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                        UNITED STATES
             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C. 20549

                        SCHEDULE 13D
          Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                     (Amendment No. 10)*


                        NORTEK, INC.
                      (Name of Issuer)


           Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
       Special Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
               (Title of Class of Securities)


                          65655910
                       (CUSIP Number)


Richard L. Bready   COPY TO:  Douglass N. Ellis, Jr., Esq.
c/o Nortek, Inc.              Ropes & Gray
50 Kennedy Plaza              One International Place
Providence, RI 02903          Boston, MA 02110
(401) 751-1600                (617) 951-7000
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
             Receive Notices and Communications)


                      December 31, 1999
  (Dates of Events which Require Filing of this Statement)



If  the  filing person has previously filed a  statement  on
Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the  subject
of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of
Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].







CUSIP No. 65655910            13D

1.      Names  of  Reporting  Persons/I.R.S.  Identification
  Nos.
    of Above Persons (entities only)

   Richard L. Bready

2.    Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
   Instructions)
     (a)
     (b)


3.    SEC Use Only

4.    Source of Funds (See Instructions)

     N/A

5.   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
    Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

     [   ]

6.    Citizenship or Place of Organization

     U.S.A.

Number of      7.   Sole Voting Power
Shares Bene-        408,150 shares of Common Stock
ficially          1,084,531 shares of Special Common Stock
Owned by
Each Report-   8.   Shared Voting Power
ing Person          236,800 shares of Common Stock
With                 46,263 shares of Special Common Stock
               9.   Sole Dispositive Power
                    408,150 shares of Common Stock
                  1,084,531 shares of Special Common Stock

               10.  Shared Dispositve Power
                    236,800 shares of Common Stock
                     46,263 shares of Special Common Stock


11.  Aggregate  Amount Beneficially Owned by Each  Reporting
     Person

     408,150 shares of Common Stock
   1,084,531 shares of Special Common Stock

12.  Check  Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
     Certain Shares (See Instructions)            [X]

     The  amount  set  forth  in row (11)  excludes  236,800
    shares  of  Common  Stock and 46,263 shares  of  Special
    Common   Stock  of  which  Bready  disclaims  beneficial
    ownership.

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

     12.1  percent  of Common Stock (including  the  Special
     Common Stock in the calculations)
     85.9 percent of Special Common Stock

14.  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

     IN

Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

      The class of equity securities to which this Statement
on  Schedule  13D (the "Statement") relates  is  the  Common
Stock,  par  value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock")  and
the  Special  Common Stock, par value $1.00 per  share  (the
"Special  Common Stock"), each of Nortek, Inc.,  a  Delaware
corporation (the "Issuer").  The principal executive offices
of  the  Issuer are located at 50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence,
Rhode Island 02903.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

      (a)  The  person filing this Statement is  Richard  L.
Bready (hereinafter, "Bready" or the "Reporting Person").

      (b)   Bready's  business address is Nortek,  Inc.,  50
Kennedy Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island 02903.

      (c)   Bready's  present  principal  employment  is  as
chairman and chief executive officer of the Issuer.

      (d)  During the last five years, the Reporting  Person
has not been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

      (e)  During the last five years, the Reporting  Person
has not been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial  or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction  resulting  in
his  being  subject  to a judgment, decree  or  final  order
enjoining  future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities  laws  or
finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     (f) Bready is a citizen of the United States.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

      This  Amendment is necessary as a result of the recent
vesting of stock options held by Bready.  On July 24,  1997,
Bready  was  granted options to purchase 150,000  shares  of
Common  Stock,  of  which,  50,000  became  exercisable   on
December 31, 1997, 50,000 became exercisable on December 31,
1998  and  50,000 became exercisable on December  31,  1999,
resulting  in  Bready being deemed the beneficial  owner  of
such  shares.   On  September 2, 1998,  Bready  was  granted
options to purchase 225,000 shares of Special Common  Stock,
of which, 112,500 became exercisable immediately and 112,500
became exercisable on September 2, 1999, resulting in Bready
being  deemed  the  beneficial owner  of  such  shares.   On
February  17, 1999, Bready was granted options  to  purchase
75,000  shares  of  Special Common Stock, of  which,  37,500
became   exercisable  immediately  and  37,500  will  become
exercisable on February 17, 2000, resulting in Bready  being
deemed  the beneficial owner of such shares, given that  the
options are exercisable within 60 days.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

      The Reporting Person has no present plans or proposals
which  related  to  or would result in any  of  the  actions
specified  in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of  Schedule
13D.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

      (a-b)  As  of the close of business on May  20,  1999,
Bready directly owned (x) 1,084,531 shares of Special Common
Stock (including 711,349 such shares that Bready has a right
to  acquire pursuant to certain employee stock options)  and
(y)  408,150 shares of Common Stock (including 150,000  such
shares  that  Bready  has  a right to  acquire  pursuant  to
certain  employee  stock options).  These  shares  represent
12.1%  of  all outstanding shares (Common Stock and  Special
Common  Stock  taken as a group) and 85.9%  of  the  Special
Common  Stock.  Bready has both sole voting and  dispositive
power with respect to these shares.

     Various defined benefit pension plans of the Issuer and
certain  of its subsidiaries held 236,800 shares  of  Common
Stock  and  46,263  shares of Special  Common  Stock  as  of
December  29,  1999.   Under the  provisions  of  the  trust
agreement  governing  such pension  plans,  the  Issuer  may
instruct the Trustee of such plans regarding the acquisition
and  disposition of plan assets and the voting of securities
held  by  the trust relating to such pension plans.   Bready
disclaims  beneficial ownership of the shares held  by  such
pension plans.

     (c) Not applicable.

     (d) Not applicable.

     (e) Not applicable.

Item 6.   Contracts,   Arrangements,   Understandings,    or
          Relationships  with Respect to Securities  of  the
          Issuer.

      The  Reporting  Person  presently  has  no  contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships with any other
person  with  respect  to  any  securities  of  the  Issuer,
including but not limited to the transfer or voting  of  any
shares  of  Common Stock or Special Common  Stock,  finder's
fees,  joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts  or
calls,  guarantees of profits, division of profits or  loss,
or the giving or withholding of proxies.

Item 7.   Material to the Filed as Exhibits.
          Not applicable.

                         SIGNATURES

      After  reasonable  inquiry  and  to  the  best  of  my
knowledge  and  belief, I certify that the  information  set
forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  January 4, 2000

                                     Richard L. Bready


                                     /s/ Richard L. Bready