Ernest M. Fisher papers for the Institute for Urban Land Use and Housing Studies, 1923-1953, bulk 1923-1953

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Series I: Processed General Data

This series compiles the documents and charts that synthetize individual raw data of properties in New York City towards an analysis of Real Estate costs throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Most of the data follows the same sample chart and is sorted to account for different research parameters. These documents largely present quantitative data without much prognosis on the trends and values.



Box 1 Folder 1 All Indexes., 1908-1950



Box 1 Folder 2 2. Indexes by Type., 1897-1951



Box 1 Folder 3 3. Indexes and Graphs for All NYC, NYC Res., and NYC Non-Res., 1897-1951



Box 1 Folder 4 5. Indexes and Graphs for Elevators and Walkups., 1918-1950



Box 1 Folder 5 6. Indexes and Graphs for Taxes by Type by Date Built., 1905-1950



Box 1 Folder 6 7. Total Expense Indexes by Date Built for Rooming Houses, Small Homes, Taxpayers., 1918-1950



Box 1 Folder 7 Operating Ratios, 1920-1950



Box 1 Folder 8 Expenses and Expense Ratios., 1904-1950



Box 1 Folder 9 Gross Income Indexes: Basic Tables Not Used., 1897-1950



Box 1 Folder 10 Constant Group: Indexes on Old Index Base, Not Used, 1926-1948



Box 1 Folder 11 Investment Experience, Chapter IV: Analytical Tables and Charts, Not Used., 1923-1950



Box 1 Folder 16 Vacancy Data (Constant Group), 1923-1943



Box 1 Folder 17 Synthetic Yield., 1897-1950



Box 1 Folder 18 Assessments (Yield - Synthetic), 1924-1950



Box 1 Folder 19 True Investment Yield., 1911-1948



Box 1 Folder 20 True Yield., 1897-1949



Box 1 Folder 21 Vacancy Data, All Cases by Type., 1920-1949



Box 1 Folder 22 Vacancy Data, REIE., 1953



Box 1 Folder 23 1. Worksheets for Base Year Expense Ratio Calculations., 1932-1950



Box 1 Folder 24 2. Transcription of Appendix Tables, Chapter IV., 1900-1950



Box 1 Folder 25 2. Transcription of Appendix Tables, Chapter V., 1921-1950



Box 1 Folder 26 2. Transcription of Appendix Tables, Chapter VI., 1900-1950



Box 1 Folder 29 3c. Net Acquisition for Rent Level 1 by Period Acquired., 1916-1950



Box 1 Folder 30 4. Influence of Age, Experimental Calculations., 1900-1950



Box 1 Folder 31 5. Expense Ratios., circa 1950



Box 1 Folder 37 All Cases: Gross Income Constant Group, Master of BD Analysis., 1926-1949



Box 1 Folder 38 Recalculation of all NYC, Residential and Non-Residential, 1900-1950



Box 2 Folder 3 All Cases: Constant Group Data for Sixth Session, R.E.R.T., 1905-1948



Box 2 Folder 4 Gross and Vacancy Data for Constant Group., 1925-1948



Box 2 Folder 7 Capitalized Expenses, Ground Rent, Miscellaneous Taxes - Appendix: Elevator, Dwelling Units, Rent Level., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 8 Gross Income Link Relatives (Obsolete), 1897-1950



Box 2 Folder 9 Basic Data Tables (Corrected), 1890-1950



Box 2 Folder 12 All Cases: Basic Data, Master Sheet., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 41 Tables, Chapter 4: Gross Income Identical Group/, circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 45 All Cases by Type of Structure., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 47 Taxpayer - Detailed Analysis., 1925-1946



Box 3 Folder 15 Indexes of Net Operating Incomes., 1926-1949



Box 3 Folder 16 C-Properties Expense Data., 1922-1948



Box 3 Folder 17 Indexes of Realized Gross Income in Loft Buildings, By Year of Acquisition., 1920-1948



Box 3 Folder 18 Indexes of Realized Gross Income in Walk-Up Apartment Houses, By Year of Acquisition., 1920-1948



Box 3 Folder 23 Draft of Tables in Attributes of Properties Included in Study (Group A Properties), circa 1950



