The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-28
CONCRETE BUILDINGS
 NEARLY FINISHED

There are five new structures near ing completion In Juneau that never fan to attract and hold the attention of the casual visitor to Juneau. All of them are being erected with a view to permancy, constructed of en- during concrete rather than of wood. They give the city an air of solidity and of substantial resources that is remarked by all who come here. All of t;lese buildings will be occupied as soon as finished.
 The Zynda building at the corner of Third and Main streets is the farth- est advanced and will be ready for occupancy within the next few days. This building is 5Ox5O feet in area and five stories In height not count ing the full basement The lower floor except the one large room at the corner of Main and Third will be devoted to the private business of the owner serving as offices and work rooms and store rooms for the Eagle brewery: also the greater part of the basement The remainder of the building is under lease to H. F. Cain and will be utilized by the New Cain hotel, the furniture for which is even now being assembled and set up in the rooms above the street floor.
 The great Goldstein Block at the corner of Second and Seward streets will likely be finished almost as soon as the first named building. Indeed the finishing touches are even now being given to the two upper floors, while every effort compatible with good workmanship is being made to hurry construction on the lower floors. This building covers an area 100x1OO feet, is five stories in height exclusive of full basement.
 All of the building except the two upper floors will be given over to the use of the big Goldstein department stores. The two upper floors con tain about SO offices arranged single and in suites. All of the offices are admirably located and practically all of them have been rented or reserva- tions made to occupy them at speci- flc time. The U. S. land office, and the surveyor generals offices are among the institutions of the Federal gov ernment that will be housed in the building.
 The new home of the B, M. Behrends bank is being created in the B. M. Behrends Bank Building at Third and Seward streets. This will be quite the finest bank building in Alaska, or for that matter anywhere North of Seattle and Vancouver on the Pacific coast. It is one story and basement with high ceilings. It is 50x50 and Class A throughout It is as perman- ent as concrete and steel can make it. It will be finished in keeping with the purpose for which it is built, rich, substantial, and ornate The outer forms were taken down two days ago and already the beautiful lines of the architecture are beginning to show.
 The new postoffce building also be- ing erected by Mir. Behrends will be finished about the same time if not before the bank building. It is also al Class A structure throughout, nothing but concrete and steel entering into the structure proper It is 5Ox5O feet in area and adjoins the Behrends Bank Building on Third street. It is one-story and basement, but so con structed that additional stories may be added. The style of architure is commercial.
 The Messerschmidt building on Second street between Main and Seward is another Class A building, It is four stories and basement and built entirely of reinforced concrete including all of the floors while the doors and window sash are to be of metal. The building is for conner clal purposes, except the upper floors which are arrangeL in suites.