Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1923, Page 14

REAL ESTALE. 1ol BvENiG Slump in Building Activities |WANY HOUSES SOLD Shown in Reports for Junei BY PHILLIPS’ OFFICE Transfers for Week Include Five New Dunigan Homes. First Half of Year Far Ahead of Last Year, But Last Month Reveals Decided Drop From Average. The following transfers of real William S. Phillips it was announced: Mrs. Nora J. Finucane purchased | one of the hew houses recently com- The following table shows building permits issued in the twenty | 2825 29th street northwest. principal cities of the United States | house contains eight rooms. during the past six months, with| O. C. Montgomery purchased from comparisons: 5 : Building permits issued throughout the United States during the first half of 1923 were 36.5 per cent ahead of the same period in 1922, Permits is- sued in June this year, however, were only 2.3 per cent ahead of the volume issued in June, 1922, and were 10 per cent less than in May of this year. These figures, which iIndicate a slowing up of bullding activities as compared with the unprecedented de- velopments of the earlier months of the year, are based on official returns made to S. W. Straus & Co. from 225 |y, principal cities and towns Gain in East. The eastern states gained 24 Dper [y cent for the six months’ period, 4.4 per cent over June, 1922, and 5.2 per cent SVer May, 1923 The central states ™ gained 47 per cent for the half-year period, but in June showed a loss of 8.7 per cent from June, 1922, and a loss of 27.4 per cent as compared With May this year. The southern states gained 48.5 per cent during the st half of this year, but in June 10.3 per cent compared with June, 1922, and declined 24.7 per cent from May this year. The Pacific coast States gained b2.5 per cent for the first six monchs of this year. Their permits in June were 32.1 per cent ahead of June, 1922, and 1 per cent ahead of May this year. 5 Citles Reported. cities reported total build- pits for the first six months 1,706,642,084, compared | to 60 for the first six| month the gain being $456.- { 365.824. In these cities building per-| mits amounting to $250,959.452 were issued in June this year, which com- pared with $24 537 for June, 1922, a gain of $5,709,915, but a loss of $28,- 832,071, as compared with May. While in June there was a tendency toward more conservative activities throughout the country, this was far | from the case in New York city, which not only gained $91,751,904, 27.3 per cent, during the first half the vear, but showed a gain over May this year of $17,463,319, or 43.7 per cent, and an increase of $7 939,434, or 16 per cent, over June last year. Permit June were months W Of the 2 vational monthly building S. W. Straus o gains over June, 192! gained over May, this vear, and howed gains months of 192 This g San Francisco. Beattle.. : 8t. Louls. X Totals 3 6,351,630 $812 Note: %200 has bee Oticial estimi dded by building department for undervaluation It The * ing perm this _year of § Six Large Rooms Day-Light Cellar ORCHES We Invite Inspection of Our Exhibit Electric Lights Hot-Water Heat ,362,342, cities reported in the survey and | 130 showed Buy and Live in Takoma Park A Dozen Unusual Home Opportunities Exclu- sively Offered by Us. House of 2 stories, not large, but with more room than the ordinary bungalow of 5 rooms and sleeping porch. It is not only new, well built, and tastily decorated, but is particularly desirable because of its excel- lent location. There is no house for sale in Takoma Park in a better location. It Ras hot- water heat, fireplace and all modern improvements. Con- crete pavement and sidewalk paid for. Lot 50x150. $8,500 on terms. Liberal for owner’s equity in ¢ D. J. 1321 New A larger home, of 4 bedrooms, located in choicest part of Chestnut having all improvements hot-water heat. Lot is deep and shady. Rooms large. Oak floors first floor. Wide stairs. Papered throughout. Fireplace. A re- markably good buy at $9.500, the rock-bottom figure made to move the house quickly, as owner is leaving Takoma, (OO T T T 2 small shingle bungalows, nearing completion. 2 blocks from Carroll Ave. 2 bedrooms, living room with fireplace, kitchen and breakfast room, full attic and basement. These are well built and beautifully finished emall houses, and_ wiil sell on casy terms for $5,800, with hot ter heat; and $5,500, with ce heat. An unusual to - acquire a combined business property and home. On Carroll street near Bank. House is of brick and stucco construction, about a year old, and contains 10 rooms. Has every modern convenience, including instan- taneous hot water heater. An ideal place for professional man, for which there is room in Takoma Park. Or for & high class store. House could not be reproduced in the location for the price asked, $15,000. opportunity | ‘e “e 7,500 will buy large, new 5- room, colonial bungalo Rooms very large and cool, as house has” full attic. Located on hillside, in large attractive corner, convenient to cars and stores. Terms. $8,250. $8.500—A 6-room bungalow on Maple Avenue, near Presby- terian Church. Everything modern. 