Real Estate Record and Builders Guide
Founded March 21,1868, by CLINTON 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. HADSELL, Vice-President; J. W. FRANK, Secretary-Treasurer
Entered ae second oIaa> matter NOTemlnr 8. 187S, at the Poet Offloe at Nen York, N. T., under tbe Aet of March 3, 1879.
Copyright, 1920, by The Record and Guide Company 119 West 40th Street, New York (Telephone: Bryant 4800)
VOL. CV
NO. 22 (2724)
NEW YORK, MAY 29, 1920
25a A COPY
$1S.00 A TBAB
AdTcrtisIn^T Index
Page
A B See Electric Elevator.4tli Cover
Ackerly, Orville B., & Son......714
Acme Service Corp.............711
A. J. Contracting Co...........731
Adler, Ernest N................714
Altmayer, Leon S...............713
American Bureau ot R. E.......714
Ames & Co....................713
Amy & Co., A. V..............713
Anderson & Co., James S........704
Armstrong, Jotin ...............714
Aspromonte & Son, L. S........731
Automatic Fire Alarm Co......724
Bauer, Milbank & Molloy. .2d Cover
Beale Co., Harry S..............711
Beaumont Co., G. B......Title Page
Bechmann, A. G................714
Benznig Co., jos. H............722
Birdsall, Daniel, & Co.,.Front Cover
Boyian, John J.................713
Brown, Frederick ..............716
Brown Co., J. Romaine.Front Cover
Bulkley & Horton Co............714
Busher Co., Eugene J..........713
Butler & Baldwin ..............713
Cammann, Voorhees & Floyd___713
Carpenter, Leonard J...........713
Chesley Co., Inc., A. C..........726
City Investing Co..............704
Classified Advertisements.......71.")
Corning COi, Edward ____4th Cover
Corwith Brothers ..............717
Coutoucas, Nicholas ......2d Cover
Cross & Brown........Front Cover
Cruikshank Co.........Front Cover
Cruikshank's Sons, Wm.Front Cover
Cudner R. E. Co................713
Cushman & Wakefield. .Front Cover
Cutler & Co., Arthur...........714
Cutner. Harry B................713
Davies, J. Clarence.............717
Day, Joseph P.................713
Dike, O. D. & H. H.............714
Dowd, James A................714
DuUy Co., J. P................724
Duross Co.....................713
Dwight, Archibald & Perry......713
Electro Sun Co.................726
Elliman & Co., Douglas L......704
Ely & Co., Horace S. .Front Cover
Empire Brick & Supply. .4th Cover
English, J. B...................713
Feuerbach, F. J...............T14
Finch & Co., Chas. H...........726
Finegan, Austin ................713
Fischer, :. Arthur..............713
Fox & Co., Fredk...............713
Frank & Frank ................723
Fuller Co., Geo. A..............724
Gallin & Son, John..............726
Gates, Elmer ..................714
Gold, Louis ....................716
Goodstein, Harry............l . .716
Goodwin & Goodwin ............713
Heil & Stern ............2d Cover
Hecla Iron Works .............730
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Editorials ....................................... 70S
Plans for Thirty-one Story Grand Central
Building Ready ............................... 707
Grand Union Hotel Site Goes Begging at
Auction Sale ................................ 708
Real Estate for the Current Week.............. 709
Private Sales of the Week...................... 709
Real Estate Notes.............................. 716
Statistical Table of the Week.................... 717
Mayor's Housing Conference Committee Is
Instructed..................................... 718
Remodelling Hotel Earlington for Business
Purposes ...................................... 719
Governor Blames Legislature for Not Aiding
Building ....................................... 720
Vast Amount of New Construction Work Is
Projected ..................................... 721
Personal and Trade Notes...................... 721
Trade and Technical Society Events............ 721
Building Material Markets...................... 722
Current Building Operations.................... 722
