Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1929, Page 17

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1929. ACRIFICE! || PRIVATE BUILDING Seven-Room Brick House Built-in Garage. Sleeping ‘Porch. Weather-Stripped. Screened Throughout. For Sale By Owner 5320 42nd St. N.W. Chevy Chase, D. C. Decrease to Date. OPERATIONS LAG ‘lnspéctor's Report Reveals Approximately $4,000,000 New private building operations in TO CLOSE ESTATE This semi-detached brick, two- and bath, oo is the same with an extra bedroom. ~There is & wonderful and a_cellar under Separate hot- water heating piants. electricity. #as and garage. The ot is 25 feet ¥ide and runs to a wide alley. re are no encumbrances on property _and Tms may be arranged. cal . will bring you all the information on this proposition. THOS. E. JARRELL CO,, : REALTORS. 721 '10th St. N.W. National 0765 open attic the entire house. convenient | of last year. |month for 110 private dwellings and | Garage: the District are running behind totals for last year, according to figures for the first nine months of this year. During this period the total for new construction and repairs is estimated at $20,671,410, as compared with $33,- 362,540 for the same, period of 1928, according to reports by Col. John W. Oehmann, building inspector. New local projects for which permits were issued in September had a total estimated cost of $3,232,900, or about $700,000 below the figure for September Permits were issued last eight apartment structures. The Sep- tember work was classified as follows: Value. Duwellings $014 Apartmen! Stores . ON REALTY ROW Reports and Observations Concerning Business and D. C. Agents, [ ‘Webster on Leave. Ben T. Webster, whose term as presi- dent of the Washington Real Estate Board expired this week, set forth from Washington Thursday, accompanied by Mrs. Webster, for an_ extended auto- mobile tour as an early Fall vacation. They plan to include Western New York State, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia in their itinerary. e Chicago Visitors Here. A group of Chicago real estate sales- men and executives arrived here Thurs- day for an educational tour of the National Capital to study real estate developments. The group consists of employes of George F. Nixon & Co., who have made records in menthly sales. ‘The group previously made studies of developments in Detroit, Min- neapolis and St. Paul, making the trips by airplane. ‘While in Washington they were sche- duled to have Senators Watson and Robinson and Representative Hall of Indiana as guests and to hear an ad- dress by Representative . Elliott of it | Indiana, chairman of the building and 1,562.500 | grounds committee of the House. 12,100 | * K koK Building Totals Analyzed. Repairs Dwellings Stable .. Repairs Dwellings . Garages Stores Gas_stations Repairs ... Garages Repairs Dwellings Gareges Sheds. Repairs . Garages Motors . o : Elevators, Total Semi-Detached Southern Exposure Frigidaire 2-Car Garage $9,950 Colonial Concrete Porches Big Reception Halls with Plate Glass Mirror Doors and Enormous Coat Closets Luxurious Tiled Baths Built-in Tub and Shower Pedestal Lavatories Wood-burning Fireplaces Large Living Room Screened Breakfast Porch Perfectly Planned Kitchen Ouk Floors Throughout Four, Big Bedrooms Screened Sleeping Porch Cedar-lined Closets Paneled Wall Decorations the values of same Repairs . Total . COMPANY TO BUILD Announces. Special Dispatch to the Star. 6,000 110,170 | $3,232,900 The following summary shows the distribution of improvements among the respective sections of the District and $284.750 69.325 MODEL COMMUNITY Site of 400 Acres Is Selected Near Plant at Curtis Bay, Official Big Daylight Basements Laundry and Servant's BALTIMORE, October 19.—A model city embracing all the latest ideas of community centers will be built by the Davison Chemica: Co. on a site em- bracing 400 acres, near its plant at Curtis Bay, atcording to E. B. Miller, vice president of the company. Toilet in Basement $1,000 Under Price enabling residents to have modern con- veniences. tecture is to be employed so that groups of h‘;euu will nucp:e’ definitely unlike and yet not Jack individuality. In’ the center of the model town a community quadrangle v’t‘n to Iftbumt éor 3 and a moving picture the- m;uwmhlll- It will be surrounded by a broad’ space Where ‘autos ean park without charge. One corner of the development will § will “include golf 1 the opposite end space will for a school and churches. Construction has been started on the new railway to connect the Oeste de Mi- :155 and the Mogyana railroads in Bra- 1347 Montague St. N.W. Look it over . STON A REAL HOME In a High-Class, Home-Owned Neighborhood Wondertully constructed, thick walled. modern, stone, with twe of ite e of its baths and s large sleeping porch on firit floor: four b and bath on second fioor. " Especially adapled for s family having one or two bers_who do_not care to climb_steps. N LS. CARS and BUSSES. L and SAFE place : no traffic streets to_cross in Eoing to school High elevation, sure with IMMENSE 35-FT. CONCRETE FRONT PORCH. Big stone ewly paved street. Lot 50 by 1321, equaling 6,625 square feet. $14,500 VERY EASY