Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1930, Page 19

3| e—— o] ———=3|0|— |0 ——=3|o| c—x 0| ——=a]0 ——]0|—=o] REAL REALTORS FAVOR LONGER BLOCKS 1,000-Foot Length Is Urged| to Cut Down Costs of Home Ownership. Radical lengthening of the present ' typical city blocks is strongly advised a5 & measure for cutting down the costs of home ownership in a resolution which was adopted by the board of di- rectors of the National Association of Real Estate Boards at its quarterly meeting held recently in Chicago. The resolution puts the realtors of the country on record as favoring resi- dential blocks 1,000 feet or more in length. The general use of the motor car now permits a radical lengthening of blocks in residential areas in keep- ing with present day convenience and economy, the resolution points out, and goes on to give the following reasons which make advisable this increased length in laying out blocks in residen- tial districts: Substantial economies in the use of the land can be obtained. Longer blocks means reduced street area in re- lation to total area; Frequent crossings invite personal ac- cidents, delay traffic, and increase the problem of traffic and pedestrian super- vision; Longer blocks not only aid in speed- ing up traffic movement but also con- tribute a semi-suburban effect of beauty; Reduction of the number of side streets results in saving to both the|. home buyer and subdivider. The burden of side street paving and utilities costs is decreased by fewer side streets and more land is utilizable as a result of such planning; and Maintenance and lighting costs of streets can be reduced. Less frequent stops will expedite transportaiton serv- ice by an amount of time more than sufficient to compensate the average party for the extra walking distance. The association commends the sug- gestions for longer blocks to the con- sideration of local real estate boards, city planning commissions and clty plan- ning engineers. ‘The long price war between two oil companies in the Netherland East In- dies has just ended, and prices have re- turned to their old levels. ESTATE. CLEVELAND PARK HOMES SOLD ' THE EVENING ‘These new semi-detached homes at 2920 and 2922 Courtlandt place have been purchased from N. L. Sansbury & Co. Inc., builders, by Ferdinand T. Schneider, an architect, and W. respectively. FOURTH OF STAR MODEL HOMES TO OPEN JUNE 8 (Continued Prom First Page.) Miller and was designed by Gordon MacNeil. Next week will be the final seven ds of exhibition for the Chevy Chase home at 6502 Maple avenue. It was opened May 4 and during the three weeks end- ing today it was a rendezvous for home- interested Wuhln‘ . It contains six main rooms, a first floor and two Dflt porch and a sun deck, and the whole is attractively set on a well planted lot. This home was built by Shannon & Luchs. The Foxall model home at 1509 Forty-fourth street, opened « week after the Chevy Chase dwelling, also con- tinues open. It counted among its vis- itors last week Alex H. Morgan, Scotch architect known for his rden N. Thompson of the Treasury Department, —Star Staff Photo. suburb” homes built in Spain for an English mining company. It contains seven rooms, a third-floor studio, two baths, double porches and a built-in garage. It will be open for two more weeks under the auspices of The Star and the Operative Builders’ Association, This_house was built by Waverly Tay- lor, Inc. The model home at 2004 M street northeast, in Shelbourne, the smallest of the five in this year's series, com- letes its first week of the exhibition ight. WEST OF SIXTEENTH ST. mi-detached brick home ect, Side- ing. Flower Inspection st THOS. E. JARRELL CO. Realtors 721 10th Street N.W. An unusual opportunity to purchase a charming Colonial house, con- taining four large bedrooms and two baths. Completely redecorated. Large lot, 70x120. Two-car garage. Open every day until dark, Drive north on Connecticut Ave. to Aspen St. Turn left to house. For Sale by "G. F. MIKKELSON & SON 200 W. Thornapple St., Chevy Chase, Md. 8 ROOMS 2 BATHS 2-CAR BRICK GARAGES COLONIAL CEMENT FRONT PORCHES MANY ADDED * FEATURES DO NOT WAIT! DETACHED BRICK HOMES PRICED From $11,500 $14,950 WILL CONSIDER YOUR OLD HOME EXCHANGE AS PART PAYMENT Sample House OFFERING Phone Wisc. 4255 |———— ol [a[————[a][c———=]a[c———]a]——]] 9th and DAHLIA