Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1928, Page 15

REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, he wiTR SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Foening Stas, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1928 HOME & GARDEN 15 A Home-Owning and Building Page for Washington and Its Suburbs DISTRICT PRIVATE BUILDING PROTECTION OFFERED BUYER OF CO-OPERATIVE APARTMENT National Real Estate Body Sets Up Bureau to Make Technical Study of Group Projects. Protection of the public against fraud, ‘mismanagement or poorly. conceived projects in the co-operative’ apartment field, with the resultant protection af- forded the legitimate operator in this phase of regjdential construction, was the keynote of principal addresses deliv- ered at the annual meeting of the co- operative apartment division of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The “tri-city” convention of the divi- sion, of which R. Bates Warren of this city is chairman, opened here Monday, adjourning to meet the next day in Philadelphia and Wednesday and ‘Thursday in New York. Wide use of the consultation bureau #et up this year by the division will ef- fectively protect the buyer of a co- operative apartment from fraudulent operations or those patently unsuc- cessful from the start, it was declared at the session here by Albert W. Swayne, active Chicago co-operative apartment operator, a director of the division. This bureau, he explained, makes a technical study of the legal, financial, architectural and sales plans of pro- posed co-operative apartment projects, upon application by developers, and certifies those found properly organized. He expressed the belief that when the services of this bureau become widely used, it will be virtually impossible for an operator whose project does not come up to standard to market his buildings. Only One Failure Here. During the session, Chairman Warren referred to the failure of a local apart< ment offered on the co-operative own- ership plan, which, he said, was the ,only one of 39 co-operative projects here to fail with financial loss to any- one. A site for a projected apartment building to be owned co-operatively by its tenants should be so chosen that there is almost a positive assurance of enhancing ground value, according to Frank J. O'Brien of Chicago, who ad- dressed a special meeting of the divi- Fion in New York. Here are the essentials which he out- lined for the protection of a tenant pwner in such a project: The site should be in a district with a promising future, one which incorpo- rates all the requirements of a well se- lected residential site. The building itself should incorpo- rate the bset of materials and the best of workmanship. ‘The lay-out and provision for ven- tilation and light should be such as would be incorporated in a fine family residence. The rooms should be large, the lay-out commodious and practical. Abundant Closet Space. To please apartment dwellers who want to own their apartment homes every such unit must have an abun- dance of closet space, and all the nice- ties included in the modern single fam- ily_residence. To protect the purchaser the legal forms used in the setting up of the organization must conform to the stan- dards worked out by the national asso- ciation, which has set up a constitu- tion bureau to advise on co-operative :“gufldmz projects in their formative e. Escrow agreements should be used as a protection both to the purchaser of the individual apartment and to the man whose capital is making possible its development. The escrow should provide a down payment with the application, a method of payment of balance on or before oc- cupancy of the apartment, Mr. O'Brien held. 1t should provide also at what period in sales activity the escrows should be closed out and delivery of title for apartments shall be made to all purchasers in the development, and should provide that no money shall be turned over to the developer until such time as the building is sold and pay- ment of the completed building is assur- ed, free of mechanic’s liens, he said. “It is unfair, unjust and hazardous for a developer to permit purchaser to pay us his equity either in cash or note until such times as the developer knows the building is to be completely sold. “Any variance from this policy jeop- ardizes the purchasers’ interests, and develops real dangers to the progress of co-operative apartment development,” he said. i REALTY BOARDS TO MAINTAIN SUBDIVISION ADVISORY GROUP A consultation bureau for subdivision projects will be set up by the National Association of Real Estate Boards through its home builders and subdivid- ers division. The bureau is to be a machinery through which