Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1924, Page 13

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE Capital Realty Advances District Building Situation As U. S. Prosperity Grows Held Favorable by Realtors Adaptable Small| o 2 sy Survey of Conditions for Years Shows| House, Especially Jm\ Pea—— = -l Activity Declared Above Average, De- Those in Country Are Clearly | PlannedasaShop,| [P & R v, g spite Slump—Better Money Market Reflected Here—OQutlook Is Bright. Home for a Crafts- D T W i Is Aid to Operations. man. 5 $ X , . : The development of the National[are more than 90,000 bulldings. This : ¥ i i . 1 “Things are good in Washington”|agrced that there is more demand Capital from the point of view of |total includes Dtels; SRt ; i 4 2 5 : in the general opinion of local| e opoEt ey, o S 3 tment houses valued from . N . : purt of bullding ope n there real estate is keeping exactly in step | $35 900 up and various other strac. | Man With His Handicraft, or ? Fal- Y. o : real!o:ls. ;mlny of whom have ex- lu for purchasers of dwellings, This with the steady, forward strides of |tures, of which 20,000 are frame build- i i ; . L | : iy pressed themselves us satisfied with | is evidenced also by the loans of the the nation’s general prosperity, This |Ings. Values of property here, charis Woman With a Tearoom, Will 3 7 Rt G : conditions, and declare that they will | building associations. - compare icauslly iell with' the ¢ ‘ 3 % % : 3 Z S i : 3 | While there is nof th ount of is not a mere deduction, but the |jargest and most prosperous cities in Find This House an Ideal Ar. 3 % e : be delighted if the present trend|arge construction under way, there result of a minute survey looking |the country—such as New York, Bos- | rangement. RS i . e S ; continues. is plenty of house building, remodel- ot s e oo ton, Chicago and Philadelphia. The ; 4 2 # While bullding this year is some|in& and work on new stores that is period of many years|eq.0n0.000 worth of real estate in ' ping money put to good use in Sy ‘ $10,000.000 in vaiue behind that of and covering all sections of the coun- | \Washington is about evenly divided | Many of our returned soldiers have § ’ 2 = - % : e = real estate field. There also try. Records accurately kept and |in respect to buildings and grounds. |had to learn new trades because they o, 2 ) G > S5 e e 1o Remas [SSematio el anoral oninian that checked up at the District bullding ‘Table of Values, were disabled in the fight for world i = ; o e ihone B neRtel e verv mood qutisok for the Zutiire: show this advancement in Washing- | The following table, starting in|peace and unfitted to resume their LR Ly o 2 in the situation point out that there |y .o ging to these men, the banks o 1902, ‘when the two-thirds’ valuation | b ; bl : , : were activities last year and the year | are - ihemseives not wanting - foe 5 went into effect, until the present.| former occupations. ecause 8o As is the case with some other |day, if 50 per cent of each value Is|many of our men have lost the use § Hlsm @i TS | i A / large cities, Washington's realty de- |added up to 1922 to give the full|of legs or arms, and so cannot take R RE » X } m— b HETHIJgfat oicoimpane s year with velopment is neither falling back, at|values, will give some idea as tq the 1 i orkithi " hysical » s o & a standstill, subject to _irregular |steady growth In the value of real |2 Place in work that requires physic spurts or such “mushroom” growth | estate holdings in the District of Co- | strength, there seems to be a chance e+ ¥ : = Rl 3 as seen in the development of the |lumbia. In 1923 full value assess-|for a revival of craft work. Tt p > e ol - i et pullding, baxing and | Stracted. city of Los Angeles. In fact, the |ment went into effect. S R I U o g - g B very, much abovesthe whole situation of Washington plain- | 1902 1014 3 o NS togieannas w2 b 3 3 E < e BYStgse lump Is Genmeral. ly shows that, as the nation's Capital | 1903 61915 in the fact that they were onc of a :l:penlefids EKF‘P nlkfll)l&flz. it’s entire :ml“ . X 9 . 