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; E. S. DODGE, Vice-President; J. W. FRANK, Secretary-Treas.
Entered as aecond dau matter November 8, 1879, at tha Poat OIHoe at New York, N. T., under tbe Aot of March 3. 1879.
Copyright, 1920, by The Reeord and Guld* Convany 119 West 40th Street, New York (Telephone: Bryant 4800)
VOL. CVI
NO. 7 (2735)
NEW YORK, AUGUST 14, 1920
21Sa A CX)FT
{12.00 A TBAB
Advertisins Index
Page
A B See Electric Elevator.4th Cover
Abbey, Inc., W. B........4th Cover
Ackerly, Orville B., & Son...... 218
Adler, Ernest N............... 218
Altmayer, Leon S............. 218
American Bureau of R. E...... 218
American Whitewash ,Co...... 228
Ames & Co.................... 217
Amy & Co., A. V.............. 217
Anderson & Co., James S...... 208
Armstrong & Armstrong........ 218
Aspromonte & Son. L. S........ 2.31
Automatic Flre Alarm Co...... 22B
Bauer, Millbank & Molloy.2d Cover
Beale Co., Harry S........2d Cover
Bechmann, A. G.............. 21S
Benzing Co., Jos. H............ 229
Birdsall, Daniel, & Co. Front Cover
Boyd, James ............2d Cover
Boylan, John J...............217
Brown, Frederick .......2d Cover
Brown Co., J. Romaine.Front Cover
Builders' Brick & Supply Co.
4th Cover
Bulkley & Horton Co..........218
Busher Co., Eugene i..........217
Butler & Baldwin..............217
C. H. Motors Co.............. 224
Cammann. Voorhees & Floyd... 217
Carpenter, Leonard J......... 217
Chauncey Real Eatate ........217
City Investing Co.............208
Classified Advertisements......219
Cogley, Peter F............... 218
Corning Co., Edward... .4th Cover
Corwith Brothers .............. 220
Coutoucas. Nicholas ........... 219
Cross & Brown........Front Cover
Cruikshank Co.......Front Cover
Cruikshank Sons. Wm..Front Cover
Cudner R. E. Co.............. 217
Cushman & Wakefield. .Front Cover
Cutler & Co., Arthur.......... 21S
Cutner, Harry B............... 217
Davies, J. Clarence............ 220
Day, Joseph P................. 217
Dean & Co., W. E............ 216
Dike, O. D. & H. V........... 218
Dillon & Wiley .............. 2P,0
Dowd, James A..............218
Duross Co..................... 217
Dwight, Archibald & Perry___217
Eastern Gas Appliance Co......230
Electro Sun Co................ 214
Elliman & Co., Douglas L...... 208
Ely & Co., Horace S. .. .Front Cover
Empire Brick & Supply... .4th Cover
English, J. B.................. 217
Feldblet-O'Donnell ............ 231
Feuerbach, F. J............... 218
Finch & Co., Chas. H.......... 230
Finegan, Austin .............. 217
Fischer, J. Arthur............. 217
Fogarty. T. A. & J. J........... 218
Fox & Co., Fredk.............. 217
Frank 4: Frank............... :;2'.l
Fuller Co., Geo. A............. 220
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorials ......................................209
Terminal Markets Will Not Reduce Cost of
Food.......................................... 210
Governor Smith Calls Special Session on
Housing ...................................... 211
Senator Calder's Committee Begins Inquiry
into Housing .................................. 212
Real Estate Review for the Current Week......213
Private Sales of thei Week.......................213
Leases .......................................... 219
Statistical Table of the Week.........'.........220
Decline Noted in Totals for July Building
Operations .................................... 221
Board of Estimate Lets Contracts for New Court
House ......................................... 222
Increase in Housing Planned for Local Territory 223
Personal and Trade Notes......................223
Trade and Technical Society Events............223
Building Material Markets......................224
Current Building Operations...................224
Contemplated Construction.....................226
Plans Filed for New Construction............... 229
Page
Gates, Elmer ................. 217
Goodstein, Harry ........Title Page
Goodwin & Goodwin ..........217
Hecla Iron Works ............ 231
Hess, M. & L., Inc......Front Cover
Holmes Elec. Protective.. .4th Cover
Hydraulic Stone Corp.......... 230
Jackson, Daniel H......Title Page
Jenkins Elevator Co.......... 228
Kane Co., John P........4th Cover
Kerns Co., James F............218
Kilpatrick, Wm. D............ 208
Kinnear Mfg. Co.............226
