Real Estate Record and Builders Guide
Founded JInreh 21. 1868. by CLINTON W. SWEET.
Devoted to Real Estate, Building Conslruclion and Building Management in the Metropolitan District
Published Every Saturday by TIIE nECOlU) AND GUIDE COMPA.NY
FRANK E. PERLEY. President and Editor; W. D. HADSELL. Vice-President; J. W. FRANK, Secretary-Treasurer.
Entered aa aecond c!«m matter Norember 8. 187», at Oie Po* Office at New Tork. N. T.. under tho Art of March 8. 1«T9.
Copyright, 1919, by The Record and Guide Company. 119 West 40th Street, New York (Tclpchone: Bryant 4806).
VOL. XLV
NO 1 (2703)
NEW YORK, JANUARY 3, 1920
$8.00 A vt:.\u
20c A COI'T
AdvertiainK Index
Page
A B See Electric Elevator Co.
4th Cover
Aclcerly, Orvllle B., & Son. .2d Cover
Adler, Ernest N...........:;d Cover
Alliance Realty Co...............4
Ames & Co................2d Cover
Amy & Co., A. V..........:id Cover
Anderson & Co., James S........4
Armstrong, John...........2d Cover
Aspromonte fi Son, L. S.........27
itias Waterprooflng Co., The-----31
Automatic Fire Alarm Co.......26
Beaumont Co., G. B......Title Page
Bechman. A. 0............2d Cover
Berkshire Realty Co., Inc........14
Betz Brothers, Inc..............'28
Birdsall & Co., Daniel. .Front Cover
Boylan, John J...........2d Cover
Brown, Frederick.................16
Brown Co., J. Romaine..Front Cover
Bulkley & Horton Co............14
Burns Wall Paper Co., The......18
Butler & Baldwin..........2d Cover
Cammann, Voorhees & Floyd
2 Cover
Carpenter, Leonard J......2d Cover
Cbauncey Real Estate Co,, The...16
City Investing Co................4
City and tate Supervision Co...14
Clark, Noah, Inc................20
Classlfled AdTertisements.........19
Cobb-Macey-Dohme. Inc..........17
Coming Co., Bdward.....4th Cover
Corwith Bros....................16
Coughlin, James A...............30
Cross & Brown (Jo......Front Cover
Cruikshank Co.........Front Cover
Crulkahank's Sons, Wm..Front Cover
Cudner Real Estate Co.. A. M.
2d Cover
Cushman & Wakefleld..Front Cover
Cutler & Co.. Arthur......2d Cover
Cutner, Harry B...........2d Cover
Davenport Real Estate Co........20
Davies, J. Clarence..............20
Day, Joseph P............2d Cover
Dike, O. D. & H. V.......2d Cover
Dowd, James A...........2d Cover
Doyle, John F., & Sons..........16
Duffy Co., J. P..................28
Eastern Gas Appliance Co........81
Electric Service Eng. Co........26
Electro Sun Co.................30
Ely fi Co., Horace S____Front Cover
Empire Brick & Supply Co.
4th Cover
English, J. B..............2d Cover
Fassler & Roberts...............30
Fearon Co., F. G................30
FInegan, Austin............2d Cover
Finch & Co., Chas. H............27
Fischer, J. Arthur.........2d Cover
Fox & Co., Fredk.........2d Cover
Frank & Frank.................30
Fuller Co.. Geo. A...............26
Gescheidt & Co., Jacob..........19
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I.
Editorials ...................................... S
Real Estate Board Favors Reorganization of
State Government ........................... 6
Realty Transactions in 1919 Reached Three
Billions ....................................... 7
Equity in Real Estate Holdings Should Be Con¬
servative ...................................... 10
Real Estate Review for the Current Week---- 11
Private Sales of the Week..................... 11
Leases .......................................... 18
Real Estate Notes ............................. 19
Statistical Table of the Week.................. 20
Building Record of 1919 Surpasses All Previous
Years ......................................... 21
Building Industry Makes Preparations for Ac¬
tive Year..................................... 23
Personal and Trade Notes....................... 23
Trade and Technical Society Events............ 23
Current Building Operations................... 24
Building Material Markets...................... 24
Contemplated Construction .................... 26
Contracts Awarded ............................. 29
Standards and Appeals Calendar................ 30
SECTION IL
Record of Conveyances, Mortgages, Leases,
Auctions, Appraisals, Lis Pendens, Mechanics'
Liens, New Buildings and Alterations.
