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Fifth Street

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 73, no. 1341 (Sept. 7, 1901): p. xiv.

– "Fifth St., near 7th Ave., three-st’y brick dwell., 20' x 47'; $5,500; own., Mariette F. Adams, 484 Fifth St.; arch., G. F. Roosen, 189 Montague St."

Fourth Avenue to Fifth Avenue

North Side

Formerly:

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 23, no. 651 (Jun. 16, 1888): p. xix.

– "Fifth St., n s, 400' e Fifth Ave., 5 three-st’y brick and terra-cotta dwells., tin roofs; cost, each, $7,500; owner and builder, Louis Bonert, 40 ½ Tenth St.; architect, C. Damen."

On Fifth street, near Fifth avenue, Mr. Louis Bonert will build five three story brick dwellings, 20x60, for three families in each, to cost $37,500. -Brooklyn Eagle, May 19, 1888, p. 1 ("New Houses").

South Side

270 Fifth Street

“Projected Buildings, Brooklyn, Stables and Garages,” RERBG June 24, 1911, p. 628:

5th st, s s, 50 e 4th av, 3-sty brick dairy plant and stable, 127.4x100, felt and slag roof; cost, $50,000; owner, Empire Dairy Co., Broadway and Heyward st; architect, Theo. Engelhardt, 905 Broadway. Plan No. 3790.

290-308 Fifth Street

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 36, no. 857 (May 28, 1892): p. xxi.

– "Fifth St., s s, 275' w Fifth Ave., 10 three-st’y brick dwells., tin roofs; cost, $40,000 each; owner, Helen Smith, 278 Twenty-first St.; architect, W. Smith, 278 Twenty-first St."

“Buildings Projected – Kings County,” RERBG v. 49, n. 1256 (April 9, 1892), p. 587:

565- 5th st, s s, 275 w 5th av, ten three-story and cellar brk tenem’ts, 20x45, tin roofs, wooden cornices; cost, $40,000; Helen Smith, 278 21st st; m’n, W. Smith.

On Fifth street, near Fifth avenue, ten three story brick dwellings, 20x45, three families in each.  Helen Smith, owner; cost $40,000. -Brooklyn Eagle, April 08, 1892, p.3 ("...Real Estate").

Unexecuted previous plan?:

“Buildings Projected - Kings County,” RERBG November 21, 1891, p. 675:

2119- 5th st, s s, 300 w 5th av, five three-story brk tenem’ts, 20x45, tin roofs, wooden cornices; cost, $5,000 each; Rafallo Rivillo, 51 Oliver st, New York; ar’t, M. F. Walsh; b’r, not selected.

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 34, no. 832 (Dec. 5, 1891): p. 3.

– "Fifth St., s s, 300' w Fifth Ave., 5 three-st’y brick dwells., tin roofs; cost, $5,000 each; owner, Raffalo Rivillo, 51 Oliver St., New York City; architect, M. F. Walsh, 371 Fulton St."

On Fifth street, near Fifth avenue, five three story brick dwellings, 20x45, three families in each. Raffalo Rivillo, owner; cost $25,000. -Brookyn Eagle, November 20, 1891, p. 2 ("New Buildings and Real Estate").

310-318 Fifth Street

“Buildings Projected - Kings County,” RERBG April 18, 1891, p. 636:

690- 5th st, s s, 200 w 5th av, five three-story brk tenem’ts, 20x45, tin roofs, wooden cornices; cost, each, $4,800; C. D. Burwell, 58 South Oxford st; ar’t and b’r, C. H. Denison.

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 32, no. 802 (May 9, 1891): p. xvi.

– "Fifth St., s s, 200' w Fifth Ave., 5 three-st’y brick dwells., tin roofs; cost, $4,800 each; owner, C. D. Burwell, 53 South Oxford St.; architect, C. H. Denison, 270 Arlington Ave."

On Fifth street, near Fifth avenue, five three story brick dwellings, 20x50, for three families in each. C. D. Burwell, owner; cost $24,000. -Brooklyn Eagle, April 18, 1891, p. 1 ("Big Buildings").

320-328 Fifth Street

“Buildings Projected - Kings County,” RERBG November 28, 1891, p. 703:

2144- 5th st, s s, 97.10 w 5th av, five three-story brk tenem’ts, 20x45, tin roofs, wooden cornices; cost, $4,000 each; ow’r and c’r, Geo. O. Van Orden, 495 6th av; ar’t, W. O. Tait; m’ns, Kelly & Buchanan.

