Real Estate Record and Builders Guide
Founded March 21, 1868, by CUNTON W. SWEET.
Devoted to Real Estate, Building Construction and Building Management in the Metropolitan District
Published Every Saturday by THE RECORD AND GUIDE COMPANY
FRANK E. PERLEY, President and Editor; W. D. HAOSELL, Vice-President; J. W. FRANK, Secretary-Treasurer.
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Copyright, 1919, by The Record and Guide Company. 119 West 40th Street, New York (Telpehone; Bryant 480«).
VOL. CV
NO. 7 (2703)
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 14, 1920
$8.00 A TEAR
20O. A COPT
AdvertiBinff Index
Page
A BSee Electric Elevator.4th Cover
Ackerly, Orville B., & Son. .2d Cover
Adler, Ernest N...........2d Cover
Alliance Realty Co.............200
Ames & Co...............2d Cover
Amy & Co., A. V..........2d Cover
Anderson & Co., James S........200
Armstron.gr John .........2d Cover
Aspromonte & Son, L. S........230
Atlas Waterproofing Co., The...231
Automatic Fire Alarm Co.......224
Beaumont Co., G. B......Title Page
Bechmann, A. G................214
Bershire Realty Co., Inc........216
Betz Brothers, Inc..............226
Birdsall, Daniel & Co..Front Cover
Boylan, John J...........2d Cover
Brown, Frederick ..............214
Brown Co., J. Romaine.Front Cover
Burns Wall Paper Co., The.....214
Butler & Baldwin.........2d Cover
Cammann, Voorhees & Floyd
2d Cover
Carpenter, Leonard J......2d Cover
City Investing Co..............200
City and State Supervision Co...210
Classified Advertisements........213
Consolidated Gas Co............215
Corning Co., Edward.....4th Cover
Corwith Brothers ..............217
Coughlln, James A.............228
Cross & Brown.........Front Cover
Cruikshank Co........Front Cover
Cruikshank's Sons, Wm.Front Cover
Cudner Beal Estate Co., A. M.
2d Cover
Cushman & Wakefield. .Front Cover
Cutler & Co., Arthur......2d Cover
Cutner, Harry B..........2d Cover
Davenport Real Estate Co.......217
Davies, J. Clarence.............217
Day, Joseph P............2d Cover
Dike, O. D. & H. V.......2d Cover
Dowd, James A...........2d Cover
Duffy Co., J. P.................226
Eastern Gas Appliance Co......231
Electric Service Eng. Co........228
Electro Sun Co................227
Ely & Co., Horace S___Front Cover
Empire Brick & Supply...4th Cover
English, J. B.............2d Cover
Fassler & Roberts..............227
Finegan, Austin ..........2d Cover
Finch & Co., Chas. H...........230
Fischer, J. Arthur........2d Cover
Fox & Co., Fredk.........2d Cover
Frank & Frank.................227
Fuller Co., Geo. A..............224
Gilbert, Chas. L.................216
Gold, Louis ...................214
Goodstein, Harry ..............216
Goodwin & Goodwin........2d Cover
Halback & Co., C. E............22,8
Hecla Iron Works..............229
Hess, M. & L.. Inc.....Front Cover
Holmes Electric Protective.4th Cover
Hydraulic Stone Corp..........229
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I.
Editorials ...................................... 201
Most Successful of N. Y. Real Estate Board's
Banquets ...................................... 203
Rentals in New Ambassador Hotel Reach
Record Figures ............................... 204
Today's Rate of Interest on Real Estate Mort¬
gage Loans ................................... 205
Legislature Flooded With Bills Aflfecting Realty 206
Real Estate for the Current Week.............207
Private Sales of the Week......................207
Statistical Table of the Week.................. 217
Building Progress Hampered by Serious Labor
Problems ..................................... 218
Work Started on $1,000,000 Ofifice and Showroom
Building ...................................... 219
Court of Appeals Defines Law on Architects'
Commissions ................................. 220
Weather Conditions Have Not Retarded Build¬
ing Plans....................................221
Personal and Trade Notes...................... 221
Trade and Technical Society Events...........221
Current Building Operations................... 222
Building Material Markets..................... 222
Contemplated Construction .................... 224
Plans Filed for New Construction..............227
SECTION II.