Pafte
Silbert, Chas. L..................16
Sold, Louis......................16
Goodwin & Goodwin.......2d Cover
Halback & Co., C. E.............20
Hecla Iron Works................29
Hesa, M. & L., Inc.....Front Cover
Holmes Electric Protective Co.
4th Cover
Hydraulic Stone Corp...........29
Inter-CIty Fuel Co., Inc..........17
Jackson, Daniel H................4
Jerome Property Corp...........14
Kane Co., John P........4th Cover
Kennelly, Bryan L.. Inc..2d Cover
Kerns Co., James F..............14
Kewanee Boiler Co..............15
Kloes, F. J......................26
Knap & Wasson Co.......2d Cover
Kohler, Chas. S., Inc..............4
Page
Lawrence Cement Co., The
4th Cover
Lawyers' Mortgage Co...........12
Lawyers' Title & Trust Co.......13
Leaycraft & Co., J. Edgar
Front Cover
Levers, Robert............2d Cover
Lewine, Fisher & Irving...2d Cover
Long Realty Co., A, J............14
Manning, Bernhard Realty &
Const.........................18
Manning & Trunk.........2d Cover
Markham Realty Corp.............4
Martin, H. Samuel........2d Cover
Maurer & Son. Henry............30
Mclnerney, John F..............27
McLaughlin. Thos. F......2d Cover
McLaury Tile Co., Inc., D. H.
4th Cover
Advertisinir Index
Pag*
McMahon, Joseph T..............14
Miller & Co., A. W........2d Cover
Mississippi Wire Class Oo.......12
Moses fi Moses...................16
Nail & Parker....................4
Nason Realty Co..................4
Newins, Harvey B................4
New York Edl=on Co. The........27
New York Title Mortgage Co.,
The ............................4
Niewenhous Bros., Inc...........29
Noyea Co., Chas P____Front Cover
Obolisk Waterprooflng Co........24
Ogden & Clarkson Corp,...2d Cover
O'Reilly & Dahn..........2d Cover
Orr & Co., John C...............31
Payton, Jr., Co., Phillip A.......18
Pease & Elliman.......Front Cover
Pflomm, F. & G........Front Cover
Poe, Jam"B B....................19
Pomeroy Co., Inc., S. H..........28
Porter. David, Inc................16
Porter & Co............Front Cover
Queehboro Corporation, The......19
Rafalsky & Mark......Front Cover
Read & Co., George R..Front Cover
Realty Associates.................20
Realty Company of America.......4
Reis Co., John...................14
RIfch, Wm. T...................2«
Roman-Callman Co...............M
Ruland & Whiting - Benjamin
Front Cover
Runk, George S............2d Cover
Ryan, George J............2d Cover
Schindler & Liebler........2d Cover
Schwiebert, Henry.........2d Cover
Scientific Lighting Fixture Co... .26
Scoble.....................2d Cover
Seath, Inc., James...............30
Seaver & Co., Frank A...........14
Spear 6 Co......................J4
Steinmetz. John A........2d Cover
Btaudlnger & Reisberg...........28
Thompson Co., A. 0..............18
Title Guarantee & Trust Co.......4
Pucker. Speyers & Co......2d Cover
Tyng & Co., Stephen H., Jr......4
Ullman....................2d Cover
United Electric Light & Power
Co............................13
Union Stove Works...............81
Vogel & Rotkin..................,10
Vorndran's Sons, Christian.......19
Walsh, Irying J...........2d Cover
Watson Elevator Co., Inc...4th Cover
Wells Architectural Iron Co.....29
Wells Sons, James N......2d Cover
Welsh, S., Sons..................20
Westwood Realty Co.............14
White Const. Co.. Inc., The......25
White & Sons, Wm. A............4
Whiting & Co., Wm. H. .Front Cover
Winter. Benjarain..............18
Wood-Dolson Co........Front Cover
Zieha, A. R., Marble Co......-'1
Zittel & Sons, Fredk......2d Cover
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