Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1925, Page 13

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SATURDAY., JUNE 6. 1925. REAL SEES HUGE STRIDES MADE IN BUSINESS PROPERTIES|| HOUSE PLANS FOR HOME PLANNERS ) : Suitable for the Washington’s Central Area Scene of| Symmer Camp Many Major Changes Within Eight | Home in Town. | Years, Writer Asserts TATE. 13 BUILBING PERMITS IN MAY ABOVE $6,000,000 MARK Report for the Month Increases Lead : for Year Over 1924 by More ‘ Than $8.,000.000. |Log Cabin Is the Ideal mer Home—Shingles or | Clapboards Should Be | Chosen for Town Lots. um- or the third time this | BY MORTON J. LUCHS. neighborhoods of buildings, ns well as | The zveat strides in business prop-| of foot trafic and | on some valuable a in itself why certain business s | | within the last seven or eight pid_developments. One will | 5 MRt notice at times that individual blocks | he fact that “nece n siness section develop from i | ap ention” resident of Washington. | jiies’ block to & men's block, or vice | & o s el business man who is a|ves and such records kept are 7 . no safer harometer to the monthly building permits have ex erties in the central business area of | Washington that have taken place | s in attempting to forecast zen- eral business volume, than is fur t vear and April | nished by the statist $1,200 | struction industry. But we a entirely dependent at this time upon the tendencies in the building indus try ation of the opinion | ceeded 6,000,000, M ran a third with July of 1 of this year with a total s of the con may have be the reason fo the buildin worth of building authorized during the month, the aver The ave 3 arl This total now increases the of | {hat busine erally is progressing for the homes of our ear ) non-resident of Washington. but who |found eventually to affect values, [frial foF the homes of 5 o A o iane e a0 Thee Whe emriovien: occasionally visits our city, notices|Whether they be lease or sale. {hand and the most plentiful as well {by more than $,000,000. The build. [CUrve shows an increase over the more quickly the major changes that Caution Often Needed. as the easfest to obtain. Added to this | e o 3o ¢ e ;Wmm I ki ers e ning h taken place than does the local| 1In the city centrally located jZ=hui unronlitedly an pHisrthonsht continuing at a_tremendous pac ith thai re of leadi tve takenipince does 0 n the city centrally located proper-|waq its picturesqueness. T ; ¢ B e, e than a score of lead resident. The latter often takes for |ties, and more especially on the con “‘0‘ Lk e e lovely. The o plenty of dditional work in sight. s S Bifitie = sveater voln granted’ the developments which he |ested 100 per cent business streets, | (el 8" W€ (et UL 1 | that the calender year and the ear sees because of his more or less inti.|sreat caution must be used and |y o (ha tone of any sheah harmon | next fi v will even eater e mate contact with them. He is by no|usually is used to retain the street [pay (e \PR€ 0L S0¥ SArED o than the present, meins as apt as the visitor or the stu-|as a 100 per cent street. as it has 1 wau warm, and thie w s Jlish @ reco t of Washington's development to|been proved in other cities that too sally appreciate the real significance |much rent to a merchant or too high of these changes and their direct bear-|a_ selling price often ruins the mer. i on va hant, and sometimes a whole street, My is less than $200.000 behind the i1 value of cons t is ahead in the of impor cold Very many people ance, for the Winters w ‘\Imn the present, which is expe | uction lay, who & ccts started. Las Held Subs by driving merchants o another sec. |LhinKing of building a Summer home nspector suthorized 1,164 new tantial Investment:< i yji G here their overhead will he Jess. G one Ihiuh ofthe fop calinfann projects n May, 1,104 w 3 ; s Property, whether it be in|There is a limit to everything, and | 9 : m Increg et the District of Columb | a t of the outdoors; not something or in any live, | there in comes into play the rogressive city, is reco; ed a8 one elected to be built there, but some. Outsta ited O the rhoat o antial ;".:‘w".