a subdivider, at the time he is planning a subdivision project, may get the advice of a group of experts in his own business to pass upon the de- tails of s subdivision project in its formative . stage. examining the ject in detail group, appointed y the division from among its mem- bership, would have the advice of com- tent consultants on problems of city lanning, el ing and .law. It would give the developer whatever sug- stion it found advisable for the bet- er planning or plotting of the subdivi- sion, for better financial set-up, or for better sales plan, or any other sugges- ion that experience indicates would tter the project as a piece of sound tity building. If it finds that the project as exam- Ined meets in every way the standards up by the division, the bureau will authorized to certify that fact to the public. The setting up of such a con- sultation service should eventually pre- tlude the marketing of ill-advised pro« Jects, according to 1 Lonnquist, Chi- tago, chairman of the division, Bureau Already Operated. ‘The projected consultation bureau for subdividers will follow in general the plan through which the association is Mready operating a consultation service bureau to advise upon co-operative apartment projects in the formative stage and through which it has begun the practice of certifying co-opérative building projects which are found to meet definite standards carefully: set up by its co-operative apartment divi- sion. Details in the plan for the new con- rultation service will be brought before the division at a meeting to be held in ronnection with the annual business meeting of the association in Birming- ham, Ala., January 23, 24 and 25. Question of what should be done to protect scenic values and residential real estate values against indiscriminate use of billboards and indiscriminate lacarding of trees and telegraph posts vll come before a national conference o be held in connection with the next annual convention of the National As- sociation of Real Estate Boards. The convention will be held in Bos- ton, Mass., in June, 1929. Outdoor ad- vertising interests, which through a special committee of the Outdoor Ad- vertisting Association of America, Inc., have been working closely with the Na- tional Realtors’ Association in a joint study of the question, will be invited to take part in the projected conference. . Investment Injured. Advertising signs have an important and legitimate place in modern - ness, but the uncontrolled use of such signs in recent years has come to in- jure to a great extent the investment which the public has made in its highe ways by reason of marring the pleas- ure of the view, which is a public pos- session, it is contended. Growing criticism against luncheon stands, filling stations, etc., of the “shack” type has also been brought to the attention of the special committes of the realtors’ association, which has been studying the problem of outdoor advertising control, according to Ward ©. Gifford of Kansas City, chairman. The commitiee, which has been en- gaged in drafting a suggested plan for public control of billboard use so as to conserve legitimate use and cut off use ‘which is opposed to the general public interest, has been working jointly on the subject with a special committee Tepresenting the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Inc. TRIM REFLECTS SKILL. Molding Around Doors and Win- dows Holds Charm. ‘Trim around door and window open- ings has always reflected the skill of the designer and the pocketbook of the owner. Thus the Colonial mansions which have been preserved to us show a charming richness of molding, which goes far to create the stately impres- sion these houses give the visitor. The “gingerbread” architecture of the '80s and '90s witnessed an elaboration of molded trim which lacked all charm. ‘The natural reaction resulted in the ab- solutely plain trim sometimes called “sanitary” because of the entire absence of any moldings. Mr. Hoover is Right-- Co-operation ls the Answer! Not only for big business, which is following his advice by co-operating through mergers in a num- her and on a scale never heretofore known, but co-operation is also the answer for the individual so far as his housing problem is concerned. If you are really interested in turning otherwise valueless apartment rent receipts into thrifty sav- ings, while enjoying all the comforts, conveniences and economies of apartment residence, and the incomparable satisfaction and independence of home ownership, resolve now to inspect: Three of the 72 apartments of the Porter Street Co-operative Apartment Development of M. & R. B. Warren in charming Cleveland Park are available for pur- chase through the owners