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 34, no. 835 (Dec. 26, 1891): p. xix.

– "Fifth St., s s, 97' 10½" w Fifth Ave., 5 three-st’y brick dwells., tin roofs; cost, $4,000 each; owner, Geo. O. Van Orden, 495 Sixth Ave, Brooklyn; architect, W. O. Tait, Ninty-first St. and Madison Ave., New York City."

Fifth Avenue to Sixth Avenue

North Side

345-355 Fifth Street

“Buildings Projected, Brooklyn, N.Y.,” RERBG v. 20, n. 502 (October 27, 1877), p. 839:

Fifth st, n s, 100 e 5th av, six two-story brown stone dwellings, 20x40; owners, &c., W. & T. Corrigan.

Fifth st, n s, 100 e 5th av, six 2-story brown stone dwellings, 20 x 40; builders, W. & T. Corrigan. -Manufacturer & Builder, vol. 9, no 11 (Nov. 1877): p. 248 ("Building Intelligence; Brooklyn, N.Y.").

"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn, N.Y.," AABN vol. 2, no. 97 (Nov. 3, 1877): p. v.

– "Fifth St., n. s., 100 E. 5th Ave., 6 two-st’y brown-stone dwells., 20' x 40'; owners, etc., W. & T. Corrigan".

 

This row of 6 houses appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.

DOB folder for lot #79 (345 5th St):

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357-363 Fifth Street

"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn," AABN vol. 13, no. 386 (May 19, 1883): p. 239.

– "Fifth St., n s, 212' e Fifth Ave., 4 two-st’y brownstone front dwells., composition roofing; cost, each, $5,000; owner an d builder, P. Mullady, 576 Quincy St.; architects, Parfitt Bros."

“Buildings Projected, Kings County,” RERBG v. 31, n. 790 (May 5, 1883), p. 329:

430- 5th st, n s, 212 e 5th av, four two-story Connecticut brown stone dwell’gs, 20x45, gravel roof, wooden cornice; cost, each, $5,000; owner and builder, P. Mullady, 576 Quincy st; architects, Parfitt Bros.

Lots 70-72 refer to 1883 NB application in folder for lot #73 (357 5th St; missing):

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363A-371 & 383-391 Fifth Street

Two discontiguous rows, five buildings in each, three family brownstone-faced flats:

"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn," AABN vol. 7, no. 227 (May 1, 1880): p. 195.

– "Fifth St., 5 three-st’y brown-stone flats, 20' x 56'; and Fifth St., 5 three-st’y brown-stone flats, 20' x 56'; cost, each $2,000; owner, Geo. W. Brown, 728 Fulton St.; architect, C. B. Sheldon; builders, Levi Brown and C. E. Cozzens."

“Buildings Projected, Brooklyn, N.Y.,” RERBG v. 25, n. 632 (April 24, 1880), p. 402:

Plan 236 – Fifth st, n s, 95.7 w 6th av, five three-story brown stone flats, 20x56, and 5th st, n s, 290.7 w 6th av, five three-story brown stone flats, 20x56, felt and gravel roof and wooden cornice; cost, each, 2,000; owner, Geo. W. Brown, 728 Fulton st; architect, C. B. Sheldon; builders, Levi Brown and C. R. Cozzens.

DOB folders refer to 1880 NB application in lot #55 (see 391 5th St below).

373-381 Fifth Street

“Buildings Projected - Kings County,” RERBG May 26, 1888, p. 690:

867- 5th st, n s, 400 e 5th av, five three-story brick and terra cotta dwell’gs, each 20x60, tin roofs, wooden cornices; cost, each, $7,500; ow’r and b’r, Louis Bonert, 404 10th st; ar’t, G. Damen.

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 23, no. 651 (Jun. 16, 1888): p. xix.

– "Fifth St.,n s, 400' e Fifth Ave., 5 three-st’y brick and terra-cotta dwells., tin roofs; cost, each, $7,500; owner and builder, Louis Bonert, 40 ½ Tenth St.; architect, C. Damen."

DOB folder for lot #60 (381 5th St):

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383-391 Fifth Street

See above at 363A 5th St.

