Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1926, Page 18

1R REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR. WAS HII\'(”"I‘()\T ¥6,000.000,000 YEAR IS SEEN ; IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY | Improvement in Architectural Design and "‘\Rt’flld("n(‘(‘ Built for| Quality of Materials and Work- " ex- Lonm‘(‘ssman \ manship Forecast. ‘ ] . ! Altlkll( One. Each vear for the past five vears| Thus it is evident that 1926 will not | {BS Architeclural Forum of New Torkjony show o iistendous vaiume, tiSherley. House on: Upton| e ol e o | bavter archivestural dusign and better| Street Affords Fine he obtaininz of con reports ! forecasts of this nature is the back. | - from thousands of ground of economic conditions. 1f tonste TastbE . six geographical | Fusiness ~conditions in the United| Washingtonls fastibecoming aniay United States in 14 were not geod. with sound | tractive center of beautiful homes and cations. These re | promises of <o remaining for several|the residence of <cores of prominent 1abulated and correlated and vears, there might he expected a def. ‘,»en,ue who desire to retire or to leave ed hy f ite e ent of building activity res are m estabiished during the past | Scores of Go lan of careful re years conditions are good. | Congressmen nn are held in the Each Forui ng ThIS | with definite sizns of siability, and a [ e SR i five-year per » e X[ the building industry is the indicator ‘\d“'m':"“‘\ pital by its beauty and| emely ¢ lose ires of conditions, o with the entire eco- | siicell shown nd in | yamic sitnation faverable there Is lit S nasar ot all cases 1his | e fear of a break in public confl B er L they survey b busic business se 2 ghataman of 1te apyropria 3 The mticipated | oS committee. is one of the many It RUESHE SR {Who come to Washington in official | . [ capactty amd who has decided o re = some talk of the bullding | gin i ene has buile st suming s m-:nml activity What s lemmitty Buin ”‘y W Il o A 3 cted & “norma huilding year at the pras. “hile & Dre d e % ‘ Record Vear l",\po‘ lr}l. oAt imes Surelx it camnot b (he pre.| _ While this pret sidence is of no n view of the fact thai 1 i The population Af the | b 1 wh o the forecast for & indieates Tinited States ha -\n?:‘».un materially | detail and zener ment suz pillion-daiar K = e ildine has | EeSIS the true American architectural Ably Hnce e O anis ot hsuing | tradition-—colonial. The architecture e |Incrensed: the siandards of hOUSNE |1 ean desizned 10 mee normal PR i Amerlcan And businass have been | pgary conditions review brief rajsed. the demand for buildings it L ,""n:::: o Zreater Simplicity of Desizn AT tha heginnin par 1505 all | The prabahle “ndrmal” huilding year The hause is not 1 pretentions one conditions haf of today is faur billion dollars or more. | nor has it anv elahorate and fancy | WUl Eobabl and on this basis it weuld take three | trimmings. The attractive simplicity tablished a : or four sia-billion-dollar vears to meel |of the residence and the clear hold Bt no ona antic d ¢ e The stillexisting shortage | lines of its design wre its outstanding ! | teatures. amazing volum J ¢ in Good Shape. The house was desizned for a large 10tals have clim R broken evervwhers R Al the bull dl!\l: industry { family and with the idea of eliminat = Ao | ing extreme desizn for one best suited A tabulatic It is s serious uremeldeRica fonione e he boar fort o the. Natlon idea of g amilyidestiing hol actual const de and Importance of the 1926, 1 on industry may be gained | to be sp statement recently made by D c MEN TO ADDRESS lahor there it of Labor Davis in which | - = in the small ho More than 11,000 000 of our inguarciot vendem o e ivne - NATIONAL REALTORS sidarable huildin ruction try. and srchitects: the skilled and nn anorther the country is engaged | Thue it hranch alons iun:r Midwinter Convention, Represent- alative proportinne nf ara are renuired i 3 v w another six hillion in materlals. Our bullding biil | ing 545 T. 8. Cities. to Be Held vear. with) cevtatn er vear for each family in the buildinz types and T is truly ""‘ "‘:" in New Orleans. s harome o husiness of the coun Change in o anstruction gains. pros In the cou th us. It s the sreat ot Three prominent Washin | will_addre: n realt Association nvelved in e far 1826 the Ay = influenca for gond had {1 our financial progresa.’ the National . | of Real Estate Boa representing "‘:y_:"‘li'_ S i Architecis are busier than ever he| Zpprasimatels 540 cities (hroighou the changing character of r ' L re sign of great building | (he country, at the annual Midwin ing in the 1 ctivitv to come. The number of|convention. to he held in New Orleans indicated 3. plans heing filed is constantly lmv.fi!