Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1925, Page 17

REAL ESTATE. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1925. REAL ESTATE. 17 w " BUILDING CONTRACTS LET RS IMPORTANT POINTS GIVEN FOR 2 MONTHS, $19,900,000 FOR BUILDERS OF HOMES A Colonial Design 3 = - _ T IRE T - Huge Total Exceeds Last Year’s Figures; for Town or o d e f i e O o Qv y |Factors Entering Into Necessary Econ- by $7,000,000—Permits Issued During _Country. T e B FEEes : Z ’ omies Stressed by Experts for Past Week for $1,089,675 in New Work. FRE S ' 5 , Ak S R Benefit of Inexperienced. More Suitable for the North | and East Than the West Recent estimates of the building |10 houses, 601 to 619 Sheridan street ! . ¥y 5 < BY JAMES FORD, between a small lot in a more cor | t 4 3 By K (o . venient and acce atic contracts awarded in the District of | nOrthweat; $62,500. a 7 : : : 3 , Executive Director, Better Homes in and accessible locatlon [l S M Se Te tn| Little & Marshall. to butld 17 Con- nd South. Z o 3 £ Amertcn. where land values are higher, or Columbia for the first two months tn | o1q‘. S8 SIEETELL (0 Watl! =5 : It 1s tmportant to bear In mina | 'ATECT 1ot farther away from the cen : vhr e d av w 3 : = : —— ; » s tmportan ear in min ere land s not 8o expensive ‘s‘;!zss vear vench the huge fotal of| Palace Laundry, to- repalr 729| There are many people In the § p— . = o~ thitt {n* hiuging 0E BIAMEIE house & | Ort o m’“"u’r, B LS 19.916.200. This 1s 3 ) ahead | Ninth st set northwest; $3,000. United States who prefer to keep the * ? 7. tamily fa taking a step which will, In | 1y with that of & siome Aotore: Of fhe first two months of lust year,| K. Leon, to repalr 1239 U street|spirit of old New England, so far as most cases, conflne the gemeral fam- | house, as compered i o gy e totaled $12,631.700 o ary. | morthwest? 33800, thelr architecture 1s concerned, rather ily activity to that spot for a num- | house or a heves in b e o qvhile many of the building opéra- | Adams Bullding Trust Co, to build|than to bulld in some modern way. ber of years. The head of a family | with a yard, particularly if there are -tions have not yet been started, (hese |office bullding, 1383-1335 ¥ street | To dhielr minds an old colonial house, should Temember that in that home | children in the family, 18 nigniy oo o cts fo of a great amoi northwest: ,000. stmple In 1 1 5 - - %7 p v v ek | S . 18 hi de- of bulMing activity durng the com- | W. P. Irvin, to bulld 4225-4227 Eads | et o iy LIS P R g S T I D 95 2y WOTk | sirable endeared through traditlo 8- A - X . o N £ b n 1 ost of | v’ 1 ing vear. Up to date authorization | northeast; $2,000. | tortcal ‘nl\um-lav.l.on“I:d;\l:;?u T " 3 N e = ‘ ' £ s e L e oI et friundy), or) wrelaty has been granted by the office of| W. P.Irvin, to build 4232 Dix street | for Amerlean houses than. the hun. ; " : ¥ : " BT s d v counts 1t is well to take the utmost | ooy ot DS Elven too much weight the bullding inspector to actually | northeast; $2,000. Siles o Ry : (¥ r VA N Y g o ULMOSt | n gelecting the home. However, the 1 ally | nortl zalow, primarfly designed to meet the ‘ : 4| s ! y s care in selecting the site. “How to I ohars - = Degin $9,220,857 of this amount. Th W. P thEBRIIE 4231, CIaY Lexiganpies Uf Tadle s ARDREe At ; { \ § B8 s - : Own Your Home by Dr Jouhi ‘ae | Snar®l character of the neighbo fs more ‘than twice the amount au- | street northeast: $2,000. - | Iorsar Bouak doasiliat e na s Rt rKie B 4 h & p ¢ 2 Gries and-James 8. Taylor, now pub. ' Loga 18 important, particularly for thorized in January and February of | W. P. Irvin, to build 4241 Cla¥|cally upon the California hille ax do 3 a1 1S4 IP i - e 4 lished in a popular {llustrated edi-|* fomily with children t year, which amounted to $4,268,- | street northeast; $2,000. the horwes’ Which taol thol: 2 thagiras b ] e 1l % R =y b | tion by Better Homes fn America, |, The® answer to the questio 1 W. P. Irvin, to build 4242:4244 Cla¥ | tjon from the. old Spanish bulldecs. o s ; ! ), Seaimimr . ] 73 > urges that before buying the home- | Tuch should be paid for the lot, d Of the total amount of construction | street northeast; $3,600. Fthit hiava. the wide oy crians oo 3 . « { 4 e ks 4 " : seeker should consider the following | PEP38 In large measure on whether authorized by the bullding inspector | W. P. Irvin, to build 4228 and 4232 | 5e's tepteal buneclon, LalE or porc ' N R . i1 el factors fully: it s “improved for' the first two months of this year | Brooks street northeast; $4,000. S e b et HL G L L o P s 3 bk G ‘ B = A.