Real Estate Record and Builders Guide
Founded March 21, 1868, by CLrNTON 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 aa second class matter November 8, 1879, at tlie Post OlTice at New York. N. T., under tlie Act of Marcb 8, 1879.
Copyright, 1920, by The Record and Guide Company 119 West 40th Street, New York (Telephone: Bryant 4800)
VOL.. CV
NO. 21 (27;;3)
NEW YORK, MAY 22, 1920
25a A COPI
tlJ.00 A TSAK
AdTcrtlalMK Index
Page
A B See Electric Elevator.4tli Cover
Ackerly, Orville B., & Son-----684
Adler, Ernest N...............684
Altmayer, Leon S..............684
American Bureau ot R. B......684
Ames & Co....................683
Amy & Co., A. V..............683
Anderson & Co., James S......668
Armstrong, John...............684
Aspromonte & Son, L. S........68U
Atlantic Terra Cotta Co.......686
Automatic Flre Alarm Co......694
Bauer, Millbank & Molloy.2d Cover
Beale Co., Harry S............681
Beaumont Co., G. B___Title Page
Bechmann, A. G................684
Benznig Co., Jos. H............692
Birdsall, Daniel, & Co.Front Cover
Boylan, John J................683
Brady, Henry ................ 679
Brown, Frederick .............USli
Brown Co., J. Romaine.Front Cover
Bulkley & Horton Co..........684
Busher Co., Eugene J..........683
Butler & Baldwin..............683
Cammann, Voorhees & Floyd...683
Carpenter, Leonard J..........68h
City Investing Co..............668
Classified Advertisements ......681
Corning Co., Edward___4th Cover
Corwith Brothers ............. 685
Coughlin, James A............1; -
Coutoucas, Nicholas ......2d Cover
Cox, Nostrand & Gunnison......698
Cross & Brown........Front Cover
Cruikshank Co.......Front Cover
Cruikshank Sons, Wm.Front Cover
Cudner R. E. Co..............6S:!
Cushman & Wakefield. .Front Cover
Cutler & Co., Arthur ..........11S4
Cutner, Harry B...............683
Davies, J. Clarence.............*i'^"'
Day, Joseph P..............(;74-S:!
Dean & Co., W. E........2d Cover
Dike, O. D. & H. H.............684
Dowd. james A................684
Duffy Co., J. P...............6:14
Duross Co.....................683
Dwight, Archibald & Perry.....tis:'.
Electro Sun Co................694
Elliman & Co., Douglas L......liiiS
Ely & Co., Horace S. .Front Cover
Empire Brick & Supply..4th Cover
English, J. B..................688
Feuerbach, F. J................684
Finch & Co., Chas. H..........696
Finegan, Austin ...............683
Fischer, J. Arthur..............683
Fox & Co.. Fredk..............683
Prank & Frank ................693
Fuller Co., Geo. A..............694
Gates, Elmer .................tlS4
Gold, Louis ...................nfl/J
Goodstein, Harry ........2d Covir
Goodwin & Goodwin............683
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Editorials .......................................
Vehicular Tunnel and Harbor Improvements
Provided For ..................................
Computing Depreciation of Real Estate for In¬
come Tax .....................................
Grand Union Hotel Site to be Sold this Week.
Real Estate for the Current Week..............
Private Sales of the Week.......................
Real Estate Notes...............................
Statistical Table of the Week....................
New Office Building to House Export and Im¬
port Interests .................................
Mayor Hylan Outlines Program for Housing
Committee ....................................
Exclusive Housing Development on Avenue L,
Brooklyn ......................................
-Annual Convention of New Vork Society of
Architects .....................................
New Construction Held in Abeyance for Lack of
Materials .....................................
Personal and Trade Notes.......................
Trade and Technical Society Events............
Building Material Markets......................
Current Building Operations.....................
Contemplated Construction......................
Plans Filed for New Construction...............
