The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-18
$. l.. Tyson Will Build Five Story Structure, Work
 Beginning at Once
WILL BE OCCUPIED
 AS FURNITURE STORE
Win Have Frontage on Fourth Ave nue, Extending Northward to Fourth Alley-Bailey & How
 ard Make Announcement

A five story building will be erected with S9 feet frontage on Twentieth street D feet north of Fourth avenue on the east once. It will cost about s50,o0O. The building will have an additional entrance on Fourth avenue 75 feet east of the street running back 15O feet to Fourth alley. The new structure from Twentieth street will go back 100 feet to the end of the cross section. It will be In a "T' shape. af- fording one alley, one avenue and one street entrance. The building is to be erected by S. l.. Tyson of Montgomery, who was here yesterday and closed up the deal through his agents, Bailey & How ard, the well known real estate men.
 The building will be occupied by Sea right & Reese, furniture dealers, for 10 years, a lease for that length of time having been executed yesterday. The building will be constructed of concrete and steel and will be in every respect fire proof. It is said that this new structure will be the first business house to be erect ed under the new building laws and 1t will conform in every technical detail, N'SAi tp eh0 tAe'Sliii6 SitJ it6ioihhiOii.
 The building will force the demolition of what is now occupied by a fish stand on Fourth avenue and will also invade DOT tion of what is known as the "city mar ket' on Twentieth street. The work of tearing down such buildings as may now be on the property will take place at once 1t is announced. H. D. Breeding, the we'll known architect, has secured the commission to draw the plans and has submitted some which will doubtless be approved without any great loss of time.
 The new building will add greatly to that portion of Twentieth street and is notable for being the first improvement of a commercial nature to follow the locating of the Tutwiler hotel less than one block away. The building will be under course of construction all the summer, and will be ready for occupancy not later than Oc- tober 1, it is asserted.
 The new structure will have an archltec- tural innovation here in that three stories in front will be devoted to win dows of plate glass. In addition to af- fording an unusual amount of light in that way, the new feature will add great attractiveness to the structure.
 James Bailey of Bailey & Howard has been working on the new build ing for the past six weeks, fact known to few of his friends Several details hung fire for some time. ending yesterday in his announcement as fol- lows:
 q am authorized to say that a five stow. IL building will be erected on Twentieth street facing 39 feet on that thorough fare, 25 feet from Fourth avenue It will take up property now in a 'T' shape, having an entrance on Fourth avenue of 25 feet. The building will, take it, cost about s50,000. Mir S. l.. Tyson of Montgomery, who owns the property, will build the commercial house and a lease has been executed on it for 10 years with Searight & Reese, the furniture dealers, of this city
 Tt will be absolutely freproof and will be in every feature along the lines of the new building laws of this city Work will be started at once and will be rushed to completion. We must have the building ready for the ten ants without delay"
 It is stated that other property owners in that vicinity will when cer- tain leases expire construct new build ings in close proximity to the new $1 100000 hotel now being rapidly con structed. The property owners in the of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street have been informed of additional improvements slated which will eventually prove that locality 10 be one of the busiest in Birmingham. The new structure partially closes in the corner of Fourth and Twentieth 25 by 175, owned. by Gen. Louis V. Clark
 It is understood that General Clark is contemplating the erection of a handsome building on that corner, which has now upon it a fruit stand.