Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1921, Page 11

fll.‘__ Part Two. Real Estate Investments CITY-WIDE MOVING VAN PARADE Realty Men and Agents Reyort No More Activity Today Than Has Occurred October 1, for years the signal fo an annual city-wide parade of moving vans, accompanled by a general tear- ing wp of leases and signing of new contracts, was ushered in virtually no more realty activity than occurs at any other time of the year, developed. In_years preceding the war.erealtors polfit out( real various newspapers took occasion to write column after column of “copy describing the bustle and confusion agtending tenants leases. cant lease. depreciated. houses, usual t is claimed. pf war _condi nake their permanent homes here. Many Still “Doubling Up.” It is therefore any that the thousands of houses vhich stood vacant before the war vill not give forth their occupants to the fall e stories told of shortage of vans, furniture and household goods piled igh on the sidewalks, of real estate offices exerting every effort to obtain | properties, of jreal state men point out. Jof residential units aiready have been f the | completed and occupied by a gratified The tension in the housing market has been beneficially relieved | to a considerable extent. Realtors ad- I mit that it may be several vears be fore the last vestige of wartime hous- ing shortage disappears and houses with “For Rent” signs again confront the resident on every side. It is re- terated by these men that restrictive legislation will defer arrival of this vacant dickering over leases by prospective tenants and of similar phas scenes resulting from expiration of, Few Apartménts for Rent. Since the war things have changed. it was explained by one prominent realtor this morning. were six or seven thousand proper- ties, both houses and apartments. va- in the average pre-war vear there are now but a few high-priced apartments and houses for rent. Before the advent of war condi- tions. he recalled. tenants were able 10 look over a long list of available Touses and apartments for rent, se- lect something a little better than the dwelling they had been occupy- jng and pay a rental for it would appear agents had to go to the tenant and argue about the superiori property over another, and, perhaps. present s arrange with the owner to reduce the ! ployment situation, and it is that we yent slightly, in order to clinch the he remarked in the habit of moving from 3 vear, as the properties they rented There were plenty of 1ly, from which to pick® Many Houses Overbuilt. The explanation of thi: lay in the fact that Washington in those days was thousands of houses overbuilt, many properties erected in view of the population’s demand. virtually came to a standstill during the war, while the population jumped far enough upward thousands of homes and apartments vacant and at the same time create a housing shortage unprecedented in the history of iculous now. he sald. the city. Cash Realtors Authorized to Sell at Any Other Time of Yea_r. today with grasp. ally tate editors of the dens, increase in moving “drive. public. Where there day. manifesting season.” “There's a that Rental of one were ear to condition | There were too Building to absorb the| pegrly in step. Building lack of material, [ qich 7 ing _that the contention of that are now idle’ Be Sure to See Our SUNSHINE HOMES IN i MICHIGAN PARK 12th and Michigan Ave. Cash Monthly 360 $850.. 21000, 56 1.000, ‘Built, Owned and For Sale MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE PARK THE IN-TOWN SUBDIVISION Consisting of several hundred wooded acres of individual lots, group lots and villa_ sites, sidewalks and other public utilities. Ave., west of Sheridan Circle, Woodley Road (Cathedral Ave.) at 32nd St. on the north, Rock Creek Park on the south and adjacent to the beautiful Conn. Ave. bridge on the east. It comtains unquestionably the finest home sites in the city and, under the new Tanagement, is offered at prices no more than high-class suburban property miles farther out is now selling for. Call for plat and prices. MIDDAUGH & SHANNON, INC. 10th Floor, Woodward Building, 15th and H—Main 6935 ubject to Comtract Approval New Bungalows, Nearly Completed- On Hamiltop S‘t.., at 13th NW Public Works Needed. “public works of every kind