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Advertisinff Index Advertisinff Index Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page A B See Electric Elevator Co. New York Edison Co., The 91 4th Cover SECTION I. Ackerly, Orville B., & Son..2d Cover 69 New York Title & Mortgage Co., Adler, Ernest N 2d Cover The 68 Alliance Realty Co 68 Legislature Gets Flood of Bills Affect­ Niewenhous Bros., Inc 93 Ames & Co 2d Cover ing Real Estate 71 Noyes Co., Chas. P Front Cover Amy & Co., A. V 2d Cover Obelisk Waterproofing Co 88 Anderson & Co., James S 68 Review and Forecast of Real Estate Ogden & Clarkson Corp...2d Cover Armstrong, John 2d Cover Auction Market 72 OReilly & Dahn 2d Cover. Aspromonte & Son, L. S 91 Orr & Co., John C 93 Atlas Waterproofing Co., The.. 93 Real Estate for the Current Week.... 73 Payton, Jr., Co., Philip A 78 Automatic Fire Alarm Co 90 73 Pease & Elliman Front Cover Beaumont Co., G. B Title Page Pflomm, F. Si G Front Cover Bechmann, A. G 82 Statistical Table of the Week 84 Poe, James E 82 Bershire Realty Co., Inc 76 Two New Office Buildings in Times Pomeroy Co.. Inc., S. H 92 Betz Brothers, Inc 92 Porter, David, Inc 74 Birdsall, Daniel & Co. .Front Cover 85 Porter & Co Front Cover Boylan, John J 2d Cover Bricklayers' Strike for $12 a Day Up- Purdy & Co 76 Brown, Frederick 80 Queensboro Corporation, The 77 Brown Co., J. Romaine.Front Cover 86 Rafalsky, Co., Mark Front Cover Bulkley & Horton Co 80 First Week of 1920 Produces Much New Ray Willes, Inc 2d Cover Burling Realty Co 80 87 Read & Co., George R..Front Cover Burns Wall Paper Co., The tS Realty Associates 84 Butler & Baldwin 2d Cover 87 Realty Company of America, Cammann, Voorhees & Floyd Trade and Technical Society Events.. 87 The 68 2d Cover Reis Co., John 80 Carpenter, Leonard J 2d Cover 88 Ritch, Wm. T 90 Chauncey Real Estate Co., The.. 74 Roman-Callman Co 82 City Investing Co 68 Building Material Markets 88 Ruland & Whiting - Benjamin, City and State Supervision Co., Contemplated Construction 90 Front Cover Inc 76 Runk, George S 2d Cover Clark, Noah, Inc 84 SECTION II. Ryan, George J 2d Cover Classified Advertisements 83 Record of Conveyances, Mortgages, Leases, Schindler & Liebler 2d Cover Cobb, Macey, Dohme, Inc 79 Schwiebert, Henry 82 Corning Co., Edward 4th Cover Auctions, Appraisals, Lis Pendens, Me­ Scientific Lighting Fixture 90 Corwith Brothers 74 chanics' Liens, New Buildings and Al­ Seath, Inc., James 92 Coughlin, James A 94 terations. Scobie 82 Cross & Brown Front Cover Seaver & Co., Frank A 80 Cruikshank Co Front Cover Spear & Co 82 Cruikshank's Sons. Wm. Front Cover Steinmetz, John A 82 Cudner Real Estate Co., A. M. Stephens Fuel Co 82 2d Cover Staudlnger & Reisberg 92 Cushman & Wakefield. .Front Cover Page Page Thompson Co., A. G 80 Cutler & Co., Arthur 2d Cover Gilbert, Chas. L. 74 Leaycraft & Co., J. Edgar Title Guarantee & Trust Co 68 Gold, Louis 80 Front Cover Cutner, Harry B 2d Cover Tucker, Speyers & Co 2d Cover Goodwin & Goodwin 2d Cover Lehigh Portland Cement Co 93 Tyng & Co., Stephen H., Jr 68 Davenport Real Estate Co 84 Levers, Robert 2d Cover Davies, J. Clarence 84 Hecla Iron Works 95 Lewine, Fisher & Irving 82 Ullman 82 Day, Joseph P 2d Cover Hess, M. & L., Inc Front Cover Long Realty Co., A. J 80 United Electric Light & Power Dike, O. D. & H. V 2d Cover Holmes Electric Protective Co., Co 75 Dowd, James A 2d Cover 4th Cover Manning, Bernhard Realty & Uris, Abe, Iron & Steel Co 94 Doyle, Jnho F., & Sons 74 Huberth & Huberth 83 Const. Co 76 Vogel & Rotkin 94 Duffy Co., J. P 92 Hydraulic Stone Corp 95 Manning & Trunk 2d Cover Vorndran's Sons, Christian 95 Inter-Clty Fuel Co., Inc 79 Markham Realty Corp 68 Walsh, Irving J .2d Cover Eastern Gas Appliance Co 9t Martin, H. Samuel 2d Cover Watson Elevator Co., Inc. .4th Cover Electric Service Eng. Co 90 Jackson, Daniel H 78 Maurer & Son, Henry 92 Weld & Suydam 68 Electro Sun Co 92 May Co., Wm. B 78 Ely & Co., Horace S....Front Cover Jerome Property Corp 80 Wells Architectural Iron Co 93 Empire Brick & Supply Co., Kane Co., John P 4th Cover Mclnerney, John F 91 Wells Sons, Fames N 2d Cover 4th Cover Kennelly, Bryan L.. Inc 2d Cover McLaughlin, Thos. F 2d Cover Welsch, S.. Sons 84 English, J. B 2d Cover Kerns Co., Oames F 80 McLaury Tile Co., Inc., D. Westwood Realty Co 80 Kewanee Boiler Co 77 H 4th Cover White Const. Co., Inc., The 89 Fassler & Roberts 94 Knap & Wasson Co 2d Cover McMahon, Joseph T 82 White & Sons, Wm. A 68 Fearon Co., F. G 92 Kloes, F. J 90 Miller & Co., A. W 2d Cover Whiting & Co., Wm. H..Front Cover Finegan, Austin 2d Cover Kohler, Chas. S.. Inc 68 Mississippi Wire Glass Co '74 Winter. Benjamin 78 Finch & Co., Chas. H 91 Moses & Moses 80 Wood-Dolson Co Front Cover Fischer, J. Arthur 2d Cover Lawrence Cement Co., The Wyckoff, Walter C 2d Cover Fox & Co., Fredk 2d Cover 4th Cover Nail & Parker 68 Frank & Frank 92 Lawyers' Mortgage Co 74-81 Nason Realty Co 68 Zicha Marble Co., A. R 95 Fuller Co., Geo. A 90 Lawyers' Title & Trust Co 75 Newins, Harvey B 68 Zittel & Sons, Fredk 2d Cover

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Practical Men to Avert World Chaos will be promulgated by the proposed conference. Practical men of affairs greatly outnumber politicians That the findings and recommendations of the con­ and theorists in the list of names attached to the call ference will be noteworthy is assured by the character for a world conference of representatives of commerce of the men initiating the movement, their high stand­ and finance to determine what action is advisable in the ing being indicated by the signatories from this city, various countries for reviving and maintaining inter­ who are: Cleveland H. Dodge, A. Barton Hepburn, national commerce. Although the origin of the move­ Darwin P. Kingsley, Alfred E. Marling, J. P. Morgan, ment is not disclosed, it is evident from a perusal of William Fellowes Morgan, Elihu Root, Charles H. the memorandum accompanying the call that it is Sabin, Jacob H. Schiff, Edwin R. A. Seligman, James American bred, probably in response to the world-wide A. Stillman, Frank A. Vanderlip and Paul M. Warburg. request of distressed nations that this country take the Big Business, with its banking connections, is pro­ lead in the readjustment of international credit and verbially timid when politics are to the fore. Therefore trade. The designation of the Chamber of Commerce the call awaited the putting into effect of the treaty. of the United States, rather than the government, as It has been held in abeyance until the political status the body to appoint the delegates to the conference cf Europe was settled. Probably it would have been points to this conclusion. In all the other countries to still further delayed if it was not substantially assured participate in the conference the government is asked that this country will within a short time join with the to make the appointments. Those who drew up the Allies and Germany in a formal world peace. call quite evidently felt that as the bulk of credit or The signatories of the call conclude the memoran­ of loans must necessarily come from America and go dum accompanying it with the following words: "The to Europe it was essential that all loans or credits outlook is dark. We desire to reiterate our conviction should be made on a strictly business rather than a as to the very grave urgency of these questions in point political basis, and that all advances to borrowing coun­ of time. Every month which passes will aggravate the tries were only to be made upon the best security problem and render its solution increasingly difficult. available, that, of course, being a first mortgage on Critical days for Europe are now imminent and no time government revenues. must be lost if catastrophes are to be averted." For these reasons the Chamber of Commerce, being This is the sane and matured judgment of the leading most broadly representative of American business men in financial and business circles in America and methods, is the natural body to choose the representa­ Europe. A crisis in Europe would react disastrously tives at the conference of the chief leading nation, while on this country, however rich and prosperous it is. rnen in sympathy with the governments of borrowing This is, then, another of the many forceful reasons why nations can most readily assist in formulating a pro­ the Senate and the President, through satisfactory gram which will involve government support in their compromise, should act quickly and in accord to accept respective countries. for this country participation in the treaty and the Next to the memorandum outlining some of the prin­ League of Nations. ciples on which a basis may be had for rehabilitating the commercial intercourse of the world is the prompt­ Passing of the Old Landmarks ness with which the call was issued after the treaty The remodelling of the Holland House into a high- with Germany had become effective, excepting for the class store and office structure, together with the steady participation of this country in the terms. The plan progress on the work which is converting Sherry's for for a conference such as is now*asked for must have similar use, serve to bring again to public notice the long been contemplated and preparations for it made growing number of famous hotels in Manhattan which some time in advance of the issuance of the formal have fallen victims to the shifting currents of trade tall. The tenor of the memorandum denotes this and and fashion and to the steady northward business ex­ the number of names and their great prominence in the pansion of the city. countries represented could not have been obtained Old-time New Yorkers have noted with keen regret overnight. That some such movement was under way the demolition of such popular hostelries as the Fifth was undoubtedly widely known in financial and com- Avenue Hotel, Gilsey House, Hoffman House, Albe­ m.ercial circles and probably accounts for the apparent marle, Victoria, the old Continental, Morton, Sinclair, indifference among financiers and business men gen­ St. Denis, Windsor, Bristol, Cambridge, Grand Union, erally to the many proposals for the cure of the dis­ Brunswick, the Astor House and the famous Fourth orders in the business world and the palliatives for the avenue coterie, including the Ashland House and the reduction of the swelling known as the H. C. of L. Everett, all of which fell before the advancing host of They felt that no restricted measure, nor one drawn on office and loft buildings within a comparatively brief philanthropic or altruistic lines, would avail. It must period of time, most of them within the last decade. be comprehensive and business-like, such as probably Now the Union Square Hotel alone remains as a soli- 70 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920 t.ary reminder of the former glory of these old-time which have had to be considered in order that the maxi­ residential, shopping and amusement neighborhoods mum amount of revenue might be derived from the where a generation ago swarmed the same kaleido­ land. scopic traffic which has since shifted northward beyond The march of progress has steadily claimed its toll Thirty-fourth street. with the northward advance of business. But in the These famous old caravanseries have been super­ present established hotel, amusement and residential seded by the newer type of mammoth hotel structure sections even the older types of hostelries have little to exemplified in the Biltmore, the Commodore and the fear provided they keep in touch with the trend of the Pennsylvania, recording new high marks in the hotel times as far as the operation, maintenance and equip­ development of New York City. Nevertheless, they ment of their properties are concerned. The Zoning have passed not so much because they were unable to Resolution guarantees them immunity from depressing cope with this kind of competitors as because of the and oft-time ruinous changes in the character of their ever-changing character of New York City neighbor­ neighbors, changes which have brought with them the hoods. Authorities have claimed that the economic destruction of so many of our most beloved landmarks existence of the modern hotel does not exceed twenty and the last remaining physical links which bound years. Many of the biggest hotels in this city have present-day New York with the New York of bygone long since passed this allotted span and still retain their generations. old-time popularity despite the steady increase in the number of huge modern building embodying all the en­ In this issue the Record and Guide gives a digest of terprise and ingenuity of the American hotel builder, the bills affecting realty introduced in the Legislature with which they have had to compete. The older types of 1920, with the action of the Legislation and Taxation of surviving hotels have been, with few exceptions, Committee of the Real Estate Board of New York in established in localities that have felt little or no effects approval or disapproval of the measures. Installments of the northward expansion of business. Their lon­ of this digest, which will be found on Page 820, will gevity will be even more prolonged now that the wis­ form one of the regular weekly features of the Record dom of the Zoning Resolution has manifested itself. and Guide as in former years, thus assuring to its read­ The history of New York City's growth shows clearly ers accurate information respecting the attitude of the enough that its hotels have been replaced by buildings Real Estate Board towards pending bills, and supple­ of other types not so much because of physical dete­ menting the special telegraphic summary of legisla­ rioration which operated to reduce their financial use­ tion affecting realty which has in the last few years kept fulness to a limited span of years, but rather by the those interested in real estate in constant touch with ever-variable trade movements creating new factors the situation at Albany.

HE recent decision of the Appellate Division of the cf five days of an intention to terminate the same,' shall be Supreme Court sustaining the right of a landlord to interpreted to mean that the character of the tenancy is to T remove tenants under the so-called "objectionable" be decided entirely by the landlord and that it shall not be clause in leases follows precedent. The most recent case, necessary for the landlord to prove in what way the tenant's the Waitt Construction Company, landlord appellant, vs. conduct shall have been objectionable or improper or unde­ Jeanne Loraine, tenant respondent, has caused much com­ sirable, the same being entirely a matter to be decided by ment. the landlord and upon the landlord's decision to be binding. Justice Lehman's opinion reads in part: "The landlord "When the case came up for trial the trial justice dis­ has brought summary proceeding's against his tenant on the missed the complaint upon the pleadings holding that this ground that she holds over and continues in possession of particular clause in the lease gave no right to maintain sum­ the leased premises without the permission of the landlord mary proceedings." after the expiration of her term. The petition alleges that This opinion led many landlords to conclude, after advice on or about the 21st of April, 1919, the landlord entered into from attorneys who had read the opinion, and in some cases an agreement with the tenant whereby the tenant hired without such advice, that they could oust tenants on the certain premises for the term of October 1, 1919, to September mere statement that they were undesirable, without offering 20, 1920, and * * * that the term for which the premises any proof of that fact. were hired by said tenant has expired for the reason that For the purpose of clarifying the situation the following paragraphs 14 and 23 of the above mentioned lease provide statement concerning the decision was made at the office of as follows: the Appellate Term: "14th: In the event of the breach of any condition or "There seems to have been a wrong construction put upon covenant herein or if the landlord shall at any time deem the opinion of Justice Lehman in the case of Waitt Con­ objectionable or improper or undesirable the conduct of the struction Company vs. Loraine. A careful reading of the tenant, or any occupant of the demised premises, the land­ opinion does not bear out the statement made in several of lord at his option terminate this lease by giving the tenant a the publications that Justice Lehman holds that where a lease written notice of five days of an intention to terminate the contains a clause to the effect that, if the landlord 'deems same. In the event of such an election and the giving of the tenant undesirable,' all he need do is to give the tenant such notice the term hereof and the right of possession of a notice to vacate the premises. Nowhere in the opinion is the tenant hereunder shall expire five days after the giving any such law laid down, nor can any legitimate inference be of such notice. drawn to that effect from anything contained therein. In "23d: It is further agreed that that part of clause 14 which order, however, to correct a widespread and erroneous con­ reads, 'Or if the landlord shall at any time deem objectionable struction of the opinion Justice Lehman has inserted in the or improper or undesirable the conduct of the tenant or any opinion the specific statement that not only must the land­ occupant of the demised premises the landlord at his option lord allege in the petition that he deems the tenant 'undesir­ terminate this lease by giving the tenant a written notice able.' but that he must also prove it." January 17, 192o RECORD AND GUIDE 71

Legislature Gets Flood of Bills Affecting Real Estate Promises Are Made for Exemption of Mortgages from State Income Tax and for Investigation of and Control of Landlords and Tenants (Special to the Record and Guide.) Albany, January 16. that a conveyance shall not be recorded unless there is en- CRAMPED housing conditions and their effect upon the dorsed thereon the date, liber and page of the convyance of real estate market are reflected in the flood of bills the immediate grantor, introduced in the Legislature this week. Bills affecting Two amendments of the real property law introduced by real estate have been introduced in large number, something Majority Leader Adler of the Assembly would permit any entirely new so early in the session and manifestly the result person during his life time to convey by grant in writing any of a demand for an improvement of the conditions which now real estate or personal property to a trustee or trustees of discourage extensive building or real estate investment. n corporation or society for the purpose of establishing a Of primary importance among the bills is one favored by home for charity or an educational institution, a board of the New York City Real Estate Board exempting from the crade, chamber of commerce or other quasi-public organ- State income tax interest on mortgages on real property up ization. to $40,000. The fundamental purpose of this bill is to en- The Davenport Taxation Committee, which for the past courage building and investment in realty in New York City year has been investigating taxation, is expected to incor- cspecially. Without a law of this character, advocates of porate a recommendation bearing upon realty tax limitation the measure pointed out, the task of interesting new capital in its report to the Legislature. This committee is scheduled in realty will become a burdensome task. to meet in New York City on January 29-30 at which time it A second bill providing for a rent commission to investigate is expected this matter will be discussed, and determine complaints in New York City was introduced Real estate interests in New York City will be interested this week by Assemblyman Ullman. The bill provides for to learn that the up-State public service commission in its re- the appointment of a commission of five members to be ap- port to the Legislature recommended the enactment of leg- pointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the islation which would permit the commission to increase rates senate. The commission among its other powers would be of fares on local trolley lines where it was apparent that able to determine the reasonableness of rents charged by operation under a five or six cent, rate resulted in a deficit, owners of dwellings. Upon a similar recommendation of this character last year the Another exemption bill, introduced by Assemblyman (Mrs.) Carson-Martin bill was introduced, but before the merits M. L. Smith, is an amendment to the tax law and exempts cf such legislation could be discussed a scandal precipitated fiom the income tax interest upon mortgages upon real prop- by Senator George F. Thompson, who charged that he had erty upon which a dwelling house of permanent character is knowledge that a fund of $500,000 had been raised to accel- in course of construction, provided that interest upon mort- lerate the passage of the measure, precluded the possibility gages on the same lot shall not be exempted from the income of sane consideration of the measure. The investigation made tax for more than two successive years. of his charges disclosed that he could offer nothing more Assemblyman Dimin introduced a bill providing that real substantial than hearsay evidence, estate in New York City improved for dwelling purposes with- The up-State public service commission declared that the in four years after the enactment of his bill shall not be sub- public service commissions are to continue they must at least ject to any increase in assessed valuation because of such have power to take steps to prevent the destruction of the improvement for four years. public utility corporations regulated by them. Assemblyman McWhinney of Westchester introduced the In keeping with a recommendation made in Governor same bill submitted in the Senate last week providing for the Smith's message to the Legislature, Assemblyman Slacer this licensing of real estate brokers and salesmen. Another bill veek introduced a bill vesting in the public service commis- of this character was submitted by Senator Dodge providing sions power to suspend increases in gas, electricity and tele- for the licensing of real estate brokers in cities having a phone rates until the reasonableness of such rates is deter- population of 200,000 or more. His bill gives the mayors of mined. At present a public utility corporation furnishing gas, such cities the power to issue licenses. electricity or telephone service may increase its rates upon Agreements for occupation of real estate in New York a notice of 30 days and the public service commissions are City which do not particularly specify the duration of oc- without the power to reduce such rates until a decision after cupancy shall be deemed to continue until May 1 next, after investigation is reached. possession commences, under the terms of a bill introduced Governor Smith sent his budget to the Legislature this by Assemblyman McKee. week. The important features of this budget are: Assemblyman Ross has caused to be drafted a measure Requests for appropriations $141,824,691 giving the municipal court of New York City discretionary Total estimated revenues 103,109,484 power to stay the execution of a warrant for eviction for Total estimated resources 122,973,037 not more than 60 days instead of 20 days as at present upon The Legislature will endeavor to prune the requests for the payment or deposit of rent at the old rate. His bill ap- appropriations by State departments and institutions to plies to houses, rooms or apartments occupied for dwelling something like $120,000,000 or a figure within the total es- purposes whether in a tenement house or not. Another bill timated resources. The Governor's budget indicated that the of this character fixes the stay at 30 days. total available cash balance on July 1 next will be $19,863,553, An amendment to the real property law affecting record- n'hich added to total estimated revenue will give the total ing of conveyances was introduced by Mr. Pette, providing estimated resources. n RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920 Review and Forecast of the Real Estate Auction Market Success of Big Sales in Last Year Indicate That the Coming Season Will Be Record Breaking Prominent realty auctioneers have given the Record and purchased by the plaintiff. In the latter part of 1918 here Guide the following statements showing the past and future and there a purchaser other than the plaintiff was the suc­ of the auction sales business: cessful bidder and as the months passed, outside buyers be­ came very numerous until towards the end of 1919 it was J. CLARENCE DAVIES : unusual if there was not competitive bidding on every piece During the year 1918 the auction market for real estate offered. had been almost entirely eliminated. The conditions were Just now there are very few properties being offered at such that no one could tell how long the war would last foreclosure sales. When the market is such that real estate or how much more the Government would have to borrow. cannot be sold privately, there is very little chance of it For that reason it was felt by those people who had the good being sold publicly. For the past four or five years execu­ of the Government at heart and for patriotic motives that all tors, trustees and individuals have refrained from offering the money available should be at the disposal of the Govern­ their property for sale at public auction, which would lead ment. For that reason no auction sales were held and I did one to believe that the year 1920 will be a banner year for the not think it was desirable or patriotic to put any property on auction room, as they will now rush to dispose of this prop­ auction during the year of 1918. erty at public auction, which is the first real opportunity they During the fall, however, a number of auction sales were have had in a great many years. Six thousand vacant lots held. In September the Stern Estate was put up on the were disposed of at public auction within the past year, which Bronx and Pelham Parkway. And every lot was absolutely is a wonderful record considering that even today there is not sold and taken title to at fair prices by the public. This was a market for vacant land at private sale. followed by the Claflin Estate, Sound Realty Company prop­ The real estate auctioneers gauged the buying power very erties, the Van Cortlandt Estate, the Crimmins Estate and skillfully and only offered a sufficient number of lots that the the Johnson Estate. The most notable and most successful public could absorb and then stopped, as there were signs of these sales was the Van Cortlandt Estate, of which there of the buying power being exhausted. were about 150 lots on Broadway, opposite Van Cortlandt It is strange that vacant property cannot be satisfactorily Park, between 242nd and 2S6th streets. At this sale every sold at private sale in this market, but let it be properly ad­ lot was absolutely sold at good prices, the total being $954,000. vertised and thousands of lots can be sold at public auction. Both the public and the owners were well satisfied with the My only solution of this is that people are attracted by the results. advertisements whom a broker trying to negotiate a private As the auction season drew to a close in November, the sale would never dream of soliciting. results were not so satisfactory—after some of the property I look forward to a very successful year in the auction disposed of at prices far below the expectations of the room and feel that there will be a great deal of improved owners, and, in fact, cheaper than they had been sold for property successfully sold. many years before at private sale. This was to be expected, I. LINCOLN SEIDE: as such a large amount of lots had been attempted to be mar­ keted at a fair price. This active market is largely due to the extraordinary demand for dwellings and the anticipation of the great build­ The fundamental conditions in real estate today are ab­ ing movement which will, no doubt, commence in the early solutely sound. Since 1907 real estate had been absolutely spring. dead—so far as the improvement in values was concerned. In 1914 the war started. From that time on there was little, As evidence of this fact, we need only drive along the Con­ if any, building; from 1917, when we entered the war, to 1919, course where we observe numerous apartment houses now in practically none at all. The result was, at the end of the the course of construction, which is, undoubtedly, due to the war, that the city was five years under-built and the demand great transit facilities afforded by the operation of the new greatly exceeded the supply, which is the condition today. Jerome Avenue line. By way of comparison, lots recently In the mearftime, the value of every commodity has increased purchased at auction at the Claflin, Bennett, Van Cortlandt from 100 per cent, to 300 per cent. And this includes every­ and Stern sales will, undoubtedly, be improved in the near thing that is necessary in the erection of a building, so that future as the transit facilities and the present rental market at the present time it is a fair statement to make that a warrant it. building today costs 30 per cent, to 40 per cent, more than The outlook for 1920 is exceptionally bright and especially it would have cost five years ago. so for unimproved property. We have scheduled for the early spring, several large lot sales and without desiring to Vacant property can be built upon even at the higher cost appear too optimistic, we wish to state that we look forward of building and made a good investment at the higher cost lo phenomenal success in disposing of these developments. of building material. It naturally follows that the land should As we have above referred to the large auction sales of lots be worth just so much more in proportion. Vacant land is conducted during the past few months, we wish to call atten­ generally the last thing to feel the effect of a rise in the prices tion to the fact that although somcof the prices paid for the of commodities. Vacant land can be bought cheaper today lots were at the time considered high, the purchasers in sev­ in many case than it could twelve years ago, in 1907. Vacant eral instances received very substantial profits. It is there­ land must rise—and will rise—for the next two or three years fore expected that the voluntary auction market for the com­ in the same proportion as all other commodities. And in my ing year will attract some of the old time operators and opinion this field offers a splendid opportunity for speculation builders, many of whom have been inactive in recent years and for investment today. but who have again been attracted by the newly created rental The inherent conditions are sound. Lots are at the bottom. values and the prices paid by investors for modern apart­ It is but common sense that they should rise in the same ment dwellings in desirable sections of both Manhattan and proportion that everything else has risen. the Bronx. HENRY BRADY: In conclusion we would say that the opportunities offered The results obtained from property sold at public auction during the coming spring, summer and early fall seasons are always indicative of the condition of the real estate mar­ ehould attract the attention of some of the old estates which ket. Since 1907 there were daily offerings of properties under own land in any of the five boroughs to advantageously dis­ foreclosure and ninety-nine out of one hundred of them were pose of their holdings. January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE li Review of Real Estate Market for the Current Wee(k Mid-Town Business Buildings Are Features of Strong Buying Movement Controlled by Both Investors and Operators USINESS was well distributed this week, the demand Simon added to his holdings in the Pennsylvania station zone being even more variable than in previous weeks. Both by acquiring the Herald Square Hotel. B investors and speculators vied with each other in ac­ It is interesting to note that despite the season of the quiring desirable income producing properties. The outstand­ year builders are interested in the acquisition of desirable ing feature of the week's trading, however, was the buying construction sites, several transactions of this nature being cf mid-town office and loft buildings. closed which indicate the beginning of important structural Some of Manhattan's most noted business structures passed operations in the spring. into new ownership, among them the Marbridge Building, The leasing market continued to be limited, a situation held at $5,000,000, which was bought by an investor from the easily explained by the prevailing scarcity of space of all trustees of the Martin Estate, which has been disposing of kinds in practically all parts of the city. The largest indi­ its large holdings in the immediate neighborhood. Invest­ vidual lease of the week and one which may take a leading ment interest also acquired the Century Building on the position in the business of the year, involved a total of same block, at 1 West Thirty-fourth street, and the Mecca .S8,000,000 which the Travelers Insurance Company will pay Building, at Broadway and Forty-eighth street. Speculative for a 16-story John street structure under the terms of a interest continued to center principally upon apartment house long term lease. The transaction further strengthened the properties, although Daniel H. Jackson acquired the Crafts­ insurance district in the vicinity of William street from John man Building at 5-7 East Thirty-eighth street, and Robert E. to Fulton street.

