Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1921, Page 11

‘ BUSINESS SECTION memes | @He Fpening Slae. | ominse " - Part Two. WASIHINGTON, D. (., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1921 10 Pages i FIONTATIng 8F ngm INVOSI;:,C@I'I?ONS | CI..IFTON TERRACE AP’ARTME TS SOLD' FQR sp.soo.ooo. ”[')’:‘SEP:‘;'!; Z*;”:EI*ST'“EIEEKH |_ RUST m []PEN i Firm of Shannon & Luchs Reports <. P ! R S | : an Active Demand fer . 1 +Clifton Terrace Apartments and New} | st = = Nin Edifi Woedley Road in Hands £ g : RHCCIGIE y at i fposed o Wil Deiiver First Talk to 0! Shannon & uach i of New Owners. , | transactions fottows : Y. M. C. A. Real Es- Two of the largest real estatea number of real estate oflices and the | i Lanicr Fhiwe tate Class. “ransactions of many months were ‘nb:xndo?m;ntl of cent in .1.i artments in | L thr e N oL g - some of the larger firms, the sudden in- | Twelling consummated this week with the | renge in activity with the advent of the Pwater e hardwood ' ington change in owners of the Clifton Ter- | new year is heralded by local realtors ! floors built-in gar pur ture the newly 24 race apartments, Clifton street, be- forecasting a return to normal trade | chaser will o« e cour of the tween 13th and 14th streets, and of | conditions. the new apartment house, 2700 Con- necticut avenue northwest, corner of ‘Woedley road. ‘l“!m ct]vnsi;}cras!‘;ms D.C. BUILD'NG OPERATIONS t 250,000 R tean Tomee, tormerty rnown as | IN JANUARY ENCOURAGING Wardman Courts, was Sold o Felix s e Lake for nearly $2, probably ward > tirst ion of 1 class u LMy th stre aving been Clifton Terrace 13th and f4th xt nsferred from Ellen Gow The apartment building at the cor- mer of Woodley road and Connecti- | Pri® ATe encouraging. ording. to ; - : - et ulty. to erect ¥ g v Jarge lot. it was pur- | Openi cut avenue. sometimes referred to as | (¢ dodge Company's review i i ¢ A 1917 ¥ mia road: cost, 2 ¥ Mr. Allen for his own oceu- | O, The Woolwich, was bought by an an- | oL Comstruction activity mtracts | - . ; i 2 4 5 H. ith, (o build 3001 South Da- ) S . named local investor for a considera- | It In this district amounted to $13,- i z Vi 4 - northeast: cost, $1.500. Arthur A swland bought ¢ « cour the highest price ev d in an i PeEchasediHis weel el [property in question is a lamwe brick | notd of one of ) wpartment butlding transaction in |Dodge Company Reports $13,967, sy rensenin, realizing an aanual rentnl of more than $200000. | AWCIling and will be occupied by the | 05, 5 SO0 el P :r’-‘:-:u;ir:’;‘hp '(1."!'\‘{:1 ale \r;:xrfi:;v_l, 000 in Contracts, Increase of 17 J"_'\’” s Booth loar A lees A “u |(‘. abi “ give ]I hand in- E =, = e cost, 0. Coucl two-s ormation on the practical operatic T e S o Qen December | WARDMAN SELLS WOOLWICH APARTMENT. | street & Dhtck “dwatiing at. 12 e ing the owner. and by W. L. Lan-| Reports on January building oper W. AL Hill, to repair 17 under hat M st by sy mber of pro- ning, representing the purchaser. lations for the district comprising | ! road: c 00, Lo s e students and I estate men Nroperty Sells for $750.000. | Washington, Baltimore and rvhuzm.-pl 1 ~";y..: in ‘["“' . to repair 1103 2ist ], on R Ty of Wa o X _-""";“';““ | night at ¥ rers will continue for \ 967,000, i 7 [! tee being tion of about $750.000. Ballding |3 . an increase of 17 per cent over Miaton, ‘o) repair: 5915 | Cra SaiD D oL Shrev s s Jhe Lullding ' ecember's figure. ! & at 1 ERAR SEs ‘was erected recently by Harry Ward- Th. el 5 L4 the | man and was sold by him to the new u’;r)}‘:{"f‘amh “Hkrvrw - moner stne | urchaser g S Fenliesiile s were: 000, o i D Mcon 8 the s S el o ber cent. for resiaental nuildines: | Addition to lce Cream Fac- in connection