669
670
671
6^3
675
675
684
685
687
688
689
690
691
691
691
692
692
694
697
Page
Hecla Iron Works..............699
Heil & Stern..............2d Cover
Hess, M. & L., Inc....Front Cover
Holmes Elec. Protective.4th Cover
Hydraulic Stone Corp..........698
Jackson, Daniel H........2d Cover
Kane Co., John P........4th Cover
Kennelly, Bryan L., Inc........683
Kerns Co., James F............684
Kilpatrick, Wm. D.............66s
Kloes, F. J....................C!«
Knap & Wasson Co........... CS::
Kohler, Chas. S., Inc..........GOS
Lackman, Otto ................11S4
Lawrence Cement Co....4th Cover
Lawrence & Co., Geo...........693
Lawrence, Blake & Jewell......668
Lawyers' Title & Trust Co......676
Leaycraft & Co., J. Edgar
Front Cover
Lehigh Portland Cement Co___69'„
Leonard Sheet Metal Wks......69iJ
Page
Leist, Henry G.................684
Levers, Robert ................684
Levin, Inc., Jacob & Morris___678
Losere, L. G...................684
Mack Co., James C......4th Cov^r
Manning & Trunk..............683
Martin, H. Samuel.............C^o
Maurer & Son, Henry___4th Cover
Maxwell, J. S..................6S3
May Co., Lewis H.............683
Mclnerney, John F.............699
McLaughlin, Thomas P.........684
McMahon, Joseph T.............676
Miller & Co., A, W............683
Mississippi Wire Glass Co......676
Morgenthau, Jr., Co., M........681
Moses & Moses.................685
Nail & Parker ................668
Nason Realty Co.........2d Cover
Nehring Bros.................68^
Newins, Harvey B........2d Cover
New York Edison Co., The......6.95
New York Title & Mortgage Co.668
Advertlalnar Index
Page
Niewenhous Bros., Inc..........699
Noyes Co., Chas. P___Front Cover
Ogden & Clarkson Corp........683
O'Hara Bros...................684
O'Reilly & Dahn ..............683
Orr & Co., John C..............895
Payton, Jr., Co., Philip A.2d Cover
Pease & Elliman......Front Cover
Pflomm, F. & G........Front Cover
Poe, James E..................681
Pomeroy Co., Inc., S. H........693
Porter & Co...........Front Cover
Purdy & Co..............2d Cover
Rafalsky Co., Mark... .Front Cover
Ray Willes, Inc................683
Read & Co., Geo. R___Front Cover
Realty Associates ..............685
Realty Company ot America... .668
Realty Supervision Co..........692
Richardson & Boynton Co......697
Ritch, Wm. T..................694
Roman-Callman Co.............681
Ruland & Whiting ____Front Cover
Runk, George S.............. .CSj
Ryan, George J................f.^';
Sasse, Geo. W..................684
Schindler & Liebler............S>H
Schwiebert, Henry .............684
Scobie ........................683
Seath, Inc., James.............692
Seaver & Co., Frank A........68i
Smith Co., Inc., E. C..........'cOO
Spear & Co....................663
Spotts & Starr.................684
Steinmetz, john A..............684
South Ferry Realty Co.........668
Straus & Co.. S. W............682
Thompson Co., A. G............685
Title Guarantee & Trust Co.2d Cover
Trageser Steam Copper Works,
John ........................698
Trotta, Inc., D. A..............681
Tucker. Speyers & Co..........OSS
Tyng & Co., Stephen H., J......668
rilman ........................68'1
United Electric Light & Power
Co..........................677
Uris Iron & Steel Corp.,
Abe ..................4th Cover
Vogel & Rotkin ................694
Vorndrans Sons, Christian......696
Walsh, J. Irving................683
Watson Elevator Co., Inc.,.4th Cover
Weld & Suydam ..............JUS
Wells Architectural Iron Co... .()!i9
Wells Sons, James N......... "tS'J
Welsch, S., Sons...............(184
Wheeler, G. C. & A. E..........678
Wheeler Realty Corp..........';S4
White Const. Co., Inc., The,...rt7.S
White & Sons, Wm. A..........(jiis
Whiting & Co., Wm. H.Front Co"er
Winter, Benjamin ........2d Cover
Wood-Dolson Co.......Front Cover'
Wyckoff, Walter C.............'is;;
Zicha Marble Co., A. R........696
Zittel & Sons. Fredk............083
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