New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-24

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4se on varfck 4e5 Laght and about 4Os on
Hudson street.
| Opposite II to the east is St Johns Chapel Ad-
Joining the rectory Of the chapel end occupying
the premises No. "a varick street IL an eight
story warehouse which is owned by the Mill.ken
estate That warehouse has a frontage OF about
81 feet and depth of IS feet On the nor1nery
end of the block which is st. Jo1ns chapel Is
the GRAY building a modern business structure.
To the east of the chapel, and occupying the
greater part of the block occupied by York, Lasn'
and Canal streets and West Broadway. are ABOUT
five six story loft buildings and paper box
factory
on the triangular shaped block bounded by
Canal Laight and varick streets is cigar factory
and also the big warehouse of the Cruciole steel
Company of America. Nos "a, rs. % and 80 Latght
street which form a part of the block bounded
by Laight Varck, Vestry and Hudson streets, are
six story warehouses. and in the twelve blocks
forming the district bounded by North Moore
Vestry Hudson and West streets are HI iea'l
/ twenty big warehouses.
! The Iasht street stores and warehouses occupy
the entire block bounded by Hubert Lalgnt.
West and Washington streets The stores are nine
stories high and the warehouse is an eleven story
structure That block. devoted entirely TO ware
house. and storage purposes, has lrcntose Oh
| about $50 feet on Hubert street, LIS on Wash
ington street, about PA Iaight street and IS
| feet on West street
| The Butler Building. a large structure used en-
trey by James Butler. the is at the south
west corner of Hubert and Washington streets.
distance of four blocks west Of St johns (napeL
The three story building OF the National Express
Company on the easterly side Of Collister street
from Hubert Laight streets. is less than two
blocks west of St Johns Chapel The Beach
Street Stores six story structure, with frontage
of Isl feet depth of about 81 feet. is also less
than two blocks west Of the chapel property. The
Reilly warehouse, a six story structure, is on the
premises 22s go West street. with 'front.'
age OF 505 feet and depth OF ia feet. and is ave
blocks west These blocks much shorter than
/ u, lOrk "a n
| Hudson and Greenwich streets and Beach and
Laight streets is divided by Collister street
ALONG NORTH MOORE STREET.
At the northeast corner Of North Moore and F7ud-
son streets the building occupied by Metz g. Co,
of which company Controller Metz is the head. It
is within short distance Of the chapel property
In the district bounded by North Moore and Reade
streets West Broadway and West street is an area
| Of about twenty-four short city blocks In that
! region about big warehouses, the largest
/ occupying the block bounded by Heade, Duane
West and Washington streets
West OF this region is a section almost entirely
| occupied by wholesale drygoods houses. At the
/ southwest corner OF Jay and Hudson streets arc
| the buildings occupied by Austin, Nichols & Co..
and the southery end Of the block. bounded By
| Franklin varick and North Moore streets and
West Broadway, are the buildings OF Francis H
Leggett & Co Near by are the buildings occupied
! by Bennett. Day & Co.
Occupying North River piers near the northerlY
half of the zone are the Peoples Line for Albany
and the Desbrosses street freight station of the
| New York Central. Adjoining the New York Cen
trail pier is the Pennsylvania ferry Jersey City.
At Harrison street is the West Shore ferry TO Wee
! hawken, and within a short distance north and
south are the piers owned and used by many big
steamship companies engaged in the ocean or coast
| trade service
| HOLDINGS OF TRINITY CORPORATION
How large factor Trinity corporation Will be IN
| the development OF the northerly and southerly
halves OF the district readily be seen by re-
ferring TO its real estate holdings in the region
/ Il owns the greater part OF the block bounded BY
Hubert. Laight Collister and Greenwich streets
/ It's parcels there practically surround number or
warehouses. II owns largo plot IN the block
/ bounded by I-aight Hubert, Greenwich and Wash
/ irgton streets. 1t owns five parcels in tho block
/ bounded by Vestry, Greenwich. Hudson and Laight
streets. II is almost the solo owner or the trl-
| angular shaped block formed by Canal, Vestry and
! Hudson streets. Here are located large number
! of the old style dwelling houses which have for
years been of the principal assets OF Trinity
corporation part of the block is used by a glass
| company, the building standing land owned By
the corporation. This is one OF the most valuable
blocks in the lower westerly section of Manhattan
Island. It's value has been largely enhanced by
| the building OF the Manhattan and WILLIAMSBURG
! bridges. Owing to its large frontage Canal
street any storage building or warehouse put
on this site would excellent light and air In
fact. the land is most suitable for modern loft
| structure of large height, depth and width.
The corporation Is almost the sole owner OF the
! block bounded by Greenwich. Hudson. Desbrosses
and Vestry eets The only parcel In the block
| which it is Of small size. 1t also owns
| the greater part Of the triangular block bounded
| by Canal. Watts and Varick streets. This 10 an
| other fatiron shaped block which must be in
cluded among the most valuable In the lower West
| Side because its unusually large frontases on
Canal street. and owing to Its proximity 10
| West street and TO its nearness to many of the
great freight shipping terminals in the lower part
of Manhattan Island.
MANY CHANGES IN 9TH STREET
The development Of 57th street. from Sixth 10
Eighth avenue is attracting widespread attention
Large sums money have been spent in &
sruction work in this beautiful thoroughfare in
the last years and the southerly part OF the
street. from Sixth TO Seventh avenue. has been !
almost entirely rebuilt in the last two years. Here
the builder of the studio apartments has been !
most active. and for that reason most of the !
buildings the southerly side OF the street be
tween tho avenues named OF the best types Of |
studio apartments. The home OF the ISotos |
Club, story structure: occupies the prem
ises No Jos I'd 1l6 West 9Th street It has a |
frontage of 10 feet and depth. of 100 feet Ad- |
joining and occupying the site No 30 to ia West |
57th street Is the ST Hubert. splendid type OF |
the modern twelve story apartment building. 1t |
occupies a plot fronting feet. with depth OF
100 feet. The Renaissance Studios twelve story |
apartment building covers the greater part OF |
the premises No 1876 TO 122. with frontage Of 80
feet and depth of 100 feet The premises No. lbs |
is also occupied with studio building. II is
seven story structure with frontage OF 50 |
feet and depth 100 feet The northerly side !
Of the street. Sixth to Seventh avenue, with
the exception OF the site which stands Cal |
vary Baptist FCiIurch and the corner parcels. Is |
still a dwelling house row This side of the thor
oughfare is attractive to studio. builders the
southerly size but they have not been able to
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