- General location: 1.—Low or|MENts are made, $4.187.718 is for residential dwellings [ P. J. Nee Co., to. repalr southeast | 1oU"¢ & without quentlon suttuble for S Ry Bt sl B > high land values. 2—Transportation | W21K%. sewerage and so on, the 1 and $2,600.000 for apartments. This|corner Seventh and H streets north- | 21 oot RUY situatlon tn New England | s o v : y facllitien; (4) to place of work and|™MAaY COSt as much as 20 per cent Makes a grand total for the two | west; 00. jen i ast E - 3 S i ¢ 1 (b) to ehopping centers. 3—Protec-| |N® Wholo outlay planned for t months of $6,787,718 authorized for| F. R. Horner, to build 1510-1512| fVhile there is u strong suggestion S L L g ; 5 ' tion offered to home; (a) private re. | 'OMe. Rarely should it exceed tho construction of housing units in | Monroe street northeast; $12,000. | of the colonial about this design, It is 2 e S i 3 3 ty < strictions, (b) zoning ordinances and | P¢" cent of the entire purchase the District. The balance authorized | George H. Myers, to repalr 2320 §|far too simple to be classified unter —— . 2w A\ city planning, and (c) fire and police | T1¢ less expensive the lot, the 18 for stores, libraries and various |street northwest; $3,000. j 2y pisading of style:. The whols ey protection, money is left for the hou other bulldings W L and V. C. Hurley, to buila|!n deslgning such a house 18 to help 3 B. Specific location of the lot: 1.— | While a house more expensive thar Building this week again reached | 4213 Ingomar strect northwest; $5,000. | M&ke real homes for the great home- Character of the nelghborhood. 2— | i3 neighbors might be hard to sell over the $1,000,000 mark. Construc- Holmes, to build 1608: and |less’American public. If our people oo Location with reference to schools | cheap house on an expensive lot tion since the beginning from Janu- | 1612 Evarts street northeast; $12,000.| #T¢ Bolug to get out into the coun- % : and playgrounds for the children.|#dds nothing to the sale > ;‘]\I 1 has rarely 1 a week that it Edward B. Burling, to bulld zeun;:r-‘"dfl We are -lwu.\;« advising umnl c.h ;.)nairable points for the lot; va»l”‘“ . did mot pass o ome close to the | Benton street northwest; $70,000. {to 4o, we must make country and e shade trees, shrubs and planting; | - e -] .. million mark. Forty-elght project W. C. and A. N. Miller, to build|suburban homes just as attractive, - (b) et 'of shoune With reference'ta | "oy iaEe in Ready-Bullt House. ware authorized by the office of the Forty-third Street northwest; | Practical and livable as city apart: | sunlight and prevailing winds, and |, Buving duuding inspector, totaling in value ments, | (c) character of the soil and neces- | PU!lt has $1.089 This 1S $26,000 ahead of C. and A. N. Miller, to build| There is a hint of New England in - BTN ToM sity for grading, filling or draining. | &/l of the last week. Of this week's total $6 2916 Forty-third street northwest; | this house, with its symmetrical plac- TED KoM C. Other safeguards in buylng |1ome to the 175 was for-dwellings, besides a §$1 5 s rw 2 property: 1.—Danger in buying a lot | 10t be readily vi 900 apartment ho to be erected| W. C. and A. N. Miller, to build|rectangular silhouette and long, slop- 3 100 10ng before bullding. 2—Extent | Blans and blueprt by Harry Wardman at 66 New York | 2928 Forty-third Street northwest;|ing roof, but there are things about % 3 X - $ of street and public utility im-| “‘I l‘r Hven &venue. The Adams Building Trust |$9, {1t that New England never dreamed provements (paving sidewalks, wa- |Pleted house Co. will erect an office building at " C. and A. N. Miller, to build|{of in those days when she was de- e " ;. ter supply, sewerage, electric- [ COmPparatively 1333-5 street Forty-third street northwest; | s ginal homes. 3 : ity, gas). 3.—Possible assessments. | \e permits granted includ 9 v se is planned so con- 4.—Proportion_of lot valus to total Little & Marshall, to build and . Chaney, to build 2815-17-19 v and practically that a wom- - outlay. 5.