fortyeighth street. four
story brick building; and st. Cloud hotel, LII
Broadway, lately finished and heretofore described.
been approved and are In progress vz.:-corner of
Elizabeth and Mott Streets tenement house altered
into Working WOmen's Home nearly completed;
Bank Of America extended in the rear, completed;
Century Club building rear extension, completed;
Palace Hal! dancing academy. addition south side,
completely Orphans Home and Asylum, brick
tension, nearly comple;ed; Concert Hall, corner of
Houston and Mott streets, remodelled from sacred
eliice, nearly completcd Savings Bank, corner of
Fourth avenue ana Fifteenth street, remodeled
from an Oil dwelling house and nearly COM
pleted Spngler Hotel. remodclled and completed on
the 1st Oi MAY; ST. Denis Hotel altered IN lower
story and completed in April; Tradesmen's Bank,
altered and completed; Swimming Academy in Sixth
avenue, enlarged; Thirty-secOnd precinct station,
extension In rear completely hotel Nos. $50 and 36l
Third avenue, Increased to five stories, and nearly
completed; Brevoort House, increased to six stories
with Mansard roof not yet competed; Magdalen
Asylum eastern extension, ana Bleecker Street Saw
ings Bank, extension on easterly side completed
DWELLING HOUSES.
Five hundred and hfty-nine first class dwellings
were commenced In the course Of the year 1857, an
dred should the activity with which the spring opens
be continued for the whole year. In the upper part
OF the city new impulse seems to have been given
to the erection of private dwellings with the
breaking up Of the winter. In Lexington avenue,
adjoining FOrly-third street, six houses with brown
stone fronts are being erected. They each four
stories high with high stoops, with front of 1851
feet and depth OF "A feet. Valued at $4,000 they
are of that Class that rent for from 81 900 TO $2500
Near by on FortyfOurth street, five dwelling houses
have been nearly finished, and ten have just been
begun. The former all OF 1876 and 20 feet front
with depth OF so feet and are three stories high
ami OF nearly quite Uniform appearance. The lat
ter all OF 10 feet front with depth Of so feet with
high stoops They are butto sell are expected to
cost SIT 900 each and are OF the class that rent for
from sisoO TO $4,000 per year. Seven others about
TO be erected in Lexington avenue, adjoining the
above and OF the same general description and dl-
mensions; while five brown stone ediiices, 20 feet
by so feet have just been completed on the
same avenue, between Forty-lou and Forty-ffth
streets These latter are valued at ron $4,000 TO
$4,000 and are eninently first class Three dwell
ings also being erected Forty-fourtn street,
near Madison avenues three in Forty-flth street,
near Filth avenue; nine in Fifth avenue between
Forty-flfth and Fortyseventh streets, and several
Others in the neigboIh0od, making In all nearly thr
~ IN this immediate vicinity. On the Astor property
adjoining Madison avenue number OF private resi-
dences are also being put up. Five of these are
situated on the south side OF Thrty-slXth street. ten
on the north side of Thirtyt street. two others
in the rear of these and two others remain TO bc
commenced, making an aggregate OF nineteen. All
in first class style, and all, with the exception of
two are 70 feet by 80 feet, with high stoop5. The
whole number will be completed in the course OF the
next five months.
ON the Whole it may be rccgoned that an aggregate
OF about fty dwelling houses have been commenced
tbs sDrlp and are bcug hasicncd to rapid compile
ton. and should the remaining months OF the year
report aS iayorably n TINS respect an addition OF
over six hundred may be expected 10 the number OF
first class dwellings, in the city.
FIRST CLASS STORES.
The present year is also TO be marked by the addi-
tiOn of oil the finest store houses erected
TO the already long list of palaces business pur-
ing in this regard to be developed this year
is the block OF new marble stores To be
erected by Messrs. Arnold, Constable 4 Co. ON
Broadway, west side, between Eighteenth ana Nine
teenth streets. and occupying half the front from
street to street. The edilce will have Broadway
front OF 90 feet depth Nineleenth street of 1I2
feet and towards Eighteenth street OF 102 feet The
first story front will he OF iron columns, with compo-
site capitals and cornccs, all OF iron matter OF
course, and thence To the top win be supera1ded
superncumbent structure of pure white marble.
The relative heights OF the several stories VIII be
follows:-
Feet. Feet.
Basement. ............ 10 Third story......... IL
First story. y.......... IL Fourth StOry........ 13
Second story ....... 1875 Filth story ......... Is
Total height. Observation-Disclosures. 00.6
The designs are in the mixed composite and Ionic
STYLE with the columns, carved pilasters, cornices
caps. balconies. moulded aves and carved kcystones
OF this exceedingly forid though graceful mixtures
and the whole structure is to be surmounted with