Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1927, Page 16

Lk BUILDING ACTIVITY SHOWS BIG GAIN 81, 100000 Apartment Per- mit Swells Total to 6 Times That of Last Week. Building activities have taken a tre- mendous leap forward over the total projected during the first week of the new year, according to building per mits granted during the past week, showing a total construction now starting amounting to more ,than $1, 600,000, six times the volume rej last week. e prime factor in this incr t of construction of man, to be erected at 70j street. The structure wi ries high and will be of brick and sto! construction. Another undertaking struction of a four-sto: concrete apartment at : by Frank Tomlinson, to cost § Many Permits Granted. Building permits granted by the Di trict building inspector during th past week are: Wardman Construction Co., In owners and builders; Joseph Baumer, architect; to erect one 1l-story b and stone apartment, 705 Eighteenth street (lots 8, 10, 30, 31 and part 9, square 168), to cost $1,100,000. Mrs. Grace Gottlieb, owner: R. K Inc., builders; to erect on rear porch, 1474 Meridian ace (lot 500, square 26S1), to cost $500. W. H. architec builde H strect northeast (lot 4, to cost $1,570. L. P. Rawley, owner and builder; M 8. May, architect; toremodel Seventh street southwest (lot square 433), to cost $800. G. E. Burch, owner, architect and builder; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 329 Raleigh street southeast (lot 15, square 5989), to cost $6,000. E. S. Beall, jr., owner, architect and builder; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 3034 and 3036 Rodman street (lots 24 and 25, square 2061), to cost $13,000. J. Ii. Lapscomb, owner; Everette C. Thomasson, builder; to erect brick garage, K street northeast (lot 841, square 857); to cost $1,700. J. B. Crabbe, owner and builder; A. 8. J. Atkinson, architect; to make al- terations, 1227 Eighth street (lot 812, square 424); to cost $3,000. Harry Salus, owner; Harry Nichter, architect; Harry Nichter, Inc., build- er: to erect one 2-story brick addition, 1904 Tenth street (lot 821, square 333); to cost $3,000. Dwelling Group Planned. Lucy Gaddis, owner; R. A. o Harry Nichter, , builder, to erect rear porch and repairs, 2605 Sheridan road southeast (ot square §868); to cost $600. Edward B. Rheem, owner; to erect boiler room addition to present ga. rage, 2343 S street (lot 25, square 2518); to cost $300. Frank Tomlinson, owner and archi tect; G. Tomlinson, buflder; to erect one 4-story stone and concrete apart- ment, 2222 N street (lot 17, square 50)- to_cost $125,000. Edward J. Walker, owner; John D. Cobb, architect; Hamilton Construc- tion ‘Co., builders; to erect eight 2- story. bd{ck"d(weéllngs 1354-68 L street utheast (lots 92 to 99, squ to cost §25.600. e rving T. Fastnaught, - builder; William Wheeler: designer: to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 2321 and zava! Pqelnnuylvnnu. avenue south o square 5 e, q 560); to cost and A. N. Mill s G . Miller, owners and is the con- Sardo, owner; Julius Wenig, Fletcher Fireproofing C to erect brick addition, 4 square ‘80! | 2654); to cost § REAL ESTATE. erect one 2.story brick dwelling, 2903 Forty-fourth street (lot 58, square 16,200): to cost $20.000 Joseph € builder: to erect street northeast (lot cost $300. J. H. Ferry, erect one brl Alaska avenue (Iot 36, square 2 cost $800. Mrs. L. Block, owner; R. E. Smith, architect; Waiter H. Dawson, builder; to erect one 2-story open rear porch, 116 Eighteenth street (lot 33, square 50 A. S. J. Atkinson, arc addition, 133 Third ?, square 785); to owner and builder; to o, 7148 36); to Will Build Sto E. Douglas, orge T, rect four 1-story 85). . Dougl to cost $60,000. , owner and buil¢ George T. Santmyers, archite erect one 2.story brick apartment, hirty-nintn screet (lot 17, square t0 cost $40,000. Co., owners and builders; | Santmyers, architect: to ick dwellings, 7101 oty 24 tc 0.00( * Nintn st to cost Spink, owner & pink Constructicn Co., to erect one Z-story frame and stucc dweiling, 2927 McKinley street (lot 6, square 2310); to cost $9,500. Harry Dunkhu and Jack Schos- berg, owners: Morris H. Berkman, ar chitect; to erect archway between two buildings and make repairs, 730 and 732 Seventh street (lots 813 and 814, square 429); to cost $2,5 arles H. Purcell, owner and build- er; to erect one cement-block private garage, 708 Ninth street northeast (lot quare 912) 490. Penn_Ofi Co. ; to erect one ssory store, street northeast (lot 805, square 8 to cost $4,000. hdv\fird L. Griffin, owner; Luther Ray, designer; Ray & Housick. to erect one 2-story brick 20 Whittier street (lot 12, to cost $12,000. Edws iriffin, owner; Ray & Housick, builders; to erect one brick and cinder block private garage. 