‘" ‘e g | thoroughly experienced realtor mer eiected Lo e Erown thant o ekt ect your stones as to size and color, | e % S odta nvestments of si 0 Sneu Rant ol One the mo: tanding | chandising business locations. Le . s saled xson who knows how t today, and this has been true of the | nandising business locations. TLet a|of the wth of the region. nd t a mason who knows h merchant be overcharged on his and vou may ruin him to the poin failure. This failure may affect mer s in the entire block. A for the owner, for the tenant f the bu two months and you will | the chimn, ) quite 1 one and much past. ity central business properties ire hecomi more and more every day to the experienced realtor wh: high-zrade merchandise is to the mer- | his d cabin is indeed plea The 1 is large, so that many guests could be accommy- | USU: 1 dated here with sleeping quarters by The walk leading to the front door rvent fron {thing which ha | | el | Dependent Upon Harmony should he most informal —just field . nt. Business properties mu beds, which wouid become Sty Pl ehandined o the Gherties must et pay, can be arrived at. and in doing Deds, which would become | one laid unconventionally. with gv . iandised he same way that a |0 can L. cely ‘covered A sions Inff o merchant sells his goods, whether it | 50,the Droperty is kept successful, the | jiiiing and lounging divans ming uy merchant m hood is pre business d ®ood, the perous and the 100 per cent rict is retained where it belongs. Washington today charges less rent on its best business streets s s '| than other cities of about the same o Tols wils an an-| population—in fact, cities of the same - modern and up-to-date ways have | PePulation are charging much more. A home of this type may be made s0 full of charm, boith as to and exterior, that it will be a pleasure for the he for sale or for lease. One cannot | just take a piece of city central prop- erty and say: “I want a certain price ile or ain price for lease,” this calculation simply upon | The fireplace is an ideal one. It ix {placed in the most convenient space as regards the kitchen -, and of the om. If one terior t 2 factoraare d there is ision, even the variations may occur here and ires shows | there in volume of current business in neh of indnstr mmer vacation | there is also the added fe [little fiveplace in the edr {did not need the storage place, the second bedroom could easily 1 ad here. This added bedroom migh the “camp” are 1l of the home comforts nmbined with the de he open inconvenienees Iaekin may 1 lights of nalvsis of ditional honsing units in L 3 4 Since the prices of material 15 to keep ou come about Al)nnn;h necessity and ex- | Streets “Rounded Out.” be extended across the end of the |, " Maractalil e ad St achin n perience, and a live, wideawake, ex- {house, where the porch now is, and X HGcesiTy for perlenced realior 18 kept ibusy ‘and |y Our bestiatmestehin the clty/cantralllit would then' become w roomitof qultellguirin so Ehio A% SRS & | amentally Sound. sufeguard itself against | thinkific all the time to keep abreast|dlstrict have rounded out in great|pretentious proportion builder, who can give you det the general situation | thus seek protection from with what is the real situation and |Shabe in the last few vears, and these |"Tiie kitchen has been quite s c I T nanci throughout the country G. M. Ferris Overproduction in any line e epie chlmechen e ORSD oo rold, their values for many |fully thought out in this tiny house eds be installed in this design tive of the S. W. Straus disce d. A stabilizatlor lem, E : |Years to come. It is only natural for the it would have been in a larger one. | For informat 18 to the pr - Nation: ion an_maintain Regardless of the city's growth and | Smaller merchants, not being able 0 | There is every convenience. The sink | of the il plans of thi at thesco n supply and the opening up of new business areas, [ keep up with the city's growth and | pal ot fN e CORFEICHCE, (A6 BIRE ] of the tax TRk S there is and must always be a 100 | POt heing quite so progzressive, 10 [ars conveniently I 1 on eithel fressed envelc o the 1 The b & 45 anit erdiERdans per cegt business property distric have been rwded out of the 100 per 2 e The dressers may go to the floor itor, The Sta |10 the ceilir try i seemingly headed at this and this is usually referred 1o as th city’s central business property area. 1t is here that intensive merchandis. 