B. H. Schupp in Big Deal. Vanderbilt Sale Rumored. PRIVATE REALTY SALES. One of the recent realty transactions running No additonal information has became avail­ into the millions bring prominently to public at­ able regarding the reported sale of the Cornelius tention, Baldwin H. Schupp, president of H. L. Vanderbilt mansion at 57th street and Fifth ave­ HE total number ot sales reported but not Moxley & Co. Mr. Schupp negotiated the sale nue, which has an assessed valuation of $3,- T recorded in Manhattan this week was 139, of the sixteen-story modern fireproof office build­ 725,000, by Mrs. Alice G. Vanderbilt to a syn­ as against l-_ last week and 35 a year ago. ing. 320-24 Broadway, northeast corner ot Pearl dicate, which plans to erect a twenty-one-story The number ol sales south of 59th street was street, known. as the Central Syndicate Build­ hotel on the site. Before disposing of the prop­ (53, as compared with 56 last week and 14 a year ing, in whieh the Citizens' National Bank oc­ erty, however, Mrs. Vanderbilt, to whom her ago. cupies the ground floor and basements, to the husband's will bequeathed a life interest in the The number o£ sales north of 59th street was Morgenstern Brothers Syndicate. The deal in­ estate, will have to procure a Supreme Court 60, as compared with 69 last week and 21 a year volved the renewal of the lease with the bank order legalizing the sale. The disposal of the ago. for a long term at a considerable incerase in Vanderbilt property, which is a foregone con­ From the Bronx o.'^ sales at private contract rent. clusion either now or in the very near future, were reported, as against 52 last week and IS The property was held by the owners at $2,- owing to trade encroachments and increases in a year ago. taxes, will remove one of the hest-known modern Statistical tables, indicating the number or landmarks in the city and destroy one of the recorded instruments, will be found on page 84 finest examples of • French architecture in America. The structure, which was completed of this issue. in 1893 from plans by George B. Post & Sons, cost about $3,000,000. The original Vanderbilt Marbridge Building Sold. house, built in the eighties on 57th street, was Morton Stein, attorney, has purchased the rebuilt and made about three times as large in Marbridge Building, at the nortlieast corner of 1891, but it was not until about 1893 that the Broadway and 34th street, and occupying all ot work was finally completed, owing to the great the block front in Herald Square North to 35tb amount ot time spent on details. street except the immediate corner. The prop­ erty is improved with au eleven-story structure, erected in liiiiO by the late W. H. R. Martin, "United" Dinner Next Saturday. president ot the Rogers Peet Company. Governor Alfred E. Smith will be the prin­ The site has a frontage of 178.8 feet in Broad­ cipal guest of honor and speaker at the annual way, 150 feet in 34th street and 92 feet in o5th dinner of the United Real Estate Owners' As­ street. The 3.jth street corner has been owned sociation to he held in the ball room of the for many years by the McAleenan estate. When H'otel Astor on Saturday evening. January 24. the property was assembled by Mr. Martin a Arangements have been completed for the en­ large price was offered for the corner, but Mr. tertainment of at least 1,000 guests. Many McAleenan said that be would not sell unless phases of both national and local industrial and he could obtain an equally good corner for his civic problems will be discused by prominent business. The Marbridge Building is reported speakers. Special attention is also expected to to yield an annual rental of .$440,000. It car­ center upon the Hill bill introduced in Con­ ries a flrst mortgage ot .f3,75n,(IOO, held by the gress which seeks to create a Federal Urban New York Life Insurance Company. It is as­ Mortgage Bank. sessed at .$4,400,000. The holding price was $5,000,000. The trustees of the Martin estate, .\lfred E. Marling. Robert Thorne and George New Branch for Title Company. Leask, recently sold the Martinque Hotel prop­ In order to provide facilities for its ever in­ erty, at Broadway and 32d street, and also the creasing Westchester County business and for Martin Building, at Broadway and 31st street. the convenience of its clients in the lower end of the county, the New York Title and Mortgage Jackson Buys Craftsman Building. Company has opened a branch office at 3 South Daniel H. ^.ackson has bought from the Cram Third avenue. Mount Vernon, N, Y. Corporation. J. Sergeant Cram, president, the Craftsman Building, at 5-7 Bast 38th street, and Bid for Women's Hotel. running through and including 6-8 East 39th The Hotel Martha Washington, at 27 to 31 street, a twelve-story mercantile structure, on East 29th stret, through to 30 East 30th street, plot .'17.6x198. The site was formerly covered is about to figure in the flrst change of owner­ by the residence ot J. Sergeant Cram. The ship since its crpction. nearly twontv years present building was erected by the John Hop­ B. H. SCHUPP. age. Pease & Elliman announced that they had per Construction Co. in 1914. It has among its .".00,000. The building was built by the Central made an offer of .$,S(HI,ll(lll to the Woman's Hotel tenants Underwood & Underwood. Globe-Wer- Syndicate Building Co. in 18'.I0, in order to pro­ Company, Arthur Coppell. president, on behalf nlcke Co., Aldrich Publishing Co., F. W. Seybel of an iiivesting client, and that the offer had & Co.. Jones & Brindisi, E. F. Hodgson Co., vide a permanent home for the bank. It houses many important firms in the drygoods and pro­ been accepted hv the directors, onhiect to ap­ Federal Magazine Co. and other prominent con­ proval by stockholders at a meeting called for cerns. The property was hold at about $1,000.- fessional line, as well as the -Arkwright Club. January 26. OOO. The firms of Horace S. Ely & Co. and Mr. Schupp started his real estate career in James Boyd were the brokers in the trans­ the office of John T. Williams, architect and The property is under lease until February, action. builder, who built and sold many office and loft 19'27, to the Northern Hotel Company, which buildings in the latter part of the last century. has operated it for many years as an exclusive H. L. Moxley was Mr. Williams' business women's hotel. The new owner is said to be Sale of Century Building. manager, and in 1898 Mr. Moxley and Mr. a well-known investor, who wil take the prop­ The Century Building, at 1 West ;i-lth street, Schupp embarked in the real estate business, erty subject to the existing lease. wnich occupies part of the site of the A. T. making a specialty of sale management and Stewart mansion, has been sold for about $1.- leasing of business properties. 000.000 by the Equitable Trust Company, as Join Bulkley & Horton Co. In 1918. upon Mr. Moxley's retirement from J. T. Burrill, who for the past 20 years has trustee, to a client of Stroock & Stroocli. said to business, Mr. Schupp became the president of be a clothing manufacturer in the Fifth avenue been connected with Burrill llros.. of the park H*. L. Moxley & Co. In addition to the many slope section, has joined the selling organiza­ section. The Century Building was erected properties managed by the concern in New York fifteen years ago by the late William H. Chese­ tion of Bukley & Morton Co., and will make City, they manage the large and finest office his headquarters at their Bay Ridge offlce, 7520 brougb. as president of the Century Realty building in Rochester. N. Y.. known as the In­ Company. It occupies a plot .50x111. opposite surance Building, for the Great American In­ 3d avenue. „, .u i v the Waldorf-Astoria. It adjoins on the east the surance Co. H. L. Moxley & Co. have been Robert P. Liptrott. well-known Plntbnoh bro­ Columbia Trust Building, upon which ten ad- identified with many important sales and leases ker, haa also associted himself with the firm ditonal stories are about to be erected, and on and number among their clients many prominent of Bulklev & Horton Co.. making his headquar­ the west bv the store ot McCreery & Co. and influential corporations and individuals. ters at 1214 Flatbush avenue. 74 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17. 1920

Drive Corner for Builders. The plot at the south corner of Riverside BROOKLYN'S OLDEST drive and lO-jth street, bought several years ago by William Randolph Hearst as a site for his residence, has been purchased by Paterno Bros., Real Estate Office MONEY and is to be improved with a thirteen or four­ teen-story apartment house. The plot was held FIRM ESTABUSHED 1843 at $-OU,000 and the entire operation is expected in involve about $850,000. The buyers plan to have the house ready for occupancy next Octo­ TO LOAN ber. It will have four suites on a floor of four, five and six rooms. Earle & Calhoun and Cfte CJjauntep Huberth & Huberth were the brokers in the deal. The Hearst property fronts 80 feet on on Riverside drive and 100 feet on I05th street, and Ecal estate Co. is one of the most attractive corners in that New York City vicinity. Title to it is held in the name of the 187 MONTAGUE ST. Randolph Realty Company, a holding company for Mr. Hearst. BORO OF BBOOKLTN, NEW TORK CITT Real Estate Telephones: Main 4300, 43«1, 4382 R. £. Simon Buys Hotel. Appraisers Auctioneers Robert E. Simon has completed negotiations for the purchase of the Herald Square Hotel LAWYERS MORTGAGE CO. property at 114 to 320 West 34th street, com­ AGENTS and GENERAL prising a twelve-story building, 80x100, and an RICHARD M. HURD, President eight-story building. 25x100. Dudley Olcott and Capital and Surplus $9,000,000 other members of the family of the late S. P. Olcott, former president of the Central Trust Eeal €£(tate profeerfi; 69 Liberty Street. New Torit Company, are the sellers. Possession of the Members: property, which is in the busy Herald square 184 MontajTue Street. Broolilyil 1 section, opposte Macy's and west of Broadway, Brooklyn Board of Real Estate Brokers Is to be obtained within six months. The tran­ Real Estate Board of New York saction was negotiated by E. Bass and J. L. Phillips & Co.

Presbyterian Hospital Sells. Members Brooklyn Board of R. £. Brokert Trustees of the Presbyterian Hospital have ESTABLISHED 1882 sold, through Wm. A. White & Sons and the Brown. Wheelock Company, the block square bounded by Avenue A, tlTth, G8th and Exterior DAVID PORTER, inc I streets, comprising about forty-two lots. The •f property was given in 1900 to the hospital by Real Estate Agents I .lohn S, Kennedy, and it was expected at that J time that the institution would erect a structure Brokers, Appraisers !•: on the site and move from Madison avenue and APPRAISERS FOP TOth street. The three blocks to the south, 64th T" 1 to (JSth street, are owned by the Rockefeller In­ The United States Government / stitute, and it is rumored that interests identified The State ol New York {-i-^"- with the latter institution are the buyers. The City of New York 1 The Equitable Life Assurance Society Equitable Trust Co. Bigr Sixth Avenue Deal. The U. S. Title Guaranty Co., etc., etc Dwight, Archibald & Perry (Inc.), sold for Brcaklra Chambar •! Commwca Bmlldlac Vincent Astor to a syndicate represented by Louis and Harry Kovner. the entire block front 32 COURT STREET on the east side of Sixth avenue, between 25th Telephone: Main 828 BROOKLTN, N. T. t' •• 11 11 11 It and 20th street, known as 414 to 430 Sixth avenue and including 53-57 West 25th street and 52-04 West 26th street. This plot is 200 '1 li feet on Sixth avenue, 125 feet on 25th street and ,1 ,3 5. .. 127..1 feet on 26th street. The entire property 1? I, !( •< ,! !] 1) '.! U r) i: Chicago. The structure and leasehold brought about $700,000 and rental for ninety years will abount to about .SO,225.01)0. The structure, which is to be re­ The Leading Agency modeled, is ten stories high, fronts 114 feet on Firm Established 1874 Woolworth Building *«'«"' *'''°"?'^ Broadway. 105 feet on 48th street, and 113 feet Polished Wire Glass Window In th, on Seventh avenue. It was erected by the Stude- Westpm Union Building. New York City baker Automobile Company. Mark Levy and H. B. Nevins. Inc., were the brokers. CORWITH BROS.

Why not get the bene­ $1,000,000 Home for Hospital. Greenpoint and Lont Island City fit ol reduced insurance Thi: Hospital for Deformities and Joint Dis­ eases purchased the following properties ad­ Real Estate rates, together with the joining their present holdings, and on the entire plot will construct an eight-story hospital at a FACTORY SITES maximum of Fire and cost of $1,000,000: from Dr. A. A. Himwich, 1013 Madison av, a four-story dwelling; Annie A SPECIALTY Breakage Protection? Marks. 1025 Madison avenue, a four-story dwell­ MortRaRc L'uTiis, Appraisals, Insuronce ing; Luella Duysters, 1027 Madison avenue, a four-story dwelling, and frotn Florence Blasdell, Kiitire Mauagcniciit uf Property Install Mississippi Pol­ -tS East 124th street, a three-story dwelling. Benjamin Bernstein was the broker in all the 851 Manhattan .Avenue, Brooklyn ished Wire Glass with its transactions. Corn Eich. Bank BMg.. Bridge Plaza. L. I. C. silver white wire and sur­ face equal to any plate Dey Street Resale. The Broadway-John Street Corporation, Elias Tel. Bedford (900 glass, and save money. A. Cohen president, has resold to the Seitz MemtMr Brooklyn Bomrd sf Broken Realty Co., through Rice & Hill, the vacant plot at 5 and 7 Dey street, 52x00, located 100 Write for Catalogue feet west of Broadway, and comprising the old site of the "Globe." The buyers will begin the Chas. L^ Gilbert and Samples. erection, as soon as plans can be completed, of a twelve-story office building. This completes REAL ESTATE BROKER the resale of two properties at this point re­ cently acquired by Mr. Cohen from the Searles APPRAISER family, the other involving the sale of 187 Broadway to Hanan & Sons, shoe dealers. The Renting, Collecting, Insnrancc MISSISSIPPI property just sold is opposite the American Telegraph and Telephone Co. skyscraper. WATER FRONTS WIRE GLASS CO. The site was later resold to the T. A. Gillespie FACTORY SITES Company, Thomas H. Gillespie, president, con­ Efficient management Room 1712 tracting engineers, now in the Hudson Terminal Building. The new owners plan to erect on the of Brooklyn Real Estate 220 Fiflh Av.?.. New York Citv property a twelve-story building, in which they 763 Nostrand Ave. BROOKLTN will occupy large space. This sale was arranged *l St. John'! Pla«< by the Brown, Wheelock Company. NrW YORK January 17, 1920 RECORD ANDGUIDE 75

South Church Site Resold. enteen-story hotel for women, from plans by A. which for many years they had under lease. L. Harmon, architect. The building will contain This now gives Claflin Co. the entire block S. Osgood Pell & Co. have sold the southeast about 700 rooms and be along the same lines front bounded by Thomas and Worth streets. corner of 38th street and Madison avenue which as the Allerton House for Men, at 143 East 3Uth West Broadway and Church street. The next Mr. Heckscher purchased in 1917 from the Re­ street. The same company is now building a block further east bounded by Thomas and formed Dutch Church. The property measures similar building at the northeast corner of Worth streets, Church and Broadway, in which !)S.;J on Madison avenue by 125 on 38th street. Madison avenue and 55th street. There is an interesting history connected with the property just sold is located, is entirely this valuable plot. Some years ago, when the tenanted at the present time by cotton firms, Deal in Cotton District. many of which are making extensive alterations South Church first decided to sell, a sale was to the property, assuring the permancy of the entered into with the consent of the Supreme Wright Barclay, Inc., sold for Dr. Harold cotton business in this section, which is now Court to Mandelbaum & Mandelbaum, but the Barclay, et al, to Cristel & Cristel. 321-23 Broad­ known as the "Cotton Bale." Some of the well deal was never consummated. Some time later way, two old buildings with store, on plot 50x known firms established in this block and in it was sold to Bing & Bmg with the understand­ 100. This property has been in the Barclay the immediate vicinity are : Converge &, Co., ing that the Church would deliver the property family for over three hundred years and in the M. C. D. Borden Sons, A. D. Juillard & Co., free from restriction against an apartment Barclay name for over two hundred years, and Willington Sears & Co., Emery Brown Co., house, but this the Church was unable to do. was held at $250,000. The buildings now erected J. Spencer Turner, James F. White & Co.. Camp­ After this deal fell through, the Church began on the property were originally old private bell Co., Minot Hooper Co., Amoskeag Mrf Co.^ litigation to break the Murray Hill restriction, dwellings and about eighty-five years ago were Clarence C. Collins & Co.. William Iselin & Co. so that a multi-family structure could be erected. altered into lofts and stores. The two stores and others. Wright Barclay, Inc., report that ne­ A short time later it was purchased by Mr. have been occupied for the last twenty-three gotiations are well under way with well known Heckscher. As a result of this and subsequent years by John J. Dowd's famous restaurant, cotton firms for the leasing of the stores and litigation, the plot has recently been made well known to the merchants of this section. some of the upper parts of the proposed build­ available for the purpose of an exclusive apart- Plans are now being prepared by George & ing. ment hotel. Title to the property is eventually Edward Blum for a modern six-story store and to be taken by a corporation formed for the pur­ loft building which will be ready for occupancy pose. It is reported that the sale price was about May 1, 1920. It is the intention of the Sell Burr Printing House. in the neighborhood of $700,000 and that al­ purchasers to make this building a textile build­ ready negotiations are under way for a resale. ing, especially adapted to the requirements of The Charles F. Noyes Co. has sold to George the cotton trade. For a long time it was in­ H. Chatillon, represented by William H. Klenke, timated that the cotton business, which for many the Burr Printing House property, taking in the Alwyn Court Resold. years has been located in this section, would entire block on Frankfort street, from Jacob to The Grennell Co., which acquired last Satur­ move uptown, but this rumor was dispelled in Cliff streets; also the six-story building ad­ day the Alwyn Court apartments at the south­ January, 1919, when, after the reorganization joining at 14 Jacob street. The Chatillon in­ east corner of 7th avenue and .38th street, has of the H. B. Claflin Co, the Claflin Co. purchased terests are the owners of four adjoining build­ resold the property to the Winter Realties Co.. the property in Church and Thomas streets, ings and through this purchase now own a plot Benjamin Winter, president. The building is twelve stories high, on a plot 125x100, and was erected about twelve years ago by the Hedden Constr. Co. from plans by Harde & Hhort. It contains two apartments of fourteen rooms and five baths on a floor. The selling company bought the property from the Orean Company, Inc., Frank Hughes, president. Elgar & Fein­ Trustees berg negotiated both transactions. are not allowed to invest in stocks and many Brown Resells 36th Street Loft. Frederick Brown resold to an investing client attractive bonds. Mortgages when secured of Leitner, Brener & Leitner, Inc., the twelve- story fireproof loft building, 50x98.8, at 63 West by real estate with 50% margin, like our .•i6th street, near 6th avenue, valued at $450,- 000. The structure has 100 per cent, sprinkler Guaranteed Mortgages, are legal investments system, and rents for $44,500. It was acquired by Mr. Brown last November from the 63 West for your trust funds. Thirty sixth Street Co., Benjamin Mordecai, president.

Allerton Hotel for Women. Lawyers Tide and Trust Company Allerton House Co., J. S. Cushman, president, purchased from Robert E. Simon and others a 160 Broadway, New York 383 E. 149th St, New York plot containing about 9,000 square feet of land 188 Montague St, Brooklyn 1354 Broadway, Brooklyn at 690 to 094 Lexington avenue, southwest cor­ 44 Court St, Brooklyn 367 Fulton St, Jamaica, N. Y. ner of 57th street, through William B. May & Co. The company will erect on the site a sev­ 160 Main St, White Plains, N. Y.