3 long generation of craftsmen; that aspect is national and its prosperity |19 - Ak AT (X ; 2 versmi 15 the reflected national prosperity. | ;o0 2 210§l | they were woodearvers, silversmiths, ested in real estate and construction | in the value of buildings constructed Year by vear Washington shows 1is | 1207 910 1.0 4i4'6l0ie01 | potters or cabinetmakers, even as . iR activity Is far better than it has|during the last fiscal year, most feel increased values in the same propor- | a0 111l 434.108.78¢ | their fathers, grandfathers and great- H i < ] Hh . been, therc being plenty of money | that it is a situation that is the same ion as the increases of the United | 1910 ¢ 9 1 4720 ranafathars wece befors them ana i . > e Gl to be obtained for developments upon | 1 h s tes = States as a whole. This has always | 1911 sy g i 5 reasonable . security. ~These are| ]l over the country. Reports for :x;:n the case with the District and | 1512 30, X l.,‘;‘y V;“’;:p“':,jrf\f‘ T,;:‘ & ;‘o‘;’:eg"a;:‘:i R good tinge declared one prominent [ May show that but for New York TR I eVidtnee that i Siwans R T Sl = - realtor, I contrast with last fall. | City the value of building operations the entire facade of the shop-homes |kitchen. The cellay door opens im- RS TR z i = 'r = throughout the entire country would Advanced Values Probable. MORE BRICKS ORDERED. |&ave proud report of the art or craft | mediately from the kitchen. The cel- ; BALTIMORE ADOPTS e ot ers Tae Shes sy stang | have shown & decrease Real estate purchasers in the Dis of the man who dwelt therein. Now- : tr J 8- —— el W s e ir |lar could be made the size of the have vastly improved. They were| A number of firms in the District ict of Columbia have no reasonable adays, workers generally leave their better the first of the vear and in|have been successful in disposing of fear of slumped values and every | Manufacturers’ Reports Show |homes and go to an office or shop for | house and the laundry work done 2 ter ¢ ! | anticipation for increased values in > the day’s work. But the old way of | here, and even the ironing in the hot NEW BUILDING CODE | i tast two weeks have become even | their group-constructed " houses in before above normal, and that it money to finance good, sound op- erations by responsible men. These : | institutions and those with a large ast, for in comparison with most|number of trust funds are very much other years, excluding the very over- | inclined to transact business with respect to buildings already con- Money Market Better. While some feel that the presiden- The money market for those inter- | tial year is the reason for the slump : . : = o . better, so much so that many of th ew sectic d, w e mo their properties, There | Rt Business Gain in June. having part of the home devoted to|acr. itonne & new sections, and, with the money i, e B T i e the workshop was a good one and |days in summer. Fruit closets could firms supplying finances for pur-|market in their favor and the in- i G i . § 4 stal = chases and "construction have de- | -d d es, are sured of 80 Y 1P| The current report of the common |perhaps will be revived by our re- |be built near the stairs in this base & ; a creased demand for homes, are pre- B0 ‘much pIosnerity. Wiy creased their per cent from 7 to 6%. | paring to start further construction It is very well explained by an offi- | brick manufacturers indicates the |turned soldiers. ment. s “Li ” T v well e n . LA E his applies to all types of re clal In the District bullding, who for | same uneven distribution of business | wockenop home, the Smallest and | This house shows two bedrooms and Live Load” Standard for Floor|This applics to ail tvpes of realt e the property walues ‘naer his care |as did the last report issued a month | most inexpensive that it is possible [a bath. There is a small stairway > - Space Reduced From Seventy- |building ' operations, those who Picking Right Furnace. points out, in no other city in the | AE3; Business is very good in some|to build. Such a little shop-home |which leads up to the storage room. ¢ 2 ATcn She Durchaser of hom The greatest mistake made in heat- country are the boundaries limited, | NeCtions, while in others orders are|could be built by the side of any | he sake of economy of space and| |, Five to Fifty Pounds. i 10 onotutypesonimancing || . i b : They are in the Distriot of Columbia. | Sc3f¢€. The general situation, how- | highway and the owner could make | /% 00 S8 Potlitway to this upper LIVING- It is pointed out that in the ing is putting the wrong type of Tts size s set by Congress se ten | €Ver: has much .improved during the | there Daskets, pottery, rugs, metal | gl 0 nindes Harrow. for servise AN~ : = e o casconal fonsiinithe D furnace in the house. There is a milealsquare; alrtadyithere isia tre- pfi;kfl':,"mlownmp for the fact that o or perhaps. oven raive and sell | 0nly, and shut away from the main DINING T BALTIMORE, July 5.