Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-21
TEN STORY BLOCK
TO COST $4OO,OOO
TWO SKYSCRAPERS FOR HILL
STREET
Members of the Consolidated Realty
Company Getting Busy-Architect
Chosen-Apartment House
on Grand Avenue

Announcement is made that the
board Of directors of the Consolidated
Realty company have chosen Harrison
Albright as architect for the proposed
ten-story and basement store and Of
flee building to be erected at the
southwest corner of Sixth and Hill
streets.
The structure will be a class A build
ing and constructed Of reinforced con-
crete throughout. 1t will have a
frontage of $50 feet on the west side of
Hill street and 126 feet on the south
side of Sixth street, and the estimated
cost is $780, 900. All footings, columns,
girders, beams, floors, roofs, interior
and exterior walls, stairways, balus-
trades and facings will be constructed
of concrete.
This will make the second ten-story
block planned for Hill street. The
plete for the Wright & Calender build
ing of ten-stories on the southwest cor
ner of Hill and Fourth streets.
1t is announced that the Reinforced
Pipe Concrete company of Los Ange-
les Is planning to build a large plant at
some point on the Los Angeles river to
cost about $50,000. The company is
facture iron and steel reinforcements
for concrete pipe. About $4,000 worth
of machinery already has been ordered,
and it is expected the foundry will be
in operation early next fall
New Plans by Architects
New work reported to the Builder
and Contractor by architects:
F. G. Brown is preparing plans of
fine suburban residence to be built at
Hollywood for c. S. Wilson. 1t will be
two stories and basement and have
stone foundations, shingle and exposed
timber treatment to exterior; birch ana
pine trim, hardwood floors and plate
glass windows. The estimated cost Is
$4,000.
Martin & Baker have. made plans
for a one and one-half story seven
room frame residence to be built on
Western avenue, near Forty-ninth
street, for A. P Machris. 1t will have
hardwood floors, beams, built in buff
fet, pressed brick mantels, pine trim,
resaw and rustic siding and furnace.
1t will be built by day labor, G. w.
Ditch having the job.
Lester S. Moore is preparing plans
for a five-room modern bungalow to
be built at Whittier for Fred M. Tur-
ner. The living and dining rooms will
have beam ceiling, built in sideboard
and brick mantel. The porch floor,
steps and walks will be Of brick, and
every modern convenience provided
for.
The same architect is making plans
of two five-room bungalows to be built
at Long Beach for Thomas Hendry.
They will be up-to-date.
C. C. Rittenhouse has drawn plans
for a seven-room bungalow to be built
at Eagle Rock for Mrs. Becker. 1t will
be provided with all modern convent
ences.
The same architect is also drawing
plans for a large brick apartment house
75x175 feet, to be built on Grand ave-
nue., between Fourth and Fifth streets.
1t will be a siX-story structure con-
tanning ia rooms divided into two,
three and four-room suites, with pri-
Vate bath and kitchen. There win be
steam heat, elevator and other APP
pointments of a first class structure of
it's kind. There will also be a root
garden.
Leading Building Permits
Among the building permits issued
last week were the following:
Commonwealth avenue, 197-Forest
Park company, owner; Anderson Mill
company, builder; tWo-story seven
room residence, $4,000.
oxford boulevard, 1948-Henry Eek
lery, owner; Anderson Mill company,
builder; two-story ten-room residence,
$65OO.
Manhattan place, 1O09-Dr. G. Knep-
per, owner; r. S. Williamson, builder;
one and one-half story, seven-room
residence, $4,000
Fifteenth street, east of Alameda
Green Marshall company CITY, owner
and builder; alterations to building,
$2OO0
Wilton place, 14O7-Mrs. j. C. Wilson,
owner and builder; two-story eight
room residence, $4,000
Eighth street, 421-23 East. c.
Marsh, owner; H. o. Engstrom, builder,
alteration to building, $5O0O
Kane street, 1914-B. zochan' 1867
West Washington street, owner; M.
Burgbacher, builder; two-story nine
room residence $4,000
Bunker Hill, 726. North-T. Brooks,
owner; S. p. Scott. builder; one and