are A ded. rivate enterprise ‘ howed up an varlous discouraging { Dadly meeded It B B mtia: | T 1. CBlen Comany s cane into play, including dis- | oe8 mot sec § . ruption -of labor, restricted transpor- tation facilities, tightening of the money market, etc. The mushroom growth of the city did ot drastically suffer a reaction with e cessation of hostilities overseas, ‘A large percentage of hose who came here under pressure ons have decided to in of public character. By so doing not only will the various municipalities oF %ommunities be enriched, but we il have the happy and profitable| R. Situation of employmen leaders in municipal affairs, by the taxpayers. whose available or forthcoming feeded improvements, have a chancelgyy g Yo distinguish themselves in hasten- much-talked-of the immediate start of all workj Ot National Service Supply Company, to repair 1600-1602 Eckington place; cost, $760. f rithe rellef of the housing shortage. 1t was estimated that there are today several hundred families now doubling lup with ather famil| of living quarters. Rents are too on what available properties there ara for these persons, and properties for t [ sale. are mot within their financial They are consequently effectu. prevented from taking =advan- tage of “moving day.” With the bettering of labor condi- tions, lifting of transportation bur- building material production and easing up of the finan- cial situation. construction of much- needed apartment buildings and dwell- ings of the single-family type has been resumed this year with a rush, Hundreds Advice Interests Builders. In this connection local builders are interest in a statement issued by Horace Herr, editor of the American Contractor, advocating abo- lition of the so-called “construction His advice, in part, follows. lesson for architects, contractors, public officials and leaders in public affairs in the somewhat alarming unem- engineers, must get out of the habit of thinking that building is a seasonal affair. “That any industr. to absorb and distribute over a period of from five to seven months an over- head that naturally should be spread over a twelve-month period is folly.| The practice of doing so in the con- ! struction industry, as a result of the| habit that the public has allowed to form without opposition, is one of the contributing causes of the high cost of building: and dependable stabili- zation of prices and establishment of prosperity cannot be attained until production and demand are kept more [of t should attempt to operate the bal ance wheel of the construction in. h ublic officials and all $5 backed money is for much|fe) t for all hands v s in the matter high | strey 234 this ‘W_ Preston wilf erect nine two-story houses, 4612 to 4628 9th street north- prosperity stre FHomes in Town With Lots 75 ft. Front for Less Than Houses in a Row Exhibit open daily from 9 to dark. Take 11th or F or North Capitol street car marked “Brookland” to end of route, or for automobile, call Main 6935. 5 and 7 Room Bungalows Monthly Cash E 500. 6 and 8 Room Houses Monthly Cash .$74 $1,500. 69 2,000 Monthly $64 1,000..730 T8 5 y MIDDAUGH & SHANNON, INC. . Tenth Floor, Woodward Building, 15th and H Sts. _SINCE 1899—4NO PLACE LIKE HOME; NO HOME LIKE OURS” miles of improved streets, Bounded by Mass. Six comfortable rooms; large front porches; in the “Intown Suburb”; modern in all respects. SEE THEM RIGHT AWAY— THEY WILL ALL BE SOLD BEFORE COMPLETION. Take 14th Street car to 14th and Gallatin; walk east one block to 13th and north one block to Hamilton Street. Also. we can show you several handsome new 8 and 9 room houses in the neighborhood. SHANNON -&-LUCHS» . Building Department 14th and Jefferson Sts. N.W. T AL northwest. en as $75,000. street northwest. $35,000. C. H. Small plans tp construct five residences ) 5 . BUSINESS SECTION - The Foening Slar. WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1921 CITY AND COUNTRY HOMES INVOLVED IN RECENT SALES. o residence in Edgemo: tractively nituated scheme, marked by wide lawns, tall trees and trained shrubbery. HOUSING PROJECTS T0GOST S0 Permits for Building Past Week Include One for $150,000 Apartment. Housing projects calling for an in- vestment of more than $400,000 were recorded this week in the office of , the District building inspector. Cost Ja0.000 Howard Etchison was given a per- mit for the erection of an apartment house at 3316 Mount Pleasant street The operation will cost | $150,000, it was estimated. Harry Wardman took out a permit covering the construction of eighteen | two-story brick homes on Adams |, Veioof et northeast, numbering The cost of the project was giv- 'This is another unit wellings which Mr. Wardman plans to build in he total of seventy-five section. T. H. Bien Company, Inc. build five homes, 4111 to 4119 4th The cost will be numbering 2946-5 b street. 