New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-20
CHANGES IN FIFTH-AVE.
p.pm ENcKoAcHMENrs OF BUSINESS.
uorsrs THAT ARE GOING UP ABOVE FTff-NiNi"
sTKErT.

NJ. bel,w the Park. one after another tue 'u
dence blocks have been invaded In the interests Vi '
rntiI comparativey few OF them below for'y-'eoo"'
-.ma,n intact II Ia this that Ia making hn 'ro o"""
=, ~, .n,.arauco of the lower part OF the avenue W.
ou, ,,ldt,g. are going up below flity-nih'h-'| HUI
ore any known TO he contemplate" eN''P' -"
Frb Avenue Presbyterian Chnrch p"'''h' 80
y,u adion the church buliding o" '"'
side The work OF the contractors ao"H ''o
confined TO remoielne and transforming '"e o'' "'"
49,. ,r,o anartment-h houses by adding lew Stories :"
,,or,ny them into hotels and stores wlthou' ''aA'.
any radical changes in their exterior lorn anu t'"'
anpearance. About half a dozen d"eiinIS "''"''"
windsor Hotel and FourIeenthsf. are oe'hR ,n"'
rered at prosent. The first floor OF General E1'"
wrd,s old home No. 56l, at Forty sixll-s' JUS.
49,, -, so IN and OF the windsor, Is being maze ln'o
store and the upper stories VIII pfoh'DV 'e ''N"'r ~
tho same pnrnose. No. Az. one ~ 'he ho"S'' y. '
voser estate has been taken ny WIG ""''
g Marc which It alioins. raised wv" s'"ir'
s,a,eroofed and fitted NJ as wing Of tha' ho'e' i''
h,ownstooe mansion which occupies the moi Invest. ~"
- -, qwsp,vsixfh-st anl tn av-nue. opposite pe'
pico. has been leased for sixty three years from we
alien estate by Richard de Loser"t' ihe N"'q'S q"
Crolsic and Ia being made over lu'" '"'-''" "'-
n.p,-n.n se with stores underneath a. an o'uay "
anont 10000. The binding viii henceiot'A NC Ano"'
| % Tho Croi.c the family title of It's owner
| r,, rtftn-ave from F.ny-Hnth-sL down VIII D
,,,v given mn TO business before great WINE, Is lh'
! common belief q most Oh 'no '"p'
| owners and prominent rehl eS'""
| .uow are Won gong to prevent II aThf"
Nv" L., a,e,,s in the avenue yesterday. " Bus-
| -. oir.,dv mn 10 the Park. Park mora nave
| ,a,od ,h.re and | understand a rev bahk Is 10 DE
onened across the way from them shorty Inns ","''
Of course the advent tAere OF NOR" s'o''S anu oO'
with trade eucroachiug upon bo'h en"' % we S''
, ,o, will II be before the whole street TINS SIDE "'
NV p,, ,u Inc taken M say II viii be done IN ii
- uy,v name Of those houses can De Jet Tor lrlVa'"
residences for anything like what they VIII y'I' I'i
| husiness Aousr thai wouid NOT rch' i"' uo'' '''
~ 600 to a private family, chan -cl in'o SUITE "'''
Offices Will hiring IL from two TO i-iee 'n'S '"' SUI"
u,ce ovu~rs who done want 10 live here l"emsei'''
- ,,Iv waiting for an opportunity t. SELL le'se or
,asnver for business AID opportunities OF This KIND
are multiplying ralidiy. -
rh ra,r now r., .l,e,ccs going W. IN the avenue arc
ALL as stated. a,ova Fffy-nntA-st' an" pre- ~ sun
lining of an Architectural variety. 1hAI Oh N-'7" -"
asp,cou, lourstory. red brck structure "''h ol""'
s,he trmmin a. cccurv'nsa hue Size on 'Ae so''"e,
corner of slxly-uin aud tho avenue Is wen on 'o'"
completion anu Will. 1t IS expected be re'iy 10 o''
! cupancy by New Years.
HOUSE WIN 4 HISTORY
| william Prknar lcs lofty Drownstone d"e1nt
! AZ seveniy-'ourth-sL still remains ooA'"ed nP
~ tho same unfinished cc1didoa IS t'
wo-kmen lcft II IN nearly Two 9e'f' 30
Tn. bni lin, has had pecuilr E'storF' IL was --'
Prkhartt's Intention AMI anhton 10 nh' - ''e VI '
49,. residences m he avenue. lie gave the architect
"
,s- ant accord TO al. accounts the later "'"'''"
im..If ~ tuls privilege WIN vengeance. Inc worn
WAS done by ,hs dav. aud To- ' "'hH'''h' u'' ''
s,ne,iutenAcnce oft the, emr"r't in'r i"lo"o'''
Of course who 4 abc.t o., thy ~ H'-i. - 'e''.'
