Evening Star Newspaper, October 5, 1929, Page 13

REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LEADS OTHER PROJECTS Survey in 85 Cities With 100,000 Population Re- veals Expenditure of $1,421,106,688 for First Half of 1929—Apartments and Hotels First. In the 85 cities of the United States having a population of 100,000 or over building permits were issued in the first half of 1929 calling for an expenditure of $1,421,106,688. These figures were collected and compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. Of this great amount stated 64.1 per cent was for residential building. Apartments accounted for the largest part of the expendi- ture for residential building, the valuation being $353,284,280. And what seems rather remarkable, hotels ranked second, with a valua- tion of $243,345.689, thus surpassing the e: nditure for one-family Xpe! dwellings, which come third, with a valuation of $212,357,370. Yonkers, N. Y., ranked first in per capita expenditure, with $122.64 expended for building operations per inhabitant. New York City was second, with a per capita expenditure of $115.35, followed b Long Beach, with $106.08; Washington, with $69.83, and Hartford, with $68.81. For all classes of new buildings com- bined there was an incxease of three- tenths of 1 per cent in the amount expended for the first half of 1929 as compared with the first half of 1928 in these 85 cities. There was a decrease of 1.3 per cent in the cost of residential building, but an increase of 6.6 per cent in the cost of non-residential building. Comparing the first half of 1929 with the first half of 1928, there were large increases in two classes. Valuation of permits for hotels increased from $76,.- 717,000 in the first half of 1928 to $243,345,689 in the first half of 1929. As between the two periods the valu- ation of permits for public buildings increased from $9,319,047 to $45,997,305. ‘The large increase of $36,678,258 for public buildings comes at an opportune time. The erection of public buildings and works is highly desirable when there is a drop in general building and such construction work can do much to stabilize employment in the building trades and the building supply trades as_well, the report states. Reports have been received from 65 identical cities for each six-month period from 1922 to 1929, inclusive. In these 65 cities 130,256 family dwelling places were provided in new buildings, according to permits issued during the first six months of 1929. This com- pares with 147,249 during the first half of 1922 and 207,394, the peak reached during the first half of 1925. During the first half of 1922 the per- centage of families provided for in one- family dwellings was 43.4; in apartment houses, 34.6, and in two-family dwell- ings, 22.0. During the like period of 1929 the percentage housed in apart- ‘ment houses had risen to 62.3, while the percentage housed in one-family dwell- | ings had fallen to 27.8 and in two- family dwellings to 9.8. The table below shows the per capita expenditures for new buildings, for Tepairs, for new housekeeping dwellings and for all buildings in the 78 cities for which the Bureau of the Census esti- mated the population for 1928. The absence of census figures necessitates the omission of seven cities. The estimated population of these 78 cities was 31,840,635 on July 1, 1928. The per capita expenditure for new buildings in these cities was $41.55; for repairs, $4.33; making a per capita ex- penditure for all building of $45.88. Of | the amount expended for new buildings $18.55 was for housekeeping dwellings. o- REAL ESTATE BODY | TO MEET MONDAY Associate - Division Will Elect Officers and Choose Members of Appraisal Board. The associate division of the Wash- ington Real Estate Board will hold its annual meeting at Wardman Park Hotel Monday evening, according to a notice issued to the membership this week by F. George Clendaniel, secretary of the division. Election of officers is the principal business to be disposed of at_the meeting. In addition to electing a chairman, vice chairman and secretary, the divi- slon will select two of its members to serve as assistants to the appraisal committee of the board, each for a term of six months. Voting delegates will be chosen to represent the division during the coming year in all general meetings of the board. Under the by~ laws of the parent organization, pro- portionate voting privileges is extended associate members, and the voting dele- gn'fs ':xerclse this privilege for the as- sociate group. The division was organized several years ago in order to bring more closely to the junior real estate men the ad- vantages and ideals of the board. Throughout the year the chairman