65,000. Other Permits Insued. her permits follow: G. Pierce, to build, 502 et; cost, $8,000. Robert ‘E. Funkhouser, to erect ga- Detached home, third, inclosed sleeping built-in garage, hardwood floors and trim, lot 50x150, planted Kitchen and laundry floors with beautiful shrubbery. tiled; lot has 40-ft. frontage House equipped with screens on Massachusetts Ave. Inspec- and awnings. Attractive and side porch. to be appreciated. Price, $20,500 Terms Can Be Arranged " We have many tions of the city, and feel we can solve your 'hol_ne- buying problem. H. 912 15th St. N.W. B The Northumberland New Hampshire Avenue and V Street Soundproof walls between apartments. Fireproof throughout. - Spacious lobby. Large side lot. IS T -2 Rooms and Bath, $3,300 to $3,500—3 Left 3 Rooms and Bath, $4,200 to $4,500—4 Left 4 Rooms and Bath, $7,000 to $8,000—4 Left -5 Rooms and Bath, $9,000 6 Rooms. and Bath, $11,100 to $11,500—4 Left .- TO The rent schedule in $20.00 per month per room.' Yet the = ments” has been made .so low that after making your cash pay- = ment the rent-will meet all payments, and after 72 payments = .will net you_more than 25 per cent yearly on your original § investment. For_$3.600.00 cash payment you may buy a $10,000.00 apart- ment. Such an apartment will rent from $125.00 (a fair pre- , to $200.00 per month. $37.50; interest, $14.40; 72,payment note, $65.55; a total of §117.45. On the, pre-war \rateyou will receive net $7.55 a month during the 72 payments, and thereafter $73:10 a month as & permanent war_rate) income. 'hig is $877.20 . investment. ©You have the advan! occupy .at: a minimum ¢ We -guarantee that every apartment we sell is at a fair price, and on a plan so perfected that you pay ‘only your proportionate share: of the actual cost of operating and maintaining the build ing. Apply : to ‘agent The Union 1410G Street .’ The cost was estimated | §{02, Company, brokers. wo Attractive Inspection by Permit Only Cleveland Park— 3307 Macomb St. containing ten rooms and three baths, hot- water heat, electric lights, four bedrooms and two baths &n second floor; two bedrooms on Must be seen the center of an extensive rage, 5015 14th street; cost, $700. Z. D. Blackistone, to repair 1405 H cost, $15.000. W. E. Hubbell, to build dwelling, 4706 Quarles street; cost, $1.700. Stembler & Ford, to build' home, 60th and Eads streets; cost, $3,000. J. C. Wimmer, to build home, 4414 Fessenden street; cost, $4,500. J. A. McCloskey, to erect garage, in ;eszru of 434 Kentncky avenue; cost, H. B. Kauffman, to erect garage, rear 1449 Fairmont street; cost, $750. T. A. Sidwell, to repair 3901 Wis- consin avenue; cost, $500. Frank C. Sanders, to erect garage 900 G_street southwest; cost, $800. J. Seek, 11207-1209 Geranium $10,000. C. L. Maxwell, to build home, 1317 Holly street; cost, $8,000. Durfee, Knox & Grey Company, to buifd home at 5820 Utah avenue; + U street; M. Elgin, to erect garage, rear d by Guy D. 3538 Rock Creek Church road; cost, $1,000. D. Matchett, to build dwelling 2200 Monroe street northeast; cost, $4,000. - American build garage, $8,000. J. W. Lohr, to repair 226 3d street; Taxicab Company, to 1321 L street; cost, 200 to|“4ibert Shapiro, to erect garage rear 535 Irving street; cost, $400. Six realty transaction investment total of § E ed this veek th C. L. HARDING MAKES SALE |0 the x. L. Sansvury ¢ The modern tw residence at 1824 Ki northwest was sold by Local Architect Disposes of His Edgemoor Residence. Clarence L. Harding. local archi- tect, has sold the residence which he | built for his own use at Edgemoor, Md., to Beverly Price Evans of E. L. will it as a home. It contai and bath. Ma- 4 Ma Freer her residence Capitol street. It is a t | The home is known as one of the show places in this lacality. It is a large