Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1927, Page 19

REAL &2 000000 GARAGE SOON TO BE READY New Venture Here for Hous- ing Autos Held Largest in Section. The Capital Garage. said to be the | largest special purpose building of its kind in this section of the country and representing an investment ap- proximating $2,000,000 for land and huilding, virtually is completed at 312-1320 New Yor avenue, site of the old Hall of the Ancients The building will be ready for occu pany March 15, officials of the com announced today. [his huge structure, 10 height and having two floors, will house 1,200 ut one time, according to construction engineer: 1t has a floor space total ing six es in area. The building h a frontage of 160 feet on York avenue and H street, tersects with the avenue at an west of Thirteenth street, and has a depth of 213 feet. Architecturally Attractive, Architecturally attractive for a ding of its proportions, the g is designed to conceal its m having_long lines featuring its cade. Windows running contin: through seven floors consume vortion of the front of the bu The sides and rear of the stri also are devoted largely to window space, giving maximum natural light ing for the interior. The face of the building is of a cas stone composition of granite chips, which gives the ap- pearance of large granite blocks. The idea of the parking garage building was put into concrete form at the time when there first was serious talk of beginning all parking in down- town streets. Shannon & Luchs sold the idea to the Capital Garage, which has car stories in basement automobiles Building Well Planned. Ixpert builders and garage pronounce this building hest planned of its type in the coun- try. Inclined planes or ramps run from floor to floor, over men The ramps are 16 feet a'de and have a grade about the same ixteenth Street Hill. Separate mps are pro- vided for up-and-down-g¥.de traffic to avoid congestion. The James Baird Co. is the builder. . r is president of the com- . jr., is secre- other members of the board of directors, in addition to Mr. Asher and Mr, Ely, are: W. F. Ham, G. Thomas Dunlop, Hugh Reilly, W. E. Pearson and T. W. Mec- Knew. W. F. Seals is rental manager. fe Two Youths Arrested. Wilmer Leroy Fox, 20 years old, 2220 Thirty-fifth place, and Howard Jones,” jr., 18, of Chesterbrook. were arrested at the home of the former yesterday by Washington de tectives for the Prince County, Md., authorities who want the vouths for alleged participation in an attempted hennery robbery at Reds Corner, Md. Va., on the | New | which in- | angle | build- | ture | ed the Project to completion. | one of the | | struction which cars | can be driven in high gear from the | hasement to the top of the building. | the city la Georges | ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. e C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY REATL ESTATE. 19 19, 1927. CAPITAL GARAGE COMPLETED Huge automobile storage building at 1312 New York avenue, which has floor space six acres in area and a maximum capacity of 1,200 cars, BULDINGINU.§. SHOWS DECLINE Slight lncrease in Washlng- ton in January Over Decem- ber, Survey Discloses. building operations through- on a definite in indicated That out the country are now downward trend was in the building permit reports of 467 | cities submitted to S. W. Straus & | ‘o. for January. These places showed | £ 29 per cent from December, decline from since the war has besn 17 pe As compared | with the records ¢ last year | there was a loss of more than 12 per | cent. The volume of building plans smallest for any January was since 1 | Increase for Washingto The report showed a slight increase for Washington in January over De. 1926, but a considerable de- st month from the totals for v, 1925 and 1926. The permits for last month here, cording to the report, amounted to red to $2,846,340 in January, t is interesting to note that the roup of 2 cities which led the rest of the list in permits issued in Janu- - lost only 2 per cent over January | a year ago. The group consisting of | the 442 remaining places lost 28 per |cent. It is to be assumed with some | certainty that similar losses have been experienced throughout all the non SLUMP IN BALTIMORE. Marked Decline in Contracts for January. