Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1930, Page 17

\ I]B : ?fih Bning %iaf' SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1930. REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, BUILDING NEWS ‘l!—I e o AT Unequal Street Paving Assessments Under Exist-| . f ing Law Held Illegal by Treatment of Rear Service| Local Courts. Entrance Is Interesting T PO, T OR R s Reports of 428 Boards Divulge Improvement in Private Operations to Cost Financing Conditions, With Ample Funds Estimated Total of Available for Home Builders. BY DON S. WARREN. CONGRESS in the long session now about to end has given Feature of Building. : : : v NS g $189,300. real estate loans in comparison with the supply available six Plans for the construction of 17 pri- months ago is rePorted by the National Association of Real vate dwellings in the District were ap- | Estate Boards, following the completion of its fifteenth semi- proved during the past week by Col. | annual survey of the real estate market, a survey made from the JL:hn w. Oeh';nlnn. building inspector. | collected reports of 428 local real estate boards, representing the et ofcta were lacking from the | principal cities of the United States and Canada. § ! N improvement in the supply of capital now available for ‘the | lengthy consideration to a welter of measures affecting Wash- |, One of the interesting features of | ington, but to date has taken no formal step to correct inequi- | (1 Jhinit “at 1325 Locust road, in | ties arising from the Borland l:sw for %ss;ssitr;lx strfsettin%agr;vg Nan‘hg.ulu the .,;“m.m, of the r;:r ts. Because of unequal assessments caused by the exi » | service entrance whose appearance be- fo?u courts have throqun numerous levies into the discard. lies its utilitarian purpose, as seen in . '{;:""c’:,s:‘ '}"“:,',‘,'f:p',"m“a h";'d":: This improvement in the supply of available capital, the national The District, Commissioners on April 1 sent to Congress a pro- ihe accompanying picture, ~ * ol L L $189.300. @mong permits' ssued were | Association points out, indicates that the fangaumbnial motianCpal posed substitute for the Borland law, drafted after a two-year study, , Here 8 found & nest fower garden , g - : b the followi¥g: increased construction—the problem of supplying funds for wise of the current situation. This provided for reapportionment of the | tans and porch .leading fo the rear » E . Mitchell Quick, owner and builder; | building projects—is now presenting itself as a less difficult one, prob- costs of street paving as between individual property owners and the | door. The garden is marked by the Goorge 5. JWhite, designer; to erect | ably due to the fact that capital is less disproportionately diverted general users of the highways, so as to avoid unequal assessments |sweeping lines of the whitewashed brick tfil;.r)ge 2;:Ifiry b:'icks:;lzd I;;Ame dwellings, | girectly or indirectly into speculative fields and will tend to be which the courts have found arise from the existing “front-foot’ ;:{Lr":;l!“o: ::rem]x;?:r.;%xngl v&{:e e:; : i i § proo g “l:nd -~ mu::d? ”lq';en"l; placed ‘increasingly at the disposal of the home bullder. basis of assessing. ; the Douse proper, This 7Mns 10/8 At Kole p o cost $25,000. ’ * Comparing the situation today | teen per cent of the cities are nder- Failute ‘OF passage ot remiedial leglsiation, |16 1sBdsclared, Will| JiL e BIOve TS At & - : ’ James N. Hughes, owner and bullder; [and six months ago, when the first | built as to apartments, 12 per cent are leave the District government in the uncertain position of trying to | jiv " i 3 i 7 George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect | results of the stock market de- | Over-built and 69 per cent report a good collect benefits for street paving by a system under which the courts | Outside this wall is the lawn that : i : bl Jwenty-fiith place northeast (lots 65 | shows that today 30 per cent of | *PArtment properties. With some slight The difficulty faced by the Dis- BT is a nice arrangement of meeblushzsi to 69, square 4517); to cost $20,000. L shortage as to supply in single dwell- i stituting the keynote of the land- . trict is seen in the fact that be- :2:‘;::.; et e | owners and builders; George T. Sant- | between supply and demand in | percentage of cities report increase in tween 400 and 500 appeals from g myers,-architecs; to erect 1-story |real estate mortgage loans and |rentals in the West North central dis. assessments are now before the : | 2 brick stores, 2548 to 2552 Wisconsin |capital, 48 per cent report that|trict. Thirty-five per cent of the cities District Supreme Court, and ap- On the other side of the rear wing of a . 