Evening Star Newspaper, July 11, 1925, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, 192 REAL ESTATE. —||JUNE BUILDING TOTALS 0 HOUSE PLANS FOR HOME PLANNERS ECLIPSE OLD RECORDS ollow Tile and — . : T ; ; tucco Make This | Nation’: Construction for Month Was I House of Character $540,609,600, : 3 Mammoth April Report. JEBY: 1T ifiTYS HOUSING IS FAR BELOW PREWAR BASIS Trwe Persons to-Unit Was Old Condition, But Average Is Now Con | | early Equal to erably Higher Here. | Nine Rooms—Five Bedrooms, or Three Bedrooms, With Down- the | particularly being built in the While the & 108 b E el dren’s Playroom. fiscal vear, & { i ir ctor shows th lust few months re h reat increase in buildi the Southwest tvpe was half of this 387,400 the first nother month of enor-|during the firsi cording to|amonnted to $2 Corporation. Con-|of 19 per th in the 361924 include about| Last month’s record included: $16 construction | 653,300, or 39 per cent of all construc country, amounted to | tion, for residential buildings; $11,293 1$540,609.600. This was ‘only $7,000,000 | 900, or 26 per cent, for commercial less than the highest record figure, | building: $4.457,000, or 10 per cent. for which was reached last April. The industrial buildings; $4.334,600, or 10 crease over May was 9 per cent; over |per cent, for educational buildings, and June of last vear, nearly 40 per cent.|$2,975.300. or 7 per cent, for pubilc It is rather unusual for the June build-| works and utilities ing volume to exceed that of May Contemplated ch month of the past quarter has June amounted (o A larger building total than that of month previous 1o April. The |amount quarter of 1925 increased $44,.|crease of 00 over the first quarter of 1924;|year nd quarter of this vear in.| Contracts awarded month_in $294,000,000 the New York State and northern New of last ye Jersey amounted to $121,996,500. This ase during the | of 8 per cent over May been over § per cent over June, 1924 ser cent lotal new construction started in this s in the various sections f con district during the first balf of this e ) millbrR of] s o amsihing fhat malther meglect 1995 up tb Pearittins dniioAl T2 JAIE o0 585 which amounted to several millions of p . N a :1 ’f‘ "":“;”‘m. IeATided s A { nor new paint can alter, for it is in the | 2 The June record which is 17 per cent less than the 000,000 total distributed in about [ Yér¥ structure, the personall | . 5 ? . 7 ine; impostan’ Mems ol ik Iie 0o 10 AE Lt e his house s no relationship to |39 per cent of all comstr Last month's record included $54 throughout the |, IS b " i ; o 4 : 5 e e nse sad structures—renting proposi- | = E % 915,700, or 1 870.000. or 45 per cent of all construc tions. It is well deserving of the 1 b2 & i % R jeent, for for residential buildings; $35.462 name home. It has a large living | commer- | 600 29 per cent. for commercial {room with a fireplace, around which 3.200, or 7 per cent. fa | the family may gather and where the | utilities; $7.0¢ | children can hang up their Christmas | fous and memo. | stockings or toast marshmallows or | per cent | foast apples or listen to bedtime tales. | projects | The room is so planned that there are | for educa corners in which cozy reading tables, [and a bath Jamps and chairs can be arranged. It | s well lighted by groups of windows, | and just off of it is a cheerful sun | room”that would no doubt become the 1 thering place of the family in the |tion satisfaction is expressed by Summer at least The house is the Board of Zoning Appeals The dining room is at the right of [by 33 feet § mbers of the Baltimore Re Ewho entrance and the pantry separates |signed to be oard at the decision of the Supreme | it from the kitchen. There is a win- | stucco. Court of the District of Columbia in| dow in this pantry and the refrigera- | would upholding the Washington zoning| tor is in such a position that it can be | fireproof 1 | taw. iced from the outside if desired. The | house—esp From 9 p were 7 It ice box is near the kitchen door. !made of sla The kitchen, as may be seen from| The color the floor plan, is large for so small a house and there is room in it for a | small table that, in case of emerge cy, could be used to serve breakfast | This hou upon, or for the children’s lunch. A [by the sink with double drainboards is be-|the corners | neath the windows and the running |porches { board of the dressers and sink are on } one level so that dishes can be moved stairs Library and Upstairs | g 4 7 . e b i X building volume. Chil- % o i W. Dodge seetion n increase Room half of Sewing or lastern States. which seven-eighths of the tc | volume of the ired to be I i in 1dition to ab .p | There 1s though are some houses that look | they were beloved family Others have an unmis- | atmosphere of during the been a_ very retivities in sions. piled ber of local the war 1ble being rentins that no remembers, some- | shel one | Southwest Section. The following figures increase the | Southwest section of July (1024) August (1074) Sentember mere will show the | ter, | vear in the city malke-shift homes pride in o that W work reportad in $42,219,600, This per cent from the May. but an in 10 per cent over June of lust fisc the vo persons takes when 3 > they played about 4 Gy S oy | = | them when they were children ; ’ [ st The atmosphere of treasured things, | whether it be a rag doll or a picture 9 “ by some old master, is something that 4 3 7 y 8. 