Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1928, Page 20

REAL ESTATE. .20 REAL ‘ESTATE. .DAVISON PREDICTS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1928. LOFFLER BUYS BUILDING. Purchases Eleventh Street Property as an Investment. ures on just what it is going to He should also make certain that everye thing is included at the outset, so that there will be no extras to be théught of afterward and run the cost above what can be afforded. He should have can be easily and economically done to one building might be very expensive to do to a somewhat similar but still dif- ferent building. Sometimes it can easily cost more to make an old house into a modern new house than it would to Hints on Reconditioning of Homes PACKARD BUILDING REPORTED SOLD Are leen for Guldancc Of Owncrs - AVENUE COMEBACK ;Federal Buildings on South of | Thoroughfare Seen as Cause. ¥, Lower Pennsylvania avenue, described | tecently by Secretary Mellon as being | *unsurpassed by a comparable avenue in | “sheer ugliness and lack of architectural | dignity” will stage a surprisjng come- | ,back in the next decade or two, when »the monumental Federal buildings on | ¢the south side of the Avenue are com- | “pleted, it was predicted by Maj. Don- ald A. Davison, Assistant Engineer | Commissioner, in charge of zoning, in | an address this week before the local chapter of the American Institute of J-Architects. "= Development of the costly and beau- Wdiful structures on the south side of the Avenue, many of which with little doubt will be completed within a dec- ade, will serve as an impetus to im- portant developments in the north side <of the Avenue by private in terests, | sai Business property, Connecticut avenue and S street, which has been pur- id to involve $255,000. chased by Mrs. Emma J. Walter as an investment, from Mrs. John R. Williams. The transaction, handled through the office of Randall H. Hagner & Co., was The property contains about 6,000 square feet. Maj. Davison said. This, he believed, would take place despite the present sArend in expansion of the business dis- trict to the Northwest, as evidenced in Jnew developments on H, I, K and L Streets west of Fourteenth street. Had there been a zoning commission | C1 ‘employing a “guiding hand” in new sbuilding construction in Washington a | arq «half century or more ago, he told the ,architects, lower Pennsylvania avenue probably never would have suffered a /Slump in importance in a business way /fhat came with the movement fartner | co >uptown. This might have been pre- | pl vented, he said, by the commission re- straining the change of residential sec- tions on uptown streets to business purposes. in Apartment Hotels_ The statement was made din a “brief discussion of problems now before »the Zoning Commission and those to at forthcoming zoning hearings. One of these probiems, he said, was the need for definite interpretation of the term “apartment hotel” as distin- ished from an apartment or hotel. e pointed out that news stands, cafes, barber shops and other services are germn.ted under the zoning rules in otels for the convenience of transients, dut not permitted in apartments, which have a higher residential classi- “fcation. Many ~ “boarder-line” _cases shave come before the commission due to classification of some buildings as apartment hotels, where some hotel | of Services are requested. Another question up for considera- Aon, he said, is that of the number of Tentative ter of the architects. The recommen- dations of the council, he sald, already had brought about real improvements house elevations. The meeting, held at the Cosmos ub, also was addressed by Dr. Wil- liam Thornton Davis, who advised the chitects regarding proper care of their eyes during close drafting work. Arthur B. Heaton, Francis P. Sul- livan and William I Deming were named members of a committee to nsider the need of revision of the umbing code of the District. Louis Justement, president, presided at the banquet sessi was.in charge of the program, sion and Horace Peaslee APPRAISAL FORM 0. K.'D. Approval Given Realty Board Committee. Standard appraisal forms for use in by making valuations of industrail real estate were tentatively approved by the executive ; committee of the industrial property division of the National Asso- ciation of Real Estate Boards during its recent session at New York City. Report of the committee covering the proposed national standards of prace tice and the proposed national stand- ard forms will be made at the meeting the executive committee of the in- dustrial property division, to be held in Birmingham, Ala., in January. Establishment of contact between or- BUILDING INCREASES. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, November 10.—Valua- tion of building operations in Balti- more continues to mark advances over last year's construction record. New buildings, additions and alter- ations last month totaled $2,810,520. In October, 1927, the total was $2,- 086,296, the total for September this year being $7,926,600. Valuation “for the first 10 months of the current year is $37,488,600, as contrasted with $34,125,348 for the en- tire year of 1927. Last year the figures for the first 10 months of the period were $29,948,868. The figures are from a statement of permits granted in Oc- tober by the bureau of buildings. The two-story business building lo- cated at 729 Eleventh street, which houses the furniture store of D. S. Pool. Inc., has been sold by Harry and Morris Bachrach to Andrew D. Loffler. The consideration in the transaction was not made public. Title to the prop- erty was transfered this week. It is understood the new owner will hold the property as an investment. spend any more money on his THREE BOYS MISSING. If the house is worth putting lny' Local Police Asked to Look Out for|more money into it, then, and only Prince Georges Trio, then, is the time to