12,700 feet, with shade. Garage. Dutch Colonial, one of the most attractive houses of this style anywhere, built for owner solely for his own use, but now oftered as he is buying a farm, Contains five bedrooms and two baths. Oak_floors. Fireplace, Space for three cars. $12,650, or $14,000 with new mahogany furniture. House is worth they say, and when five ~I~.Iu‘n1‘,ingfton Terrace is division, carefully planned Washington’s suburbs. $11,000 will now buy house with ‘five bedrooms, two_sleep- ing porches and two baths. No. 10 Sycamore Avenue. Attic over house. Full screens throughout. Garage and garden. High, level lot. A fine, large home for low fig- ure. Terms can be arranged. entire length offered: you. $6,350, large 5-room Califor- nia style stucco bungalow, with water, sewer, electricity and hot-water heat. $1,000 cash. An ideal place for poultry and garden, in_ Silver Spring, convenient to car line, ground 50x350, improved with almost new, modern colonial house of 6 rooms, which are finished in most up-to-date style. House has hot-water ' heat, sewer, water, and electric range. Priced for quick sale, at $7,500. Beautiful country home on high point overlooking Wash- ington Sanitarium, Has 4 to 6 rooms to be used for bedrooms, besides living quarters, and several porches. House is con- crete construction, with slate roof. All modern improvements. .Grounds contain 34,000 square foet, with garden 'and fruit Garage. Price, $17,000. Terms. May Be Seen Any Time. " Lillie & Hendrick 23 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park 2 Adams 3801 Realtor—Exclusive Agent 15th & K Sts. N.W. i SUEAR, | estate were made by the office of | the | pleted by W. C. and A. N. Miller at| A Breakfast Porch; makes summer eating “A Home Picnic. A Large Front Porch; a place for out- door evening comfort. A Commodious Sleeping Porch; 300 feet above sea level insures sleeping comiort, such as can not be found in doors. 4317 and 4319 Fourth Street N.W. Home Values Such As You Have Never Seen in This Leroy Allen premises 1109-7th street northeast. It has six rooms. The following hou: recently com- pleted -by Walter Dunigan were transferred through this office the past week: 716 Jefferson street north- west s purchaseéd by Joseph O. : T17 Jefferson street northwe: was purchased by John H. Frishet 718 Jefferson street northwest was purchased by Frank M. Collins; 719 Jefferson street northwest wi chased by Berkley Simps street was purchased by Mitohell. These homes | rooms. Thomas J. have six Conaty purchased the attractive home in Highview from | Arthur A Rowland at 157 Uhland | terrace northeast. ki Rowland C. Dudley purchased from | Mrs. Nora J. Finucane premises 3038 | Cambridge pla northwest. Mre. Annle P. Guyer { from Mrs. Olle E. Trew the two. brick residence at 172 U street north- east. BUILDING PERMIT REPORTS FROM TWENTY LEADING CITIES. Gain first half, 1923 554,19 320,818,855 7 cities T4 cities Fl IllllII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"IIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|llIIIIllIIIIIIII||IIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIII|II|IIII“IIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIlIIlIIII|||llIIlI|'='- PETWORTH Our Homes in This New Subdivision Are Homes of Permanency and Refinement Tiled Bath Laundry Tubs Houses: City Open and Lighted Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. Take “Grant Circle Bus” or 9th St. Car Marked “Soldiers’ Home” Dunigan York Ave. NW. Phone Main 1267 Hun{ing}on C!'I'ACO dgemooritit . *e” fa Five Houses Sold This Week “The proof of the pudding is in the eating” so purchasers, after looking over the field thoroughly, settle upon Huntington Terrace it is a worthy recommendation. a beautiful rolling sub- to be the show spot of You will find houses here that are a real pleasure to see, construction that can- not be bettered and prices that defy competition. Come out now and learn the many advantages here “DOVER BUILT” MEANS “BUILT FOR THE AGES” Motor through Bethesda, f 'ollowing Rockville car line (not Rockville Pike) to Huntington Terrace gateway—or take Rockville car which CORPORATION WM. S. PHILLIPS WABSHINGLON, U, C. SATURDA, |GRADING OF 17-BLOCK TRACT NEARLY DONE Excavating and grad'ng being done by D. J. Dunigan on the tract con- taining seventeen city blocks, bounded by Emerson street on the south, Sth street on the west, Concord avenue on the north and Kansas avenue on the east, being intersected by Farra- &ut and Gallatin, Hamilton, Ingraham. Jefferson, Kennedy, 3d, 4th, Gth and 7Tth streets northwest, near the Argyle Country Club, is nearing completion. In this subdivision about thirty-six houses are being bullt on Ingraham street, between 7th and 8th streets, and on 7th street, between Ingraham and Jefferson. ‘Transfers were announced by Mr. Dunigan as follows: Mrs. Mollle E. Sanford purchased 5407 13th street. Mrs. Myrtle D. Fowler purchased 4316 4th street and Bernard Hath- cock purchased 4207 4th street. These } | two houses have six large rooms eacn. 1205 Farragut St.