420 Whittier street (lot 12, square 3273); to cost $500. Mrs. K. L. Eagan, owner and build- to make repairs, 2023 O street (lot S-66, square 96); to cost $800. $50,000 Group Planued. Boss & Phelps, owners and bullders; James E. Cooper, architect; to erect nine 2-story brick dwellings, 4408 to 4425 Q street (lots 129 to 137, square 1351); to cost $50,000. John Smithdeal, owner; Marcus Hal- lett, architect; H. . Ball Construction Co., builders; to Temove walls, etc., 3279 M street (lot 800, square 1206); to cost $1,000. 1. 8. Miller, owner and builde: square 3 d L. Sales Manager Wanted Live wire sales manager for high class $1,000,000 real estate subdivi- sion adjoining the finest section around Washing- ton. Excellent op- portunity for first- class man. State e x p erience. Ad- dress Box 433-A, Star Office. 500 C s THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. make repairs, 2479 Eighteenth street (iot 803, square 2563); to cost $300. M. Williams, owner and builder; F. Mill, designer; to erect five 2- story brick dwellings, 500 to 510 Ogle- thorpe street (lots 86 to 90, square 3203); to cost $31,150. Lottie Johnson, owner and W. Giles, architect; t » 1story frame dwelling, 3121 road southeast (parcel 219/ ) to cost $3,000. e Sholtes, owner, architect to erect one 2-story brick i14 Quesada street (lot 24, 1863); to cost $12 Lightbown, owne Lixhtbown, ar t ry frame dwelling reet northeast (lots 26 and to cost $4,000. Arthur . Block, and builder; to erect one dwelling, 1318 Floral street ). to cost §1' 900, Plans 14,600 Home. & Dinger, owners, architects builders; to erect one 2-story and frame dwelling, 6129 Broad ch road (ot 8, square 2008%; to $14,000 Navior nd builder, to_erect - Otls square owner, architect story brick dot 70, brick and architect builders; t and stucco | et (lot , owner . owner and architect; ruction Co., builde ume private gar Washington Loehler, builder; pairs, 1212 I street st $800. Laundry Co, owners; A. 8 Atkinson, architect; to make brick repairs, 18 L street southwest (lot 14, squ to cost $500. Irvin Murray, owner; Da: ngarten Co.. Inc., builder: t one cinder block and stucco 28 Floral street (lot 21, re’ 2736); to cost $400. Versalis Chalakas, owner; Paul D. Griggs, bullder; to erect one tile and brick private garage, 912 First street (lot 25, square 561); to cost $1,400. T. B Gordon, owner and builde (ot 36, square IMPROVEMENT IS SEEN IN SLUMP IN LUMBER Demand Will Make Early Recov- ery, Trade Journal Believes, in Looking Ahead to Spring. Reports received from lumber manu- facturing and distributing centers of the country indicate that while trade continued dull the first of the month, there were plentiful signs that the demand would make an early recov- ery, according to the American Lum- berman. Retall distributors are expecting good business, but as yet have seen no necessity of preparing for it in advance of the building season and thelr stocks now are low. The saw- mills have no surplus, as shipments of both- softwoods and hardwoods during 1926 took up the full produc- tion, so that total national stocks are less than they were at the be- ginning of the year. In the South, production is heavily ’rurmllnd by rains and floods, as log: ling is next to impossible, and many hardwood and softwood mill opera- tions have been forced to close down. On the West Coast there appears to have been a more rapid gain in post- holiday output than was expected. Fir output is less than before the holidays, however, and as many open-market loggers have shut down their camps, with the result that logs of all grades are becoming scarce, lumber output will be restricted for the next month or so. buthern pine mills are getting a fair _amount of business from the South and Southwest; there is not much pine nor fir being taken by the Middlewest or East, but California is fir_bu. erect one brick garage, 1008 Rhode Island avenue (lot 26, square 337); to cost $400. Gus Harris, owner; to make brick repairs, 1912 Seventh street (lot 29, square 416); to cost $360. Modern Homes For Colored People All Improvements —are contained in these modern brick homes. Hot-water heat, electricity, tiled bath, Pittsburg auto- matic hot-water heat- er, ivory enamel trim, front and rear porch- es and a large back vard to a wide alley. Sample House 615 18th St. N.E. Open Sunday Until 8 PM. Week days by Appointment. This is positively the best buy in the city for the colored. You must see these homes. Then you will want to own one. Price, $5,250 Easy Terms. One block from Benning Road in one of the most rapldly developing sections in the city. CHAS. D.SAGER Realtor and Builder 924 14th Street N.W. rooms, abundance of floor plugs. A Semi-Detached Brick With Center Hall The home you have dreamed of owning is now ready for occupancy. it comes to the home you have always wanted. can possibly improve a home—possibly many of which you have not hoped for Eight Rooms—Two Baths—Built-In Garage You will enjoy seeing how very near You will find that it contains every modern convenience that Sample House 7160 Ninth St. N.W. CORNER ELDER Easy Terms for the other with marble shower. This beautiful home has a center hall, Imng room across front, with open fireplace, large dmmg room, inviting sun parlor, kitchen with built-in ironing board and refrigerator (iced outside). two baths, one with built-in tub, side lighting fixtures, hot-water heat, with Welsbach Storage Heater. Concrete front porch, built-in garage. The grounds are attractively sodded and planted with ornamental trees and shrubs. Your Convenience Open for Inspection Every Day Until 9 P.M Young & 1022 Vermont Avenue Drive out Georgia Avenue to Elder Shfec! (one block past Walter Reed), turn East half Company Beautiful walnut finished woodwork, Hardwood floors throughout. The Home You’ve Been Looking For!