The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-06

IAuMt dnu ObCu A8 NEAuGnHAaEGES
Baseball Park.
Christopher j. Horle. real estate broker,
500 Broad street. as owner, has just eff
fected the sale Of the property at 26S Fair
Mount avenue. to Samuel Safer. The
property consists Of a three-stcry building,
containing apartments for three families,
the first floor having five rooms and bath
and the two upper floors six rooms and
bath each. The lot is 25x10o feet. The
new owner intends to install a steam heat
ing plant and otherwise improve the prop
erty.
Carl Merz, the New York representative
of the Heller e. Merz Company. proprie-
tors Of the Ultramarine Works in Ham
burg place. this city, says the company
has been greatly annoyed by the report
to the effect that they have purchased
the property adjoining their factory. This
property is the ball ground at Wieden-
mayer's Park. and Mr.. Merz emphatically
denies the purchase and says there Is no
foundation whatsoever for the story.
Michael B. Silberstein, architect, OF A
West street, is receiving estimates for two
attached double three-story frame apart
ment flats of four rooms and bath to eacn
apartment, the houses to contain twelve
families, and to be erected on lots 254-256
Livingston street for II. Ornstein. owner;
estimated cost, $13. 900. The ground dlmen-
sions are 50x62 feet.
Three four-story brick apartment houses
will be built at ISL Wall street, Elizabeth,
from plans furnished by the same arehi-
tect as above. There will be four apart
ments in each house, to contain six rooms
and bath and all Improvements, including
steam heat and electric lights, are called
for. The fronts are TO be of buff brick
and stone trimming. They are 65-foot front
and 6S feet deep, and will cost $4,000. The
owners are E. and B. Levy, of Elizabeth.
Notes of the Building Trades.
| Plans for the alteration of the building
owned and occupied by Charles W. Menk
ut 106 Market street lave been completed
In the office of Gustave Staehlin, 2SS Wash
ington street. According to the plans, a
rear addition four stories In height will be
added to the present structure. 1t will be
of brick and measure "a by 81 feet. Be
sides the addition, general interior changes
will be made and a new store front put
In. The specifications call for plate glass,
steam heat, electric elevator. Stag roof and
gas and electric lighting. Contracts have
been awarded to Joseph Oschwald for the
mason work and J. w Laning for the
carpenter work, both of lis Market street.
The estimated cost is 81 900.
P. T. MacLagen. of 1876 Broad street, has
awarded asgeneral contract to John Mulch,
of 1886 South Seventh street, for the cree
ton of a two-family residence on the north
side OF Delavan avenue, near Summer ave
nue., for Charles Won Der Lippe, of GA
Summer. avenue. According to the plans
the building will be two and one-half
stories. of frame construction. measure p
by 81 feet, and contain twelve rooms and
bath. The specifications call for a slate
roof, tile bath, steam heat, slate wash
trays and all modern improvements. The
estimated cost is $500.
Six thousand dollars will be expended by
Charles l.. Stelnbrenner, architect, Of lis
Market street, on theeerection of a private
residence for his own use at "a and rs
lHazeiwood avenue, Vailsburg section. The
building will be two and one-half stories,
of frame construction, and measure "a by
30 feet. The interior will be divided into
ten rooms and a bath. Specifications cal
| for a slate roof. steam heat, tile bath,
chestnut trim, plate glass and all modern
improvements including gas and electric
lighting.
The estimated cost is Sc, 400 for a two
family dwelling which will be erected on
South Twelfth street. near Madison ave-
nue., for Sidney II. Whitla, of 70 Fair
mount avenue. The building will be of
IldlIt. lHo alltl IAt-htA - u.s. NA1 49,
ure % by So feet. The structure will con-
tain ten rooms and two baths. Specifca-
tons call for all modern improvements,
including steam heat, tile baths and COM
bination gas and electric fixtures. The
Johnson Realty and Building Company, of
747 Broad street, has the general contract
for the building. and are ready for esti-
mates on all s~ub-contracts
Frank Grad, of 1877 Springfield avenue, as
architect, is taking estimates. under sep
arate contracts. for the erection of n five
family apartment house and store. on the
corner of Jefferson and Walnut streets, for
Herman Paskow and Benjamin Grossman,
of 1879 Avon avenue. According to the
plans. the building will be Of brick, three
stories, and measure % by IS feet ground
dimensions. Specifications call for galvan-
lied iron c~ornice, skylight and bay win
dow, pressed brick front with terra Gotta
trimmings. steam heat, Stag roof, plate
glass store front and all modern improve
ments, including gas and electric lighting.
The estimated cost of the building is 81, 900,
Contracts for the work required In the
erection of a double fiat on South Eigh-
tenth street, near Springfield avenue,
have been awarded to Sheen & Schwartz
and Otto & Zusi. The plans for the build
ing were designed by William Noel, Of 81
Park avenue, ~Irvington, and call for u
building Of frame construction, three sto-
ries in height, measuring 81 by 66 feet, and
containing apartments for six families. All
modern improvements will be installed, in
Guiding steam heat and gas and electric
lighting. The cost is estimated at 10000.
Samuel Krieger, of 70 Peshine avenue.
will be the owner and builder of u brick
tenement, which will be erected at 1916
Livingston street, from plans prepared by
Romolo Bottelli, Of 1879 Market street. The
building will be four stories In height.
measure 81 by 81 feet, and accommodate
sixteen families above the first floor, which
will be divided into TWO stores. Speciica-
lions call for cold water improvements, Stag
roof, galvanized iron c%ornice, ranges, fire
escapes, etc. The cost is estimated at $751;
900. The owner Is ready for estimates OIL
all materials.
Real Estnte Transfers.
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