of the associate division is in constant touch with all board activities through membership on the executive commit- tee of the board, which office he holds by virtue of his division chairmanship. The retiring officers are Willlam M. Throckmorton, chairman; Horace Browning, vice chairman, and F. George Clendaniel, secretary. These men are serving as a committee on arrange- ‘ments for the meeting at which Ben T. ‘Webster, president of the Washington Real Estate Board, will be guest of honor. A short address will made by John A. Petty, executive secretary of the board. The meeting will be fol- Jowed by an informal social get- together at which a buffet supper will be served. SCHOOL OI; PLANNING. The first school of public planning to be established in the {anud States will be opened this Fall by Harvard Uni- versity with funds provided by the Rockefeller Foundation. ‘The of the school is to train its students for professional careers in city and regional planning. A $719.975 BUILDING PROJECTS PLANNED Park Road Apartment House Tops Week’s List With Cost Set at $375,000. Expenditure of $719,975 for new pri- vate building operations in the District is provided in plans approved by the District building inspector, Col. John W. Oehmann, during the’ past week. ‘The figure does not include Federal building operations. The largest Eroject inoluded in the new list of work calls for the construc- tion of a five-story apartment for Frank Tomlinson, owner and architect, at 1451 Park road, having an estimated cost of $375,000. Louis 8. Owsley ob- | 4oy tained permit for the construction of a house costing $90,000 at 2347 S street- the Wardman Construction Corporation obtained permits for 12 two-story dwel- lings to be erected at 1352-74 Sheridan street, costing $72,000; and the J. B Shapiro Construction Co. revealed plans | ;o for construction of 3 two-story buildings ;:zmwv-u»w Oglethorpe street, costing Permits Are Listed. Permits were issued as follows: Frank Tomlinson, owner and archi- tect; W. Perry, builder; to erect one 5- story brick and tile apartment house, 1451 Park road (lots 816, 817, 820, 189 and 18, square 2676), to cost $375,000. Louis S. Owsley, owner; Ward Brown, architect; R. W. Bolling, builder; to erect one 4-story brick and stone dwel- ling, 2347 S street (lots 9 and 10, square 2518). to cost $90,000. ‘Wardman tion, owners and builders; M. Mesrobian, architect; to erect twelve 2-story brick and tile dwel- lings, 1352 to 1374 Sheridan street (lots 55 to 44, square 2789), to cost $72,000. J. B. Shapiro Construction Co., own- ers and builders; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect three 2-story brick dwellings, 607, 611, 615 Oglethorpe street (lots 240, 241 and 242, square 3202). to cost $30,000. F. M. McConihe & Co., owners and builders; J. J. Whelan, architect; to erect one 3-story brick dwelling, 2529 Belmont road (lot 809, square 2501); to _cost $25,000. arpel Co., Inc., owners; E. L. Bul- lock, jr. architect; C. H. Tompkins Co., builders; to erect one 1-story brick addition, 2321 Queens Chapel road northeast (part of lot 6, square 4258); to cost $20,000. Filling Station Planned. ‘Texas Co., owners, design builders; to erect one 1-story brick and stucco gas filling station, 6545 Georgia avenue (lots 11 and 12, square 2974); to cost $12,000. Jacob Kohner, owner; Julius Wenig, architect; Samuel Alpher, builder; to erect two 3-story brick additions, 917 and 919 F street (lots 63 and 64, square 376); to cost $10,000. - Hill, owner; and 2337); to cost $8,000. William B. Gibbs, owner and build- f;ugiy!&m tone-cuttin ;Em,nggn& =8 s e-cul g pl street and Central avenue northeast (lot 6, square 3829); to cost $8,000. Emilie Cresson Newbold, owner; James H. Grant, architect; Skinker & Gar- rett, builders; to erect one 3-story brick addition, 1733 Nineteenth street (lot 95, square 133) ; to cost $7,000. John C. Letts, owner; Morrison Bros., builders; to erect retal wall, (Continued on Fourteenth ?l 3404 Garfield St. \ .Fon SALE by Owner: Beauti h in best residential section just north of Mass. Ave. off Cleve- land Ave. Living Room, Dining™goom, rle;..:-nh-y. Kitchen, 4 t Stripping, Screens, other modern conven- iences. Priced exceptionally with terms to suit. Phone OW NER Tow, knowledge of architecture, landscape architecture and engineering, real es- tate economics and civies will be in- cluded in its courses. \Clcvcland 317 7 Missacauserts Park ‘West of Kalorama -Across Rock Creek. Mass. Ave. entrance at 30" St. One Squave east of New British Embassy “The National Cathedral on west Sites for Individual Homes Priced from *1.50 per sq.ft. up Vithin 2 emiles of White Fouse Location and contours can never ers and | as Style Depicted in New House