DOB folder for lot #55 (391 5th St):

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393 Fifth Street

“Buildings Projected - Kings County,” RERBG October 17, 1891, p. 490:

1876- 5th st, n s, 77 w 6th av, one three-story brk and brown stone apartment house, 18.9x55, tin roof, wooden cornice; cost, $5,000; ow’r and b’r, Louis Bonnert [sic-Bonert], 528 10th st; ar’t, W. M. Coots.

"Building Intelligence; Apartment-Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 34, no. 827 (Oct. 31, 1891): p. xviii.

– "Fifth St., n s, 77' w Sixth Ave., three-st’y brick apartment-house, tin roof; cost, $5,000; owner and builder, L. Bonnert, 528 Tenth St.; architect, W. M. Coots, 26 Court St."

On Fifth street, near Sixth avenue, a three story brick apartment house, 18.9x55, for three families.  L. Bonnert[sic - Bonert], owner; cost $5,000.  -Brooklyn Eagle, October 10, 1891, p. 1 ("New Buildings and Real Estate").

DOB folder for lot #54 (393 5th St):

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South Side

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“Buildings Projected - Kings County,” RERBG April 11, 1891, p. 591:

644- 5th st, s s, 100 w 6th ave, one four-story brk and stone dwell’g, 19.10x60, iron cornice, tin roof; cost, $8,000; Geo. O. Van Orden, 495 6th av; ar’ts, Thos. Graham and W. O. Tait; m’n, not selected.

Unexecuted?

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 32, no. 801 (May 2, 1891): p. 5.

– "Fifth St., s s, 100' w Sixth Ave., four-st’y brick dwell., tin roof; cost, $8,000; owner, George O. Van Orden, 495 Sixth Ave.; architects, W. O. Tait, 1269 Madison Ave., New York."

348 Fifth Street

DOB file for lot #10 (348 5th St):

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350 Fifth Street

Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 55, no. 1104 (Feb. 20, 1897): p. xvii.

– "Fifth St., No. 350, four-st’y brick dwell., 25' x 63', tin roof; $8,000; own. and bld, Lester & Ryerson, 712 Carroll St., arch G. W. Kenny, 259 Ninth St."

See also: RERBG v. 59, no. 1509 (February 13, 1897): p. 278.  Same details as AABN.

DOB file for lot #11 (350 5th St):

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352-374 Fifth Street

"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn, N.Y.," AABN vol. 10, no. 300 (Sept. 24, 1881): p. 152.

– "Fifth St., ss, 122' e Fifth Ave., 32 three-st’y brick and brownstone dwells; cost, each $5,000; owner, C. B. Sheldon, 401 Wyckoff St.; architect, N. G. Foster; builder, Chas. Long."

DOB file for lot #12 (352 5th St - N.B. the number “32” appears to be crossed out and modified to “16”; there are 16 buildings in the row):

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376-398 Fifth Street

On Fifth street, west of Sixth avenue, by Mr. Thomas Butler, a fine row of fifteen brick single residences, two story and high basement, 15.8x45.  The cost of the fifteen will reach the handsome aggregate of $52,500.  The multiplication of such houses is the best guarantee that Brooklyn is to be in the future, as it has been in the past, a city of homes.  --Brooklyn Eagle, January 12, 1886, p. 1 ("Brisk Building").

On the south side of Fifth street, west of Sixth avenue, Mr. Thomas Butler has completed fifteen brick private residences, 15.8x45, two stories and basement, at a cost of $52,500.  -Brooklyn Eagle, April 29, 1886, p. 1 ("New Buildings").

There is a smaller row of matching houses on Eleventh Street, south side, between Fourth and Fifth Avenues.

??? Butler cited above, but Betts filed the applicaiton?:

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 19, no. 524 (Jan. 9, 1886): p. xv.

– "Fifth St., s s, 332' 6" w Sixth Ave., 15 two-st’y brick dwells., tin roofs; cost, each, $3,500; owner and builder, Thomas Betts, 371 Sixth St."

Buildings Projected, Kings County,” RERBG v. 37, n. 929 (January 2, 1886), p. 25:

1937- 5th st, s s, 332.6 w 6th av, fifteen two-story and basement brick dwell’gs, 15.8x45, tin roofs, wooden cornices; cost, each, $3,500; ow’r and b’r, Thomas Betts, 371 6th st.

DOB file for lot #28 (376 5th St) lists an 1885 NB plan (missing); but also seems to point to lot #37:

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DOB file for lot #37 (and others in the row) simply point back at lot #28.