three-story colonial type house of hollow- red tile roof. Commander and Mrs. W. nett have occupied the premises for the past year. Mr. and Mrs. Evans will take possession immediately | bath, with all modern The property at 1358 i Bonham by George F. Aspen of nine rooms and Ogle 1. Brook: erings 1424 Mass. Ave. N.W. This beautiful downtown residence containing ten large airy rooms and two °baths, newly overhauled steam-heat- ing plant, electric light, hard- wood floors and trim, attrac- tice fireplace in nearly every room. One bedroom finished porch, in real .mahogany woodwork. tion invited. House in perfect condition and immediate posses- sion _can be given. Price, $36,500 Terms Can Be Arranged ) other attractive listings in all sec- front L. RUST Exclusive Agent Main 6888 Residence at 1608 New Hampshire avenue northwest, E The building Harry L. Ruxt arranged the sale. SIX DWELLINGS SOLD. |irit. % ansbury Company. -story coloni tin to John Fleming, who will occupy | Mrs. Mary A. Dove sold to Charles C. le, with wide porcbes and | northwest was sold to Bertrand W.| F. Bar-|a three-story bay-window brick hous h. Mr. Bonham s now occupying the premises. of Chevy | Corner detached home of 9 rooms and 2 baths, hot-water heat, electric lights, garage. Goff, axxistant attorney gemeral, from Mrs. Letis of the English baxement type. 9 Uhland terrace north liam L. Frankfurt. It proved by { _William F. Langrall sold to Jos: . ard street. ns, requiring an | connection with 650, were con- | Taggert 2 Premi roush the office | oot “was sold for Arthur G. H mueller to Mrs. Tda Cafritz. It is Porick | attragtive two-sto; olonial Ibourne street | resi®nce containing six rooms Biarty A. Aug. | A with =il modern mpraveme the office of E. ns eight rooms! 3 Miss Florence L. Brown, promin at 2641 North | + wo-story brick | Baltimore, hment will be known | The establ i “the Balcony Artistic Sho) —_———— improvement: Harvard stre Downini Building contracts awarded in twenty-seven northwestern | during the week e AT 1 e e Immediate Possession Exceptional Terms Price, $17,000 ELLERSON & WEMPLE . 734 15th St S Main 603 ’ which was | The office of a modern two-story brick 1o have a sufficient number of proper- Realty Transactionis Requiring In- |house containing six rooms and bath. vestment of $52,650. oper his six-room house at 529 Har-!arise early in This sale was made in 1347 Shepherd street north brick | the position of the board in this mat WILL OPEN ARTISTIC SHOP. in social circies of Washington and will open an artistic shop house and contains six rooms and |at 1103 Connecticut avenue October 10. states ded September 16 Finance Classified Ads.’ 12 Pages REAL ESTATE BOARD APPEALS TO PRESS CLUB FOR HELP Special Effort to Determine Number of Newspaper Writers Coming Here - for Arms Parley. ssistance of the National Press fhe status of their property. and thes b In ascertaining the extent and |are being informed that definite re- 2 = quests for accommodations ha nature of housing accommodations |Vet" reached the board. These needed by the groups of nmewspaper (quests are not expected to come in correspondents from this country and |definite form for several wecks All i o roceed. |Of the work done to date by this 2broadipytiofpriliJreppr spicial committer been more or less preliminary in character in order ings of the conférence on limitation that the entire matter might be of armaments has been asked by the iy facilitated at the last minute, when Washington ~ Real Estate B"‘]'['d the visitors begin to arrive. through its special housing comm Sl e { The committee of the real esta y ]m-, ‘it was stated today by Percy H. | Russell, chairman of the committee. |hoard, which is working in conjunc A large number of newspaper men | tion with the central citizens’ com- = Washington | Mittee in handling thi al work. aré expected to come to ashing ; is composed of Perey Russell in November and it is the desire of \chairman; Robert C. Howard. F. the roal estate board that these men fMiddicion, I Leo Kelb. Robert be given the same service that is eever, Charles B. Cavwood, Wi D ey %o the oficial delega- | liam K. Hill, Harry S, Welch, . Owen tions of the countries invited to the Bdmonston and E. G. I conference. Lee D. Latimer, chairman of the luncheon committer of the board. The board requested