Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1925, Page 18

REAL RECORD 1925 WEEK . FOR . C. PERMITS Total of Sl 487900 Indi- . cates Boom-—$200,000 Store Improvement. ¥ ¢ _ Building In Washington during this week reached the record mark for he year and for some time past with total of $1,487,900. On one day one the office of the bullding in- spectors granted permits amounting to the value of §1,050,000. The permits granted contain many dwellings, several apartment houses and extensive ope: lons in alter tions by Woodward & Lothrop. The permits granted include: H. Shapiro, to bulld, 1301 Gallatin street; $7.000. Standard Accessory Co., €013 Georgla avenue; $1,000. $20,000 Building Opcration. Samuel Rubenstein. to build, 1210- 12 Twenty-third strest; $20,000. . H. H. Kirby, to build, 3509 Pat- terson street: $7,600, C. C. Meyer, to build, 2313.19 Thir- tieth street northeast: $9,000. I Bmidman, to_ build, 721 Eighth atreet southeast; 31,100, E. M. Talbert, to bulld, 3215 Nichols avenue southeast; $6,500, 1. Talbert, to bulld garage, 3215 Nichols avenue; $1,0 _C. H. Small & Co., to erect elght Fouses, 1417-31 West Virginia ave- nue northeast: $44,000. Cramers, Inc, to bufld, 1006 F street: §2,000, H. G. Sanders, to build, 72 Patter- son street northeast; $2,000. *E. Roddy, to bulld, 1710 Webster street northwest; $1,000. Swartzman's, 1115 G street, to alter; $2,000, + Fred J. Hughes, ice plant, to install machinery, Twelfth and V streets; $50.000. Stere te Spend $3200,000. “Woodward & Lothrop, 610 Tenth street; $200,000, Roman Bishop, 212 nue, to build; $4,500. Stern & Tomlinson,~to erect apart- ment, 1307 Twelfth street: $100,000. A. P. White, to bulld store south- enst corner of Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast; 22,000, * Cafritz Construction Co,, to bulld, 32 houses, 313 Kentucky avenue to 343, and 1330 to 1340 Kentucky ave- mue: $100,000. . Catrita Construction Co., to build, 4807 to 4917 Iilinols avenue; $45,000. * Cafritz Construction Co., to build, 19 houses, 511 to 543 Buchanan street; $145,000. ! Cafritz Construction Co., to build, ighth street; $25,000. Cafritz Co., to build, 10 €14 Crittenden street and 49 10 56 Sherman avenue and 4615 Ili- nots avenue; $50,000. M anahnon & Luchs, to bulld, 1803 to 1821 Thirty-seventh street, and 3635 8 street and 3636 T street; $114,000. B Twe Houses Planned. George Weitsel, to bufld two houses, 1845-30 W street southeast: $9,000. to build, Minnesota ave- ESTATE ding erected by Willinm A, Hill John R, Hog: rtments, the nggregnte rental being $12,430 per year, made through the office of Moore & Hill. INCREASED ACTIVITY een wold to D: Guy T. Stewart, to build three houses, 1505-9 A street northeast; $15,000. Itrael Diamond, to bulld, 3414 Iight- eenth street northeast; $2,500. Israel Diamond, to build, 502 Minne- sota avenue northeast; $3,000. Douglas & Phillips, to build seven Houses, 612-624 Delafield place; $50,000. M. Yachelson, to build, Good Hope and Naylor roads: $1,500. Q. P. Edders, to build, street southeast; $2,300. L. Schooler, 622-24 Four-and-a-half street £outhwest ; $1,000. The Strohecker ~Construction Co, to build at 1235 Floral street; $10,000. Louis Miller, to build at 702 Forty | fourth ; $5,600. Standard Oil Co., to build gas sta. tion, 706-12 M street northwest; $5,000. Grantley E. Busch, 1440 S street southeast ; $6,000. A. Shumson, to repair, 3203 M street; $1,500. David A. Baer, to build, 3614-18 Con- necticut avenue, two apartments; $200,000. $132,000 Project Lixted. Shannon & Luchs, to build, 3511-41 R street; $152,000. W. D, Sterrett, 3500-6 Rodman street, tour garages: $1,000. W. D, Sterrett, to build. 3500-6 Rod man street, four houses: §32,000. 3. J. Betton, to build, 10 Kalorama circle ; $37,500. F. 'E. Yilek, Eighth $18,000. Michael J. Curley, to build, Georgia_avenue; $20,000. Mrs. Lucy S. Bahasen, to build, 3515 South Dakota avenue northeast; $7,000. R. W. Bliss, to build, Thirty-second and S streets; $10,000. J. Corwin, to bulld, 2207 Newton street southeast; $8,000. Hedges & Middleton, to build at 2815 Thirty-fourth place; $20,000. - Spanish Cotton Men Coming. BARCELONA, Spain, February 14.