DOB file for lot #42 (398 5th St, the last house in this row) cites multiple NB plans (all missing):

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400 Fifth Street

"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 30, no. 782 (Dec. 27, 1890): p. xviii.

– "Fifth St., s s, 78' w Sixth Ave., four-st’y brick dwell., tin roof; cost, $7,000; owner, Miss E. E. Butler, 376 Sixth Ave.; architect, Charles Butler, 396 Fifth St."

On Fifth street, near Sixth avenue, a four story brick dwelling, 19.10x55, for four families.  E. E. Butler, owner; cost $7,000. -Brooklyn Eagle, October 25, 1890, p. 7 ("New Buildings").  Matches building in 7th Street.

DOB file for lot #43 (400 5th St; also lists matching building in 7th St):

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Sixth Avenue to Seventh Avenue

North Side

411-421 Fifth Street

"New Buildings," RERBG v. 62, no. 1590 (Sept. 3, 1898): p. 345.

-1498- 5th st, n s, 87 e 6th av, six 3-sty brk dwell'gs, 16.8x45, 1 family; total cost, $36,000; Joseph Bruns, 364 1st st; ar't, F. S. Lowe, 186 Remsen st; b'r, E. H. Mahoney [sic-Mowbray], Ovington and 3rd avs.

DOB folder for lot 75 (#421) includes 1898 specification for six 1-family dwellings:

423-443 Fifth Street

Fifth street, north side, 299 feet west of Seventh avenue, twelve 2 story and basement brick dwellings, 17.6x40. -Brooklyn Eagle, March 30, 1883, p. 4 ("Municipal").

"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn," AABN vol. 13, no. 380 (Apr. 7, 1883): p. 167.

– "Fifth St., n s, 299' w Seventh Ave., 12 two-st’y brick dwells., tin roofs, frame and tin cornice; cost, each, $3,500; o wner and mason, Charles Long, 383 Eleventh St.; carpenter, J. F. Wood."

“Buildings Projected, Kings County,” RERBG v. 31, n. 785 (March 31, 1883), p. 216:

276- 5th st, n s, 299 w 7th av, twelve two-story and basement brick dwell’gs, 17.6x40, tin roofs, wooden cornices; cost, each, $3,500; owner and mason, Charles Long, 383 11th st; carpenter, J. F. Wood.

DOB file for lot 63 (#443) contains 1883 specification for twelve 1-family houses:

445-459 Fifth Street

"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn," AABN vol. 12, no. 345 (Aug. 5, 1882): p. 67.

–"Fifth St., n s, 129' e [sic - west] Seventh Ave., 10 three-st’y dwells.; cost, each, $4,000; owner, Chas. Long, 383 Eleventh St.; builder, J. F. Wood."

“Buildings Projected, Kings County,” RERBG v. 30, n. 750 (July 29, 1882), p. 733:

670- 5th st, n s, 129 e[sic – w?] 7th av, ten three-story brown stone dwell’gs, 17x40, tin roof and wooden cornice; cost, each, $4,000; owner, Chas. Long, 383 11th st; builder, J. F. Wood.

In the [22nd] ward Mr. C. Long is building on the north side of Fifth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, ten three story brown stone houses, 17 by 40 feet, to cost $4,000 apiece or $40,000 for the block. -Brooklyn Eagle, August 17, 1882, p. 3 ("Brisk").

On Fifth street, near Seventh avenue, Mr. Charles Long, one of the most enterprising builders in the city, is erecting ten three story and basement brown stone fronts. They were commenced about two months ago, and it will be a year before they are ready for occupancy. There are ten rooms in each house, and all the dwellings are finely trimmed in monumental brown stone.  Mr. Long was asked why he did not make them flats and he answered that it was too much trouble to collect the rent. -Brooklyn Eagle, November 07, 1882, p. 1 ("Homes").

461-471 Fifth Street

Fifth street, north side, 24 feet west of Seventh avenue, six 3 story and basement brown stone dwellings, 17.6x45. -Brooklyn Eagle, March 30, 1883, p. 4 ("Municipal").

"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn," AABN vol. 13, no. 380 (Apr. 7, 1883): p. 167.

– "Fifth St., n s, 24' w Seventh Ave., 6 three-st’y brownstone front dwells., tin roofs, frame and tin cornice; cost, each, $4,500; owner and mason, Charles Long, 383 Eleventh St.; carpenter, J. F. Wood."

