Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1927, Page 19

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1927. REAL ESTATE. 198 00 striking truckmen had|mise grantng a $5 wage ncrease was accepted by both groups Under the new scale of wages the truckmen will receive a weekly of $45. DENIES BUI“]'NG Silver Spring Telephone Exchange !CONSTRUGTION COSTS | TRUCK DRIVERS AT WORK. t]',‘t l"g‘g’fi:’?‘:‘?f’f‘,‘;‘?fi“‘t ‘,is“’:‘} .‘.i’qél““lf.‘..‘. L e i | S compro- AT ; oo EXGE[US DEMANDS The new Silver Spring telephone | Brick w lls at the sides of the August Figures Hold Positions al ‘office, Just srecently: placed in | building white stone urns, add- Reached After May and sentatives and union leaders cen ing to the residential effect. 4 of building that looks more like n resl- | TR S YT T O July Declines. Reports of Overproduotion scnce than a vusiness structure. ver | BALTIMORE CONTRACTS service, is housed in a colonial type change v:ll‘nl\m:x'l.:lml \\'nrhm\‘ now ‘ s | DDAt Gi ¢ vesched Calloving atilkes g serving Silver Spring, oma Park, | S {in May and July, acco to sta- MOI“Qage Company. Blair, Forest Glen, Linden, North | S'ia! Disnatdhita sl Sty ; compiled hy the Associated “oodside, i e 4 ‘other BALTIMORE, September 17— | General Contractors of America. _— Woodside, Wynnewood and other o ot 0 idite et in Baltimore | The average of costs for the first Maryland suburban areas of Washing st amounted 10 §3,711,700, | eight months of this year is slightly ton, a veport of the luilding | higher than the -.verage covering the Near Chevy Chase Club <& 12 Qumcy Street When it became necessary (o huild |1y, corresponding period of 1926. a new central office the Silver | “rha figures st ast six montn the cost | Spring community, enzineers of the ey cont over th virtually | Truly a delightiul home in every sense. The grounds have a frontage of 135 feet on Quincy Street, by a depth of 125 feet, adorned by a variety of plantings and a num- “The talk of overbuilding has appeared into thin air, because s talk was founded on insufficient « sideration of the situation,’ t opinion of W. J. Moore, e of 24| bee 1912 average. rred since sive rises were noted in Janu construction s ry and March. important { - August was the seventh successive f all |\ month to pass without witnessing a change in the average of wages in the telephone company found that the | July of this yeal No American Bond and Mor wire center of this area to be served | marked a drop of 2 ued analysis Mr.| was located in a r wtial section. [ amount reported in has shown that the volume | In order to harmonize the exc ! Included in last month's ing the past few | building with the general resic e the followir ars has been imswer to a well | character of the section. plans ‘were or 63 pe definied demand rather than the re- | drawn for a colonial building look for residential bu sult of blind speculations founded | much like a dignified and high . or for commer- | construction industry. This average : , t il btvil.¢ R BRALIE Hone of ting ithe dersand | residente. el butiat E gl ) st liitiis sama iposition: 3¢ ov ber of ccn‘mr_ynltl oaks. The Imusg was designed and con- after the building been completed. | The building, located on Falkland | for public works and :tilivies. | cupied dering the Midsummer months | structed for its present owner. Center hall plan, having Most economists and statisticians | drive, just off Georgia avenue, Is of ew constiuction started here dur-|of 1925 and 1926 nine rooms and three baths, including a servant’s room hs of this ve he average of prices yaid by con- hack in 1921 and 1925, and even more | brick construction, two stories high, the first eigint m : . s ¢ ; recently, had not gone far enough with | and all the exterior woodwork, in- veached a total of § 7.000. These | tractors for the hasic constriction ma- with bath. An attractive library with fireplace, in addi- the analysis of building firures to|cluding doorway. windows and shut- | figures show a decrease of 11, per cent s showed no change during Au- tion to an immense living room, adds to the utility and realize that the huge totals which | tel surmounting_the | from the total of the first eight months | gust, the index number continuing to nd the railir desirability of the first floor plan. Oil-o-matic Burner and they had amassed were by no means | slate roof, has been painted white. | of last year, according to the report. |be 181 € an. 1 N o inswe building PIts the rehabilint Y square off Connecticut Avenue, in Section 2, is priced con- siderably under $30,000 and is worth seeing. ing of the old. Estimates Country’s Needs. “Later conclusions have shown clearly that in point of fact the new building volume which the country requires for a_mnormal year stan at ahout five billion dollars, but that the figures of eight and a half or nine billion dollars made available durin st 12 months include buildi re destruction also rep and on already existing 51 e % 102 Raymond Street > Owner moving to Philadelphia has priced this indiv home considerably®below its real market valie for immediate s The grounds contain,over 10,000 square feet, with evergreens of many varictics and several large trees. A portion of the rear yard is divided by rustic fence and there you will find berry bushes, grape