— Armando Pin Latour and Pedro Mar- ques have been appointed to repre- sent the cotton merchants of Spain at the international cotton conference to be held in Washington, beginning 7 Thirty-first 3904 street ; 6010 March 8. They will sail for New York aboard the George Washington. Pesley PHeights-— Offers the ideal in home life and community spirit Here you are not a victim of disinterested whims of purely speculative investment—for every Home in Wesley Heights is Miller-built and in the bome- owner is quickly kindled wonderiul environment. a personal pride for this ature’s picturesqueness is preserved and fur- nishes a peerless setting for each and every Home. Our office representative will be in attendance to- morrow {(in fact, every day) to show you through the delightful homes avail- able for purchase and oce cupancy. Motor out Mass. Ave., across Wisconsin Ave. and turn to left into Cathedral which leads to prop- By trolley—get off at Wisconsin Ave. and Ma- comb St. and take free bus to Wesley Heights. W. C. and A. N. Miller 1119 17th St Phone Main 1790 Members Washington Real Estate Board See Us. cost to you. goes up. Your taxes are low. to you. Let us go ever the your wife. se¢ us at once. N If you want to build your home We can provide the lecation—beautiful wooded lots at a reasonable price. We can provide the architect’s services, without We can finance your home entirely except for a small cash payment which is paid as your house Our architecture is most attractive. You have no bonus en your deferred payments. Your monthly payments will not be a burden You can build a $15,000 house with us for $12,000. . We can only acedpt 3ix contracts per month—so Maddux, Marshall & Co., Inc. 1108 16th St. N.W. Main 8870 Why? tuation with you and Ine | marke the last up to tailers the ons | which h: ties and in the mand very | the pected level. small {on hand early in forced The and factors tries is short, 14th and K Sts. casing has 1 trade js generally reported to be fully are stocks on the accustomed scale, says American The reason for the recent increase is undoubtedly has prev: continued excellent building situation South, and markets combine with the first factor | in creating a_satisfactory situation. | | Southern pine demand is on a par| with output, strong. | reportable change: tendency development to Stocks at the larger operations are low and badly broken, mills by | There are few unsold cars in transit. hardwood | brisk, with most consumers buying | rather more than ordinarily at this| time of year. | is the best purchaser, and fooring o of considerable importance. | omas i er Better business from the automobile | and agricultural | connection with both are said, to be| much brighter. encouraging volume. ular items are meager, in many cases | and prices are strongly Franklin 7485 SALES TOTALING $1,588,000 REPORTED Real Estate Firm Lists Transac- tions Varying From Apart- ments to Dwellings. Several large apartment houses, busi- mess propertiés, residences and homes are contained in a list of sales reported from the office of McKeever & Goss. The firm gives $1,688,000 as the total valuation of all the sales, which include the following: Basilian and others of purchased from Frank S. Smith the Rocksboro Apartment House at 1717 R street northwest, con- taining 69 apartments, Another large apartment house trans- ferred was 2631 Q street, sold for W. D. Tennille to & local investor. This build- ing contains 32 apartments. Jacob Rosenberg transferred to Samuel Segal business property located at 1232 Fourteenth street, and recelved in exchange a small plece of busine: property located at 1738- Fourteenth street. A four-story bu-mu- and apartment bullding recently remodeled at 1024 Ver- mont avenue was gold for Winfleld Pres- ton to Eugene H. Taggart. Mrs. Virginia D. Cassidy of Connecti- cut purchased from David A. Baer a four-story buginess property at 936 New York avenue, giving in exchange a six- room and bath house at 1460 Spring road, & seven-room house at 307 M strect northeast and a vacant lot on New Hampshire avenue. L. A. Snead purchased from the Wardman Construction Co. a new eight- story apartment house at 1107 Sixteenth street, giving as part payment a resi- dence located at the corner of Sixteenth and Varnum streets, W. D. Tennille purchased from a local investor a business property located at the southwest corner of Twelfth and H streets northwest. Rowland S. H. Dyer purchased from d located on corner investment. The IN LUMBER MARKET tivity in the en noticeable and the lumber | during week volyme of sonal not normal, buying though re- for Spring Lumberman, Chicago. | the mild weather which ailed in the North and large of the Middle West, and s stimulated building activi- other outdoor work. The the good industrial de- the briskness of export Otis Place N.W. Near 14th St.