The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-13
PLANNING TO BUILD
A BIG APARTMENT
Building to Be at Junction of
BeIIeviIle Avenue and Broad.
WILL MAKE A GREAT CHANGE

Appearance of Triangle VIII BE Much
Improved by the Up-to-date struc-
lure Being Put on the site of the
Present Dilnpidnted House Tha Is
Located There Now.
Plans for the erection of a fve-story
brick and terra Gotta apartment house have
been placed In the hands of contractors
which will completely change the appear
ance Of the triangle formed by the junction
of Belleville avenue with Broad street.
The new building is to have accommodate
tons for twenty-five families and will be
modern in every respect. 1t will cost
$65, 600 and will be architecturally an adorn-
ment to that part Of the city.
Work on the property will begin at once
with the demolition of the present ram
shackle structures. The new apartment
house will have 1913 feet frontage on Broad
street and 122 feet on Belleville avenue.
The main entrance will be on Broad street,
with tradesmen's entrance and janitor's
quarters on the upper Belleville avenue
side. The architect is Hyman Rosensohn,
of 747 Broad street.
The owner of the building, Joseph Okin.
one of the big local renl estate operators,
has spared no expense in planning to give
the prospective tenants the best facilities
and accommodations. Each apartment VIII
contain five rooms and bath, with private
hall. Steam heat and janitor service will
be up to the best standard. The ground
floor is to be fitted up for retail store
purposes and will give the tradesmen OF
that portion of the city the best facilities
for the display of goods in stores fitted up
and equipped without regard to expense.
Notes of the building Trades.
The original plans for the proposed addi-
ton to the Hawthorne Avenue School
are being revised by the architects, j.
O'Rourke e. Son., of Broad and Clinton
streets, as the estimates from the original
plans exceeded the appropriation of $780,
O0O granted by the city. The revised plans
will call for an addition of brick con-
struction, three stories in height, measur-
ing 40 by 30 feet In ground dimensions. A
one-story wing, measuring 70 by IS, will
also be built, to be used as an assembly
room. Thirteen class rooms beside the as
emily room will be provided. The speci-
hcations will call for a Stag roof, iron fire
escapes and stairs, steam heat, tile vesti-
bule, lavatories. and gas and electric
lighting. The heating and ventilating will
be done under the supervision of Runyon
& Carey, of 1S Market street, as engi-
neers. 1t is expected that the new plans
Will be ready for figures about September
Is next.
Plans are also being revised for the pro-
posed school building, to be located on
Richelieu terrace, in the Vallsburg section,
as the mi from the original plans
also exceeded the $50, 900 appropriated for
the building. The structure will be of brick
construction, three stories In height above
! the basement, and measuring 1S5 by "a
feet in ground dimensions A one-story
and basement wing, measuring - by 80
feet, will also be built, to be used as an
auditorium and gymnasium. The main
building will contain twelve class rooms.
The specifications win call for a Stag roof,
steam heat, fire escapes, concrete floors,
iron stairs, lavatories and other improve
ments, including gas and electric lighting
A stage will be erected in the auditorium
and equipped with modern appliances
Louis O'Rourke. OF 1888 Broad street. is thu
architect. and Runyon & Carey, of III
Market street, the heating and ventilatlna
engineers. The plans will be completed
and the project readvertised about Sep
TENDER 20 next.
Plans have been prepared by Hyman
Rosensohn. of TAT Broad street, for the
1 erection OF TWO HtldCThu leOtI1fIlS, tt
115-117-11a Broome street, for Joseph Okin,
of 23s Washington street. The buildings
will be of brick construction. three stories
in height above the basement, and meas
IRE 81 feet by 50 feet each, Twenty
four apartments, consisting of four
rooms and bath each, will be arranged
throughout both buildings and the base
ments will be divided into -four stores.
The front of the building will be faced
with buff pressed brick, with terra Gotta
trimmings. The specifications call for
Stag roofs, galvanized iron %cornices and
skylights, iron fire escapes dumb walters.
tile bath, plate glass store fronts. metal
ceilings, slate wash trays. ranges and
modern improvements. but no heat. The
owner will build by days work and is
ready for estimates on all materials re-
uuired. The estimated cost of each build
ing Is placed at about $4,000.
Francis Averkacp, of 43 Stirling street.
MS architect. is taking bids under separate
contracts for the erection of n three
story fat which will be built on the corner
of Fourteenth avenue and Eleventh street
for John Storz, of II Ferry street. The
plans show a building of frame constrnc-
ton. three stories in height, measuring
3Ox90 feet in ground dimensions and con-
tanning nine apartments, consisting OF five
rooms and bath each. The specifications
call for q Stag roof, tile bathrooms, steam
heat, ranges slate tubs, dumb waiter and
all modern improvements, including gas
and electric lighting. The architect will
superintend the construction, which he
estimates will cost about $4,000.
Contracts for the mason and carpenter
work required for the erection of a private
residence on Ridgewood avenue, Glen
Ridge, have been awarded to John Sem
pier, of Bloomfield. and Fleming Brothers,
of West Orange, respectively. The struc-
ture will be erected according to plans
prepared by John F. Capen. of 40 Clinton
street, this city, which show a building of
frame construction with a cement stuceo
exterior, two and one-half stories In
height. and measuring 4Sx2S feet in ground
dimensions. Charles Cluthe, of Bloomfield,
will be the owner of the building. which
will contain eleven rooms and bath. The
specifications call for all modern improve
ments, steam heat, hardwood floors and
interior trim, tile bathroom, cabinet man
tells. and gas and electric fixtures being
mentioned. The architect will superintend
the work, which he estimates will cost
about $4,000.
Rlzzolo & Gonnelli. OF 800 Broad street,
this city, are the architects for the build
ing which will be erected on the north
side of Beaver street, near Park avenue,
West Orange. The plans call for brick
construction, three stories In height,
r,aos,rina o5v5O in ground dimensions Two