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Our partial payment plan makes wiring easy. Phone Stuyvesant 4980 Ehe Uniiecl Electric I30 EAST 15 ±b S NEW VOI^K 76 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920 of 2.j,n00 square feet, with frontages ot 153 feet and altered on it in the past five years. The on Cliff street, 159 feet on Frankfort street building was erected by Ronald H. MacDonald and 140 feet on Jacob street. This, the bro­ about eight years ago and brings in an annual kers state, is the largest block front south of rental ot nearly $23,000 a year. L. Rodney tbe Brooklyn Bridge held under one ownership. Berg represented the sellers. Present-Day Problems of Fraser, Spier & Meyer were the attorneys for tbe estate selling the Burr Printing House plot, Hebrevr Home Replaces Library. which in itself contained about 15,000 square feet. ... iS considered likely that the new owners The old Astor Library Building, at 423 to Building Maintenance will reimprove the plot when leases on the 439 Lafayette street, near Astor place, has been existing buildings expire. Laurence McGuire purchased as a home tor the Hebrew Sheltering represented tbe sellers in the transaction and and Immigrant Aid Society. It is on a site require expert advice and guid­ attended to tbe financial arangement. fronting 220.1 teet and having a depth of about ance. We are able to advise 100 feet. Land and building cost the society $.325,000, and it is said that $75,000 will be owners and agents of all Sells Teviot and Tinturn. spent upon alterations to the building. For classes of real estate with re­ Harry K. Savage, ot Slawson & Hobbs, sold several months the Seventy-seventh Division gard to State laws, City ordin­ for the John Alden Realty Corpn., the property veterans used the building as a clubhouse, but known as the Teviot and the Tinturn, at 2463 recently moved to 27 West 25th street. The ances, Departmental procedure, to 2471 Broadway, between Olst and 02d streets, site was buoght for $25,000 in 1848, when con­ and all executive, legislative two seven-story elevator apartments having a struction ot the library was begun. John Jacob and judicial regulations affect­ frontage of 101 teet on Broadway, and the south­ Astor left $430,000 to the city to found the erly house having a depth of 150 feet and the library. In 1911 the books were moved to the ing real property. We act in northerly house 100 teet. The property was present library, at Sth avenue and 42d street. an advisory capacity to owners held at .$450,000. of saloon and brewery build­ Attorney Buys Hotel. Estate Sells on Broadway. ings and other classes of prop­ Walter T. Stern, ot the law firm of Cole­ erty, and can demonstrate how L. Tanenbaum, Strauss & Co. sold tor Ranald man, Stern & Ellenwood, purchased as an in­ such holdings may be profit­ H. MacDonald, as executor ot the estate of vestment the nine-story hotel, on plot 50x100, Josephine MacDonald. the eleven-story base­ at 420 West 116th street, between Amsterdam ably converted for other uses. ment and sub-basement building, 718-720 Broad­ and Morningside avenues. The house contains Correspondence is invited from way, on a plot in size 50x137. This building 144 rooms and 70 baths, and its sale includes was built by Mr. MacDonald in 1006, and is one those interested. the tull equipment and turnture. The prop­ of the best buildings of its type in the district. erty, which has a dining room seating 150 per­ The purchaser is a syndicate headed by F. L. sons, now is being operated as a hotel by the Reis. sellers, the 420 West 116th Street Corporation. The sale was negotiated by Thomas J. CITY AND STATE Apartment Investment Purchase. O'Reilly on an asking price of .$300,000. Douglas L. Elliman & Co., in conjunction with SUPERVISION CO., Inc. M H Gaillard, sold the nine-story apartment "Staats-Zeitung" Building Sold. 25 West 42d Street New York house at 1.52 West 58th street, for the Marcaro Wm. -H. Whiting & Co. sold for the "New Corpn., Laurence McGuire, president, on a plot Yorker Staats-Zeitung" to SchmoU, Fils & Co., JOHN H. SCHEIER, R. A. 60x100 It has been held at $425,000, and the rents are over $50,000. The purchasers are leather and hide merchants, its property on AdrlKlT Arcliltsct to the OomsiuiT the northeast corner of William and Spruce Irving Judas and ooseph Silverson, who have streets, a six-story fireproof buildng, known as bought the property for investment. 182 William street. The property has a frontage of 23.6 on William street, widening in the rear Big Cloak and Suit Project to 48.4. The Spruce street front is 93.9. The late Herman Ridder acquired this parcel in H M. Weill Company sold tor William Nel­ 1907 and extensively remodeled the building to son 213 West 35th street, a six-story warehouse, accommodate the needs of the "Staats-Zeitung," TO BROKERS ''4x100 • also, for the Lindemann estate, the which shortly prior to that time had disposed adjoining three tenements, 66x100, making a of its old home, immediately north of the We have for sale numerous APART­ total plot of 90x100. The buyer is a large cloak Brooklyn Bridge, to the city as part of the site MENT HOUSES in all sections of Brook­ and suit concern, which will erect a sixteen- of the new Municipal Building. The building lyn showing good results. Secure our story lott building. Plans are now being pre­ is to be remodeled into an office structure, after Usts. BROKERS PROTECTED. pared. This property adjoins a contempated which the new owners will occupy several floors We are at all times in the market for new sixteen-story building which is to be erected as their executive offices and the remaining Apartment Houses. Quick decision given on a plot 100.X88, controlled by Pennsylvania space wil be offered for rent. Wm. H. Whiting all offerings. Flatbush and Park Slope interests. & Co. have been appointed agents for the section preferred. property. Hotel Warrington Sold. Albert B. Ashforth, Inc.. sold for Herman Builders Buy in Lexington Avenue. BERKSHIRE Woog to the Holwortby Chambers Corporation, Frederick L. Lavanburg president, the Hotel Pease & Elliman sold for the estate of James REALTY CO., Inc. Warrington, a twelve-story fireproof structure McCabe, also Henry and Simon McCabe, the at 161 and 163 Madison avenue, with an "L" to six tour-story dwellings at 943 to 954 Lexngton 44 Court St., Brooklyn 28 East 33d street. The avenue property meas­ avenue, with a frontage of 100.5 feet in the avenue and 72.6 feet in 60th street, to James Suite 711 Phone: Main 5736 ures 49.4x100 and the 3dd street property C. McGuire Co., builders, which has no imme­ 16.9x98.9. diate plans for its improvement. Complete Big Warehouse Site. Plan Marble Hill Homes. M. & L. Hess, Inc., sold tor the Community West Houston Street Garage, Inc.. the plot 585- A. N. Gitterman has sold tor the Cathedral IMMEDIATE POSSESSION 589 Greenwich street, 300 West Houston street, Parkway Co. thirty lots at the corner of West northeast corner ot West Houston street and 225th street and Adrian avenue, purchased Of 4,000 Square Feet, at Greenwich street, of the dimensions 78.5x113, some time ago from the Famous Players Film to the Three Ninety-five Hudson Street Cor­ Co. after the enactment of the zoning law pro­ poration. This sale was for all cash and com­ hibited the carrying out of their studio plans 240 EAST 23d STREET pletes the purchase by the Three Ninety-five on Marble Hill. The new owner is the Marble Hudson Street Corporation ot the entire block Hill Development Corporation, which has had BETWEEN 2D and 3D AVES. bounded by Greenwich, Hudson, West Houston plans prepared for the improvement ot the site and Clarkson streets, acquired through the same with twenty-eight semi-detached six-room stucco —now a private dwelling. Convertible broker. The buyers are afllliated with the West­ houses, which with a garage placed on a 25x100 for business purposes, at a nominal cost. ern Electric Co. and the New York Telephone toot lot will be sold for $10,000. The entire Co.. and the entire plot will be improved with an plot is assessed for tax purposes at $112,500, a eight-story and basement building for the use and trifle under $4,000 a lot, and was held at BARGAIN PRICE occupancy of these two corporations for ware­ $120,000. house and general offices. Improvement ot the MANNING-BERNHARD land and building will involve close to $3,000,000. $900,000 Block for Bing & Bing. The two-sotry taxpayers, comprising the block REALTY & CONSTRUCTION CO. Buyer for Graphic Building. front on the east side ot Broadway, between 233 Broadway Phone: Barclay 6487 1. Randolph and Everett Jacobs have sold the 82d and 83d streets, one of the few available sites for reimprovement in this section, have eight-story fireproof Graphic Building, at SO-82 been sold to Bing & Bing by the Franklin Build­ 4th avenue, size 50x92, to Arthur Greenbaum. ing Co., Lewis Cass Ledyard president, which The gross rental is $36,000 and the holding had been holding the property at .$900,000. price was $2.50,000. Harry B. Cutner was the F. A. Wyckoff, of the Wood-Dolson Co., nego­ broker. tiated the sale, whieh was for cash. The prop­ erty comprises about twelve lots and fronts LIBERTY BONDS Firm Plans Addition. 200 feet on Broadway and 142 feet on each Wm. A. White & Sons hae sold for James street. The leases all expire next May. The BOUGHT and SOLD M. Brennan to the Powers-Weightman Rosen- site was assembled by the late N. A. Higgins garten Co. 27-31 Depeystcr street, on a plot and has not been sold since 1871. The opposite All Issues and Denominations northeast corner of Broadway and 83d street Bought and Sold for Cash at Stock of approximately 60.3x50.3. The property im­ mediately adjoins the present building of the was purchased by Marcus Loew recently for a Exchange quotations and full inter­ purchaser and it is their purpose to erect an theatre. est to date. addition to their building on the newly acquired site. South of 59th Street. Call or send by registered mail. Sale in "Street Beautiful." Manhattan. Lawrence Blake & Jewell sold for the Samoth BRIDGE ST.—William Pierre Jocklln, of PURDY & CO. Realty Co. 132 Bast 19th street, a seven-story ..ocklin fi De Florez, resold 31 Bridge st. a 3-sty LIBERTY BOND SPECIALISTS apartment house on a plot .30x104 feet. The building, 19.10x77. held in the name ot the ( S174 "1 building has three apartments on each floor, Connelly Investing Corpn. 34 Pine St. one of the unusual features being that one of Tel / 2175 t , , CLIFF ST.—Charles F. Noyes Co. resold for New York the apartments has a studio thirty feet wide. Frederick Brown to the Hoffman La Roche •» 3171; ^ John This block is known as the "Street Beautiful" Chemical Works, the 5-sty loft, containing because of the many attractive houses erected \ 3177 I •T'd'O pquare feet of space, at 17 and 21 Cliff January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE 77

st, through to Ryders alley. The plot contains Sittenham owns the fee of several properties In 09TH ST.—Isidore Zimmer and Samuel Rez- 9,250 square feet, with frontages of GO feet in this block and also controls several leaseholds. nick bought from Irving Judis and joseph Sil­ Clitt st and 87 feet in Ryders alley. 42D ST.—Joseph F. Feist & Co. sold 422 West verson, the 8-sty apartment, 50x100, at 309 CORTLANDT ST.—Frederick Brown bought 42d st, a 3-sty building, 25x98.9, for Joseph West 99th st, through Michael V. Rosenberg. 60 Cortlandt st, a 4-sty building, 22x56, through Patten. 99TH ST.—Irving Judis and Joseph Silverson Julian T. Saxe. 50TH ST.-rAdolph De Mau purchased from bought through Nassoit & Lanning from the S. CROSBY ST.—Charles F. Noyes Co. sold tor Leonie Bois, 2.32 East 50th st, a 4-sty dwelling, Levy Realty Co., the S-sty apartment, 75x100, Wayland & Bernard, attorneys, the 6-sty build­ 20x100, through W. S. & A. S. Katzenstein and at 317 West 99th st. The buyers purchased 309 ing, 49 Crosby st, to George Bioco & Co., the Samuel Schack, attorneys. West 99th st a few days ago. tenants. 56TH ST.—George V. McNally sold for Louis 102D ST.—George A. Hampton & Son sold for CROSBY ST.—Spotts & Starr resold to B. H. Dos Passes and others, the 4-sty dwelling, the Graham Beach Realty Co., the 5-Bty flat, Ducker for W. J. Mengel 101 and 103 Crosby 20x100, at 18 East 5Gth st. 151 West 102d st, 25x100. st, a 7-sty loft, 40x65x irregular. n3D ST.—William S. Baker sold tor the 3157 103D ST.—Louis Israelson bought from C. H. DELANCEY ST.—The Public National Bank Broadway Corpn, Morris M. Fichter. president, C. Beakes 205 to 209 West 103d st, a 6-sty of New York bought for $190,000 the block to the Riger Realty Co., Ellis Riger, president, apartment, 80x100.11, through George Schwegler front in Delancey st, from Ludlow to Orchard 316 West 93d st, a 6-sty apartment, 50x143.2. and L. F. Hall. st, on which will be erected a G-sty building, 99TH ST.—M. M. Hayward & Co. sold for the 104TH ST.—Louis Schlechter has bought from 87x62, to conform to its present banking build­ Weisgreen Realty Co., the 5-sty apartment 260 Leslie R. Palmer, 115 West 104th st, a 6-sty ing at Delancey and Ludlow sts. West noth St. apartment, 88x100. FRONT ST.—Cruikshank Company and Cam­ mann, Voorhees & Floyd sold for the Almy Realty Corporation the two 4-sty buildings 221 and 223 Front st, 33.9x73.4, to Elias Cohen. LEONARD ST.—Charles F. Noyes Co. sold, tor the Markham Realty Corpn, Clarence W. The Queensboro Corporation Eckardt, president. 23 Leonard st, a 6-aty build­ LOTS HOUSES ing, 25x92, to A. I. Root Co., who will occupy. PLOTS BRIDGE PLAZA LONG ISLAND CITY FACTORY LEONARD ST.—Markham Realty Corpn, Clar­ ACREAGE Developer! of SITES ence W. Eckhardt, president, sold through Har­ old L. Lewis, 25 and 27 Leonard st, two 6-sty buildings, to Strohmeyer & Arpe, importers, who Queens Borough Real Estate own and occupy the 10-sty building direct in the rear at 139 and 141 Franklin st. The buyers will use the Leonard st buildings for their busines. PEARL ST.—Pease & Elliman sold tor Thomas Hall, 27 and 29 Pearl st, 40.10xl00x irregular, through to Bridge st, improved with a 6-sty building. PEARL ST.—James H. Cruikshank purchased from the No. 284 Pearl Street Company, Inc., the 7-sty building at the southeast corner of Pearl and Beekman sts, 53.10 in Beekman st and 40.2 in Pearl st, through Charles E. Moore. PRINCE ST.—I. Haskell has sold tor Meister Builders, Inc., 131 to 135 Prince st, a 7-sty lott building. THOMnb ST.—Spotts & Starr, Inc., sold tor Apartment building at Dr. Allan B. Starr to I. Portman, 56 Thomas st, a 6-sty lott building, 25x100, now occupied by 3 East SSth Street, New H. B. Claflin & Co., whose lease expires in York. F ull ert on <£• September, 1920. Weaver Realty Co., WALKER ST.—Elias A. Cohen bought from Owners. Equipped with the Regnal Realty Co. and others the 7-sty a Kewanee Smokeless loft, 50x88, at 88 and 90 Walker st, leases on which expire next May. Firebox Boiler and WARREN ST.—Charles F. Noyes Co. sold Kewanee Water Heating for the estate ot James R. Brevoort 5G and 58 Garbage Burner. Warren st, two 5-sty buildings, 46x72. 2D ST., ETC.—George G. nallock, Jr.'s, Sons sold for Caroline Geyer the three houses 78 to 82 East 2d st to the Darchei Naiem Congrega­ tion ; tor the Provident Warehouse Co., Inc., the stable 89 Chrystie st to Jacob Gronowitz, and for the United States Trust Co., trustee, the 3-sty house 196 East 7th st to the Kishinetf Sick Benefit Society. 9TH ST.—George G. Hallock, Jr.'s, Sons sold the leasehold at 44 East 9th st for the Crescent Star Realty Co. to Edward Schnur. lOTH ST.—Max N. Natanson sold through J. B. Gordon, 28 East lOth st, a 12-sty lott, 46x92. If you are a hard coal user, you will remember that 12TH ST.—Spear & Co. sold for the Bank for Savings, the 4-sty building, 35.4x40.3, at there never was a year when you did not have some kind of 28 and 30 East 12th st, to the Burden Realty trouble or annoyance connected with the supply, price or delivery of hard Corpn. coal. 17TH ST.—M. M. Hayward & Co. and Charles Lutz sold for Sarah Hayward, the 5-sty dwell­ ing at 243 East 17th st. 19TH ST.—Leon S. Altmayer sold tor Fannie K. Schiedelin Crosby et al the 4-sty building 116 East 19th st, 25x92. 20TH ST.—Louis Schrag sold for Mary Shut- tenberg the 4-sty tenement 224 West 20th st, 25x89. 22D ST.—Dwight, Archibald & Perry, Inc., Smokeless Firebox Boilers sold for Mary Riordan the 4-sty dwelling 164 West 22d st, 18.6x85.6. will take these troubles out of your life forever, for 23D ST.—Max N. Natanson sold to Julius Tishman & Son 30 East 23d st, a 12-sty loft, they are designed and built to burn soft coal only, to burn it 25x100, through Manning & Trunk. smokelessly, to get more heat out of it than can be got from hard coal, 25TH ST.—Estate of Samuel Frank sold to and finally to get 22% more heat out of the fuel than can be got by Joseph Loria the 3-sty warehouse, 44x100. at 138 and 140 East 2.5th st to Mortimer I. Harris, ordinary boilers. and the 3-sty building at 30 Lexington av. 29TH ST.—Horace S. Ely & Co. and Tucker, Look into KEWANEE—now—and let us give you a Speyers & Co. sold for Augustus N. Hand, trustee of the Coles estate, 2 East 29th st, a 4- list of responsible engineers, owners, architects, builders, etc., sty building, 20.6x98.9, to the Flinn Realty who swear by KEWANEE and have learnt to appreciate its full value. Corpn, who are the owners of the Law Building Where may we send our book, "Cutting Coal Costs in New York City"? at 259 .5th av, abutting. The company now owns an L around the southeast corners of these thoroughfares. 31ST ST.—Louis Shrag and John A. Stein­ metz sold for A. F. Ferris 112 West 31st st, a KE^WANEE: 5^II-ER COMPANY 4-sty building, 22x100, to Benjamin Rutchik, Kewanee. Ullnola who recently purchased 114, adjoining. Steel Heating Boilers, Radiators, Tanks 37TH ST.—Mrs. Robert Winthrop bought from the estate of Mary E. Brown through the Brown, Water Heating Garbage Burners Wheelock Co., Inc., the 4-sty dweling, 41x95x irregular, at .36 East 37th st. New York City—47 W. 42nd Street 37TH ST.—William Sittenham purchased from Mrs. Alice Clarkson, ot Tivoll, N. Y., the 4-sty building, 21.6x98.9, at 58 West 37th St. Mr. 78 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920

58TH ST.—Meister Builders, Inc., purchased HAMILTON TER.—L. J. Phillips & Co. and from the Jacob New Realty Corporation the two Henry M. Fitch sold tor Morris Byk 45 Hamil­ 7-sty apartments, 75.\10u, at 358 and 360 West ton terrace, a 4-sty dwelling. 19x98.5. BENJA:,!!N WINTER SSth st, through H. Carrol. LEXINGTON AV.—Duff & Conger, Inc., sold IN THE MARKET FOR AV. B.—Morris Wolff sold for the Schnitzler for the estate of William H. Valiquette a 3-sty estate, the two 4-sty flats at 206-208 av B. WBLI^LOCATED INCOME- dwelling at 1451 Lexington av to Martin J. BROADW^i.—M. C. D. Borden Sons, who Kennedy. PRODUCING PROPERTIES have occupied the lower part of the 5-sty loft LEXINGTON AV.—John J. Cody and George building at 329 and 331 Broadway, southwest S. Runk sold to the Ming Toy Holding Co., Inc., corner of Worth st, 42x100, for nearly ten the 4-sty tenement, 20x67.2, at 1252 Lexington years, have purchased the property from Ger­ BROKERS trude O. Ulman and others through Wright "•"• .iim INVITED TO SUBMIT PROPOSITIONS Barclay, Inc., and intend to occupy the entire MADISON AV.—Otterbourg, Steindler & Hous­ structure. ton, representing A. Barlin, purchased from QUICK DECISION OIVEN Abraham Liebman, the 5-sty flat, 1730 Madison BROADWAY.—Frederick Brown resold to av. 25x100. LansIno Bulldino Caleff Brothers, the 5-sty loft building, 50x100, at the southwest corner of Broadway and How­ MADISON AV.—Douglas L. Elliman & Co., 2299 BROADWAY Inc., sold for Mrs. L. L. Benedict, of Paris, ard st, through I. I. Levin. France, the vacant lot at the northwest corner At 82nd Street WEST BROADWAY.—Daniel Birdsall & Co., ot Madison av and 70th st, fronting 100.5 and 21 Inc., sold for the United States Trust Co., as feet respectively, and held at $75,000. It is the Suite 6 Phone: Schnyler 28*7 trustee for the P. Roberts estate, to the Fruie- only vacant parcel on the old Lenox Library sen Realty Co., 276 West Broadway. block, the 5th av end of which contains the WEST BROADWAY.—Daniel Birdsall & Co., Frick mansion. The lot is restricted to resi­ Inc., sold 270 West Broadway, a 2-sty building, dential use. 19.11x03, to Frederick Fruiesen, for the estate MADISON AV.—L. & A. Pincus and Morria L. of Sarah Hadley. Goldstone sold to the Jaclun Realty Co. Jacob 2D AV.—Henry Hof sold for the Anthony Lunitz, president, the 7-sty apartment, lOOx WHEN YOU Avenue Realty Co., Inc., the 5-sty apartment, lOU, at the southwest corner of Madison av and 24.8x80, at 769 2d av. •SSth St. MADISON AV—Charles Galewski bought North of SSth Street. from Forbes & Co. the 6-sty apartment, lOOx RE-DECORATE 100. at 1391 to 1397 Madison av, southeast MANHATTAN ST.—Harvey Bloomer bought corner ot 97th st, through John Finck. Save yourself unnecessary expense through Slawson & Hobbs the Edgar apartments, by letting us show you how to buy a 6_-sty elevator building, 109-111 Manhattan MADISON AV.—James H. Cruikshank pur­ st, 75x100. Alterations are now being made on chased from the Commonwealth Security & Mort­ Wall Paper. Write for full particu­ the building. Mr. Bloomer has appointed Slaw­ gage Co. the 3-sty dwelling 2040 Madison av, lars to son & Hobbs as managers of the property, and 16.5.X75, through Harry Sugarman. will hold for investment. MADISON AV—James H. Chuikshank resold THE BURNS 61ST ST.—Frederick Brown bought through to John Barth, the 3-sty dweling, 16.6x75, at Worthington Whitehouse 39 East 61st st, a 21H0 Madison av, through Charles Metzger. WALL PAPER CO. 5-sty apartment. 19.9x100.5. RIVERSIDE DR.—Anthony Campagna, Vic­ 61ST ST.—James H. Cruikshank purchased tor Cerabone, Michael and Armino Campagno » FLATBUSH AVE., BROOKLTN, N. T. from Fannie M. Keppel 413 East 61st st, a purchased from John Brown the north corner 5-sty flat, 20x9<3, through Harry Sugarman. of Riverside Drive and 146th st for improve­ ment with a 6-sty apartment, 60x99.11. The 62D ST.—Leon S. Altmayer sold for K. Grass seller is one ot the oldest operators on the the 4-sty dwelling •>221 East 62d st, 16x62.10. Heights, having owned this corner for 46 years. 73D ST.—Louis P. Dowdney sold for the Cole­ ST. NICHOLAS AV—Ennis & Sinnott pur­ man estate the 4-sty dwelling 167 West 73d st. chased from Charles L. Fleming 841 to 847 St 73D ST.—Brown-Wheelock Co. sold for the Nicholas av, northwest corner of 152d st, four Philip A. Payton, Jr., Clark estate 31 West 73d st, a 4-sty dwelling, 3-sty dwellings, 76x100.11, through Ernest T. 21x102.2, to Stanleigh P. Freedman, tenant. Bower. 76TH ST.—Pease & Eliman sold tor Charles ST. NICHOLAS AV.—Porter & Co. sold for Company Sidenburg, the 4-sty dwelling, 21x100, at 43 the Irving Savings Institution to Rudolph West 76th St. Steinacher the 3-sty dwelling 16 St. Nicholas REAL ESTATE AGENTS 80TH ST.—Everett M. Seixas Co. sold for pi, 32x100. Theresa S. Appel, 127 West 80th st, a 4-sty ST. NICHOLAS AV, ETC.—E. E. Thomas sold AND BROKERS dwelling, 21x102. 912 St. Nicholas av, a 3-sty dwelling, for Ed­ ward J. O'Shaughnessy ; 545 West 165th st, a 5- New York's Pioneer Necro 84TH ST.—Harry A. Olsen, of Frederick Zit- sty apartment, 39.9x99.11, for Mrs. J. S. Booth; Real Estate Agents tell & Sons, sold for I. Freidus to D. Silverman the 5-sty apartment, 25x100, at 208 West 81th 551 West 159th st, a 3-sty dwelling. St. ST. NICHOLAS AV.—Louis Israelson sold the 127 West 141st Street 8CTH ST.—Welling & Koelble, Inc., sold tor Stratford-Avon, a 6-sty elevator apartment, lOOx James Garfield Moses, executor of estate of J. 100, at the southeast corner of St. Nicholas av Between Lenox and Seventh Avenuea Heiman, 134 West 86th st, a 5-sty dwelling, and 174th st. Telephone: Audubon 945 20x102.2, to Ennis & Sinnott. ST. NICHOLAS AV.—S. H. Raphael Co., Inc., 89TH ST.—The 5-sty building, 25x100.8. at sold for the Levy and Jonas estates the 4-sty 218 East 89th st, has been sold by Lena Levy business buildings on a triangular plot fronting through Wilber C. Goodale. 144.7 in St. Nicholas av, 123.3 in 8th av and 75.8 in West 120th st to a grocery concern for 92D ST.—William B. May & Co. sold for the occupancy. The building is a steel frame fire­ Coastwise Warehouses, Inc., 23 East 92d st, a proof structure. It was built by the present 4-sty dwelling, 20x100. sellers. WiUiam B. May & Co. AV A.—O'Reilly & Dahn sold for Ida Duad to VER.MILYEA AV—B. Harris sold for Charles Frieda Wasserman, 1634 and 1630 av A, north­ Kimmelman to Joseph Shenk 153 Vermllyea av, east corner of 86th st, two 4-sty tenements, each a 5-sty apartment, 50x150. 20x75. Special atten­ VERMILYEA AV.—Sllweis Realty Co. sold AMSTERDAM AV, ETC.—B. Harris sold for through Steinman & Steinman a 5-sty apart­ tion given to I. Freidus to Joseph Shenk, 2125 Amsterdam ment, 50x100, at the northeast corner of Ver­ av, a 6-sty apartment, 53x100, also for Charles mllyea av and Academy st. the Management Kimmelman to Joseph Shenk, 560 West 102d st, WEST END AV.—D. M. Gallo sold for Her­ a 5-sty apartment, 75x100. man Strucke to Dr. G. Tomasulo 712 West End of Real Estate AUDUBON AV.—L. J. Phillips & Co. sold for av, a 5-sty flat; also for the Frontenac Realty Caroline H. Takamine, the southwest comer of Co. to the Celsor Realty Co. the two 5-sty Audubon av and 173d st, a 4-aty dwelling, 17x houses at 119 and 121 West 104th st and the 50. two 5-sty tenements at 313 and 315 East 39th No. 717 Fifth Avenue BROADWAY.—Moore, Schutte & Co. sold for st for W. Franklyn Brush, Near 56th Street the Garnet Hall Realty Co., the northwest cor­ WEST END AV.—The 10-sty Abbotsford ner of Broadway and 141st st, a 6-sty apart­ apartment house, 102.2x100. at the southwest Phone: Plaza 270 ment, 100x100. comer of West End av and 80th st, has been BROADWAY.-Huston estate sold to Harris sold by the Crimson Realty Co., M. Rosenthal and Maurice Mandelbaum, the 10-sty apartment and Bernard, London, through the Guardian at the southwest corner of Broadway and 170th Holding Co., Electus T. Backus, president. st, 103x148, through Charles P. Huston & Co. 1ST AV.—Mulvihill & Co. sold for Mary BROADWAY.—John Alden Realty Corpn. re­ Marine the 3-sty loft, 25x100, at 2157 1st av to sold the two 7-sty apartments, 2465 to 2471 Charles Greenberg. "THE CARLTON*' Broadway, lOlxlSOx irregular, through Harry 2D AV.—Lillian Santzky sold to H. Kirchmas, 157-9 East 81st Street K. Savage, of Slawson & Hobbs. The selling 1928 2d av, a 6-sty apartment house, 40x106. company acquired the property about two weeks STH AV.—Jacob Wiegan bought from Joseph Nine-story flreproof ELEVATOR APART­ ago in exchange for the John Alden apartment Shenk the two 6-sty apartment houses at 1429 at 44 West 10th st. MENT, 56x102. Three six rooms and baths and 1431 Sth av, through E. and S. Lee. on each floor. Latest improvements; steel BROADWAY.—Carl Mlldner sold to Edward 7TH AV.—Charles Galewski resold to George H. Burger the 6-sty apartment, 140.11x100, at W. Stinger, of Philadelphia, the 6-Bty apart­ construction; at>out eight years old. Low­ 3117 to 3131 Broadway. ment. 50x100, at 1858 and 1860 7th av; also est rents in YorkvUle: 1919, *33,570; 1920, BROADWAY.—Philip Meyerowitz sold the the 7-sty apartment, 50x100, at 1854 and 1858 340,000. Mortgages, 1190,000. Washington Heights, a 6-sty apartment, lOOx 7th av, through Charles Williams. 100, at 3828 Broadway, northeast corner 159th 7TH AV.—J. C. Hough & Co. sold for the PRICE RIGHT—BROKERS PROTECTED st, through Max Rosenfeld. Stebbins Realty and Construction Co., D. Sylvan CATHEDRAL PARKWAY.—The 6-sty flat, Crakow, president, to Max Schwarz the 7-sty 150x75, at 131 Cathedral Parkway has been sold apartment house, 50x100, at 2010 7th av. DANIEL H. JACKSON by the Merrltt Ferguson Construction Co. to OTH AV.—Michael H. Hoffman purchased William Landsman, through Byrne & Bowman. from the Galco Realty Corporation, through Suite 911, 135 BROADWAY EDGECOMBE AV.—Frederick Brown resold Hall J. How & Co., the 2-sty garage, 100x100, Phone: Cortlandt 2207 to Henry Zlper 206 Edgecombe av, a 3-sfy at the southwest corner of Sth av. and 208th St., dwelling, 18.8x62, through Charles A. Berlin. leased to one tenant. January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE 79