46 1 3 5 A | be described. It is the pre: | ence of something without form, a ra | diation of some innate characteristic ‘ s now ¢ S10000 | they are old, 6378 reported in has in have s and | on the creased Ay partme gur wided aving rch | | last since s situation, p 150 per cannot st six months has 000,000, which is nearly has broug! ghe first hal e follow 2,500, or ns, le on housing unit are th ime proportion various sections of new constructior At present evervthing points to even larger in the building industry 1 new ord for Wash resi treme s 1 National Capi as 7 per Pt ’ and utilities 2,151,900, or 17 per cent leial buildir $64.584 {cent, for e 4l buildir : publi nd 161,400 per cent for reli il building , $6 " New Contempla June amounte was 6 per cent 1 reported in May er than the P o of last vear »L\. tuC“ June build; A-G31F nd_amoun # 5 per cent under the N per cent over the vear tion vear <00 12 per Wa 2d new we to %6 than nt hut 54 per ce reported k Still Booms srk reported in Vi ndbne i per cent with losets so acceptable h work reported in to $161,119,800, which cent under the Mav as nearly double that of Contempl June amounted was only 9 per gure and June, 1924 Construction the Middle Atlantic tes lvania. southern N Delaware, Distriet ed new hese rooms PLEASES BALTIMORE MEN tare well lighted and have great BALTIMORE, July 11.—Much in June members nd { amount | started las who have | of t month in (eastern Jersey of Co ck to pre- | 10,000 ard builders al fc New construction tow any (Continued on Sixteenth Page.) was out that the deci-| 1 precedent here | constitution- rdinance. pointed sion may be used da 6,595 he ts have in cases involving 1 Baltimore's The provisions of nance under which F present is regulating the use of land and buildir re similar to_the pro- visions of the Washington law dwell The ordinance. which was pa reial | February 9. prohibits build 4 many | “whick d cre hazards from | from one to another easily is to!fire or disease or would in any wa Shelves are so placed that dishes | menance the public welfare, security, | can be put into place as they are health or morals” of a community { wiped so that no wasted steps need | The validity of this ordinance was| be taken in the preparation or the upheld June Judge Duke Bond | ng away of a meal 1 the City Court, when he dismissed | : like one bedroom on petitic fir tainly is a great the city to force the building inspec- | saving of energy for the mother of the | )r to issue a permit for ble for {family to have a room she can use ) horses in a residential neighbor- | without having to go up and down |houette . housing alit Massachusetts e s Park look the older Washington's most beautiful reside I section of detached forest-covered land, Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. Over 200 homes irom $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- struction \ctual improvements values exceed homes Conta g seven llion feet of housin, g with six miles of improved streets on all sides {ters with its admirably and nguish it house as b 73 S by Capi- between Connect some Distribu @s and home One of the int the pa in cons National Capita the distribut tnore than $6 year tigures . ‘While the Nor city always ures of | he The permit ori refused on stables would he record year ldings in’ the an analysis ¢ expenditure 00 durin District weltare. he fisc building t t section of tt ds in value ne lly the ground that be a fire would menace the public health The case was nc hazard t ad been he and and appealed ADMIT REALTY BOARDS. buktroctant ducias qacw | Fourteen Elected to Membership in $48,921,107 of the al £62,000,- as spent for new buildi section of tk a| T pas ot 000 that National Association. ards wes the N Estate urteen new h » membership in iation of Real elected tional As. Boards at tremendous development in the | ir hern part of Washington Much | s¢ | i ! li [ sufficient { joved the living | doorway living stairs constantly, conveniently in or that can be used | At le of illness. This |essary design shows just such a room at the |a corn back of the house, where it and convenient to the kitchen Or if the for bedrooms upstairs are this room would make a ndid library father could take his comfort in peace while daugh- | ter's guests held po: ion of the liv where the children could while the grown-ups en room in freedom. T to the between this room and the |inst room could be omitted, if de- |tion ed, which would make room for a |in; | were g room,or 1y quietl ive stam is qulet [face the ast un the prices v at road lowed a 5 onsult v eosts of your exas lled in this desigr as to the plans of this de e S0 mate we you iled pre and self-addre $8,000,000. \Wooded villa nd side hall homes. with lots from 30 to 11 Park Office, 32d St. and Cathed \ve Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 sites this was spent in than 4.000 apa the erec- | meetings of the board of directors he and | in Detroit, Mich., in connec wi the association’s convention just closed. One boar ed to membership. 