Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1928, Page 19

REAL * HORDREDS VT STARNODEL HOWE Foxhall Village Demonstra- tion House to Be Kept Open Until 9 P.M. Steady streams of visitors each day | during the past week visited The Star | model home at 4422 Q street, Foxhall | Village, the fourth and last of the | serles of demonstration dwellings spon- €ored this year by The Star in co- operation with the Home Owners’ Insti- | tute and local builders, which Sunday | was thrown open to the public for a | month of study. In response to requests for visitors, Boss & Phelps, the builders, have de- cided to keep the house open from 9 am. to 9 pm. instead of closing at 6 p.m., and each day during this month the house rhay be inspected during this | 12-hour period. | Hundreds who have inspected the house thus far have found a wealth of new ideas in home planning, construc- “ion, decoration and lanc——ping. The hiouse is the central unit of a group of nine English brick dwellings. It has | an outlook on a large Government res- | ervation in the center of Q street, be- tween Forty-fourth street and Surrey lane, and also affords a vista of Foundry branch valley, a part of which is to be developed as an extension of the great | Government parkway system. ‘The house may be reached by driving out Q street to Wisconsin avenue, north to Reservoir road, west to Forty-fourth ESTATTE. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 710, 1928 R0 Rkt ARAOOON AORAAR (tf(«b’o’é’( [ AN v k' of public inspection. GARDEN OF FOXHALL VILLAGE MODEL HOME. TWO NEW APARTMENT STORAGE WAREHOUSE HOUSES ANNOUNCED “age & Transfer Co., at 2801 Georgia | avenue, were filed this week with the PLANS ARE FILED | District building inspector. Designed for the purpose of storage View of rear yard of The Star’s exhibition dwelling at 4422 Q street, which last Sunday was opened for a month t |ing boom, business has kept fair pace | i Canada, over a long history of peri- OFFE SPAGEPUT ST BOVENEEDS Survey Indicates Wise Con-| struction Is Essential in Certain Centers. Although many millions of square | feet of new office space have been add-| ed during the recent years of the build- with construction, according to a survey ust completed by the National Associa- | | tion of Building Owners and Managers. | The association, said to represent more than $7,000,000,000 worth of commercial properties in the United States and odic surveys has come to a conclusion that a vacancy of 10 per cent of the available office space is the normal con- dition. The survey, which reflects conditions in 40 leading cities, shows that the present vacancy is 11.88 per cent, or only 1.88 per cent above normal. Future Needs Uncertain. . ‘Whether this condition will be long maintained is open to question, accord- | ing to John T. Redmond of Chicago, chairman of the committee on renting of the national association. In the 40 cities covered in the sur- vey, which we have“just completed,” said Mr. Redmond, “there are 90 new total area of 17,177,575, square feet of office space. Of that total 2,678,141 square feet will have been completed and will be on the market for tenants before January 1. Sound Judgement Advised. “However, I do not see anything in the situation that can be construed as alarming to_the owner of well located buildings already constructed, but I do see danger signals flying for those who are contemplating the construc- tion of large buildings in cities where there is already a larger than normal vacancy. The fact that there was only a 002 increase tn the percentage of vacancy during the past five' months is a wholesome indication that the busi- ness of the nation is expanding and that there are many establishments which are beginning to realize that adequate quarters are essential for highest ‘working efficiency.” The survey is the most comprehensive that has ever been made by the asso- ciation. The total floor area reported, of 130,403,075 square feet, is equal to 2,993 acres of office space. IDEAE DOORWAY TYPE. Colonial Design Seems to Reflect “Sweep of Humanity.” ‘Whether from the leisurely Southern colonfes, from bustling little old New York, from Quaker Philadelphia or rig- orous New England, Colonial doorways must always be associated with the |sweep of humanity that has passed | through them. | Such doorways from many of the 13 colonies have been preserved by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in permanent and temporary ex- buildings under constructio: ‘hibition: REAL ESTATE. 