New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-24
CHANGES IN FIFTH AVENUE.
IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW BUILDINGS FROM WASH
INGTON-soUARE TO CENTRAL PARK.

IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW BUILDINGS FROM WASH
INGTON-soUARE TO CENTRAL PARK.
Fifth-ave., from Washington square to Cen
trail Park is present undergoing maby changes and
improvements in the way Of new buildings and repairs
to old ones Starting at the lower end the first I'm
provement noticed Is slight work upon the grounds
OF the Brevoor House The tokens Of masonry in the
shape Of bricks and mortar are not observed until
Nneeenthst is reached, where, on the west side, at
No. l44 are the art OF Coltler Co. The base
ment of that building IL being fitted up and twO'story
addition lie building in the rear for picture gallery At
No. 125, opposite repairs are making to change the
house into On the south side OF the Glenham
HOTEL No 49, q twostOry building s about completed
which will be occupied by COamOre Co., china
merchants of No. 021 Broadway. II will connect with
the other store.
The st. German Hotel at Twenly-secondst. has two
additional stories. and will be occupied in about five
weeks. Workmen have been engaged on this building
for eight months On the ground and first floors there
will be stores, all Of which are now rented. The Gu
frances TO the hotel are in Ffthavc and Broadway
firm OF taors will move into No. 207 Flfth-ave
near Thirty. frst-st. No 373 tho house on the north
east corner OF Thirty Hith-s Is being improved with
corner bay window the second floor. Tho second
house above Thirty nfth-st.. on the west sde four
story English basement Of brick. with brOwn-sOno
finish, IS nearly completed The WORK on the new
Union Leagne Cub House at Thiry-nlnth,st is rapidly
sdyancnp and attracts the attention Of all p9ssersby
No. 5S7 nearly completed-the second house below
are now gong down for large house on the corner
which will be numbered No. $50. At the south
west corner OF FOrtY-Dnthst the rocks are beng re-
moved to make room for the foundation OF house
The Cathedral grounds on the south side have recently
been put III order and sOwn with grass seod but the
bic wall border TO the grounds rs in process OF con
stIIlctOn twostOry extension building In the
The new Vanderbilt houses form the most prominent
feature OF the changes taking place In F1fth-aVc
VIM. H. Vanderbts house Is ON tho northwest corner OF
FItyrsts and above 1t the house OF his two daug
tera Mrs Sloan and Mrs. Shepard. These two houses
occupy the entire block from Fifty first 10 Fifysec0nd
sts, opposite the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum.
There is large staircase between these houses
I'm the avenue from the top OF which the entrances VIII
open on either hand. There will also be entrance IN
FiitysecoDd-st and one IN Fiylrst TO the picture gal
ed but the greater amount OF labor 10 expended upon
tho lower house, which 1t is expected that roof will
will be finished before November The lower house
is 80 by 125 feet and the upperS0 feet by 100 VIM
K. VanderblEs new house Is 100 feet by
corner Of Ffy-secondst 1t is Of limestone from Bed
ford Ind and Is far advanced the two houses
above WIN. K. Vanderbllts these three occupying the
entire block from Fftysecond to Fifty third-ss. Tho
walls of the middle one, which ooverB only an ordinary
neY LOT are rapidly being removed. No. 6S5, at the
Eoutbeast corner OfFfyf0urthst is just hnied Is
q handsome brick edifce with brownstOne trimmings
sonthWest corner OF Ffty-slxth-st,. is undergoing
changes to the extent OF wall around the exterior
aud the erection OF a rear extension Inc last now
bildng as the Park approached is Cornelius Wander
ha house at the northwest corner OF fltyseventhst
This will have frontage on the avenue OF 90 feet and
Fiftyseventh-st OF lS2 ect dhe ten ~ eG 9OGso
% feet by 90 fee extending IN tue rear OF
three other that front on the avenue Toe house
is 100 feet high, and the second Story nsary
constructed the exterior VIII 10 Va "ioA anu 'H'"""
limestone.