1 Seventeenth | < [ cent streets into the adjoining strs and therehy making this adjoining property more valuable than it was thus giviog abi lof room for all dishes and pots one ch o build this house of e t compact little plan that can be most effectively worked out at small cost. A business section [Foct congbuction 1t vouit Be quiie HfJAN DELEGATES OFF second bedroom in place of the storage room, and the uddition of a bath ‘ ing is conducted and here alone |~;{";n“\1 also enlarging the downtown that be done. Outstanding examples d M h of this are Lo be found in the develop. | Their places on the 100 per a5 charming—and with a few added will convert this Summer house into a complete litcle year-round honm assachusetts ments of our Seventh street north-|streets are being taken up by n d wwith west, G street northwest, Fourteenth street between F and New York av nue northwest, and, of course, larger merchant. and more pro; ’.‘If::.rl '\?'fif('.l".,'\"'f’}'i‘ TO MEETING TON'GHT t':-:":-‘l:l»:’l,\m:mpln or for two who go to work and cannot be bothe ol | 4215 feet dee or a dressmaker, perhaps, for whom the larze living room Park sive ones who see the opPOTtUnity | A 30-foot lot couid be rsed. huy will become a workshop and the back porch a dining nook. and have kept their eves open and Summer home uld seem entirely too street northwest he growth of these |seen the city zrow and know valu - e : | city-like if erowded onto a small lot, | Capital Party Joins Special Train more or less restricted are: tions When they see them by com- | iV ko 1 crowded onto a small lot. | Cap S f the city, Albert I Beach. mayor , A RS o Dbl Cetatn | arkion Wit wiher siies o the s 0, Byt 5 o, 'y e et I Sregatel (f e ity Albert 1ok maser | GIVIC BOARD FORMED. Washington's most beautifut residential section of detache: Many Points Considered. of Washington always take into mind f = 5 = ’ = B ; Missouri State League, Charles L. | native surroundings kept as nearly as E o Btsces ¥ i el ¥ ' Borics. Gortaining sevensmillion et o8 focest-covirad Tand Many points must be taken into |10t "'~"“"‘v "‘”;”""“”‘ traffic and |}o.giple, Convention. Flaugh, pre }ltlnn"’ on »-)p\;i-u of the | Erie. Pa.. Group te Seek New In- [ ith <ix mile improved streets. Includes what remair consideration in arriving “leage” | MADY ather points | The front porch could be inclosed Kansas City League. Axal Hawkinson ; i president. Response to addresses of fo + o conelsatin Ak o oeneitebae s lsrs nat i Zhel Trnt perehiicguids e inclased bresident. Response to addresses of oo The Triangle of Increasing Values passing the door, car cilities, | : [ steeptnz room thus be had. Thix porch | The delezates representing the Dis. | welcome, on beha . R i B e i s i & ; parking facilities for automobiles and | OUr downtown business section will | could be extended # few feet it desirod | trict umbia at the thirty thind | achington, 1. C. first viee prasidens |pose the bringing of mew industries|| —betieen Connecticut, Maésachusetts and Cathedral avenues others too numerous to men-|continue to grow and spread as the | This would make the slope of the roof |annual convention of the United States | WWashington C.. first vice president < sing Ov 200 homes fre tion. One must also take into consid- | City continues to grow. It is a natural | gver that part a little le: and Loan | United St ildi es League, who will also linto the community has been « steep. which | Leag 1 $15,000 to $200,000 huilt and under c aration the different kinds of busi.|&rowth and certainly where the real | would do no harm in any way Associations to be held in Kansas City, | réad his report as chairman of the | a4 for the city of Pa struction A rovements and home values exceed ness that could probably occupy a |business section belongsq | There a veral ways of construct- | Mo.. on June 9. 