of Mr. and Mrs. Beale R. Howard.. WHITE WALLS OFFER CONTRAST TO LAWNE House Is “L,"” With a Wing at Front and Gabled Ends. A notable example of the early Ameri- can farmhouse, architectural style is seen in the new residence at 2829 | ‘Woodland drive, Massachusetts Avenue Park, which has been acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Beale R, Howard as their new home. A picturesque aspect that is both charming and striking is given to the house by its brick walls, painted white, which forms bright contrast against the dark lawns and green foliage of the tall trees on the surrounding property which frame the large dwelling. The house is of the “L” type, with a wing at the right front, from which pro- jects a smaller gabled bay, in the ground story of which is located a ga- rage, providing easy access from thc street. Distinctive features of the exterior are the gable ends, unusual treatment of the windows, full-length shutters of | dark color on the first-floor windows, | interesting pediment over the main en- | trance, three ncat dormers projecting from the front side of the slate-cov- ered roof and the broken lines of the front steps, which are deeply set into the front terrace. Brick retaining walls, given a white color, buttress the front terrace and side yard. As designed by John J. Whelan, ‘Washington architect, the Itouse has a | true circular stairway with a lighting | fixture hung through the well hole of | the stair hall on a brass chain. The | chmldle:!hr is of wrought iron and crys- | T:ne spacious living room and dining room and doorways leading to a large open terrace of flagstone are features. The living room is 17 by 38 feet. Sev- eral steps lead down to the adjoining library, on a lower level. The library finished in sugar pine. The dining room is 17 by 25 feet. Other provisions on the first floor are a vanity room and lavatory, a large ‘butler’s pantry, kitchen and a servant’s sitting room. 2 On the second floor are four mas- ter bedrooms, a sitting room and three baths. Two guest rooms and bath are on the third floor, where also are found three maids’ rooms and three baths. In the basement is a butler's room and bath, laundry, trunk and storage rooms and garage for four automobiles. The residence is featured by a spa- clous garden extending to McGill ter- race in the rear. Here an old smoke- house is found that depicts those of so many Southern estates in former days. ‘The property was acquired from Wil- liam A. Hill Co., the owner and builder, through the office of Moore & Hill, Inc. o KAY JEWELRY CO. HGME READY FOR OCCUPANCY New Store on Seventh Htreet Is Modern in Architecture and Fixtures. ‘The new home of the Kay Jewelry Co. in Was| has been completed at 409-11 Seventh street, one door north of the original location here of the first store of the coast-to-coast chain, whic! now has 40 store units, The fixtures and woodwork. as the 1 architectural style of the two-story_building. are of modernistic design. E. M. Rosenthal. M. S. Gold- namer and E. I. Kaufman are the origi- nators of the establishment. well Inv‘estment B’Jg. EXTRAORDINARY MASS. AVE. PARK VALUE 3101 Garfield St. ate Notable Exaple of 'h | National Education Association as the F. Eliot Middleton REALTOR New residence of Mr. and Mrs. Beale R. Howard at 2829 Woo APARTMENT HOUSE CHANGES OWNERS Sylvanus Stokes, Sr., Acquires Five-Story Connecticut Ave-* nue Site. The five-story apartment house known as 5420 Connecticut avenue, located at the northwest corner of Connecticut avenue and Legation street, has been purchased by Sylvanus Stokes, sr., it was announced today by Schwab, Valk & Canby, which handled the transac- tion. The consideration was approxi- mately $600,000. ‘The apartment property was acquired from the Ell & Kay Building and In- vestment Co., which took title in the deal to the apartment buildings located at 1443 T street and 1726 Massachu- setts avenue. ‘The Connecticut avenue apartment structure, just completed by Ell & Kay, was designed by Louis T. Rouleau. The building, of modern design, contains 61 apartment suites ranging from three rooms and bath to five rooms and two baths and open porches. Consummation of the purchase of property at 1533-35 M street by the site for the projected large addition to its national headquarters here, corner of Sixteenth and M streets, also is announced by Schwab, Valk & Can- by, the brokers. This property was acquired from Wal- | ter R. Tuckermal ; Met. 2827 DETACHED brick Middaugh & Shannon built residence adjoining the 17-acre estate of Secretary Stimson, offered for immedi- sale by a retired naval officer who is leaving Wash- $25,500 Open Saturday Evening and Sunday 10 AM. 109 P.M. the rooms, mai burner. two