—i_y.nlm“ 19 to Tohh Lo Weaver for new buiidi Ing—another of activity | past president the national asso. noted that the ot The Architectural Forum antici ].}nnuu and the lncal hoard: John A materials and \iid. | pates and predicis that approximately | Petty 1"”‘“.;1\ execntive ‘secretary g8 1S consta the following number of new struc |of the local board, and J. « 3 eedun The high cost cether | tures will he added to the building | formerly president of the local hoard vith increased real estate values, has | Ce0Sus of the United States ‘humg\“x:‘lravrzrri‘rl:u lu:m’.“ .xw,;.,?.\ of the during the past few vears provided a | - Sanferenice on oples Witk rea s S S numher of building per- »~::x.-““:\‘.vm try Hyrfi‘h»;”.m, o public in will be issued for strue-| o % -\rm"-[”";"l - a~_nmd~n fallacy of ures of every kind. including altera { danuary 17 ”“"‘1“ "“ Six Sunday, and the use of | ials and | tfons. will he approximately 700,000 e g paae L Jeadors i of workmanshin ort in the | There will he constructed in the | S ihe p SR e uesident. A planning of ¥ | fleld of new huildings ahout i oy sedieiny e ed to convey the local realtors to the Asfinitely tn omu fon wnd Ranks sman Sonvention: Muhs ot the logal men | miinienance < d archi- | ARAHRent woteis touch Panama and some will retnen tectural apecifications. Club and fraternal by the way of Flarida Many mortgage or having | Community and memerisl. ... Isarned the lesson of =n building | Dueiies ia $i0.d00 e oilateral, are insisting upon better | Dwell 00 ‘20 000 construction and upan a serions re. | O 000_10 $50.000 viaw of plans and spac; building and permanent 0ans are made The total effec is reflected in a in the charac mortgage | 2 s | To of onsta these conditions Siee miain, ement | Public buildin, | Schonis. small mpros € lings and | Schaois. Iarge the placing of greatly ased re. | St - sponsibility nupon the ae “,,&rm;';; profession, which xtent | Farm bulldings. controls the expendi the huild- | Institutions and libraries ing dollar g Massachusetts Park Wa homes. with six miles of ngton's most beautiful residential section of detached Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, improved streets. Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral aventes. Over 200 homvs from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- 1414 K St. N.W. Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupom‘Clrcle, Potomac 2200 .0000000000000000“000““0“0“0 A aig's 1224 30th ST., GEORGETOWN PURE COLONIA Six Large Rooms Full Tiled Bath Hot-water Heating Plant Nine rooms and hath —sun parlor—open fireplace—very Built-in Refrigerator farge lot, with extra lot on side, making ideal garden space. Bailtin Garage This property has been renovated and redecorated just enough to preserve its original antiquity and beauty. Permit us to show you this and other attractive properties of real value in this section. W-H-WE/'T Co 916 15th St. Main 9900 0000000090000 0000000000000000000 00000000000 000000000: 0000000000000 00000600 Main 6161 s V0000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000/ & with provisions for entertaining site 1s & on a high | rark an ial hank wi to the si Because the house < a difficult w is 1o the south and from the res The heautiful one, standing bank above Rock Creek d overlooking the entire Cap tr ide the architectural problem one. As the principal stands on & | «a sharp fall to the rear and | of the home. the dining room. library, terrace and IIVing room were so ar ranged that they afford a panorama | view of entire Washington with the Lincoln Memorial. the Washington Monument and the Capitol the out- | Standing features. The kitchen and servants’ room sre downstairs and, as | the plans show, to the front of the house Garage *'nder House. The sioping 1a get In t of hill enahies the nwner nto his garage under the main honse A4 permits the of hasement rooms that open on the terrace. Practical in the house used for faces the southern \ 10font hall. running frem the front door 1o the terrace, ) of privacy. A 1a ing roor n and library are of the downstairs plan. Upstairs the problem of a larze family has haen met. and six bedrooms with adequate hathroom facilities have heen pro vided The exterior of (he house is very charminz. The windows have green shutters o is The 1 Aividual a well p! Waddy App MADRIT) Alfonsa Rozalejn 2< i contr: The unique tr attractive. with the tment of the esidence is in every wav in and pleasing. and indicates lanned. artistic modern home B. Wood is the architect ointed Madrid Governor. > (®) —Kine d Jean Marques vernar of the Province has appoi A Madrid. JIniio Lopez Olivan was | named chief of the civil section of the government to deal with Maroeean Buhe waviofFionida, _ ipeoblems o T 611 Whittier St. N.W. Takoma Park And see the buy of the day in a detached home. CYRUS IMMON REALTOR struction. Actual improvements and home values exceed \E $8,000,000. \Vooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall |! - homes, with | h m 30 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d Bt pandl Cutiedziliape First Offering of Second Group of Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. 