Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1929, Page 14

REAT ESTATE.. 'RICHMOND SHOWS BUILDING INCREASE Roanoke, Petersburg, Lynch- burg and Danville Report Loss in December. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va, February 2.—| A greater amount of new construction work was contracted for in Richmond and Norfolk in December, 1928, than in | the same month of 1927, while a smaller | amount was reported in the cities of Roanoke, Petersburg, Lynchburg and| Danville, according to the monthly re- 'view of business conditions issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. New construction work in Richmond in December, 1928, was reported at $246,812, as compared with $228,233 in December, 1927: in Norfolk in Decem- ber, 1928, at $131.845, as compared with $51.835 in December, 1927, { New construction work in Danville amounted to $4,295 in December, 1928, | and $32370 in December, 1927; in Lynchburg, $10,240 in December, 1928, and $56490 in December, 1927; in Petersburg, $18,250 in 1928 and $25,670 in 1927; in Roanoke, $121737 in De-| cember, 1928, and $122,939 in Decem- ber, 1927. Following the seasonal trend, the re- view said, the volume of constuction work provided for in building permits | issued in the fifth Reserve district cities in December fell below the volume of those covered by November permits, but last month was far ahead of December, 1 BOSS HEADS REALTOR BANQUET COMMITTEE Annual Celebration Will Be Held March 9 at Willard—To Be Surprise Party. Appointment of Harry K. Boss as chairman of a special executive commit- | tee of the Washington Real Estate | Board to make arrangements for the| annual realtors’ banquet, to be held at the Willard Hotel March 9, was an- nounced today by the executive com- mittee of the organization. Mr. Boss said the banquet would be novel, in that no definite information or publicity would be given out in ad- vance concerning the program, which would be in the nature of a “surprise Berving with Mr. Boss on the ar- rangements committee are J. B. Shapiro, J. Curtis Walker and H. Tudor Morsell. Subcommittees are to be named later. ‘The banquet session of the board is its outstanding social' event of the year, ‘when business matters are shelved for ‘s time and the program is given over to entertainment. RN ‘The largest and most up-to-date silk conditioning plant in the world has | | been opened at Yokohama for the sclentific treatment of raw silk. LOWEST IN MANY MONTHS Private building operations in the District of Columbia experienced a heavy slump during the past week, when projects for which permits were issued by Col. John W. Oehmann, building inspector, had a total cost estimated at $152,200. The week's total was the lowest in many months. Flans for 13 dwellings, remodeling operations, repairs and small construc- tion jobs made up the list. The largest operation provided for is the construc- tion of seven two-story dwellings by the Thrift Building Co. in the 500 block of Madison street, at a cost of $40,000. Permits were issued as follows: ‘Thrift Building Co., owner and build- er; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect seven 2-story brick dwellings, 522 to 526 and 534 to 540 Madison street (lots 88 to 94, square 3206); to cost $40,000. P. H. Willis, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 4303 Reno road and 3601 Warren street (lots 35 and 36, square 1966) ; to cost $20,000. Clifford E. Kettler, owner and builder; Archie L. Straub, designer; to erect one 2-story brick, stone and frame dwelling, northeast corner of Thirty-eighth and Fessenden streets (lot 6 and part 5, square 1878); to cost $20,000. Gasoline Station. Gulf Refining Co., owner, designer and builder; to erect one 1-story brick and concrete gasoline station, 101 and 103 Massachusetts avenue (lots 1 and 818, square 563); to cost $10,000. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., owner; Davis, Wick, Rosengarten Co., Inc., builder; to construct passageway over alley to connect two buildings, 725 Thirteenth street (lots 825 and 22, square 288): to cost $6,000. A. D. Loffier, owner; Col. P. M. An- derson, architect; W. E. Mooney, build- er; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 128 Carroll street southeast (lot 847, square 732); to cost $12,000. owner; N. F. Baessell, to make repairs, 21 Sixth street northeast (lot 51, square 868); to cost $6,000. John J. Whelan, owner and architect; F. M. McConike & Co., builders; to re- model, 1615 Twenty-first street (lot 135, square 93); to cost $5,000. James L. Karrick, owner; A. S. J. Atkinson, architect; Joseph 'Gantt, builder; to make repairs, Fourteenth street and Thomas Circle (lot 805, square 215); to cost $9,000. Ella M. Talbert, owner; Maurice Joyce, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story frame dwelling, 714 Ala- bama avenue southeast (lot 807, square 5953); to cost $5,100. Edward H. Brent, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect one 1-story frame dwelling, 2508 Thirty- second street southeast (lots 8 and 9, square 5690) ; to cost $5,000. Seven Brick Garages. Thrift Building Co., owner and build- er; to erect seven brick garages, 522 to 526 and 534 to 540 Madison street (lots 88 to 94, square 3206); to cost $1,400. Guthrie & Williams, owners; George L. Williams, builder; to make repairs, 3009 O street (lot 802, square 1257); to cost $2,000. ¢ Christian Heurich, owner; to fire- proof ceiling, 517 Twenty-sixth street (ot 23, square 20); to cost $1,000. . B. Cary, owner and builder; to erect brick addition and erect porch, 1542 Ninth street (lot A, square 365); to cost $1,000. A. Hermany, owner, designer and Wardman Park Hotel “Your Neighbor and Rock Creek Park Your Playground” New Eight-Room Colonial Brick Homes $2,000 LESS than similar homes ever . sold for before in this highly desirable loca- tion! Many Sold Be- fore Completion! Exhibit Home 2637 Woodley Pl Open 9 am. to § p.m. $14,950 affractios terms THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION 15- "YOU CAN® FINE IDEA TO SEE Wondley Park UST a couple of squares J town. ley Park homes offer the value, Inspect these charming what a moderate price and reasonable terms you can acquire one for your very own. Sample House 2927 28th St. Open Every Night Until 9 P. M. WARDMAN 1437 K St. MW, just the sort of community of beautiful homes that insures congenial neighbors and restful surround- ings yet within a few minutes’ ride of the center of From the standpoint of location, attractiveness, variety of design and substantial construction, Wood- ® Frigidaire 2 tiled baths Built-in garage Oak: floors throughout Brick wood-burning fireplace j Large kitchen with brick outside pantry Big basement v hapiro 1416 Eve St. N.W. Main 8645 Exclusive Agents fo-. IT WOULD BEA off Connecticut Avenue and particular buyer unequaled homes today and learn at Main 3830 ./THE_EVENTNG _3TAR. D. C. BUILDING OPERATIONS builder; to erect one 1-story concrete block and frame addition, 6255 Sligo Mill road northeast (parcel 127-3, square 3723); to cost $1,200. Harry 1. Carroll, owner; Bingham & Collier, builders; to erect frame garage, 3817 Morrison street (lot 35, square 1859) ; to cost $400. Elsie R. O'Brien, owner; Edward P. O'Brien, builder; to erect frame and stucco garage, 2015 Lawrence street northeast (lot 17, square 4221); to cost $300. Stock Room Addition. Harry Chidakel, owner; J. Littlefleld, designer and builder; to erect one 1- story brick stock room addition, 509 Seventh street southwest (lot I, square 436); to cost $350. J. Edward Chapman, owner and builder; to make repairs, 1537 New Jer- sey avenue (lot —, square E-510); to cost $500. Trustees of Mount Israel Baptist Church, owners and builders; L. W. Glles, architect; to make repairs, 501 E street southeast (lot 11, square 846); to cost $300. T. A. Jameson, owner and builder; to inclose porches, 1814 D street southeast (lot 29, square 1113); to cost $300. Susie M. West, owner and builder; to make repairs, 404 U street (lot 8, square 3090) ; to cost $400. Guthrie & Williams, owners and builders; to make repairs, 1525 to 1529 Thirty-third street (lots 201 to 203, square 1255); to cost $1,500. Albert Sorensen, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect