New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-01
THE NEW HUDSON BUILDING.
IT WILL BE A s1XTEEN-sTORY ofFA|D
STRUCTURE TO BE COMPLETED
nv FEBRUARY l. 1895.

c,..... n.va ham aligned and the work OF de-
unolishing old buildings has begun prepara'o'! '"
the erection Of the handsome sixteen-story ONCE
structure at Nos 70 and "a Broadway running
through to Nos 60 and Il Newest. to he known
AZ the Hudson Building. As has already neeh
publi.hed In The Tribune. a corporation GAZING
itself the Hudson Building was FORMED !" i''o
with A. W. Cruikshank Of f. A. CruiKshahA
Co. president, and Richard 7. Wilson ana Eo"s'u
g Fielder as the persons principally Interested
In September OF the same year Mr. WILSON VINO
owned No. "a Broadway and NO. es Ne~-s'. "u
,oin,nr In the rear transferred these two prop
critics TO the syndicate. and EDWARD -
who owned No. % Broadway. did the same. in'
parcel at No. II New-st. In the rear OF MI rie''
ers property was purchased by the syno,ca'e l'o'"
Louise H. Nelson OF New Brighton, staten isan"'
ON nrivate terms This gave the promoters OF inc
Hudson Building n fine site. with frontage /"
broadway beginning 30 feet north Oh bea'e,'
OF 6ss feet with a depth OF about 2" iee' '".ous'
10 Newest and IN the latter thoroughtare i'o"'-
age Of +oA feet
They then set about planning Tor sKy-sc'"p''
10 replace the old brick structures which s'ooo vi
IN. n,o,s but II was not til few days ago 'ha'
tho plans were completed and the CONTRACT s.sneu
with Clinton & Russell. the architec's' VI ~
Nassau-st and now the Standard s'ruc'u'"' ~
pany the builders. have the WORK oi ie"io ~"
tba old buildings we'll under way. WORK VIII DC
gin on the foundations in few weeks anu va
axrecta,,on IS that the building Will he competed
nv FEBRUARY l. 1895 j. Hollis Wells Is the ens'-
neey The building will cost about s'co". I,
The revised plans seen by Tribune iepo,ine' tr ~
tho once OF Clinton Russell YESTERDAY! tah 10 So
sixteen-s story Office building, win uou i read
,nenf The fronts OF the structure DOM ~. on nm
way and Newest will be OF Indiana nmt , ,bis
20 and Including the fourth story. ana aoone a anS
light mottied brick will be used. Win s' one am emu
.eanres one az No 50 Newest. and the othef %. az
Na"cseS' 1rnodwav the former opening into INC
basement and the latter upon the hrst n1oa u ,de
S"udinr 4 corridor IS feet high and IeeI VIZ
with mosaic flooring and wainscotihG % ,, ,
Nil nm through the entire length OF the pui1a
a stairway will lead 10 the top OF ,he MI, have
marble steps and platforms, ana VIII Ue nvdraulic
with elaborate balustrades or OAK pa e,ted with
Elevators OF ornamental iron grillwork nd;ng
rn,v brakes will run the top OF the puu ~
Ths STRUCTURE Will be nnisne1 ~ a,,o,t
oak and mosaic foorings. and there VII H. We EIer
S1teen large and airy offices on eacn moor; Div tho
vic iirhting and steam heating piah.s WIN VIZ
most recent improvements. will be put IN, III, tu;ld
An attractive feature Of the new Huus"" ,nS e.,
,ro viii he n large arshaft or inner Tou!,, ou,n
innc Nv ts feet wide extending from tne r3ol Nj,
80 e.hn escond story. a skylight al us oo sor -
forr, the ceiling OF the first moor ann " tr No
$3.50 ,,ll he an immense ONCE sui'Mpe iV ~,
vso ~ a banking or brokerage irn- a ne nra -
viii no strictly freproof. and all the noo' nran,ra
W constr,cted of one Of the most reCeh, y. no
.,ors ~ freproof materials. The puiiulhs VA oy
rn,ssd an a steel skeleton constructor a." ~ n
naret,ons for the foundations Will be maoe W I"
denth OF nearly thirty feet