Box 4 Folder 3 Real Estate Investment Experience, Early Charts., 1900-1950



Box 4 Folder 7 Section on Vacancies, Constant Group., 1923-1947



Box 4 Folder 9 Miscellaneous Work Tables., 1924-1951



Box 6 Folder 1 4. Loft Manufacturing, Brief Analysis., 1904-1950



Box 6 Folder 2 4. Loft Manufacturing, Mixed Analysis., 1904-1950



Box 6 Folder 3 5. Loft Storage, Brief Analysis., 1920-1950



Box 6 Folder 4 Loft Storage, Mixed Analysis., 1920-1942



Box 6 Folder 5 6. Other Lofts, Brief Analysis., 1911-1950



Box 6 Folder 6 6. Other Lofts, Mixed Analysis., 1917-1950



Box 6 Folder 7 Office Buildings, Brief Analysis., 1896-1950



Box 6 Folder 8 Office Buildings, Mixed Analysis., 1904-1950



Box 6 Folder 9 One- and Two-Family Houses, Brief Analysis., 1917-1950



Box 6 Folder 10 One- and Two-Family Houses, Mixed Analysis. [1 of 2], 1917-1950



Box 6 Folder 11 One- and Two-Family Houses, Mixed Analysis. [2 of 2], 1917-1950



Box 6 Folder 12 Residential Elevator Buildings, Brief Analysis., 1919-1950



Box 6 Folder 13 Residential Elevator Buildings, Mixed Analysis., 1919-1950



Box 6 Folder 14 Residential Walk-up Buildings, Brief Analysis., 1898-1950



Box 6 Folder 15 Residential Walk-up Buildings, Mixed Analysis., 1913-1950



Box 6 Folder 16 Rooming Houses, Brief Analysis., 1919-1950



Box 6 Folder 17 Rooming Houses, Mixed Analysis., 1941-1950



Box 6 Folder 18 Taxpayers, Brief Analysis., 1919-1950



Box 6 Folder 19 Taxpayers, Mixed Analysis., 1919-1950



Box 6 Folder 31 Net Income Index., 1918-1950



Box 6 Folder 33 Ratio of Assessed Value to Consideration, 1905-1952., 1897-1951



Box 6 Folder 34 Acquisition Data., circa 1950



Box 6 Folder 35 Building Assessment Indexes., circa 1950



Box 6 Folder 36 Gross Income Index., 1918-1950



Box 6 Folder 37 Net, Gross, and Total - Not Graphed., 1899-1950



Box 7 Folder 1 Current Changes, Expenses., 1920-1953



Box 7 Folder 7 Rent Levels., 1952



Box 7 Folder 8 Multiple Dwelling Data and Construction Dates., circa 1950



Box 7 Folder 9 Construction Dates of Properties., circa 1950



Box 7 Folder 11 Taxes and Assessments (Investment Base), circa 1950



Box 7 Folder 15 Assessment and Construction Date of Properties., circa 1950

Series II: Transcribed Individual Data

This series compiles transcriptions of self-reported Real Estate data into the standardized forms used by the Institute. This data removes any identifiable information from individual properties to maintain privacy of records.



Box 3 Folder 1 One- and Two-Family Houses - Detailed Analysis. [1 of 5], 1917-1950



Box 3 Folder 2 One- and Two-Family Houses - Detailed Analysis. [2 of 5], 1917-1950



Box 3 Folder 3 One- and Two-Family Houses - Detailed Analysis. [3 of 5], 1917-1950



Box 3 Folder 4 One- and Two-Family Houses - Detailed Analysis. [4 of 5], 1917-1950



Box 3 Folder 5 One- and Two-Family Houses - Detailed Analysis. [5 of 5], 1917-1950



Box 3 Folder 6 Residential Walk-Up - Detailed Analysis., 1921-1950



Box 3 Folder 7 Residential Elevator - Detailed Analysis., 1919-1950



Box 3 Folder 8 Miscellaneous Building Types Analyses. [1 of 2], 1919-1950



Box 3 Folder 9 Miscellaneous Building Types Analyses. [2 of 2], 1904-1950



Box 3 Folder 10 Office Building - Detailed Analysis., 1889-1950



Box 3 Folder 11 Loft Manufacturing - Detailed Analysis., 1915-1950



Box 3 Folder 12 Loft Storage - Detailed Analysis., 1927-1943



Box 3 Folder 13 Other Lofts - Detailed Analysis., 1919-1950



Box 3 Folder 14 Tables of Incomes of Business Buildings, A- and L- Properties, Arranged According to Years of Acquisition., 1920-1948



