L.K. Comstock & Company, Inc.
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Timeline
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| 1960s - Three forces begin driving dramatic changes that shape the company's future: 1) the transition from a family-held private company, 2) the rising importance of the general contractor, and 3) the increasing importance of joint-venture work. Key Comstock projects include the National City Bank, Crowell-Collier Building, the windup of Metropolitan Life's Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper developments, and a series of subway signal contracts with the New York City Transit Authority. |
Louis K. Comstock on his 95th birthday |
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| November 1962 - Charles L. Scharfe, Sr. is elected president but resigns during the same meeting of the board of directors. He said the company would be best served if a younger man would assume the position and responsibility of president. Subsequently, his son, Charles L. Scharfe, jr., is elected president. Scharfe, Sr. serves as chairman until just before his death in September of 1981. |
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| December 1962 - Comstock, Chase Manhattan Bank and Canadian Comstock signed a joint purchase agreement to buy PEC (Patterson-Emerson-Comstock Company), an engineering company funded in part by former President Earle Stewart. |
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| December 1964 - After winning a contract to maintain New York City street lights and traffic signals, Comstock creates Elkcom, Inc., a construction equipment materials and tools leasing company. |
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| 1968 - Comstock buys Brooklyn and Queens Elevator Company. |
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