STS., N.W. v Enjoy the advan- tages of these fine, fully detached brick homes, at prices that are ‘less than you would pay for row houses of their size. This Well-landscaped Lot is 452104 Feet EXCELLENT NORTHWEST RESIDENTIAL SECTION IN STAR, WASHINGTON. HOME- OWNERSHIP COST REDUCTION IS URGED BY REALTOR (Continued From First b rials are delivered to the building lots, where they undergo virtually every process which transforms them to in- tegral parts of the finished house. Con- struction units, manufactured on the mass-productien besis, he claimed, would result in material savings. ‘The longer city blocks, he explained, would reduce attendant costs in con- struction by eliminating the original cost of frequent cross-street improvements and the permanent urkeep costs of those streets. Shorter blocks were ideal, he admitted, in the horse and carriage age, when corner lots were sold nt a premium. but with the increased o( motor vehicles, traveling at hllher peed, and the resultant decrease in t! delh'lhfllty of corner lotz which are ln the traffic danger zone, Mr. Reaume be- lieves blocks twice or thrice the present length would be highly desirable. By reducing the number of cross-streets, th realtor president contends, traffic accidents would also be reduced. Hits Short-Term Mortgages. Attacking the short-term mortgages, Reaume declared that, although com- monly entered into by purchasers who know very well they would be unable to pay off their notes at their maturity, if called, a real calamity in the entire real estate wor'd would result if build- ers ever sought to enforce the terms of the mortgages by demanding complete payment when specified. Longer life for mortgages, he claimed, would en- courage home ownership among “the $12,250—Convenient cost in these new houses. Lane, Chevy Near Chevy Chase bath; flowers and shrubbery. $15 GARAGE. Country Clubs. RIGHT PRICE. OPEN DAILY to 9:00 P.M. 7004 9th STREET N.W. (One Block East of Ga. Ave., at Dahlia St.) COME OUT TODAY AND SEE WHAT WE ARE WAPLE & JAMES, Inc. 1226 14th Street N.W. $11 terest. There are 6 rooms garage. The large lot is landscaped with flowers thing in perfect condition. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. Chevy Chase Properties 5520 Conn. Ave. LAST OF THREE 4508 Ridge St., Chevy Chase One Block North Bradley Lane ‘Three under construction—incorporate your indi- vidual ideas and changes now at practically no extra To inspect—Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Bradley turn west on Bradley Lane three squares Avenue, then north en East Avenue one block to Ridge St. COME OUT SUNDAY — OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P.M. M. & R. B. Reliable and Dependable Operators Tel. Wisconsin 2873 3413 Quesada Street $10, shioeRislVashbolas ivas willVRadr A s pron e as much value as you have seen in a long time. There are 6 delightful rooms; colored tile large screened sleeping porch: another sereened porch off dining room; breskfast reom. Stairway to floored attic. TO REACH—Turn from Chevy Western Ave., one short square to Quesada St. 12 Blackthorn Street $11, In a perfect location, just south of the Col- umbia Country Club, 5 doors west of Conn. Ave. CENTER-HALL PLAN. 7 rooms, including s sun parlor; tiled bath. OUT OF TOWN OWNER HAS PRICED THIS HOUSE TO SELL. 5 Tiylor Street 500 New brick and stucco home—4 BED ROOMS AND 2 TILED BATHS—floored attic—2-CAR Located conveniently to stores and schools, midway between the Chevy Chase and Columbis A REAL HOME AT THE 6318 Brookeville Road 500 ; An unusually attractive Dutch Colonial home embodying many desirable features. It is offered at a price which justifies your immediate in- D. C.. SATURDAY, all, comprise 84 per cent of the prop- erty buying public. In_favor of his ted nlurm: Mr. Reaume claimed that all could be instituted at real savings and at the same time at retention of fair profit| to real em:e oOperators. H ve ac- cmn ccessfully progressi merits of the American Auto- mobfla Allocllflnfl ‘which, . despite the low dues charged its members, include thousands of miles of good, marked roads as memorials to its efforts, Mr, Reaume urged - a property owners’ department in the ml estate boards. Data Could Be Assembled. It property owners would contribute’ to such an organization anything like they give to the automobile