the Press Club to aid ih securing information as to |Lounces that the —next regular the probable requirements from the {luncheon of the bhoard will bhe held Various press associations and in- |t the Hotel Lafuyetie, J6th and I {iVidual publications. it 1s announced. |streets. Thursday, October 6 1o meeting will be addressed by _ Properties Being Listed. | Charley Edward Russell. his _topic With the report that several of the |being ~Problems of (I ple embassies have made tentative ar- | Russell r pol befors rangements to place their respective | forum of the s AR delegations in hotels. Chairman Ru th i Y e e nL Ok this e ahoui] SmegpsUeal, e coh aritie materially relieve the need for fur- |arrangements for this luncheon con- inished quarters, which the real es-|gists of Lee D. Latimer. chairma tate board has been listing for Sev- | Derey 1. Huwsell and Jesce H. Hed {erai weeke past. The board. howeve 3 5 : E! s still eoliciting furnished propertic specially dwellings and apartment e nccommouations, ‘Which - are |LAST OF ROW OF HOUSES now being personally inspected by nembers of the special housing cor tee, will be held to meet the re- IS SOLD BY D. J. DUNIGAN | quirements from other sources, it 1s | pointed out Mr. Russell stated that up to !h»‘Pererties 712 to 730 Webster present it has been impossible 1o d : Street Disposed Of—Completed { termine with any degree of accura st|just what demands will be made on | Less Than Month Ago. With the sale of the house at 730 im- | the committee, but it is held desirable | Webster strget northwest, the office Yovember. of D. J. Dunigan reports the entire o Soh( -;n by Board. ]ruw from 712 to 730 Webster street, ere has_been some misunder-|sold. It has been les irty standing on the part of property own- = e frecnjid ey suat fetisiy eit- | ers and brokers who have been listing | 94¥8 since the dwellings were com- an | their properties with the board as to | pleted and placed on the market. The | amount of the sale approximates ties registered with the board to meet | eph | any possible contingency that m: H and | ter. Mr. Russell states emphatically nts.|that there would be absolutely no charge made by the board for the service it is rendering. porches, hardwood floors, eleetric The board is simply acting as a | lights. hot water heat and other im- central listing bureau for the purpose | provements of supplying information to those ex- | The purchasess follow: Mre. Lillian pected in Washington in attendance at | M. Hollebau ter street: the conference as to the location of | Udo W desirable furnished properties.” he as- | Mi 10.1serted. “In each instance where prop- erties are rented by these parties. the fina] negotiation: nd payment of rent i will be handled directly by the parties the! with the properly owner or their 723 Wet -t Edward J. Hor= rental agent, if they have one.” | gan, Mrs. M Tnauiries are daily coming to the . A. Gibbon board from property owners as to Emma M N INSPECT TOMORROW NEW HOMES 1221-23-25-27 Shepherd St. N.W. These houses contain six la rooms and bath., with front and rear ent ¥ Youn, Andrew €. Seit Webster street; Rickard B. Pos 0 Webster street. IS Bu-ch. 7 - Sixty-nine apartments. L A INVESTORS this splendid building averages less than = = = = = = sale price of the apart- The monthly expense Wwill be Beautiful marbls very little expense. a year, or 25 per cent on.your original tage of owning & home which you may A splendid valu ast. The landlord’'s profit goes to you. -or m-nuer‘on premises, or Realty Corporation . Main 8415 %m For Inspection Sfid The Best Home ~ Value in the City 1725_P Street Northwest (Within one square of Dupont Circle—most exclusive residential section) B e front residence contajning ‘12 rooms and 2 baths; electric lights; newly decorated taroughout. Can be converted into three spartments with 3 e for elther home -or investment. - °, Terms See Mr. O'Loughlin on Premises All Day Sund ok CHAS. D. SAGER 023 Fifteenth Street N.W. Main 36 3 : Tapestry brick, six large rooms, tiled bath, colonial concrete front porch, breakfast porch, sleeping porch, hardwood floors, elec- tricity, gas, hot-water heat. Wide and deep lot to alley SRRGEL ) o O $9,250 - EASY TERMS . Open and Lighted Daily Until 9 P.M. O Representative on Premises James M. Carter & Co., Inc. * Exclusive Agents