Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1928, Page 19

REAL ESTATE. ‘REAL ESTATE." 19 AUGUST 4, 1928, OFFICE BULDING TAXES COMPARED Chicago Leads Cities Sur- veyed in Amount Assessed as Based on Rentals. Chicagn leads tite cities of America in ! : by office gs in p heir rental income, according to the Experience Ex- report of the National Associa- ng Owners and Managers. ompiled vesrly by the ac- | d exchange committee of the | des bui'dings in 55 of cities of the United States. e taxes paid by all build- ting to the report is 15.9 | of every doll eived in rent | nts. Chicago | STAR. TWASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY, APARTMENT BUILDING T0 HAVE OWN GARAGE Five-Story Building Is . Planned at Connecticut Avenue and Legation Street. The former home of Willam F. santlemann, former Marine Band leader, on the northwest corner of Connecticut avenue and Legation street, is to be razed shortly to make way for a five- story apartment building o be erected on the site and an adjoining lot by the Ell and Kay Building & Invest- ment Co. Amazing Value Only Few Left EXHIBIT HOME 2304 Tunlaw Road, N.W. $35,000,000,000 Is Spent. In the past five years, $35.000,000.000 has been spent in’ the construction of : dwellings, stores, offices and factories in the United States, or an amount . equal to half the total cost of such de- = veiopments in existence at the begin- | ning of that period a Few Dorn’tWait! - See the Great New Government Park Site and New Semi-Detached Homes With All These Features 3350 cash! and $59.50 monthly The property has a frantage of 190 feet | | T. Rouleau, architect, is about $475,000. |on Connecticut, avenue and 130 feet on| A feature of the buildfng is to be provis- | Legation street. ion for a garage in the basement for . the use of tenants of the apartment. The building is to contain 65 house- | George W. Wilson, president of the keeping apartment suitess ranging from | Seattle Real Estate Board, died in Se- three to five rooms and bath in size.|attle recently. ment, which has been designed by Louls Only —double oak floors —beautiful fireplaces —steel casement windows —complete Pullman Kitchens ~—beautifully designed interior arch- ways —white enameled one-picce sinks —built-in “Sanitary” refrigerators —genuine Congoleum in_kitchens —mwhite enamel “Quality” gas ranges —economical hot-water heating —automatic hot-water storage tanks —three light, airy bedrooms and closets —large inclosed sleeping porches —white tiled bathrooms with built-in showers —large 145-ft. lots, beautifully land- scaped, and garage —most comfortably planned interiors and ezquisitely finished throughout —screened and weather stripped Sh 1416 Eye St. NW. Main 8949 Every feature for the house- wife's conwenience, Spacious. Cool. Beautifully finished Six large rooms. Two baths. Frigidaire. NEAR WESTERN HIGH pay out 198 | collected. The | 288 the average are Pl Buffalo and Spo- | : e the con- | L d 2 < o e JGiiae & nd of taxes. | SR eases up to that 1 amounted to rentable | increased The next | d to 35.2 cents per | nd 1927 the taxes cents per square foot | g expenses remained { g tabulations in the i rating ratio of old and 'd the _intermediate | This tabulation reveals | t it costs about 20 per cent | te an old building than a | above ROBERT W. SAVAGE 717 Union Trust Building Main 6799 OR ANY BROKER From 37th and T Street, Drive North Along 37th to Tunlyw Road. See My Sign BED Roow S0r00 Exhibit Home 1925 Otis St. N. Open Until 9 P.M. Inspect Sunday Drive out Rhode Island Ave. to 20th St. N.E., turn left to Otis St. N.E., or take Brookland Bus to 20th_and Monroe and walk north to romes. st buildings is 0 per cent higher than in the 1 LIVING 200M The old buildis ! 26X 50 BEYOND COMPARISON BLD FooM 9-81212-8 BED ROOM 28x128 $12,500 6408 Georgia Street Chevy Chase, Md. Seven rooms, tiled bath with shower, oak flooring, open fire- place, garage, lot 50x185, paved street. Convenient to stores, schools and car line. . Excellent condition. Vaeant. y terms. posi- derive a much | rental of store | als the fact that the | kyscraper” is 115 | it has a rental area | that it is 176 a tax valua- | e square foot 1 cities of less have an ad- in the larger | expenses, ‘con- | 1 costs and fixed charges, includ- it was found. They have, | wever, a Jower income per square foot. come of small cif on the | compares favorably with come of the larger cities on a r-dollar valuation of land and that Second Floer Plan NORTH CLEVELAND PARK Real Values In Real Homes fectively arranged to entail the least housekeeping effort The design calls for a house of the center hall type, with a living room 12 feet 6 inches wide by 15 feet deep, on the left, and a dining room, 12 feet 6 inches wide by 12 feet deep. At the rear right is a large kitchen, pantry and rear en- try, and at the rear of the living room is a covered porch. On the second floor are three bed- rooms. ornamentation, could well be placed | on a location near the street, on a corner or on an inside lot of but 50-foot frontage. Ii contains 20.000 cubic feet. The plan s No. 529- BTH | ‘Windows on three sides of the liv- | ing room assure ample light and ’ ventilation, while the morning sun l BY L. PORTER MOORE, President Home Owners' Institute, Inc This little brics cottage has all the quaint charm of New England homes which furnished its archi- tectural inspiration. It has the character of the sunple village type of house so widely admired as “characteristically ~American” by foreign observers. This plan, in which careful pro- portioning is relied upon for artistry Open Sunday after 2 P.M. To inspect, drive out Conn. Ave. to Taylor St, turn east to Georgia St., or phone for appoint- ment. GRAHAM & OGDEN Realtors 313 Woodward Bldg. Main 3689 would irradiate the dining room were the expedient of facing the house to the southeast carried