Bronx. HOE AV.—Samuel Kronsky sold for the Harco JACKSON AV.—Alexander Selkin and Joseph Realty Co. two 5-sty apartments, 84x106, at Sturm sold for the Evans Holding Co., Joshua BECK ST.—Greenbaum estate sold to Ben the northwest corner of Hoe av and Aldus st. Posner, through A. Phillips, 886 to 800 Beck L. Evans, president, 903 Jackson av, a 2-sty. st, two S-sty apartments, 108x100. HONEYWELL AV.—Heil & Stern sold to A. 2-fam dwelling, 19x75. Wendorf the 5-sty building at the northeast KELLY ST.—Maurice Kastriner sold two 5- JEFFERSON PL.—Max Luria bought from corner of Honeywell av and 178th st, 63.8x100. sty flats, each .38x100, at 878 and 882 Kelly st. Philip Weinberg 051 Jefferson pi, a 4-sty build­ INWOOD AV.—J. Clarence Davies sold fo. ing, 20x80. LONGWOOD AV.—Maiden Lane Savings Chester J. Burns, the plot, .53x80, at the south­ Bank sold to David Freiman the 5-sty flat, 38i 138TH ST.—Steinman & Steinman sold for west corner of Inwood av. and Macombs road. 100, at 935 and 937 Longwood av. Beth Senan to Gelden & Wolf two 5-sty apart­ JACKSON AV.—Alexander Selkin and Samuel MARION AV.—Schwab & Co. sold for the Edel ments, 75x100, at 590 and 594 East 13Sth St. Hochstein sold for Ida Brantmaa the 2-sty Realty Co. a 6-sty apartment, 50x103, at 2466 dwelling, 19x75, at 903 Jackson av, 144TH ST.—J. Clarence Davies sold for Farm­ Marion av. ers' Loan & Trust Co., trustee, 408 East 144th JACKSON AV.—J. Clarence Davies sold for MARMION AV.—B. Harris sold for Joseph st, a 2-sty brick dwelling, 10.8x100. Frances S. MacDermott the northwest corner of Shenk 1968 Marmion av, northeast corner Tre- Jackson av and 156th st, a 5-sty flat, 25x77. mont av, a 5-sty apartment, 40x115. 145TH ST.—Daniel H. Jackson bought from Oscar Kautsky 440 to 450 East 145th st, two 5-sty apartments, 75x100. 180TH ST, ETC.—Max Cohen bought 850 East 180th st, a 5-sty apartment, 70x73; also sold 494 Bast 167th st, a 6-sty apartment, 42x92; 735 East 160th st, a 6-sty apartment, 49x96: 673 Dawson st, a 6-sty apartment, 26x105, and 595 Tinton av, a 5-sty apartment, 37.6x100. Modern Efficiency Methods BROOK AVE.—M. Hayes sold to Charles F. Deshler the 4-sty flat, 25x100, at 1514 Brook require the installation of the proper office equipment, •without •which the av, through Williamson & Bryan. co-ordination and classification of all file matter cannot be carried out to good CEDAR AV, ETC.—Edward Polak, Inc., sold advantage. The present shortage of office help and the necessity under modern dwellings for William J. Diamond to Rebecca Messinger at 2204 Cedar av ; for a Mrs. Cohen conditions of taking care of increasing business without adding to the payroll, to Samuel Watln at 2211 Crotona av, 25x100: suggest that you get in touch for a Mrs. Dunphy to Sam Silverman at 812 East 180th st, 25x100: for Foundation Realty with us and let our experts Co. to Nathan M. Finkelsteln at 662 East 175th study your problem. Our line st; for a Mr. Spuia to a Mr. Diorio at 2053 Grand av, 20x100, and for Cecilia Maggiolo to features the famous Macey a Mr. Barrangos at 1304 Clay av, 19.6x80. product, consisting of filing COLLEGE AV.—J. Clarence Davies sold for cabinets in both wood and Cornelia S. Dean and others 1039 College av, a 3-tam. house, 22x93. steel, steel safes, filing sup­ COLLEGE AV.—George Hoffman Construc­ plies, office desks and sec­ tion Co., Inc., sold through Schwab & Co. to tional bookcases. a Mr. Cohen the 3-sty dwelling, 20x100, at the northeast corner of College av and 168th st. We also specialise in the enivre DAVIDSON AV.—S. J. Taylor sold for Lillie equi/pment of an office from floor Rittenberg the residence at the northwest corner coverings to specially built furni' of Davidson av and West 184th st, 16.6x80. ture to harmonize •uAth the gen- FULTON AV.—Manning-Bernhard Realty & eral requirements of the indi­ Construction Co. sold to Louis Berger three vidual. 4-sty apartments at 1705 to 1709 Fulton av, through Nicholas Hodes and Isaac Propp. GRAND AV.—John Walter sold through Frank J. McRickard 2321 and 2323 Grand av, 3-family dwellings, 50x100. COBB-MACEY-DOHME, Inc. HOE AV.—Charles Berlin and Jacob I. Ber- man sold to the Dorman Realty Corp., Ely Mar­ 412 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY tin, president, two 5-sty apartments, 90x120, at 937 to 941 Hoe av.

INTER-CITY FUEL CO., Inc.

ANTHRACITE COAL BITUMINOUS DOMESTIC AND STEAM SIZES SPECIALTY STEAM SIZES QUALITY—SERVICE—COURTESY STORAGE YARDS AND DOCKS 67th ST., EAST RIVER, MANHATTAN 29TH TO 30TH STREET, EAST RIVER, MANHATTAN TELEPHONES; BARCLAY S420, S421, 6422, 9143, 9144 INDEPENDENT OP ANY OTHER COMPANY MAIN OFFICE NO. 15 PARK ROW NEW YORK CITY 80 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920 CHARLES P, NOYE'S CO. leased for William Cruikshank's Sons the building 14 Fulton st RECENT LEASES. to Charles De Bedts; a floor at 11 Lispenard st to Maisel & Hochberg, and a floor at 45 Lafay­ ette st, for Herman P. Suerken to the Consoli­ BROKERS $8,000,000 Insurance Lease. dated Ribbon & iCarbon Co. Charles F. Noyes Company has negotiated probably the largest lease ever handled in the PEASE & ELLIlVfAN leased furnished for insurance district, and one of the largest down­ Maitland Dwight of Washington to S. Sloan town leases ever negotiated. At an aggregate Colt an apartment in 122 East 76th st, and for LOUIS GOLD rental of .fS,000,000, including taxes, ground rent W. J. Zimmerman to Edward S. Nauberg an and operation, the Noyes Company has leased apartment furnished in 9 West 68th st; also tor 44 Court St., Brooklyn, N. Y. for the Underwriters Building Company the six­ Jane Everett to "Homer," a dressmaker, the teen-story Hilliard Building at 51-.57 John parlor floor in 7 East 55th st. street, the northeast corner of Dutch street, the GEO. R. READ & CO. rented for E. H. Lud­ Will erect buildings containing Commercial Union addition 4-6 Dutch street, and low & Co. the entire Sth floor at 82-84 Broad anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 the adjoining plot at 8-10 Dutch street to the st to Mecke & Co. square feet of manufacturing (pace Travelers Insurance Company for twenty-one WM. A. WHITE & SONS leased at 56-58 Pine years. The lease is made subject to all existing for any responsible prospectiva leases in the building, many of which have a st oflices to John E. McTernan and J. Myron leitee. number of years to run. The buildings leased Murphy ; at 28-30 East 12th st, space to Frank cover a plot with frontages of 180 feet on Dutch Finkelsteln; at 161-163 West 125th st, addi­ OR street and 81 feet on john street. Eventually tional space to the Mutual Life Insurance Co.; the Travelers will remove from 76 William also at 71 Washington pi, an apartment to WUl tnlia >B4 Mil tiM itraonm foe > BMB mA street, their present location, and ocupy the Raymond M. Hood, €Da«lil>rmtlWest Side Block. 1214 Flatbush Ave. near Oltmae Ave. Phone Main 7050 for Appointment William A. White & Sons and John R. and Oscar L. Foley leased for Henry A. C. Taylor to FOB YOUR CONVENIENCE Thomas L. Cunningham the "Newport," a six- WE HAVE THREE story elevator apartment building, on the south OFFICES: side of 5'2d street, from Broadway to Seventh avenue. The property fronts 170.11 feet on the 189 Montague St. street and 40.5 feet on Broadway and Seventh avenue. The term of the lease is for twenty- 209 Bridge St. one years at a rental of more than $800,000. Mr. Cunningham is president of Cunningham & 254 Tompkins Ave. Foley, Inc., building contractors, who have FREDERICK BROWN done a great deal ot alteration work in the im­ mediate neighborhood.

Candy Shop Expands. Real Estate Mary Elizabeth, whose candy shop and tea room is at the northwest corner ot Fifth avenue CORNER dfiii&VS. & 3:^ Sr..B9?OOCa')f?) and 36th street, has found it essential that she. should have more room to take care of her The Management of Heal Estate rapidly expanding business, and she has there­ Operator fore leased through Manning & Trunk from Sales, Rentals and Mortgage Loans Proctor & Co. about 10,000 square teet in 3-5 West 36th street, which adjoin her present quar­ ters. It is planned to connect all this space 217 BROADWAY up with the Fifth avenue shop and to have it JAMES F. KERNS CO. ready for occupancy about the first of March. BAT RIDGE REALTY SPECLAU8T Telephone Barclay 49!I2 The lease, which is for a term of fifteen years, calls for the payment by Mary Elizabeth of some 7109 THIRD AVENTJE .'^l;Ull,0ll0 in rent. BROOKLYN Schulte Co. in Lease. Phone: 202 Bay Bldge Henry Shapiro & Co. have leased for the Schulte Cigar Stores Co. to the 218-20 West 34th Street Corporation to two five-story build­ A. J. LONG REALTY CO. A. G. THOMPSON CO. ings, on lot 33.1V2X98.9, at 218-20 West 34th street, for a term of twenty-one years, at an REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE aggregate rental ot $200,000. This property ad­ REAL ESTATE joins the altered buildings recently leased to the Expert Appralaen, MortgaMe hoanm C. & C. Lunch Co. for a long term. The build­ AXL Authority on Flatbush Property BROKERS and AGENTS ings will be extensively altered into stores and show rooms. Henry Shapiro & Co. have been 743 Flatbash Ave, corner Clarkson St. Export. Economical. Manasrement of appointed renting agents. Colored Tenement Property Phooe: rutbtub NS> BROOKLTN Specialists in Harlem and Harlem Industrial Development. JOHN REIS COMPANY Colored Tenement Shaw & Co. have leased for the estate of Henry A. Cram the entire block between the REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND east side ot Fifth avenue and tbe west side of 2257 Seventh Avenue, at 133rd Street Madison avenue, from 136th to 137th street, the APPRAISERS—LOANS AND INSURANCE frontage being 200 feet on each avenue and 385 New York aty feet on the streets, making a ground space of 805 FLATBUSH AVE. Phone: Momlngtide 1610 77.000 square teet. The property has been known for some years past as the Olympic Ball Fields. The lease is for a long term, the rental Pbone: ruttwah 1400-1401 BBOOKLTN involving over one million dollars. The tenant is Theodore Klein, a builder, who will improve the property with buildings for industrial pur­ poses. FRANK A. SEAVER & CO. BAT RIDGE REAL ESTATE Moses & Moses AMES & CO. leased for the estate of Will- 3rd Ave., near 68th St., Brooklyn marth A. Robinson to Isaac Goldberg fne three buildings 446-48-50 7th av; also leased in con­ Member Brooklyn Board of Beti Batata Brokan HARLEM AND COLORED junction with J. W. Cushman & Co. the two 4-sty Uember Seal Bnata Board at Nor Tofk TENEMENT PROPERTIES buildings at 208-10 West.27th st. Phone: 1474-5 Bay Ridge BRETT & GOODE CO. leased the 4th floor in the Art Color Bldg, 209-19 West SSth st, to the ALSO Anchor Press and the Premium Press, at a rental ot about $125,000; also in 5.36 Sth av WESTWOOD REALTY CO. CITY AND SUBURBAN the front half ot the 3d fioor to Koslner, Inc., and space on the 3d floor at 211-15 Centre st a B. GWATHMBT. Vloe-Prea. and Treaa. REAL ESTATE to the Mutual Talking Machine Co. Headquarters Flatbush Realty CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC., leased for the Commerce Chamber offices at 48 East 41st Ai>artment Houses Successfully Managed 409 Lenox Avenae st to John H. Van Deventer, and for the Bruns­ 885 FLATBUSH AVENUE Telaphaaa Mom. SUl wick Realty Co. executive offices in the Com­ mercial Engineers' Building, at 35 West 39th Tdepbima: Flatbaab 4030 st, to J. Jacques Wolfe. January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE 81

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LAWYERS MORTGAGE COMPANY RICHARD M. HURD, President JANUARY 1, 1920 Guaranteed Mortgages have come through the World War with the best record of any security, not a dollar having been lost by their holders. The reason for this is threefold: First, the wide margin of safety in the real estate mortgaged; second, the strength of the gusurantee, and third, the fact that mortgages are short-time investments. The sales of guaranteed mort­ gages for the year 1919, including extensions, amount to $41,676,849, and the toted Guaranteed Mortgages outstanding now amount to $141,297,960. i' EARNINGS 1919 1918 1917 Premiums for Guarantees $625,448 $658,699 $684,942 Interest on Mortgages 379,697 299,162 266,445 Fees, etc 206,246 89,821 125,920

Gross Earnings $1,211,391 $1,047,682 $1,077,307 EXPENSES Expenses, Including Taxes $445,513 $369,192 $341,550

$765,878 $678,490 $735,757 Loss on Real Estate. 158,170 215,609

Net Earnings $765,878 $520,320 $520,148 ASSETS LIABILITIES New York City Mortgages $6,991,453.68 Capital $6,000,000.00 Accd. Int. Receivable 151,701.93 Company's Buildings 212,100.00 Surplus 3,000,000.00 Real Estate 702,644.95 Undivided Profits 357,817.71 Real Estate under Contract... 343,768.00 Mortgages Sold, Not Del 469,751.53 Cash 1,550,179.59 Res. for Prems., etc 124,278.91 $9,951,848.15 $9,951,848.15

The Assets and Liabilities of the Company have been verified and the Company's accounts certified as to December 31, 1919, by The Audit Company of New York. The Outstanding Guaranteed Mortgages of the Company are divided among the customers of the Company as follows:

53 Savings Banks $16,042,362 1,571 Trustees 33,033,517 5,027 Individuals 66,709,430 229 Charitable Institutions 11,742,856 15 Insurance Companies 6,991,035 33 Trust Companies 6,778,760

6.928 $141,297,960

During the year the Company has sold $1,395,723 of foreclosed real estate and has now under contract of sale $343,768, leaving a balance on hand of $702,644. The sales of real estate are now showing a profit to the Company. Since December 12, 1894, when the Company began business, 18,564 mortgage loans have been made, aggregating, including extensions, $587,000,000, without loss of a dollar to any of our investors.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEODORE C. CAMP JULI.\N P. FAIRCHILD ROBT. L. PIERREPONT GUY CARY ROBT. W.ALTON GOELET THOS. N. RHINELANDER WM. M. CRUIKSHANK CHARLES P. HOWLAND S.\MUEL RIKER. JR. RICHARD M. HURD HENRY L. STIMSOIV EDWARD DE WITT GEORGE \. HURD CHARLES H. V.\N HISE CECIL C. EVERS D. IRVING MEAD MILLIAJI I. W.4LTER CHARLES S. FAIRCHILD A. HE.NRY MOSLE HROMSOX AVIIVTHROP This report in pamphlet form mailed on request. 59 Liberty Street, New York 184 Montague Street, Brooklyn 82 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920 Bronx Brokers LEGISLATIVE BILLS AFFECTING REALTY Measures Introduced at Albany Approved or A. G. BECHMANN Disapproved by Real Estate Board of New York Real Estate and Insurance Tel. Intervale 556 1065 SO. BOULEVARD HE Legislation and Taxation Committee remove monthly tenants in the Cities of New One bloofa from Rlmpson Street Subway Statioo York and Brooklyn for holding over," by chap­ T of the Real Estate Board of New York, at ter three hundred and fifty-seven of the laws of its meeting held January 14, 1920, took eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, in relation to HENRY SCHWIEBERT action on the following bills : notices to tenants. Real Estate—Insurance This measure would amend the law relating to Senate Int. 16, Pr. IG, Lockwood, (Same as notice to quit by requiring that the notice shall 3273 3RD AVE., near 164TH ST. Assembli/ Int. 84, Pr. 84. McWhitney). To be given thirty days instead of twenty before Pbone: Melrose 19 amend the Code of Civil Procedure, in relation expiration of the tenants' term. It also makes to summary proceedings to recover the posses­ the law, as amended, apply to tenants from If you want to Buy, Sell or Exchange sion of real property. month to month as well as monthly tenants. This measure relates to summary proceedings These propositions apply only where the tenant to recover possession of real property under the is holding over his term, although it is not REAL ESTATE so-called "objectionable tenant" clause incor­ clear how a tenant from month to month can porated lately in apartment leases. The bill was possibly be a holdover. prp S. E. Cor. Webster Ave. drawn to ofl-set the eftect of a recent decision Under the present conditions of housing, this /-.VvoTTT and Fordham Road of the Appellate Term of the First Department, measure may be necessary for the protection wherein it was held that the landlord was the of tenants against unscrupulous landlords, but S sole judge of whether or not a tenant was ob­ it should not have a permanent place in the PHONE FORDHAM 1471 jectionable. The decision has since been amended law unlesii the tenant be placed under like ob­ to hold that whether or not a tenant is objec­ ligation to give notice of his intenton to quit. tionable is a matter to be judicially determined, In its present form the bill is disapproved. JOHN A. STEINMETZ upon appropriate allegation and after due proof. Setiate Int. 25, Pr. 25, Lockwood. To amend Under these circumstances Mr. Lockwood's the New York City Municipal Court Code, in Real Estate—Mortgage Loans measure seems to be redundant. relation to proceedings fqr eviction of tenants. 1005 E. IROTH ST. Phone: Fordham 3566 Setmtc Int. 18. Pr. 18, Lockwood, (Same as This measure would extend the application of Assembly Int. 86, Pr. Sij, McWhinney). To the provision authorizing the granting of a amend the Penal Law, in relation to furnishing stay of a warrant in summary proceedings, for 36 Wmsbridge L L, L. IM /M > Station water, heat, light, power, elevator or telephone the eviction of a tenant, to all tenancies, instead Real listate In All Branehe* service. of tenants of tenement houses as the law now stands, and extends the length of the stay that 3221 White PlatD»Ave..at Burke St. (207th St.) This measure is self-explanatory. The most may be granted from 2U to 30 days. The bill pernicious feature of this bill is that it leaves is disapproved as it unnecessarily extends to all landlords at the mercy of implications respecting tenancies—industrial and mercantile—the pro­ FISHER LEWINE their duty to furnish heat, light, etc., when all visions of last year's amendment of the Munic­ such matters should be the subject of expressed ipal Court Code, which was adopted upon the IRVING I. LEWINE agreements which, to check the ever increasing plea that it was indispensable to a solution of tide of landlord and tenant litigation should be the residential housing problem. Real Estate Operators in writing and signed by the parties thereto. The bill is also vicious in that it makes the Senate Int. 26, Pr. 26, Schackno. To regulate Tel. Rector 1444 135 BROADWAY breach of a contract to furnish heat, light, etc., a rents in the City of New York, and crime, when the aggrieved party has adequate Assembly Int. 51, Pr. 51, Ullman, to create means of redress by civil action. The substitution and establish a Rent Commission for the pur­ of criminal prosecution for the remedy provided pose of determining the fair and reasonable by the civil law for the redress of private griev­ rents and charges for dwelling purposes in ances is a radical departure from sound legal cities of the first class, and for enforcing such JAMES E. POE determinations by such commission. BUYS—SELLS—EXCHANQES principles which thoughtful lawyers and jurists will hardy approve. The bill is, therefore, dis­ These measures make provision for the crea­ REAL ESTATE approved. tion of Rent Commissions to regulate rents in the City of New York. The bills are disapproved IN HARLEM AND VICINITY Senate Int. 10, Pr. 19, Lockwood, iSaine as in that the restrictions they would place upon 172 West 135th Street Assembly Int. 8, Pr. 8. Caulfield). To repeal the private ownership of real estate are so Tel. Morningside 4110 section two hundred and thirty-two of the real radical and vicious as to render the proposition property law, relating to certain agreements for unworkable and unconstitutional. Their enact­ the occupation of real estate. ment would end for all times the construction This measure would repeal Sec. 232 of the of additional housing faclities in this city, for Real Property Law. as amended by Ch. 303, reasons plaiuly to be discovered upon even a IF YOUR PROPERTY IS L. 1018, which provides "an agreement for the cursory perusal of its provisions. IN THE MARKET occupation of real estate in the City of New Senate Int. 40, Pr. 40, Kaplan. To amend the York shall create a tenancy from month to Real Property Law, in relation to certain agree­ Send OS the sellinK partienlars. as we month, unless the duration of the occupation ments for the occupation of real estate. hsTe clients who are seekins well-located shall be specified in writing by the parties This measure would amend See. 232 of the Inrestment property. thereto or by their lawful agents. Real Property Law to provide that an agree­ The declared purpose of the amendment of ment for the occupation of real property which Sec. 303 was to safeguard the interests of does not particularly specify the duration of tenants against the unfairness of certain land­ the occupancy shall bo deemed to continue until lords. Its enactment was assuredly in the in­ the first day of October next after possession terest of tenants, but at the same time the commences under the agreement, and rent measure promoted the stability of tenancies and thereunder is payable on the usual quarter for that reason was highly desirable to landlord days for the payment of rent. This bill is dis­ U» BROADWAY NEW YORK and tenant alike. approved. Its purpose is problematical, unless The result of the repeal of the section will it be to destroy the opportunity to create a be to prevent the creation of tenancies from tenancy from month to month by implication ——LONG ISLAND CITY- month to month by implication, which will be and make rents payable quarterly instead of distinctly to the disadvantage of honest and monthly. INDUSTRIAL square dealing tenants. The bill is disapproved. Seriate Int. 50, Pr. 50. Dodge. To amend the Seymte Int. 22, Pr. 22. Gibbs (Same as Assem>- General Business Law in relation to licensing hly Int. 32, Pr. 32, McWhintiey). To amend the and regulating the business of lessees of real PROPERTIES Real Property Law, in relation to the licensing property. and regulation of real estate brokers and sales­ This measure requires that persons engaged ROMAN-CALLMAN COMPANY men. in the business of leasing and sub-leasing real BRIDGE PLAZA BUILDING This measure makes provision for licensing property shall take out a license, the annual Phone: Astoria 726 and regulating real estate brokers and sales­ fee for which shall be $500, and give a bond men. The bill is approved. It is based upon of $10,000 conditioned for the faithful per­ __LONG ISLAND CITY — the tentative bill approved by the Real Estate formance of the duties and obligations pertain­ Board of New York, which it was found neces­ ing to the business so licensed, which may be sary to amend to change its provisions respect­ sued upon by any person aggrieved by the Member Allied Real Estate Intereats ing the administering authority. The measure license. MemlMr B'klyn Board of Real Estate BnAan approved by the Real Estate Board created two The license miist designate the particular administering boards to carry into effect the piece of property in which the licensee shall substantive provisions of the bill. The pend­ deal. The licensee must keep books showing rent Money to Loan on First Mortgages ing proposition authorizes and empowers the paid and received by licensee and the expenses Secretary of State to do this work and further of operating the property for which the license authorizes him to create a bureau in his offlce is issued. to take over the job, the head of which shall The bill relates only to lessees of apartment have had at least ten years' experience as a real houses and violations of its provisions are mis­ estate broker. demeanors, in addition the Mayor may also im­ The exemption clause of the original bill has pose fines or penalties of from $25 to $100 for 5% been amended so as to exempt only public violations. officers and the officers and agents of courts This measure would no doubt be held to be from the necessity of complying with the pro­ unconstitutional if enacted, for it is not only Joseph T. McMahon visions of the measure, and the fees for licenses, discriminatory but imposes a license fee that in places outside of New York City have been in many instances would be confiscatory. increased, at the suggestion of upstate realtors. Senate Int. 2, Pr. 2, Fowler. .To amend the REAL ESTATE and With the exceptions Indicated the Gibbs bill is general construction law, in relation to standard identical with the measure prepared for and time. MORTGAGE LOANS approved by the Real Estate Board of New This bill is disapproved. It is believed that York and. as a matter of fact, tbe final draft the opinion of the people in this city generally 1S8 and 190 MONTAGUE STREET of the pending measure was prepared by the is that daylight saving is of great benefit to Special Counsel of the Board after conferences the community and when the matter of the BROOKLTN with and at the request of authorized repre­ repeal of the Federal Measure was brought to sentatives of the New York State Association the attention of organizations It was vigorously Telephone: Main 8S4 of Real Estate Board, the Brooklyn Board of opposed. New York City passed an ordinance Brokers and the Real Estate Board of New some months ago providng for daylight saving •PSdAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO York. and at a hearing on the matter it was disap­ COLUBCTING, RENTING Senate Int. 24, Pr. 24, Lock/ioood. To amend proved by only two or three people. This showed AVD MANAGEMENT Of BiTATBS Chapter two hundred and three of the laws of the approval of the people of the City of New eighteen hundred and eighty-two, re-entitled York for daylight saving. This repeal should "An act in relation to summary proceedings to be vigorously opposed. January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE 83