TERMS You will like this entire block o iawned, home-owned, detached located right in the heart ity, yet truly suburban. This i 'PAUL MAGOFFIN Exclusive Agent 317 Woodward Bldg. Phone: National 3023 NEAR 16th STREET ROCK CREEK PARK DETACHED 9 ROOMS 2 BATHS for | CHILDI gouthern ‘ex iace, OPEN INSPECT for sal Attractive Convenient Substantial Price, $7,950 Up Selling Fast th St. N.E. i Just North of 17th & East Capitol Sts. A New Restricted Community Official reports from 596 leading cities and towns in every part of the United States made to S. W. Straus & Co., showed a total of building permits issued in September of $218,344,506, compared with $251,193426 in Sep- % | tember last year. The loss from August was 13 per cent and from September, 1928, was 20 per cent. The figures were without special significance, excepting that they indicated a continuation of the downward trend in urban building activities ‘that has been in existence throughout the greater part of the year. A study of the reports reveals that the losses were fairly well scattered throughout the country, with no acute falling off in any particular section. To 0 |a large extent the decline is in the smaller types of construction. The falling off in the building activity during the past month was reflected to 9 | some extent in the cost of building ma- terials. Cement which has been weak for some time experienced further de- clines of from 10 to 20 cents per barrel. Towards the end of the month there was a slight easing in the price of structural steel shapes and bars especially at the Pittsburgh mills. No change was re- ported in common brick and lumber. Declines in construction volume are tending ,to increase unemployment, which is not being off-set by the five- day week in the cities where this short- week plan is in operation. For the month a few advances in wages are reported, particularly a 10 per cent increase in New York City. Boston steamfitters and plumbers have been advanced from $1.3712 per hour to $1.50. Indications are that wages are now near the high point of 1920, except that nine years ago high wages were in large part due to an inflated cur- rency. Considerable jurisdictional trouble has been experienced in Boston and appeals have been taken to the Building Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor to seek relief which, if satis- factorily granted, may establish a precedent for jurisdictional difficulties in other parts of the country. British Building Program, The number of houses built in Eng- land since the armistice is 1,275,000, and of this number 829,000 were built with state assistance and 446,000 with- out, but the latter figure is based on Central heating and refrigeration | an 'estimate that 30,000 houses were , | bullt between the armistice and October, piats WiLAR obraied by (I Loy, | e exnct . statistire. Tor ~howscs The city will be known as | built without assistance for that period Davison. A harmonious plan of archi- |are not ayailable. A Marietta Park See These New Semi-detached Homes at Fifth and Oneida Place N.W. You will like these attractive homes of artistic design and solid brick They stand on large lot 27}, feet wide with terraced lawns and have many desirable features. Six large, cheerful rooms and modern tiled bath with shower, covered front porch and screened breakfast and sleeping porches, Frigidaire and built-in garage, besides construction. numerous other features. w_ Street, FLOYD E. 733 12th Street N.W. Brookland Surrounding Eastern High School These homes offer you a choice of six or seven spacious rooms and tiled bath with shower, The kitch- ens are finished a dazzling white and equipped with every convenience. There are hardwood floors, beau- tiful chestnut trim, artistically paneled walls, while other features include wide covered front porch, break- fast and sleeping porches, built-in garage and nice long lots. You must see these homes to appreciate their won- derful value. Open and Lighted to 9 P.M. Very Easy Terms Robert W. Savage 717 Union Trust Bldg. Nat'l 6799 Or Any Broker Drive out Georgia Ave. or Sixteenth to Longfello North to our New Hom Open and Lighted Until 9 P.M. Features, Stoever Tells Realty Forum. Apartment houses of the future will have the ultra-modern conveniences in respect to heating, ventilation and air purification which now are found in certain types of modern theaters, it was predicted by F. Waliace Stoever, head | of the property management depart- ment of Shannon & Luchs, Inc, in an address hefore the real estate forum at the Y. M. C. A. College this week. Discussing jroperty management generally, Mr. Stoever said: “Property management, I believe, will eventually come to be known as the foundation of the real estate business and all of the other branches will cen- | ter around and depend more or less upon this department. ‘e sale price of improved real estate is governed by the income and the income is depend- ent on successful management. The imaginative powers need scarcely be ex- ercised to realize the value to a real es- tate office of a busy property manage- ment department. It would require a vast amount of institutional advertising to produce a like