—A very de- sirable home¢ located on the north side, orner of an alley: 8-roems on 2 floors, gas, clec- tricity, ]m(-vsalcr heat; spa- cious lot 62 ft. front, 92 ft. decp to a 15-ft. alley. 2-car garage. Price, $17,500 and the market remains | I'rices have shown no for some time, but upward, and further in demand may be ex- | push values to a higher | while the have: virtually no lumber following heavy shipments the year and nhlnllnwn!‘ rains and high water. market remains | The furniture industry | & Co., Inc. 738 15th St. N.W. Main 8530 implement and indus- | reported, prospects in Exports are also of | Stocks of pop-| main- | {INDUSTRIAL ZONE, SOUTHEAST Concrete building of two large floors, containing about 10,000 feet of floor space. platform inside building. lighted, entirely modern building. Very high ceilings. Loading Electric elevator. Well- Easy Terms Can Be Arranged Waggaman & Brawner, Inc. 732 17th Street N.W. 20 SOLD SINCE FEB. 1st INSPECT TOMORROW AND SEE WHY Overlooking Saul’s Addition A Restricted N.W. Neighborhood Only a Few Remain Unsold $8,750 to $9,950 Many Unusual Features That Have to Be Seen to Be Appreciated Exhi_bl'l Homes Open Until 9 P.M. 835 Decatur St., 4825 Illinois Ave. To Inspect Take the 14th Street or the Georxia Avenue car te Decatur Street, walk ¢ant to property, or phone Main 617 for free auto service. MORRIS CAFRITZ CD ¥ REALTORS—Owners and Builders Main 617 l 0., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1925 H. Small a handsome new home 07 Thirty-fifth str Mrs. Margaret Herrity purchased from David A. Baer a six-room and bath home at 1460 Spring road. The Misses Esther and Lila K. Thompason purchased 5238 Forty-sec- ond street. Another of the same group was purchased by Virginia D. Carter. Three of the new homes at Leland built by M. and R. B. Warren were sold to Charles J. Haydon, Howard Guy and H. L. Philler. J. Linwood Johnson purchased from an estate the residence property at 3719 New Hampshire averue. Charles P. Knapp purchased a new detached corner residence in ‘Bethesda from 8. F. Robertson, the builder. A corner house in Chevy Chase Crest, 3364 Tennyson, bullt by C. E. Wire, was sold to C. Eugene Hearst. Mrs. Nannfe S, Council sold to Charles W. Brooks a brick home lo- cated at 5326 Forty-first street, Chevy Chase. James F. Nolan purchased 3118 Forly Afth Te a new home in Wesley Heights, built by W. C. and A Miller, Mrs. Laura Belt was the purchaser of & new home bullt by C. H. Small | At 618 Orleans place northeast. A new home ut 5242 Forty-second street, Chevy Chase, bullt by C. H. Galliher, was purchased by Harry Gentner. A Chevy Chase, Md., 35 Willlams lane Lachlen and Ganes, John T. Presgrove. Charles H. Galliher Quincy street ginla D. Carter. Charles E. Wire purchased from C. Eugene Hearst a six-room brick| house at 517 Shepherd street. ¥. W. Landwehr, builder, purchased five lots in Chevy Chase Park from ‘Winfleld Preston. M. and R. B. Warren, builders of Leland, purchased from William H. new home at bullt by Me- was bought by bought northeast from Vir- Walker five lots adjoining Leland on the west. SUBURBAN HOME SOLD. Battery Park Property Bought by Maj. D. B. Netherwood. Maddux, Marshall & Co,, Inc, an- nounce the sale during the past week of a large brick colonial home in Battery Park to Maj. Douglas B. Netherwood. The home was origi- nally built for Col. Pierson. The company also anhounces the sale of a home site in Battery Park to_Capt. George H. Rarey and other Charles J. Brooks sold to Ethel M. Rutty lots 9 and 10, in square 3641, In_Brookland. Marriet Treeby sold to M. and R. B. Warren a lot in Norwood Heights, Chevy Chase, Md. Ethel M. Rutty purchased one lot in Brookland from Mary L. Bailes. Willlam 8. Phillips sold to a local builder 11 lots in West Cleveland Park. John J. Shanley bought three lots on Montello avenue northeast from Crandall Mackay, on which he is building new homes. Clara Thomas sold to E. M. Rutty two lots in square 3637 in