| (Saul’s Addition) The Ch-nse of a Life '0 Obtain a Really Beautiful Home An Inspection Will Settle the Question Detached, on exceptionally large corper lot-——wide front and side porches: ten rooms, including large enclosed sleeping porch and break- ower: big attic; open fire floors and fvory ogany trim; French doors many other features of interest to the home lover. Owner Must Leave City and Has Materially Reduced Price for Quick Sale Chas. D. Sager Exclusive Agent 912 14th St. N.W. n 36 Main 37 Real Estate Man Exceptional opportunity for wide-awake, hustling young Real Estate man to purchase part interest in Mortgage and Bond house, and to manage Real Estate Department now being added. For the right man this connection would assure his future. All correspondence strict- ly confidential. Address BOX 33-M Star Office REAL ESTATY —— e homen Jwhich have just been com-| According to some medical authori- e nown as | Enevy Chase_ Park, D. C., has been | ties, the amputation of a leg tends to taken over by Quinter, ‘Thomas & increase rather than decrease vitality Co. w subdivision, ' which lays and it has often been noticed that | about midway between Chevy Chase [ Etole ABASRD A Crosic Park, was opens 1 person who loses a limb gains consid- ed up several years ago, erably in general heaith, LYON PARK as Become the Greatest Suburban Success Around Washington JULL TAKE OVER AGENCY. | Quinter, Thomas & Co. to Sell in Chevy Chase Park. the new 1920, The selling ageacy for INVEST SUCCESS! —1If you are going to buy a lot, buy a home site— or BUILD YOUR HOME in a Subdivision that not only promises, but ACTUALLY IS A SUCCESS! Tha valuation of land in Lyon Park HAS INCREASED by leaps and bounds! No need to sit back and walt re—LYON PARK OFFERS YOU A SUCCESS- VESTMENT NOW! —— This Is Your Last Opportunity To Buy DIRE FROM THE OWNERS ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS LYON PARK IS A “FACT”—NOW! —Remember that there are only a lim- ited number of build- ing sites naw unsold in Lyon Park; however, they are located in Sec- tions 5 and 7 (recently opened) and offer you choice spots front- ing on the most desirable streets. IF YOU WOULD INVEST IN JC- CESS"—SECURE ONE OF THESE OLD LOTS! The map will direct you—DRIVE OUT TODAY! !3_1_117 Now!! ~_There is no time like the present Many re-sales have been made privately and the owners in some cases have re-sold thelr hold ings for cash at very high PROFIT: When You buy ’ ; lot from us, you get the benefit of the owner's fla® CASH—MONTHLY price. YOUR DELAY NOW MEANS A LOSS OF MANY g z 5 DOLLARS LATER—IF YOU EMPLATE BUYIN( Liberal Discount for Cash IN LYON PARK. LYON & FITCH —OWNERS— Office On The Property Lyon Park Telephone Clarendon 487 Only today and tomorrow are left— IN WHICH TO OWN A LOT IN WASHINGTON’S MOST BEAUTIFUL RESI- DENTIAL PARK AT THE ORIGINAL SELLING PRICE. The resources have so far assisted the sale that we are forced to RAISE THE PURCHASE PRICE 25%—effective JULY 16th. This is our first promise MATERIALIZE D— GROUND IN CHEVY CHASE TERRACE HAS STARTED ITS INVESTMENT PROFIT RISE —the Price of every sq. ft. of ground in CHEVY CHASE TERRACE INCREASES 259, on -U-L-Y 16th Hundreds of landowners in this section will welcome this. PURCHASE TODAY WILL PAY AN PROFIT. IF YOU ARE ALIVE TO POSSIBILITIES OF GAIN (and this 25% increase is only the first rise), we promise another increase just as great, if not greater, in the very near future —THE CHOICE LOCATIONS ARE GOING FAST IN THE SECTIONS ALREADY OPENED. OUR ADVICE TO YOU IS TO GET IN ON THE ADDITIONAL 25% I THEY HAVE EX- PECTED AND LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS—and here it is—ANY ONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN THIS WONDERFUL RESIDENTIAL PARK AND DOES NOT How to Reach Property Drive out Connecti- cut Avenue to Brad- ley Lane, out Brad- ley Lane to Wis- consin, turn to left, 150 feet to property— or drive out Massa- chusetts Avenue to Wisconsin and out Wisconsin to prop- erty—or take Con- necticut Avenue or Rockville cars and get off at Bradley Lane and walk over. OR_TOMORROW GROUND FLOOR—you still have today and tomorrow. MINOR-CO INCORPORATED WASHINGTON OFFICE, 702-704 DISTRICT NATIONAL BANK- PHONE MAIN 272 Salesman Always on Hand at Tract Office, 6400 Wisconsin Avenue. Phone Cleveland 2401 S