Record of Conveyances, Mortgages, Leases, Auc¬
tions, Appraisals, Lis Pendens, Mechanics' Liens,
New Buildings and Alterations.
Page
Inter-City Fuel Co., Inc.........212
Jackson, Daniel H..............210
Kane Co., John P.........4th Cover
Kennelly, Bryan L., Inc... .2d Cover
Kerns Co., James F.............215
Knap & Wasson Co........2d Cover
Kloes, F. J.....................224
Kohler, Chas S., Inc............200
Lawrence & Co., Geo............227
Lawrence Cement Co.....4th Cover
Lawyers' Mortgage Co..........208
Lawyers' Title & Trust Co.......209
Leaycraft & Co., J. Edgar
Front Cover
Lehigh Portland Cement Co.....231
Levers, Robert ...........2d Cover
Page
Long Realty Co., A. J..........215
Manning, Bernhard Realty &
Const. Co....................216
Manning & Trunk.........2d Cover
Markham Realty Corp..........200
Martin, H. Samuel........2d Cover
Maurer & Son, Henry..........228
May Co., Wm. B...............214
Mclnerney, John F.............230
McLaughlin, Thos. F......2d Cover
McLaury Tile Co., Inc., D.
H.....................4th Cover
McMahon, Joseph T.............210
Miller & Co., A. W........2d Cover
Mississippi Wire Glass Co......208
Moses & Moses..................214
Nail & Parker..................200
Advertisinr Index
Page
Nason Realty Co..............200
Newins, Harvey B......... ' '20O
New York Edison Co., The.. "•'">5
New York Telephone Co.......'^211
New York Title & Mortgage Co..200
Niewenhous Bros., Inc..........231
Noyes Co., Chas. F___Front Cover
Obelisk Waterproofing Co.......222
Ogden & Clarkson Corp...2d Cover
O'Reilly & Dahn..........2d Cover
Orr & Co., John C..............231
Payton, Jr.. Co., Philip A.......214
Pease & Biiiman.......Front Cover
Pflomm, F. & G........Front Cover
Poe, James E...................214
Pomeroy Co., Inc., S. H.......!!226
Porter & Co...........Front Cover
Purdy & Co....................216
Queensboro Corporation, The____209
Rafalsky Co., Mark___Front Cover
Ray Wiles, Inc............2d Cover
Read & Co., George R..Front Cover
Realty Associates..............217
Realty Company ot America.....200
Regent Realty Co..............213
Rheinfrank Bldg. Material Co...213
Reis Co., John.................215
Ritch, Wm. T..................224
Roman-Callman Co.............213
Ruland & Whiting.....Front Cover
Runk, George S...........2d Cover
Ryan, George J...........2d Cover
Schindler & Liebler........2d Cover
Schwiebert, Henry .............214
Seath, Inc., James..............227
Scobie .........................214
Seaver & Co., Frank A..........215
Smith Co., Inc., E. C............218
Spear & Co....................210
Steinmetz, John A..............214
Staudinger & Reisberg..........226
Stine Screw Holes Co...........220
Thompson Co., A. G............214
Title Guarantee & Trust Co.....200
Tucker, Speyers & Co.....2d Cover
Tyng & Co., Stephen H., Jr......200
Dllman........................214
Uiiited Electric Light & Power..203
Uris, Abe, Iron & Steel Co......224
Vogel & Rotkin.................227
Vorndran's Sons, Christian......230
Walsh, Irving J...........2d Cover
Watson Elevator Co., Inc. .4th Cover
Weld & Suydam................200
Wells Architectural Iron Co.....231
Wells Sons, James N......2d Cover
Welsch, S., Sons................217
Westwood Realty Co............215
White Const. Co., Inc, The......223
White & Sons, Wm. A..........200
Whiting & Co., Wm. H. .Front Cover
Winter, Benjamin..............210
Wood-Dolson Co.......Front Cover
Wyckoff, Walter C.........2d Cover
Zicha Marble Co., A. R..........229
Zittel & Sons, Fredk.......2d Cover
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