Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-12
BUILDING EXPANSION
CONTINUES UNABATED
100000 to $2,0OO,O00 a
Month Drawn from Local
Banks to Pay Bills

Building activity in Los Angeles
continues unabated, both in the busl-
ness and residential districts, ana
banks are drawn upon constantly for
funds. From $1.50O,OO0 to $2,0OO,oOO
month are required to meet the re-
ouirements of the builders, both by
builders who have money in the imam
cia1 institutions and by promoting
companies who obtain loans. Many big
business blocks are rapidly approach
ing completion, while many others
have Just been started.
NEW PLANS BY ARCHITECTS
Among new improvements projected
are the following reported by local
architects to the Builder ana Con-
tractor:
w. II. Dennis has prepared plans Tor
a three story brick apartment bulld
ing to be erected at the corner OF
Fourteenth and Hill streets for the
Consolidated Realty company. BIDS on
the construction work are now pelnS
taken. The building will be 6OXlOO teet'
red pressed brick exterior, stone trim,
concrete foundation and coinposllloil
roof The entrance Will be IN nlarpiS
and tile and the reception hall Will
have hardwood floor and trim. Ihefe
will he n. wrought iron fireproof stair
case from the first floor to the ROOF.
There will be eighteen apartments ana
baths with wall beds, gas CRATES, plpeu
for steam heat, slash gram oregon
pine trim and first-class plumbing. IL
will cost about 100000.
Architect A. l.. Haley Is preparing
plans for a three-story brick building'
bOx155 feet, to be erected on East f1ith
street near Wall street for the Dodge
estate. on the first floor will be
moving picture theater to seat I5o per
sons. also a storeroom. The entrance
will have a tile floor. On the upper
hoors will be twenty-four rooms. The
exterior of the building will be OF
nressed brick Estimated cost, S50,O0o.
Architects Hudson & Munsell are
preparing plans for fine residence
to be erected at Huntington Drive anu
Granada avenue, South Pasadena lol
A. T. Bloomer. me site WntGn ecu, Wa Wa
recently purchased comprises five ana
one-fourth acres. and a country nome
to cost close to $4,000 will be built.
A three-story brick building, designed
as a lodging house, will be erected
at 1924 West Third street by +. +.
Burnett. The building VIII nave
frontage of As feet on Third street ana
q depth OF III feet. The two upper
stories and a part of the first story
will he divided into rooms, Whicn VIII
have plumbing, electric wiring, etc
The plans and specifications proVide
for concrete foundation, pressed prick
front fire escapes, Arden plaster, GAL
vani2ed iron cornice, pine floors and
trim and two storerooms on the trst
floor having plate glass windows Inc
cost is estimated at $2O0OU
Architects Garrett & BiXby have pre-
pared plans for a two-story brick ware
house, 4Ox140 feet to be erected at Al
lantic and Charming streets for Leon
Maupas. It will have concrete founoa-
tion. steel beams and columns, compo-
sition roof, elevator, fire doors ana
shutters, galvanized iron skylghts OF
wire glass, Klnnear steel rolling DOORS
etc.
The same architects are preparing
nlans for a two-story and basement
residence to be erected on West Sew
enth street near Western avenue for
Harold S Cook. 1t will contain nine
rooms and will have concrete founda-
ton and basement, shake EXTERIOR
brick porch and terraces, Whlte ehani-
el interior finish, hardwood floors' tlle
mantels. plate glass windows. two tile
bathrooms, furnaces. plumbing, cleo
trio wiring and heaters.
Architect c. C. Rittenhouse is pre-
pairing plans for three-story ana
basement apartment house TO pe
erected on Bonnie Brae street between
orange and Seventh streets for l.. IL.
Mitchell 1t will be 40X140 feet, frame
construction with concrete basement
cement plaster over metal lath exterior
composition roof and an artificial stone
norch entirely across the front. 1t Will
contain So rooms and % baths.
Architect E. c. Kent has prepared
plans for a two-story and basement
residence to be erected at 1913 Garfield
avenue for ]. E. Marble. 1t will be
h9x33 feet and will be constructed OF
reinforced concrete. 1t will contain
fourteen rooms and will have hollow
tile and reinforced concrete floors ana
roof. 1t will have finished floors OF
cement with tile or terraza borders,
hardwood doors, wood sash. There VIII
he three bathrooms, two concrete fire
places on the first floor and three brick
or tile fireplaces on the second floor
1t will also have furnace heat, plumb
ing, electric wiring and automatic
water heater
a. two-story and basement frame resi-
dence to be erected at the corner OF
Gramercy place and Linden street for
7 e, Murray. 1t will contain seven
rooms and a sleeping porch and VIII
have concrete foundation and base
nent. cement porch, exterior of ce-
ment plaster over metal lath clay tile
roof. hardwood floors, oregon pine
trim. brick and tile mantels, plate
glass windows, two baths, one with
tile floor and wainscot; plumbing, cleo
trio wiring, furnace and automatic
water heater. Cost, $4,000.
Architect C. II. Brown has prepared
plans for a one-story eleven-room
frame bungalow to be erected on Cat
alma island for ]. B. Banning. The
rooms will be grouped around large
patio paved with brick and the house
will have a frontage of 100 feet. 1t
will have concrete foundation, cedar
shingle exterior and roof, Oregon pine
interior trim, oak and pine floors, hard
wall plaster tinting, three blue brick
mantels, five bathrooms with tile vain
scot, cedar closets, plumbing electric
wiring, plate glass windows, heavy
timber and latticed pergola and