Contemplated Construction...................... 724
Plans Filed for New Construction............... 727
Page
Hess, M. & L., Inc ___Front Cover
Holmes Electric Protectlve.4th Cover
Jackson, Daniel H..............711
Kane Co., John P........4th Cover
Kelly, Albert E................716
Kennelly, Bryan L., Inc.........713
Kerns Co., James F............714
Kilpatrick, Wm. D..............704
Kloes, F. J.....................723
Knap & Wasson Co.............713
Kohler, Chas. S., Inc............704
Lackman, Otto ................714
Lawrence Cement Co.....4th Cover
Lawrence & Co, Geo...........723
Lawrence, Blake & Jewell......704
Lawyers' Title & Trust Co......715
Leaycraft & Co., J. Edgar
Front Cover
Lehigh Portland Cement Co......781
Leist, Henry G................714
Levers, Robert .................714
Levin, Inc., Jacob & Morris... .716
Page
Losere, L. G...................714
Mack Co., James C......4th Cover
Manning & Trunk .............713
Marbleoid Co..................722
Martin, H. Samuel ............713
Maurer & Son, Henry...4th Cover
Maxwell, J. S..................V13
May Co., Lewis H.............713
McLaughlin, Thomas F........714
McMahon, Joseph T............710
Miller & Co., A. W............713
Mississippi Wire Glass Co......710
Morgenthau, Jr., & Co., M........715
Moses & Moses ................717
Mural Floor Covering Co......715
Nail & Parker ................70#
Nason Realty Co...............711
National Electrical Lab. Co___716
Nehring Bros..................713
Newins, Harvey B........2d Cover
New York Edison Co., The___725
New York Title & Mortgage Co..704
Advertising Index
Page
Niewenhous Bros., Inc..........731
Noyes Co., Chas. F___Front Cover
Ogden & Clarkson Corp........713
O'Hara Bros..........i........714
O'Reilly & Dahn ..............713
Orr & Co., John C............725
Payton, Jr., Co., Phillip A,2d Cover
Pease & Elliman ......Front Cover
Pflomm, F. & G........Front Cover
Poe, James E..................716
Pomeroy Co., Inc., S. H.......723
Porter & Co..........Front Cover
Purdy & Co....................726
Ratalsky Co., Mark .. Front Cover
Ray Willes, Inc................713
Read & Co., Geo. R____Front Cover
Realty Associates .............717
Realty Associates Investment
Corp...................2d Cover
Realty Company of America... .704
Realty Supervision Co..........722
Richardson & Boynton Co......727
Ritch, Wm. T..................724
Roman-Callman Co............715
Ruland & Whiting ....Front Cover
Runk, George S................713
Ryan, George J................713
Sasse, Geo. W........'..........714
Schindler & Liebler ...........714
Schwiebert, Henry .............714
Scobie .........................718
Seaver & Co., Frank A.........714
Smith Co., Inc., E. C..........718
South Ferry Realty Co..........704
Spear & Co....................704
Speilman Electric Co..........716
Spotts & Starr ................714
Steinmetz, John A.............714
Structural Waterproofing Co____719
Thompson Co., A. G............717
Title Guarantee & Trust Co. 2d Cover
Trageser Steam Copper Works,
John ........................730
Trotta, Inc., D. A.............716
Tucker, Speyers & Co..........713
Tyng & Co., Stephen H., Jr___704
Ullman .......................714
Uris Iron Works, Inc., Harris H.
4th Cover
Van Valen, Inc., Chas. B... 2d Cover
Walsh, j. Irving ..............613
Watson Elevator Co., Inc.4th Cover
Weld & Suydam ...............704
Wells Architectural Iron Co....731
Wells Sons, James N...........713
Welsch. S., Sons................714
Wheeler, G. C. & A. E.........724
Wheeler Realty Corp...........'714
White Constn. Co., The........712-
White & Sons, Wm. A..........704
Whiting & Co., Wm. H.Front Cover
Winter, Benjamin ........2d Cover
Wood-Dolson Co.......Front Cover
Wyckoff, Walter C.............713
Zicha Marble Co., A. R.........728
Zittel & Sons, Fredk............713
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