Box 4 Folder 4 B Properties - Tables of Income and Expenses, 1921-1949., 1921-1949



Box 4 Folder 11 Influence of Location and Slums, Preliminary Materials and Work Sheets., 1905-1952



Box 4 Folder 12 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: F-9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 13 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: G-2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 14 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: H-3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 15 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: I-1 through 24., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 16 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: J-1, L-1 through 6, 9-12, M-1., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 17 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: N-1, 2, 4-16., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 18 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: O-1, P1-4, Q-1, R-2, 4,, 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 19 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: S-1, 2, 5-7., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 20 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: T-2, 4, V-1 through 5, W-1 through 4, X-1/2, and Y-1., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 21 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: AA-1 through 8., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 22 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: BB-1, 2, 3, CC-1, DD-1., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 23 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: EE-1 through 16., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 24 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: EE-17 through 33., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 25 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: EE-35 through 49., 1920-1950



Box 4 Folder 26 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: EE-50 through 63., 1920-1950



Box 5 Folder 1 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: FF-1 through 8., 1920-1950



Box 5 Folder 2 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: GG-1 through 9, HH-1., 1920-1950



Box 5 Folder 3 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: II-1 through 21., 1920-1950



Box 5 Folder 4 Tables of Expenses for Individual Buildings, 1920-1950: JJ-1, KK-1, 2., 1920-1950

Series III: Self Reported Individual Data

This series collects the self-reported Real Estate data sent to the Institute by owners and building managers across New York City. Within this collection of documents are names, addresses, and tabulated information of properties account for the rent and maintenance cost of buildings in the city. Some of the folders include leasing pamphlets and other reporting ephemera used by building managers to advertise space for potential occupants.



Box 2 Folder 11 New Cases - J. Karl Malcolm., 1911-1952



Box 3 Folder 19 Annual Statements: Tower and Home Apartments and Riverside Apartments, 1923-1937., 1923-1937



Box 3 Folder 20 Annual Statements: Tower and Home Apartments and Riverside Apartments, 1938-1946., 1938-1946



Box 4 Folder 2 Real Estate Investment Experience Study - Columbia University, 1920-1950



Box 5 Folder 7 A Properties, Elevator Apartments., 1920-1948



Box 5 Folder 8 C Properties, Bradish-Johnson Estate., 1919-1949



Box 5 Folder 9 D Properties, Equitable Life, and Appraisal of 120 Broadway., 1916-1944



Box 5 Folder 10 E Properties, City and Suburban Homes Company., 1898-1950



Box 5 Folder 11 F Properties, Rhinelander Real Estate Co., 1922-1947



Box 5 Folder 12 G Properties, Goelet., 1899-1944



Box 5 Folder 13 H Properties, E.A. Levy., 1925-1949



Box 5 Folder 14 I Properties, Sailors' Snug Harbor., 1919-1949



Box 5 Folder 15 J Properties, New York Trust Co., 1922-1949



Box 5 Folder 16 K Properties, Petersfield Corp., 1918-1950



Box 5 Folder 17 L Properties, Horace Ely., 1899-1949



Box 5 Folder 18 N Properties, Fred F. French and Cardiff Properties., 1923-1951



Box 5 Folder 19 O Properties, Union Commerce Building., 1926-1950



Box 5 Folder 20 P Properties, City Investing Company., 1923-1950



Box 5 Folder 21 Q Properties, R. W. Goelet Estate., 1926-1950



Box 5 Folder 22 R Properties, Pease & Elliman., 1925-1950



Box 5 Folder 23 S Properties, U. S. Trust., 1917-1950



Box 5 Folder 24 T Properties, Hanover Properties., 1929-1950



Box 5 Folder 25 U Properties, Paterno., 1927-1950



Box 5 Folder 26 V Properties, Open Stair Dwelling Co., 1930-1950



Box 5 Folder 27 W Properties, Tishman Realty., 1950



Box 5 Folder 28 X Properties, Astor Estate., 1931-1950



Box 5 Folder 29 Z Properties., 1930-1949



Box 5 Folder 30 AA Properties, Phipps Estate., 1904-1950



Box 5 Folder 31 BB Properties, Phipps Houses., 1931-1949



Box 5 Folder 32 CC Properties [?], unidentified., 1923-1949



Box 5 Folder 33 DD Properties, James Felt & Co., 1930-1951



Box 5 Folder 34 EE Properties, Pratt Institute. (Not Used), 1931-1950



Box 5 Folder 35 FF and "GG" Properties, unidentified., 1924-1946



Box 5 Folder 36 HH Properties, Graybar Building; "II" Properties, Vincent Astor Estate., 1925-1950