association, Reaume believes scientific appraisals| to would be available to every prospective buyer. He is convinced, further, he told | 4 the local board last night. that statis- tics of inestimable value to home buyers could be assembled which would result in real savings to buyers and more sta- bility to ‘“:1e real estate industry. Last night's meeting was marked by a tribute to the late N. L. Sansbury and J. C. Weedon, former members of the board. When the members - stood silence lights were extainguished and the photographs of the two realtors ‘were projected simultaneously upon a screen. The sounding of taps upon a trumpet ended the silence. Entertainment, the program. Clean Heating System. Spring house cleaning carnot be con- | g sidered complete until the heat sys- also has tem been cleaned. Th! done, the housewife can proudly say that ‘her home is spick and span from basement to roof Terms—Lot 50x125 WARREN Chase 500 Circle, the public and Chase Circle on 950 Lot 70x120 with trees, Garage. and tiled bath. Built-in fence enclosed and well and shrubbery. Every- in |fits will be short lived and correspond- consisting of vocal| solos and a buffet supper, served at the | conclusion of the meeting, completed | MAY 24, 1930. REAL ‘ESTATE HOME MODERNIZATION ADDS TO REAL VALUE Also Tones Up Neighborhood and Enhances House in Eyes of Family. small thing—the sul jution of a fire-safe roof for a burnable roof, for i e omatve, e vol cl arrange- "}',2‘" equipment and architecture ‘:1 house. But whether modernization is a small or large job, it tends (1) to increase the real value of the house, (2) to in- creue the OWM.H enjoyment of it, (3) tone up whole neighborhood umullhamhmuundepreul neighborhood), (4) to increase the 1ly's appreciation of the house as the anur of its living, and (5) to make the home a safer, more convenient place in which to meet the exacting demands of today and tomorrow. One condition, however, governs the effectiveness of modernization. Unless the work is done in terms of perma- nence and as an_investment its bene- Two Attractive PETWORTH CORNER HOMES Near Sherman Circle Colonial Type—All Brick 3 Covered Porches Tlled Bnth—showcr rooms Sereened Throughout Artistic Decoration Daylight Kitchen Frigidaire—Garage Will Trade for Small House Under $7,000 CAFRITZ 511 950 Emerwn St. $12,500 1 Decatur St. N.W. 14th & K ingly unprofitable If you have been waiting for that “Unusual 0pportumty” Here it is Beautiful Edgemoor, Md. in job |5 5208 Edgemoor Lane—Over One-Half Acre of Ground A lovels suburban residence—center:hall planbrick There are many special featur E constriction sitintes a' beautifully Iandscaped iences to be founa it ;iu"rf;'v:"gu'n“:gnf&'mfx’. nRNIR 185x125. Iwmes approximating the 335, VR Fooms are spacious, exceptionally Ou can appreciate. this ¢xiraordiry A and wel nunnd—fl Vl!ue at $27.500. The entire property mlfll“h“l and llle Dll‘fll‘ has been put in new-house condition . i) flnDl‘u')' dining room, &nd awaits your prompt consideration. ‘::Ik’lll room and open porch. Five ‘We_feel confident you will be interested. rooms and two tile Blflll on second Here is the ideal home for a family floor. Third floor 'Ifll "D rooms. bath with chlldren—plenl! of grounds and and cedar-lined storage closst. Two-car brick garase. freedom—minimum of tramc—near enough to school Blute “Toof. Attractive piantings. and car line. ‘Will consider a moderate priced residence in part exchange Open Saturday and Sunday Schwab, Valk & Canby Potomac 0830 1704 Conn. Ave. ACT QUICK OPEN ONE DAY ONLY A REAL HOME. BARGAIN ONLY $9,850.00 BEAUTIFUL CORNER BUNGALOW 1501 Kearney St. N.E. Specially built by a builder for his home. Situ- ated on a beautiful knoll overlooking the section. Landscaped spacious lawns and front and rear yards. Attractive living room, large open fireplace, bright sunny dining room, well equipped kitchen, big dry cellar, hot-water heat, new storage tank water heater, “Ruud,” laundry, large closets, sleep- ing porch, all screened throughout, two well plan- ned and ventilated bed rooms, tiled bath and space for two additional bed rooms. Garage. Lot 50x128 without parkings. Will make terms for right party. TO INSPECT _ Drive out Rhode Island Avenue to 16th Street, turn left 42 squares to Kearney Street, then left to 1501—corner of I15th Street. FORSALE BY OWNER Cleve. 2300