leaving the city and other per. sonal reasons. These apartments consist of three and four rooms and bath, all outside, delightfully arranged. Total payments, including all expenses, as low as $42.43 per month, withea reasonable first payment. Representative will be found in Apartment 104, at 3( 2 Porter Street, all day Saturday and Sunday, to 9:00 p.m. Phone Cleveland 929. Other days phone main office for appointment. M. and R. B. WARREN Realtors and Builders Telephone Main 977 925 Fifteenth St. N.W. Small Dwel]ing Has Dis- tinctive Exterior Follow- ing English Lines. CEMENT STUCCO USED WITH SIDING Three Bedrooms, a Roomy Bath and Six Closets on Second Floor. BY L. PORTER MOORE, President Home Owners' Institute, Inc. Here is a small dwelling with a dis- tinctive exterior following English archi- tectural lines that has six rooms, bath, sun room, breakfast alcove and garage, designed for a 40-foot plot, that after construction has been found a thor- oughly practical and entirely comfort- able home. Such tested designs are uncommon. ‘This home in Englewood, N. J., was designed by W. H. Beardslee of Hackensack, N. J. The house con- tains 24,500 cubic feet, and is offered as plan No. 339-S. Cement stucco with wide brown- stained siding and shingles have been used for the exterior, with brick chim- ney, casement windows for the sun room and iron hardware in English design. Slate floors for the entry and hearth. Due to the location of the stairs, one has access to the second floor from the kitchen without having to pass through other rooms, a feature that has several advantages. A pleasantly large living room with well placed fireplace and sun room of good size are points about the first-floor plan that are worth noting. On the secnd floor there are three good bedrooms, a roomy bath and six closets. Additional space is gained for the bedrooms by an overhang of the second story on the front of the house which ,is not evident, due to exterior design. - If the builder of this design gives careful thought to selection of hard- ware and lighting fixtures, and makes suitable allowance in his budget for these items, the appearance of the fin- ished home will repay him. It is attention given to such details that makes a home out of the ordinary and pleasing, even if it is no more costly than neighboring dwellings. Floor plans of this house are illus- trated on page 17. | STREET ,CORNER BUILDING IS SOLD Corps No. 5 of Salvation Army Will Occupy Structure After It Is Remodeled. ‘The purchase of a building on the southwest corner of Eighth and I streets northeast, has been announced by Staff Capt. Ernest R. Holz, divisional commander of the Salvation Army in ‘Washington. 4 building is being remodeled The new P kmimgton o5, Gorps of the Salva: as] , No. 5, Corps of the Salva- tion Army, with Capt. and Mrs. Ernest ‘Hopkins in charge. Heretofore this corps has been occupying a rented hall at 526 H street. Purchase of the new building was made possible through a ‘egacy given the army recently by the late Edward True. ‘The new corps headquarters will be formally dedicated at exercises to be held at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of December 20. Commissioner William Mclntyre, in charge of the Southern territory of the army, will be present .l'fd the dedication. Capt. Holz will pre- side. Farm Lands Future Studied. What will be the work of the future for the dealer in farm lands? This is the question which the National Asso- ciation of Real Estate Boards will have before it at a special conference to be held by its farm lands division in Bir- mingham, Ala. in connection with the annual business meeting of the asso- ciation, January 23, 24 and 25. Water Front Firm Chartered. Special Dispatch to The Star BALTIMORE, December 8.—The Water Front Development Co, of Hyattsville, Md., has been incorporated under the State laws of Maryland. The company, which has a capital stock of $50,000, is authorized under the charter to deal generally in real estate. Walter M. Bauman, Alfred H. Heinzman and Charles M. Brown are the incorporators. Sp]endid homes, your own home. Main 1267 mgmm«m_ LY Comfortable Home Designed for 40-Foot Lot LA TOPHAMS, INC., MOVES INTO NEW FACTORY Trunk and Leather Goods Manu- facturer Located at Third and I Streets. A new factory home for Tophams, Inc., local manufacturers of trunks and other travelers’ goods, has been com- pleted at the corner of Third and I streets northeast, and the firm recently moved there from its former location at 80 L street northeast. Thirty thousand square feet of floor space is provided in the new building, which fronts 230 feet on I street and 60 feet on Third street. The building, designed by George T. Santmyers and