cars. ington . . . Situated on a beautifully landscaped lot having a frontage of 80 ft., house contains five bed- three baths and s room and bath. Oil Brick garage for < Dn'w' out Cleveland Ave. to 32d, where Garfield intersects, and turn right on Garfield to house at end of street. ‘ 51&’?, ' - BATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1929. ‘Home-OWning and | Building Section for Washington and Suburbs | EarlyAmericanFarm House 2k diand drive. The front view is illustrated above and the rear BANK PLANS WORLD’S HIGHEST BUILDING York Structure Will Soar 925 Feet and Contain 71 Stories. Brazil Takes Up Skyscraper Idea Despite Alarm Down in Brazil they have fin- ally adopted the American sky- scraper idea and a 26-stor? build- ing, the first on the Sbuthern continent, has been completed in the coffee city of San Pailo, the American Achitect reports. Conversion of the Brazillans to the idea of shooting up ard down in elevators was not without its problems, however. The bullding, s combination hotel, theater apartment and office stiucture, ‘was hardly under way before the owner began to hear widespread predictions that so high & struc- ture was sure to crash to. earth. ‘Thinking rapidly, he derided to move his family to the ninth ficor and live there duriig con- struction, then build a fooftop bungalow for their occupancy in order to instill public confidence. New NEW YORK, October 5.—A building to soar 925 feet, which is higher than any other ding in the world for which plans have been filed, built by the City Bank Farmers’ Trust Co. on the block bounded by William, Beaver and Hanover streets and Ex- pchange place. It will contain 71 stories. Plans call for four extra stories below ground and extending 60 feet to the cofferdam foundation on which this structural glant will rest. The skycrap- er will b: known as the City Bank Farmers’ Trust Co. Building. 1Its site had been in possession of the Farmers Loan & Trust Co. for 50 years prior to the company’s merger with the National City organization this Sum- mer. . Demolition of the old bank build- ing and three other structures on the block has been completed. 306 E. Raymond Street, Chevy Chase, Md. Corner Brookeville Road Beautiful Brick Residence of Ten Large Rooms, Two Baths and Two-car Garage Includes spacious jiving room with fireplace, excellent din- ing room, five bedrooms, modern kitchen, two baths, maid's room in basement, oil burncf, etc. . The Lot—one of the most attractive features of the property o—is spacious and level, 100x140 feet, and corners on two excellent streets. The landscaping and shrubs have been excellently plan- ned and cared for. ‘The owner, whose plans call him from the city, has agreed to sacrifice this excellent: modern home, with its many added fea- tures, situated on its ‘spacious, beautifully landscaped lot, at a —on exceptionally o $18,500.00 o sccptonsns Inspect it Sunday without fail Mitchell Quick 806 Tower Building Metropolitan 3788 CLEVELAND PARK Unquestionably one of the lowest. priced detached residences available in this delight- ful section. High elevation, within easy access of John Eaton Public School and National 3428 Porter St. $11,950 Cathedral. Miller built, containing 7 well ‘proportioned rooms, 4 bedrooms, tile bath, oak floors throughout; lot 150 feet deep, effective planting and garage. This attractive and comparatively new home should strongly appesl to the small family seeking an environ- ment of quality. See it }_odfly—w- can ar- Open Sunday REAL ESTATE COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER NEW LAW Body Will Be Appointed by District Commissioners Under Authorify of Brokers’ License Measure Now Pending in Congress. BY JOHN A. PETTY, Secretary, Washington Real Estate Board. The real estate brokers’ license law now pending in Congress will 'be administered by the Real Estate Commission of the District of Columbia, to be created by authority of the law. This commission is to be composed of three persons, to be appointed by the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia. Membership on the Real Estate Commission is restricted to per- sons whose vocation for a period of at least 10 years prior to the date of their ap a real estal intment shal salesman within the the administrative yment of license tes. ~ Twenty-five States now have substantially the same | law proposed for the District of Colum= | bia. "In some instances the administra- | tion of the law is directed by a single commissioner and the number of com- missioners varies in other States. | Basically, however, the administration of real estate brokers’ license laws is left DISGUSS PROPOSED REAL ESTATE LAW Board of Trade Awaits Re- port of Subcommittee Be- fore