Box 5 Folder 37 JJ Properties, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; "KK" Properties, Riverside Building and Towers & Homes Apartments., 1924-1950

Series IV: Publishing Notes, Figures, and Tables

This series includes graphs, notes on drafts, and tables pertaining to the publication of Leo Grebler's Experience in Urban Real Estate Investment; An Interim Report Based on New York City Properties. These charts and graphs largely take the data from the first series and represent it through visual didactics.



Box 1 Folder 12 Appendix Tables IV-1 through IV-4., 1900-1950



Box 1 Folder 13 Appendix Tables IV-5 through IV-8., 1900-1950



Box 1 Folder 14 Appendix Tables IV-9 through IV-12., 1915-1950



Box 1 Folder 15 Appendix Tables IV-100 through IV-105., 1901-1950



Box 1 Folder 27 3a. Net as a Percentage of Acquisition Costs., 1915-1950



Box 2 Folder 10 Investment Experience Charts (R.E.R.T), 1925-1950



Box 2 Folder 13 Table 1-A-1: All Cases Classified by Type of Structure., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 14 Table 1-A-4: Percentage of Cases in Each Age Group Classified by Type of Structure., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 15 Table 1-A-5: Percentage of Cases of Each Major Type Classified by Age., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 16 Table 1-A-6: All Cases Classified by Length of Net Income Expense Period and Type of Structure., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 17 Table 1-A-11: All Cases Classified by Type of Structure, Average 1930 Assessed Value of Land and Structure., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 18 Table 1-L-2: Percentage of NYC Loft Cases in Each Principal Use Classified by Stores Criterion., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 19 Table 1-L-3: Loft Cases Classified by Principal Use and Construction Date., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 20 Table 1-L-4: Percentage of NYC Loft Cases in Each Principal Use Classified by Construction Date., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 21 Table 1-L-5: Loft Buildings Classified by Principal Use and Height., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 22 Table 1-L-6: Loft Cases in NYC Classified by Investment Year and Length of Net Income Expense Period., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 23 Table 1-R-3: Residential Cases in NYC Classified by Height of Structure Within Rent Levels., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 24 Table 1-R-4: Percent of Residential Cases in NYC Classified by Rent Level and Height Groups., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 25 Table 1-R-6: Percent of Residential Cases in NYC Classified by Rent Level Within Age Groups., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 26 Table 1-R-8: Residential Cases in NYC Classified By Semi-Philanthropic Criterion and Age., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 27 Table 1-8: All Structures Classified by Type and 1930 Assessed Value of Land and Structures., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 28 Table 2: All Cases Classified by Type of Structure and Borough., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 29 Table 5: Percentage of Cases of Each Type Classified by Length of Net Income Expense Period., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 30 Table 7: All Cases Classified by Type and Number of Structures., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 31 Table 9: All Buildings Classified by Principal Use and Height., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 32 Table 10: Residential Cases in NYC Classified by Store and Elevator Criteria., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 33 Table 11: Residential Cases Classified by Store and Rent Level Criteria., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 34 Table 12: Dwelling Units, circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 35 Tables 13, 16, 17: Residential Cases in NYC Classified by Investment Year and Length of Expense Period., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 36 Table 14: Residential Cases in NYC Classified by Age Within Rent Levels., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 37 Table 15: Residential Cases Classified by Semi-Philanthropic Criterion and Rent Level., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 38 Table 16: Loft Cases in NYC Classified by Principal Use and Stores Criterion., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 39 Table 18: All NYC Cases Classified by Total 1930 Assessment and Type of Property., circa 1950



Box 6 Folder 25 Chapter 4 - The Movement of Income and Expenses., 1953



Box 6 Folder 26 Chapter 4 - Appendix Tables and Calculations., 1953



Box 6 Folder 27 Chapter 5 - Materials and Charts A-K., 1953



Box 6 Folder 28 Chapter 6., 1953



Box 6 Folder 29 Chapter 7 - Appendix Table., 1953



Box 6 Folder 30 Chapter 9 - Materials; Appendix Table 7-1 and 7-2; Appendix Table 9-1; Chart 4-A-K., 1953