'North Cleveland Park | Cottage Type Home At a Sacrifice 3907 ALTON PL. N.W. This detached cottage-type residence must be sold and is offered at a real sacrifice for immediate sale. It is of shingle construction, having six rooms including attra living room with open fireplace qnd builtin bookcases, side living porch, large pantry, tile bath, oak floors, h.w. h., electric lights and all conveniences. Situated on a 50-foot front lot, with effective planting; home is unquestionably a bargain. J ONLY $8,450 Open Sunday 2 to 6 P.M. Hepces & MIDDLETON, INC. Realtors 1412 Eye St. Franklin 9503 “Douglass Selected” \ BEST HOME BUYS The Home That You Have Been Waiting For ¢ | Five-Story Fireproof Building to|of furniture, the building will bs of | | fireproof construction. It will be erect- Meridian Hill Section and 1722 Be Erected at 2801 |ed on a site having a frontage of 100 . Georgia Avenue. Nineteenth Street Chosen e | feet on Georgia avenue and a depth of 136 feet. The cost is estimated at Plans for the construction of a five- | $87,000. as Sites. story building for the American Stor- !signed by L. H. Harris. street and west a half block to the house. = Foxhall Village also may be reached by bus from Dupont Circle and street car to Foxhall station. One of the unusual features of the house, which has attracted favorable Chevy Chase The building has been de- comment from visitors, is the neat Eng- lish rock garden at the rear of the house. It comprises lawns marked by gravel and flagging stone, shrubs, Eng- lish ivy and other plantings. The | central feature of the garden is a stone | bird bath and at one side is a stone bench. There is a high lattice fence, set upon brick and concrete retaining walls at. either side of the lot, while at the rear of the yard is a two-car ga- rage, in which there are recesses con- taining lattice work on which rose bushes later will climb. ‘The house is unusually large for a group dwelling, containing a large living room, running across virtually the full length of the front of the house; dining room, breakfast nook and kitchen on the first floor; four bedrooms, one with private bath, and a linen closet and a second bath with shower equipment on the second floor, and a large studio room with adjoining bedroom, a modest size room furnished as a study and a large cedar closet on the third floor. ‘There is a two-story screened porch et the left rear of the dwelling and a small service porch off the kitchen at the right rear. James Addresses Convention. C. Clinton James of Washington, past president of the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations and chairman of its Fed- eral legislative committee, addressed the West Virginia Building and Loan Association League at its annual State convention, which was held in Mor- Plans for two new aparument houses, one of which will be located in the Meridian Hill section, were announced this week. A five-story apartment of brick, steel | and concrete construction will be erected at 1426 Chapin street, nearby | Meridian Park, from plans by George T. Santmyers. S. M. Biron & Sons are the owners. The building will contain 44 apartments of two rooms, kitchen, din- ette and bath and provision for parking tenants’ cars in the basement. A. Joseph Howar, owner and builder, | this week filed plans with the | District building inspector for an eight- story apartment house costing approxi- mately $500,000, to be erected at 1722 Nineteenth street. As designed by | David L. Stern, the building will be of | fireproof construction, containing 88 | apartments, with a total of 239 rooms. | The building will be erected on a site having a frontage of 84 feet and a depth of 140 feet. The building will be of concrete, steel and brick construction. It will be served by two electric elevators. Varying Ideals in Chimneys. ‘The chimney has always afforded free rein for the imagination of chim- ney masons and architects. Earliest reproductions of medieval structures | have featured the ornamental chim- | gantown, W. Va., last night. Assured Improvements Semi- Detached $8,950 on . Terms You'll Like. ¥ B rice Exhibit Home 421 Marietta PL. N.W. Open 9 AM. to 10 P.M. HOW TO—Take I4th St. car to 5th COME and Kennedy, two blocks morth to Madison, or Georgia Avenue car to Longfellow, east to Sth, morth to Madison; or drive out 16th Street or Georgia Avenue to Longfellow, east to Sth, then morth to Madison, or phone Main 8949 for automobile. & e T _gwsTila - - Most worthy of consideration by home sesks ers desirous of environment and convenience to schools, stores and transportation. Undoubtedly one of the pret- tiest settings in all Chevy Chase. Latest improvements in construction and design are incorporated to give the greatest values ever offered by us. Large, wooded lots, fully sodded and landscaped. Spacious porches, six delight- ful rooms, open fireplaces, tile baths and showers, bronze screens, garages and innumerable other features. S e ney, and most sketches of present-day homes do likewise. | serious Water Won’t Hurt Tontine Shade Cloth Let us send you estimates and samples of this wonderful shade material. It may be obtained in all beautiful colors. 