consider just what he wants to do in the way of ‘The local police were today requested BY FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President American Construction Council. The home owner frequently does not give proper consideration to the ques- tion of reconditioning his home, conse- quently he often does not get proper value on his investment in his home, either through neglect or through badly planned alterations. First of all, the home owner should seri- ously think about whether he should | reconditioning it. This is very im- | by authorities of Prince Georges Coun- | portant. ty, Md., to search for three students of | There is no point in spending good the Prince Georges School who have |money on bad money. Some houses— | been missing from their homes, in Ta- | for example, many built during the past koma Park, Md., since Thursday. The | few years—have been so poorly con- arents are unable to furnish any clues. | structed that to put any further sizable sum into them would be simply like putting it into a sieve, On the other hand, even a modest sum properly spent on a good house often enhances its value many fold, The missing boys, each of whom is 13 years of age, are Spencer Berger, Ethan | Allen avenue; Leroy Waters, Sligo Mill road, and Alvin Stebbing, 19 Prince Georges avenue, 1357 Montague St. N.W. Detached $1 l ’500 Open Large Lot Inspect Another one of those delightful homes in that most desirable neigh- borhood close to 16th St., the Reservoir and Rock Creek Park. With its southern exposure, its 8 rooms (2 bedrooms, bath on the 1st floor), 2 tiled baths, h.-w.h,, electricity, big, fine fireplace, sleeping porch, and large concrete front porch, it makes an ideal suburban home, right in the city. Very convenient to schools, churches, stores, cars and busses. Elevation high. A healthful and practical place for children. The lot is 50 by about 130, with flowers and shrubbery. A garage in rear. It's open, look it over. IN CLOSING THIS ESTATE we are offering a real HOME BARGAIN and the terms are right. Excellent Condition PAUL MAGOFFIN 317 Woodward Bldg. " Phone Main 3023 1317 Montague St. N.W., the last of the 11 houses of this estate, will be placed on the market immediateiy. 1t is a wonderful thick-walled STONE home, 9 rooms, d $14,500.00 Detached , Lo t tone: 50x13214 giving it not only a much greater sale and borro value, but also giving it much greater utlity and beaut;. It is often therefore a invest- ment to spend a substantial sum on re- conditioning the home. In some cases, of course, minor repairs or decorating are justified when major alterations would not be. However, it is a good rule to bear in mind that remodeling or reconditioning is likely to be very ex- pensive unless only those things are done that can be easily and econm- ict done to the particular building in qu n, and some of the things that 7 build or buy a new one. Competent Advice Urged. Before starting to remodel, repair or ot b b)) r}e‘g‘efionu m:h home, the l':ol{m ow':-ner Ch S| d have the necessary information | ¢ mi se” 2y ' and advice about what in detail needs arming House” Qwner's Goall to be done, on how to design and plan it all and on the proper use of the various materials and methods of con- struction. that involves substantial change with- | ties. ou’ employing competent professional | result of a multiplicity advice. In addition to just what should be | the harmony, ease and shining cleanli- done and just how it should be done, he should not fail to get definite fig- ' owner of good taste. cverything in legal contfact form before any final commitment is given on ex- penditures. The charming house ‘is never easy to define or explain. It is seldom due He should not do anything | SMPIY to one or twe outstanding beau~ The charming house is rather the of carefully considered details, combining to give ness that is the goal of every home Truly Model Homes for families of moderate means Exhibit Home 3833 Beecher St. Open daily until 9 P. M. Frigidaire 6 and 7 rooms 2 and 3 porches Built-in and detached garages Cedar closets Brick fireplaces Hardwood floors Master baths i Specifications Sponsored by Popular Demand ganizations having a_direct interest in sound utilization of industrial real estate will be the purpose of a special committee which has just been ap- pointed by the division. For the great army of homeseekers in the mod= erate price class these homes qualify particularly as models, style, construction and appointments meet the measure of their conception and the setting matches their ideal of environment. Here every home is distinctive—individually designed. Many bear the mark of English influence with just enough variety to lend tasteful beauty to the groups as a whole. All-brick construction, double oak floors throughout; slate mansards, ete., give assurance of lasting qualities with trivial cost B H Gruver of maintenance. Large elaborately landscaped - o lawns are a popular feature and the newly paved Builder streets and alieys relieve the buyer of a common burden. 927 15th St. stories to be permitted in buildings of certain heights where the slope of the ground is such as to make possible one or two more stories at the lower portion of the site. ‘The commission also is considering the proposal that garages be permitted in apartment basements, without ob- 1aining of permission of adjoining prop- erty owners, as now required, such ‘garages to be restricted to the use of ‘tenants of the buildings, with all neces- sary fire safeguards. Maj. Davison also lauded the vol- unteer, free service given each week by members of the Architect’s Advisory Council, which studies plans for new rojects filed with the District Govern- dment and suggests changes in eleva- tlons deemed necessary to improve ar- chitectural appearance. The service is iven by members of local chap. 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