The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
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estate to continue this big house ove
the entire block. should this be done
1t will be n OF three largest apart
ment houses In the city. the others
being the Apthorpe. on the block from
Broadway to West End avenue from
Se~venty-eighth to Seventy-ninth street.
which Is an Aston proposition. and the
Belnord. on the block from Broadway
TO Amsterdam avenue. Elehty-sixth to
Eighty-seventh street.
Being the newest structure Il win
have features not found in either OF the
other buildings. The arrangement OF
apartments will have the benefit of the
extra years % planning and experiment.
ing, which viii en;itle the new struc.
ture to the leadership of West Side
apartments. The site for the structure
Is now being prepared for laying the
foundations. The house will have a
frontage OF col fee; on Broadway and
$50 feet on each street. The operation
will cover up a hol- which has been an
eyesore to the section for years.
According to those who have seen
the plans and know the details OF the
structure Il will be the finest building
Of its Kind that New York has ever
seen. No expeyso is to be spared In
making Vt structure worthy. as MFR
Aston thinks. to he owned by his es-
tate. II will he n big departure from
the sort ~ buildings apartment jewellers
In thar part o. the town have been
used to looking out on.
This Is not the only operation Mr.
Aston has planned for that part OF
! Broadway. \ few blocks to the north.
AT the southwest corner Of Broadway
and Ninety-hfth street, he Is to erect
q market building at Il cost OF $780,
200. only "A few days ago plans were
filed for this improvement, which with
the apartment house mentioned above
means that Mr.. Atsor will spend this
wear 81. 700. 600 lettering hat part OF
Broadway. The market proposition Is
the result OF much thought. A Sec
tior OF large apartment houses. II was
found that market facilities in the Sec
ton we're not all that they should
be. Mr.. Astor, being a member OF the
market committees OF both Manhattan
and The Bronx, realized the needs OF
| the section and approved the building
, OF a market on the corner. According
TO Evarts Tracy of Tracy 4 Swar;wout
u Will be IN. fines; market In the city.
Much study has bscn given 10 It's con-
struction. with the result that many
I features IN no other market VIII he
found in NJ. Astor's. Concrete. enamel.
tilo and glass will he the only materials
used In It's construction,
Tho building will he one story h,Gh on
Broadway and two stories In the rear.
due to the steep grade OF N!nety-ffth
street from Bro 3dway toward the river.
The building vii be- 1914 feet on Broad
WAY and 49, feet on Niuety-ffth street.
II Will We modelled after the open air
markets o: northern Italy. which are
famous IN many respects. Mr.. Aston
is said to have been impressed by these
markets on a visit 10 Italy, and by Mr..
- cy. who spent some time when a
student In Europe. studying these build
ivg.. I've facade OF the market VIII
~ concrete Of a warm, huff color. II
vii, be q series OF wide arches reaching
20 a fr!e2e. which will extend around
the building just under tho cornice.
TVS dscoratlon will be a feature OF
'rr .N'er'or Of the building. -Four feet
high and 900 foe, long. II Will be the
irges' mural decoration in the coun-
t.y. w!'h the exception OF a few AZ tha
Panama exhibition In Sar Francisco.
John Mackey. one nf the best known
rlura, artists In this country, has been
engaged 70 do II.
The fr'ezo will represent the business
Of the building. a mart for the sale OF
food. In a decorative ensemble win he
mutton and beef and fish and the prod
uc's Of the field ami vineyard. Toward
the receiving end Of the market the
fr'eZe will show the development of
Transportation in this country. There
viii be the old fashioned cargo boats
laden with the produce OF the agrlcul-
rural districts OF tho country floating
along the canals toward tho big cities,
Then the big motor trucks, the last word