Indorsing Measure. ‘The proposed enactment of a real estate license law for Washington along lines of the model act adopted and in operation in 25 States of the country was without a dissenting voice as to the principles of the meas- ure at a meeting of law committee of the Washington of Trade this week, attended by 25 lawyers. The committee, however, postponed indorsement of the bill as it now reads to awalt further study by a subcom- mittee as to the details of the ma- chinery for the regulation of the per- sonnel of the real estate business here. Paul E. Lesh gave an analysis of the measure and declared it should be enacted for the protection of the public because of the fiduciary capacity in % real estate brukgs and s:el:lsmen their business. He suggested sev- eral in the machinery proposed for the law. John A. Petty, secretary of the Wash- ington Real te Board, which Is , is to be | s ‘The committee at its next meeting is to take action on the proposed measure. Joseph ‘A. Burkart, chairman of the men B rphy, oresent e . J. Murphy, president of e trade body, was honor guest. 4633 5th features found moderate price 5022 5th tached garage. 'READY FOR 'INSPECTION Corner of Crittenden St. FRIGIDAIRE —SCREENED THROUGHOUT — BUILT-IN GA- RAGE—are only three of the many CORNER home. cellent, close by Sherman and Grant Circles, a block from the bus and con- venient to churches, schools and stores. Big rooms, spacious porches—pantry off the well equipped kitchen. Gen- erous closets. A fine corner homeat a Just OFf Kansas Ave. A Dunigan-built home in Petworth —large light rooms, three big porches, an exceptionally fine bath—tiled— with built-in fixtures and shower. A cold storage pantry off the well-equip- ped kitchen. Generous closet space— airy, light cellar with .laundry trays and toilet. Good back yard and a de- alleys. All improvements made and paid for. Assured freedom from spe- cial tax assessments. have been that of a real estate broker or District of Columbia. to those trained and experienced in real estate practice. In this respect the supervision and regulation of tre per- sonnel in the real estate business is similar to that existing in other pro- fessions. Term to Be Three Years. In the appointing of the initial com- mission the terms of the three members thereof will be, respectively, one, two and three years. Thereafter the terms of each member will be three years. Annually the commission shall organize by selecting from its members a chair- man, In view of the fact that the members of the commission are not required to devote their full time to the duties of their office, the compensation allowed them is on a nominal per diem basis. Each member of the commission shall receive a fee of $10 for each day actually spent on the work of the com- mission. Authority is given the com- mission to employ a secretary and such clerks and assistants as may be neces- sary. Securing of office space, furni- ture, equipment and other conveniences for carrying out the provisions of the law is also left with the commission. Business Bears Expenses. In incurring expenses, however, the commission is limited to a total dis- bursement not in excess of the total fees and charges collected under the operation of the law. Thus it is that the cost of this protective governmental :gency is borne by those engaged in e real estate business and is not re- flected in either general taxes or the municipal budget. The commission itself will actually pass on all applications for licenses and will determine when licenses shall be suspended or revoked. ' Most of the preliminaries to these functions, which are surrounded by exacting details con- tained in the law, are designed to come under the direction of the secretary and clerical staff, which will devote full- time service to the work of the com- mission. The secretary will supervise the filing of all applications and com- plaints and prepare them for the com- mission. Rules and regulations cover- itx;g the‘ d'ehullled f\:?“clugxeu and u(;pen- lons o e law prom! ited by the commission. An official le'l‘l is to be adopted by the commission and must be used to authenticate all pro- ceedings. Copies of all records and papers in the office of the commission when duly certified shall be. in evidence in all courts. All records kept in the office of ‘the commission under authority of the law shall be open to public inspection. St. N.W. in this Dunigan-built The location is ex- on attractive terms. St. N.W. Concrete streets and D. J. Dunigan, Inc. ‘Tower Bldg. > Natl. 1267 range the terms. & MIDDLETON, INC. Franklin 9503 be i i Washi i T S - MIDDAUGH AND SHANNON Inc, N Nagess 1418 Bye St. N.W. . Exclusive Agents Nat'l 5904 1412 Eye St. NW.