Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1928, Page 17

REAL ESTATE é 11 WANT ZONING CODE AMENDED FOR GARAGES IN APARTMENTS Builders’ Assoclatxon Asks nght to Permit Auto Storage Without Consent of Adjoining Owners. BY DON S. WARREN. Holding that the parking of auto- nobiles overnight in the streets con- stitutes a serious problem, a traffic | menace and almost a “disgrace” to the city, the Operative Builders’ Associa- tion today forwarded to the Zoning Commission a petition for amending the zone code to permit the construc- tion of garages in basements of apart- ment buildings for the use of tenants | without consent of adjoining property ‘owners, as now required. In forwarding the letter asking for | & public hearing on the proposed | amendment Rufus S. Lusk, executive secretary of the association, pointed | out that often it is impossible to ob'ain | the necessary consent, and that in many sections streets are lined with | cars of all-night parkers, most of whom would be unable to rent a garage nearby 31 they so desired. The assoclation emphasizes that the | proposed amendment would not pro- | vide for “public” garages, but rather only provision for the tenants of the | buildings in which the garages were | permitted. The proposed amendment reads: “A basement garage may be placed in an apartment house, provided that such & garage is large enough to accommo- date only one car for each individual apartment in the building; and pro- vided, further, that no washing, repair- ing or sales of any kind are conducted on the premises; and provided, further, that such a garage cannot be leased to a third party, but must be operated by the owner of the apartment building; and provided, further, that the accom- modations are for the tenants only of the building.” Car to Apartment. Mr. Lusk stated that the association hoped to accomplish the following pclms by means of the proposed amend- ment: “1. The installation of a garage in an apartment house providing for more than four cars, but only enough space, including aisles. for one car for each individual apartment in the building. “2. We do not wish this garage to be 8 public garage in any sense, but to be used only for storage of cars, and that no repairing or sale of gasoline, oil, etc., be permitted. “3. We do not wish this garage to be subject to lease, so that a third party could take it over and operate it at a profit, but that it must be oper- ated by the building owner. SHEPHERD PARK STAR MODEL HOME HELD OPEN TWO WEEKS The Star model home in Shepherd Park, at the corner of Morningside drive and Juniper street, is to be held open for two more weeks. A great many people have visited the home not only to see the attractive and unusual fur- nishings that are well worth inspection, but as well to get ideas in the building of their own homes. Visitors are seeing here for the first time many new home fitments. There are also incorporated in this home sev- eral new ideas in design which add o home comfort. There is, for example, the combined spacious living room and sun room. A great open arch 12 feet wide connects these rooms, making them as onew‘n;‘ls rfiot only lmdi : spaciousness the living room, buf permits the tasteful placing of fur- nmm! that one might desire in a living “4. The space in such a garage is to be for the exclusive use of the tenants |in the building, and even though there | be vacant space, such space is not to be_rented to outsiders.” The petition of the Operative Build- ers’ Association reads, in part, as fol- WASHINGTON, D. C, he Foening SHPocumes s 5 vn Design in the “Flesh" Just as Good as It Was on Paper. WIDE SIDING, STONE AND STUCCO USED | Narrow Dormers Carry Out Colonial Scheme of Construction. lows: “At the present time such garages| | may be placed in apartments, provided | that the owners of 75 per cent of the | property within the square or all other property within 200 feet of the pro-| posed garage have given written con- | sent to_the installation of such a ga- | rage. It often happens that it is_im- possible to obtain this consent. This, we believe, is due to the fact that a jacent property owners are not edu- cated to the necessity of geiting cars | off the streets at night. | Presents Menace. “Many apartments are in residential istricts in which there is no public | garage within many blocks; in some | cases it is 10 or 15 blocks to the near- | | est public garage. Even though apart- ment dwellers want to garage their car, it would be practically impossible for | them to do so. If an apartment has |its own garage facilities, these can be rented cheaply, and as they would be rented along with the apariment, ten- | ants