^iliiiiiii rniiiiiii 1 inniii I tMiiiininiiiii Miiiiiji 11 REAL ESTATE NOTES.

SAMUEL H. MARTIN has been appointed agent for 148 West 65th st by the estate of Marie Classified Advertisements Tuchler. Want! and Oflan. For Sal. and For Rent—Rai. Ito. our lln.; oount >lx word, to the line. HAGGSTROM-CALLEN CO. has been ap­ Employen aiudoui to aecure belp (olerlcaJ or profea- No medium reacblng reaj estate Interests affords own- pointed managing agent of the 4-sty building iloualj, or eiuployeea wlahing to ob\aUi a poaltloo oi t>ett«r a preaent one wlii find this department of tlie era, brokers, and executors wlstiliig lo dispose of dMtr- 250 West TOth st. Aeoord and Uuide ttie (iulct[«8t and moel direct metbod abie properly (in or out of tbe city), so favorable an HAAGSTROM-CALLEN CO. has been ap­ of brlnglns tlulr want* to tbe atteaUon of tbe largeat upportumly to bring tbe merits of tbeir propoaltloiw to pointed managing agent of the 5-sty apartment QUniber of Interested readers. In tbe real estate or tbe attention of poealble buyers as does tbe For Sals holise at 128 West 63d st. buijdlj?7 profeealooa. and tor Kent section ot tbe Becord and Quids. NEW YORK TITLE & MORTGAGE CO. has made a building loan of $16.3,000 to the Uni- ford Constr. Co. for the purpose of erecting a PROPOSAL, SITUATIONS OPEN. 6-sty apartment house at the northeast corner of University av and Fordham rd. The build­ NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS, REAL ESTATE OFFICE wants you.ig ing is expected to be ready for occupancy in STATE COMMISSION OF HIGHWAYS, man familiar with appraising. State the early summer. -ALBANY, N, Y.; Sealed proposals will be age, e.xperience and salary desired. Or- BULKLEY & HORTON CO., having the most received by the undersigned at their of­ PORTUNITY, Box 635, Record & Guide. succesful season in fifty years, distributed bon­ fice, No. 53 Lancaster Street, Albany, N. uses ranging from 10 to 20 per cent, of the Y.. at 1 o'clock P. M., on Friday, the 30th DEPARTMENTAL MANAGER—Prominent yearly salaries of its force, acording to the day of January, 1920, for the improvement Real Estate firm, specializing in Fifth length of time mambers have been with the orcompletion of the following higliways: Avenue section, wants man experienced company and in appreciation of their close co­ Cattaraugus (One highwav: ii.OO) in handling sales and leases between 30th operation and services. IJutchess (one highway: 4.9S> and 59th Street to take charge of Depart­ WILLES RAY, who for many years was Erie (ne highway: 3.77) ment on salary and commission basis. Ap­ identified with the W. S. Anderson Co., has Livingston (one highway: i.34) plications treated in strict confidence. Brx. severed this connection and established his own Niagara (one highway: 2.3S) 634, Record & Guide. offices at 970 Lexington av, where he will con­ Oneida (two highways: 5.3S & 5.03) duct a general real estate and insurance busi­ Orange (two highways: 1.14 & l.K) SALESMAN wanted for Bronx and West­ ness. For some time Mr. Ray has been recog­ Oswego (two highways: 4.65 & 0.G5) chester, Queens and Richmond territor­ nized as one of the enterprising young men in St. Lawrence.Ctwo highways: 4.60 & 11.1(;> ies, to sell prominent line of gas ranges the local real estate field and has a large ac­ Schoharie (one highway: 5.24) to builders. Excellent opportunity for quaintance with the property interests of the Tioga (one highway: b.oO) thoroughly experienced men. Apply by city and vicinity. His recent activities in nego­ Ulster (two highways: 0.S4 & 3.17) mail for personal interview, stating qual­ tiating several important deals, including the Warren (one highv/ay: 5.13) ifications. J. ROSE & CO., 63 Orchard St., sale of 163 East 72d st and 1258 3d av for the Washington (one highway: 7.61) New York City. Thomas E. Crimmins estate, 159 West 97th st Westchester (one highway: 4.13) for Mrs. Caroline B. Deraisnes, 203 East 72d Yates (one highway: 9.63) SITUATIONS WANTED. st for the Miamo Realty Co., and 217 East Maps, plans, specifications, estimates 72d st for Mrs. Clara B. Ellis, of California, and proposal forms may be obtained at the are indicative of success in his new enterprise. offices of the Commission in Albany, N. Y., ESTIMATOR, executive, office manager, He is at present negotiating other transactions and at the office of the division engineers expert building construction, auditoi-, involving large interests in commercial and in whose division the roads to be im­ systematizer, would take charge construc­ industrial lines, which will be consummated in proved are located. The addresses of the tion for builders, investors, architects. the near future and be of interest to the realty Box 632, Record & Guide. men of the city. Associated with Mr. Ray will division engineer and the counties of be Wiliam F. McConnell, secretary of the New which they are in charge will be fur­ WHAT WILL you offer me for two $1,000 York Board of Trade and Transportation, and nished upon request. and two $100 six per cent. American Edmond Simpson, formerly with the Hanover Special attention ot bidders is called to Real Estate Company defaulted gold National Bank. "GENERAL INFORMATION FOR BID­ bonds? Address J. L,, care of Record and DERS" in the itemized proposal, specifica­ Guide Co, tions and contract agreement. FRED'K STUART GREENE, _ Commissioner. IRVING V. A. HUIE, Secretary. RESIDENT MANAGER WANTS AND OFFERS open for new connection. Twelve years* FOR RENT experience in commercial leasing. Thor- WANTED—By a responsible party, on rmj^hly competent in all details of office Ideal location for Contractor, monthly rental or lease, a 12 to l5-room liuilding managerment. BOX 633, Record house, unfurnished; will make repairs and and Guide. Building Supplies, or similar maintain. CHAS. PAFP, 516 W 157th St use. Properly composed of about 13 lots on West Farms Road at 173rd St., running thru to Bronx River. Two berths LIGHT MANUFACTURING and equipment for loading and WANTED LOFT AND OFFICE BUILDING unloading boats. Long or A client of this office desires to lease for a term of years, subject to short lease. improvements by lessee, or will purchase a building, 25 or 50x100 feet, three or more stories in height. STEPHENS Prefers location 25th to 32d streets. Sixth to Eighth avenues. FUEL CO., Inc. Write for full particulars. 220 EAST 138TH STREET CARUCCI & WOLPERT, BuOders NEW YORK CITY 186 REMSEN STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Phone: Main 7498 RIVERSIDE DRIVE South of 105th Stre Choicest u roved plot re Ex(? 5ec Very Attrad HUBERTH & HUBEl COLUMBUS CIRCLE PHONE riRCIE 5746 January 17, 1920 84 RECORD AND GUIDE

Brokers—Attention! REAL ESTATE STATISTICS The Realty Associates desire to co­ operate with brokers in every way MANHATTAN Uortsave Elstenalona. possible. We sell property on e«»7 1920 1919 terms, paying ful commissions to 1920 1919 Jan. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan, 10 to 16 Jan. 7 to Jan. 12 Jan. 10 to 16 brokers. ToUl No 23 Total No 328 139 Amount $441,650 $198,250 We have lots, flats, dwellings, and Amassed Value $31,837,100 • 5,308.400 o Banks & Ins. Cos. 4 5 business property in all parts of No with consideration 36 17 Airount $183 ..500 $112,500 $367,250 Jan. 7 lo Jan. 12 jan. ito 16 Brooklyn. Consideration il,349.500 Assessed Value Jl ,0S0 5110 5497,300 TotalNo 26 22 We have just completed 16 one- Jan. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 1 to 16 Amount $499,550 $433 250 family houses and 4 two-family Total No 632 301 To Banks & Ina. Cos. 4 7 $183,500 $202,000 houses on Vista Place, Bay Ridge, Assessed Value »62.015,800 $13,768,500 Amount No. with consideration. 76 39 1919 1918 and we have 21 two-family houses Consideration J4.746,.500 $1,478,4.50 near completion on Sullivan Street, Assessed Value $4.031500 $1,010,300 Total for year of,, 803 140 $6,580,807 Flatbush. Total amt. for yr of $13,266,852 Uartgmw- BaUdlB« Permlta. 1919 1920 1920 1919 Send for our list Jan. 7 to Jan. 12 Jan, 10 to 16 Jan, 7 to Jan. 12 Jan, 10 lo 16 TotalNo 225 68 $757 812 New BuUdlngs. 5 3 KE.AI TY ASSOCIATES Amount $7,871,232 394 500 $30,640 To Banks & Ina. Cot.. 26 12 Cost Capital and Suipluf .*5,ii(M).(KK) $401,300 Alterations $16 300 $1,510 Amount $1,629,150 Jan 1 tc Jan 12 Jan 1 .c 16 IH'.i Hemsrn M Brooklyn Noatex 136 36 Amount $4,389,282 $174,150 New Building 76 5 lelephune ti48U Main No.at5^)t 38 8 Cast $1,177 800 $35,140 Amount $1,514,850 $69,000 Alterations $24 740 $14,100 No at 5* 30 9 1919 1918 Amount $1,797,150 $120,600 ESTABUSHSD IIM No at tH* 1 Total tor year of.. 956 1,810 Amount $12,000 Total amt. for yr. of $20,513,165 $11,666,249 BROOKLYN No at4X 2 iIROOKL,KN. Amount $10,000 CoBTeyancca. ESTATE MANAGERS Unuiual Rates 1 1920 1919 Amount $6,500 Jan. 7 to Jan, 13 Jan. 9 to 15 UemtMn BrooUin Bosn] of Bml EiUU Broktn I nterest not given 17 13 Amount $141,450 $394,062 Total No 1455 467 fan, 1 to Jan 12 Jan 1 to 16 No. with consideration 65 22 NOAH CLARK, Inc. Conaideration $922,524 $199,325 TotalNo 423 147 Jan 1 to Jan. 13 Jan. 1 tc 15 B. B. PATTKBgON. PteiWent Amoant $16,031,965 $1,893,212 23 Total No ; 2.496 958 To banks & Ins. Cos... 50 104 44 REAL ESTATE Amount $2,608,550 $704,300 No. with consideration Consideration $1,279 849 $367,810 Water Fronts, Factory Site* Uortsase Bxtenalons. 1919 1918 Appraisals 1920 1919 Jan. 7 to Jan. 12 Jan. 10 tc 16 Total for year of.. 56,543 23,525 Total amt. for yr. of ;2,313,91T $13,312,796 837 Manhattan Avenue TotalNo 38 21 Amount $1,487,750 $3,273,000 MortKBsea Brooklyn, N. Y. To Banks & Ina. Co«. . 21 14 1920 1919 Amount $1,058 2.50 $2,932 500 Jan. 7 to Jan. 12 Jan 9 to 15 Jan.1 to 16 Jan. 1 to Jan. 12 Total No 1,134 247 TotalNo 71 69 Amount $6,591,051 $1,140,550 Amount , $4,970,250 $6,020,9.50 To banks & Ine. Cos.. 87 25 J. CLARENCE DAVIES To Banks & Ins. Cos.., 37 39 Amount $1,837,700 $163,700 Member Real Estate Board. N. T. Amount $4,171,750 $5,213 450 No at 6« 927 179 1910 1918 Amount $3,817,451 $673,386 BRONX REAL ESTATE No.atSH* 148 28 1,173 Amount $1,065,550 $103,250 AUCTIONEER—BROKER Total tor year of,. 1,388 13 Total amt, for yr. of $98,396,673 $75,243,822 No. at5« „^„29 APPRAISER—MORTGAGE LOANS Amount $583,050 $85,836 HoUdlns Permlta. UnI.'sua! rates 3 1 Main Office: 149th St. and Third Ave. 1920 1919 Amoant «3.000 »440 Jan, 7 to Jan. 12 Jan. 11 to 17 Interest not given 27 26 BRANCHES Amount $1,122 000 $77,638 New Building* 8 Jan I tc 15 32 Nassan St. 51 East 42nd St. $12,000 JtM. 1 to Jan 12 Cost $2,468,200 542 Phone Coonectlonfl Alteration* $308,460 $67,290 Total No 1,980 Jan. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 1 to 17 Amount ^ $10,262,287 $2,131,401 121 52 5 To Banks & Ins. Con.. New Buildings 13 Amount $2,115 950 $288 000 Cost $2,863,200 $219,250 1919 1918 blaMMMd I8W Alterations $1,043,900 $371,240 Member Brooklyn Board 1919 1918 Total for year of,, 44,292 13,713 of Real Estate Broken Total amt. for yr of $165,378,750 $45,300,700 176 Total for year of., 373 BolldlBC Peraalta. Total amt. tor yr, ot $73,564,611 $8,551,100 1920 1919 BROOKLYN BaONX. Jan. 7 to Jan. 12 Jan. 10 to l6 COBvejasu-ea. New Buildings. 74 67 REAL ESTATE 1920 1919 Cost $1,431 450 $446,387 Jan. 7 to Jan. 12 Jan, 10 to 16 $293 575 •182 895 HANAOEUENT OF PROPERTY Alterations 1. 1 to Jan 12 Jw>. 1 to 16 TotalNo 289 79 No. with consideration. 39 9 New K lldings. 129 199 Consideration $142,575 $51,200 Cost $2,521 230 $784 725 S. WELSCH SONS Jan. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 1 to 16 Alterations $552 725 $239 465 1919 1918 TotalNo 557 187 201 MONTAGUE STREET Na with consideration. 180 13 Consideration $617,675 $110,400 Total for year of.. 9,384 Brooklyn for yr. of $83,419,289 Hortsaarea. Total amt. «UB5H""8. Tel. Main tlM-» 1920 1919 BalldlBS Permlta. Jan. 7 to Jan. 12 Jan 10 to 16 1919 35 1920 TotalNo.- 183 Jan. 7to Jan. 12 Jan. 10 to 16 Finn EsUbllsho^ 18SS Amount $1,292,149 $177,913 To Bank & In*. Cos... 4 2 New Buildings. 106 16 Amount $55,820 $59 000 Cost.. $1 022 0,50 $119 430 No.atex 117 15 Altera tk>na $19,100 $22,285 DAVENPORT Amount $723,495 $47,450 J*n. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 1 to 16 No. atSH* 36 7 New Buildings. 228 49 $79 600 J174.S65 Amount!^ $403.0.50 Cost Sl.458,737 REAL ESTATE CO. 1 19,100 $32,700 NoatS* 18 $2,000 Alterations INCOEPORATBD Amount.. $103,012 RICHMOND, No at4H* BnlldiBS Permlta. MAIN OFFICE: Amount 2 I'20 1919 Unumal Rates : 3 $5,500 Jan. 7 to Jan 12 Jan. 10 tc 16 Fulton and So. Oxford Streets Amount $19,692 10 Interest not given 9 $43,363 New BoUdlngt. Pbone: Pnaiwat SS78 Cost $42,800 $99,800 Amount *42,900 $2,455 Jan. 1 to 16 AltaraWons BRANCH OFFICE: Jan. 1 to Jan. 12 • Jan. 1 to JanVi2 )s 1 2 CO 16 73 831 Flatbush Avenue Total No 371 23 14 Amount $3,182,560 $366 386 New BuUcttnas. $99,800 6 Cost. $66,780 Comer Linden Avenue To Banks & Ins. Cos.. 10 $1,200 $2,455 Amount J322.740 $1£0,CC0 Altera loos. Phone: ruttnuh S07 BROOKLTN, NEW YOKK January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE 85