‘ It contains four bed- An square, Main 3217 L) C, |CONSTRUCTION COSTS DROPPED DURING 1926 Contractors Report Lowest Average Since 1922 Prevailed Last Year. Construction costs declined slightly during 1926, reaching the lowest average occupled in any vear since 1922, according to statistics compiled by the Associted General Contractors of America and annoqunced today. The tendency - toward lower cost |levels, in force since Midsummer of 1923, continued to make jtself evident. The year was conspicuous for slight fluctuation in the cost of construction. virtually a stngle level being held throughout the last five months of the year. Earlier, the cost figures had consistently refuse higher levels of 1925. The average of costs for 1926 was slightly less than twice as great as the 1913 average, holding the 197 level on an index which takes the pre-war year's average as its basis. | The 1926 average was 199, while the 1924 figure was 202. The Jowest mark reached during 1926 twas noted in October, and the highest level was assumed in May, the respective index figures being 195 and 199. The December figure was 196. The decline in the average cost of operations last year was largely the resuit of decreases in the prices pald by general contractors for basic materials_entering _into_their_opera- 1725 Taylor Street A Semi-Detached Home West of Sixteenth Street It hag elght large rooma. two tiled bath dfloors throughout. exceptional kitchen with every ap pointment, with rvant's ‘lavatory and wash trays, {hiriy wallon automatic storage heat: er; ot 314 x180 feet with stone re- taining ‘wal Open for Inspection Floyd E. Davis Company 733 Twelfth Street Northwest = Main 352-353 3141 34th St Detached Corner Home “One of the best home values ever offered in Cleveland Park.” Features: Nine bright outside rooms. Three baths (with shower), hardwood floors throughout, open fireplace, large front porch, built-in garage, servants* quarters, large airy basement with servants’ lavatory and automatic storage heater. Floyd E. Davis Company Realtors 733 Twelfth Street N.W. Main 352-353 SATURDAY JANUARY 15, REAL ESTATE. 1927. tions. Homes of Beauty Gallaudet Park All Modern Improvements—Smartly Finished 1507 West Virginia Avenue N.E. These Colonial porch homes contain six spacious rooms and bath. They are cquipped with all modern im prove ments, including hot water heat, electric lights, hardwood floors, double rear porches, builg-in garage, etc. splendid There is plenty o closet space and numerous floor plugs. These are only two of the numerous features that go to mak~ housekeeping pleasure rather than 1 task. To_those who de mand the best in homes, we recom mend their immedi ate inspection J. Dallas Grady 904 14th Street The average of thesb prices paid during 1926 showed a drop of five points from the index figure of 183 established in 1925 The average of wages paid by con- tractors in the principal construction centers of the United States during | was slightly more than the cor- responding average registered for . The 1926 average occupled the 2 vel, one point above the plane lwld by the 1925 average. censrniol Peace Assured in Chicago. Peace in Chicago's building indus- try for at least three years has been assured as a result of'an agreement between the Building Construction Employers’ Association and the Build- ing Trades Council, representing 90,000 building mechanics, says the American Builder-Economist in its first edition, recently issued. Under the terms of the agreement arbitration of differ- ences between contractors and work- ers {s made compulsory. This con- tract assures uninterrupted continu- ance of £300,000,000 worth of construc- tion work. When the young critic doesn’t know what the book is about, and can't ind anything on the jacket to quote, Main 6181 he says the work is very significanc A High and Healthful Elevation 7710 13th St. NW You can save $5,000.00 by purchasing this attractive residence—and yet live An exceptionally well constructed home on Lot 50x1 Contains 9 rooms, 2 baths, lavatory on first floor and 2-car garage in rear of alley. This house can not be had elsewhere in Washington within $5,000.00 of this price. Open and Lighted Daily until 9 P.M. Drive out—16th to Alaska Ave. on to 13th Street, or call L€ BreuninGer & Sons 706 olorado Bldg. 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