would be glad to take their cars| off the streets at night. “The storage of automobiles on the streets at night is not merely a serious problem and traffic menace but is al- most a disgrace to the city. There is probably not a city of this size in the country which permits the garaging of cars on the streets. Not only are cars garaged on the streets but big trucks, furniture vans and other commercial vehicles are left out all night. Per- mitting garages in apartments will be a step toward the solution of this prob- lem, which has to be solved some time. “Around any apartment house which does mnot contain automobile storage facilities there are parked so many cars at night that sometimes it is im- possible to get within blocks of a par- ticular building. For example, Cali- fornia street from Connecticut avenue west for two or three blocks is lined solidly with cars on both sides; R and S streets between Fifteenth and Seven- teenth streets are lined with cars, whereas in front of apartment houses, such as 2400 Sixteenth street, which contains a garage, there are practically no cars parked. Examples could be multiplied indefinitely.” is entered off the stair landing. It is trimmed out with rough-hewn chestnut beams, and its great stone chimney and fireplace, together with its unusual type of ceiling, which runs to the ridge of the roof, make it unusual. ‘These are but a few of the many ideas that have been incorporated into | the home. The house has an electric BY L. PORTER MOORE. President Home Owners' Institute, Inc. A design that has been constructed is usually somewhat more interesting to read about and study than is one which has not been built. It is such a design. plan No. 327-S, that we feature today. This attractive Colonial dwelling. planned for and now the residence of an artist, may be seen in West Engle- wood, N.'J. It was designed by W. H. Beardslee of Hackensack. The plans for this house-for-an-artist have suc- thstood the acid test of con- it is just as good in the as it were, as it promised to be in the drawings, and it is the envy of many who see it. As built in West Englewood, the | housz cost $14,500. It contains 23.000 cubic feet, approximately 63 cents a cubic foot. As material and labor costs vary in different sections, these figures should not be accepted as exact. Three materials, stone, stucco and wide siding, are combined in the ex- terior walls. Narrow dormers, placed without regard to symmetry, yet pleas- ingly, carry out the simple Colonial architectural feeling, as does the door- way with its typical sidelights, and the comfortably squatty chimney. Shutters both practical and decorative and delicate detailing on porches add to the pleasing effect of the exterior. Square corners red sandstone, so often upsed in pre-Revolutionary New Jersey farmhouses, is recommended for this house; with chimney in dull red com- mon brick and a color blended roof, green blinds, cream siding and tex- turned and tinted stucco, the color scheme would be distinctive indeed. Large size of living room is the first thing we note that we like about the interior. The biliiard room, which the artist-owner uses as a studio, is the next. Now that billiard tables of small size are avoidable, more and more homes are being equipped with them. In some home with model basements the table is placed somewhere between heating plant and laundry trays; in others it is beneath the insulated ceiling of the attic; in this house there is space for it right on the main floor. There are two other special fea- tures of the interior of the design. One is the breakfast nook. The other is the extra heavy lavatory off the corner bedroom on the second floor. This room could well be used as a maid's room. It would be a comfortable cor- g‘el:“in which to lodge the overnight Low Cost Is Not Economy. Economy and low cost are often not the same, but economy and reasonably good construction are almost synonyms as they are used when building a hom dishwasher set in a one-piece green- colored sink. It has an electric refrig- | erator, an oil burner and a most unusual | ! second-floor linen and blanket closet. | This is a wide closet with double doors, one side opening into the deep blanket compartments, each compartment hav- ing a separate door, and the other sid~ opening into the linen shelves. In this closet is also found a clothes chute leading directly to a built-in clothes hamper in the basement. There is also an unusual cedar room in the attic, | iarge enough to store everything one | might desire. The attic also contains ' Toom. Another of the unusual features of the home is the den, or library, which The Triangle of a spare bedroom