BUILDING SECTION

Two New Office Buildings For the Times Square Section Addition to the Bush Terminal Building and a Thirty-Story Structure for New Venture of the Proprietor of Claremont Inn N the building announcements of the past week the Times the office and club features that were provided in this struc­ Square district assumed a prominent place by virtue of ture for non-resident buyers, created a strong demand for I the reports that two large structural projects, involv­ similarly equipped space. In order to accommodate those ing a total outlay of approximately $10,000,000, would shortly seeking identity with these interests, Helmle & Corbett, be commenced. For some time there has been a steadily in­ architects and engineers, 190 Montague street, Brooklyn, were creasing volume of building activity in this part of the city commissioned to prepare plans and specifications. and in the Grand Central Terminal Zone, immediately ad­ These working plans are now being prepared and the work joining, that has resulted in again drawing attention to the of demolishing the old buildings on the site is under way. mid-town section of Manhattan as one of the important The new structure will occupy a frontage of 50 feet in Forty- building centers of the Metropolitan district. first street and will have a depth of 100 feet. The construc­ The building fraternity was particularly interested by the tion will be of reinforced concrete, with facades of buff face announcement that R. A. Gushee, for a number of years pro­ brick to harmonize with the adjoining structure, of which it prietor of the Claremont Inn at 126th street and Riverside will become an integral part. In its facilities for the ad­ Drive, had decided to discontinue the operation of this famous vantageous display of merchandise and service features that resort and had concluded the preliminary arrangements for have made the present building such a popular industrial conducting his restaurant business upon a greatly enlarged headquarters, the new addition will be a duplicate. scale in the Times Square district. For this purpose Mr. Gushee has just closed negotiations for a one hundred and five year lease of the property at 141 West Forty-second Contract for West Side Apartment street, running through the block to 138-142 West Forty-third Announcement was made this week that the Fred F. French street, upon which he proposes to construct a modern res­ Company, 299 Madison avenue, had been retained as de­ taurant and office building at an early date. The contem­ signers and builders of the high class multi-family dwelling plated structure will cost in the neighborhood of $2,000,000, to be erected at a cost of $350,000 in the north side of 75th exclusive of the value of the leasehold, which is said to be street midway between West End avenue and Broadway. not less than $5,000,000. George A. Bowman negotiated the The operation will occupy two plots, aggregating 59 feet deal. 6 inches by 100 feet, recently purchased by 275 West 75th Although Mr. Gushee was not prepared to announce the Street. Inc., Stewart Hemingway, treasurer, and Charles L. name of the architect who will prepare the plans for the Adams, treasurer, owner of the proposed structure. new building, he announced that it will be as high as the One of the properties, known as 245-247 75th street, 40x100 building laws of the city will permit, probably thirty stories. feet, was owned for thirty-five years by Stephen G. and Bel- According to the Zoning Resolution a height of 200 feet is den Roach. The adjoining plot, 249 West 75th street, 19 feet, permitted in Forty-second street, above which an additional 6 inches by 100 feet, was held by Stewart Hemingway, who four feet is allowed for every foot of setback from the recently acquired it from Sally A. Lloyd. building line. In Forty-third street the height limit for the The projected apartment house will be planned to provide main structure will be 120 feet, with setbacks in the same suites of one, two and three rooms, each with private bath. ratio. The projected office building will materially change In these units large combination dining and living rooms the skyline of this part of the city and will provide another will be special features. Complete kitchens will be provided interesting architectural achievement similar to the Bush in the three-room suites and in the one and two-room units Building, immediately opposite. efficiently equipped kitchenettes will be installed. According to the tentative plans, Mr. Gushee proposes to In selecting the design for this operation the architects utilize the basement, ground and second floors of the new have decided upon a modified English Tudor style, with building as a cafeteria, in which food of only the best quality facades of dark red face brick, with half timber over stucco, will be sold at a minimum cost, through a system of self- beneath the eaves of the long slanting roofs. The Fred F. service now being used in restaurants and hotels in a num­ French Company was the first to adopt this style of archi­ ber of Western cities. Many novel features heretofore un­ tecture to New York apartment houses. The general design known in the East will be installed in order to facilitate is a fortunate and pleasing contrast to the usual urban multi- quick and efficient service. The floors above those used for family structure. From its adoption by New York apart­ restaurant purposed will be planned to lease as offices and ment house owners it has met with popular favor. show rooms. Another important building operation in this neighbor­ hood was brought out by the announcement that the The Federal expenditures during the last fiscal year were Thompson-Starrett Company had obtained from the Bush the greatest for any year in the history of the country. The interests a general contract calling for the construction of grand total of all disbursements for the year was $34,841,386,- a nine-story fireproof office and show-room building to ad­ 515. This sum included $16,000,000,000, spent for the retire­ join the structure of a similar size and character in Forty- ment of certificates of indebtedness and bonds. Such expen­ first street, that was built some months ago as a part of the ditures are not actual outlay but are in the nature of a handsome Gothic Tower building in Forty-second street. The "standoff." For instance, the Government borrowed the facilities provided by the Bush Exposition Building for the money one month on certificates and paid it back the next display of merchandise of out-of-town manufactures, and month. 86 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920 Bricklayers' Strike for $12 Day Upsets Building Program Work on Many Jobs at a Standstill Pending Settlement of the Wage Question— Open Shop Difficulty Still in Dispute RACTICALLY the entire building industry of the city, have been for some time to make a reasonable concession to along with a large number of architects, engineers and the bricklayers. The employers fully realize that owing to P property owners who plan to improve their holdings extremely cold weather, rain or snow, and other conditions in the near future, are vitally concerned by the walkout of beyond their control, bricklayers are not able to work the the bricklayers in order to enforce their demands for an same number of days during the year that other trades can, immediate increase in wages. and therefore agree to a somewhat higher rate. They offer Although negotiations underway at the close of 1920 fore­ $9.50 per day for eight hours of labor, with overtime in the cast an early and amicable settlement of the dispute between ratio that other trades obtain. the mason builders and the bricklayers, and preliminary Just before the close of 1919 the bricklayers agreed to sub­ arrangements were underway to arbitrate the question of mit their case to an arbitrator and abide by his decision. wage increase, the bricklayers, without the sanction of their The entire question was to be gone over and the wage de­ governing body, took the initiative into their own hands and termined upon some figure between the amount previously left their jobs immediately after the commencement of the paid and the $10 a day at that time demanded by the work­ new }'ear. At the present time the work of bricklaying has men. Since then, however, radical and impatient workmen ceased upon a number of important building projects in have been responsible for a further demand upon the em­ Manhattan and Brooklyn and hundreds of men are idle who ployers which they say positively will not be considered. might otherwise be at work pending arbitration. Thursday afternoon, Frank E. Conover, of the Mason Speculative building and operations generally in the outly­ Builders' Association, stated that although the situation was ing districts of the city have not as yet been affected by far from pleasant at this time, and furthermore that a num­ the walkout of the bricklayers, as the employers in these ber of building operations were being held up on account instances are not, as a rule, members of either the Mason of the walkout, the negotiations now pending would in all Builders' Association or the Building Trades Employers' likelihood clear the atmosphere within a short time. It is Association. On the other hand, the majority of the im­ understood that the employers and representatives of the portant building projects now under construction in Man­ liricklayers will shortly get together in conference regarding hattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn are in the hands of con­ increased wages, and it is hoped that the original plans tractors who are governed by the rules of these organiza­ tailing for the submission of facts from both parties will tions and they are vitally affected by the walkout. speedily be carried out. Mason builders without exception consider the present During the past week there has been practically no change demand of the bricklayers for a wage rate of $12 per day in the dispute between the Building Trades Council and the of eight hours to be altogether out of proportion to the rates Iron League Erectors' Association over the question of open now being paid to workmen in other trades affiliated with shop. Both sides are holding firmly to their original dec­ the industry, and are prepared to stand solidly against any larations and it now appears as though this affair might be such wage rate being paid. The employers are willing and drawn out for some time to come. Annual Meeting of the Building Managers and Owners Association HE annual meeting of the Building Managers and process to the speedy repair of industrial and marine equip­ Owners Association of New York held at the Adver­ ment. Mr. Browne described in detail the workings of the T tising Club, Tuesday evening, January 13, with president process and told how it would save time and expense to Charles B. Best in the chair. After the usual informal dinner building managers in making quick repairs to heavy castings, the meeting was called to order and the regular business of machinery, etc. At the conclusion of the address he demon­ the meeting proceeded. Reports of officers, standing and spe­ strated the process by making a thermit weld for the assem­ cial committees, covering their activities for the past year bled members of the association. were read and approved. These reports all showed in a con­ clusive manner that the organization was in a flourishing condition, with increasing membership and that considerable Transit Construction Commissioner John H. Delaney has excellent work had been accomplished during the year de­ called a hearing, to be held at his offices. No. 49 Lafayette spite the many difficult problems that presented themselves street, January 20, at 2:30 p. m., at which consideration will during the period. Scarcity of workers, advancing costs of be given to petitions and proposals for readjusting, redis­ materials and supplies and other factors all contributed their tributing or diverting rapid transit passenger traffic in the share in making the past year one of doubt but in practically central section of Manhattan. These proposals are several in every instance the problems were solved to the mutual benefit number, and include suggestions for the construction of a of the members of the organization. moving platform under 42d street, Manhattan; extension of Queensboro subway west to Eighth avenue, under 42d street; The report of the nominating committee presented for re­ a change in the route of the Queensboro subway through election the names of those officers who for the past year so 4lst street instead of 42d street, west of Park avenue; a conscientiously and ably guided the affairs of the association, subway loop through 42d street and 34th street and certain and, upon a unanimous vote the secretary was ordered to cast north and south avenues, and a proposal for a local service one ballot proclaiming their election. connection between the East and West Side subways. President Best then addressed the meeting and thanked the officers and members for their co-operation and assistance during the past year and forecasted a brilliant future for the Last May the "franchise tax on manufacturing" was changed association if all of its members would continue their lively to "franchise tax on business corporations." From this class, interest and co-operation in its activities. the state actually received $20,049,059, against $14,801,119 col­ After the regular business of the meeting was brought to a lected during the previous fiscal year. In his forthcoming close R. L. Browne, representing the Metal and Thermit Cor­ report to the Legislature the Comptroller will recommend poration, gave a most interesting talk upon the subject of the need for amending the law in order that all franchise tax thermit welding. This address was illustrated by lantern liabilities be determined prior to the granting of decree by j slides and moving pictures, showing the various phases of the state in relation to the merger, dissolution or withdrawal ^ operation in making a thermit weld and the application of this of such class of corporations. January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE 87 First Week of 1920 Produces Much New Construction F. W. Dodge Company Figures Indicate a Continued Growth in Both Number and Value of Local Building Operations EPORTS of new building and engineering construction public utilities, $2,691,000; 4 religious and memorial projects, R being planned by architects and engineers for loca- $145,000; 212 residential operations such as apartments, flats •. tions in New York State and New Jersey, north of and tenements and one and two family dwellings, $9,972,500, Trenton, for the week of January 2 to 9 inclusive, indicate that and 11 social and recreational buildings, $1,440,000. the new year has begun in an auspicious manner and that Among the 269 projects for which contracts were awarded the predictions of the latter part of 1919 regarding building during the week of January 2 to 9 inclusive were included 63 activity during the year to come would most likely be borne business and commercial buildings such as office and loft buildings, stores, commercial garages, etc., $2,153,500; 4 edu­ out. According to figures prepared by the F. W. Dodge Com­ cational projects $1,027,000; 3 hospitals and institutions, $183,- pany, covering projected construction in this territory, a total 900; 27 industrial buildings of various types, $2,866,100; 3 mil­ of $23,248,000 will be expended upon work for which plans itary and naval projects, $1,021,500; 1 public building, $45,000; are now being prepared. During the same week the total of 13 public works and public utilities of different kinds, $1,149,- contracts awarded for new construction amounted to $11,- 900; 3 religious and memorial projects, $118,000; 149 residential 721,000. operations including apartments, flats and tenements and There was a total of 422 new operations being planned last one and two family dwellings, $2,926,000, and 3 social and week which were grouped as follows : 115 business and com­ recreational projects, $231,000. mercial buildings, $4,664,500; 8 educational projects, $1,030,000; According to the present rate of planning activity by archi­ 3 hospitals and institutions, $73,000; 49 factory and industrial tects and engineers in this territory the current year will un­ buildings of various types, $3,187,500; 1 structure for the U. S. doubtedly pass in both number and value of operations the Navy, $32,500; I public building, $12,000; 18 public works and high record established during 1919.

L. F. Pilcher Again State Architect. PERSONAL AND TRADE Y a unanimous vote. Professor Lewis NOTES. B P. Pilcher, of Brooklyn, was confirmed TRADE AND TECHNICAL as State Architect for a term of five year.';. SOCIETY EVENTS. For a number of years Professor Pilcher Willinin E^m^rson, a prominent New has occupied this important post and his Tork architect, recently accepted the di­ work in the department has been of sucli rectorship of the Department of Architec­ high efficiency that Gov. Smith considered IVntfonal Builders' Snppir AfMOclatloB ture at the Massachusetts Institute of no other man for the position. During his will hold its annual convention at the Tehnology. term of offlce. Mr. Pilcher saw to comple­ Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 111., February George \V. Backoff, George BIwood tion of a number of important tasks, 9-10, 1920. Jones and J. Frederick Cook announce the among which included the reconstruction American Society of Mechanical Eni^rl. formation ot a co-partnership for the gen­ work on the State Capitol and had exclu­ neers.—Monthly meeting the second Tues­ eral practice of architecture under the sive direction of all of the big building projects undertaken by the State during day of each month. Calvin W. Rice, secre­ firm name of Backoff, Jones &. Cook, with tary, 29 West 39th street. ofBces in the Union Building, 9-15 Clinton the past ten years. During his tenure of street, Newark, N. J. American Road Bonders' Association la perfecting the plans for the forthcoming Frederick Law Olmsted received a Seventeenth Annual Convention, Tenth medal from the American Society of land­ American Good Roads Congress and the scape Architects at its recent annual meet­ Eleventh Good Roads Show that is sched­ ing at the Architectural League, 215 West uled to be held in the First Regiment 57th street. The award "was in recogni­ Armory, Louisville, Ky., February 9 to IS. tion of his services in city planning. Mr. 1920. E. L. Powers, 150 Nassau street. New Law was also re-elected president of the Tork City, secretary. society for the ensuing year. Scott & Prescott, architects, William O. Prescott, R.A., and David Cairns Scott, throughout the State, and to the satisfac­ R.A., have announced their removal to a tion of the people of the State generally, larger studio at 34 East 23d street. Dur­ and it is the opinion of those who have ing the war Scott & Prescott were archi­ the responsibility that this work could tects for the Army Hospital for shell- not have continued as well without Pro­ shock patients, the Soldiers' and Sailors* fessor Pilcher's experience as it certainly Club of New York, the recreation building will with it." for the Navy Aviation Camp at Montauk Republican Senate Leader Henry Wal­ Point, L. I., and the Navy Post Offlce. ters followed with these remarks: They are now working on several business "I can but echo the sentiments of the buildings, factories, apartments, etc. Senator from the Twelfth. It would have been a pity had the Governor not reap­ Architects Ask Housing Investigation. pointed Professor Pilcher, our architect, In view of the continued shortage of at this time. It is true that we have great housing accommodations throughout the construction work under way and plans country President Wilson's Industrial for more construction to follow, and it is Conference has been asked to make a a pleasure and a privilege to testify at thorough investigation of the situation. this time to the competency and the abili­ Declaring that in New York City alone ty and the efficient way in which Pro­ more than 30,000 new dwelling places are fessor Pilcher has conducted the affairs immediately required, the American Insti­ of his department. I am very pleased to tute of Architects has called attention join in confirming his nomination. to the crisis in a letter to all members of Congress. The Institute says in part: "The causes for this condition are no Prizes Offered to Architects. doubt many and various. They relate to The New Tork State Reconstruction the war, to the cost of buildings, to LEWIS F. PILCHER. Commission has made a proposal to co­ wages, rents, land and building specula­ offlce, the New Tork State Department operate with the Joint Legislative Com­ tions, and, incidentally, to the whole fabric of Architects has developed into one of mittee to conduct an architectural com­ of our industrial system. The house and the largest and most important architect­ petition for the best solution of a block home are an indissoluble part of the na­ ural bureaus of the country. of typical old-law tenement houses. Prizes tional fabric. They cannot be isolated and After the nomination. Democratic Sen­ amounting to $(i,000 for the successful studied as detached symptoms. They must competitors .are proposed and $0,000 is al­ be considered as a part of the whole prob­ ate Leader James J. Walker asked for lem, and we believe the Government of unanimous consent for the immediate con­ ready subscribed. Of this amount Alfred the United States should at once take steps firmation of Professor Pilcher. He said: E. Marling, one of the commissioners, has toward making a complete and impartial "May I Just say that the great work of subscribed $2,500, Vincent Astor. $2,500. investigation into the problem of ade­ building the hospitals and prisons of the and the New Tork Foundation, $1,000, This quate shelter for its increasing popula­ State of New Tork was started and has is a practical and liberal proposition that tion." progressed to the absolute satisfaction of will undoubtedly Interest a number of those charged with the responsibility, leading architects of the city. 88 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920 CURRENT BUILDING OPERATIONS

UILDING Interests of this city have business that will seriously tax the facili­ considerable inquiry for future deliveries ties of dealers and manufacturers. There and the outlook for the coming months is B been gratified by the announcements is already some difficulty in obtaining good provided sufficient brick is available. during the week of a substantial number adequate supplies of some commodities Prices took another jump this "week going of large contracts awarded for new build­ and the outlook is for a continued short­ to $25 a thousand wholesale, to dealers, ing construction and the projects placed age with increased prices. The price situ­ alongside dock. Notwithstanding the ation is very firm and likely to remain so large amount of ice in the river three under contract are but a relatively small for many months. barges arrived from Haverstraw during proportion of the work already planned, Common Brick—-As a combined result the week. All of these barges had been that will be released in the near future. of the exceedingly cold weather and the ice-bound and had to be broken out by walk-out of a number of bricklayers on tugs and it required the work of four tugs Among the important operations for some of the large Manhattan building to convoy the tow to the city. This in which contracts were let were the store, operations the past week was rather a itself was a costly process and if con­ offlce and loft building on Seventh avenue, quiet period in the wholesale market for tinued will unquestionably be responsible for further price increases. One of the for the Amaron Building Co., G. Richard Hudson River common brick. There is Davis & Co., general contractor; a ten- story offlce building in Liberty Alley for the Lawyers Title & Trust Co., G. B. Beau­ BUILDING COMMODITY PRICES mont Co., builder; a twenty-two story of­ r^URRENT prices for building materials HolloiT Tile— ^' and supplies aa quoted bj leading Exterior—Not used In Manhattan; qao- fice building at 67-73 Wall street, for the dealers and jobbers In tha eltj for dallTery tatlons only on speclflo projects. Munson Steamship Line for which the Geo. Interior—Delivered at job site in Man­ In New York: hattan, south of 125th street, A. Fuller Company obtained the contract Note—Price changes are Indicated by 2x12x12 split furring.$92.70 per 1,000 sq. tt. and the high-class elevator apartment in bold-face type. 3x12x12 148.30 per 1,000 sq. ft. Brick (Wholesale, on Dock, N. T.), per West 75th street to be designed and con­ thousand: 4x12x12 1G6.80 per 1,000 sq. ft. structed by the Fred F. French Company, For delivered prices In Greater New 6x12x12 24O.90 per 1,000 sq. ft. York add cartage, handling, plus 15 per Note—For deliveries north of 125th These are only a part of the new work cent. street, Manhattan, and in Brooklyn, Bronx contracted for and according to the volume Hudson River, best grades $25.00 to and Queens, prices job site are slightly of construction now figuring the coming Hudson River, "off loads".. to higher, according to location of work, Raritan No quotation which varies trucking charges. weeks will produce an even larger list of Second-hand brick, per load projects placed under contract. Lath— of 1,600 delivered 17.00.to. Eastern Spruce delivered at The strike of the bricklayers for in­ Face Brick—Delivered on job in New Job site in Manhattan, creased wages has stopped this branch of York: Rough Red JST.OO to Bronx Brooklyn & Queens, work upon some of the important building Smooth Red 37.00 to $ao.OO per 1,000 operations in Manhattan but there has Rough Buff 42.00 to been no cessation of activity in the out­ Smooth Buff 42.00 to Delivered at Job site In Manhattan. Rough Gray 45.00 to Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens: lying districts of the city and in the Smooth Gray 46.00 to Finishing Lime (Standard In suburbs other than that resulting from Colonials 16.00 to 300-lb. barrel) $4.00 per bbl. the excessively cold weather of the past Cement—Delivered at job site. In Man­ Common Lime (Standard 800- week or so. For the most part builders hattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens: Ib. barrel) 3.80 per bbl. Domestic Portland cement, per bbl. .$3.40 Hydrate Finishing, In cloth are now busy finishing up existing con­ Rebate for bags, I5c each. tracts and making active preparations to bags 27.00 per ton handle the greatly increased volume of Gravel—Delivered at Job site In Man­ Rebate for bags 20c per bag. hattan and Bronx: ,>laater— construction that will be released early 1^-in., Manhattan deliveries, per cu. Delivered at job site In Manhattan. next spring. yd $J.26 Bronx deliveries 3.60 Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens: Construction work in New Jersey has Neat Wall Cement, In cloth %-in., Manhattan deliveries 3.26 bags i22.t0 »er t«a recently been tied up to a considerable Bronx deliveries 1.60 Lath Mortar, in cloth bags.. 16.00 per toa extent by the strike of the yard men and Note—Prices for deliveries In Brooklyn Brown Mortar, in cloth bags. le.OO per ton drivers in the building materials and sup­ and Queens are approximately the same as Finishing Plaster, In cloth ply lines. This strike commenced short­ tor Manhattan, except where job Is lo­ bags 25.00 per ton ly after the beginning of the new year cated at a great distance from the water­ Rebate for returned bags, Ito. per bas. and according to late accounts it is likely front, in which case pricee will be slightly Finishing Plaster (260-lb. higher. barrel) 3.S0 per bbl. to continue for some time yet. Finishing Plaster (S20-lb. Local dealers in building materials and Grit—Delivered at job site In Manhattan supplies report an excellent volume of and Bronx: barrel; 4.76 per bbl. new business, with inquiries for early Manhattan deliveries $3.50 Plaster Blocks— ft $0.13 spring deliveries forcasting an amount of Bronx deliveries 3.60 2-in. (solid) per sq. 3-in. (hollow), per sq. ft 0.14 CITY HALL WILL BE SAVED This beautiful example of American C olonial architecture will be preserved to posterity by the Obelisk Waterproofing Company. The CafTall Process is the means employed. This has protected the Obelisk in Central Park for 35 years past. Buildings and monuments of any nature, of stone, brick, terra cotta or cement, may be treated in the same wa y to keep out dampness and prevent exfoliation and building salts. Write to us for information

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staten Island brick yards also sent a or so and are generally confident that ed by contractors for large building pro­ barge-load of brick to Manhattan this the coming spring will witness a new higli jects and the operations now being week which was immediately disposed of. mark in the volume of business booked. planned forecast a substantial Increase in Summary—Transactions in the North Their problem at present is chiefly con­ the volume ot tonnage that will be re­ River common brick market for the week fined to production and with manufactur­ quired to supply the fabricated steel de­ ending Friday, January 16, 1920. Condi­ ing costs steadily advancing and some mand of the Metropolitan district. The tion of market: Demand steady; prices scarcity of labor it is practically a cer­ award last week of contracts for several advanced and firm at the new level. Quo­ tainty that face brick prices will be ma­ tall oflSce and lott buildings in Manhattan tations: Hudson Rivers, $25 a thousand terially inreased as the coming building will call for a large total tonnage of to dealers in cargo lots, alongside dock. season advances. fabricated material. Figures for this steel Number of cargoes arrived, 3; sales, 4. Structural Steel—Fabricating mills re­ are now being taken and it is likely that Distribution: Manhattan, 1; Brooklyn, 1; port a growing shortage of steel that will contracts will be placed within the next Astoria, 1; New Jersey, 1. undoubtedly affect both deliveries and week or ten days. Face Brick—Dealers have experienced prices in the near future. Locally there Linfieed Oil—The market is dull with fairly busy times during the past month has been considerable new business book- buying light and inquiries negligble. Prices range from $1.79 to $1.S1 per gal­ lon for lots of five barrels or more and $1.81 to $1.84 per gallon in less than five- IN THE METROPOLITAN MARKETS barrel lots. Plaater Boards 3x4 to 14x14. 10 to 20 ft J47.00 to 165.00 Cast Iron Pipe—There has been but lit­ Delivered at job site In Manhattan, Hemlock. Pa., f. o. b., N. Y., tle buying activity of late but prospects Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens: base price, per M —— to —^ are generally encouraging. The recently 27x4Sx Vi in (>.S~ each Hemlock, W. Va., base price, increased prices are accepted without com­ 32x36x 14 in 0.28 each per M to ment by the trade who practically all 32x36x fs in 0.2O each (To mixed car^ro price add freight, tl.iO.) realize that advanced raw material and 32x36x ii in 0.33 each Spruce, Eastern, random car­ manufacturing costs have made the new goes, narrow (delivered) .$55.00 to -^—. price essential. Quotations are as follows: Wide cargoes 53.00 to ^— 6 in., S in. and heavier, $67.30; 4 in., $70.30; Delivered at job In Add $1.00 per M. for each Inch In width with $2 a ton additional for Class A and Manhattan .... $1.90 to • per cu. yd. over 12 Inches. Add $1.00 per M. for every gas pipe. two foot over 20 tt. in length. Add $1.00 Delivered at job In per M. for dressing. AVindow Glass—There is a scarcity In Bronx 1.90 to per cu. yd. Cypress Lumber (by car, f. o. b., N. Y.): this material that is daily growing more Wklte Sand— First and seconds, 1-ln. . $68.75 to acute and dealers are put to considerable Delivered In Manhattan. .$4.S0 per cu. yd. Cypress shingles, 6x18, No. difliculty in filling orders. At the same Broken Stone— 1 Hearts 17.00 to time the demand for both plate and win­ 1^-In., Manhattan delivery.{3.26 per cu. yd. Cypress shingles, 6x18, No. dow glass is strong and steady and likely Bronx delivery 8.50 per cu. yd. 1 Prime 16.00 to to increase in force Just as soon as the K-ln.i Manhattan delivery. 8.26 per ou. yd. Quartered oak 210.00 to small house builders resumed activity Bronx delivery 8.50 per cu. rd. Plain oak 95.00 to 100.00 next spring. There is also a heavy call BnUfflsK Stone- Flooring: for glass from manufacturers that is de­ Indiana limestone, per cu. ft (1.11 White oak, quart'd, select. 190.00 to pleting the available supply. All prices Kentucky limestone, per cu. ft 1.85 Red oak, quart'd, select.. 150.00 to are subject to the amount of stock in the Brier Hill sandstone, per cu. ft 1.60 Maple No. 1 80.00 to hands of dealers. Gray Canyon sandstone, per cu. ft.. .96 Buff Wakeman, per cu. ft 1.60 Yellow pine, No. 1, common Portland Cement—Production of this Buff Mountain, per ou. ft 1.50 flat 70.00 to material has recently increased and the North River bluestone, per cu, ft. 1.05 N. C. pine, flooring, Nor­ mills are now practically back to the Seam-face granite, per sq. ft 1.00 folk 65.00 to normal rate of output, but the demand Bouth Dover marble (promiscuous TVtndow Glass— is considerably greater than the supply mill block), per cu. ft 2.26 Ofllcial discounts from manufacturers' and no reserve stocks are being stored. White Vermont marble (sawed). lists: New York, per ou. ft 3.00 Single strength, A quality, flrst three As long as labor costs continue to ad­ brackets 79% vance there is likely to be an upward Structural Steel— trend of building commodity prices and Plain material at tidewater; cents per B grade, single strength, flrst three pound: brackets 79% cement is no exception. Beams and channels up to 14 Grades A and B, larger than the flrst Lumber—The local situation is un­ in .¥2.90 to three brackets, single thick 78% changed. Demand continues strong from Beams and channels over 14 in. 2.!M) to Double strength, A quallt} 80% both building sources and manufacturing consumers, with prices generally second­ Angles, 3x2 up to 6x8 2.90 to Double strength, B quality..» 82% Zees and tees 2.90 to ary to preferential delivery. Stocks are Steel bars 3.10 to Llnaeed Oil— almost without exception low and badly Citv brands, oiled, 5-bbl. lot.?1.79 to *1.S1 broken and wholesalers and retailers are [.tunbei^^ Leas than 5 bbls 1.81 to 1.84 Wholesale prices. New York: not optomistic as regards the possibilities Yellow pine, merchantable 1906. f. o. b., Turpentine— of obtaining adequate supplies for some time to come. N. r.: Spot in jard. N. T., per gal. .$1.80 to .f 1.85

