New-York tribune., 1909-06-02
BROADWAY SITE SOLD
DEAL INVOLVES $1,000, 900.
The Premises Was Occupied Years
Ago by Normal College.

Frederick Fox G. Co. have sold for the heirs Of
the Mason estate the property. No. 692-6s4 Broad
way, southeast Of 4th street The parcel
ha. frontage Of 45 feet Broadway 276 feet on
East &th street and "A feet Lafayette street.
The buyer is out-of-town client. who has ar
ranged with Messrs Clinton and Russell to prepare
plans for a sixteen story building, which will be
constructed by the Thompson-Starrett company.
Building operations Will be begun by February
l. 1910.
The entire amount involved in this transaction
viii be about 100000. The buildings which are to
be demolished now occupied by the Northern
Bank and the Whiting Manufacturing Company
The present buildings, some forty or fifty years
seo were used by the city as the Normal College
for Girls Afterward By the state an armory-
The smaller building OF Lafayette street was Tor
raerIy the old family homestead OK the Masots'
snd the original parQuet floors can stiN be seen
The nresent building has the further distinction
cf heing the first of its kind on Broadway 10 De
constructed with n sub-basement. The property
vas recently bid in by number OF the helrs at
public auction IN petition SUIT at 4 price %
s6oopoo The building which is to De constructor
hss ALREADY been named the Mason Building, in
honor of Henry Mason. one of the founders oi the
Chemical National Bank
-Yas New York Central has practically agreed 10
sake over for about sl50o.coo the Winthrop estate
,roperty which fronts 3oo10 feet on Dewey Place
ana LEO feet both on 42d and $50 streets
Plans have been filed for three story once
ks,,IdinK with ground floor stores TO De bunIt ior
Yola-1 p NRlIher,
s+reet from designs by Bartholomew q ). T. " d.
a.. ,be owners firm Of architects. IT IS to cost
1880. oe7o.
plans have also been fled for a two story once
s,rdinE with ground floor stores to be ouii' toI
f-.3r,erine g Johnston at Nos . 10 - AeS1istoN
-, II &c TO be of faced brick set in running
,o,d from designs by N. G Merritt, aTchltecI-
,-Fn have a frontage OF AS feet ana q oep'iI % "
feet II is to cost SVS
1s,,ilsfrry Srperintendent Murphy has MADE q new
regulation governing the Work OF nelnoilSINle - -
Manhattan buildings in hope OF aIIorolns pe.'e-
prptecticp 10 pedestrians The fesui"1lo-i -
rat the zvreclin contractor shall erect pTo'ec
g. sidewalk shed in front of the premises upon
,,i., the zvrecl1ing work is 10 be dope- Inc sheu
- .x+and from the building line 10 the cufo' anu
n. properiy, strongly and tightly constr AIi1
canetje of stelterng those using the sloe"aiA 1Io
any falling debris ,. .,.
-17b,s eaned must he maintained throughout the
cl-i,s, orera1ions and the agreement 10 build II
9. ,o,r 2 necessary preliminary 10 make q demon
e., ,,arrni1" valid The contractor is required ~
SIGN n I'm duplicate, with his business aodIess a.
tached and he is further required 10 sAllsIS Oio
su,perintendent of his ability TO 90 "FecAH1s W"
-oeriv and TO observe the code regulations 'al ule
z1i4io shall be COMPLETED story by story, ana nc
material placed upon the hofiors IN the course :"
d.oolitson and that brick, timber or ether stFuct
,,raJ mart shall be lowered TO the ground lnIile1'
stely upon displacement
The contractor is also required 10 apply for a
,s-rn+ at least twenty-foUr hours before Wreck1ns
-o4r ts ac4uay begun ard 10 observe all necessary
sanitary precautions reduce TO a minimum me
.csttering OF dust and dirt 10 the discomfort OF
sdestians or the residents Of the neghborhood one
xnecisl requirement being the proper Wettlng oo"h
of the brick and woodwork 10 lay the dust DeIOIe
removal An ordnance passed by the Board OF
Aldermen authorizes the Police Department to CO.
onerate with the Building Superintendent IN eIoTc-
fng these regulations when necessary.