as well as a good slud child’s playroom. Massachusetts Park Increasing Values —between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and Woodley Road. Over 250 ho tion. Actual $10,500,000. improvements Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall mes built and under construc- and home values exceed homes, with lots from 75 to 300 feet front. Call for Literature and List of Over 300 Purchasers Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 1435 K St. N.W. 101 W. Wo (Corner M odbine Street eadow Lane) Chevy Chase. Maryland price. This lovely home of stone and completed. construction, arrangements and appointments are of the best. The Iot is a beautiful corner with trees and shrubbery. $17.950 stuceo in English design has just been ‘The Two tiled baths, large closet space, floored attic, built-in garage and open fireplace are features, Built to appeal to the most discriminating. Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Woodbine Street, turn left on Woodbine 8 treet one block to property. M. & R. B. WARREN, Realtors Office, Wisconsin 2763. Evenings and Sundays, Wisconsin 4034 Open Saturday and Sunday until 9:30 P.M. vironment. House for Artist Is Envy of Many Owners “ oD PLoon; s KENWOOD STAR MODEL HOUSE TO BE OPENED SEPTEMBER 30 The situation of a house on its lot is an important factor to the appear- ance of the house. The principle is well illustrated in The Star model home at the corner of Kennedy drive and Chamberlain ave- nue, Kenwood, Md., which now virtually is completed in all phases. ‘The house is located on an unusually large lot, l:nntalmng about 20,000 square feet, and hi frontages on two streets. The roadway intersection of Kennedy Drive and Chamberlain ave- Fit for a OR nearly every woman, a beautiful garden has an irres thing soothing and restful in nature’s serenity and peace that pervade. 3] semi-circular effect to the corner of the lot. The house, a large colonial structure of the Jeffersonian period of architec- ture, is set well back from the street, leaving a spacious lawn in front, and is faced toward the intersection of the two streets, Thus the visitor approach- ing the house has an interesting, chang- ing perspective of the house, affording a good view of not only the front of the house but the sides as well. tuation of the house also gives e the house a wide persp ueen stable charm. of the surrounding lawns and both { streets. In order to preserve the beauty of the wide front lawn, the winding brick walk leads to the front portico from the right side of the lawn, and the drive- | way to the garage is located at the ex- ereme left of the lot. As many as pos- sible of the evergreen and dogwood trees on the site were preserved in the build- Ing of the house and now form valuable features of the landscaping plan, which was executed by J. H. Small & Sons for the builders, the Kennedy-Chamberlin Development Co. The lawn produces a quaint colonial atmosphere. The opening of the Kenwood home, originally scheduled for September 16, has been postponed to September 30 be- cause of the present torn-up condition of :irndley boulevard, now being re- pav House in A charming English garden with flag- | stone walks, a bird bath, lawn and a profusion of flowers suitable to the ar- chitectural style of the house is being developed in the rear yard of The Star model home at 4422 Que street, Foxhall Village. Details of the landscaping plan are being worked out this week by Boss & Phelps, the builders, following grading of the rear and front yards of the prop- erty in order that the planting and other developments may be completed prior to the opening of the house, which is scheduled for the middle of October. Privacy is assured to the rear garden | due to the fact that the garage, of un- | usual type, is located at the extreme rear of the lot. The garage is double | in size and the wall bordering the gar- | den has been carried over in arch style to the right of the yard, shutting the alley completely from view den. There ar2 three arches in this facade | of the garage and in recess under the arches will be constructed lattice for | climbers to be planted there. rear of the house and from the lower porch floor steps will lead down into the garden. A service porch, leading from the kitchen, is at the right rear of the house, also having steps down to | the garden. ‘The_ house itself now is in an ad-| vanced stage of construction and visi- tors may have a good understanding | of what it will look like when the finish- ing work has been completed. The floor- ing has been laid throughout the house and workmen now are engaged in put- SA struction and are Golf Club; offering