.r.e. u,uiiip.e &c 90. a. aztec sohe ~
million doll, n.n l--' i'ol 1929 '4r f.c'..'. III c"'o
hslt and .i.c,,..e tlr architect 4'd 80 amer "ih'
The latter see ior rntra n'tIt 'n II rs was - -
Tor slperrfel1.rs lic ~l.k dt'.i II WIS n"''"'u' '
di-, before the DE- 1cCi.ed III th' c"1''S ""' D."
wife snerward ob ,anei verdict o S-S'Voo' 4H'n ''i
Picshardt hired another architect u gentleman lo"
! GERMANY and work WAS once more resumed brioT' d
mad got we'll under WY, however this nan aI'o ''e
and OPERATIONS were again sn'prhdeu' M i'"
IT, The meantime became n'OVei III 4 suit WIN -'
c.s-rp,nept over customs duties ana this. II j
sa,t was auothcr reason why tue Work " -
mot nn.hel 4 tl!rI architect IS cncaEei T." ''S
, .co and II rothing happens 10 hn tho "oK VIII %
starred early next March and flashed as r"p'! ~ io
8 ,pe The building is five stories IT "''N'
and Will be- at least, one OF tho largest !,
| the street. 1t Is said that over S>ooVco n'S "
,o, exnended and yet the building Is not hMt hh'heI
The two new residences or me "ocK ABOVE "ei' y"
nm nv Antony MOwbray. Mr. McCreefS' me "J so''
MERIDIAN. has purchased the one on the corner y"
t cro.s fron Mr. tekhardts. Lisa Ieat looking lplf
= story brick structure with qnet trimmings OF O''''
stone. The entrance to II Is IN seNea y-'""'s' w.
IN TINS street - also house only recently finished
ia fonr-st,ry ret brick building AM belongs 10 ' w
mai Ie Insurance Company me other house releFFe
10 IN the avenue 10 tue corner ana Is INC mos
% elaborateiy finished Of the three It's hrst S'ory
brOWnstOnc, adorned WIN Carvings a." ''' '
OF unusually fine pattern
The new residence that Mr. stern "i stern bf"'he'
e West Twcnty-tnirdst., is pntthS up Is D''"o'
n Eshtieh and Eighty first SITS II Is OF jricA ana prov"
e stone and four stories in height The lot upon WIG
i - s,anls adioinS c. j. Huntng,on's property !
r,,,,,sth.st arcross from which half dozen he
: hon.es have iust been put M. All on this row nav
been built for sale except the one nearest 10 fI'u'
- This Is owned by Mr Wei-man. IL Isoi the san
n height as the others but much more elaoora'y III
g. ished Some OF front ornaments, as Tor example
ID the brOwnstOns bear at the e-tfahce' "e n''0' anu "
TO tract consid raOle attention. ,
L People often wonder why 1t is that so few ne" gu
y, in put up III upper fllthH'e, An VIZ " ~
III es,rahln sites remain unOccupei one oi the "etui
Id contractors II. the city was asked ms question u
N otner day. He answered 1t thus " 10 re Is
srecuatiye huiding done In Fifth. I'VE. AS .Arre Is
m MADISON aud all ;bo others Lhd i Is 700 "a"
III WIt cnnld afford to pay 100000 Tor IL
e mr. nm say 500 600 mansion aud take his chances
VI nuims a mll!Unalro purchaser whose saSloS "'[" =
r. "mch ike his own that tho nonse would sult N"n
H. rs ocI of all question, the lots here remain III y
- hands OF The wealthy bnyeIs "ho kooieo, '' Va w. -
ID ranIc OF 73when all but the richest sqo
, ONT These men buld wien II suits them Many OF we
q" build. People don't seem 10 nnderstan VIVA. = .oe
/. FIfth-.ye really MEANS Let me give yon an exam p
r. 25 600 Noi long afterwarl Flfth-ave lot III
tc'neG Il sold Tor out 500 900. TINS gives yor
idea what land 10 wor mere.
ACTIVITY IN MADISON AVENUE.
The contrast betwee Fith aud Madison ayes. u
M wear in the matter OF building Is noticeable lhere
scarcely block la ter thOroughfare from Zig
49, hh 10 sixtysevcnth ats. that Is not m"rAeh Win one
more new dwellings either entirely or p9rtiaiB co
TO- reiea and the same is in regard TO many OF
~ streets between avenues. lbe new ioui sto
us wing OF II. Catnarnes Convent OF Merry ms up
u greater portion OF tue block between EiThp-hrs
~ Elghty-second sta. and is the mos noticeable oil
new buildings that district It viii lie ready Tor oc,
H. nancy IN a lew Two apartment houses ana
20 private dwellings have been pui up IN EIRhJ
nm 10 ar me Park They Ike the majority OF al
r,st-four stories nigh, and either Dr'"hs'ohe '"
nj hr1cr trimmings or the r@yer-e-ind are owned
the pniIp H,nder and GustaVus Wech. Aero - the n
.t roui tese the fluctuations have heeh lad or seN
~ sfnlrs fo~ Arnold, Constable d CO.'S ro~ OF houses
ALI me street below. Among tho houses thl EdN'rl
vii patrick has Just but, Que ~ ro"nsone III hAd 80
hv we near lghtieth ST.. ana tnoi 'ft bel"eed III
~ ieti ana StVtnty-niutn. Charles tiah'm * ="
,,it -. 80, la ne partcutAriy