Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1928, Page 18

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M i3 REATD ESTATE G REXT ESTXTE. SEPTEMBER &~ 19287 _ THRDNAN BUYS A INARID ROAD Price Paid for Apartment; Building Reported as $450,000. Contracts have been signed for the chase by Harry Wardman of the story apartment building at 2800 Ontario road from the Ell & Kay Bu = Corporation. it was announced to- by the office of Shannon & Luchs, ch handled the transaction. Th man gave as part payment for | tment building the large build- | ting on Connecticut avenue | and Devonshire street. to the north of | athedral Mansions, North, which com- ises about 110.000 square feet. Al ¢ of $330.000 or $3 a square foot ed on this land. it was said 00 Ontario road is a new mod- ding containing 29 apartments ¢ from two rooms. kitchen and to_six rooms. kitchen and two | It was built by the Ell & Kay pr valu n. BUILDING INCREASES. \ 2800 Ontario read. purchased by | Building Corporation, | square feet at Connecticut avi and hich took as part pay il ALONG REALTY ROW News Briefs And Comment large cities. Ambrose F. Higdon recently appointed general manager of Shannon & Luchs Construction Co. nation of Waverly Taylor, former vice president of the company, who has organized a com- pany of his ‘own. Mr. Higdon has been with the Shannon & Luchs firm about 15 years and just prior to his appointment was general super- intendent of con- struction. An optimistic view regarding real estate conditions is taken by John Poole, president of the Federal-American Bank. The genial building inspector, Col. | John W. Oehmann, this week made his | annual report to the Commissioners on private building cperations in the District, _showing | that for the fiscal year ending June | 30 operations suf- | fered a decrease of | $12,040,695, orabout 25 per cent from the total for the preceding fiscal vear. The report for the past fiscal year, however, is not in- dicative of present activities in build- ing here. In fact private operations lare increasing 5 ] rather than de- | creasing in VOUME cop, 3. W, Oehmann. and the total cost and all other lines of business, more life and snap than we have for some time,” he said today “The past vear or two has Tesu |in a marked clean-up of an overi condition—many more houses ha of projects for which permits were | poon sold in. that issued the first six months of 1928 was | py;it, considerably above the figure for the | flects good judgment on the par same period of 1927. those who build and those who len Col. Oehmann's report does indicate | build. the recession in building that occurred | here last Fall and Summer. When it | other parts of the country and was found a year or more ago that|growing up of the younger generat; Washington w threatened with the | the city absorbs about 3,000 additl bugaboo of overbuilding, operations | housing units each year,” he said. Harry Wardman from the Ell & Kay nt a building site of 110,000 | Devonshire stre Raltimore August Permits Show Rise Over Last Year. Special Dispatch to The BALTIMORE. September 8.—Permits for the construction of new buildings pdditions and alterations granted August totaled $2.398.080. The to contrasts with 60 for the col sponding mont f last vear. K Total construction for the clght | nearing _completion. will be opened months ended Augu: is valued at | ahout the middle of September, accord £25.751.480. an advance over the same | ing'ty Presont indications. The new _when the valuation was | byjiding has 58 alleys on its two floors The figures are from 2|gesoteq to this purpose. of permits granted last | 9TNeT t0 thS, : i * | The new bowling plant is of conerete made public by Walter G| eonstruction and will cost, complete d, engineer of h“-‘d"‘gg celling | ¥ith equipment, an-estimated total of Hhon, 15 ’1?5:?&1"“‘5@‘,‘,;.,.2‘%2.‘.; | $400,000. Particular attention was paid eonstructic s 34 3 S i) ildi; LRI nring the month forsntpaby |10 (09 (DIATCIE 0T the pullamng 1o dwel % valuation of $865,000. | ventilation and lighting. The windows weliings. at a | e ing, whe wi STUDY FACTORY SITES. NEARING COMPLETION. | Meyer Davis Bowling Alleys Will Open Next Month. Construction of the new Meyer Davis bowling alleys at the corner of Fou teenth and Riggs streets, now rapi ‘~AsUse This Coupon, Oum a Better Homenan ILD and SAVE! Complete Atrractive Maodern in Every Respect. et This Book 18T Explaining F:nancing, it eyt R R Daneiat® S trom which to choose Your New Home. FREE! Real Lstate Boards Will Examine Problem. There is no divining rod by which a factory may find its most favorable Jocation. but there are factors which, in the mind of the specialist in indus- trial real estate, converge to point to the one spot on the map of a region or of a city which would be the most advanta-| geous for the success of the industry. | #§ What those factors are and how their! J value may be measured will be studied| at a special conference on industrial, ¥ real estate problems which has been | called by the National Association of Real Estate Boards. 