arbor and some fruit trees. The house is unusually well built, modern and in perfect condition. The living room is of splendid proportions with open fireplace and built-in bookcases. There are four large bedrooms on the second floor, one with open fire- place; and also an open porch; a wide stairway to attic which pinchiasiog; has one completely finished maid's room. Priced at $14850 on good terms. Located just one block east of Connecticut avenue, a little beyond the Chevy Chase Club. This City Has Had a Hard Time as well as other cities of less importance in trying to keep its TR various residential areas up to their first high standards of development. A fact * the past seven or eight find that the suppiyving of new housing has gone forward at a steady rate, ed about as fast as the demand has shown itself. “There is, of course. a great fo at work today which has gained s prising velocity since the war. This is the force which makes us contin which has a direct bearing on the future of any home which you may contemplate . Some residential districts that are in many ways charming have undesirable sections which must be passed through to reach them. This is a point of vital importance. We have scen thesmost rigid restrictions crumble under the pressure LECYRRRRELRNYEN RO ARERE I ually better our standards of living. § of city growth. The greatest accelerator of this for is advertising. Advertising makes us WOODLEY PARK is not only legally safeguarded from clements endanger- e e e e ' ing your home and investment; it is naturally protected by a cordon of great furniture, better radios, pianos, foods “ estates and. public grounds and parks. Furthcrmore, there are no undesirable <« 5 w A e R R R sections menacing it—nor are there any to pass through on your 15-minute ride 624 Western Avenue made up the framework of modern | . from downtoen Washington. D . o N H living 1stinctive INew Ilome Advertising Aid to Business. | 3 The mew homes here on 28th Street have two baths, clothes closets of cedar, e : y “Advertising in turn keeps business garage, maid’s room, lavatory and shower. Fireplace, built-in refrigeration, This new home combines all the advantages of the old L B e e on instantancous hot-water system, ete. They are specially constructed houses. fashioned square style house with that which s refreshingly 2 : T v original in exterior design. Placed well back from the chandize to keep alert to maintain | e | PRICES: $17,500 to $19,000. Terms $2,500 payment and $125 monthly. Other homes street, on a beautifully landscaped lot, one square directly west of Chevy Chase Circle, this home has unusual merits. You will find it complete to the most minute detail and with the same high standard of finish so typical of Hedges “The problems of today in the busi ness world are not so much the prol lems of immensely increased produc- 5 e o tion, but rather those of keeping th y d < < (N ). : b . . Erowth . of 'thikl sitdncion oo il in W 00(“6.\ Park up to $47,5 & Middleton construction. Nine well planned rooms, three creasing too rapidly. | Open house at 2023 28th Street N.W. complete baths, one a servant's bath; two-car garage e (Turn off Connecticut Ave. at Cathedral Ave. or at Klingle Bridge) (built-in). careful surveys and more thonghtful planning on the part of the builder than ever before, and he is recog- nizing that the demand must exist . before the building.” Gives Autos to Friends. ! Correspondence of the Associated Press. FAIRBURY, Nebr.—C. A. Sherman, Gl ey ; wealthy New Englander, who pe- 1437 K Street N.W. Main 3830 riodically visits Fairbury, has_given v 0 automobiles to his friends this vear. That is his principal| philanthropy. Rev. L. A. Brumbaugh, | We Invite Your Inspection Open Sunday Until Dark ‘edges & Middleton, Inc. (ORI Fairbury minister, is the latest bene- ¥ ! ficiary of Sherman’s generosity. He |3 - 1412 Eye Street N.W. Realtors Franklin 9503 ] was presented with an expensive sedan. Last Fall Sherman presented three Fairbury residents with auto- mobiles. I el el Pl e S e o D R S I DRRERRLYE 7 Announcing Tilden Gardens T The National Capital’s Most Beautiful Community Development of AN 100% Co-operative Apartment RRRRAR i o 23 - % Q Each home is so planned that its three exposures assure Q, 7L A Country Club Atmosphere ! 1 Ll Gl v:rl:leil:t:‘;nua‘:nd K7 Blended With the Utmost il froin o tlation §ff3 § stypical bungalow o in Modern Apartment arrangement of % five rooms and bath TS to a full seven W Comfort rooms and two 515' LTHOUGH complete in itself, this majestic building baths home R e is but the first of seven that will ultimately grace ' S the wooded heights of Tilden Gardens, at a cost in g excess of three millions of dollars. Unique in the . /M,-@ annals of Washington residential construction, this charm- 7 (d ing group of apartment homes will represent the last word in refinement and beauty. And, as values are enhanced by the progress of the development, the moderate prices and terms now prevailing will be advanced to reflect those greater values. Inspection Cordially Invited OPEN SUNDAY AND DAILY M. & R. B. WARREN Pioneer Builders of Co-Operative A 4 Connecticut Avenue at Tilden Street Office on Premises Phone Cleveland 6084 % 4 v v TSI VS e IVE RN CNCITCIV Y/ «TYPicaL-fLOOR-PLAN-OF~ / duiLoing-A - 2 “T'LOEN-GARDENS.