erected by Arthur L. Smith & Co., is two stories, of buff brick fireproof con- struction. Power used in the plant is electrically transmitted to the machines by individual motors. Machinery has been installed for the manufacture of trunks, leather goods and woodwork. ‘Tophams, Inc. discontinued opera- tion of a retail business in 1919, but the new building contains provision for a showroom for the display of its prod- ucts, it is announced by R. A. Bogley, general manager, PUC R Home May Paraphrase Ode. Shelley said, in his “Ode to the Wesi Wind,” “If Winter comes can Spring be far behind®” The average house- holder may freely paraphrase this sentiment to read: “When Winter comes how are the flues and the rest of the house?” ST S SR An adjustable handle has been in- vented for hack saws with which their ?lldes can be used at four different lengths. 1415 Jackson Street I N.E. | $6,500 ' RARE BARGAIN Absolutely modern bungalow in perfect condition. 5 charming, sunny rooms and bath with pan- try and light cellar under entire bullding. Hot water heat, hard- wood floors, new inlaid linoleum on kitchen floor. Large lot (40x140) with trees. This home may be purchased on monthly payments of $48.50 with reason- able cash payment. Why rent? Take Rhode Island Avenue | | | | Street, then a doors to or phone Wisconsin 4034 for car for inspection. M. & R. B. Warren | | 5020 FIFTH ST. N.W. Well built homes of six large rooms. Cement floored front porch and two rear porches. Tiled bath with shower. Roomy back yards and a detached garage. 621 DELAFIELD N.W. Six generous rooms, a cold storage pantry, three porches and a built-in garage. fncing the South and thoroughy well built. SEE THEM SUNDAY Open every day and evening for your inspection. Early buyers will have choice of hardwood or ivory enamel trim. RENT-LIKE TERMS A small cash payment and monthly pay- ments like rent, hardly more, maybe less D.J. DUNIGAN, Inc. 1319 New York Ave.’ BUSINESS OF 4 GROUPS. Real Estate Workers Are Classified by Activities, Real estate is a business of many complications and very close specializa- tion. Workers concerned with real estate activities divide themselves into four major groups; developers, who im- prove acreage and sell it in homesites; operators, who build homes for sale; brokers, whose field is the resale of properties, and agents, who manage renting properties. The real estate developer is the man or the organization which takes over raw acreage, or farm land, for develop- ment and allotment purposes,- lays it out, improves it, and markets it as homesites. After the pioneer, who blazes the trail, pulls the stumps and redeems the land from the wilds of nature, the developer lays the founda- tion for all subsequent real estate ac- tivities. & ROOF iS IMPORTANT. House Top First Essential of Good Style. “Consider the difference between the expressions; beneath my roof, and within my walls, and you will see how important a part of the house the roof must always be to the mind, as well as to the eye.” These words of the great Ruskin set our thoughts a-roofing. There was a time when the roof was looked upon as nothing more than a shelter from the elements, but today it is regarded as one of the first essentials of good architectural style. More and more its form and material are receiv- ing the best thought of the foremost architects and the most successful home builders. ‘When you consider the roof never escapes critical observation, the im- portance of making it attractive is quite apparent. 4512 LELAND STREET CHEVY CHASE. MARYLAND PRICE $10,950 The Year’s Greatest Bargain. Large corner lot 73x122.5 beautified with profuse planting. This delightful home is on a lot worth at least $4,000.00. Six well planned commodious rooms, large closets, open fireplace in living room, completely screened and weather stripped, oil burner, two-car garage. ‘This home is in absolutely perfect condition and unusual circumstances permit us to offer it at this amazingly low price. Drive out Wisconsin Avenue fo Leland Street (just morth of Bradley Lane), turn east on Leland Street 1 block to property, or phone Wisconsin 4034 M. & R. B. WARREN, Realtors Open for inspection daily and Sunday until 9 P.M. CINDER BLOCK HOME IN OLD CHEVY CHASE Arch.: E. ST. CYR BARRINGTON Builder: EDWARD R. CARR INSURE THE STRENGTH of the HOME YOU BUILD OR BUY by selecting masonry of Straub Cinder Units Recent tests at George Washington University showed our standard unit—8 inches wide, 12 inches long by 8 inches high—was capable of supporting forty-eight (48) tons before crushing. WASHINGTON CONCRETE - PRODUCTS CORP. South Washington, Va. M. 8528 PROJECTS FOR WEEK $2.910,220 Twelvé-Story Shoreham Office Structure, to Cost $2,500,000, Largest