Institute activities: Site for New United engineering center obtained near United Nations headquarters

PURCHASE by the United Engineering Trustees, Inc., 29 W. 39th St., of 37,500 square feet of property on the west side of First Ave. between E. 47th and E. 48th Streets at a price of “approximately $2.7 million” was announced on July 31 by W. J. Barrett, president of the Trustees.