—A new build- | {800iqcnceq by the fact that, aithough | tYPe of furnace exactly suited to each menfous’ averfiowsiintoiighe SubUrbs. | there is a variation in the number of | flowers. A study of the floor plan e oo canybaunal WoIré ing code, which prescribes formulas | there has in this period been about | requirement. If a type which does so is a growing population, | grnte 1o N T o onth, the com- | will show that the shop or studio is 42 : to be followed In the construction of | ten times as many bulldings bought ill exact needs is installed it will steady and sure. and | the are Sk ) on a narrow lot, and if planted with 3 s build v within the ten-mile square rapidly fs |MmOn brick industry reports that jt|at the front of the house and that it | iy.q and flowers, with the large ves- [ large buildings and will reduce their| 208, 80ld as compared with the pre-| bur fuel, Heating costs will n-mil as ol i ‘o EToups of windows that could filling up. Washi is not sub. |has 13 per cent more orders on its|has two groups o e etable garden in the rear, would aEbsie = - s : et onaltan e e, e g}li:;( books than a month ago. The actual |be used to display wares If desired. | tr e BATHER (0 COE TERT, SVOTUC cost by cutting down what is known | paratively few foreclosures due to ore important still H cl It would be possible to open a door B = & R 12 as the “live load” requirements of the | inability “on the part of purchasers e spite of additional indastriall activiey. Wi g shipments of brick from the yards|It would like looking place, Because this Z o 1 u e realty developmern, conseauent | quring the month of May show an in- | directly into the shop from the porch | g, {11 "on 'one floor, It would be 4 old code, went into effeet here this| T Duilders to meet their obligations el perfect comfort cammot be With GenroseonCeopments shat slumb ) crease of almost 6 per cent over |Without having to go through the| i iihje ‘for one who finds it dif- e Real estate men are generally | obtained. The tndusiry Cas it relinauisnec io | the preceding month. At the same[Vestibule =~ o lfcult to climb stairs, 1f used for preel — holdings and closes down its fac. | time the stocks of brick on hand in-| Of course, this plan would be Just|shop or tearoom it could be built s In the case of school buildings the > 3 cioacs o] creased 3 per cent, and the brick man- | as useful for any civilian, either Oni » cornecilopEwith theiatiop win- live load” per square foot of floor hines Wi eare oo, Some ol e | ufactures” to thé point of 'placing |2 Year-round home or a summer cOt- | dows getting the full benefit of the gpace is reduced (rom seventy-five (o e g e “|{them in the kiln and burning them | ta&e. cot s fol two corners. 1f, by chance, the lot o B ~ _|ffty pounds. This does not mean the trict have shown an increase. Show an increase of 24 per cent. |dining room. If this latter plan were | (0, SOn "o n b osite side of the block | Artistic and comfortable, inexpensive |buildings will be less' safe, according Realty Nears Billion. It may be said, therefore, that the | Carried out. the door to this room | e house plans could simply be re-| and easy to add on to—this design |to officials of the office of the inspec- M h In the vear 1852, the full value of | business done during the past month | Would naturally have to be from the | versed, so that the shop, with its two | should interest any seeker of a wee [L0r of buildings and the department's assachusetts real estate here was approximately | has been very satisfactory, and the flonr is s !"