100% Satisfactory Wear! Waterproof ! Sunproof ! £30 13th St. N.W. l Main 3324.3328 W. STOKES SAMMONS, Proprietor hrough These Henestly Built Homes o Michigan Park Manor Only then can you appreciate their true worth! You'll see cheerful rooms, up-to-the minute baths, large porches, lots 28 feet wide . . . Frigidaires . . . but why goon . . . your visit will make you as enthusiastic over the homes as you will be over their location « + . a fine restricted neighborhood, indeed. Priced $10,550 and Up Drive out Michigan Avenue N.E. past Catholie University o Sargent Road and 13th Place N.E.. or take car marked “Brookland” to end of route, then Walk right 1'; blocks on Michigan Avenue direct to 13th Place, or take bus marked Queens Chapel and Bunker Hill Road. RUST BLDG. 1001 15™ STNW. PHONE FRANKLIN 829 *WASHINGTON D C* Adjoining famous “Star 1200 CASH - 7750 MO. M. @ R. B.Warreh, Realtors Model Home™ at corner of Leland and Elm streets, these homes, just being completed, are offered for the first time. Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Leland Street and turn west to Elm. Open until 9 p-m. Sunday and daily. Closed cars at your disposal at any time to inspect these homes. Phone Wiscon- sin 4034, - - - T = = - - ’: Undoubtedly the finest On a wide avenué. Homes of unusual size, Beautiful parquetry floors. Artistic colored bath and fixtures. Three porches—wide as the house, Numerous wardrobe closets, Kelvinator electric refrigerator. Elaborate dressers in kitchen. TERMS LESS 1016 14th St. The Fastest Selling Homes in the City Kansas Ave. N.W. Just north of Sherman Circle between Emerson and Farragut Streets ever offered for sale in Washington. Special Features SMALL CASH PAYMENT Sample House, 4913 Kansas Ave. N.W. Inspect These Homes TODAY The Emerson Street bus will take you to within two squares of the houses CAFRITZ Owners and Builders of Communities and most complete homes Real open fireplace in living room. Paneled walls on first floor. Special lighting fixtures. Handsomely decorated walls, Hardwood trim through- out. Hardwood floors upstairs and down. Deep lot, front and back. Big garage to wide alley. THAN RENT Sample House, 14. Y two now tion. No bette a half from the Pa half a square from itself. Each has four two complete baths with attractive side the numerous fea Each home is su Open Daily EATON Van Buren Street at of the extraordinary values offered in these upper Sixteenth Street sec- tion homes, situated just a square and downstairs and four bedrooms with sign is the popular center-hall plan, ments are’ the special fitments and equipment, the built-in garage, the unusually large floored attic, the fine trim and woodwork throughout and the charming grounds. first trust by H. L. 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Frank, 5678 ABSOLUTELY THE bigges ] NCW Home Value in this MARVELOUS COMMUNITY 1362 Hamilton Street NNW Amazingly Complete THE HOME is a revelation in convenient planning and artistic decoration. The living room is spacious and well proportioned and boasts an open firepla The sunny dining room was designed to provide space for each piece of your furniture. French doors from this room open into the man's room—that special feature of Shannon & Luchs Construction—which affords a place of rest and quiet when other parts of the house are in use. A complete tiled lavatory opens from this room. The kitchen is fully equipped. There is a side entrance with clothes closets. There are three master bedrooms. Two baths, one with shower, argge the privacy demanded in every family. The handy room, an extra@som on the second floor, can be utilized as an extra bedroom, a nursery, a dispensary or a boudoir. One bath is adjacent to this room/ The .very large closets are cedar lined; and Kelvinator Electric Refrigerator is installed in this home, Reasonably Priced OPEN SUNDAY FOR INSPECTION SHANNON . & LUCH [ 3 12 “atseciation ot “ine "5 &