3 ciation now includes money . proportion for| False Advertising Condemned. Advertising si giving a mis leading impression in regard to the price of properties are condemned in resolution which has recently been the Detroit Real Estate| piano or a large davenport in that |a corner of the living room. Upstairs there are four Louses Three Sites That Invite X )OTHING invites and at- - tracts more than the con venient f home. 100 annual bedrooms was reinsi 1 of the a 5 boards. omes next in point of on_with an expenditure there of $4 2,583. In tion the ase spent sidential this s in a purposes large particularly ind two family dwel outheast section e one I'he ith Owner Leaving City Offers Magnificent Corner Home in Chevy Chase at a Startling Sacrifice! runs evelopment Most of this wtial pur nded few ents location of a Around it centers factor of home lite—social ac tivities. pleasurable living and busi efficiency. These three meet every rigid requirement for con- venient, scenic, inviting home location. resid, passed by Board every ness tracts Skill—plus—Material Make Rose Roofs Superior perfect diamond can be spoiled in the hands of an un- skilled workman. The best of materials can be speci- fied for a roof—and unless they are intelligently and expertly applied the job will not be a succes The secret of satisfaction with Rose Roofs—whether new ones or repair work—Ilies in the fact that we give personal attention to the most minute details. That guards both what is used and the manner of using it. With us it isn't merely a “job” to be done somehow, but an order to be executed for owner's satisfaction— and to Rose credit. Call us—and keep out of roof trouble ROSE nm@mm %120 Georgia Avenue Phones North 847-848 Will Buy First Time Offered This Modern Chevy Chase Jameson-Built Homes Semi-Bungalow Home 2713 to 2735 6th St. N.E. Overlooking Rock Creek Park NLESS for the reason given 1 the City luntarily giving up such a home as this is! Wonderfully situate corner of two choice Chevy [l e r theroughfares, the grounds have frou of over 300 feet Ren and Ingomar Street Thousands must ‘have been expended 19 bring the beautifully grounds to their present st ion. In the house itself are immense living room with 3822 Ingomar G Lalone Sneaice S aIE e ancs opening 1o wide concrete porgh, an quisite dining room with five large windows. a vers roomy kitchen and butler's pantry, a splendid master hedroom with three posures, o other bedrooms, maid’s room on third floor, charming electric fi xtures. beautifully grained woodwork and floors. etc., et he con- \truction of the home is of the very best throughout; it is built to endure with little or no maintenance costs. View this superb residenc this Sunday ! f you see it you'll want it, and if you want it you'll have to act quick! The price is moderate and the terms quite reasonable. VERLOOKING Washington's best-built residen ne @ tial sedtion from a 350-ioot clevation are the home sites CATHEDRAL HIGHLANDS, There’s suburban quictude and mid-city convenience ten minutes’ drive brings vou to the heart of the Locate two blocks from St. Alban’s, where trans- ilities are of the he i sary move {1 con on a here city portation Cathedral Dighlands The Really InTown: Suburb One-hali block west on Cathedral Avenue at the inter- section of Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Cathedral Avenues. on dollars e of perfe ex- CENIC ROCK CREEK PARK is the outlook 1 é from your home in Sixteenth Street Park. Your e home here will be further beautified by the pro- posed grand parkway entrance at 16th Street and the District Line, overlooked by this tract from a 300-foot elevation. Select the site for your home NOW in one of the last remaining tracts between those two main thoroughfares of the city—14th and 16th Streets—in IXTEENTH TREET PARK In the Chosen Line of High-Class Development Drive out 16th Street to Alaska Avenue, north four blocks on 14th Street, to office on property. Low Price Inspect at Once CONSTRUCTED of hollow tile and with a Johns-Mansville perma- nent roof, the visitor to this delight- ful dwelling will perceive that the quality of the bome is in full keeping with its pleasing arrangement and attractive wood- work, lighting fixtures and shrubbery-bor- dered grounds. Morrison Street at this point is lined with magnificent elm trees and commands a fine view of distant Rock Creek Park. Within the home itself are a very large living room with fireplace, dining room, library, kitchen, pantry, four large upstairs bedrooms and large full-tiled bath. The basement contains a separate maid’s room with conveniences. At the rear of the long yard is a roomy garage. Can be purchased on remarkably terms! fasy Terms Here is a reach of any ately priced every detail Washington’s div “Metropolis View” brick, 6 and bath heat, electric | tiful fixtures; built-in re- frigerator: extra large front and double rear porches; - laundry tubs; large rear yard to wide alley. An exceilent home that is complete. home within the purse. Moder- vet complete in Located in newest MEIRLERRRIE sub- on— Beautiful homes, scenic wooded villas and conveniently located home sites are also available west of 16th and Varnum—in ARGYLE PARK For complete information on these three unusually located Northwest home sites. Phone or See EpsonW-Bries 201 Investment Building 15th and K Sts. large hot-water his and beau easy To reach properts. go out Rhode Island Ave. N.E.. to Fourth St.. and rth St. to Central St.. and then zo east’ one square to property. For Sale by hos. ‘A. Jameson Co. Owner and Builder 906 New York Ave. N.W. Main 5526—Ask the Man Who Owns One. e e R P e Ze T 2770 L 0 7 S URE TR R A RO O T <2 S R A Ave’%0r Frankiin Drive out Connecticut Avenue to McKinley Street, turn right to Thirty-third Street and one square south to Morrison. Tue Home or HOMES, 1417 K Street Main 9300 Both OPEN SUNDAY After 11 AM Main 5974 L L LTl T T E T L E T Z 2 27, Z LL LT P T TP TP PP RE IO WWBRERRRLESRRNRERANE TeraEEsE