‘a“‘ matter. group \’\‘nuld IxPA n', II’I." house to call home. pre‘r'\'lllnl.;"ar(‘hnw':!s. It will li'lk(‘ $260,000,000; today it is approximately | outlook is good. Only three manu- |99oF I8 @ smaft matter. =~ . . louter corner s a simple matter six times fifty pounds to the square ar! $800,000,000, with a steady increase |facturers out of ninety-eight firms| In mos: stiel houses TG T SIEIT AT to reverse ¢ house plan. . Th foot of room space to break the floor, saoin in U InGrysnin Seare, Thiz| FOROrang wate (L 0o JTmICAtt | oomme, o 12 much betir e furd o | 10475, U1 (0 VMR nis Wi | TWO REALTORS EXPELLED | te. 8% oponaing reauction in| value o -000.000 does Z | small rooms into one large one, be- |03 th is corres q = gohohls, churcnes, logations” and em- | Kieht foel that the outiook i “psor” | S «'Criater sense of whace 1o thus | U'UISSO, rices of matebiain and | action by Baitimers Board Du to|LLiains aa 1EoqUlremente o other | The Triangle of Increasing Values ssies, v s _ins s, parks 1 A Epros - | gained. Also it reduces the cost ol 2 i S € on the | = £ and the government buildings. yiction that prospects are either | [uiliing ~For these reasons the liv- T wg"};;“:“;‘;‘z‘{‘wg:'mdmt";{); : 5 chiacacter O‘Aflfi““d”'nf: Sun veight || —between Connecticut Ave., Massachusetts Ave. and Woodley o e o e g L e ing wnd dining rflg.r:lcflhas.rl;‘»end‘"’fi:; o definitd estimifs s £o!bhs cost of Unethical Practices. an offiee butlding. the 1oad 1c focq of || Road (Cathedral Ave.). Six miles of improved streets. eescs i s 900 % \ere | into o ge space. e X ding ac o this pla Special Dispateh (o The Star. s . 5 : : All these figures take Into accounting | business is not as good as the aver- | iyble ‘can stand at the end of this | building sccording to this plan, but|special Dispatch oThe Star. 0 |100 pounds for the first floor and 150 |} Zoned and restricted against apartments, stores and com- the change in assessments on prop- age for the whole country would in- |izrge room and between meals be |SUEKeS A 2 BALTIMORE, Ju ampaign by [pounds for the upper floor Loaaslll ey Sy e Over 175 1 e 1 erties from two-thirds to full value | dicate. used as & reading or library table. A |pook ag to the kind of materials 1o | members of the real estate hoard to | for factories range from 150 to 350 unity houses. ver homes from $15,000 to $200,000 D st sopulation. of thelDistrietsof el EEte lex {able that drops lts leaves|builder for detailed information as to | realtors T imorn chenriad i o | woginta: it = ‘\)‘:e‘lvh('mm;iactx'ffi;ni;;] built and under construction. Actual improvements and home ulation n s and takes little spa : ; ile < : | v : o % Columbia’ proper s about 457,000, | Illinois, Indiana and ‘Wisconsin. _In |use would be a xood choice, or & long | the Duilding costs "= = pro- | €Xpulsion of two members. when it |building operations. Dwellings are values exceed $7,000,000. \Wooded villa sites, lots, central and but estimates show that the metro- | spite of the fact that in this section |table of the refectory variety. Built- | OF fUTHRer Information as 1o, pro- |was learned that they had accepted |not affected. They will be dealt with |} side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Park politame population, ircluding the | general building activity slumped a|in cupboards on either side of the|Gufins BUlldiRE PIARs for house | fees from both buver and seller in a |in another section of the code to be = b D : Suburbs surrownding the city—wha|little during the month of May, twen- | fireplace would hold books and china. | S°¥/ER. Mo 28, send a stamped and|reaity deal without either knowing |drafted in the fall. Office, 32d and Cathedral Ave. (Woodley Road). Open from come to the National Capital to work, | ty-three firms moved almost ninety | The one nearest the vestibule might | poiava “Raitor, The Evening Star. they had collected a commission from PR P, 9 to 9. who trad> and spend their money in | million brick from their vards, while [be used for books, and the one near = * 2 3 the other. i g In a cross-Paris race betw. N 3 on daily—is about 600.000. | during the preceding I}lumlh lwenty; the kitchen door for china. s (Copyright, George Matthew Adams.) Acco!