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CONTEMPLATED SPRINKLER CONSTRUCTION. Geo. A. Fuller SUPERVISORY SERVICE Manhattan. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER APARTMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS. 97TH ST.—J. E. R. Carpenter, 681 5th av, VALVE ALARM SERVICE has preliminary plans in progress for an 11- Company sty brick, limestone and terra cotta apartment, INTERIOR FIRE ALARM 100x200 ft, in the north side of 97th St. 100 ft east of 5th av, for a syndicate now forming EQUIPMENT and represented by Taylor, Knowles & Hack, 163 Broadway. Details of construction will be available later. Owner will award separate con­ InitaUcd u a Local Syatam Fireproof Building tracts. or for Central Office Serriee RIVERSIDE DRIVE.—George F. Pelham. 200 West 72d st, has plans in progress for a 6-sty brick and stone apartment, 60x100 ft. at the Construction northeast corner of Riverside dr and 146th st, AUTOMATIC for Anthony Campagna, 680 West End av, owner and builder. Details will be announced later. FIRE ALARM SERVICE MADISON AV.—Schwartz & Gross, 347 oth OFFICES: av, are preparing plans for a 15-sty brick, SPECIAL BUILDING limestone and terra cotta apartment, with stores and restaurant, 80x60 ft, at 527-31 Madison av, SIGNAL SERVICE New York Baltimore for the Waitt Operating Co., 2 West 45th st, owner. Cost about $800,000. Boston Washington 75TH ST.—George F. Pelham, 200 West 72d st, has plans in progress for a 9-sty brick, Philadelphia Chicago limestone and terra cotta apartment, 60x100 ft, AUTOMATIC in the south side ot 75th st, between Broadway Chattanooga Detroit and West End av, tor Anthony Campagna, 680 FIRE ALARM CO. West End av, owner and builder. Kansas City Milwaukee STABLES AND GARAGES. 416 Broadway 17TH ST.^George McCabe, 96 Sth av, has Montreal, Can. Atlanta prepared plans for a 2-sty brick garage, 75x92 New York City ft, at 447-451 West 17th st, for the Mildron Toronto, Can. Realty Co., .362 West 23d st, owner. Cost, FRANKLIN tin Winnipeg, Can. $25,000. Architect will take estimates on gen­ eral contract. STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS. 37TH ST.—Walter M. Mason, 425 7th av, has completed plans for a 16-sty brick, stone and terra cotta store and manufacturing building, 98x275 ft, at 207-219 West 37th st and 500 to 512 7th av, for the Garment Center Realty, Inc., 425 7th av, owner. Cost, $3,000,000. Ar­ WANTED: chitect will soon be ready for estimates on sep­ arate contracts. 59TH ST.—Sommerfeld & Steckler, 31 Union A shop, suitably equipped sq. have been selected to prepare plans (or a 22-sty brick, limestone and terra cotta bank and offlce building, 84x100 ft, at 303 West 59th for the manufacture of st, for the Gotham National Bank, 1819 Broad­ way, owner. Cost, $2,000,000. Kenneth Murchi- iron and steel work, situ­ son, 101 Park av, supervising architect. ated in New York City or Bronx. DWELLINGS. near vicinity. Box 627, ALLERTON AV.—Chas. Kreymborg, 369 E lO.'id st, has completed plans for three 2-sty Record and Guide. brick residences, 22x40 ft, with 1-sty garages, 10x20 ft, at the northwest corner ot Allerton and Cruger avs for the Mace Estate Building Corpn,, Benj. Sault, president, 830 Westchester av, owner and builder. Cost $27,000. ARNOW AV.—Chas. Kreymborg. 369 E 163d st, has completed plans for three 1 and 2-stj^ brick residences, 22x40 ft, with garages, lOx ELECTRICAL WIRING 20 ft, at the southwest corner ot Arnow and Conger avs for the Mace Estate Bldg. Corpn., Banj. Sault, president, 830 Westchester av, of every description—for light, owner and builder. Cost $27,000. heat and power—efificiently ARNOW AV.—Chas. Kreymborg, 369 E 163d St. has completed plans for six 2-sty brick resi­ done at a minimum cost in dences, 22x40 ft, with 1-sty garages, 10x20 ft, old or new property. Electrical on the south side from Holland to Wallace avs, for the Mace Estate Bldg. Corpn, Benj. Sault, president, 830 Westchester av, owner and build­ er. Cost $54,000. ELECTRIC SERVICE Wiring ARNOW AV.—Chas. Kreymborg, 369 E 163d st, has completed plans for six 2-sty brick dwellings, 22x40 ft, with garages, 10x20 tt, on ENGINEERING CO. of every kind and Arnow av, from Cruger to Holland avs, for the TeleRbeae: Biyant «46* 141* Braadwar. N. T. Mace Estate Bldg. Corpn., Benj. Sault, presi­ description— dent, 830 Westchester av, owner and builder. Cost $54,000. for 184TH ST.—Plans have been prepared pri­ vately for a 2-sty brick dwelling, 22x37 ft, at the southeast corner ot 184th st, and Washing­ Light, Heat and Power ton av, for Edw. J. Byrne, 436 E 158th st, SHADES, AWNINGS owner and builder. Cost $5,000. highest efficiency at BAINBRIDGE AV.—Plans have been prepared AND CANOPIES privately for three 2-sty brick dwellings, 25x minimum cost. 62 ft ou the east side ot Bainbridge av, 127 47 years In making window shades, awn­ ft south of 106th St. for Adam Ciocarone. 26o9 ings, canopies, etc., has placed us In a Bainbridge av, owner and builder. Cost $21,- position wnere we can guarantee satlt- VISIT OUR LIGHTING 000. faction. FIXTURE SHOWROOMS CAMBRELLING AV.—Harry T. Howell, 3d Agent and owner alike find our servloe av and 149th st, has prepared plans (or altera­ pronapt, quality fully satisfactory, and tions to the 3-sty frame dwelling with stores workman^ip of tbe best. at the southwest corner ot Cambrelling av and Fordham rd, for H. & G. Strieker. 3050 3d av, Estimates cheerfully supplied, without Scientific Lighting owners and builders. Cost $7,000. obMevtlon to owners, agents, etc CROTONA PARK NORTH.—M. A. Cantor, 373 Fulton st. Brooklyn, has completed plans Fixture Company for two 2-sty brick dwellings, 20x52 ft. on the F. J. KLOES north side ot Crotona Park North, .0 ft east Established 1872 ot Marion av, for Weinrub Brothers 611 6th 243 Canal St, New Tork 311 Broadway, New York av, owners and builders. Total cost $28,000. Telephone: Worth 2803 FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES. Telephone: Franklin 221( AUSTIN PL —Edwin Wilbur. 507 5th av, has prepared plans tor a 1-sty brick factory build- January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE 91 ing, 74x59 tt, in the west side of Austin pi, 174 ft north of 144th st, for Abraham Llch- man, 940 E 174th st, owner and builder. Cost »;s,ooo. JOHN F. McINERNEY WESTCHESTER AV.—Plans are being pre­ pared privately for a 1 and 2-3ty brick and re­ Iron and Steel Scrap, Cast Iron, Metals, Machinery inforced concrete film studio. 224x180 ft, at the corner of Westchester and Jackson avs. for the Second-Hand Pipe, Beams and Channels a Specialty .lackson Film Studio Corpn, W. H. Weissager, president. 1421 Broadway, owner and builder. 72-74 TENTH AVE., NEW YORK CITY Tel. CheUeii 6874 Cost approximately .$500,000. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. LEGGETT AV.—C. B. J. Snyder, Municipal Bldg.. has prepared plans for a 4-sty brick, PBONE: ASTORIA 2984 ESTABUSHED SS YBARS limestone and terra cotta public school building, 230x280 ft, containing 49 classrooms, on Leg- gett av, Southern Blvd to Fox st, for the Board YOU CAN HAVE THE THREE of Education of the City of New York, SOO Park av, owner. Cost $650,000. "RELIABILITY, DURABILITY and EFFICIENCY" STABLES AND GARAGES. L. O, Aspromonte & Son, 21 Carrer au Long I^and aty, N. T. 163D ST.—J. M. Felson. 11.33 Broadway, has prepared plans for a 1-sty brick garage, lOOx CONTRACTING PLASTERERS 160 tt, in the north side of 163d st, 180 tt east ot Washington av, for the 163d Street Garage, Max Rothbart. president, 1411 Grand Concourse, owner and builder. Cost $50,000. PROSPECT AV.—Samuel Rosenblum, 51 TBUBPHONB, KENKORB ISM Chambers st, has completed plans for a 3-3ty brick and reinforced concrete garage, 75x90 ft, on the east side of Prospect av, 78 ft south of 169th st, for the Rosewater Realty Co., 51 RETAIL LUMBER Chambers st, owner and builder. Cost, $85,000. STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS. 176TH ST.—Edward J. Brown, 889 East 175th CHARLES H. FINCH & CO. st, has completed plans for a 1-sty brick store "THB ACCOMMODATING F'^USE" Coney Island Ave. and Ave. H, Brooklyn, N. T. building, 36x70 tt, at the southeast corner of 176th st and Mohegan av, for Charles E. Brown, S89 East 175th st, owner and builder. Cost *8,000. Brooklyn. APARTMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS. SCHENECTADY AV.—Cohn Brothers, 361 Stone av, are preparing plans for three 4-sty brick and limestone apartments, 75x90 ft, on Schenectady av. Union and President sts, for the Cortelyou Improvement Co., 1127 Eastern Parkway, owner and builder. Total cost $270,- Seventh Avenue Again 000. 3D ST.—Shampan & Shampan. 50 Court st, have been retained to prepare plans for a 6-sty brick, limestone and terra cotta apartment, 90x90 A short time ago the first of the new buildings ft, in the north side of 3d av, corner ot 9th av, for owner and builder, to be announced later. in the needle trades district on Seventh Avenue 27TH ST.—Morris Rothstein, 197 Snedlker av, has completed plans for two 3-3ty brick flats, contracted for Edison Service 20x62 ft, in the north side ot West 27th st, 290 tt from Mermaid av, for A. Berfond, 756 Saratoga av. owner and builder. Total cost The second one in this new industrial center is $.36,000. CHURCHES. an immense twenty story structure on Seventh ARLINGTON AV.—E. M. Adelsohn, 1778 Pit­ kin av. has completed plans for a 2-sty brick Avenue from 28th to 29th Streets. In addition and stone synagogue, 50x85 ft, seating 800, at the southwest corner ot Arlington av and Brad­ to 6000 lamps, there will be a power installation ford st, for the Congregation Bikur Cholum, Fulton st and Shepherd av. owner. Cost ap­ aggregating 1560 Itorse power, to be used partly proximately $10<1.000. Architect will soon call for bids on general contract. for building services and partly for the manu­ 67TH ST.—Maurice Courtland. 47 West 34th st, Manhattan, has started revised plans for a facturing requirements of the tenants l^/^-sty brick and stone synagogue. 40x80 ft, in Twth st, between 19th and 20th avs, for owner lo be announced later. Cost about $50,000. The elevator equipment of six passenger cars .Architect will take estimates on general con­ tract. and six combination passenger and freight cars DWELLINGS. 23D AV.—Lubroth & Lubroth. 44 Court st, will be operated by electricity. In addition, have prepared plans for four 2-sty frame dwell­ ings, 26x55 ft, on the west side ot 23d av, 100 power will be supplied for two sidewalk lifts, tt north of Benson av, for the Eastern Constr. Co.. 148 Bay 22d st, owner and builder. Total cost $48,000. two house pumps, a sprinkler system, two CROSBY AV.—W. C. Winters, 106 Van Sick- len av. has completed plans tor a 2Vn-sty frame ventilating fans and a compressor dwelling, 20x40 ft. on the north side ot Crosby av, 485 ft east ot Vermont st, for J. Rathong, 43 Crosby av. owner and builder. Cost $5,000. It is a prophecy that the economy and the EAST 37TH ST.—S. Millman & Son, 26 Court St. have completed plans for four 2-sty frame reliability of Central Station Service wil! be dwellings, 20x55 ft, in the east side ot East 37th st, 260 ft south of Linden av, for Bern­ popular in this new garment area stein & Hyman. 350 Hegeman av, owners and builders. Total cost $48,000. 17TH AV.—George J. Cavaiieri, 370 East 149th st, the Bronx, has finished plans for a 3-sty brick dwelling and shop, 25x68 ft. on the west side of 17th av, 23 ft north ot 81st st, tor G. Falco, 154 Mott st, Manhattan, owner The New York Edison Company and builder. Cost $15,000. WEST 29TH ST.—Burke & Olsen. 32 Court At lour Service st, have completed plans for a 3-sty frame dwelling, 20x62 ft, with garage, in the west side of West 29th st, 425 ft south ot Mermaid av, General Offices for A. n. Esposito. 29.54 West 25th st, owner and builder. Cost $5,000. Irving Place and Fifteenth Street EAST 14TH ST.—D. A. Lucas, 98 3d st. has completed plans for two 2-sty frame dwellings. 1.3x51 ft, in the west side of East 14th st, 100 Telephone Stuyvesant j6oo ft south of Av R, for the Rosiello Cement Block Constr. Co.. 1969 East 17th st, owner and builder. Total cost $10,000. EAST 23D ST.—R. T. Schaefer. 1,526 Flat­ bush av. has prepared plans tor a 2%-sty frame dwelling. 24x.39 ft, in the west side ot East 23d 92 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920

st, 200 ft north ot .\v K, tor W. Bordfeld, 2S01 Av N, owner and builder. Cost .$S,.jOO. Architects and Engineers are - AMHERST AV.—E. M. Adelsohn, 177S Pitkin av. has completed plans for two 2-sty frame specifying and demanding dwellings, 20x44 ft, on the west side of Am­ herst av. .^."lO ft east of Esplanade st, for Glot- zer & Freedman. IS West End av. Brooklyn, Build Right owners and builders. Total cost $40,0U0. S:iD ST.—George E. Crane, 114th st. near Ja­ STEELBILT maica av. Richmond Hill, L. I., has finished plans for ten 2-sty frame dwellings, IGx.SS ft. Selection of a Builder means in the north side of .Sod st, 100 ft west of 21st more than placing a contract av, for the Dirigo Realty Co.. D. J. Comisky. Toilet Partitions Freeport, L. I., owner and builder. Total cost with the lowest bidder. .fCO.OOn. in preference to those made TOTH ST.—J. A. Boyle, 367 Fulton st. has prepared plans for four 2-sty frame dwellings, Responsibility, integrity, expe­ of ordinary materials. 10x42 ft, in the south side ot 76th st, 210 ft west of Colonial rd, for the Kingshaven Realty rience and technical ability are STEEL has exclusive advantages. It is Co.. 702:! Narows av, owner and builder. Total prime essentials to both archi­ non-absorbent and therefore sanitary. It cost $24,000. tect and owner. does not crack; in fact, is Indestructible. CANAL AV.—Samuel Millman & Son, 26 Court It has a neat, clean appearance. Costs St. have prepared plans for one hundred 1-sty less than other substances and is more easily and economically erected. It is frame and stucco dwellings, 18x35 ft, on the Our organization assures these tbe logical material. south side of Canal av, from West 32d st to West 33d st, for the Howard Investing Co.. important factors to prospec­ STEELBILT Toilet Partitions are made care of architects, owners and builders. Total in standard sizes, some of which are cost, l)ilSO,000. tive builders. carried in stock for quick delivery. Par­ BLAKE AV.—E? M. Adelsohn, 1778 Pitkin av, titions and doors are made In units, of has completed plans for a group of .1-sty brick sizes to suit any plan layout. dwellings, 20x100 ft, total, with stores, at the northwest corner of Blake and Stone avs, for Write Dept. "R" far full B. Boberoff. Inc., 641 Stone av, owner and F. G. FEARON CO. particulars and a copy of builder. Total cost, $20,000. our architects' tpeciflca- INC. tion $heet. BAY 40TH ST.—F. V. Laspia, .525 Grand st, has Hnished plans for a 2-sty brick dwelling, 20x45 ft, at the northeast corner of Bay 4"Jth st and Harway av, for C. Castanza, 5 East 3d st, Manhattan, owner and builder. Cost. .$6,000. Builders BETZ BROS., Inc. STILLWELL AV.—J. J. Galizia, 2030 West WOOLWORTH BLDC NEW YORK lUth St. has prepared plans for a 1-sty brick 280 Madison Av. New York dwelling. 20x54 ft, on the east side of SitUwell FACTOBTl JERSEY CITY. N. J. av, 60 ft north of Av Z, for S. Longo, 2727 West 15th St. owner and builder. Cost $4,500. EAST 4STH ST.—Samuel Millman & Son. 20 Court st, have completed plans for two 2-sty frame dwellings. 16x40 ft, in the west side ot East 4Sth st, ISO ft south of Snyder av, for S. Smirnoff, 704 Cleveland st, owner and builder. Cost $8,000 each. J. P. Duffy Co. FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES. Good Plumbing LAWRENCE ST.—Wm. Higginson, 18 East 41st st, Manhattan, has plans in progress for a means permanent satisfaction to the 5-sty reinforced concrete factory building, 75x 140 ft, with additional 1-sty reinforced con­ property owner. Our knowledge and crete building, 125x25 ft; 2-sty garage, 44x65 experience are at your command. Fire Clay Flue Pipe ft, and 1-sty boiler house, 25x50 ft, in Law­ rence st, Johnson to Jay st, for the American Safety Razor Corporation, 303 Jay st, owner. Architect will soon take estimates on general contract. JAMES SEATH, Inc. Partition Blocks HOMES AND ASYLUMS. PLUMBING CONTRACTORS DUMONT AV.—Edward M. Adelsohn, 177S Pitkin av, has plans under way for a 3i^-sty 113 Seventh Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. brick, stone and reinforced concrete orphan asylum, 60x100 ft, on Diimont av. between Elton Phone: Sterling 1996 138th Street and Park Avenue and Linwood sts, for the Jewish Orphan Asy­ Phone 281-28Z Melrose lum, Dr. P. J. Polinsky, president, owner. Cost. $115,000. STABLES AND GARAGES. BEDFORD AV.—Cohn Brothers. 361 Stone av, have prepared plans for a 2-sty brick garage IF YOU ARE and store room, lOOxlOit ft, on the west side of Bedford av, 250 ft north of Park av, for the BUILDING OR ALTERING Standard Coal Cover Skalberg Realty Co.. 714 Broadway, owner and builder. Cost about $25,000. Alterations, properly planned and exe­ Price $8.50 complete JUNIUS ST.—Samuel Millman & Son. 26 cuted, will transform those old buildings Court St. has finished plans for a 1-sty brick into modern structures paying dividends garage. 100x150 ft. in the west side of Junius that will cover the expenses of alteration No Hinges—No Chains St. 100 ft north of Blake av. for A. Kantor. 511 Crown st, owner, who will soon call for in a surprisingly short time. Restaurant A BRASS ROD ELIMINATES THESE bids on separate contracts. Cost about $35.0*)0. construction a specialty. APPROVED EVERYWHERE ATLANTIC AV.—W. C. Winters. 106 Van Sicklen av, has completed plans for a 1-sty STAUDINGER & REISBERG brick garage, 50x0<) ft, on the south side of At­ FRANK & FRANK MAJnjFACTUBERS OF lantic av. .50 ft east of Barbey st, for F. Rich­ CONTRACTING CO., INC. PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL ards. 160 Jamaica av, owner and builder. Cost $14,.500. Builders and General Contractors IRON WORKS FLUSHING AV.—Louis Allmendinger. 20 Pal­ 244 W. 42nd St. Phone: Bryant 141T <12 East Sth Street Tel. Orchard 1094 metto st, .-as completed plans for a 2-sty brick garage, 12.5x217 ft, on the north side of Flush­ Established 1880 ing av. 290 ft east of Bushwick av. for Kersch &• Herfel. Inc., 244 Scholes st. owner, who will soon call for bids on general contract. Cost $25,000. For Quickest and Best Blue 21ST ST.—S. Millman & Son. 26 Court st. have completed plans for a 1-sty brick garage, Prints and Photo Prints .siixlOO ft. at the couthwest corner of West 21st POMEROY st and Neptune av. for the Square Lumber Co., Neptune av and 20th st, owner and builder, THE ELECTRO SUN CO. cost $18,000. FIRE RETARDANT STORES. OFFICES AND LOFTS. 27 THAMES ST. NEW TORK CITT T.I. RMtor Z72«.528( AI,. WETU Mir. SIEGEL ST.—H. J. Nurick, 772 Broadway, WINDOWS has prepared plans for a 1-sty brick store building. 2.5x100 ft. in the north side of Siegel Built fn the belief that the BEST hollow St. 100 ft east ot Manhattan av, for A. Good­ metal fire retardant window is the only man. 799 Siegel st, owner and builder. Cost, ENRY WAURER & SON Manufacturer SAFE fire retardant window for a bailder $8,000. to ase or for a manufacturer to sell. H Fireproof Bnildini Materials OF EVERT THEATRES. DESCRIPTION ST. MARKS AV.—R. T. Short, 370 Macon st, Hollow Brick made of Clay for Flat Arches, has completed plans for a 1-sty brick garage, Partitions, Furring, Etc., Porous Terra Cotta, S. H. POMEROY CO, Inc. 10.5x126 ft. on the solth side of St. Marks av. Fire Brick, Etc. «• East 42nd Street NEW YORK 160 ft east of Classon av, for the Levine Realty Office and Depot, 420 ElAST 23HD STREET Telephone: Mnrray Bill 3338 & Mortgage Corporation, 215 Montague st, owner Works: Maurer, N. J. NEW TORK and builder. Cost, $35,000. January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE 93 KINGS HIGHWAY.—R. Thomas Short. 370 Macon st. has plans in progress for a 1-sty brick, limestone and terra cotta theatre. lOOx 20)1 ft, on Kings Highway, near Coney Island av, for A. A. Schwartz, 815 Flatbush av, owner and THE JOHN C. ORR COMPANY builder. Queens. LUMBER AND TIMBER, FLOORING AND CEILING DWELLINGS. ARVERNE, L. I.—J. P. Powers, 220 Larkln OF ALL KINDS st, Arverne, has completed plans tor twelve 2- sty frame dwellings, l!)x3S ft, on the east side INDIA, JAVA, WEST AND HURON STREETS ot Ammerman av, 370 ft south ot Larkin st, for the Gold Theatre Corpn., Arverne, owner BORO OF BROOKtvYN and builder. Cost .fSG.OOO. ARVERNE, L. I.—J. H. Cornell, Far Rocka­ way, L. I., has completed plans for two 2-sty frame dwellings, 31x42 ft, on the west side of Beach 56th st, 100 ft south ot the Boulevard, for G. Starks, Arverne, owner and builder. WHETHER REMODELING OR BUILDING Cost $S,000. KEW GARDENS, L. I.—Renwick, Aspinwall SAVE MONEY BY INSTALLING & Tucker, 8 West 40th st, Manhattan, have completed plans for a 2%-sty residence, 44x2.'> ft, with garage, on the east side of Abingdon rd, southeast corner of Richmond Hill av, for CLOW Gasteam Radiators Mrs. Mary L. Laird, 2 East 3Sth st, Manhattan, steam Heat Without Coal means heat when and where desired owner and builder. Cost $15,000. at a fracUon of the cost of other ways of heating. No boiler, COLLEGE POINT, L. I.—Gross & Kleinber- coal, ashes, dirt or labor. Each radiator a separate, complete ger, Bible House, Manhattan, have completed heating unit. No expensive alterations to install—only a gas plans for a 2-sty frame dwelling, 20x32 tt, on connection necessary. Neat in appearance—absolutely odorless. the west side of College pi, 54 ft south of 9th Automatically controlled. Thousands giving complete satisfac­ av. tor Chas. Werber, Bible House, Manhattan, tion. Each radiator guaranteed. owner and builder. Cost $5,000. EASTERN GAS APPLIANCE COMPANY HOLLIS COURT, L. I.—Plans have been pre­ pared privately for five 2-sty frame dwellings, 47 West 42ad Street, fslew York City 23x24 ft, on the north side ot Marlborough pi, Phonei: Hurray Hill 4619. Vand«rbilt 8646 ^^^^ 140 ft west of Hollis Court Boulevard and the 30-3J CUnton Street, Newark, N. J.—Phone: MarkeT^m east side of Hollis Boulevard, 186 ft north of Douglas pi, for Land Estates, Inc., 203 Monta­ gue St. Brooklyn, owners and builders. Cost $30,000. KEW GARDENS, L. I.—Renwick Aspinwall & Tucker, 8 West 40th st, Manhattan, have com­ NIEWENHOUS BROTHERS, Inc. pleted plans for a 2V2-sty irame dwelling, 21x 41 ft. on the west side ot Beverly rd, 122 ft south of Park la, for the Kew Gardens Constr. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Co.. 56 Wail st, Manhattan, owner. Cost $8,- A H. NimvBNHOUa. . H. a NIBWBNHODS. ,»»„«„ 000. U. NUfWINHOnS. Traumw A. W. TKBAT. OvMnl MaiBCV HOLLIS COURT, L. I.—Plans have been pre­ 16SRD STREET, Northwest Corner Park Arenne pared privately for five 2-sty frame dwellings, NEW TORK 23x25 ft, on the east side of Hollis Court Boulevard, 153 ft north of Douglas pi and the north side of Marlborough pi, 180 ft west of Hollis Court Boulevard, for the Land Estates, Inc., 203 Montague st, Brooklyn, owner and builder. Cost $30,0n(>. ATLAS WATERPROOFING CO. ARVERINE. L. I.—.1. H. Cornell, Far Rocka­ way, L. I., has completed plans for two 2-sty Specialists Jjt Waterpr»ofln« WalU of Stone. Brick, Concrate frame dwellings, 31x42 ft, on the west side of and Terra Cotta, preaervlnc thorn acainat damaee by weather. Beach 55th st, 32 ft north of Ocean av, for G. 'Phono HURRAY HILL 2213-4 for consalUtion appointment. Starks, Arverne, owner and builder. Cost $8,- 000. 507 Fifth Ave., New York City 14 William St., Jamaica, L. L HOLLIS, L. I.—H. T. Jeffrey, Jr., Butler Bldg., Jamaica, has completed plans for a 2y2- sty frame dwelling, 24x25 tt, at the southeast corner of Buckingham pi and Hollis Court Boulevard, for Harry Wade, Beach st, Rich­ mond, Hill, owner; Cost $7,000. WELLS ARCHITECTURAL IRON CO. FLUSHING, L. I.—A. E. Richardson, 100 Amity st. Flushing, has completed plans for a Manufacturers of Ornamental Iron Work 2y2-sty frame dwelling, 22.\33 ft. at the south­ east corner of Oak av and Quince st. for George S. Welp, 545 South 17th st, Brooklyn, owner Phono—Melrose {|||J Oflfice and Factory, River Ave. and East 151st St and builder. Cost $8,500. SPRINGFIELD, L. I.—H. T. Jeffrey, Jr., Butler Bldg., Jamaica, has prepared plans for two 214-sty frame dwellings. 16x40 ft, in the south side of Roseland av, 275 ft west of Pearl pi, tor Mrs. E. C. Killane, Springfield, owner and builder. Cost $7,000. RICHMOND HILL, L. I.—H. T. Jeffrey, Jr., Butler Bldg., Jamaica, has completed plans for two 2%-sty frame dwellings, 24x25 ft, at the 15 Mills northeast corner of Myrtle av and Chesnut st, for the Classic Constr. Co., Myrtle av, Rich­ from Coast mond Hill, owner and builder. Total cost $21,000. to Coast ROCKAWAY BEACH. L. I.—Monroe Rosen­ feld, 2500 Atlantic av. Far Rockaway, has com­ LEHIGH pleted plans for ten 1-sty frame dwelings, 16x 37 ft, on the east side of Eldert av. 800 ft south ot the Boulevard, for Frank Finkler, 2 Rector st, Manhattan, owner. Total cost $40,000. —the National CEMENT ROCKAWAY BEACH, L. I.—Philip Caplan, 16 Court st, Brooklyn, has prepared plans for five 2-sty frame dwellings, 18x40 ft, on the west Lehigh Portland I Cement Company side of Oceanus av, 350 ft south of Lefferts pi, for M. Resnikof. owner and builder, on premises. AUentown, Pa. Chicago, III. Spokane, Wn. Total cost $20,000. New York. N. Y. Jacksonville. Fla. Omaha. Nebr. SPRINGFIELD, L. I.—H. T. Jeffrey. Jr., Boston. Mass. Kansas City, Mo, Pittsburgh. Pa. Butler Building, Jamaica, has finished plans for Minneapolis. Minn. I'EHIGH five 1-sty frame dwellings, 17x40 ft, on the south Philadelphia. Pa. Mason City, Iowa side of Higbie av, east ot New York av, for Buffalo. N. Y. Newcastle, Pa. Richmond, Va. Mrs. E. C. Killane. Springfield, L. I., owner and builder. Total cost $14,000. MIDDLE VILLAGE, L. I.—Wm. von Felde, 2188 Metropolitan av. Middle Village, L. I., has completed plans for two 2-3ty frame dwellings, 16X.33 ft. in the west side of Tremont st, 20 ft south of Juniper Valley rd, for John A. Hoern- ing. 20 Morton av. Middle Village, L. I., owner and builder. Cost, $6,000. LEHIGH FOREST HILLS, L. I.—Bloch & Hesse, 18 East 41st st, Manhattan, have completed plans tor a 2%-sty frame residence, 24x36 tt, at the southeast corner of Seminole av and Meteor 94 RECORD AND GUIDE January 17, 1920