1899 Brightwood Distinctive Semi- Detached Homes 811-829 Sheridan St. N.W. One Block East of Georgia Ave. Car Line Convenient to Stores, Schools, Churches, Post Office, Bank Sample House—817—Heated and Lighted and Open Daily Until 9 P.M. Automatic Hot-water Stor- Gas Large Closets Hardwood Floors Throughout In Fact, All Essentials of Modern, Well Built “Real Homes” ' Price, $8,975 $1,000 Cash and $75 a Month Built, Owned and For Sale By Samuel R. Harris Co., Inc. Otis Building 810 18th St. N.W. IR IS T R Appreciate the Merits of a SIMMONS HOME Then drive out to gmmmfirwflmfl@" FRAERRERRERRRRIRRRRRRRR RS ~ Shop Around— ;g Main 1022 e Heater Range — Numerous D. (., SATURDAY. JANUARY 2. 1926. REAL ESTATE. BUILDING BY RECORDS $15,000,000 DURING SMASHED YEAR Total Transactions, Unprecedented, Involve $65.- 000,000, But Do Not Include Expansion of Su- I burbs—District Ranks in First Ten Cities. | BY ROBERT J. COTTRELL. With the closing of 1925 the National | | Capital set a | vanee of husiness and commercial enterprises. Old hrick houses and Aflapidated hujldings gave way before record in bullding con- | sjahorate office huildings Auring the struction and ended the most active| past vear. Rows of granite and year in real estate transactions in its| marblafronted buildings now stand history. Reaching a total of almo&t|on sites that harbored onlv frame $65.000.000 in building within the Dis- | dwellings ara old brick buildinga. trict of Columbia, the records of the The smalier type of residance has office of the hullding inspector show | hesn in great demand and tha build vestors of the country poured money into Washington properiy cause of fts stability | ket valne. Washington last that this total ix approximately $15.-| ars have made every effort tn meet 000.000 ahead of 1924, and more than There has heen a distinct affort double the vears of 1970, 1921 and| an the part of a large number of 1922 | builders 1o erect In the city attractive Never in all its history has the Cap- | small houses to meet this demand ital made wuch leaps and hounds in|and at the same time preserve the | its growth and development. Hotela | heauty of e city A trend awa: | offices, stores and homex grew up al | from poyc and “‘sameness” and [ most overnight during the past vear,|dsamand for individuality and artistic | while land value increased and the in- | architecture on the part of the pur | chaser of moderate priced homes has bheen pne of most marked changes in the standards set by tha buving pub and sound mar vear was lie in Washington during tha past true 1o itA reputation as the haromersr oo L 8 ' of the condition of the entire country. | YT great increaxe in building con Time has proved that there is no surer o6 = &4 CTeese, T Buiiding o index of the condition of the entire | S UCUOR BAFE can e reallzed by Natlon than the eandition of Wash. | T L It X A ax ngtol planatory Does Not Include Suburbe. While hrnnu in authordty de not | 4 sxpect that this vear will reach the This ratal of almost $63.000.000 T8D- | £55000.000 mark, they are praparing resents building within the DIStricl. f0"anoihe, Vear which will be bigge: It does not take in the enormous de-| o 8 5L REAG KRICD qantial eon velopment in the suburbs—Montgom- | gimr (00 20 oeen o e ery County and Prince Georges|SCCUEN S L be enormous wher 2 County. Md. and avlington County. | G0 00,1 (hat It wii 1o s great Va.—and the vast amount of wor so gt | 4% the past vear. It is estimatad b done by the Federal Govarnment | District building authorities that con ( | In competition with the great popu.