The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-28
NEW AND NOVEL BUILDINGS.
THIS rs 4 BUSY FEAR FOR VIEW FORK
ARCHITECTS.
New York IL to Have Skyscraping Fac
tory building Of Unique Design, md the

In the World Other New Buildings
Illustrating Progress in construction.
This present year bids fair to be great In tho
annals of building in this city and it's suburbs.
During this winter architects have had their
hands filed with orders for execution during
tho coming warm months and after tho disap-
pearanco OF frost many acres Of ground will be
broken. There does not seem to be an undue
activity. however. tho builders say. There Is
no unhealthy rush in the direction OF srccula-
tive fiat building such ~ occurred few years
ago. The indications are TINT nn unusually
largo number OF substantial structures OF
every sort will be erected to meet u strong and
| healthy demand.
Tho most striking feature OF the year's build
ing. as indicated up to the present. is in tho
line of large and expensive ilrcnroof struc-
lures, made OF the bost material obtainabe.
equipped with every modern Improvement
and convenience. and put up in mastery
manner. This is II healthy sign. indicating
that the dav Of fiimsy temporary buildings is
waning. The era OF steel and iron construc
| ton has come for New York. Brick md stone
have been relcsatcd to the secondary place OF
| outside show walls and interior flreproofng
| purposes. Timber bonms have gone for good.
| except in dwellings, ami other small buildings.
| TIE present tendency. rs exhibited in hotel
| building. has already been noted in the news
| parers. There il no need Of rccuptulating
the huge and costly structures which have
| Just been "a.lr,cd "raro in course o! erection
all over the city It u enough to repeat that
these hotels marx tho limit OF present advance
| mon. in the art Vi safe. convenient. aud sub
| stantia building. They also illustrate the
| sort OF work which is being done in various
directions. \ few notab" buildings Of otter
| sorts. llannci or alrcady in process Of con-
| srurtion. are hcrc described.
Vi all the structures 10 be put up during tho
| coming year perhaps the most important Is
| that which the Metropolitan Realty Company
| has planned for II site Just north OF the Brook
| iyn Bridg" approach and bounded east and
| west By Rose and William streets. 1t is de-
signed 10 accommodate manufacturing es-
Establishments using power. II is some
thing brand new and tremendous adj
vance In its line. Tho company which
IS putting it M IS now corporation
with money to invest. The mcn ut its head
believed that there were big profits. in this
city OF meanly and dangerously housed manu-
featuring concerns. in a manufacturing build
uI: brilliantly irhte |. absolutely lrcproof and
W. Wheeler Smith rmbodied their conditions
pso inS Mt the adx " nn r s!o"a will be
DESCRIPTION OF THE BEATTY BUILDING.
This structure Will be fourteen stories high.
| each story To be a ioH 2lu feet i"il: ana :,I'u
~ lti'l VICE. tIIt IL. ~ contain iNN ~
lara!!cl TO ,he bridge STRUCTURE. M be s;"rar;
H"h tr1m it ~ wrI,sc 70 FEET es viii. 1t vii
it will tower nearly 200 feet in tho air Viewed
from BrooElSn or from Park row it will seem
pear nearly AZ high as tho Bridge pier. beyond.
The consiruction Of this bntdinG is inter
strength both steel and hr!ck arc utilized. il
Is nnlt ur from within with steel unrEhts and
Eirdcrs, SO bound together and int"rIcpendrnt
that 1t would he powerful to resist shock
strain even without its brick walls. This in;
IN the rIt Ear
Chicago. is the feature Of modern n.rproot
buildings. and IS usually covered by walls in
structure. however, Mr.. Smith has got ali posi-.
nlc strength from massive bricH walls besides.
IN, building will derive the greatest soldi:y
from both sources. AS an example. the steel
are cncioscl at Intervals 10y solid brick inr.
by 4 i"et in size and tho sr'icrs and floor.
support rs well as : =" support Of the steel 40.
rights An", her advantage of this com bined
r%nsttnr!In II INT no Interior nr'tE w5 up
their length Il 2io icct. 1t is calculated that
with til" heaviest machinery in motion on
every loor at tho same time. no trenlUr will
be pc-cep'b" even on tho fourteenth lloor...
:, This building viii hay. entrances on WI.
aud Passenger elevators to the top floor AS
ih"rc ar" "n!y brick. cement. and s;"cl gsel in
proof ( i"r;l.rr viii ho the number nt vim VIM
,!ows. These VIII h. clos" together On every
!HS I:s 80 vii i s>t rr%at5r i .r as
than brick. steam engines capaho ut sup |
ElvinE; powcrt1 every i'oor will DC located IN
Tho projectors of this building are iuhilant
over the fact that. although tho old buildings
fact. are still occUldcdlvo Of tho lofts in tho |
projected building have been engaged by
lave Le"n spoken for. Tho PROFESSORS bclevo |
that mi. hnldin. marks u new era in con;
structlon for manufacturing purposes. aud |
that many other, will follow il.
THE MANHATTAN CoMPANf's NEW WAREHOUSE.
A not Inss remarkable building OF n different |
sort is the new structure which tho Manhattan |
Ss"y""ih nTtnu,, bc;Mcen Fifty.secoHi and
Ii,trI ,trestS Tns l. prosalb,y tle best
ii" wrrid il is tn" wGrk Of Jnm"s "i' WIZ.
WIN" drsSne tre 9rsnG for this
ton a"nnac. Which Ios ' tho "u :rs 'nN ia
that SWEPT To ,adjo'ninG s-,,i block = "w
Sn "riss Male by sts csrSr % I
q the spanish relaissnnc" style, and giving
little suggestion from wit bout OF the. COMMON |
Is Sut q light T"rth AmSoy brick. ris'ms from
. founIntion Of massive Nori h River blue stone,
feet on cach Of III. side streets. II is intended |
NJ a later dnyto double its capacity with al,
str"ot it is aIr.aiy iho largest storage ss ware
house in til" world. The main front. on seventh |
thcr "s COLD be Is no wniows T L
those in u triple. row from ground 10
P srs Th""s MdT t" s w tnH sS IKE
necessities Of Interior constructing, caused tn"
location % NJ, t t,, n"nrcr fif'y;sIrnnl
the avenue front Mnclnaly. The architect
mn 'r' M" IN S Tho e ", o. fys ,nG
street nni ,G%TeTing tn" great blank wall
main ontrarrr is clanoratcly designed. iii"
nln,h story c9Hinnats Is made up Of round
dec, nrrhcI r"rcsees. Tho towers al each
corner arc ssluare brivedcros rooted with
stand out from tn" two street corners nj tho
eighth story Tn" whole effect suggests Il
military rather thau n mercantile purpose.
Tho building is divided in two PORTIONS by n
nearly central court n9orcd ut every story.
elevators capable of lifting the largest furni-
turo van mi; court is approached by road;
ways from both FIFTY second and Fifty-thlrd
strccts. large van can be driven In from tho
street and upon an elevator Il can DO immo-
elevator. 1t can then he londed or unlOaded nj |