The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-07
Notes of the Building Trades.

Plans are in progress in the office of Hy-
man Rosensohn. TAI Broad street, for the
erection of a store and office building on
| the southeast corner of Washington and
Bank streets, by Joseph Olin, of 2SS Wash
ington street. The buildings which previ-
ously occupied the site have been RACED
and the work OF excaxating has begun.
According TO the plans the structure will
be six stories in height above the base
ment and contain our stores on the
ground floor, while each of the remaining
floors will be arranged so as to provide
fourteen rooms for office purposes. The
building will be of non-freproof construc-
ton, the walls being of brick and the
floors and partitions of wood. The waits
facing on Bank and Washington streets
will be faced with pressed brick trimmed
with Indiana limestone. The building will
occupy the whole lot. which measures 100
feet or Bank street by SO feet on Wash
ington street. and which was recently pur-
chased by MIR. Okin from Philip N. Jack
son, the consideration being $3.50 0 The
specifications will call for n Stag roof,
fire escapes, galvanized iron c%ornice,
plate glass, store fronts and windows,
steam heat. lavatorles, cypress trim, eleva-
tor, tile entrance hall, and all modern i'm
~provements, including gas and electric
nghtng. The owner will build by days
work and buy all materials. The cost as
estimated by The architect is 10000.
Michael B. Silberstein, Of "A West street.
as architect, has completed the plans and is
ready for estimates under separate con-
tracts for the erection of four attached
flats at 252 to 25S East Jersey street, Eliz-
abeth. Tit buildings will be of brick
construction, three stories. and measure
"a by 70 feet. The buildings will provide
/ accommodate onc far fvraIuo F,..s1f-. III
apartments consisting of six rooms and
bath on each floor. The specifications call
for Stag roofs. galvanized iron c~ornices,
slate tubs and wash trays, cypress trim,
tile bathrooms. ranges, mantels and all
modern improvements except steam heat.
h buildings will be owned by r. & B..
Levey, of Bond and Second streets, Eliz-
abeth, and be erected under the super
vision of the architect at an estimated cost
of S35, 900.
About $4,000 will be expended by Frank
Guavino, of 20 Drift street, on the erection
of a twelve-family tenement house at 577
North Sixth street, from plans as drawn
by Rlzzollo & Gonnelli, OF 800 Broad
street. The building will be of brick con-
struction, three stories, and measure 81 by
"a feet. Each floor will provide two front
and two rear apartments, consisting of
four rooms each. The front of the build
ing win be faced With pressed brick, with
terra Gotta trim, while the interior wood
work will be of cypress. The specifications
call for cold water improvements and in
cludes a Stag roof, galvanized iron cornice,
ranges, fire escapes, toilets, etc. The owner
builds by days work and is ready for bids
on all materials required.
A general contract has been awarded to
Gustave Pressing. Of johnson avenue, for
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nut street for Mrs. Anna E. Jaeger, OF
1884 Columbus avenue, Boston, Mass. The
plans for the structure we're prepared by
Henry Baechlin, of % Clinton street, and
show a building of brick construction,
three stories, measuring 81 by Al feet. Each
floor will provide two apartments consisting
Of four rooms and bath each. According
to The specifications, the building will have
a Stag roof and be equipped with tile bath
rooms. ranges, slate tubs, mantels, dumb
waiter and all other improvements except
steam heat. The architect has entire
charge and will superintend the co~nstruc-
ton. which he estimates win cost 50, 600.
The Union Wheel Works, manufacturers
Of wagon materials. at 229 Bank street,
have had plans prepared for the erection
Of q factory and stable, a general contract
for the construction of which has been
awarded to John Gorfgorson, of $40 Fiji
tenth avenue. The building will be of
frame construction, three stories. and
measure 40 by 70 feet, and will be quilt
according to plans prepared by J. Pred
Cook. Of 40 Clinton street, at 51-55 Stanton
street A Stag roof, pine floors, running
water, freight elevator and miscellaneous
factory requisites are mentioned in the
specifications. The cost of the building,
according to the architects estimate, is
s5.0G1.
Plans have been completed by Charles
Knopf. of 444 Springfield avenue, for the
erection of three detached fats at l40 to
144 R~idgewood avenue for George Keller.
of 26 Belmont avenue The buildings will
be of frame construction, three stories and
measure % by IS feet. Each floor will
provide an apartment consisting of five
rooms and bath. All modern improve
ments except heat are mentioned in the
specifications, including ranges, mantels.
Stag roofs, cypress trim, open plumbing.
slate wash trays. etc. The architect will
superintend the construction and award all
contracts, which he estimates will total
S., 500 for each building.
II. d. Havell, of % Clinton street, as
architect, has plans in progress for the
alteration Of the three-story residence on
the northeast corner Of Broad and Grant