}dmhx 'bo Jhlihp . r"m. secre- | dle an attomeElls o :ub:,';’;_ ap}"\*: . ther important factor that | four firms shipped a little short of | The kitchen is complete and follows —_—— tary of the board, a number of un- |C¥Cle. an & nedestotan o«v" E\fm\{'m. the ncreased | eighty million. At the same time, |the rule for perfect arrangement out- At the age of seventy-seven years|desirables who had obtained member- ;;‘“*"‘_0:’“‘ a pedestrian, the bic l a annon, nC. L the same twenty-three firms show or- | lined by kitchen experts. The sink | Mrs. Jane R. Whall of Porthsmouth, | ship in the board are now being » growth in Washington | dera for two hundred and sixty-seven |and drain boards are Deneath (he |Englind, is a widow Tor the'seventh | weeded out by summary c<ouision ablished 1899 Ao ed t the last fourteen ['million “rick on their books, whereas | windows and the range is on an inner | time. She wears six wedding rings, | Such sases will also be reporte o . i . v by the follewing Rg. | the twenty-four firms reporting last | wall. The icebox I8 in the entry. |four on her right hand and two on | state's attorney for prosccution under Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 In 1900 there were 58,000 build- | month showed orders for two hundred | where it can be filled without the | her left. riminal laws, Mr. Pitt said. Member Washington Real Estate Board. v. Today—1924—there | and forty-nine million. iceman having to pass through the | - == No. 3039 [o]c—=lal—=]a]c—=ld} EEEEIEEEE}3 o i ' ‘. : Que Street N.W. Cleveland Pa!‘ k sechon A Modern Fireproof First Time Offered ! s125000 1o s145000 | =i These Modern Homes in Beautiful Petworth e Adjacent to Sherman Circle Have you seen our NEW SEMI-DETACHED Unfurnished. BRICK HOMES in this close-in desirable suburb? R E SERVATIO} An immediate inspection will undoubtedly convince you that they are the best buy in the city at —if not, DRIVE OUT CONN. AVE. to Porter St. then west to MADE NOW permit $9, 750.00 Easy Terms 34th St., then one square north and see these ULTRA-MODERN, wider latitude for SPLENDIDLY BUILT houses containing 6 rooms and bath, sleep- personal preference as ing porch, breakfast rooms, etc. (some with garage). The appoint- ments are first class and the design eminently satisfactory. BE SURE TO INSPECT these before you buy. Salesmen on premises from 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. Attractive Rentals to location of suites. WM. H. SAUNDERS CO., Inc, || Svapist Ricem & Realtors 727 15th Street N.W. 1433 K St. N.W. Main 10167 Bl cocmuene o aeaan s 4402 Sixteenth St. N.W. (Just Completed) A center hall type of Colonial residence, of which the dis- criminating purchaser can be justly proud A home that is out of the ordinary—it is individual—it has character—its quality is apparent at once These homes are twenty by thirty-two feet and contain six exceptionally large rooms. Tiled bath with shower. Large closets in each bedroom. Linen closet in hall. In the kitchen there is a one-piece white enameled sink, white enameled gas range and a beautiful kitchen cabinet. Large bright cellars, stationary laundry trays, servants’ lavatory. Three floors—11 rooms, 3 baths, lavatory first floor; garage similar to house—2 cars; lot 60-ft. wide—alley paved. St. N w. If you desire to see an unusual home, we in- One Square 14th St. Car—Open Until 9 P.M. vite your inspection at any time. SEMI-DETACHED—8 OUTSIDE ROOMS—2 BATHS ? very day and eveni 1 GE BUILT TO MATCH THE HOUSE it O'COlf::;rX; lighted every day and evening until Designed to appeal to those looking for -sométhing that is “ALL Home” inside and out. Price cnd, Terms Reasonable ~ D. J. DUNIGAN L. E. Breuninger & Sons 1319 N. Y. Ave. 706 Colorado Bldg. Phone M. 6140 Conerete front porch and ten-foot wide rear porches. Very cieep lot to a wide alley. To describe .every outstanding feature is impossible. . These homes will not last very long at $9,750.00. Sample House 525 Crittendon St. N.W. To Inspect / ‘Or Take Georgia Avenue car to Crittendon Drive out Georgia Avenue to Crittendon Street, walk three short blocks east, Street, thence east three blocks. SHAPIRO-KATZ REALTY COMPANY Builders and Owners 1409 L St. NW. Main 9111 = lol—x BUILT AND FOR SALE BY [olc——lal——lo|c—=[al=—=|o]—=bl—"a]c|—=]c] [c——|o|—=|o|——=|o|=——|o|c—op|c——]ale—2H]o]lc——]a|c——=]o]——=]a] c——=] 0]