Box 7 Folder 4 Chapter 7 - Charts A-T, circa 1950



Box 7 Folder 5 Chapter 8 - Charts A-N., circa 1950



Box 7 Folder 6 Chapter 9 - Chart A., circa 1950



Box 7 Folder 10 Charts and Statistics., 1951

Series V: Computer Processed Data

This series compiles the printouts produced by computers of the era to process all the information collected by the researchers of the Institute towards this project. Most of the folders in this series contain only the printout and the category of the data within it, without a key to decode the information at hand.



Box 1 Folder 33 7. Not Used: Indexes for Net and Gross by Rent Level., 1918-1950



Box 1 Folder 34 Constant Group: All NY Cases Classified by Store and Type., circa 1950



Box 1 Folder 35 All Cases Classified by Initial Year and Length of Expense Period., circa 1950



Box 1 Folder 36 Constant Group: All NY Cases Classified by Height Within Type., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 1 All Cases: Constant Group, All Residential Cases Classified by Rent Level., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 2 All Cases: Constant Group, All NYC Cases Classified by Age Within Types, circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 5 Type Constant Groups., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 6 Experience Period Analysis Charts., 1907-1942



Box 2 Folder 40 Extra Copies of All Tables., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 42 Gross Income, Constant Group - All Cases and All NYC., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 43 Constant Group (Obsolete) - Gross Income Analysis - All Cases Old., circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 44 Gross Income, All Cases - Constant Group by Type (in NYC), circa 1950



Box 2 Folder 46 OBS EPACS (Obsolete Experience Period Analysis Chart), circa 1950



Box 6 Folder 32 Masters for Investment Base, Check N.I.E.P., and General; Net Income E.P.A.C., circa 1950

Series VI: Administrative Documents

This series contains documents, letters, reports, and blank forms pertaining to the research, production and publication of Experience in Urban Real Estate Investment; An Interim Report Based on New York City Properties. Communication between researchers, Columbia University and property managers can be found within this series. Throughout the series are forms sent out to property managers succinctly describing the project and requesting data. Of note (in Box 3: Folder 31) is a March 1949 Project Proposal document that outlines the background and goals of the project.



Box 1 Folder 28 3b. Net as a Percentage of Acquisition Costs: IBM Institute., 1896-1953



Box 1 Folder 32 6. IBM Conferences and Negotiations., 1953



Box 3 Folder 21 Research in Real Estate Investment Performance., 1930-1953



Box 3 Folder 22 50 Broadway Building, Manhattan, NY., 1943-1950



Box 4 Folder 1 Real Estate Investment Experience Project Materials., 1949-1951



Box 4 Folder 5 Investment Experience of 18 Major U.S. Life Insurance Companies in Bonds and Stocks. 1921-1952., 1953



Box 4 Folder 6 Washington Paper, Outline., circa 1950



Box 4 Folder 8 Suggestions for Study of Real Estate Operating and Investment Experience, 1900-1953., 1953



Box 4 Folder 10 Data Sources (Important for Return Contacts), 1950-1951



Box 5 Folder 5 Code Letters Defined., circa 1950



Box 5 Folder 6 Guide to the Files, Showing the Location of All the Investment Experience Study Materials., circa 1950



Box 6 Folder 20 Information Needed - By Type, List, circa 1950



Box 6 Folder 21 Worksheets for Basic Data Tables., circa 1950



Box 6 Folder 22 Block and Lot., 1951



Box 6 Folder 23 Investment Experience Study., 1952



Box 6 Folder 24 Investment Experience Weighted Indexes of Gross Income - Link Related Methods., 1952



Box 6 Folder 38 Sample Forms and Worksheets, Blank., circa 1950



Box 7 Folder 2 Economic Analysis of Market Area for Shopping Centers., 1952



Box 7 Folder 3 Proposed Study for Women's Apparel Chains Association., 1953



Box 7 Folder 12 Investment Experience Study, Memos and Notes., 1951-1953



Box 7 Folder 13 Miscellaneous., 1952-1953



Box 7 Folder 14 Visited Properties., 1950



Box 7 Folder 16 Basic Data., 1951-1953



Box 7 Folder 17 FHA Worksheets., 1955