Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1930, Page 17

REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY BUILDING NEWS B-1 24, 1930. Home-Owning and Building Section for Washington and Suburbs HOUSE DESIGNED FOR LOCATION WEEK’S BUILDING PERMITS SHOW OPERATIONS GAIN $649,000 Total, Excluding Projects Costing Less Than $1,000, Is Almost Double Preceding Period’s Figures for Construction. H include operations costing less The apartment for which the 8-story structure Goldsmith and Keller. the EADED by an apartment house project to cost $300,000, private building operations in the District, for which sued during the past week, as much as the operations approved the preceding week. This figure, embracing residential and commercial properties, than $1,000. permits were is- will total $649,000, or almost twice does not construction permit was issued, is to be erected at 1437 Rhode Island avenue by Row of 12 Dwellings. Other projects for which permits were issued include a row of twelve 2-story brick dwellings at 227 to 249 Concord avenue, to cost $72,000, and a group of eight 2-story dwellings from 538 to 532 Twenty-third street northeast. The permit list for projects costing $1,000 and more, follow: Agness D. Donaldson, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story frame addition, 3686 Bates street northeast; to_cost $2,000. Young Enterprises, owners; George T. Santmyers, architect; Young & Opp- heimer, builders; to erect six 2-story brick apartments, 1112 to 1122 Penn street northeast: to cost $45,000. Benjamin Auerbach, owner; R. C. Archer, jr., architect; Sam Kaminsky, builder; to make repairs, 1319 North Capitol’ street; to cost $1,500. Three-Story Stone House. Wiflam C. and A. N. Miller, owners and $uflders; G. E. MacNell, architect; t one 3-story stone, brick and col te dwelling, 4426 Garfield street; to @fst $15,700. inger & Phifer, owners and builders; L. E. Sholtes, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwell- ing, ‘Thirty-third street; to cost $8,000. Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., owners; Gilbert M. Ramsey, Bos- ton, Mass., architect; to erect one 1- story stone and brick gasoline service station, 901 North Capitol street; to cost $11,500. Philip’ Shapiro, owner and builder; to make repairs, 149 B street, and 205 Second street southwest; to cost $2,000. R. H. Sanford, owner and builder; J. E. Sohl, architect; to erect twelve 2-story brick dwellings, 227 to 249 Con- cord avenue; to cost $72,000. H. P. Huddleson, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 5418 Branch road; to cost $7,500. $6,000 Frame House. E. R. Anderson, owner and bullder; L. E. Sholtes, architect; to erect one 1-story frame dwelling, street; to cost $6,000. Henry N. Brawner, jr, owner; Fred ., Inc., builders; to make re- Drew Co. s pairs, 3520 Rittenhouse street; to cost 1,000. b Joseph Smith, owner and builder; W. B. Honey, architect; to erect one 1-story concrete block storage shed, 3619 Benning road northeast; to cost 1,500. R icola Frese, owner and bullder: W. B.' Honey, architect; to erect one 2- story brick addition, 1648 Gales street e ast; to cost $1,000. Joseph M. Stanley, owner and builder; 'W. B. Honey, architect; to erect one 2- story brick and tile dwelling, 3322 Mc- Kinley street; to cost $8,000. Black and White b\m _co%omn;.' Goore® 1247 "Twenty-fourth street; o cost $3.000. . Auto Repair Shop. ‘The Eve Star Newspaper Co. ey Beresford, archites William P. Lipscomb, Inc, builders; to erect_ome 1-story brick and concrete A New Home in Chevy Chase, D. C,, ‘That Will Sell Quickly at $11,850 5424 32nd Street T BY BO? & PHELPS, reators and pers of Foxhall {liage, in the same careful and ex- celient manner that has character- this oid and substantial firm r of a century. an _upper sround of white and lower of warmly colorful old English brick add charm to this interesting dwelling. All win- OPEN DAILY & SUNDAY BOSLECELPS Realtors 1017 K 8t Natlonal 9300 auto repair shop, 841 Second street southeast; to cost $23,000. Willlam C. & A. N. Miller, owners and builders; G. E. MacNell, architect; to erect onme 3-story brick and frame dwelling, 4323 Hawthorne street; to cost $12,500. Charles D. Sager, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect_eight 2-story brick dwellings, 538 to 552 Twenty-third place northeast; to cost $45,000. G. W. Chase, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 1-story brick and tile dwelling, 6223 Piney Branch road; to cost $5,000. A. C. Greimel, owner: Melford L. Eaton, designer; M. Hutsler, builder; to erect one 1-story tile root beer and bar- bee-que store, 4340 Connecticut ave- nue; to cost $1,000. Estate of Hugh Wallis, owners; E. C. ‘Wallis, builder;: to make repairs, 623 ‘Twelfth street; to cost $1,000. Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., owners; to revise permit No. 130,- 930, 4307 Wisconsin avenue; to cost $11,500. Brick Addition. Jennie J. Harris, owner and builder; F. W. Burnett, designer; to erect one 1- story brick addition, 1409 Twenty-first street; to cost $1,000. L. E. Breuninger & Sons, owners and builders; H. L. Breuninger, designer; to erect one 2l,-story stucco and stone dwelling, 1338 Jonquil street; to cost $9,000. George 1. Willis, owner and builder; L. E. Harrls, designer; to erect one 2- story brick dwelling. 5606 Nebraska avenue; to cost $10,000. Gulf Refining Co., owners, designers and builders; to erect one 1-story brick and concrete gasoline station, 1301 Thir- teenth street; to cost $8,000. F. A. and W. C. Crump. owners; F. A. Crump, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 4?3,300 Hunt place northeast; to cost N. Oliver, owner; Charles E. Dil- lon, signer; George T. Gilleland, ‘builde; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2950 Northampton street; to cost $8,000. Goldsmith & Keller, owners and builders; Willlam Harris, architect; to erect one 8-story brick and concrete apartment building, 1437 Rhode Island avenue; to cost $300,000. William H. Lawton, owner, designer and builde to_revise previous permit, (Continued on Second Page.) MASTERPIECES Foxhall Pillage —architecturally and structurally. Given Class 1 rating for dis- tinguished architecture by the Architects' Advisory Council of Washington, D. C. The Model Home 1606 44th St. —will strongly appeal to people of refinement with a fine appre- ciation of the beautiful and a desfre to own a home structurally sound and architecturally correct. This House —contains 5 bed rooms, studio, 3 tiled baths, Italian marble mantel, Frigidaire, oil burner, plate glass windows, ‘model kitchen, imported English papers. It has steel beams and ° columns from cellar to roof. At- tractive jace brick garage. Price $17,750. 'OPEN DAILY. Other homes, 3 bed rooms and bath to 6 bed rooms, 3 baths, range from $9,450 to $24,500. BOSSEPELPS AND_DEVELOPERS OF THE VILLAGE. large Drive north west ojt Que st. to Wisconsin ave.; e block to Reservolr rd.: to Village. Turn left on 44th st. to home on west side. Colonial All-Brick Detached Home at Lowest Price Ever Offered in Shepherd Park BUILDING IN APRIL TOTALS $4681,800 F. W. Dodge Report Cites Large Gain in Contem- plated Construction. New construction contracted for in the District of Columbia during April totaled $4,681,800, according to F. W. Dodge Corporation. This compared with $7,173,300 for March and $23,- 846,500 for the corresponding month of last year. New contemplated work re- ported in April, however, showed a large gain over a year ago, reflecting prospec- tive activity in governmental buildings. April contemplated projects aggregated $23,484,400, as compared with $8,889,700 for April, 1929. Since the year opened new construc- tion contracts let in the District of Co- lumbia totaled $23,211,500, as compared with $49,268,900 for the corresponding four months of last year. Residential buildings during the first four months amounted to $10,271,300, as against $17,418,800 for the corresponding period of 'the previous year:; non-residential buildings totaled $12,266,000, as against $31,755,100 for 1929, and public works and utilities amounted to $674,200, as compared with $95,000 for the corre- sponding four months of a year ago. The April record showed the following classes of construction as the most active: Commercial buildings, $2,224.- 500; residential buildings, $1,866,600; industrial buildings, $306,500, and pub- lic works and utilities, $113,100. ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA PERMITS FALL April Building in Ten Cities Totals $2,478,500, Against $4,215,000 in 1929. Bullding permits granted in April in the 10 cities of the Rocky Mountain States reporting to F. W. Dodge Corp. were valued at $2,478,500. This com- pared with $4,215,000 in April, 1929. For the first four months of 1930 per- mit valuations in these cities amounted to $6,528,500, as compared with $11,.- 464,300 for the corresponding period of 1929. Of the 10 cities, Phoenix showed the largest April total, amounting to $785.