—~Checking pro; perty; (a) 27 Madison street northwest; $11,000.| Myrtle avenue northwest; $18,000. an can do her own work if she land and (b) house. 6.—Plan of iman Construction Co., to build| H. R. Howenstein, to build five|wishes. If she has a maid It Is a houss and quality of construction 66 New York avenue;|houses, Illinois avenue home In which any servant would ;l;::'{rl‘;n(fl{kel‘llfli" Pay e S 000 | northwest 5.000. v One of the inng o s . A = M. Grinage. Jr. to build 1443 Howomotein, to build six | in this decimn io b terruee ot the bouk | Planned for complete utilization of floor space and economy and convenience of housework, this design has a delighiful| 1n larger cities one must de Credls o a vogas o8 000 : e Kentucky avemne|of the houss. The sunroom s also &t feature in’ the terrace off the rear garden. in, to build six houses, i §36, 3 the back of the hous and 28 Eads street | A. Bramow, to build apart-|of these delightfully placed detalls a Dortheast: $12,000. 5 virginla avenue southeast;|view of the garden can be had, through from the front to the back Harry W. Little, to build 1221 Floral B The floor plans of this h = - S . street northwest; $8,000. | A. Jameson, to build 12 houses, | worth studying carefully, for which is like the old New England William € 5.7 olice edroom N to build at 35 Sixth street northeast; | you will find all the real comforts |houses, with the living reom and din- tu North Capitol :dy streets | 0. whioh used to be called luxuries, but|ing room opening out from it. This M ssach“se northeast: $6,000. | Y. Schafer & Co., to build 2335 which American people are beginning | "o """ ont gives a chance for & Just OFf 16th Street A. H. Bacas, to build 2§26 P street | Fourth street northeast: $7,500. to demand as necessities. For in.|drrangement @ . ol Park o southeast; $8,000 A. P. Woodson & Co.. to bulld rear|stance, thie good-sized living room, | Ver¥ large lving roor , With firepl “rz S. Beall, jr.. to build 1300-02-04 | of Michigan avenue and B. & O. R. R.;|with a wide fireplace; the kitchen, ar- [ ANy Winaows, @ Montello avenue northeast; §15,000. | $4,000. ranged conveniently for the dining|trance of which s aGtn g Mito taining eight 1 f g e , Anton Koerber, to build Mor- | Wardman Construction Co. to|room, with every step considered, |desired) and a glass door leading into (bu:l!intfb:ndooir:: k“:u; !h;r{mg!ruum , two b i stre o N th bufld 2507 Massachusett v 8 g Fapsterrace: SUN NS TN O nnan e J rton’ 2 i g % shower), broad front porch, slee Brooks street northeast; $3.6 3 Michael J. Curley. to repair 313| e non in the pom o o iresily | the back of the main hall is a little || homes. Cgntaining seven million feet of forest-covered land, : Pof e a h ot replace. T Washington Gas Light Co.. to re-|Second street northeast; $11,700. entry which can be done away with (| with six miles of improved streets. Includes what remains of screens, awnings and a garage. Lot 24x140 ft Pair southeast corner of Twenty-sixth | The following is an analysis of the or inclosed with doors of glass \ Rireet ann Vickinh avemies $5000. | permits granted Rers In the last. W0 | Gurages oo oo e 3 200 | that an unobstructed view of tho gar. | The Triangle of Increasing Values 1521 Allison St. N.W o NG Solidly built brick home, in excellent condition, co m:u\-firg;:1‘;“?1’;“\5\r‘a?:‘;xl:-l‘!dsf:::y.h:::n‘;: months Repalrs i s —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. west; $30,000 338 | : Dwellings 5 ml‘::‘fr‘"; ‘l‘:;o”“;fr"‘f“‘_“l‘;:‘”"‘:“" 154 Faet 1 Dver 200 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- 2 : e e e G LA b T R U e O sl | closet where coats may be kept. To|| struction. ~Actual improvements and home values exceed Real Buy—Priced Right—Good Terms kit i drp ol T om0 o] S 2 | symmetrical s diphuRnt of $8,000,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall W. P. Irvin, to build 4225-5227 Eads | Repaia \.. 13 | Garages T e e e Y par ite || homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d Open Sunday, 2 to 6 P.M. stragtnorthesst, 34 100, i e balances with that of the || St. and Cathedral Ave. e frnoee T Washington Gas Light Co., to repair, | Hotels : At o Xth street between G street | . I e. ;“Ir il\"k ('\] :wlv ; :.A:l\l‘“(nf‘ll(\‘. . Garages . 