number of prospective customers, It will be recognized that each tenant is at one time or another @ prospect for some other department of the business. The property managed must be insured, will some day be sold or refinanced or become obsolete and need to be replaced. In any of these events the property management d;plrl- ment is in on the ground floor and able to place this business with the other departments.” Importance of Management. “Changing times are increasing the importance of property management. We must study the growth and devel- opment of our city, the congestion in its business districts, its traffic problems, the need for expansions of business into community centers and the need for development of specialized buildings; that is, buildings used for specific pur- poses such as the medical and archi- tectural buildings which have recently been erected in Washington. Property management reaches its highest special- ization in the management of our mod- ern skyscrapers. Elevator traffic regu- lation, cleaning methods and heat con- trol are among the many problems re- quiring exhaustive study. Service Leading Item. “To my mind the most important item in successful management is service, to both owners and -tenants. A rental agent occuples a rather un- usual position. At law he is the repre- sentative of the owner of real estate. In practice he must be the representa- tive of both, and the key to success is the manner in which he fulfills this dual capacity. If he at all times béars in mind the fact that rental proR:fly must be kept in condition, is not only serving owner in prevent- ing deterioration and vacancies, but is giving the tenant the proper kind of a ?{un}x‘e for h&:!e family or his business. le exercises good judgment in the selection of tenants he will save the owner and himself much later trouble and avoid future difficulties with ten- ants. “There is a never ending field for im- provement in operating methods. Com- pare the modern bulldings of today with those built only a few years ago. High speed elevators, refrigerating and radio service are im for in all modern dings.” At the next meeting of gq real estate forum Roger J. Whiteford, local attor- ney, will discuss real estate contracts dealing. vital to all real estate Street East to Fifth Street, DAVIS CO. Natl. 03520353 Realtors Your Opportunity +—to Select Your Home in Our Beautiful Development Thirteenth Place and Taylor Street N.E. nt otk iar M Risien tAve) An Exclusive Neighborhood of Detached Semi-Detached and Group Homes Priced as Low as Homes in a Row. Several Different Types and Finishes Built-in Garage Six and Seven Rooms Cement Porches Paved Alley in Rear Exhibit Home: 4123 13th Place N.E. A Comparison Will Satisfy You of the Very Unusual Value Charles M. Wallingsford Builder & Owner 1010 Vermont Ave. N.W. National 2990 APARTMENTS NEAR BUILDING CITED ULTRA-MODERN ERA - AS BIR FACTOR Air Purification to Be Among; Industry Contributes 31 Per Cent of Every Dollar to Nation’s Wealth. The importance of the construction change distributes bulletins and trade papers explaining new developments in the industry. It maintains a central plan and estimating room where Gov- ernment and rrlnte plans on new jobs are filed. It has a committee co- operating with local architeets to solve joint problems and it has established the Exchange Board of Arbitration to aid in solving labor difficulties. “The exchange endeavors to promote the vocational schools of.the District in order to encourage ability and skill in workmanship, and it is conducting cam- paigns and perfecting methods for safe- guarding the lives of mechanics en- gaged on construction projects. More REAL ESTATE. it into ploy- tion, posed of repre- sentatives from each craft association and the master builders, to which will be referred important questions affect- ing the whole industry.” Rites for Mrs. Veitch. BALLSTON, Va. October 19 (Spe- cial) —Puneral services for Mrs. 8. Emma Veltch, 77 years, widow of the ate. Andrew Veltch, were held this after- noon at the Mount Olivet Methodist Protestant Church. Rev. W. H. Hodges conducted the services. 17 CAR IS BLOWN UP. Nine Passengers Escape Injury in New Orleans Blast. NEW ORLEANS, La., October 19 (#), —Passing over a heavy charge of ex- plosive placed between the rails, & Tulane belt car carrying nine pas- sengers was blown up shortly after mid- night. The passengers and crew were unhurt. The car was badly damaged and glasses in homes in the neighbor- hood shattere “WALTER A. DUNIG/N QUALITY BUILT HOMES” industry to the Nation today is empha- sized by Arthur L. Smith, president of the Builders' and Manufacturers’ Ex- change, in an article included in the handbook to be issued Monday by the Washington Chamber of Commerce in connection with its-fifth annual indus- trial exposition, which will be held next week at the Washington Auditorium, Thirty-one cents out of every dollar of the Nation's wealth is contributed by the construction industry, he states. It is not difficult, therefore, he adds, to show that this industry which builds homes, offices and business buildings, churches, theaters, hotels, public schools, Government buildings and