- 700; Denver ranked next with $562,600, and Salt Lake City was third with $367,100. For the four months Denver was first with $2,456,100; Phoenix was second with $1,160,800, and Salt Lake City was third with $942,900. Four cities showed gains in Arrfl over a year ago; Phoenix, Butte, Albuquerque and Cheyenne; the remaining cities showed losses. For the year to date only four cities showed gains over the correspond- ing four months of 1929: Butte, Albu- querque, Ogden and Cheyenne. As com- pared with the previous month, six cities showed gain: hoenix, Pueblo, Butte, Ogden, Salt Lake City and Chey- enne; the remaining cities showed de- clines from March, 1930. MR. HOMESEEKER: HAVING NARROW PROPORTIONS For a narrow lot this house is par- ticularly adapted, for its design fits in well with closely spaced surroundings. However, the house goes well either on a good-sized lot or a narrow strip. If built lengthwise the lot should be about 80 feet wide, but & 40-foot front- age will accommodate it otherwise. The house has a length of 44 feet 8 inches and a depth of 25 feet 8 inches. Exceptional lighting arrangements are offered by this plan providing for a dining room and living room each of which has windows on three sides. A distinct appearance is achieved with the low roof lines as well as the unique entrance design. Red brick is used for the exterior. although the builder may attain a dif- ferent effect by whitewashing it if he so desires. ‘The upstairs hallway leads to three bed rooms, two baths and an extra dressing room. These have been eco- nomically fitted into the available space, in addition to several closets. Convenient hallways are a feature of the downstairs. The large living room leads to a side or rear porch. BUILDERS ARE URGED TO ACT NOW, WHILE BY JAMES L. DAVIS. (Copyright, 1930, by the North Newspaper Alliance.) Bufid homes, apartments, business and industrial structures and save from 20 to 35 per cent of the cost of those same buildings erected during the nation's great building year of 1923. Never before has the combination of an abundance of money, low building ma- teria! prices and a plentiful supply of the best qf skilled labor produced a situation comparable to today. Building materials now are priced from 10 to 50 per cent under the cost of 1923. The skilled workman today 1s producing as much in five days as he did in six during the peak building American You May Have Seen Them All The location, price or arrangement did not suit you. —But—5826 Nevada Avenue’s First Showing Is Today When you have seen it you will say, “At last we have found a home.” This exceptionally livable home features a center hall, large living room, fully equipped kitchen, four spacious bed rooms, two complete baths, floored attic, two-car garage and spacious corner lot. Located in the heart of convenient Chevy Chase, D. C. Construction truly described as superior. Priced to sell quickly. Drive out Conn. Ave. to Chevy Chase Circle, turn right (east) on Patterson Street, one block to corner of Nevada Ave., and let us show you the most complete seven-room house in Washington. MITCHELL QUICK Owner and Builder Tower Bldg. . 4% Surlens § " Dedicatod to the Beauty that 1s Washington” By PP LESS THAN $12.50 PER MONTH P! The first group practically sold out! —and the few remaining apartments will soon be gone ... inspect tomorrow the beautifully furnished model apartment. . living room, dining room, re- ception hall, bed room, kitchen and bath, with oak floors, central heating plant, Frigidaire and all the facilities of a pre- tentious private home... recreation rooms with showers, private park... neighbors of your own selection! $765 CASH—$47.25 PER MO. Payments include heat, electric refrig: PRICES ARE LOW period resulting in startling saving the construction of all types of sf tures. Home modernizing costs have been greatly reduced and probably the great- est saving in all classes of construc- tion work is in this particular. It is now possible to make alterations to the home such as the addition of a bed room or sleeping porch, a new roof, or (Continued on nd Page:) in uc- HOME GOST GUT URGED BY REAUME Sees Reduction as Means of Promoting Real Estate Business. Reduction of the cost of home owner- ship was advocated as a means of pro- moting the real estate business by Leonard P. Reaume of Detroit, presi- dent of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, in an address last night at the annual Spring meeting of the ‘Washington Real Estate Board. ‘The meeting, held at the Willard Hotel, under the chairmanship of Al- fred ‘Lawson, president of the local board, was attended by Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer and Maj. Gen. Herbert O. Crosby. District Commissioners. In his address Mr. Reaume advo- cated three specific methods of attack in reducing home ownership costs—(1) modernization of building practices, which today call for the entire con- struction of a building on the site; (2) the lengthening of the typical city block | to 1,200 or even 2,000 feet, and (3) the change in financing schemes by elimi- nating the now popular three and five- year mortgages and substituting longer term loans which would not mature for at least 15 years. Urges Way for Tax Cut. A fourth approach to lower cost home ownership, and one which would apply to most cities besides the National Capi- tal, Mr. Reaume said, would be & re- duction in the cost of local governments. Such a move, effected by efficient opera- tions of communities, he explained, would result in lower taxes. Modern home Reaume contended, overlooks entirely the methods applied to larger commer- SRUMMI cial construction in which materials are merely assembled on the building site. In_homes, he pointed out, raw mate- (Continued on_Third Page. A Wonderful Buy 411 Randolph St. N.W. (4 bedrooms—over 21 ft. wide) $8,750 Terms Owner Leaving City ‘Three (3) big porches, screened rear porches, awnings, and acces- sible attic. Newly painted, all weather-stripped. Deep lot, land- scaped with grape arbors, flowers and_shrubbery. K Open for Inspection Saturday Afternoon— All Day Sunday E.H.CROXTON 1427 Eye St. N.W. * 8744, Bargain TWO ASTONISHING VALUES $9.750 1873 Monroe St. N. A dandy colonial brick home in Mount Pleasant. Six rooms and bath: Frigi- daire and all other modern features. Terms like rent. OPEN SUNDAY FROM 2—6 P.M. $11.250 1208 Holly St. N.W. A fvlly detached home in the Upper 16th St. Section at an unparalleled price. Two-story house, with 6 rooms and tiled bath, oak floors, etc.: beautiful lot 142 feet deep. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY J\é;&_flgansfiury WNY ING, 1418 Eye St. NW. Nat'l 5904 Beautiful Edgemoor—$23,500.00 : Moorland Lane Center Hall Plan—Brick 9-car garage, 8 large rooms, 3 baths, 1st floor lavatory, 4 bed rooms, surrounded by large, new detached 1st Floor—Wide entrance hall, large li construction, wide, deep lot, homes. ing room, 22x14, (with open fireplace and den adjdining), dining room, 12x16, breakfast room, large kitchen, electric dishwasher and all modern conveniences. Exceptionally large concrete porch. 9nd Floor—4 large cross ventilated bed rooms, large, deep closets, 2 full baths, shower in each. Basement—Under entire house, light, dry, airy, maid's room with full bath, separate laundry room, h.w. heat and A Progressive Oil Burner—The Finest This house is undoubedly one of the most outstanding building practice, | O, FOURTH OF STAR HOMES TO BE OPENED JUNE 8 Thousands Inspect First Three of Series of Modern Dwellings, With Two Remaining Houses Nearing Completion. the District attracting thousands of interested visitors to their modern interiors each week, structural progress is be- ing made on the two remaining dwellings in the current model home demonstration sponsored by The Evening Star and the Operative Builders’ Association. The fourth home of the series, located in Northgate at 1325 Lo- cust street. will be opened June 8 for a four-week exhibition of & modern dwelling in the $25,000 class. It is being erected by the North Washington Realty Co., after the fashion of the eighteenth century English country-side home. It will be the largest home opened to the public to date, having eight major rooms, two baths and two porches. This howe has been watched with considerable in- terest because of its unusual “¥” floor | T plan, which was drawn for adaptation to the odd-shaped lot. ‘The fifth and most pretentious home of the serles probably will open the middle of July. Located on a half- acre site at Garfleld and Forty-fourth streets, this home is of Elizabethan style and is being built of rugged stone and half-timber and stucco. It con- tains eight major rooms, a breakfast room, & dressing room, a “utility room,” three bathrooms and a first-floor lava- tory, a conservatory, bullt-in garage and a large flagged terrace. The home is being constructed by W. C. & A. N. (Continued on Third Page.) ANNOUNCEMENT. JOHN A. BRICKLEY, WELL WN TR L OAAL REAL BSTATE. FIELD, AND ST TWO YEARS DIRECTOR SALES FOR MOORE & HILL. INC.. HES HIS MANY PRIENDS AND ROTICE HE WILL CONDUGT 4 GENERAL BROKERAGE BUSINESS AT u:‘;: VTR 8T, WITH three furnished houses in as many different sections ef BAYAR| FORT BAYRO PARK WASHINGTONS NEW COMMUNITY OF EARLY AMEREAN 1OMES Roomy new detached homes in St. Anne’s Par- ish, that beautiful section west of Wisconsin Ave.