Kloes, F. J..................229
Knap & Wasson Co............ 217
Kohler, Chas. S., Inc.......... 208
Lackman, Otto ............... 218
Lawrence Cement Co.....4th Cover
Lawrence, Blake & Jewell......208
Lawyers' Title & Trust Co.2d Cover
Leaycraft & Co., J. Edgar
Front Cover
Page
Leonard Sheet Metal Works___230
Leist, Henry G...............218
Leo, John P..................216
Levers, Robert ...............218
Levin, Inc., Jacob & Morris.... 229
Losere, L. G.................218
Mack Co., James C............228
Manning & Trunk ............ 217
Martin, Samuel H............ 217
Maurer & Son, Henry....4th Cover
Maxwell, J. S.................217
May Co., Lewis H.............217
Mclnerney, John F............230
McLaughlin, Thomas F........ 218
McMahon, Joseph T.......2d Cover
Miller & Co., A. W............. 217
Mississippi Wire Glass Co......214
Moors, J. K...................217
Morgenthau, Jr., Co., M........219
Nail & Parker................ 208
Nason Realty Co.........Title Page
National Electrical Lab. Co____216
Nehring Bros.................217
Advertiains Index
Page
Newins, Harvey B.........2d Cover
New York Bdison Co., The......227
New York Title & Mortgage Co. 208
Niewenhous Bros., Ino..........231
Noyes & Co., Chas. F...Front Cover
Ogden & Clarkson Corp.........217
O'Hara Bros..................218
O'Reilly & Dahn............... 217
Orr & Co., John C.............227
Payton, Jr., Co., Philip A......219
Pease & Elliman........Front Cover
Pflomm, F. & G.........Front Cover
Pomeroy Co., Inc., S. H........228
Porter & Co...........Front Cover
Premier Paper Co..............219
Purdy & Co................... 214
Rafalsky Co., Mark.....Front Covei?
Read & Co., Geo. R.....Front Cover
Realty Associates..............220
Realty Company ot America___208
Ritch, Wm. T..................226
Roman-Callman Co............ 216
Ruland & Whiting......Front Cover
Runk, George S............... 217
Ryan George J.................217
Sasse, Geo. W.................218
Schindler & Liebler............218
Schweibert, Henry.............218
Scobie ........................217
Sherman Brokerage Co........ 216
Smith Co., Inc., E. C...........222
Smith, Malcolm E............. 218
South Ferry Realty Co.........208
Spear & Co................... 208
Spotts & Starr.................218
Steinmetz, John A.............218
Stone, Junius H...............225
Straus & Co., S. W............220
Talbot, Jacob J...............218
Thompson Co., A. G............219
Title Guarantee & Trust Co..
2d Cover
Trageser Steam Copper Works.
John ....................... 231
Tucker, Speyers & Co......... 217
Tyng & Co., Stephen H., Jr.....208
Ullman .......................218
United Electric Light & Power
Co..........................215
Uris Iron & Steel Corp., Abe____228
Van Valen, Chas. B........2d Cover
Vondrans Sons, Christian......230
Walsh. J. Irving...............217
Watson Elevator Co., Inc. .4th Cover
Weill Co., H. M...........2d Cover
Weld & Suydam............... 208
Wells Architectural Iron Co___231
Wells Sons, James N..........217
Welsch, S., Sons............... 218
Wheeler, G. C. & A. B.........229
Wheeler Realty Corp.......... 2lS
White & Sons, Wm. A......... 208
Whiting & Co., Wm. H. .Front Cover
Winter, Benjamin..........2d Cover
Wood-Dolson Co........Front Cover
Wyckoff, Walter C............. 217
Zicha, Marble Co., A. R........231
Zittel & Sons, Predk...........217
ATTENTION
BROOKLYN BROKERS
PLOT OF ABOUT 11 LOTS
Si/e l!l2.1il'/ix2.'3Ux4()x2!t.''j
S. W. Corner Ocean Parkway and Johnson Lane
Near Ave. T -Subway statinn and a(Ij"iniiiK Shueris-
head Bay Airiloine. Iliiw for utiv litiul <if build¬
ing. Free and clear and ofTired at a Bargain
Price. Furtlier particulars from
Daniel H. Jackson
135 BROADWAY
Suite 910
Phone: Rector 3569
TO LEASE
At $20,000 per Year NET RENTAL
Immediate Possession
Nos. 470-472 Seventh Ave.
40.8HxlOO—Two Three-Story Buildings
Mortgages $125,000
PRICE RIGHT—EASY TERMS
BROKERS PROTECTED
Further particulars from
NASON REALTY CO.
170 BROADWAY
Suite 91S-019 Cortlandt V637-7638
Harry Goodstein
Real Estate Operator
261 BROADWAY
Suite 6M Phen* Barclay UU
Choice plot of Lots for Sale.
88x145 (8 ft. below grade)
Ripe for knmediate Improvement.
MAPES AVENUE, near 180th Street
Bronx
Will sell at •MTlflM on etey temu or
wlL trade for unall improred paroaL
AFPLT TO ABOTB