St. for the Cord Meyer Co., Forest Hills, L. I., Nassau. at Baker and Valley sts, for which name of owner and builder. Cost, about $15,000. architect and details of construction will be DWELLINGS. WOODHAVEN, L. I.—H. T. Jeffrey, Jr., But­ available later. Cost about $150,000. ler Building. Jamaica, L. I., lias .prepared plans EAST NORWICH, L. I.—Vitale, Brinlseriioff FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES. for two 2-sty frame dwellings, 16x38 ft, on the & Gietfert, 527 5tli av, Mantiattan, liave pre­ PATERSON, N. J.—Joseph DeRose, 119 Elli­ east side of Woodhaven av, 135 ft south of At­ pared plans for a 2y2-sty residence at East Norwicli, L. I., lor A. P. Vilia, Brooliviile, son st, Paterson, has completed plans for a lantic av, for the Woodhaven Estates Co., 236 4-sty brick factory building, 56x170 tt, at 4-5 Fulton st, Jamaica, L. I., owner and builder. L. I., owner. Details of construction will be available later. Mill st, for Wm. Wishnack & Son, silks. 258 Total cost, $15,000. 17th av, Paterson, owners. Cost $125,000. Gen­ ARVERNE, L. I.—J. H. Cornell, Far Rocka­ GREAT NECK, L. I.—W. Albert Swasey, 101 eral contract will soon be awarded witbou/ Parli av, Manhattan, has plans in progress for competition. way, has completed plans for five 2-sty frame a 2V^-sty hollow tile and stucco residence, 50x dwellings, with stores, at the southwest corner 60 ft, at Great Neck, L. I., for Henry Tobias, NEWARK,— N. J.—Wm. E. Lehman, 738 of Boulevard and Beach 44th st, for M. Berg­ owner, care of architect. Cost $50,000. Archi­ Broad st. Newark, has plans about finished man. Edgemere, L. I., owner and builder. To­ tect will soon call for estimates on general con­ for a 3-sty brick wood working mill, 54x155 ft, tal coat $20,000. tract. at the corner ot Jellitf av and Rose st, for Clark ARVERNE, L. I.—J. H. Cornell, Far Rocka­ KENSINGTON, L. I.—Charles M. Hart, 12 & Co., 154 Rose st, owners. Cost $70,000. way, L,. I., has prepared plans for six 2-sty East 44th st, Manhattan, has preliminary plans Architect will soon take estimates on general frame dwellings, with stores, at ttie southwest in progress for a ~yi-aiy stone, frame and stucco contract. corner of the Boulevard and Beach 50th st, residence, 75x00 ft, with garage, on Nassau VERONA, N. J.—Lockwood, Green & Co., 101 for G. Starks, Arverne, L. I., owner and builder. Boulevard, for J. Duncan Dithridge, 240 5th av, Park av, Manhattan, have plans under way tor Total cost $20,000. Manhattan, owner. Cost about .f20,OUO. Archi­ a 2-sty reinforced concrete factory building, 40 KEW GARDENS, L. I.—Renwick, Aspinwall tect will take estimates on general contract x360 tt, at Verona, N. J., for the Eagle Rock & Tucker, -8 West 40th st, Manhattan, have pre­ when plans are completed. Manufacturing Co., Verona, N. J., owner. pared plans for a 2i^-sty frame dwelling, 21x GREAT NECK, L. 1.—John Muller, 15 West Architects will be ready for estimates about 49 tt, in the north side of Abington rd, 160 SSth st, Manhattan, has plans nearing comple­ January 23. ft west of LeCEerts av, for Mrs. Edith M. Ram­ tion for extensive alterations to the 2y2-sty sey, 159 Rector st, Perth Amboy, N. J., owner frame residence at the corner of Great Neck and builder. Cost $10,000. rd and Wooley ia, for J. Charles Abdrews, 242 CONTRACTS AWARDED. THEATRES. Madison av, Manhattan, owner. Cost about All items following refer to general JAMAICA, L. I.—Edwin C. Georgi, 4185 Ful­ ifiS.ouO. Contract will be awarded without com­ contracts, except those marked "sub." ton st, Woodhaven, L. I., has plans in progress petition. for a 2-sty brick, limestone and terra cotta THEATRES. theatre, 140x125 ft, with lobby, 100x37 ft, on the south side of Jamaica av, 27 ft from Carlisle GLEN COVE, L. 1.—Plans are being prepared APARTMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS. st, for the Rialto Theatre, C. E. Hausert, presi­ privately for a 1-sty brick and limestone thea­ MANHATTAN.—A. J. Contracting Co., 101 Park dent, Jamaica, owner. Cost about $200,000. tre, 108x105 ft, in School st, near Glen st, for av, has the general contract for alterations to George J. Bulubasse, 403 Fulton st, Jamaica, the 5-sty brick and stone residence, 25x100 ft, L. I., owner. Cost about $300,000. Plans will at 10 5th av, into apartmentsC for Thomas A. be completed by February 1. Edison, Inc., 10 Sth av, owner, from plans by the Architectural Corporation, 18 East 41st st, Westchester. architect. Cost $10,000. ABE URIS DWELLINGS. BAYONNE, N. j.—W. L. Goeltz Co., Inc., 150 YONKERS, N. Y.—Plans have been prepared Nassau st, Manhattan, has the general contract privately for three 2V2-sty frame dwellings, 18x for eighteen 3-sty brick apartments at Bayonne, 40 ft, at 205, 207 and 2U'J Roberts av, for Nel­ N. J., tor the Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey, Iron and Steel Corp. son Hoyt, owner and builder, on premises. Cost owner, from privately prepared plans. :ii5,000 each. DWELLINGS. MATERIAL IN STOCK MOUNT VERNON, N. Y.—Laurence M. Loeb, MANHATTAN.—Vought Constr. Co., Grand 52 Vanderbilt av, Manhattan, has completed Central Terminal Bldg., has tbe general con­ Beams, Channels Small Channels plans for twenty-six frame, stucco and brick dwellings, about 24x36 ft each, in Corcoran tract for a 6i/.-sty brick and stone residence, Angles, Bar Iron Plates, Sheets Manor, Mt. Vernon, for the Corcoran Manor 34x100 ft, at 69-71 East 93d st, for Mrs. I. Flats, Squares Bridle Irons Townsend Burden, owner, from plans by P. J. Homes Co., 80 Maiden la, Manhattan, owner Murray and Addison Mizner, associated archi­ Hoops, Bands Punched Knees, and and builder. Total cost $520,000. tects. Grand Central Terminal Bldg., architects. Rounds, Half Rounds Slats for Fire Escapes SCARSDALE, N. Y.—Andrew J. Thomas, 137 Cost $150,000. East 45lh st, Manhattan, has plans in progress LOCUST VALLEY, L. I.—Mattinecock Constr. 42 Soutli sth Street, Broolilyn for two 21,^-sty frame dwellings, 30x40 ft, in Co., Locust Valley, L. I., has the general con­ Phone: Williamsbure 5300 Nelson rd, for Ralph R. Ryan, Scarsdale, N. Y., tract tor alterations and additions to the 2'?^- owner and builder. Cost $10,000 each. sty frame residence, 70x30 tt, at Locust Valley, for Anson W. Burchard, Feeks la, owner, from New Jersey. plans by Henry Otis Chapman, 334 Sth av, TELEPHONE: AUTOMOBILE APARTMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS. architect. AUDUBON 364-2034 DELIVERY EAST ORANGE, N. j.—E. V. Warren, 31 Clin­ HUNTINGTON. L. I.—Bunce & Jorgensen, ton st, Newark, has prepared plans for a 4-sty New York av, Huntington, L. I., have the gen­ brick, limestone and terra cotta apartment, 70x eral contract for a 2V4-sty brick residence, 38x 01 ft. in the east side of Prospect st, near Park 83 ft, with garage, at Huntington, L. I., for JAMES A. COUGHLIN av, for Morris Daniel, 09 Mt. Pleasant av, New­ Clarence S. Vernon, owner, care of A. D. J. ark, owner and builder. Cost $70,000. Shepard. 101 Park av, Manhattan, architect. CHURCHES. Cost approximately $40,000. LUMBER AND GARFIELD, N. J.—Henry Garritsen, First FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES. National Bank Bldg., Garfield, has plans in BROOKLYN.—Peter Guthy, 956 Broadway, has MOULDINGS progess for a 1^-sty frame and stucco church, the general contract tor a 1-sty brick shop, 22x60 ft, on Harrison av, for the Italian Pres­ 125x150 ft, at the corner of Flushing and Wy­ Amsterdam Avenue and 154th Street byterian Church, owner. Cost $10,000. Archi­ ckoff avs, tor tbe Berhinger Sheet Metal Works, tect will take estimates on general contract 315 East 97th st, Manhattan, owner, from plans about February 1. by Louis Allmendinger, 20 Palmetto st, archi­ NEW YORK DWELLINGS. tect. Cost, $.50,000. VENEERED PANELS CLIFTON, N. J.—Joseph DeRose, lit) Ellison LONG ISLAND CITY.—Gabler Constr. Co., DOORS COMPO BOARD st, Paterson, i\. J., has plans under way for 402 Hudson st, Manhattan, has the general con­ a 2-sty brick dwelling, 25x48 ft, with stores, tract for a 2-sty brick factory building, lOOx SASH SAND 76 tt, at Washington st and 9th av, L. I. City, BLINDS CEMENT at the southwest corner of Van Houton av and Westler st, for Andrew Wacht, 585 Van Houton for George Anderson, 221 West 17th st, Manhat­ av, Clifton, owner. Cost ,.",000. tan, owner, from privately prepared plans. PATERSON, N. J.—Joseph DeRose, 119 Elli­ PASSAIC, N. J.—Fred T. Ley & Co., 19 West Phone: RIvenlde 10437 son St. Paterson. has plans in progress for tour 44th st, Manhattan, have the general contract 2-sty frame dwellings, 22x48 ft, at Paterson, for for a 4-sty brick manufacturing building, lOOx Abraham Marcus, 247 Monroe st, Paterson, own­ 710 ft, at Passaic, N. J., for the Passaic Cotton VOGEL and ROTKIN er and builder. Total cost $32,000. Mills, J. Dickenson Armitage, president, owner, from plans by Charles T. Main, 201 Dovensblre Painters and Decorators MArijjiWOOD, N. J.—Charles C. Grant, 15 St. Boston, Mass., architect and engineer. Cost West 38th st, Manhattan, has plans in progress $700,000. Painters' Supplies for a 2M:-sty stone and frame residence, 25x Otrices and Loft* a Specialty 68 ft, in 'North Terrace, Maplewood, tor D. L. BRONX.—Louis Gold, 44 Court st. Brooklyn, 703 AMSTERDAM AVE^ NEW YORK Webster, Maplewood, N. J., owner. Project in­ has the general contract for a 6-sty reinforced cludes a garage. concrete factory building, 200x125 ft, at the corner of Wilow av and 138th st, tor the Ad­ JERSEY CITY, N. J.—Nathan Welitoff, 76 vance Novelty Candy Manufacturing Co., 511 Montgomery st, has plans in progress for two East 72d st, owner, from plans by Frank S. 2-sty brick dwellings, 22x50 tt, at 36 and o8 Parker 44 Court st, Brooklyn, architect and Bay View av, for Clott Brothers, 346 Randolph engineer. Cost $500,000. FASSLER & ROBERTS av, Jersey City, owners and builders. Total cost $20,000. MANHATTAN.—J. H. Taylor Co., 110 West Accountants—Auditors BOGOTA, N. J.—Herman Fritz, News Bldg., 40th st, has the general contract for a 6-sty Passaic. N. J., has completed plans for a 2^- brick and stone lott building at 427-429 Green­ Monthly Audits; Financial sty frame dwelling, 22x30 ft, at Bogota, N. J., wich st and ,52-54 Vesey st for owner, care of Statements for Williams Brothers, Bogota, owners and Charles Mayer, 110 West 40th St. architect. builders. Cost $6,000. STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS. Cost systems for bnilders GLEN ROCK, N. J.—Herman Fritz, News MANHATTAN.—G. B. Beaumont Co., 286 Sth contractors, etc. Bldg., Passaic, has finished plans for four 2^4- av, has the general contract tor a 10-sty brick sty frame dwellings, 27x30 ft. at Glen Rock, for and limestone office building in Liberty alley, Books opened, closed, and rear of 160 Broadway, tor the Lawyers Title Walter Vandenberg, Hackettstown, N. J., owner, & Trust Co.. 160 Broadway, owner, from plans written np who will take bids on general contract. Cost SS.OOO each. by Clinton & Russell, 32 Liberty st, architects. Investigations, Tax Reports HALLS AND CLUBS. MANHATTAN.—G. Richard Davis & Co., 30 MAPLEWOOD, N. J.—The Maplewood Field East 42d st, have the general contract for a Club, Alfred Owen, president, Louis E. Free­ 16-sty brick and stone store, lott and offlce 63 Park Row Beekman 8386 man, chairman building committee, contem­ building, 140x98 ft, at 469-479 7th av, and 158- plates the construction of a clubhouse, 2^ stories 164 West 36th st, for tbe Amaron Building Co., January 17, 1920 RECORD AND GUIDE 9S owner, 303 Sth av, from plans by Buchman & BOARD OP APPEA1,S. 8S3-19-A- -Pier 29, North River, Manhattan. Kahn, 56 West 45th st, architects. Cost $1,- Tuesday, February 3, 1920, at 10 a. m. 884-10-A- -Pier 30, North River, Manhattan. 200,000. Pier Cases. 885—19-A- -Pier 78, North River, Manhattan. BRONX.—Gillies-Campbell Co., 101 Park av, 504-19-A—Pier No. 8, North River, Manhattan. 886-19-A- -Pier 42, North River, Manhattan. has the general contract tor a 2-sty brick and 595-19-A—Pier No. 44, East River, Manhattan. 937-19-A- -Piers 37 and 38, Bast River, Man­ limestone telephone exchange, 100x142 ft, in the 480-19-A—Piers 4 and 5, North River, Man­ hattan, north side ot Trautman st, 95 ft west of Row­ hattan. 048-19-A- -Pier 121, foot of West 131st street. land st, for the New York Telephone Co., 15 481-19-A—Old Pier 3, North River, Manhattan. North River, Manhattan. (Order Dey st, owner, from plans by McKenzle, 877-19-A—Pier 14, North River, Manhattan. No. 95.587-P.) Voorhees & Gemlin, 1123 Broadway, architects. 878-19-A—Pier 15, North River, Manhattan. 949-19-A— Pier 121, toot of West 13l3t street. Cost $220,000. 879-19-A—Pier 15, North River, Manhattan. North River, Manhattan. (Order MANHATTAN.—John H. Deeves & Brother, 880-19-A—Pier 28, East River, Manhattan. No. 95586-F.) 103 Park av, have the general contract for a 881-19-A—Pier 1 (Old), North River, Man- 9oO-19-A- -Pier 121, foot of West 131st street, 6-sty stone and reinforced concrete office build­ hattan. North River, Manhattan. (Order ing at 47-49 Beaver st, for the Importers and 882-19-A—Pier 27, North River, Manhattan. No. 95585-F.) Exporters Insurance Co., 17 South William st, owner, from plans by Charles Gillespie, 1123 Broadway, architect. Cost $75,000. MANHATTAN.—H. Vought Co., Grand Central Terminal Bldg., has the general contract for alterations and a 2-sty addition to the offlce building at 32 Broadway, for the Amerlcus Realty Corpn., 23 Beaver st, owner, from plans HECLA IRON WORKS by A. C. .,anni, 220 West 42d st, architect. Cost about $500,000. MANHATTAN.—A. J. Contracting Co., 101 ESTABLISHED 1876 Park av, has the general contract for altera­ tions to the 11-sty brick and stone office build­ ing at 16 East 40th st, for the 16 East 40th Street Corpn.. owner, from plans by Walter Haefeli, 229 West 42d st, architect. Cost about Architectural Bronze and Iron Work $30,000. MANHATTAN.—Geo. A. Fuller Co., 175 Sth av, has the general contract for a 22-sty brick and limestone offlce building at 67-73 Wall st, for the Munson Steamship Co., 82 Beaver st, Office, 118 North 11th Street, BROOKLYN, N. Y. owner, from plans by Kenneth Murchlnson, 101 Park av, architect. MANHATTAN.—Edward Corning Co., 52 Van­ derbilt av, has the general contract for altera­ tions to the store at 452 Sth av for the Knox Hat Co., 452 Sth av, owner, from plans by Unlike other Building Units, Artificial Stone Is a NON­ C. K. B. Nevin, 6 Beacon st, Boston, Mass., Artificial Stone CONDUCTOR of DAMPNESS, COLD and HEAT. It architect. Cost, about $35,000. reduces building costs and expedites construction. A wide variety of facing effects produced with crushed is growing granite, marble, brownstone, Indiana limestone, car­ borundum, etc., makes it a sightly stone for every type STANDARDS AND APPEALS of structure and its durability Insures the lowest pos­ Calendar. in popularity sible maintenance cost. We court investigation of the most searching kind, and are always pleased to go over the subject In greater HOURS OP MEETINGS. detail with anyone interested in building for perma­ nence, beauty and economy. Board of Appeals, Tuesdays, at 10 a. m. T Board ot Standards and Appeals, Tuesdays, 2 p. m. as listed in the Calendar. Special meetings as listed in this Calendar. Call of the Calendar. Tuesdays, at 3 p. m. HYDRAULIC STONE CORPORATION All hearings are held in Room 919, Municipal Building, Manhattan. East 57th Street and Beverly R03J Brooklyn, New York

BOARD OP APPEALS. Tuesday, January 20, 1920, at 10 a. m. Appeals from Administrative Orders. 992-10-A—1,392-1400 Broadway, Manhattan. 412 East 147th St. 905-19-A—165 East 125th street. Manhattan. 1000-19-A—129 Ash street. Flushing, Queens. CHRISTIAN VORNDRAN'S SONS, Tel. 456 Melrose Under Building Zone Resolution. 816-19-BZ—1113-1123 Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn. 823-19-BZ—Southeast corner 19th street and 10th avenue, Brooklyn. HOUSE MOVERS and SHORERS 828-19-BZ—1016-1026 Rogers avenue, Brooklyn. 830-19-BZ—564-596 St. Johns place, Brooklyn. House Moving, Shoring and Jobbing Promptly Attended To 675-19-BZ—325-327 16th street, Brooklyn. Re­ opened December 10, 1919. 993-19-BZ—79-81 Wadsworth avenue, southeast corner 177th street, Manhattan. 994-19-BZ—Northwest corner Queens Boulevard and Union Turnpike, Queens.

BOARD OP APPEALS. Tuesday, January 20, 1920, at 2 p. m. Appeals from Administrative Orders. DISTINCTIVE MARBLE WORK 898-19-A—421-423 Bast 6th street, Manhattan. Under Building Zone Resolution. 947-19-BZ—421-423 East 6th street, Manhattan. QUR facilities for supplying marble and executing 996-19-BZ—493-503 East 171st street, The Bronx. contracts with promptness and dispatch are ex­ 997-19-BZ—725-727 Lincoln place, Brooklyn. 999-19-BZ—353-357 Columbia street, Brooklyn. ceptional. We specialize in the interior marble 1001-19-BZ—East side Southern Boulevard, 200 ft. south of Longwood avenue, work and use only the most carefully selected mar­ The Bronx. 1002-19-BZ—606-612 Bergen street, Brooklyn. ble, of which we have a large stock constantly on 1004-19-BZ—193-207 Broadway, 160-170 Fulton street, 2-18 Dey street, southwest hand—imported as well as domestic. We have corner Broadway and Fulton street, Manhattan. executed contracts for marble in many prominent BOARD OP STANDARDS AND APPEALS. structures, and shall be glad to send you a partial Tuesday, January 27, 1920, at 2 p. m. Petitions for Variations. list of these on request. 1005-19-S—26 East 33rd street, Manhattan. 1.20-S—.303-.315 Jay street. Brooklyn. MAY WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK 899-19-S—19 West 23d street, Manhattan. 5-20-S—30 West 32d street, Manhattan. WITH YOU ON YOUR NEXT UNDERTAKING? Bakery Cases. 902-19-S—194 Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn. 913-19-S—2.59 Ninth avenue, Manhattan. Appliances Submitted for Approval. 473-19-S—Fire Alarm Industrial Signal. A. R. ZICHA MARBLE CO. 554-19-S—Exit Door Lock. 565-18-S—Sypho Chemical Equipment, for premises 958-964 University ave­ 813 Vernon Avenue Long Island City nue. The Bronx. Reopened De­ Telephone, Astoria 1930 cember 17, 1918. 833-19-S—Pronto Fire Extinguisher. 856-19-S—Acme Fire Alarm. 922-19-S—Pneumercator. John P. Kane Company TROWEL MASONS' PORTLAND CEMENT BUILDING MATERIALS MAIN OFFICE: 103 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK / FOOT EAEAS; T 14TH ST., N. V. ) FOOT WESWE T 96TH ST.. N. Y. DISTRIBUTING YARDS : S 145TH ST"T.. AND HARLEM RIVER. NEW YORK I 6TH ST. ANAI D GOWANUS CANAL, BROOKLYN

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