Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1928, Page 21

REAL ESTATE. NTHE EVENING S TAR,: WASHINGTON, b U, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER HOME BUILDER SHOULD LEARN ZONING RESTRICTIONS OF AREA Lot Buyer Advised Into Conditions o Bhireates Wity of Neighborhoofl and Cost Limitations. 1g and other re- is of vital im- portance to the y home site. by the Estate ting the cries of nted out of Real It is just as impor the restrictions on the adjoin erty as those on the lot in th~ con- templated purchase, the association de- clar, desirable that a lot for hore building purpos in a restricted ment buildinas. fiats rred.” ssociation and business pro- he value of 3 > your home life often into the on_the the organization from hased and learn to aser of a home or | prop- | their later sorrow that adiacent prop- erty owned by another organization is not restricted. In such cases, a home owner may have to bear the penalty | of having a garage or cheap apartment building constructed across the street,” the atticle continues. Cost Limits Desirable. “Restrictions limiting an area to homes of certain costs also are desira ble. Study sucia restrictions from the point of view of your own living stand- ards. The restriftions may call for | property if you possibly can afford land fully improved or under development. | ““Choose carefuily within a given block, remembering that the advantage | of a corner lot may be offset by assess- | ments for streets and sidewalks on two ! frontages and that it will require longer | fences. lot may be located s ing garage or kitchen is | “Measure the distance to work, | church, schools and shopping centers { not in miles but in the time it takes | to get there. that a neighbor- nuisance. | | Churches Value. " “Churches of all denominations are | desirable in the neighborhood of mw} home site. It is all very well to sce | ! that your church is in this area when | | your immediate intent is to build & {home on the lot and live there. Re-| | member that you may want to move | | away sometime and the prospect who night give you the best price for your home may refuse to take it because his | church is not located in this district. | “Don't take it for granted that you | getting a_clear title. You can re- e the seller to establisp his title if not, it is worth the | e a lawyer a title quir before you buy 2 or more expensive construction than you | can afford. or may permit the construc- tion of neighboring homes that will cheapen the residence you plan to build. “If water. gas mains, graded and paved streets, sew Iks and_curbs wre not installed already in the district where you consider purchasing a lot, plan to add taxes for these improve I ments to the net price of your Don't risk your funds in undeveloped = : 1 Wisconsi > H Connecticut Ave. to MEN ARE LIARS” | has often heen said— BUT these 6-room houses speak for themselves 3705 to 3719 Albemarle N.W. Cell Sunday and see them n Ave. to Grant Rd. or Albemarle St. N.W, o JAMESON-BUILT HOMES! Inspect SAMPLE HOUSE, 91 Reasonable Price—Easy Terms at Once 5 QUINCY ST. N.W. 6 and 7 large rooms, h.-w.h., electric lights, hardwood floors and trim. One-piece sink, tiled bath, built-in tub, built-in ice box and other extras. Double rear porches, wide front porch, deep lot to wide alley. “Ask the Man Who Owns One” Built, Owned and for Sale by Thomas A. Jameson Co. Owners and Builders 906 N. Y. Ave. NW. Phone Main 5526 First Block West of SIXTEENTH STREET THIS MOST BEAUT HOME IS OFFERED AT LOUSLY LOW PRICE. Full width concrete large living room. open model Kite o, glass garage. servants’ flowers. throughout. Copper scree Awning Turn west 1621 X St. N.W. Allison St. N.W. "IFUI. TAPF THIS TIME AT A RIDICU- JUST LIKE NEW. Nine Rooms—Three Baths in sleeping poreh. tw quarters at Allison J. €. Douglass Co. BrevivgVivg ot | & - Forest AN EXCLUSIV This attractive home contains finis attie with serva Beautiful Lot Wit Albemarle Street W 1501°K St. N'W. emember also that an inside | 57 Brandywine St A CHARMING RESIDE In OIl, HEAT AND FRIGIDAIRE Open All Day Sunday (Drive Out Conn. Ave., Turn Right on . S. PHILLIPS & CO. Realtors | guarantee company search the title for | you “Balance your investment reasonably; put | your total investment into the lot and the rest into your house and improve- | ments. ‘Look into the possibilities of public parks or boulevards | utilities, future and make sure that such im- | provements will help and not damage your proposed site “Be sure that the necighborhood properly served by police and fire de- | partments.” Priest Prospects by Radio. Precious metals are being discovered by a “radio” apparatus claimed to have been invented by a Catholic priest or France. “Every metal gives off a defi- nite wave length, and my instrument is adjusted to pick them up.” the priest plains. Gold, platinum and silver ill be found, it is hoped, in large quan- ities within a few miles’of the Pranco- Swiss border and In the Pyrences. dozen sacks, each containing a different metal, were buried at various points in a field from 8 to 10 feet deep. The in- strument not only revealed the depths, it is said, but identified the metals. AR AR AR AR RO RAB AR I being | brought nearer to your property in the | is | Al about one-fourth or one-fifth of ||| HE 11 ree Hills E 'E LOCATIO eight large rooms, two bat U's quarters and bath h Two-car to Fore:t Hill:) Main 4600 Silver Spring' 250 homes in this area because We have built and sold over the purchasers appreciate substantial construction, beautiful shade trees, paved streets and