7 The meeting will be of the entire I3 5 membership of the industrial property el § Hieicion of the association. It will bo | 5 Reome and Gavk’ e held in New York City October 29, 30 SEARS ROEBUCK and CO. end 31. ; gc‘ads of industries which are consid- 706TenthSt.N.W. WASHINGTON Main9637 ering the problem of relocation, con- i Call, phone o write for this book without obligation struction specialists in the industrial, field and transportation specialists deal- | Name ing with the servicing of industries will | be invited to meet with the industrial | Address realtors in the conference. Cash $59.50 Monthly! Your Rental Problems Once and for All Time HERE vou will find a complete semi- detached home with 7 fine rooms, bath with built-in shower, handsome fire- place, daylight kitchen with built-in refrig- crator, big porches—every convenience vou could ask for and big 145-foot lot and finc garage. Only a Few Remain! de Island Ave. e s How TO Iflu 18th St. N.E.. then C O M E et to ‘Otisor take Brooklend bus to 1§th and Monroe, then north to homes. Rioy 1416 Eve St. ye St. N, Main 8919 BEYOND COMPARISON 3809 Military Road In Chevy Chase, D. C. WEST OF CONNECTICUT AVE. SR ML \w\u}m’mmi% T AL @Y IRV TaY S $11,500 To those seeking a home in Ck ¢ IGVAAV VIV I VO OORRTAALI Chase we earnestly advise immediate inspection of this well located home. Built on a lot 130 feet deep, close to desirable equipped Three bed- most well home in good condition. rooms, <leeping porch and tiled bath. Open fireplace in living room. Oak floors, den on first floor. lLarge, dry lighted basement. Auto- water heater. The house is and stripped throughout. Here is a real home for some fortunate buyer, BOSSErH e HOME OF 1417 K St. carline, and on a street A modern, ST L SR MY AL 174 and well N matic 173 screened weather S 10000EATIACATTIVOIDIIT e WEkPS Main 9300 | were drastically curtailed. With the | opening of 1928, however, increased | are unusually large and there are ex- st i [ posures on three sides. Indirect light- i e |Ing 15 used. = Special arrangements ate | Se¥, POTCU, Gf this vear amounted | mace Ior sirl and waman bowlers. 158 | 1o more than 422,548,080 compared | gam, E i fdthg 1s|with $2 70 1 same period of | Clubs, The construction of the buildihg is | With $h1“I;éafimm“";“:“’u;m" D e jor | golfers. under the direction of the FACULY| | Sicets' announced recently have mot | about g ; Storage Co. o A o ‘tne bullding per. | With prospective wealthy clients, — e lose the game to win commis Extract Works for Russia. | resuiting sales. : But not. all Washington realtors LENINGRAD (#).—Erection of a tan- | oiters, (nAITErent oricirw e o ning extract plant, the first to be built | e of the sfice. of, Wenver Hiu in the Soviet Union, is contemplated by | B I | one exception. Mr. Dodge has a b the leather trust. It is believed that | menaced by speculative overbuilding. once in_full operation. the plant will | Bankers and others in key positions ap- have sufiicient production to supply the | parently took hold of the purse strings Soviet Union without importation of |in time, preventing Washington from Quebracho extract. ' |experiencing a real slump which has E First Time Offered PRIDE HOMES Only 3 Left Situated at Woodley Place and Woodley Rd. N.W., 1, block east of Conn. Ave., 1 square north of Calvert Strdet. Never before have such charming and complete homes been offered at such a low price in this section. | man? Probably most real estate brokers salesmen are golfers. Some love game and are adept at wielding Others are medium or Fi Indications are that Washington is | passing out of the perlod when the | stability of real estate values was being | | } | play golf. He frankly reports that | golf was—well—not worth mention it altogether. 4 OPEN Daily and Evening for Your Inspection These beautiful all-brick homes are located in the most fashionable section of the National “apitol,_just at the interscction of Woodley Road and Woodley Place, one block from the Million lar Bridge, % square cast of Connecticut Ave. and Wardman Park Hotel and nothing has been spared in construction to make them real homes, They contain every modern convenience and appointment, there are cight rooms (four bed- and two baths that are full tiled. There is plenty of closet space. There is an unusually yl,iwgc pantry. Frigidaire, I'he decorations are heautiful and the electric fixtures are unsurpassed. The lot is beautifully landscaped 1 you are contemplating buving a home that is beautiful in design and comfort it will pay vou r‘?\f{}v&_\{}\n]'u today and inspect these homes THAT CAN BE BOUGHT ON TERMS THAT ARE Out Conn. Ave. to Woodley Road and east one block or out Calvert St. and turn right just off bridge one block J. C. WEEDON COMPANY REALTORS EXCLUSIVE AGENTS 1719 K St. N.W. Main 9288 N OCK CREEK PAR - ESTATES - gl [y A RISy, A, A Home in a Landscaped Setting This home is ideal in that it harmoniously blends solid construc- tion awith architectural beauty and artistic landscaping and is offered for sale at actual cost of construction. 