10 and 11. will leave | Federal legislative committee | the leadership of the Real k2 $8,000,000. \\ood sites, lots, central and side hall certain piece of property, as it is well | It is not odd to fi among | ing a loz house. and before starting in | Washinzion tonight at 6:20 on a spe. hose attending from the District of el Bomes. with I 0 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d known among experienced realtors |records of city cent proper | with the actual buildinz it would be |cial train, which will be made up in | Columbia are Mr. and Mrs. C. Clinton i A fund of $75.000 has been o1 - t : et = ark 1ce, 32¢ and experienced merchants that some | Which now are 19 ye: old. m | advisable to find out just which one | Washington, « in Wl the dele- | James, Mr. and Mrs, Will | subscribed by busine interests and § St. and Cathed lines of business can afford more rent |actual cases of where (he known ap- [ of these ways is the best. Such ad. |setes from (he nd Middle West- | ter, Mr. and Mrs. Albert eis, | reside of Erie 10 make the work s or overhead than others, and some |preciation of value of real estate in|vice will be given if you write 1o this| ern States to the convention Mr. and Mrs. dward « a ¥ ible, AAE Bave ‘Orel vibes fhantothas. | Hiis icongestadsarsat hasibees & sl [ hus cnsvencion will be lledutolors| dames eres | R0 % Harnet Tonten rediEnt Mlddaugh & Shannon Inc For yes one must make a conscien- [to or at times excelled the actual s a brown or tan or [der Tuesday morr at 9 o'clock by & W the Pen vania Heal Estate Asso ’ . tious study of city central property to |earnings of the businesses which e stones in the fire- | President William R Adair | 1 chosen industrial ESTABLISHED 1899 arrive at sale or lease values, and it |occupied them, and that in itself is ce should not be the dark gray tone | idresses of welcome will be made: | Only one-half the surtaxes in Italy ¥ ie, and is directing the ) i has proved an excellent idea to keep |a conclusive proof of the desirability | unless, of course, vou are in a locality | On b the new ki records of certain changes in certain | of ownership of this sort of property.' where nothing else can be procured. Bak. half of th . Governor State, Samuel A. | on incomes of Missouri; on be- | collected this 3 000 or more will be Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 Semi-Detached Brick Homes Newly Constructed in a Variety of Allractive Desigi Embodying Many Modern Refinements and Comprising the Restricted Residential Communily of - Fort Stebens Ridoge The Homes The Community ON the”high, level site of historie Fort Stev- $ s ens, about four miles out Sixteenth Street : and Colorado Avenue from the White House, ’ some 50 acres are being transformed into the charming modern home community of FORT. STEVENS RIDGE. Terms E\ ERY modern convenience and refinement is manifest'in the distinctive dwellings of FORT STEVENS RIDGE. The six rooms of generous are e, well lighted and sensibly arranged. AVENUE s you enter the EXHIBIT HOUSE at No. 608 Roxboro place, you will admire the Eng- r- 3 1 enameled woodwork, the attractive electric fix- The natural advantages of the Fort Stevens tract, and its accessibility by road or electric . lines, are being further enhanced by its sys- tematic development along harmonious resi- dentizl lines. The homes present a pleasing variety of architecture and the entire plan of the community i h style open front porch, the beautifully e tures, the selected porcelain plumbing in the kitchen and bath, the roomy closets, the eco- KOM, R LIN . . O AT NLINE nomical hot-water heating plant, the complete one of practical artistry. = screens throughout, the fine hardwood floor Residents of FORT STEVENS RIDGE E’ 135 ? the handy rear service porch and a myriad of : know their neighbors will be congenial and :/_7 5 < other distinet featur their property value is stabilized and likely to a g SOLD Th ol alles itk 5 full 15 fee b appreciate materially in years to come. A |3 = o hav ol atiay un tleskeanas iy 1o Teel e FORT STEVENS RIi)GE liomiciss n sotmd - ,9 z o ! wide, and 6-foot cement sidewalks run the full vestment in happiness and comfort as well as i = H length of the street. You will find the utmost e 4 monetary worth. in home value at FORT STEVENS RIDGE! Fra Hokeiier) Yawrapcid Exhibit House—608 Roxboro Place andiGoaid laste blend ; o Parallel to Rittenhouse Street—One Square North Fort Stebens Ridae : 1430 K Street Main 3830 : OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P.M. “We House One Tenth of Was