New-York tribune., 1902-08-29
REAL ESTATE
EIGHTEEN STORY OFFICE BUILDING
on STEWART MANSION SITE.
TO BE BUILT BY REMINGTON CoNsIh (
TION COMPANY JUST ORGANIZED, FOR
CENTURY REALTY COMPANY.

Several interesting announcements were made
,asterdav One was that the Century Realty Com
many of which w H. Chesebrough Is president
had practically decided to build an eighteen story
office building on its plot on the north sloe oI
-Thirtp-fourth-st 100 feet west OF Fifth-ave- Ihe
Mot has frontage Of "a feet and depth OF ll-S
II feet with ali L. with depth Of about S feet and
q frontage of y feet in Thrty-ffth-st The plot Is
the only remaining parcel Of the famous stewart
mansion property which is unimproved on poI
100 bv GIG feet at the northwest corner OF Ihrt!-
fourth-st and F1fth-ave-. four story bulidlng Is
be;ng erected for the KnickeTbocker Trust Company
for it's own use. This plot adjoins the century
,ropertv The light and air OF the Ne"-hoih n
Club at the southwest corner OF Thirty-hfth-sl dia
F7i4tf,-sre will not be affected by the proposeu
o,cb,aan story building. as the Avery BuiIolns
protects il on the west and south Between 'iie
Avery Binding and the Knickerbocker Trust Com
panv building. the New-York Realty company 10
erecting a twelve story office building
Another OF the important announcements "o0
that = new construction company had been organ
;zed Its name is the Remington constructor
Company Its first meeting was heln He'e ~
II viii do a building construction business anu 1's
-,rinci,al field Of operation will be in TINS CITY
The Century Realty Company assisted IN organ
sizing the construction company At the meeuhs Oh
che construction company yesterday the toi4o"lhs
o4ioers were elected: L. Remington PRESIDENT "
4 Chesebrough, vice-president Oahlelsh AH"i H.
3srea sl1rer; ". r Ellington secretary
Mr. Remington has been for several years me
general superintendent Of construction OF the
George 4 Fuller Company, and built for the COM
sasr1y some Of the largest buildings in the world III
cluding the Exchange Building He resigns
from the George A Fuller Company Tor the purpose
<f heading the construction company which bears
his name He Is a Of Samuel Remington, presl-
Gent Of E. Remington & Sons. inventor and founder
Of the Remington rife Previous to his connection
with the Fuller company he was the general super
4ntendent of construction for Henry Ives Cobb the
architect
W. r Ellington has been the assistant superin-
tendent OF construction Of the George A. Fuller
Company and also leaves that company 10 become
secretary Of the Remington Construction Company
The board Of directors OF the Remington company
will include. in addition to Nessrs. Remington,
Thorne and Chesebrough. H. b Hollins and other
men prominent in financial circles ,--.-. ,.-zu.
business with paid IN cash capital q S@Fa"tl
which VIII be increased when the business re-
afr Remington was financially interested in the
stock OF the Remington CONSTRUCTION Company was
pany and the other half by Mr. Remington and
eone of mis- friends.
Some steel will be largely interested in the
sanization Richard G. Park WAS recently elected
q director OF the Century Realty Company. He
was formerly member OF The Park Steel Com
reporter, N speaking about the building situation:
There viii be work enough Tor all New OuIid-
price for steel may stii have. think an Upward
tendency. II is very hard TO get steel but il can
as possible SO as to have it when wanted"
re oinel , ,1r D an Ttoft m1s r1 bI te ia5
70 recommeno 70 the stoekholdets an increase OF
to g 90 OF this 1 amount 81 5 5 vii be issued
Immediately. and has been offered the stock
holders et So per share TO the extent of their
holdings. and has also been underwritten The
directors have instructed the executive commit
tee not to issue the third 100000 except bring
INTO the company new and lnhuenJlal inteTes.s,
of added influence and business Applications have
been received from three OF four influential groups
C~ FOR IA ~ Erf,et faT 4lN-
nlte decision has been arrived at regarding it
Tie Century Realty Company VIII be asked
Charles Crifith Moses & Bro have sold for
William B. Brownen lot on the east side of St
sixtieth-st Size 25.SxFo0 feet 10 Max Marx.
Henry d. Winans & May have sold for Max and
Moses Ottineer No. as Madison-ave. four story
and basement brownstone dwelling house. lot
James w. Henning has sold No 30 West Thirty
sixfh-st. q three story dwelling house. with
Bernard snyth & Sons were the brokers in the
sale for Elizabeth r. jenkins. OF Nos 146 1is and
houses. 5s.3xle05 feet: also for William A. Heyliger,
o. No ia West F1fty-third 81, three story dwell
BENJAMIN r Frey. No 142 West Fifty-thrd-st. a
'othsctiid, the owner of No. 40 West Fifty-thrd-
which the same broker sold to him short
re ago as9 M tSF et g0R = fansy and h4e soEy
rsilinR house. f6-sxi0o5 feet Joseph VI. Lchten-
st FIfsy-thrd-st- tarongh the same brokers,
liking the twelfth house they have sold on this
Dun & Brown have sold for Sonn Brothers, No
convent-ave-. a three story and basement dwell
house lot 29x10o feet
The West Side Construction Company has sold
a~truclson on the south side of -fourtf-st
fee. east Of Riverside Drive. on q plot es5xiOos
Frank L. Fisher Company has sold for Florence
a Foster. No. 12s West Eighty-secoad-st., a four
story and basement dwelling house lot Ax
Harriet s churchlm has sold No = west Fifty
nrst.st, a four story and basement brownstone
swelling house on lot 2oxI90-5 feet.