Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-15
BUILDING NOTES.

I'm Real Estate In This City ,-Considerable Activity Expected
 When tho Spring Boom Comes
 Dealers Talk RncouraEinGly-man |
 Important New Buildings to Dc
 Erected in Different Parts of She
 City.
 Deepite the dull times of late the present outlook for the real estate market is con eidered by dealers very bright. The mar ket has been quite active during the past two weeks and there has been many In quiries by people intending to purchase this spring They all seem to have the money but are undecided as to where to purchase.
 There are to be many new buildings erected in the center of the city, among them being the new Hubinger building on Chapel street, the new First National Bank building, corner of Church and Grown streets, and the new Townsend block, op. < posite Osborn hall. The new Yale lsw school building will also bs erected in the near future. The plans for Dr. Church's new residence on Prospect street on the lot north of the residence of Governor Morris. have just been completed by we'll known Boston firm. A reporter of the COURIER made call on several of the lead ing real estate dealers and architects this week and all of them gave very encourag- ing reports as to the outlook for building operations this spring. L. W. Robinson, the architect for the new First National Bank building, when asked as to the pros pects of business this year as compared with the same time last year, said that he had large force of men getting out the plans for number of buildings to be be- gun this spring, but that he was not as busy as he had been in previous years. He thought that considering the times there would be large number of new buildings this spring.
 A call was also made on Robert T. Mer. win, the Chapel street real estate dealer and he also was very much encouraged in regard to the outlook for the spring trade There have been more calls in tho past few ter. He had several large deals which would be completed during the next few weeks.
 Mr Hubbell of Hubbell, Merwin & Co., was also seen in regard to the building o | frame houses. He stated that while tn, business had not been up to that of las | year he expected good trade this spring They have kept all their hands at work sl the winter. They had several houses un der construction which they will have fin ished in 8 short time.
 The work on the new White and Van
 derbilt dormitories is progressing rapidly l The mason work Is now entirely completed
 and work on the roof Is being carried on
 The stairs, woodwork and marble work O the Vanderbilt dormitory will be started
 this week. The new butidings when com plsted will provide for the accommodation of 288 men. There are now 654 men room ing on the campus. This number include
 of course only the undergraduates in tn
 academic department This will make 94
 to be accommodated in the campus rmi
 tories. It is thought that the building
 will be ready for occupancy by the begin
 ming of the college year '94 '95, althoug
 the buildings will be formally turned owe
 to the corporation on commencement day
 1894.
 In about two weeks work will begin O
 the fine new building which Futile, More
 house & Taylor, the old reliable firm C
 printers, are to erect on the corner of Ten
 pie and Grown streets on the land wher
 the Amass Porter house now stands. mi l will be large and substantial str ucturt
 in keeping with the high standing of th
 firm The dimensions of the building al Il 41x133, The first story will be of rocl faced East Haven stone, above which re
 brick and mortar and terra cotts will |
 used, with corniee of copper. The built ing will bs five stories high and there wi be five stores on the ground floor. All tt upper floors will be occupied by the con posing rooms, press rooms, bindery an :. I-o& a fo n Qy,o o0So ,,,lIl
 fitted up on the second floor. An elevate
 will be put in for easy communicable
 with the upper floors.
 al George N. Grant has taken the contra, [ for the mason work and James K. Tod
 will do the carpenter work. The cost wi , be about $50, 900. J. D. Roberts is tl architect. The work will begin befo ' April If the occupant of the house on tt ] premises, Mrs. Hinman, proprietress of : fashionable boarding houee, should obtal a suitable rental elsewhere before tn, time.
 . A number of building lots. have bee , 1 sold recently on the level tract opposi t the Yale field, owned by MT. E. M. Clsrl Q the real estate dealer, and which was extensively improved by him last summe both in grading the eopening of new street building retaining walls, etc. The pu = chasers of several of tho lots are havin 3 plans made for residences and expect 3 build on their respective lots this sprin The houses will be quite handsome an , ornamental, and no doubt the whole pl l will in a few years be studded with dwel ings, the location being 30 eligible ar convenient to the city and the street car The new block which Morris Schubert erecting on Greene street, corner of Franl lin, is fine addition to the locality, an : both ornamental and artistic. The bull.
 ing or block contains seven we'll equipps
 tenements and Q commodious store, and
 four stories high. It is of brick with stor
 trimmings. It reflects credit in its appea ance upon the young architect, MT. Berge ? who designed the plans and is . very pron
 ising and rising young architect. -Geore M. Grant, the mason contractor for tl building, Is now nome from California.
 On Lawrence street two family houl is to be erected for Miss Guinan. It Is { be well built with all the modern improv ments. Architect Robinson has the plar
 about done. --. W. F. Downer Is to put up an attracti, residence in Whitneyville from the plar of l.. W. Robinson. It will have health, , plumbing and other Improvements, an the contracts are not let. o. w. Clark G Son, the Long wha, roofers, have the following slate roofir , contgacts on hand: A house for Ssmu |, | Mallory fin Wast Hayan ona m Taureus