one 2-story brick addition for shop, 324 Thirteenth street (lot 820, square 258) ; to cost $1,500. Oliver Rogers, owner; Washington Construction Co., builder; to erect one tile garage, 768 Fairmont street (lot 98, square 2884); to cost $500. W. Gwynn Gardiner, owner; J. A. Watson, jr., builder; to crect one cinder block garage, 2939 Newark street (lot 802, square 2069); to cost $1,000., S. M. Biron, owner; Harry Rosen, builder; to erect one 1-story concrete brick addition for organ chamber for theater, 1421 North Capitol street (lot 155, square 669); to cost $450. It is estimated that more than 200,000 persons have been evicted from their homes in England since 1925, Burleith g : : : é é % Conveniently Near-In Near Western High Sample House 2206 Tunlaw Rd. N.W. Exceptionally wide homes, con- taining six large rooms, three porches, one and two tiled baths with shower, fireplace, Frigid- aire and every other up-to-the- minute feature. Attractively fin- ished throughout. Built-in ga- rages. Low Price—Very Easy Terms R. E. Kline, Jr. Owner 718 Union Trust Bldg. M. 5246 Or Any Broker Go north 2 blocks from 3ith & T Sts, See Them Tonight —plenty of Phone 1267 NEW EXHIBIT HOME INGREASE SHOWN INVAGANT FFEE Skyscraper Building Activi- ties Result in Addition to Space for Rent. The swift pace of the building in- dustry in adding new “skystrapers’ to business districts of American cities has increased the percentage of vacant space up to 11.44 per cent, according to a survey of rental conditions made by the National Association of Building g{;;em and Managers as of January 1, This figure is not in itself disturbing, according to John T. Redmond of Chi- cago, chairman of the rental committee, inasmuch as it represents only 1.44 per cent above the normal 10 per cent vacancy. There is, however, an amount of new construction throughout the United States that will bring more square feet of office space on the market than the amount that is already vacant, he states. s “The survey which we have recently completed in the 46 leading cities of the United States provides plenty of food for thought for those who are contemplating the construction of new office buildings,” said Mr. Redmond. “In the majority of the cities there is a surplus of space that exceeds the normal 10 per cent, which long years of experience have taught us is the safe margin between occupied and va- cant space. The number of cities with & surplus will be increased when new buildings, now under construction, come SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1929 on the market, and in all probability the percentage of vacant space through- out the country will be increased, since it is almost incredible that business will experience .a 10 per cent expansion within the next year, so that all of that space may be absorbed. With the merger era at hand contraction rather than expansion in many cases is indi- cated. These are factors which shouid be taken into consideration by those with building projects in mind. “Meanwhile, until the vacancy per- centage actually increases the office building business will remain stabilized, for there is nothing to disturb the present situation. It is not even a re- mote possibility that rents will be af- fected by any addition to the present amount of vacant space, inasmuch as high costs of construction and con- stanily Increasing taxes stand as bar- riers against any recession.” ARCHITECTS’ COUNCIL APPROVES CHURCH PLANS Architectural plans for the Sixth Presbyterfan Church, to be erected at 5425 Sixteenth street at an estimated cost of $80,000 have been approved and commended by a jury of the architect’s advisory council, consisting of E. B, Corning and Willilam I. Deming. Plans for the structure were drawn by Joseph Younger. ‘The jury also commended plans by James E. Cooper for a number of houses of the group order to be erected at 1602-18 Forth-fourth street, 4401 Q street and 4400 Greenwich parkway at a total cost of $93,500. Other plans approved were: For a dwelling for 5417 Nevada avenue, cost- ing $5,000, designed by the Garden Realty Co.; dwelling for 