Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1923, Page 19

REAL ESTATE.’ BUILDING PERMITS NEARLY §1,000 Fifteenth Street Office Struc- ture Among Large Opera- tions Listed During Week. Building permits issued by the Dis- trict Commissioners during the week, took a decided jump, and nearly reached the million dollar mark. They aggregate in value $ clude a number of 1 The list follows: S. W. Rutherford, to repair 1209 You street; $3,000. Berliner, to build building, 1464 Columbia road; $23,000. Robert Monro, to build four houses, 3612-3618 34th street; 000 Ransdell Inc, to build shop, 1317 C street northwest; §14,000, Washington Terminal Company, ng station, 14th street and Tk avenue northe: M. and R. B. Warr ment, 1701 La Ze projects. % "to hu\lll offices, | 917 reet® northwest 000. ldaugh & Shannon, . 31 aught and 00. ldaugh & Shanno Hawthorne stre & Shannon, 3109 to build Hawthorne street; 000, and in- | educational | to ! to build two | 01-3111° Haw'thorne street; | | \. | L ey & | | | | e 0] wa "1 W A N it =t E itk | w8 mal i i ,,-' oo e e north- | F° build, 00, | build store, to buill six -t southeast; to build, 5540 Tonduit N. Miller, to build, 3110 he : $150,000. build $£30.000. PROTECT HOMESEEKER. Hoover Praises Move by Realtors . to Secure Investments. “The protection of the homesecker in selecting a right place for the in- vestment of his savings in a home, and in security for these savings, can be more contributed to by our re. tors than ny other element in the Herbert Hoove Tecognizing the keen desire of estate associations to be of public service in these matters. The te] gram, with Its reference to realtors throughout the National Assoclation ds, was addressed State Association of Sta on the occaslon of its recent state convention. “I wish to congratulate the associa- tion upon work it is accomplishing to strengthen professional standards,” Mr. Hoover said. IIHIImHHlIHMMMHMlmHMMNMNMMWMMMMMMNHMHNWE apartment, - |dents, REALTORS’ MEETING ‘PLANNED IN GEORG!A National Board Representatives to Gather in Augusta | | | ; in January. Call for the midwinter meeting of [the National Association of Real Es- to be held at Augusta, 18 and 19, will ted from headquarters during coming week. The midwinter | meeting, w convocation of the na- tional committee of the assoclation, made up of a representative from |each of its 495 constituent boards, Imeeting with the board of directo the advisory board of past presi- officers of the chatrmen of Its seven great divis- an_ assemb a ate affal i - in importance to the annual r convention of the full asso- membership. s for the unde assoclation for the Le discussed. Proposed & to the laws defining board diction in the use of the term * tor,” providing for enforcen ings of the nt of assoclation, | nd general committee chair- | THE EVENING L LU Y AT the ociation arranging efar will come up H. R will &ul dent S list of officials e convention of t will be fi FAVOR U. S. HOUSES. Smaller Types Make Appeal in ations January ppich as pres ion, and the ! cted at the annual | v in June | into office. | STAR, WASHINGTON, D. '| CONTINENTAL TRUST BUILDING SOLD WIDE FLUCTUATIONS INMATERIALS COST. Builders Pay Different Prices in Various Cities for Same Products U. S. Finds. The Department of Commerce's bureau of bullding and housing keeps | in close touch with marketing and secures, through the bureau of the| census, the average price pald by contractors for building materials delivered on the job. The monthly report shows clearly how prices vary for the same material in different parts of the country, | There is often a noticeable differ- | ence in price for a definite kind of | ! material in localities that are in the | not_al- | same general region. It i Ways possible to state why there c., should be these variations, but the | fact is that they do exist, and any | one who undertakes to do building | must take them into consideration To illustrate some of these differ- ences: Common brick s quo units of 1,000 and the price | all the way from $13.50 in Mil | to $32 in New London. Conn. Th Commerce report says nothing about | the quality at these prices—the ar- ticle is merely called “common brick.” Prices Lower Elsewhere. | One of the surprising things about | the highest brick price is that many | citles near New London have lower | prices for this material. | River, | quotes @ price of $26.60 an hill, Mass., $24 York | enderady ceporia Poughkeepsie, $20, and | Buf- 18. ck is not the only building m terial in which this difference cx Taking Portland cement, for ex ple, 1t is found t barrel price | r this commodi as listed In t Comparixons On Pine, In another it Yo. 1 yellow pine, the price for studding materiul, 16 feet long, highest in Hav- erhi| ass., : $50 per thousand feet was quoted, d lowest | vannah, Ga., where the price was SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1923. REAL ESTATE. 