with Higbie & 000, or 14 per cent. for indus- | A prear T e e LS er 1 P tory and Remodeling of Store | Only Important Features. | £ 457Uk of the uer cost, . lroom brick dwelling {terrace. The Tty \ View is one Hof will be ax Apartment wie . to repair plant st; e mearly the entire frontage on Clifton . (Ontemplated work reported dur- | Street in one block. covering four iM% the month amounted to $55.349,7 acres of land. The property consists, (00, about four times the amount of | ir 518 ith inew of three apartment buildings contracts awarded, the largest it Permits for the of an addition | ihaving ¥ tached, containing about mong. the contemplated work being |, 1o chaps Tee Croamb Manis| Iton, to e 1209 Shep- | Samuel Chac ments. * The annual ren heome Tesidential buildings. Jie e S Scout $1 {six-room brick dwellin amounts to approximately $200, ! Contracts awarded durin nuary | facturing plant and for the remodeling 5 1ir 3017 Rod- | Krumke will occupy i unced nancin t The buildings were some the twenty-five northeastern states!of the Sigmund store property, man stre GIL A, Veith bo m Howard I Morton J. Luchs: “insurance years ago by Harry Wardman. He amounted to $111,807.000, an increase | -, 0" et s T Caleh vepair 1416 A [Good a lot in squ 10, located on s “Appra w. L. Eold the property. then known & ntore than 11 per cent over (\\--! gt Stxectimortinmess S the only I street sout 3500 Dakota avenue. It & Regulations hn Wardnaa Courts, to the Riker Re mber figure. { portant features of the Iy ¢ . Corporation. to re- that Mr. Veith will impro trict building inspects Company exactly one y ago this. Since the conditions of today >“lhe District building inspector. st, §3.000 property ortly I3t w week, the consideration at that time Similar to those of the ODERINZ| Tpe e cream company will build an | 28 ne Col. Charles ey being reported as approximating | months of 1919, it is with January of 7.500.900. The present price exceed-, that year that comparisons shouid | ion to its build Py rear iSCHOOL TO BECOME HOTEL | &a the former by about half a million be made Jine Siat alcentatisznont 4 ; o (10 ore streel: L $1500. sl [ [Taxes and ollars. | Contracts awarded in January of, l. enblatt and A ok 7 ; RSBk 3 { Geerge o repair i _ lards. Distrie The Wooiwich apartment house | this year amounted to more than dou- | Eranted a permit to rey . 4 % : GRS % -t northeast; cost, $300 {Duncan Power Is Now Refurnish-: Law comprises a seve ory building, : ble those of January, 1919. Further, i buildings at a co: . ” v v . o A : < D tin, to repair Sumner | . Containing about eighty four apart. contemplated work reported this Jan- | retary Tumu ive ap- | e 7 mn Ste cost, $500. | ing Fairmont Seminary. ments. The annual rental return is! uary amounted to $342.708,000, nearly ! proval for the ercction of a age in % £ g ; s ; : % E. J. Mudd, to I store, “61SU| Three buildines S orner LoF understood to average $82,000. Sit-| double. the amount 'of contemplated |the rear of his newly acqu . : ] | street, g D thes 14th and- Fairmont s north | uated just across the Connecticut' new work reported in January, 1919.; 1917 Kalorama road nortawest. 5 % 5 ? cost. $1.600., 3 - R Avenue bridge, near the Wardman, Although many of the elements! Uhor periniis were . 3 < z 2 ' '.