the HOME & GARDEN of the gar- | ‘There is a two-siory porch at the left | Wmmmmm“ 17 A Home-Owning and Building Page for Washington and Its Suburbs FOXHALL VILLAGE STAR MODEL HOME IS NEARING COMPLETION Charming English Garden Is Now Being' Constructed, Prior to Opening of October. ting in baseboards. door jambs and doors and next week painting of the trim will be started. The brickwork of the front porch ‘is now being laid an shortly the concrete flooring and ste] will be completed. ‘The basement of this house is “model.” in keeping with the rest of the provi- | sions of this English group dwelling. It | is spacious and its equipment is being arranged with the work that must be done there by the householders in mind. The heating plant is located at the left | front corner of the house and at the | left rear corner is located the 275-gal- | lon oil tank. The basement has a serv- | ant’s lavatory. There will also be con- structed a cold closet for food storage. | Stationary wash tubs will be set near a | window, where there will be ample light ’ and ai ‘ A pipe has been run from the oil tank |to the rear of the garage, with its intake | opening at the alley. Thus the tank may be replenished without having the truck backed into the yard. The south half of Q street between | Foxhall road and Forty-fourth street now is being paved and this work will be completed in ample time before the formal opening of the house. Temporary walks now have been constructed so that_visitors may have easy access to the house during the remaining period | of its construction. ‘The house may be reached by dflvtng out Q street to Wisconsin avenue, then west. on Reservoir road to Forty fnunh | street and thence south to @ street. | It also may be reached by bus from{ Dupont Circle or street car to Foxhall { road. TTIITTRRII Chevy Chase Homps By DOUGLASS Delightfully Different OUGLASS HOMES are the acme of con- most excellently located just south of and overlooking the Chevy Chase greatest variety of choice in architecture and size—there heing Moorish, Old English, Cottage types, nine rooms garage. American Colonial and English with six rooms and two baths to and three baths, each with two-car Exhibit Home There is some- skill ful blending of color, the clean, sweet air, the One is unconsciously rested and relaxed in such an en- Unfortunately, serious difficulties have arisen for those who seek to realize their desire for a garden. The required amount of land close to the center of town is now almost prohibitive in cost, if available at all. To remove to the far outskirts of the city brings new difficulties and problems. Planning, landscaping and con- tinuous proper care are no inconsiderable items. Now, however, all the delights of a wonderful garden may be yours, without any of these difficulties and objections. Tilden Gardens has been styled a unique development, and it is truly that in many ways. Close to the heart of the city, but a few minutes ride beyond Rock Creek and Connecticut Avenue Bridges, the five-acre park contains but six buil gs (four now built or building), and the terraced land between, replete with towering oaks, elms and maples, has been converted into an exquisite garden, truly fit for a Queen. It is doubtful if even the most pretentious estate in this vicinity has a more attractive natural setting, or Entering from Sedgwick more charming grounds and gardens. be in the city, but not of it. from the dust, din and grime of metropolitan activity. Street you can inspect the Model Apartment tastefully furnished by B. Moses & Sons, and then Gardens. pa on to the Home, Ww. Open every day until 9 p.m. Connecticut Avenue between ilden and Sedgwick Streets. Phone Cleveland 6084 Your home in Tilden Gardens would Here in sylvan seclusion one is completely aloof To really appreciate Tilden Gardens you should see the grounds now in their Autumnal glory and riot of natural colors. cut Avenue to Tilden Street, just south of the Bureau of Standards. Tilden Gardens Distinctive Development of M. & R. B. Warren, Pioneer Washington Builders of Today, drive out Connecti= CO-OPERATIVE APARTMENT HOMES s\s»\\mx\\x““\\&mvux\.\{“ss\xs\ss\\\\x\\‘s\“\\\ 123 GRAFTON STREET. In Exclusive Section Two Open Until 9 P.M. Drive west on Grafton St. from Chevy Chase Circle two blocks to home. J. €. Douglass Co. Realtors-Builders 1621 K St. N.W. SOSSS SR ASASRSSSSR NS SRS Frank. 5678 e L A A O S EW LH\\ULER BUILDIN Matthew G. Lepley Fletcher Architect STRAUB CINDER BLOCKS Were used as the backing for brick and mme in all exterior walls of this modern office building. WASHINGTON CONCRETE PRODUCTS CORP. 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