19 - BUILDING IS GREATER. Volume for 1923 Expected to Ex- ceed That of Last Year. It is perhaps too soon to begin a survey of probable conditions in the labor market for the next year, but Judging from data which has been gathered by the National Association of Bullding Trades' Employers, 1924 wiil not be much different than this year as far as the shortags of me- chanics in the building Industry is | concerned. Tt Is expected that the vol- | ume of construction for 1923 will ex- | t vear, and | The movement which was started in units of 1.000 square fee reported the highest ui “Homes of the Better Class” At Prices Below the Average Artistic—I nlelduaI—Charmmg If you are tired of looking at ordinary rows of houses, then an inspection of these homes The architecture and finish of the interiors have been just as care- They merit the word “Charming”—the most misused word in the will be n real treat to ¥ fully treated as the exteriors. dictionary. Among the attractive features are Large L iving Room with real old-fashioned wood-burning aireaxe, onk floors laid over tongue-nnd-grooved pine floor, exceptional fireplace, true coloninl s Melbourne. An “ideal homes" exhibition in Mel- bourne has aroused great Interest i American type houses and in . chanical househ tes furnished most of | s. House plans sub- | mitted principally after the style of Callfornia bungalows, and the | labor savings entered in the contest | were In the main y The dom stralia is a s result of these aking should be Australian market ural home in the products. cloxet space, concrcte front po refrigerator, Hoosier White Beauty Cabinet, floor. h and very large d to Spring Place and Ogden St., walk one square east. Exhibit House, 1450 Ogden St. N.W. Open Sunday, 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. V. T. H. Bien, Inc Owners and Builders 3118 11th St. N.W. Or See Your Own Broker ble rear porch, roomy kitchen, with bullt-in akfast booth and granite linolenm cemented to Small Cash Payment—$85.00 Monthly TO INSPECT: Take 14tk St. car to Oak St., one square west on Ogden St., or take 16th St. bus (FOR mummmmmmmnnmunmmmmmnumuuumunnnmmmnnmmmmmmmumnmmnlmmmmumuumummuununmmumnmmunnmmummuunmuuunmullmum.mumwmmumm.uuuummuwm*mummulummuumnuuumuuuuuuummmumuuumr O THE MODEL HOUSE--—---HOME, SWEET HOME SALE) some time ago toward the elimination yment has gained and it is likely P be distributed a little more evenly than has been the case_heretofore. Judging from the number of large projects which will be carried over into the winter months, labor will be steadily em- Homes—at foundation planting. —double garage. Every Open for every day Motor out Mass. consin Ave. cars at Mass. Homes of Most Exclusive Character If you want to own and live in a periectly planned and constructed Home—one that is distinctive ‘in its type and refined in its finish—you'll be charmed with either one of this exclusive group of detached Edmunds and Thirty-Fourth Sts. Mass. Ave. Heig}lts An ideal location for.such Homes as these—set- ting in the midst of spacious lawns, surrounded by Eig}lt handsome rooms, three complete baths— sleeping and sun porches—butler's pantry, laundry the very highest grade—consistent with the con- struction of these Homes. ployed through a season during which formerly there was but little work Except in isolated cases there have been no wage increases granted to the building trades during the past two or three months, and many cities repert that the bonuses which were pald earlier in the season are no longer necessary detail of equipment is of inspection— and evening Ave. to Edmunds, or, leaving Wis- Ave., 36th St.—then south a square to walk just a step east to “dmunds. Built, Owned and For Sale by Harry A. Kite (Incorporated) Member Washington Real Estate Board 1514 K Street Phone Me=in 4846 e The DEMONSTRATION HOUSE located in Sherman Square back of the Treasury is offered for sale. It has been visited by thousands of persons from every section of the country, who have universally admired and approved it. Immediate removal to a permanent site makes it impossible to contmue it as a demonstration and offers the opportumty s0 many have desired—“a chance to put it in your pocket and carry it home with you. The house is a modernized replica of John Howard Payne’s home, the author of “Home, Sweet Home.” DESCRIPTION To be used for residential purposes only. Has eight rooms, two baths, cedar lined closets, copper flashing, brass plumbing, cork tile floors, attractive wall paper, well lighted. Built in a cradle for moving. Construction of concrete block stucco, with metal lath and plaster. 1108 Sixteenth St. N.W. R OPEN 9:00 AM. to 9:00 PM. WILLIAM K. HARTUNG & COMPANY REALTORS Price and terms on application Main 372 T 0