Real Estate Record and Builders Guide
Founded Marcb 21,1868, by CLINTON W. SWEffT
Devoted to Real Estate, Building Ck)nstrurtion 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; E. S. DODGE. Vlce-Preildent; J. W. FRANK. Secretary-Treas.
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Copyrlglit, 1920. by The Record and Guld* Compuij 119 West 40th Street. New York (Telephone: Bryant 4809)
VOL. CVI
NO. 10 (2744)
NEW YORK, OCTOBER 16, 1920
S5a A COPT
tl2.00 A TEAB
AdvertiaJns Index
Page
A B See Electric Elevator.4th Cover
Abbey, Inc., W. B........4th Cover
A. J. Contracting Co........... 563
Ackerly, Orville B., & Son......S48
Adler, Ernest N...............54S
Altmayer, Leon S.............547
American Bi'^eau of R. E.....548
American Whitewash Co......561
Ames & Co...................547
Amy & Co., A. V..............547
Anchor Steel Products Corp... 560
Anderson &. Co., James S......536
Armstrong & Armstrong....... 548
Aspromonte & Son, L. S....... 563
Atlantic Terra Cotta Co....... 561
Automatic Fire Alarm Co.....558
Bauer, Millbank & Molloy.....544
Bechmann, A. G.............. 548
Birdsall, Daniel, & Co. .Front Cover
Boyd, James .............2d Cover
Boylan, John J...............547
Brown, Frederick ............550
Brown Co., J. Romaine. Front Cover
Builders' Brick & Supply Co.
4th Cover
Bulkley & Horton Co......... 548
Busher Co., Eugene J......... 547
Butler & Baldwin............. 547
C. H. Motors Co..............556
Cammann, Voorhees & Floyd. . 547
Carpenter. Leonard J.........547
Chauncey Real Estate.........547
Chesley Co., Inc., A. C........563
City Investing Co.............536
Classified Advertisements......551
Coburn, Alfred P.............. 546
Cogley, Peter P............... 548
Corning Co., Edward.....4th Cover
Corwith Brothers............. 552
Coutoucas, Nicholas...........549
Cross & Brown.........Front Cover
Cruikshank Co.........Front Cover
Cruikshank Sons, Wm...Front Cover
Cudner R. E. Co..............547
Cushman & Wakefield. .Front Covei
Cutler & Co., Arthur..........548
Cutner, Harry B.............. 547
Davies, J. Clarence............552
Day, Joseph P.............542-547
Dike. O. D. & H. V........... 548
Dowd, James A..............548 ]
Duross Co.................... 547
Dwight, Archibald & Perry.,.. 547
Eastern Gas Appliance Co..... 557
Elliman & Co.. Douglas L..... .'J3G
Ely & Co.. Horace S.. .Front Cover
Empire Brick & Supply. .4th Cover
English, J. B................. 547
Feuerbach. F. J...............548
Finch & Co.. Chas. H.......... ,^57
Finegan, Austin...............547
Fischer. J. Arthur.............547
F(;garty, T. A. & J. J..........,-.48
Fox & Co., Fredk............. ."i47
Frank & Frank............... .=160
Fullor Co., Geo. A............. 5.j8
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Editorials ....................................... 537
Board of Estimate Adopts Tentative Budget of
$343,894,094 .................................... 539
Ground Broken for Vehicular Tunnel Under
Hudson ....................................... 540
Mayor's Committee Finds Law of Supply and
Demand in Force.............................. 540
Will Test Constitutionality of New Rent Laws
in Court........................................ 541
Review of Real Estate Market for the Current
Week ......................................... 543
Private Sales of the Week..................... 543
Leases .......................................... 549
Statistical Table of the Week................... 552
Investigation Not Feared by Building Material
Interests ...................................... 553
Commitments for New Construction Increase
Rapidly ....................................... 555
Personal and Trade Notes...................... 555
Trade and Technical Society Events........... 555
Building Material Markets...................... 556
Current Building Operations.................... 556
Contemplated Construction...................... 558
Plans Filed for New Construction............... 561
Page
Gallin & Son, Inc., John......560
Gates, Elmer C................ 547
Gibbons Co.................... 560
Goodstein, Harry........Title Page
Goodwin & Goodwin........... 547
Hecla Iron Works.............563
Heil & Stern.................. 549
Hess, M. & L., Inc......Front Cover
Holmes Elec. Protec......4th Cover