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 19.—Mark- ed decline in the total volume of con- controcts let in Baltimore during January is reported by the building inspector’s office. The total for month was $3,318,800, a decline of 22 per cent from December and 31 per cent from January, 1926, according to the report. sis of the last month’s build- ing and engineering record for Balti- more showed the following items of note: $2,000,500, or 60 per cent of all construction, for residential bufldings; 400, or 17 per cent, for public Construction 1736 B St. S.E. $300 Cash, $62.50 Monthly 8 large rooms and bath: hot- water _heat, _electricity, hard- wood floors” throughout, " built-in refrigerator. large lot to’ wide oo JTte hose s all modern. Lacey & Belt 493 G SW. P ¥Fr. 8068 A New Home Bargain Northeast $300.00 Cash $55.00 Per Month (Includes all Interested) Sample House: 2022 Benning Rd. N.E. Open Daily and Sunday Six rooms and bath, hot-water heat, electric lights, hard- wood floors, laundry trays in bright cement cellar, Colonial front porch, for garage. arge double-back porches, long lot to alley; room Convenient to Schools, Car Line, Stores, Etc. J. DALLAS GRADY 904 14th St. NW. Personality Main 6181 Is More Rare Than’ Gold—But This Home Has It! 3604 Quesada St., Chevy Chase Money can best and (lwn Ivnn\( Its personality springs § too—spread over 8 rooms, of material and workmanship— 2 baths, ym the inspiration of an architect who is specially gifted in producing the true Spanish type home. .y Open Every D e all means you should see it! y From 1 to 9'P.M. - Ave Cicie . Aurora Hills Homes, Inc. Realtors and Builders 1015 15th St. N.W Main 7343 works and utilities; $5 cent, for c 000, or 3 per cent, for ings; for religious and memori . Ordered to Walter Reed. John W. Heave: Philadelph 1 buildin, Col. t onoral Hospital. This home is of Marshall at J $500 CASH Rent-like i No other tract pre- sents more exquisite homelike beauty—nor sounder investment. Its directly in the | path of the Capital's greatest development, is connected with the heart of the City by Washington's finest boulevard—yet fully safeguarded for your enjoyment—always. Edson W. Briggs ned—Permanently Telephone Main 5974 build- nd $105,000; or about 3 per cent, atment at Walter Reed others in STUCCO, Terms as low as '\ N\\Monthly Payments | reporting cities and towns of the country inasmuch as the bulk of ac- | tivities, with a few scattered excep- tions, is taking place in the larger so important, in any consider- - | ation of the building trend, to note {that January was the seventh con- | secutive month, since June, 1926, that | has shown a loss over the correspond- ing month of the previous year. Totals for January. total for the 467 com- $ ,374, com- in January, The parabl BRICK construction— FRAME and SHINGLE BHSII)]‘ building homes that would be different we wanted to include features that would insure convenience as well as permanence and beauty. We feel that we have succeeded in presenting the greatest values in homes around Washington. BUNGALOWS Just Completed by Little and Manor Park, D. C.,, on the 14th St. car line extended See Them S u'nduy jobtke 14t streer car marked Ta- St to’ Ritte nlu Cast ‘Gn Rtteniouse st 3 b South’on Srd two blocks o Boabody: Terrell & Little, Inc. 1206 18th St. Main 3285 A Perpetual Seclusion ATURE’S handiwork may be imitated by man—but how often has it been improved upon? In Rock Creek Park Estates one’s home is surrounded by Nature’s most glorious accomplishment—a setting forever inviolate from un- beautiful influences. In the hundred homesite acres, “truly a part of the Park,” that comprise Rock Creek Park Estates, your home will blend harmoniously with your neighbor’s—with the sylvan land- scape that predominates in all its natural loveliness — Nearby knolls, tree-bordered brooks and roads that wind as nature plan- protected—perpetuated —to enhance your home here—eternally. You Enter the Estates at 16th St. and Kalmia Road Office on Property—Adams 538 Ask for the Beautiful Descriptive Brochure for an Inspection Appointment Edson W. Briggs Co. -Owners One-Thousand-One Fifteenth Street, at K 980 