— the Lincoln Highway— ranging in price $9,950 to $10,450 No need to delay buying now on account of price The Biggest Buy for the Least Money on Today's Market. Three big porches . . . four rooms and generous hall on first floor . . . handsome Colonial fireplace . . . radio aerials in attic . . . g-inch oak floors and stairways . .. beautiful tiled bath with shower, expensively equip- ped . .. 2 part laundry trays . . . storage automatic water heater . . . scientifically de- signed and attractive kitch- ens . . . unusually attrac- tive garage to match . . . large lot, entirely sodded and finely landscaped. People of M Means 1910 37th St. $8,750 Just around the corner from ‘Western High School, in charm- ing BURLEITH. Close to graded and junior high school and near the new Georgetown Medical and Dental School. A lovely Eng- lish cottage type, on beautiful street, in new condition. Six rooms and bath, modern through- out. Well landscaped front and rear yards. Paved street and alley. ~ Very convenient terms can be made. Drive by Western High School on Reservoir Road to 37th St. and turn right to property. Open All Day Sunday BOBECHELPS 1417 K St Easy Terms May Be Arranged OPEN DAILY 9 AM. TO 8 P.M. Go morth on Wisconsin Ave. Brandywine St. and west to 4dth St. Less than 15 minutes to city. BOSSRIELPS 417 K St National 9300 i 1207 HAMILTON ST. N.W. $11,950 . DETACHED—4 BED ROOMS Lot 160 Feet Deep A most attractive detached home in a home owners’ coni- munity. On the first floor is a large living room with open fireplace, attractive dining room, sun parlor and a good sized kitchen with brand-new stove. Ample pantry space. On second floor there are four delightful bed rooms and attic over the entire house. The lot ss beautifully landscaped, with a garage on a paved alley. Conveniently situated between two car lines and close to graded and junior high school. This house will be open for your inspection Sun- day and 2 to 9 p.m. daily during coming week National Mortg. & Inv. Corp. Natl. 5833 1004 Vt. Ave. ol ENJOY While You INVEST! Your present rental payments would probably BUY this house in a few years—meantime you have the satisfac- tion, and all the comforts, conveniences and economies of owning your own home. " 4311 Elm St., Chevy Chase ESIGNED in the charming English style, copstructed of brick and half-timbered stucco. this fully de- values in this restricted community. Convenient terms to desirable purchaser. Your present home considered as part payment. DIRECTIONS—Out Wisconsin Ave. . At Bethesda Bank take Old Georgetown Road, one block beyond Fire Engine House to Moorland Lane. Open Sunday, 10 to 6, or call Mr. Fussell Monday morning, National 2040 & Preuninger & Sons National 2040 tached home contains a spacious Living Room with open fireplace, Dining Room, Kitchen, Pantry, 3 Bed Rooms, fully tiled Bath with shower, several very commodious closets, fully lighted Cellar, wide covered side Porch and builtin Elnge‘. "Tl;e d:mnm;l’s ur; completely and eautifully landscaped, and there are many fine shade trees. A small stream in the rear $1 1 950 yard is spanned by a rustic bridge. 2 lmt\ect this house TODAY. Drive out Wisconsin Ave. to Leland St., just morth of Bradley Lane (Chevy Chase Club), turn east (right) three Llocks to 44th St., then north (left) two blocks to property. M. and R. B. Warren eration, taxes, insurance and all payments on principal and interest. A HOME VALUE UNEQUALED IN ‘WASHINGTON! NOTE—These introductory prices limited to these first nine buildings only. < New Hampshire Avenue at Emerson Apply Edmund J. Flynn, Director of Sales Georgia 4619 7707 12th ST. N.W. (Breuninger Boilt) THIS home contains 6 large cross-ventilated rooms, bath with shower, slate roof, screens, weather strips, ice machine. Wide deep, well shrubbed lot, surrounded by new detached homes. House and grounds in perfect condition. Owner leaving city and will sell at a sacrifice, Every house in Shepherd Park is sold! This is the best buy we have ever offered in Shepherd Park and requires your immediate inspection. Convenient terms to desirable purchaser. Open daily, Sunday, 10 am. to 6 pm. Drive out 16th St. to Alaska Ave. to 12th St. turn left to house, or phore Monday morning, Mr. Smith, National 2040. & Preuninger & Sons National 2040 Wisconsin 2875 Investment Bldg. Investment Bldg. Realtors .DERS—REALTORS