1t tops a majestic elevation commanding a superb view of the Park and as you approach it through two sweeping highways you enion an ever changing view of its quaint English-French arch= itecture. The hoitse iz constructed of vari-hued stone with a rugged slate roo/ and timber trim and contains eight rooms and three baths All modern conveniences to enhance the joys of housekeeping and minimize work have been installed. A continued increase in Estates property values is assured both Dbecause of its active development and ideal location and also because of the prevalence of wise protective restrictions that saje- guard the entire one hundred acres of Rock Creek Park Estates. The price at which this home is available will make a particular appeal to those who are interested in an urban-country home with all the joys that it affords. To inspect drive out Sixteenth Street to Ka!mia Road, west one block to Orchid Street, north one block to Poplar Lane, or through Rock Creek Park along Beach Drive to Kalmia Road and Orchid Street EDSON W. BRIGGS CO. Owners -THOUSAND-ONE FIFTEENTH STREET AT K Telephone Main 5700 ON TR N7 YU YA L YL VL NG been rather disastrous in some other fill the place left vacant by the resig- | Ambrose F. Higdon. | “All signs | point to an improvement in real estate | to his desk from & vacation of & mor th period than were This in itse!f is healthy and re- “Through the influx of persons from | Is golf an essential to a real estate n stories have been spun | alesmen getting up foursomes ons on | ice between Havre and the West Indies, Mexico and the North American Pacific Coast. The ships, of 10,000 tons capa- city, will be named Oregon, Wyoming and Wisconsin Passenger Ships Ordered. HAMBURG (#).—The French Com- | pagnie Generale Transatlantique has Builders of homes today are seeking | ordered two steam and one motorship to give new houses something of the |to be built in a German yard for serv- charm of old age. They say the buylmz“ Iy e e e e o | S worwpannee "7 E ADARTMENTS FOR RENT Four Modern Buildings Harry Boss is one of these. Recently, located at the during a tour of a group of houses he Northeast Intersection had under construction, he eame upon Uf a workman about to erase from the Connecticut and Cathedral Avenues facade of a house a wide rust stain which had resulted from a heavy rain Apartments of 1 room, kitchen and bath to 6 rooms and two baths. | sackeloth dor its sudden demise. He| still wears his smile. was the . to'| on a piece of unpainted gutter. “Leave that just as it is.” he directed { “I wouldn't take a thousand dollars for | that stain.” Morton J. Luchs and Herbert T. Shannon returned to Washington Tues- day of this week from vacations. ! Shannon spent the week end holid: at his out-of-town home. Shannon | Shore: near Pearsons, St. Marys Count Md.. where he enjoyed fishinz and yachting, and Mr. Luchs returned with had ilted | built ving | | spent at Poland Springs, Me. Charles A. Jo Artificial refrigeration—resident manager. available. Thomas J Fisher fg? CO.. Inc. 738 15th St. Main 6830 fill||!l.||""”"J”"fll||[|f|||i|l"l I T Garages ice president of Shannon & Luchs, left Wednesday fo a vacation of two weeks at his countr home at Overall, V. James F. Salkeld, head of the busi- ness property department of the real estate offices of Harry Wardman, and his family were at Atlantic City over the Labor day holiday. t of d to the e jons, | jonai | | | and | the | the | poor | A Surprising Value Fine New All-Brick Semi-Detached Homes in Marietta Park who are | race | s. 1s | road | smile and hearty laugh, but he doesn't | his ing; | and about 2 vears ago he abandoned | He didn't even put on | Exhibit Home, 509 Madison St. N.W. Newly completed homes—2 and 3 in a group—containing 6 and 7 rooms, 2 and 3 big porches, master tile bath, built-in garage, Frigidaire, cedar closets, hardwood floors throughout, beautiful brick mantel and other typical Cooley Bres. fea- tures. The immense lawns (100 ft. deep) are fully sodded and surrounded by brick retaining walls. These homes are within 2 blacks of cars and bus; near fine schools, stores and other conveniences. COOLEY BROS. “Builders of Better Homes” 1003 Vermont Bldg. Main 7588 _Frigidaire Finest Features Price Only 9 550 and up Inspect Sunday Drive out 16th St. 14th St. or Ga. Ave to Longfellow: east’ on Longfellow to 5th and turn left. e e S =T ——c] This House Must Be Sold ol |0|e—a || al——a |88 ||t =] 0| —— 0| —]u| 1613 Varnum Street N. W, fl E lfl M o] 4 Extralordinary Cifc\lms‘anCCS permit ']’lc Sale O{ th;s atffac'ive Breun‘ inger-built home ; spacious convenient and just west of 16th St., in that fine neighborhood. It contains 8 large, cheerful rooms, 2 fine baths, servants’ quarters and garage—with many additional conveniences including General Electric re- {rigcrator‘ oil burner, awnings. weather strips and copper screens. The front and rear yards have been artis!ically deccrated with sl'\rubbcr\'. and the house has just been thoroughly redecorated. ’ This home is owned and was formerly occupied by Mr. Lawrence Beatus, manager of the Loew's Theaters, this city. who has been transferred to New York City, necessitating the disposal of this beautiful home at a fig- ure lower than the actual market value. Open All Day Sunday G PBreuninger S Sons 706 Colorado Bldg. Builders-Realtors Main 6140 =t o ——Ja| ——— o] —| | | | | |

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