in Janu- | | | losses in Jtnuar. filed and permits fssued for the month | (ot 1 G plag Atlanta, St. Petersburg | and West Palm Beach. | which reported substantial gains in of $7,560,041; | Francisco, 1926, last. The January total of $168,233.718 | for the 25 leading cities was nearly 25 per cent below the total for the leading citles in December There likewise developed a new ran ing among the leaders, with Newark, N. J., taking third position, displac- | ing " Detrolt, which had held third | place in the first group since Julv, | ¢ 1925. Philadelphia, which had held | fourth place for two years, in Janu- ary dropped to tenth position. Within the first group of 25 the 14 cities with losses from January, 1926, included: New York, with a loss Detroi 7,213; San $1,606,549; Pittsburgh, $424,552; ' Philadeiphia, _$4.30 Houston, Tex., $296,227; Wa D: C. RDR‘()“‘ and $338,014,852 in December i : Oakland, $842,778; Baltimore, $5656,500; v land, $1,271,175; Miami, $1,981,421, and Buffalo, $596,845. 1 Report Heavy Losses. Among important places not in th group, but which reported he: were Indianapolis, ‘White Plains, Y.; Mount Vernon, N. Y.; Youngs- lm\n Ohio; Knoxville, Memph Dal- i las, Fort Worth, San Antonio, 'l'lm[u i Louis, Rochester, The clties in the leading 25 group January included: Chicago, with a gain of $3,370,500; Newark, N. J., $5,626,085; Los Angeles, $1,156497; Portland, Oreg., $1,516,950; Milwaukee, $2,431,297, Louisville, $1,911,850; g Y., $1,728,635; 67, and Akron, There were also small s in Cincinnati and Birmingham. gal More were installed in Buenos burbs in the past year. BEFORE BUYING INSPECT THESE HOMES 1725 Taylor St. N.W. A semi-detached home, west of Sixteenth Street, of eight rooms and two baths. 1716 Upshur St. N.W. A detached colonial brick home of eight rooms and two baths with many excellent features. Large lot. 1240 Monroe St. N.E. A detached home in Brook- land, of eight rooms and bath. Garage. Lot 50x150. 1826 Ontario PL. N.W.’ A brick home of six rooms and bath, with two-car brick garage. Paved alley. 616 7th St. N.E. A brick home of six rooms +and bath. Convenlent to schools. - Easy terms. The Above Homes Are Well Worth Your In- spection. than 21,000 new telephones Aires and For Further Information Apply FLOYD E. DAVIS COMPANY Realtors 733 12th St. N.W. Main 353-352 Bu BED Room 13x 1 Beo Room 16x 1 $95.20 per m will interest Standing Committee Posts of Real- tional Boards, announces the appointment of ciation for the comin eral legislation 2707 Adams Mill Rd. Small inifial payment and only interest, operating charges and curtail on principal. Southeastern Exposure, on a Front Corner. Room, Bedroom, tiled Bath and Kitchen. Small initial payment and only $51.00 a month, which figure pays your operating charges and buys the home for you. OPEN EVERY DAY—9:00 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. E. 2707 Adams Mill Road N.W. D. |t cémmittee on real ¢ Mrs. W. H. Wrigh is, committee on real advertising; Charles G. FEd Rose, | wards, New York City, National A w | sociation home committee; W. H. Bal Philadelphia, Pa., special committe. | on expert real estate testimony: Har E. Gilbert, Baltimore, Md., buildin: and loan associations committee, and A. J. Kelly, jr.. Pittsburgh, Pa., cour lor to the United States Chamber o York, committe:; Fisher, New and taxation . Flint, Mich. CHAIRMEN APPOINTE housing com “'M_L Park . Chicagq, Walter W real estate liconse ap- | estate tors Are Named. Hieatt, pre Assoclation committee; Fla., Meyer Eiseman, , realtor committee; [ , Oakland, city plannin Ward C. €. € ident of ando, Real the Na. of Estate he following as chairmen of the stand- ng_commitices of the n: Henry G. Zand on ethic ul E A Splendid Offering in Sixteenth Street Heights This charming detached center-hall-plan home, con- sisting of 9 rooms, 2 baths, shower, toilet on first floor, A. B. C. oil burner, Frigidaire and 2-car garage to match the house, was erected by Arthur C. Block, builder of “La Lujosa Casa,” the beautiful Spanish home now on exhibition next door, and will be open Sunday from 11 A.M. to 10 P.M. Robert E. Heater, Realtor Colorado Bldg. Telephone Main 1064 Clarence H. 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