out. The six rooms and bath are ef- tudy Tax Reforms. Need of State tax reforms is expected %o be one of the principal problems to be taken up at @ meeting of the Na- al Tex Association to b2 held in Scattle August 27 to 31. State levies now constitute a greater xroblem thap Federal , sty ts of the general tax situation declar of appearance rather than detail SERVICE EXTENDED |ton Real Estate Board, according to|tive administration and committee | . | John A. Petty, executive secretary of ( meetings. | P | the board. In the co-ordinated service section Washington Real Estate Board| o facilitate the handling of these |are records pertaining to zoning, 8- requests for service the offices of the |sessments, subdivisions, property owner- Meets New Demands. board have been rearranged recently |ship and other vital matters affecting There has been an increased demand |and all statistical records have been |real estate transactions. A clerical staff for several years for the various tech- |combined into one section of the offices, | keeps these files up-to-date for the | nical services offered by the Washing: ‘m&klng available more space for service of local realtor: l 5 ‘41079 38th Street N.W Just Below Van Ness St. 8 53331352 EREENENSERTNESRITRALRINLNLY! TERRELL & LITTLE mc. 1206 18th St. N.W. Decatur 2112 Features: Houses 22 feet wide Six big rooms 2 Tile Baths Open fireplaces Attic with easy stairs Breakfast and sleep- ing porches Lots 33 feet wide Brick garages Remarkable new home offerings at one of the highest elevations in the District. In construction, appoint- ments and finish, these all-brick homes compare most favorably with properties selling for $15,000 and more. The rooms are extra large, the two baths have the latest built-in conveniences and there are a number of other features that mark them as truly distinctive homes. Folks tired of apartment life can own their own De- tached Home for little more than they now pay for rent. BUNGALOWS AT MANOR PARK N.W. On the 14th Street Car Line e 6217 2nd St. | Sunday Every feature Be Sure to See Them Sunday that makes for comfort and con- venience. Open fireplaces, hard- iwood floors,” built- in bath tubs, hot- water heat, screens, TIARASRIALSIARETTINRT, Reached via Wisconsin Ave. to Van Ness St., then east one square HEDGES & MIDDLETON, Ine. 1412 Eye St. N.W. Realtors Franklin 9503 . “THE MASTERPIECE HOMES BURLEITH Were a Revelation to Me” e HAD always held the thought that no home built by pro- fessional builders would ever meet with my approval. But that was before I took a Burleith Bus and visited . Washington’s most beautiful and successful community. Today I enjoy its countless advantages as a home owner and a citizen.” TROSERERAS Canzauaseaserst o SALE m ‘”:,;\FOR g OCK CREEK PAR . ESTATES - Most Desirable Home A Home of Rare Beauty On the Most Desirable Corner in Washington ‘ Sixteenth and Van Buren afforded a vista of the garden with its reflecting pool and fountain, From this hall you enter through formal French doors, the spacious living room and adjoining den or library. The one-storied dining room exudes hospitality and is unusual in English atmosphere because of its low eaves, exposed rafters, fireplace and gar* den view. A breakfast alcove or but- ler's pantry is available off the din- ing room. Four master bedrooms, three baths, a maid's room and bath, double garage accessible from inside the house, a kitchen that incorpo- rates such conveniences as Frigidaire, incinerator, storage pantry with milk and package delivery receptacles and many other details make this the ultra modern home, Wisely planned restrictions exist for your protection. Drive out 16th Street to Kalmia Road, and west to Orchid Street and right one block to Poplar Lane. HIS residence was built by the Edson W. Briggs Co., owners and devel- opers of Rock Creek Park Estates. It is a demonstration and a model of fine construction, architectural inspira- tion and artistic landscaping. It is offered for sale at the actual cost of construction, Crowning one of the highest eleva- tions in Rock Creek Park Estates, this home, which architecturally is a superb combination of English-Nor- man architecture, is in ever-changing perspective as it is approached frem cither curving driveway. It is con- structed of vari-hued stone and a brick and timber trim lend emphasis to its graceful outlines and rugged slate roof. Upon entering the doorway you stand in the stair hall, where you are In the restricted residential section—facing Rock Creek Park at its most picturesque point Brick Residences with Double Rear Screened Porches and Garage Elaborately planned; beau- tifully decorated; Superbly equipped; and exceptionally well built. Absolutely there isn’t 1 Home in Washington to Big enough for lavish entertaining, but of a hominess type that makes for family comfort and con- 10 Rooms THE HOME A Modern Masterpiece - 4 Baths 2Lar compare with it. Garage Truly a marvelous, spacious resi- dence—6 and in some instances 7 fine, airy rooms—3 commodious bed- rooms, a tiled bhath with many built- in features, including shower an and special faundry receptacle— many cedar-lined closets—third floor lavatory, double rear porches (porches, doors and windows are fully screened), open fireplace, a scientifically appointed kitchen with Reservoir - Road at 37th St N.W Take a Burleith Bus Today Always Open for Inspection ANNON & LUCHS, Inc. Realtors and Members of the Operative Builders' Association of the D, C. Electric Refrigeration venience, Price and Terms n reque ; I Term o e g You Enter the Estates at 16th St. and Kalmia Rd. Office on Property, 1603 Kalmia Road Telephone Main 5700 for an Inspection Appointment - EDSON W. BRIGGS CO. Owners NE-THOUSAND-ONE FIFTEENTH STREET, AT K Kelvinator Electric Refrigeration s invited ~Open every Sunday, 2 to 10 P.M, Deal With a Realtor 2 Main 4752