every other type of structure is one that occupies an outstanding position in the business life of the American city. Stresses Importance. Mr. Smith continues: “The importance of the building in- dustry as one of the dominating fac- tors in the business field has become increasingly apparent since the World War, During this ])erlod the industry has become nationally as well as locally self-consclous, it has strengthened its national assoclation, located here - in Washington; it has increased the num- ber of local builders’ exchanges, and it has extended its contacts with other public and private agencies which are concerned with the prosperity and ef- ciency of the construction industry. “‘Most notable of these latter contacts {s that established with the Department of Commerce. Through our perfected national organization we have been able to co-operate with this important fed- eral agency in nation-wide efforts to decrease building costs while raising building standards to still higher levels: Through these efforts building materials are being standardized, waste in con- struction is being reduced and improve- ments in methods are affording in- creased comforts and conveniences in the completed building. ““The builders of Washington have not been slow to accept- this challenge to greater service. They have done their | | part in connection with nationally- organized efforts and they have applied the principles thus developed in the conduct of purely local undertakings. Washington builders, for example, have aided in the perfecting of the District building code and in the conduct of investigations to determine the causes of building failures. ‘They have co- operated also in the development of the ||t local zoning system. 200 Firms Here. “There are in Washington ha 200 leading firms cnncem‘e'dn wlfirmzr: struction and they construct each year building projects which total somewhere around $50,000,000. equal to about half of the total value of indy 1 organized = facturers’ Exchange, which since its creating in 1910 has worked to promote the interests of local builders and to enable them to better serve the public, AN A S e B “ANNOUNCEMENT” . First time offered—two sold—one occupied This amount_is. | [f I made a Radical Change in this new greup. The advanced sales proved its practicability. After carefully weighing the suggestions of our own buyers and prospective buyers, I planned this new house. There are no Small Rooms. The Old “Bugbear” about the Small Hall Room has been eliminated in this house. It becomes a Real Room. Whether you are a prospective buyer or not, do'not fail to inspect the Exhibit Home. ’ 4220 37th Street N.W. In this beautiful subdivision of North Cleveland Park, these four bedroom and two-bath homes at their price are the last word in value. TO REACH—Drive out Connecticut Ave. to Van Ness St., west “to 37th St., one block north to houses, or out Wisconsin Ave. to Van Ness St., east to 37th St, one block north to houses. Open and Lighted Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. Walter A. Dunigan “This organization furnishes the ma- chinery by means of which the purposes are carried out in this city. The ex- ements looked || 925 15th St. This group was given CLASS-ONE AWARD for DISTINGUISHED ARCHITECTURE by the Architects’ Advisory Council of the District of Columbia. A RARE DISTINCTION All Brick Construction... Slate Roofs...Steel Beams Under Evety Floor...Indiana Limestone Sills...Plate Glass Windows...Weather-Proofed Walls...Imported English Wall Papers...Handsome Fireplaces Faced With Im- ported Sienna Marble...No- Kol Oil Burners and Frigid- aires..Clear White: Qalk Floors...Wonderful Kitchens With Extraordinary Cabinet Space...Five and Six Bed- rooms and Three-Bath's, Each With Shower...A Very Interesting Studio Room in Each House...One and Two Car Face Brick and Built- In Garages...Thirteen-Inch Brick Terrace Walls, These Are Facts— Ouner end Builder Phone Nat. 9530 Group Homes WAS Specially Designed, Planned and Equipped for Those Who Desire and Demand— Spaciousness Throughout—More Rooms and Baths Than the Average House—The Best Construction, Workmanship and Material That Money Can Buy and Intelligent Thought Can Conceive—Homes That Can Be Main- tained at the LOWEST Possible Cost and Be Purchased at PRICES that Are BEYOND COMPETITION Anywhere in the City. They Are in A Community That Has Won a National and International Reputation—Where Every Home Is in a Prize Winning Group—Where Your Neigh« bors Are as Carefully Selected as You Your- self Would Select Them—Where FIRST- CLASS CONSTRUCTION [s Paramount to Commercialism and Profit Is Secondary to the Interests and Satisfaction of the Home Owners — Where Beauty and Immaculate Cleanliness Reign Supreme and Age Will Only Improve the Loveliness of the Com« . munity and Enhance the V alue of Y our Home. EXTRAORDINARY VALUES We Cord;d”y Invite the Most R;g"d Inséect;on Ogen Daily, 9:30 to 6 Or By Appointment After Six wene BOSSEEIHELPS ... CREATORS AND DEVELOPERS OF THE VILLAGE T DRIVE OUT QUE ST. TO WISCONSINJAVE, NORTH ONE BLOCK TO' RESERVOIR ROAD, WEST Ti \G MAKE LEFT-HAND TURN' AT 44th STREET 10 GREENWICH PARIGWAY, -51 TO VILLAGE