24 30,685 | window, and the n.l of shelves e i, D. J. Dunigan, to bulid 17 houses, siations Sieas o : 00 | from the end of the sink to the end ladau annon, inc 4600 to 4 Fourth street north- | §, TuRSCS of the room, making one long work- ’ ~ B 2012 3 S 2 g 700 | above it There is a large stor e | . . Lewis Talbert, to build 3012 Earle B 2 P 700 | abo . 5 Bty bl g 2 g 0 | room in w chox i« kept, and || Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 and Virginia avenue; $9,000. $85,000. o000 | Ing shelf, with dresser for dish ESTABLISHED 1899 | 500, o ol , Wardman Construction Co., to build | Dwellings 3 Ftis i T By P rT 220,857 ¢ ghteenth Page.) We Are Building \ Ml 121 Homes to Cost Over $1,000,000 SR LN 68 will be completed in 60 days. Prices, $7,250 to $10,950. | AURORA HILLS,VIRGINIA We have sold 69 of our wonderful home values in less than 60 days. Several of our Homes in our new operations have already been sold from the plans. We build homes in hundred lots and give our purchasers the benefit of our savings. . I’l Uites Your InspeCtiOIl Of the, Come out and he convinced as to Location, Construction and Value. LOCATIONS OF OUR NORTHWEST OPERATIONS El ODEL HOMES 25 on Delafield 19 on Illinois Ave. 19 on 7th and I Now Being Built Under the Guidance of the Between 8th & 9th Sts. | and Buchanan St. Emerson §7450-7 Sold | $8,950-5 Sold | $8,950-1Sold | || Home Economics Association of D. C. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO = I 12 on Farragut 14 on lll. Ave. 10 Facmg‘ Watch the details of construction. Don’t overlook the size and location of the well-graded Between 7th and 8th and Emerson . Shemm Circle \ See the heavy waterproofed cellar walls and concrete lots, with plenty of room for gardens and garages floor. . Carefully consider the advantages of a closely con- $9,250___2 Sold 510’500- 2 Sold $10,950. 1 Sold Notice the steel girders and supports. trolled suburban development, where environment is as- Sp S TR R S S e 0 L SRR D 1 5, SO TT R g i e RS T T T e g Inspect the framing, double siding and double floors, sl{red-anq R prOtectedv.\‘urnraA Hitls, Va, thoroughly braced. with its. natural beauty of gently rolling hills, covered LOCATIONS OF OUR SOUTHEAST OPERATIONS Examine. the ‘tiled bathiroom with builtii bath tub; 1o trees, its well:graded streets and cement sidewalks, the kitchen equiped with built-in ice box ; sink with enamel oo walcE S e Sy femtw v!\a1x] SOLoN e drain board, enamel kitchen cabinet and pantry with plenty brick county schdol and two mail deliveries a day—offers 22 on Kentud(y Ave_ of shelf space; the large bright living room and real work- you an ideal home community with all of the advantages able fireplace; the three large bedrooms with plenty of of the city, just fourteen minutes by street car from the a_nd D Strwt S,E, wall space, each with cross ventilation; the number and heart of the business section of Washington, 12th and location of the closets ; the genuine hardwall plaster walls; > ¢ : £ $7 250 2 S ld the attractive wall paper; the three coats of paint inside Beaisylsdniz i benuc ’ o ; and outside ; the hardwood floors ; the American Radiator Compare these many advantages of Aurora Hills as hot-water heating system; the two-part cement laundry to location, transportation, improvements and future, and Exhibit House--4803 8th St. N.W. trays in the cellar, then “Six Rooms and 3 Iarge Porches, Built-in Garage $9,450 Buy a Model Hom e—3$6,950 to $7,250 ’ —Easy Terms On Terms Designed to Meet Your Income TO INSPECT, take 14th St. or Georgia Ave. Cars to Decatur St. Walk East to Property B 7% AN, To Inspect—Take cars at 12th and Pennsylvania Avenue to Aurora Hills Station; or by automobile drive across the 14th Street ‘bridge and take either the Military Road or the old Alexandria Road and watch for our signs which are placed for your guidance. Or call Clarendon 640-W-2 for automobile to take you out. 7 We are building Better Homes in .America—straightforward and simple construction—of excellent materials assembled uncommonly well, and resulting in a home of good taste and sound valués. High in the conveniences you consider necessities, but low in price and cost of upkeep. 0 7 Yok - Aurora Hills Homes, Inc. 301 Greene Ave. : Telephone Aurora Hills, Va. Clarendon 6040-W=2 N Owners and Builders of Communities , Main 9080 Evening Phone Service Until 9 P.M. %