Improved Office Partition Co.,
2d Cover
Jackson. Daniel H.......Title Page
Jenkins Elevator Co........... 562
Kane Co., John P........4th Cover
Kelley. Albert E.............. 5'ii)
Kerns Co.. James F............ 548
Kilpatrick, Wm. D............ ,536
Kloes. F. J.................... mt
Kohler, Chas. S., Inc.......... 536
Kraslow Bldg. Co.............. 563
Page
Lackman, Otto.................548
Lawrence Cement Co......4th Cover
Lawrence, Blake & Jewell...... 536
Lawyers' Title & Trust Co.. 2d Cover
Leaycraft & Co., J. Edgar,
Front Cover
Leist, Henry G............... 54s
Leo., Jr.. John P.............548
Levers, Robert................ 548
Levin, Inc.. Jacob & Morris____550
Losere, L. G................... 548
.Manning & Trunk.............547
Martin. Samuel H............. 547
Maurer & Son, Henry.....4th Cover
Maxwell, J. S................. 547
May Co.. Lewis H............. 547
McMahon, Joseph T.......2d Cover
Miller & Co.. A. W............ 547
Mississippi Wire Glass Co____'. 544
Moors, J. K...................547
Monoll. F. Bronson............,547
Morgenthau. Jr., Co., M....... 551
Moore Sons. Morris, Inc......,547
Advertislne Index
Page
Moxley & Co., H. L...........546
Murray & Co., Inc., Jos........557
Nail & Parker................536
Nason Realty Co.........Title Page
Nehring Bros................. 547
Newins, Harvey B............550
New York Edison Co., The____559
New York TUle & Mortgage Co. 536
Niewenhous Bros., Inc.........563
Noyes & Co., Chas F.,
Front Cover, 545
Ogden & Clarkson Corp........547
OHara Bros.................. 548
O'Reilly & Dahn..............547
Orr & Co., John C............559
Payton, Jr., Co., Philip A......552
Pease & Elliman.......Front Cover
Pfiomm, F. & G........Front Cover
Polak Brokerage Co., E. A.....548
Pomeroy Co., Inc., S. H........561
Porter & Co...........Front Cover
Premier Paper Co.............550
Purdy & Co................... 057
Rafalsky Co., Mark... .Front Cover
Read & Co., Geo. R____Front Cover
Realty Associates..............5,52
Realty Company of America... 536
Riker & Sanders.............. 548
Ritch, Wm. T.................558
Roman-Callman Co............. 544
Ruland & Whiting......Front Cover
Runk, George S..............547
Ryan, George J............... 547
Sasse, Geo. W.................548
Schindler & Liebler............ 548
Schweibert, Henry............. ,548
Scobie ........................ 546
Smith Co., Inc., E. C........... 554
Smith, Malcolm E............. 548
South Ferry Realty Co____2d Cover
Spear & Co................... 546
Spotts & Starr................ 547
Steinmetz, John A.............548
Stone, Junius H................358
Talbot, Jacob J................ 548
Thompson Co., A. G........... 552
Title Guarantee & Trust Co____536
Trageser Steam Copper Works,
John ....................... ,563
Tucker, Speyers & Co......... 547
Tyng & Co., Stephen H., Jj____536
Ullman .......................348
Van Valen, Chas. B........2d Cover
Walsh, J. Irving............... 547
Watson Elevator Co., Inc. .4th Cover
Weld & Suydam............... 536
Weill, H. M...............2d Cover
Wells Architectural Iron Co... 563
Wells Sons, James N.......... 347
Welsch, S., Sons.............. 548
Wheeler, O. C. & A. E......... 562
Wheeler Realty Corp.......... 548
White & Sons, Wm. A......... 536
Whiting & Co., Wm. H. .Front Cover
Wilson's, Mrs. Renting Co..... 348
Winter. Benjamin............. .54!)
Wood-Dolson iCo........Front Cover
Wyckoff, Walter C............ ,547
Zittel Sl Sons. Fredk........... 347
Attention—Brokers
CRAFTSMAN BUILDING
Fireproof—100% Sprinkler
6-S East 39th St. to 5 Eaat 38th St.
TWO PAnWKNGER AND TWO FRBIGHT
ELEVATORS—UOHT ON THBZS SIDBS
TO LET—Entire Sixth Loft
Atxmt 0,000 tn. feeL Poaseaaton
OCT. 1—FULL COMMISSION PAID
Daniel H. Jackson
135 BROADWAY
Suite 911
Phone: Rettor SS«»
TO LEASE
At $20,000 per Year NET RENTAL
Immediate Possession
Nos. 470-472 Seventh Ave.
40.8%xl00—Two Three-Story Bulldlngi
BROKERS PROTECTED
F^rthtr partioulari from
NASON REALTY CO.
170 BROADWAY
Snlto »15-tl( Cortlandt TSST-TO*
Choice Plot of
Bronx Lots For Sale
MAPES AVENUE
NEAR 180TH STREET
88 X 145
All excavated, ready for ImmeHlafe Im¬
provement. Cnn arrange huiUlliiK and
perinnnent loan, and good terms. Price
vcr.v attractive.
See owner: HARRY OOOPSTEIN
2fil Broadway. N. Y.
â– Phone 1922 Barclaj