New-York tribune., 1906-07-08
MANHATTAN BUILDERS ACTIVE
ESTTMaTED COST OF CONSTRUCTION WORK NEARLY
s7SOOoOoG-A GAIN OF sl5O0oOO0
Big Office Structure Projects FaureFeU Important
ported Last Week.

IN the ea-ly months OF this year Il looked IL
more buildings would be erected on Manhattan Isl
End than in any other year IN the history OF tne
city Arcites unusually active in filing plans
for structures be built Since the beginning Of the
warm weather. however, there has been a marked
decrease IN tho number of plans for Manhattan
structures filed each week day with the Buildings
Department. compared with the number submitted
week day last winter. and for that reason the
total number Of buildings projected since January
FOR Manhattan is a little below the total for the
FIRST six months Of last year. AS regards the
amount 10 be spent in Manhattan construction
work. record has been made. In the first six
months OF last year plans for l.S Manhattan build
Sings we're flied. and the estimated cost OF those
buildings s62.s907s7. Since January / TO date
plans Tor LIZ Manhattan buildings have been hled.
Their is placed at s or in other words,
plans have already been perfected and recorded for
spending nearly Sl5Oo00OO more in construction work
than tEe total of the cost of buildings pro-
sected in the first six months OF last year
Building activity on Manhattan Island, especially
IN the downtown business sections and in the
fral Fifth avenue shopping district. is feature OF
The real estate market and IS likely to continue a
feature until cold weather comes. More big Office
buildings are being erected south OF Chambers
street than in many years in fact, so extensive
this work that it is reported that there idle
members OF the building trades associations.
Ihe number OF important real estate transactions
reported last week WAS small. One of the leading
deals was the purchase by the Erie Land and I'M
Broyement Company from Wilson. Adams & Co,
The block bounded by East 18th and East 150th
sts. Harlem River and Exterior st. The block has
river frontage OF s2 feet 4ss feet 149th St. SIS
feet in Exterior ST. and 45S feet in 15Oth ST. The
s1ver front is improved with dock facilities. Within
Two years the property will he used as an uptown
freight yard by the Eric Railroad The present
owners have leased the property for eighteen
months. and they will occupy it for that time. after
~hich The necessary alterations will be made.
Douglas Robinson, Charles 3 Brown & Co. leased
aor long term Of years 10 the house of Boucheron.
one Of the leading jewclry firms of Paris, the new
building No. $50 Fifth ave. owned by II VI. Ham,
proprietor Of the ST. Regis Hotel is six story
marble front structure, between 47th and 4sth
The lessee will occupy the premises September
Charles s. Kohler sold for John T. Halliday the
of five hsthouses the north side OF 1O4th
between Manhattan and Columbus ayes, to various
buyers.
T. Fragner leased for Mrs. Isabella Wallace to II.
TEeTrnstadt the Enerslie, three story building,
Nos. 80 and 50 West I2sth st, plot Ssxs91I feet.
The lease is for term Of ten years. The building
contains a large hall. bowling alleys and studios
Nathan Weiss sold for Mrs. E J. Reed No. 923
West S4th ST, four story dwelling house, 16sX
sss feet il is directly opposite the proposed Penn
sylvania arcade and adjoins the east the hold
sngs OF Colonel John Jacob Astor, on which, it is
said, twenty story hotel will he erected.
r. Tsnenbaum & Co. leased Nos ia. 17s and 17s
Hudson st. A six story building, plot 75x1l5
feet southeast corner Of Eestry St. 10 Joseph Lib
man Co Samuel We'll is the owner Of the prop
crty.
The American Real Estate Company bought The
Hugh Martin property. at the southwest corner Of
a5Oth st. and Melrose ave. 1cox1oO feet for about
s2ooOo. In 1855 this property was owned by Horace
Greeley. founder Of The New York Tribune. and
sold by him for few hundred dollars.
On the west and adjoining this parcel in 15Oth ST
the company purchased from Eliza Wolski a plot.
50x10o feet, and from the Eanaberger estate lot
2sK10O feet on the rear facing 1A9th ST., IL pur-
chased from George Kohler a plot 5oXSO feet. The
combined parcels comprise the block fronting in
Alelrose from 1a9th st. TO 150th st.. with
frontage Of 175 feet on each street. The company
sntends TO erect a seven story department store
Building the premises. The building will be
nected with the 18TH ST. station Of the subway.
Eugene J. Busher the broker in the trans
actions
Herbert A. Sherman sold for John T. and James
a. Farley No. 30 East SD st. five and One-half
story American basement dwelling house. 2Ox1OO
feet. one of a row of hve houses built by the
sellers All the houses except one have been sold
Oliver H; Hartman :ecently bought No 30.
weasstocf 10 an investor the Viola and Rosemore,
Two elevator apartment houses No o. iA to M i4' West
lots the south side of 19lst ST. 100 feet east Of St
side of the same street. 100 feet east Of Audubon
ave- for Bene: Meyer & g. B9ehna Zoe: ....o ~.
3 @ fnd 6s 2o a s of the ot Es S9rZ IS r ssoFs feet and
The Hudson Realty Company completed the sc-
cumulation of big plot at the southeast corner OF
1sich estate and from Michael Eckes The plot
Coz co1rtandt ave. - Plans are being drawn for
theatre to be built on the properly. The Hudson
she northeast corner Of Westchester ave and ST.
AIMS ave- plot SsX1H feet Charles A. Weber
was The broker IN both deals; 49,. ,o-,..-
Il was learned in the week that the majority
Petroleum Exchange favor the purchase at about
$4,000 Of plot Of 1900 square feet at the south
sng committee of the exchange has an option on
1he site: and may exercise II in a., few days
77n51ne SuneTntendenf Nllrnb,i a new set of MA
}or the Office building TO be erected at a cost of
G 10000, No 155 TO 163 Broadway. for the Singer
MISUNDERSTANDING Company. These new plans take
the place of those filed several months ago by Mr..
Flag and retain the principal architectural
which win overtop the Washington Monument in
height and be the highest building I'm America.
Certain technical requirements made by the Build
she tower have been met by the architects and IL
now said that the tower will built as planned.
power to resist the pressure of the wind against its
sEas, problem which in this instance, is reported
1'latiron slIyscraper in Madison Square
renodeIied present Singer Building fourteen story
structure and the eleven story Bourse office build
sng. IN Liberty ST. the entire remOdelled building
being Of a uniform height of fourteen stories, cx-
elusive Of the tower annex
~ & L Hess leased TO Aliand Brothers from the
tlTeproof building being erected for silberTnan
f0z92 feet The building IS 20 have about en- O00
square feet and will be known as the AiIand Build
Fsegte rental Of about soo R TE yfsr is fs at Te s1
or the new skyscrapers being erected In this sec
John y Golding sold Tor Mary f stamler No.
= East 12oth st. three story and basement dwell
g1li lmPToye the premises for business purposes
81. James's Church, Long Island Of No 6s Trinif5,
Place 10 she United States Express Company.
GENERAL BUILDING RECORD FOR JUNE.
Building in twenty-thres cities for June shows
IA the aggregate only > moderate Increase. but in