“km","", l{f";']l C mont Park Hotel, the Woolwich stands out' affecting building conditions remain|lows & R 7 : Parl place southeast _ Dun, as one of the best pointed new | in an unsettled state, the evidence | X Lo TeDRiT Tenr: y 2 s : camnentl r. s by | an hotel oper- | } 3 0 o i Y L o rensl . who will conduct a family apartment buildings of Washington. :indicates that the low point of the {608 13t L i : 2 ik é & 2% i t this location ENTERS LOCAL FIELD. Noted Apartment Projects. slump was passed in December and |, g et et ear Extensive alterations o the build- el The two apartments properties which ("At the upward trend may be ex- PaciHoermew. to repalr| Wardman of ST lon trantsoon | nss hax n completed, “and ithe oo 1 IR L X he Pected to continue. o | of Wocdley road, 1o u local investor for a consideration of approximately 16th street; cost, -$2,000, nishing the rooms fo. - = v 3200, Bt v ur E fhanged hands this week are among the " Tne January total included: $30. resticoR B0l 5| 750,000, The, memottations were comdmected thromgh ‘the omces Of 3 3| ¥ Moo : * William K. Hartung. e 000, or 28 per cent of the total ! o R anne Lampton Company and Highie & Richardson. Street northeass s - by Harry Wardman in years. They num- ¢ e (al buildings; $24.186.000, | Rhode Island avenu t, 3 i d LJ'r,"»pn i l’\"“l:. . 3 week 3 r S ichara A T e Tavtecan 2 ber among their guests many persons J. H. Caln, to erect garage rear 3806 | Power 22 t, for public works and | = e t yrthw . ! . < b . BN - ith rominent in private and public life. OF: S peE rCK | 12th street; cost, §2 | ‘s : ; / street northwes A tate man, has become a; jated with D onsummation of the two deals sstab- | Btilities; §20 B ot ipiicne arage rear 1146 | PAnY: tri 4 Eennsylvaniafiaxenue; #Scosty | SC PAN f the offices of William K. Hartuns lishes a record in Washington real estate | {07, Pusiness bulldings: 315429000 or'i15eiy street;’ cost, 2 RS $1,000. S outhern building. as manager of the circles in point of total considerations s L lings. 1 George J. Cro o revair 636" : c Michael Palumbo, to erect garage ; M e ar = it sales de ment involved. The unprecedented activity | The largest item reported under | poynsyivania avenue southeust . T T A 1401 Decatur stre st, BUILDING DECREASE BIG. St i s sl ey in the sale of York city and r a study of t i g ccntemplated new work was $82,569, | goii” o i v el roajty field w0 for public work and utilies. | F. J. Krieg, to repair, rear 1117 men to indicate a revival of business in | -—"h—"‘ R fl_'r;;'n: "g-“;;hfi;;f‘"fi s aaih 3 erect Vi i 4 i a hou: short- C| len, to build Ve, 2 et northeast; st :a.r"x’::'nf:" = oot o e pre'(,:;' D‘f‘}','o,: {:m’f to 15,4.002 homes |901 Butterput stree . $9,000. 5 to build store Gaver & Brown, to build at 2939} han making the brick from | decr 4 from th 4 £~ Following on the hce's ‘of a realty | this year, it is estimated by the St. street northeast; cost, 3450. ue; cost, §3,500. cenue nor 000 | clay hich o buid|betore the war to virtually zero dut- | e which resulted in the ciosing of - city plan-commissio; Agton Loan and Trust Com- t Company, to repai Moran, to e them, ing Une war FOR SALE - TO LEASE! A | Overlocking Rock Creek Park ‘ At 16th and Columbia Road Frederick Carl, inc.. to build g: Building construction in the United 623-625 H street; cost, ‘Women in California are not only States in normal times amounted to i building small homes with their own|about $2.000,000,000 a year. Bu AKING of NEW Homes From Old Refined Location Under One Contract center of business district. Four floors 45x135. Bancroft Place —you who have an old home you wish remodeled Suitable for manufacturing, storage, warehouse, or made over to suit your ideas First- floor: Reception hall, automobile showroom and service station, depot for reception room, dining room, {{ ' kischen and pantry. ~ Second Consult— floor: Large living room, 2 bed- film company, large bowling and billiard establishment, rooms, each with private b or can be fitted conveniently for mercantile business. Third floor: 3 bedrooms One estimate covers all the details of reconstruction— bath. Each room has r I and that estimate a Low One—we guarantce to save you money Large electric freight elevator, with exit to alley. Showroom on street level. closets or ciothes press. > tricanly Sighied. Dasement s i| Wiring, Painting, Decorating, Floor-finishing Location—1707 L Street Northwest Just OF Connecticut Avenue laundry room, furnace room . and servants room. and bath Heating, Rcofing, Carpenter Work Rental, $15,000 per year for ten-year term. (This price is less than 75 cents per square Toot.) !'fi‘ff.