Brookland. G. V Saunders purchased a lot on Wyom ing avenue from the Wardman Con- struction Co. SALESMAN Prominent builder has position for salesman of ability to handle high- grade property. Box 329-V, Star Office P iiii’iti i A A A A I R L L o2 TP, New Bungalows Two ty, pe\ to select from Corner 10th and Hamlin Sts. N.E. (Brookland) Prices Range rom $8,250 to $8,850 5 and 6 rooms and bath convenience; open fireplaces; hot-water heat; lights ; floor plugs in every heater; large cellar; wash tray rear porches; built-in refrigerators; each; every known modern electric room; Pittsburg automatic attic; front porches: ironing boards. Open for Inspection—See These Sunday JOSEPH C. ZIRKLE Builder and Owner 203 Colorado Bldg. To Be Sold Tomorrow A Detached 4-Bedreom Home For Only $13,750 5210 13th St. N.W, In the ¢xclusive In-Town, 14th Street Terrace Here is an opportunity that is really unusual— have been waiting for. under the real market for a quick sale. that “bargain” you Four Bedrooms Tiled Bath Slate Roof Ample Closets Large Porch Among the Features: Large Lot to Paved Alley xtra Lavatory, lst floor Stone Fireplace, Living Room All Modern Equipment Sleeping Room, 1st floor. Suburb Priced Open Tomorrow from 2 to 6:-P.M.. Only Prompt Action Will Get this Today’s Home at Yesterday’s Price .EXCLUSIVE AGENTS 713 14th St. Main 2345 REAL ESTATE lots to Capt. C. E. Speer and Lieut John B. Danlel Maj. H. C. Maddux, president of the company, who was taken ill several days ago, is now convalescing in Emergency Hospital Jameson-Built Homes BIG BARGAIN Only One -Left 4 Adams St. N.W. 6 large rooms, attic, tiled bath, h.-w.h,, electric lights, double floors, built-in ice box, servant’s toilet, wide, double rear porches, ce- ment front porch. Built- in garage. Ask the Man Who Owns One Built, Owned and For Sale by {Thomas A. Jameson Co. Owners and Builders 906 N. Y. Ave. NW. Phone Main 5526 TUNE IN ON THESE! Edward Strohecker, Inc. 1023 15th Street N.W. MAI 1209 Jefferson Street N.W. $10,500.00 Open Saturday and All Day Sunday The best six-room and bath brick house in this section, practically new. with many new features, like downstalrs rear porches inclosed in glass: weather stripping, screens through- out: not a spot any place; nice large, deep yard to paved alley with garage. One Ulock from 14th Street cars. Reasonable terms. If you haven't an auto call this office any time without obligation. Saul’s Addili;n—Dehched Brick West of 14th Street. Light brick on stone foundation, crete front porch. First floor has large reception hall, room, open fireplace, dining room, kitchen, tory and bath con- living small room with lava- Second floor has 4 bedrooms (3 large, 1 small), beautiful inclosed sieeping porch, h.-w.h, and all modern im- provements. Nice lot to paved alley. Yoyr own terms. We can- not describe the real value of this home in this ad. There will be a salesman waiting for your call at the office Saturday and Sun- day. Free as the owner wants to sell, but doesn't want sigh have made this arrangement. auto service We Columbia Heights — 1223 Girard St. N.W. $13,500 'y Splendid brick home or investment at the price 9 rooms and Lath, h.-w.h. hardwood floors, electric lights, all modern improvements. Garage on paved alley. Newly decorated throughout and in excellent condition, better than most new houses. Convenient to stores, schools, churches and all of Mt Pleasant. On account of the nice neighborhood owner wants de- sirable purchaser. Office Open Until 9 P.M. and Sunday EDWARD STROHECKER, Inc. 1023 15th Street N.W. Main 354-355 containing Kite Homes Are Honor Built The Advantages Are Many in These New Homesat 1731-1743 A St. S.E. Sample House—1743 They are Kite-built —and that means best built. - They are conveniently located —within one square of Eastern High School; and handy to graded schools, churches, stores, etc. They are modern in type— Six rooms; bath; perfect heating plant; excellent floors; attnchvc electric fixtures; front and back porches and sleeping porch; detp lots and wide front terraces. 3 They are remarkably’ priced-; $6,950 With Easy Terms Open Daily—including Sunday— and possession can be had at once Built, Owned and Yor Sale By Harry A. Kite (Incorporated) 1514 K Street . Phone Main 4846 Member Washington Real Estate Board s * Kite Homes Are a Good Investment