Item Given Permit. Another high level in the volume of private building operations in the Dis- trict was attained during the past week, when projects having a total esti- mated cost of $2,910,220 were approved and tile dwelling, 1314 Decatur street (ot 5, square 2810); to cost $10,000. Walter E. Koons, owner; R. C. Hess, designer and builder; to erect one 2- story rear addition, 419 Fourth street northeast (lot 48, square 812); to cost by the building inspector, Col. John W, | $1:400. Oehmann, The outstanding operation in the new list of work for which permits were issued is the 12-story Shoreham office building, to be erected at the north- west corner of Fifteenth and H streets by the Wardman Constryction Co., which has an estimated construction cost of $2,500,000. Excavation for this F. A. & M. H. Meatyard, owners; Meatyard Construction Co., designers and builders; to erect two 2-story brick and tile dwellings, 4007 and 4009 Fes- senden street (lots 33, 34 and 35, square 1756) ; to cost $13,000. John Albert Hunter, owner, architeci, and builder; to erect one 2-story briclk and tile dwelling, 5326 Broad Branch road (lot 24, square 2027); to cost large building, which will stand on the | $8.000 site of the old Shoreham Hotel, already has been made. Permit also was issued for the erec- tion of a five-story apartment house for John Albert Hunter, owner, architect and builder; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 5334 Broad Branch rgnd (ot 22, square 2027); to cost E. M. Willis, jr.. at 2504 Tenth street | $8,000. northeast; for 22 dwellings of various types, and numerous repair and remod- eling projects. Permits for Week. Permits were issued as follows: Wardman Construction Co., owner and builder; M. Mesrobian, architect; to erect one 12-story stone, brick and tile office building and stores, 800 Fifteenth street (lot 800, square 219); to cost $2,500,000. E. M. Willis, jr., owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect one 5-story brick and tile apartment house, 2504 Tenth street northeast (part parcels 131-139 and 131-111, square 3844); to cost $165,000. American Building Corporation, own- ers and builders; Marcus Hallett, archi- tect; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 1630 Van Buren street (lots 44 and 45, square 2744); to cost $30,000. J. E. Fox, owner and builder; George N. Ray, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 1645 Jonquil street (lot 1, square 2745-F); to cost $18,000. Minkoff & Smith, owners, designers and builders: to erect one 2-story brick L. K. Cripfen, owner and builder; A. F. Thelander, designer; to erect one 2;sw:y (?r:cl;zdwelhng. 1415 Geranium stree of , square 2737); to $10,000. & o Eastland Gardens Co., Inc., owner and builder; Kenneth Vieth, architect; to erect one 1-story frame dwelling, 4244 Meade street northeast (lots 5 and 6, square 5100); to cost $4,000. R. Henderson, owner; J. Alonzo Plater, designer; Archie Savoy, builder; to erect one 2-story frame addition, 1006 West- ford place northeast (lot ‘105, square 5155); to cost $1,500. Trio of Brick Homes. John W. Locke, owner; J. E. Sohl, de- signer: Parks, Locke Construction Co., builders; to erect three 2-story brick and tile dwellings, 2515-17-19 Minne= sota avenue southeast (lots 14, 15 and 16, square 555); Yo cost $12,000. Samuel Rouff, owner and builder; L. W. Giles, architect; to make repairs, 29 Eighth street northeast (lot 19, square 919): to cost $1,000. Jesse R. Sherwood, owner and builder; George N. Ray, designer; to make re- Continued on Eighteenth Page.) Massachusetts Park The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and Woodley Road. Over 250 homes built and under construc- tion. Actual improvements and home values exceed $10,500,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall 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. NW. Main 8685 Astounding New Values i Chevy Chase New Detached Brick Homes Exhibit Home 125 Grafton Street Four Different Period Designs Overlooking Chevy Chase Club Beautifully Landscaped Sites Very Enchanting Approach Six to Ten Large Rooms S’de a’ly Center Hfl” E’lt'fl’lct Two-Car Detached Garages Prices That Please Representing the acme of construc- tion and most excellently located just south of and overlooking the Chevy Chase Golf Club; offering the great- est variety of choice in architecture and size—there being Moorish, Old Eng- lish, American Colonial and English Cottage types, with six rooms and two b.'}ll to ten rooms lnd ‘hfee bl'h’. each with two-car garage. Absolutely the Best Value We Can Offer You Open Until 9 P.M. Drive west on Grafton St. from Chevy Chase Circle two blocks to home. JEDouglass Co. Realtors 1621 K St. N.W. ' Metro. 5678