| G/THET BCINE Suthovicies he &l Q! {lation and industrial centers of the|gEeriion A TEET ter (hd F { country. Washington'a growth kept| 10000 mark. which will be b far . A up in the first 10, sometimes jumping | past This predicatio iz based or 3 |15 fftn place. Great fAinancial houses | PASl- | This bredication !in Washington and In such financial prosp man: Jinrng Room centers as New York. Chicago. Boe | Press Club Bullding. i<zt | 2 | Ton, str.. poured out thelr MOReY 15| mhe National Tress Gl hoilding Koy N Ziring erally for huilding here, knowing that | i 'the Washington Buflding. at Fif wude the desirability_of Washington real|t/cn’' o' New Vork avanue. whe foi i | estate and the steady {ncreame in val [ nCHUR D00 o L Or T | ues here proved a mound and con-| o5, OET B IE R a0 $ Zoor servative investment. 000 Resideniial - constuction: i n e rea 2 Ao % ount 1o o1t $35.004 ea v Litchen e | . ton Drokers found an activity heretn |AMoUnt (o about $35.000.000. leavine nare I Yo ea® fors unknown. Not only was the sale [y 0o 08 OL0ET SRLETREIseE, a1 | A Loied of Tesidential properties anormous. hut | a2l real estate deals similar 1 | the leasing business hoomed and re | [BOSE mace the vear will Ry sulted in bringing to Washington a|'"*TIC (OIS (0al nowever. 5 o S 1 = i o number of well known business organ- | jnoe of aji 1ypes was given and rej fzations, Big deals involvinz millions | 255 ©° 20 (FPEE Sas KUEL An0 T | in business and investment properties [t BT & VIS B0 SO R e were almost dallv occurrence: Iowing 1s'a tanle of fhe nudiber, oy | i Possibly the outstanding teature of |74 V2= of the bullding 4 the huilding industry in the Natianal Brick. [ i = Capital during the past vear was tha 3488 hauses £22.42207 b - & amount of residential construction 136 apartments 18,481 500 Almost 5.000 houses were huilt and |1.777 repairs 2.950.65 4 scores of apartments. providing ae- | 1% ofices 158870 commodations for 40,000 persone, fiz | stores 184754 ured at four and a half person to the 17 public zarages R61.000 unit. The war brought about a dormitories o Lo 2 great housinz shortage. Durinz the ihrary 300,000 LS moved ‘into_apartment bulldings and | 426 Sarages 508.400 hundreds of apartment dwellers pur- 9 warehouses 493,000 chased houses of their own Homa‘ 2 hospitals 386,000 owning increased tremendously and 1 community huilding 300,000 there are by far more people in| 14 5as stations Washington owning their own homes | theater today than ever hefore. | & churches The rajid development and growth 2 hom. of the city was reflected In ali | 1 print shop its enterprises, litile mplovment 1 school heing evident in the vastous trades | 4 storehnuses nere. 2 power plante Land marks familiar 1 mortuary 25.000 to old Wash- | ingtonians disappearad hefars the ad (Continued on Page Twentv.) AThousand Owners of Cafritz Life-time Homes Praise Petworth as the Paradise of Northwest Washington No sec n has grown so rapidly as Petworth in Northwest Wuhmgton—due not only to its wonderful location—but to the matchless Homes which the Cafritz organization has been able to build—and sell—at unprecedented prices. 50 New Homes are Ready You must inspect them critically to fully appreciate the wonderful values represented in their plan and construction. Don’t put of -THEY ARE BREAK- ING ALL OUR SELLING RECORDS. Inspect 5126 8th St. Petworth, NW. | They have Cafritz big rooms and tiled || the famous || bath; three big porches; with additional large wardrobe | closet on the first floor: the insulated double oak floors —and character of equipment that’s only found usually in Homes selling at several hun- dred dollars more. $6,950 Only $500 Cash : I On 14th St. Car Line Ride to Kennedy st. and 3 squares’ walk south brings yon to Sth st. Oor Ga. . cars to Gallatin and walk one square east. Or we will send auto. Inspect ™=5123 lllinois Ave.=; Petworth, N.W. You can imagine how large the rooms and porches must be in these 20-foot front Homes—and they are on a 120-foot avenue, facing a Government reservation. The plan of the 6 rooms is especially practical and pleas- ing; the 3 porches are like the rooms—enormous; the bath has built-in fixtures; there is a big outside pantry; many wardrobe closets, also extra one off reception hall; insu- lated double floors of oak— and Cafritz selected best 38,950 |'10,500 I Take Ga. Ave. Cars On 14th St. Car Line Mide to XKemnedy and Il ave., ‘ ‘walking only 3 blooks gouth; or Ga. ‘ | Inspect — 4904 Tth St. | Petworth, NW. These are the Homes into | which we have put the $300 Frigidaire | Electric Refrigerating Plants Never before in a Home at | such a price. 6 big rooms, 3 enormous || porches: handsome tiled bath additional wardrobe closet on |l first floor; insulated double oak fldors; with well-equipped ||l kitchen and guaranteed heat- ing plant. Riding to Bmerson st. and & ghort walk sast to 7th st. Or we will send our anto for yom. cars to Mamilton and walk 1 4 zato. blook east; or we will Main 9080 Ownm and Builders of Commumh- ; |