}’;iou'?."" 1’.‘5“’1‘;.(;"-”[ s Plumbing—Any Alteration— All Under One Contract For Further Particulars Apply OWNER Price, 330,000 R.K. FERGUSON Inc. 1114 9th St. N.W. Phone N. 231-232 HARRY WARDMAN 1430 K Street TheF. H. Smith Company We Also Build Garages That Satisfy Washington, D. ‘C. 815 15th St. N.W. O A Carefully Selected List of Properties Which Are Vacant and Open For Inspection Sunday Apartment House Investments Splendid Opportunity for Speculation or Investment ST $275,000—Rents, $37,000 New Hampshire Ave., near Dupont Circle. Modern, fire- proof. $55,000—Rents, $8,500 3-story bldg.,, 12 apts, in good Columbia Heights Sec- tion. Inspect these ultra-modern homes. They contain built-in ; 3. 1302 Columbia Road N.W. Ten-room home; 6 bedrooms; hot-water heat; eiectric lights: open fireplace in 3 rooms; am- ple space for garage; an un. usually desirable outlook: and a splendid_residential section. Price, $11,750. Owner will ac- cept ‘small investment prop- erty as part payment. Open for inwpectios 1 1312 Floral Street N.W. Sixteenth Street Heights—a magnificent location; detached home containing 11 rooms and 2 baths; glassed-in sleeping porch; open fireplace; garage; decorated throughout. . $13,000, on terms. Owner would consider accepting as part payment a small invest- ment property. Open for inxpection Sumday. heated garages, real open fireplaces of unusual charm, sun $65,000—Rents, $11,000 Modern g-story building, good N.W. section. All im- provements. $60,000—Rents, $10,000 4-story bldg., 16 apts., in good Washington Heights Sec- tion. . . parlors and three open porches. " THESE HOMES ARE THE ULTIMATE f" IN FINISH, DECORATIONS, CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN Heated Sample House, 1628 ‘Argonne Place Open Daily From 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. ‘ William S. Phillips §o 1409 New York Ave. Main 98 Sunday. © $24,000—Rents, $3,360 4-story, 8 apts., in cloe-in N.W. section. $75,000—Rents, $12,000 Modern 4-story building, in splendid N.W. scction. 4. 953 Shepherd Street N.W. Beautiful corner S-room home: 22 feet wide; every mod- ern appointment; 6,000 feet of ground; splendidly construct- ed; concrete porches; hot- water heat; electric 1ights; open fireplace. Terms can be arranged. Open fo inspectio: . 2. 3612 13th Street N.W. Six-room and bath home with running water in each bedroom—an unusual feature; hot-water heat; electriclights: hardwood floors; cement porches front and rear; open fireplace. Out-of-town owner is very anxious to dispose of this property Open for inspection Sunday. The above apartments are carefully selected investments, and have been passed upon by an authority before being offered to the public. Sunday. For further particulars, see or phone MR. R A. ARNS, Mgr., Apt. Sales Department. William K. Hartung Main 373 301 Southern Bldg. 5. 3240 19th Street N.W. Near Corner of 19th St. and Park Road: an un- usually attractive 8-room and 2-bath home; 2 feet wide; built-in library and open fireplace in living room; reinforced concrete porches; built-in garage. A home which must be seen to be appreciated. Open for Inspection Sunday. CHAS. D. SAGER 3 Fifteenth St. e Main 36 merepe—) pimvie - 3 o