4831 Indiana lane, costing $22,500, designed by G. E. MacNeil; lwelling for 2510 Upton street, costing $18,000, designed by Horace W. Peaslee, and dwelling for 1907 Sixteenth street southeast, costing $12.678, designed by W. C. Nichols. BUY A LOT ATTRACTIVE TERMS —RESIDENCE LOTS —NEIGHBORS —TRANSPORTATION —STORES —SCHOOLS —CHURCHES POSITIVE RESTRICTIONS Incorporated 738 15th ST. N.W. S[X big rooms, three big porches closet space; a cold storage pantry off the well equipped kitchen. A bath that is exceptional—tiled—with built-in fixtures and shower. cellar—laundry tubs, toilet, etc. Nice back yards and— A GARAGE. Light, airy National L ESTATE?® CONSTRUCTION COSTS FALL OFF DURING '28 Average Is Slightly Less Than Double That of 1913, However. Construction costs during 1928 aver- aged slightly less than double the fig- ure recorded for 1913, according to A. Garber, general manager, Associated | General Contractors of America, with headquarters here. Tis year closed with eosts holding the position they attained last October, following a series of rises that began in Jume. Despite the increases noted during the year did the average of months, however, the average for the entire year was slightly below the cor- responding average registered for 1927. “A feature of construction costs in 1928 was the remarkable stabilization of wages which prevailed. Only twice during the year did the overage of wages change its position, a slight de- cline in June being balanced by a cor- responding rise in September,” he re- ports. “Increases in prices commanded by basic construction materials were re- sponsible for the rises in the general cost, average, the month-by-month sta- tistics indicate. The average of matee rial prices dropped in March, but rose in June, August, September and Oc- tol “No changes in_either the wage av- erage or the average of material prices were noted during the last three | months of 1928." | Gulf Co. Purchases Gas Station. ‘The Gulf Refining Co., which 15 months ago acquired the property of the Columbia Oil Co. in Washington and Virginia as well as several addi- tional filling stations here, has Just purchased from local interests the gas station at the southwest corner of Sixth street and New York avenue, it was an« nounced today by Hedges & Middleton, Inc.,, which handled negotiations, Would Define Associatios. BALTIMORE, Pebruary 2.—Legisla- tion defining building " associations, which will eliminate those doing a money-loaning business, is advocated in the report of a commission appointed by Gov. Ritchie to study and report on supervision of building” associations in Marylan &@mr e = New Detached Corner Home Interior plan is efficient as exterior is Artistic 3601 Van Ness Street at the corner of Reno Road Just two squares west of Connecticut Avenue North Cleveland Park Stone fireplace ic_bay wi *8,950 EASY TERMS The only homes in Petworth at this price J. DUNIGAN, Inec. A few outstanding features— Living room, 2261146 o Mastes roos 3 additional 12.6, 13.10x13. Huge, bright Offered at a price ———— 2.4 2 1520 "TLixi0.10 well within reach of many and not a “chosen” few B e S A UL ALY Open All Day Sunday Schwab, Valk & Canby Exclusive Agents 1704 Connecticut Avenue- Dunigan’s Petworth Fifth and Farragut Streets 5024 Fifth Street N.W. Open and Till Hardwood floors thru Choice electrical fixtures The Old World charm of an English type brick residence is here translated into American terms of modern convenience and spacious com- fort. A plan that is the realization of efforts combining a center hall ar- rangement to English architecture so that every inch of its cubic feet of contents is advantageously used in its layout of seven main rooms, two tiled baths and first floor lavatory. Electri i tor Ry en walls ace rage out Potomac 830 Fvery Day Evenings 9 P.M. CONVENIENT to cars, busses, schools and elevaton. Good stores. Just off Kansas Ave- nue. Streets and alleys are paved —in fact, all improvements, in- cluding streets, alleys, curbing, sidewalks, are made and paid for. There can be N O SPECIAL TAXES. an unusual feature in a new home. 1319 New York Avenue