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The old Upper Tregunter Mansions,

occupy each of the upper three floors. All bedrooms will have their own individual bath-rooms.

A distinctive feature of the build- ing will be the extensive use of large balconies, which will prove to be a pleasant and acceptable boon to tenants who will be able to take the fullest advantage of the magnificent views and cool summer breezes.

Most of the ground floor will be left open and will be utilized as gar-

The old Friston Cottage.

age space with accommodation for building and allow continuous traffic about 29 cars, in addition to which circulation, thus reducing the manoe- there will be ample extra parking uvering of vehicles to a minimum. space adjoining the building. There

A branch from this driveway will will be two main entrances, access to the upper apartments being by three

serve the existing apartment block known as Luginsland. fast passenger lifts. Servants' quar- ters will be provided at the rear of the building.

A new approach road will be con- structed from Peak Road, just before reaching Douglas Apartments; this will

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completely surround the new

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Block plan of the sile showing:-

1. New Tregunter

Mansions.

2. Friston Cottage. 3. Upper Tregunter

Mansions.

4. No. 3 May Road. 5. Lower Tregunter

Mansions.

6. Abermor Court. 7. Luginsland. 8. Douglas

Apartments.

on

An existing nullah

the site running from the hillside to May Road will be retained. the new build- ing being built over it.

The building will occupy an area of 10,713 square feet on a site of over 34,000 square feet. Its cost is ex- pected to be about $2-1 2 millions. Construction has just been com- menced by the general contractors, Messrs. Mei Hon Company, and it is anticipated that the building will be ready for occupation in about a year's time.

The new Tregunter Mansions were designed by Mr. A. V. Alvares, who had already executed for Humphrey's Estates, the Douglas Apartments, the rehabilitation of Branksome Towers, and several smaller projects.

OTIS WINS HUGE CONTRACT FOR AMERICAN BUILDING

It was recently announced that freight lift and one electric dumb- ing are the Galbreath Corporation. the elevator contract for the Socony waiter. Vacuum Building in New York City

the architects are Harrison & Abra- mowitz, and the contractors are Turner Construction Company.

was awarded to Otis Elevator Com- The speeds of the passenger lifts pany. This announcement is of vary from 500 feet per minute (for particular interest not only because those travelling from the ground to

Other outstanding contracts award- of the size of the contract, but also the fourth floor or a height of 51' 0") ed to Otis Elevator Company were because of the variety of equipment to 1200 feet per minute (for those the Empire State Building, New York. being installed and because of the travelling from the ground to the for US$2,808,449., Prudential In-

height involved.

be

42nd floor or a height of 506' 0").

surance Company of America, Chica- The Equipment to

installed The initial contract amounts to go. for US$3,001,202., and freight consists of 32 passenger lifts, two approximately US$3,250,000. The elevators in the Army Base, New escalators, three service lifts, one owners of the Socony Vacuum Build- York, for US$3,248,995.

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