New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-29
REPLACING OLD BUILDINGS.
MANY NEW STRUCTURES GOING UP

MANY NEW STRUCTURES GOING UP
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE DEMOLITION OF OLD
BUILDINGS TO MAKE ROOM FOR FINER AND
MORE MODERN sTRUCTUREs-sOME OF THE
MORE IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS.
The demolition of old buildings in the city,
TO make room for structures is extensive this
year than usual. For n month the sidewalks
in many portions of the city, have been rendered
almost impossible by piles Of brick and lumber
while the air has been flied with dust blown from
crumblng walls Some of the Old structures have been
made TO disappear with surprising rapidly
Residents of the city have frequently been
astonished at seeing foundations for new build
nes laid where they expected TO find old
standing Several OF the older buildings that have
been destroyed landmarks in the city, and their
destruction Will cause some regrets. Not few had
been condemned unsafe, while Others were found TO
ne involvement when adapted to for which they
were not originally built.
In speaking Of the increase OK house building this year
prominent architect OF this city SAID recently: "a
fact that have notcedis that nearly all OF the bud
ings which are being erected this yesr are
put up by the persons who own the
land consider this favorable sign
/, shows that real IS down about as low as IL viii
be- and that the owners OF city property becoming
encouraged. Buildings erected bY owners Of the land
are always better structures, and add more to the
wealth and beauty OF the city than do the buildings put
up by speculaors."
One Of the largest buildings to erected this
Will stnud opposite Equitable Building, on the land
neosed by broadway, Cedar-st, Tcmpc-st and Thames
ST. The old building, which IL now being destroyed
was put mp twenty years ago, aud was recently pro-
nounced unsafe The Boreel Building, as the new strnc
ture Is TO be called will be stories HIGH The walls
viii he OF brick and Of dolbe the ordinary thickness
An the parttion- will be re-proof aud the roof and cell
inrs Will be constructed Of corrugated IRON The edice Is
10 he built about a central court with interior corridors
II will contain al tie modern improvements. ana j. de-
,cd for insurance Offices on the first floor and smaller
ONE on the upper floors. IT, construction Il huucIln
tended by L. H. Lud Ow Co., ageuts Tor ME-. bOietl
lie owner who is now In Europe IL VIII cost about
on the site Of the old Park Hotel which recently
,Tn down large office building 10 be called the Morse
pniing viii he erected. IL Is 10 be eight stories higi
win frontage of So feet Nass9u-st and 90 Feet on
ReckInaist. IL will be OF bick ana trfa-cota, anu WI"
cost about $500 600 silhman Farnsworth arciteels
have drawn the plans Tor s. L. & G. L. Morse, the
The Old building at 80 472 Broadway recently de-
molisheG, and narrow structure mYT s,oiie q, en-
struc:ion. 1. will he occupied ms store ny Levy
Brothers & Co., and will cost 100000 u,,. from, y,
Nearly One-haH OF the imposuE MAJ ''I iu
the st. Nicholas Hotel Building ON BroadWay,
is soon to be t9Ta down. s,or|s MAI" mich
L0ubat the owner OF the property, Is buuulhs.
Nos 3O3 sos. 3O7. 800 and 81 Broadway, Nos 5O9
and 81 being occupied by the 81 Nicholas noe,
have already been denOrshe, aud the ground u hedry
ready Tor the foundations Of the new buildings, wmch
built OF brick with iron fronts, ami win cost nearly
1900 0OO. Tie remaining part Of the st. Nicholas
Farther M Broadway at Bleecker-st old building
has been down make room Tor new store 20 o.
built by Thomas j. Sukley. al C0tt OF S0oOoo' Ia
Bleecker-st., opposite the Bank Tor SaVlngs'
new tnrea-story building will replace a row. OF
npsigty wooden that have been demolished
In Muberr, ST., near Be,ckeI-st, new ehaPei, Iol
the ST. BaInabas Episcopal Church MISSION u Duung ~
mace OF the old chapel which was torn down month
ago. In Bond-st., near Broadway, w0ikmsn are en-
gagged in moving the rubbish left at the burning OF the
waltham Building, and plans are being drawn for a
ne% eee Wc o ho o96 er iS d b eeg
Gotham stood. is now an excavation for cellar
and apartment houses, Will occupy the ground. They
are TO be four stories IN height bult With 6tick Win
buildings were aesigued by Cn,l.s ~. i MsJts,n
the owners II. Minor Is building theatre at Nos 1853
and l67 BoweTy, where old structures were torn down
Tecentiy t las frontage OF AZ feet and extends back
distance of 1877 feet Ii IL Of brick and viii cost
$4,000. At NOs lib and 10 B0"eiy, jacob Weeas
cost Of 100000 The LorilIard Estate Is putting np
two ygOOds hunsos on sprngst at cost o. 9IouNo'
1t South Fiith-ave. and Washnetorsquare, an ofna,
mental building for fats is beng erected at "a cost 81
$4,000. place OF very old structure recently u'
peter aad Robert Goelet have removed an old
building ut No. s33 Broadway to make room ior new
store which they now erecting al cost OF SZZoVo
n il 10 bc of BRICK with front aud will be Yc sOss
high Al sixtecntnst. and iOn-sqnare, brOwn-siOhe
residence, belonging t0the estate OF Margaret SINH, VIE
uullcd down recently TO make room Tor hFe-siory
iron front building, now ia process OF nc
new structure will dc used Tor store us cost wiz D
900. IN EghtoeDthst, near Bfoadway, Two n"n
front stores being Dult BY John duncan oous,
cost of 10000 The Ncw-YOrk Home ana ecn0oI VI
IDdustrv H. erecting "a small building ~ NOE 10 ana
I22 West sxteenth-st al a cost OF $1,000 new oas
lepot Tor the Dock and Battery Railroad Us nuIluhs
az Fonrteeutl-sf aud AyenucB. IL VIII cost %oo'oOo
very large retail store ~ to DC buit ~ bio" n
and Thirty-second-s nearly opposite tue Uhon Dine
u,ldiug for George Sloane The plans for the bulohk
nave been drawn by James stroud and the Foundations
are early ready. IL is 20 flOut d icct on hrOiu-
yyav and 1913 feo ThirtysccOnd-si. ana WIZ nave
depth OF 80 feet The entire first moor s To ne uscu
a. a store and will be ono room. lbe DundlhH'
c "a 10 cos 100000, will be OF Pbiadepa Diich,
with stone dressings and will be very 0rnamehhi III s
desg n VIII be i've stories HIGH The upper no0rH pc
ing desgned TOR offices aud apartments Az IbIiJ -ntn
st. ana Broadway Joseph Brown IL building factory ~
a cost Of $50 600 where low buildings formerly
stood Throughout the upper portion OI me cry many
buildings belng erected on vacant l0ts among rue
number being some large apartment houses and me
residences. The most Conspicuous 10 70 De Que on
beyentIi-ayc, between Fttyhnb 9ud FlttyHlAths's''
elected by Edward Clark at "A cost oil @3OO,oVO'
A little chap who resides on Union-aye.