Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-26
ENTRANCE TO BUILDING
FROM HIGH V|ADUCT
Novel Structure Will Be Erect
ed in ManhattanviIle Sec
ton of New. York.

That section Of Manhattan Island
known as Manhattanville offers as many
typographical problems as may be found
in any other single district of New York
today. Its westerly portion, south of
135th street, resembles a deep cut, lying
between Cathedral and Hamilton Heights,
which are connected by the viaduct ex-
tension Of Riverside drive.
North and south Of this famous drive
way are great groups of towering apart
ment houses which extend almost as far
as the eye can reach. rising and ever
rising, until the crown of Washington
Heights is reached. at 1S1st street, the
highest point of land on the island. The
scholastic center on Cathedral Heights
forms a southerly foreground of noble
edifces, with Harlem's mass of apart
ment buildings stretching far away to
the eastward over the Harlem fiat lands.
Just beneath the viaduct the scene is
one of commercial activity. groups OF
factory buildings, docks along the Hud-
son river front, railroad TRICKS and lum-
Der yards. a veritable conglomeration OF
interests, forming a community entirely
distinct IN each and every Of its charac-
teristics from those situated on the high
err ground to the north and south. High
above this valley of commereiallsm
swings the Riverside drive viaduct, over
looking the Hudson river and the Pali-
SadeS.
The drop from the easterly side OF the
yiaduct to the scene below Is approx
mately from seventy to one hundred feet.
Unique Building Designed.
A building has just been designed which
is to make use of corner lot in the
Manhattan valley. with also an entrance
from the viaduct to the upper stories.
The plan is to satisfy the existing demand
for storage, loft and manufacturing space
In the valley leading to the Fort Lee
ferry, at 13Oth street, and to also pro-
vide for the steadily increasing demand
for high-class apartments bordering the
drive and overlooking the Hudson river.
In Ord,r to obtain the best results the
architects show an eight-story hreproof
loft building running up to the under
side of the viaduct, using the structural
steel columns of the loft building 10 sup
port the steel construction OF the apart
ment house, which extends above the
road level of the viaduct Two stories
between the apartment and loft buildings
will be used Tor dry storage purposes.
ALI floors throughout Will be made aDso-
lut.ly sound and vibration proof
Connecting the roadway OF the viaduct
to the man entrance into the apartment
house will be a covered platform con
strucied entirely of stone and iron. and
which will be free from any Support
given by the Orders and arcnes OF the
viaduct. The losgla above VIII be fol
| the exclusive use OF the tenants OF the
apartment house. Passenger and freight
| liIts will De run in a separate shaft, pro-
vided for in the loft building, from NE
| level of the viaduct to the street en-
trance below, or can be carried in dis.
tinct and separate shafts from each OF
| the levels and having no competition with
| one another. The former plan has The
merit of bringing the Manhattan Q23tt
| street, station OF the subway within easy
reach of the viaduct level, and also OF
providing two ways of insress and egress
| 10 the apartment structure