“Buildings Projected, Kings County,” RERBG v. 31, n. 785 (March 31, 1883), p. 216:

278- 5th st, n s, 24 w 7th av, six three-story and basement brown stone dwell’gs, 17.6x45, tin roofs; cost, each, $4,500; owner and mason, Charles Long, 383 11th st; carpenter, J. F. Wood.

South Side

414-424 Fifth Street

"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn," AABN vol. 13, no. 378 (Mar. 24, 1883): p. xi.

– "Fifth St., s s, 87' 10" e Sixth Ave., 6 two-st’y and basement brown stone front dwells., gravel roofs; cost, each, $5,000; owner, architect and builder, R. H. Heasman, 904 Madison St."

“Buildings Projected, Kings County,” RERBG v. 31, n. 784 (March 24, 1883), p. 198:

216- 5th st, s s, 87.10 e 6th av, six two-story brown stone dwell’g, 16.8x45, gravel roof, wooden cornice; cost, each, $5,000; owner, R. H. Heasman, 904 Madison st.

DOB file for lot 13 (#414) contains the original specifications for 6 1-family houses:

426-442 Fifth Street

"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn," AABN vol. 14, no. 405 (Sept. 29, 1883): p. 154.

– "Fifth St., s s, 187' 10" e Sixth Ave., 9 two-st’y brownstone front dwells., tin roof; cost, each, $8,000; owner and builder, Thos. Donohue, 103 Stuyvesant Ave.; architect, J. E. Dwyer."

“Buildings Projected, Kings County,” RERBG v. 32, n. 810 (September 22, 1883), p. 726:

1092- 5th st, s s, 187.10 e 6th av, nine two-story and basement brown stone dwell’gs, 17.9x45, tin roofs, wooden cornices; cost, each, $8,000; owner and builder, Thomas Donahue, 103 Stuyvesant av; architect, J. E. Dwyer.

DOB file for lot 19 (#426) contains original specifications for nine 1-family houses:

440-466 Fifth Street

This row appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.

468 Fifth Street

"Projected Buildings," RERBG v. 71, no. 1833 (May 2, 1903): p. IX.

-697- 5th st, s s, 83.3 w 7th av, 4-sty brk tenement, 20x71, steam heat; cost, $9,000; A G Calder, 420 8th st; ar'ts, Pohlman & Patrick, 1235 3d av.

DOB file contains NB specifications for one building:

Seventh Avenue to Eighth Avenue

North Side

515-529 Fifth Street

"Projected Buildings," RERBG v. 73, no. 1889 (May 28, 1904): p. 1301.

-1088- 5th st, n s, 117.10 w 8th av, five 4-sty brk tenements, 25x79, 8 families, steam heat; total cost, $100,000; J J Gilligan, 741 Carroll st; ar't, T Bennett, 3rd av and 52d st.

South Side

[Parking Garage - formerly]

"New Buildings," RERBG v. 60, no. 1537 (August 28, 1897): p. 315.

-1379- 5th st, s s, 120 e 7th av, five 3-sty and basement brk dwell'gs, 20x47, 1 family eac, gravel roof, hot ai; total cost, $27,500; Rose P Buckley, 267 7th av; ar't, W M Coots, 32 St Mark's av; b'dr, Danl Buckley, 267 7th av.

522-532 Fifth Street

“Projected Buildings,” RERBG May 27, 1905, p. 626:

1351- 5th st, s s, 451.10 e 7th av, five 4-sty brk tenement, 25.6x83, 8 families, gravel roof, steam heat; cost, $100,000; Bessie L Martin, 350 Cumberland st; ar't, A S Hedman, 371 Fulton st.

"Projected Buildings," RERBG v. 73, no. 1886 (May 7, 1904): p. 1107.

-895- 5th st, s s, 323.10 e 7th av, four 4-sty brk tenements, 21x85.6, 8 families, gravel roof, steam heat; total cost, $60,000; Bessie L Martin, 350 Cumberland st; ar't, A S Hedman, 371 Fulton st.

540 Fifth Street

Unexecuted plans?:

Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N.Y., AABN vol. 40, no. 911 (June 10, 1893): p. xiii.

- Fifth St., s s, 107' 10 1/2" w Eighth Ave., four-st'y brick dwell., tin roof; cost, $5,000; owner and architect, Robert L. Frith, Arbuckle Building.