sidewalks; and convenience to stores of TAKOMA every deseription, churches, elementary and high schools. You can have a detached dwelling, with a cheerful fireplace, sleeping porch, front porch, lawns and a place for the children to play, safe from the congested traffie of the city, for what a row house costs in a noisy neighborhood. Act now. Come to Silver Spring and Blair-Takoma or, if you prefer, a sales representative will eall for you. Are you going to let another Thanksgiving slip by without owning a home of your own? 0 1 —built for his 1206 Glen TRY BRICK TERMS. covered front porch, cxtra fireplace, bhreakfast porch, r bric deep ot with shrubs, ned and weatherstripped Open Saturday and Sunday off 161h St. to home Frank, 5678 The facts are these: s ago Mr. Robt. \W. Benner de- signed and built this home for his own use. Yelieving in North Woodside he recently purchased an adjoining tra which he is de- veloping. For business reasons he feels that he. should transfer his resi- dence to his new “com- munity” — which puts this house on the mar- . ket—and at a price quite materially less than duplicatin Three y: g cost. The house was spe- cially designed—which means it has many en- gaging features not found in usual con- struction. For example, t he walls on the first floor are painted, an advan- tage every housewife will appreciate. The living room is of unus- ual size, with a real and ornamental fireplace. Adjoining the living “Some The Benner Home own occupancy RossRoad North Woodside, Md. a large sola- he dining room ht and cheery— chen, large and outside room rium is brig the kit well equipped; pantry. On the second floor are three splendid bed- rooms and gl inclos- ed” sleeping porch; big bath room, tiled and with latest types of built-in fixtures. Cross ventilation has * been ingenibusly provided. the basement is maid’s bath and aundry equip- vapor heating plant and auxiliary heater for use in the Summertime, In the lavatory ment, The yards, both front and back, are sodded and planted and with six large trees. A con- crete driveway leads to the garage, of consist- ent design. The house has metal weather stripping and screens throughout. House” for $12,500 o —and the terms can be arranged satisfactorly Open Sunday All Drive out 16th St into Ga. Day—and Evening to Alaska Avenue— Ave.—north under the viaduct 1, miles to the stone entrance to North ‘Woodside, on the road to left—which : MCKEEVERandGOS [REALTORS ] 4 left—then take first is Glen Ross Road. crvice Deal with a Realtor 1415 K St. N.W, Main 4752 gia Avenue Geor, Company Inc. Sixteenth Street P. BLAIR LEE. V. Pres. On Sunday. J. CURTIS WALKER. Treas. Telephone Silver Spring 415 E. BROOKE LEE, Pres. Shepherd 2400 B S RS A RECOLRD of ACHIEVEMENT Since 1923 a total of 18 Co-operative Apartment Buildings have been successively and successfully built and sold by M. & R. B. Warren, Pioneer Builders of Co-operative Apartment Homes in Washington The Co-operative Apartment Home plan, though popular and established in New Yorl hicago and other cities, is comparatively new to Wash- ington. In the past few vears several such ventures have been attempted locally, only to be abandoned. A new idea, no matter how basic- ally sound, requires time and pa- tience of its sponsors. Telephones. automobiles, aeroplanes, radio, surance, were not established over night. 2540 Massachusetts N.W.: built In 1925-2 lightful co- hemes: valuation, $550,000.00. R (Above) 1661 Crescent Place N. W.; built in 1926- 7, comprising 50 Tuxu- rious co-operative _apart- ment homes; valuation, $1.000.000.00. (Center) 1705 Lanier Place N.W. the first co-operative apartment building of M. & R. B. Warren; constructed in 1923-24, containing 30 co- operati valuation, $1 (Right) Partia buildings. 3018 to 3028 Porter Street N.W. built in 1924-: 84 desirable co-opera- t apart nt home: valuation, 543,000.00. A few pioneers avoided the pitfalls and mistakes of their less successful contemporaries, profited by expe- rience, and moved slowly hut surely on to success, H heen loe M. & lers of of W n has identified with ly 40 years. Bu Hon The name prominently building for ne: R. B. Warren, Ui Co-oper dings, a tota apartment homes representing sound values of nearly $£.000.000.00—all on the Co-operative ownership plan. What the present owners of these homes think of them, and the plan. is best indicated by the many letters of commendation and praise received from them, the originals of which are open to iaspection at our office at any time. On October 1s1, 1927, the first of six buildings in the newest Warren development, Tilden Gardens, was completed. Today the fourth b ing is well under w In v every case the apartments were en- tirely sold out prior to completion of the dings. Today most of the new purchasers are friends of those who have previously bought Warren Apartment Homes. ! £ hed). of a group of six, in TILDEN GARDENS, newest Co-operative Apartment e Developcment of M. R. B. Warren. When completed, Tilden Gardens will represent a value of nea 020,000.00, the de- lightful home of 180 far-sighted owne TILDIN CARDENS Connecticut Avenune at Tilden Sireet Just South of the Bureau of Standards Office on the Premises Phone Cloveland 5054 (5) The fourth building (almost fi the Tilden Gardens offers to the pro- spective home owner every advantage of location, environment, convenience and comfort—at an economy that none can afford to ignore. You are urged to get all the facts and see these attractive hon today. Model Apartment Home, furnisbed through the courtesy of W. B. Moses & Sons, open to 9 p.m. every day,