New-York tribune., 1874-05-07
FRESH BROADWAY ORNAMENTS.


day OF May the signs Of changes in business build
ings Old warehouses are pulled down to make way for
uer structures, while 10 those which remain there are
alterations finishing up and general work OF repair and
Improvement. The business depression OF the season
and the marked reluctance OF capitalists to extond their
enterprises with the cost OF labor for short
work. hampered by tradesunon restrictions together
with tho high prices Of building materials have cut
down the activity OF tho building trades, aud the
work OF demolition and repair Is not nearly
so brisk this month as In former years. Inc
whose business 10 is TO tear down and remove build
ings which have outworn their usefulness complain
that their contracts much smaller than usual In
the great business h0rOughfare OF America, Broauway
the extension and Improvement OF stores and Offices has
not set In so largely as in several seasons previous but
there few notable structures to 80 up IN the COM
ing year IN the place OF others
THE EVENING POST BUILDING.
Tho most prominent OF these will be the new building
Of The Erenin0 Post mt Fuon-st. and Broadway, upon
the south east Active work upon the tearing
down of the two old brick warehouses; which have occu
pied the site Of the building, begun on Monday
by the contractor, 7. f. Triper and their removal
will be completed in about three weeks. Work upon
tho new ed1ce will then go forward rapidly, and
1t is expected that 1t will be finished by April l. 1875.
The plans are however, not yet completed In all de-
tails and specifications remain to be made out aud
the contracts still TO be awarded Tho property was
acquired about year ago at outlay OF $4,000. IL
was held by six persons who owned strip, SIX
feet wide and 100 feet deep the northern side, and
held the rest upon long lease This belongs to the Col
egate Church property, and the lease has 81 years to
run. The new building will have front OF 63 feet on
Broadway and 100 feet Fulton-st, and will be made
up Of stories, including the basement, which will be
two steps below the sidewalk Tho architectural fea-
lures will be generally In the Romanesque STYLE without
fOrid orDamentaon The materials will be Philadelphia
front brick with trimmings OF Dorchester stone chiefly,
together with granite The main entrance on Broad
way will be conspicuous without oyer-eaboratlon. The
first story will have hight OF IA feet and the counting
the journal Will the spacious apartment
upon the tho north OF the entrance South OF
the hall will be large 20 Lee for business use The
entire sub-cslar and vaults Will be occupied by the
presses and machinery. The stories above the first
which will be OF brick with stone-wi gradually de-
crease I'm hight, The composingroom will DC in the top
most story, and the editorial rooms on the floor next
below. The rest OF the extensive structure will be
available for banking and insurance business, and for
other offices. There will be two elevators The roof
will be made absolutely fre-proof, and the fooring' VIII
be supported by iron beams while the partitions Will be
of dreproof material. The appearance OF the whole
structure be impressive, while there is an absence
OF effort for nero show.
In the Chemical Bank building, at No. 27O Broadway,
there s 10 be made extension OF the bankngrOon by
the addition OF the rst floor OF the building IN the rear
upon Chambersst giving all Increase OF space TO the
extent OF rs feet by 20 1eet rear 10
property OF the bank The addition viii be made fire.
proof by putting in new flooring Oh iron beams both
above and below the room added.
TIE CITIZENS BANK BUILDING.
The old brick structure at Walker-st and Broadway,
upon the northwest corner, is now coming down
rapidly. The property was bought recently by the
National Citizens Bauk. now at No. SSl Broadway for
$4,000 large business edhce with heavy and some
what elaborate iron fronts, Will up on the site, and
will completed by Feb l. 1916 at an estimated cost OF
s125OOo. The frontage on Broadway VIII DC 20
feet, upon walkerst lo4 feet There VIII be four
Mansart roof Of handsome design. This will be made
Thoroughly proof. The hight OF the basement with
the story In the roof will almost SIX stories above
the ground The hight from the sidewalk will be about
90 feet and the Mansard will rise Is feet Tue first oor
will be used by the bank for bankingroom, directors
room etc. The bankingroom Will be hreproof as the
flooring above and below VIII be upon brick arches
with and steel, resting upon solid masonry. Its
front, together with all the fittings OF the oankroom,
by the Architectural Iron Works The architects are d.
& J. Jardine.
CHANGES BELOW AND WITHIN UNIoN-sQUARE
At Nos 6O0 and Coz Broadway Ii. ID. Aldrich will put
up warehouses; place Of two antquated buildings
which have just been removed These will be OF two
stories each and l97 feet 10 inches In depth. One OF
them will Of 26 feet, the other front Of 26
feet inches. Tney will be of brick with iron fronts
men tearing down two old buildings belonging TO
Andrew q. Hamserly Behind these, extending to
Crosbyst., several sheds which have been re-
moved. The work OF destruction began Saturday and
will be complete next week. Occupying the place OF
the fallen structures and extending from broadway 10
Crosbyst will be constructed business building with
iron front four stories high. upon broadway and
front Of iron and brick OF two stories upon Grosoyt
The basement first and second stories will extend
through, while the two upper stories WI go Dack %
feet The Broadway front Will be about Is feet hgh and
that on Cros6y-s will be about 30 ooth terminating ln
FIAT roof The building Will be finished IN N9yeinoet
vi cost OF about 100000. Tue architect Is Jonn Is.
snOok the masonry is in the hands OF Andrus. SOU
and the from the Architectural Iron Works
he at las
pied oy Brooks Brothers is 10 DC "sn Wison Sewing.
machine Company and Will be occupied ior tne ,end
ness when the improvements are hnisne1 =. ,9anIaSs
from Fourteenth to Thirteenth ST.. and mas ton'aee
Of 46 feet The front Union-square VII, oe .ahen
down far as the first story and VIII sme & NC ne
forward feet inches to'the Sidewalk uIn opoh
the first story will be raised front OF ONO iree-
stone, varied with freestone from western sew YORK
The WILL In general cary out the uesRn
OF the first floor and the hight upon Unlonsquare VIII
be raised four stories TO nx' making toai oi w
feet from the sdewa ihese SIX ,ore Will viii run a Sae
10 the present hight, and this addition VIII have depth
of feet Tue central part OF the structure between
the two additions will remain substantially the
The alterations Will be done In October
AT cost OF about $4,000 The front building on Union
sauare will be used by the Company for salesrooIns,
bibtlon aud rooms for instruction. the rear part
Will be used for repair aud shop purposes, aud will
have steam elevator, Iho architects of the extension
are Renwick sands
BETWEEN UNIoN-sQrARE AND THIRTY FouRrH-sr
plain, business structure OF Ave stories with base
ment TO take the place OF the old brick store at No
g3 Broadway the property Of Peter and Robert Goele
which Is coming down. The broadway frontage Is
feet and the depth s VI feet tho south sdc and o.,
feet the north eide, with an extension OF feet and
space OF feet behind. Tue material wi DO OF brok
| with asinplc iron front on Broadway by the con
tTacts the completion VIII DC before October 10, ana
| the cost will not much exceed $4,000.
The Union dune Savings Bank, AT NO. sS Can'ist'