3 1 dri § : to_cost $15,000. are higher, 22 per cent report that proximately an equal number of ing to the garage which is bullt into | i @ b ; " and 22 per cent report that in the 1 appeals for refund or cancella- Ahe asement of thé hotse. “Nesr tta | . i o Vo d,gélfl}:fi‘i‘,‘:gg‘," Hervers, Lm:fidg‘:‘":'.; mortgage money market capital | "22t%8 on two-family houses have in- tion are on file with the District entrance of the garage is found a paved | erect two 2~story brick dwellings, 1610 |iS seeking loans. government. parking space for convenience in han- = — — | that in 53 per cent of the cit v Jegislation was held by lornlxnmcill-\ & ;rél“eflxl;m:ndtht;l ;*el:rmod;l :!‘g:whsmg; A Mht'! loans ?m u!elklnl c-eplttl,effir;e': A Real Opportumty! roposed substitute law was : : : 3 y to an rings | | cent reported a surplus of capital seek- : :‘:‘.‘;nzemfiyow Teapportion street pav- ‘ Hearing on Eight-Story Build- | fie basement fioor up to the level of GRAYSTDNE SOLD ing investment and 28 Per cent reported Here is a brand-new fully de- ¥ the users of i i the placing of servants’ quarters in the | mand, 1o the o 50'x125", T Dioheass meting maimumn ings Will Be Held basement_on ground foor level, assuring - TO LOCAL WOMAN was Tmade b Gatier seatiatin or G roemi;’ sewing’ room '-.nrrbfl:: amount which could be assessed against on July 2 freedom from dampness and providing View of the rear entrance of the Star model home in Northgate, 1325 gctual amount of money now available (I and white tiled bath on the Biscal rela- g Storage portions of the basement for|this house, located one block north of Kalmia road and two blocks east of isclo The asso second floor; spe living Bone between the Disteict and Pederal B the same reason are well lighted and | Sixteenth street. - " s g Name of Purchaser Not Disclosed. piel S ! axsocistin now | B oom, dining room, kiteer, bed government. To clarify the meaning of the amend- | Ventilated. Purchase Price Approxi- mine just what sums are now ready to room and lavatory on first floor. five 2-story brick dwellings, 512 to 520 | bacle were being felt, the report | 'atio between supply and demand in have held it was impossible to apply levies tably. surrounds the whole dwelling. Inside Columbia _Construction Co., 1Inc, | D€ cities report an "equilibrium ings and apartments, a proportionate A report, 1 v ths hivite B hA T e a ia fvenue (lots 486 to 488, square 1300); | desirable loans are seeking capital | *¢Port that rentals on single dwellings St d Page) | . The report six months earlie d Hope for early passage of remedial dling an automobile. (Continued on Third Page.) B3 i ing costs on an equitable basis among the rear grounds. This makes possible equilibrium between supply and de- tached ho 26'x31', on a lot owners of property abutting a street ample light and air. The service and | Kalmia road, now open to the public. The gate leads to the service entrance of for construction in the various cities The house, designed by Parks & Bax- ation at a cangressional committee heal- | in areas now zoned with 60-foot height | erative Buildere Assheiation. story structure erected about a year ago | %hole, according to the survey. The | of which have been the subject of 3 : > . = : dwellings, 65 per cent report the sup- ||| and up Witson ‘These include the two bills to regu-| M€ 1s, to provent difficalties which | 30U, tion of the Afth and last of | BOAFd of Trade, it was announced to- | ' Later in July a survey of office build- | by J. A, McKeover Co., which: nandica o1 p q 5o Viroinia be used for building purposes. Your critical inspection of this Proposal Not Considered. | ment to the District code, adopted early | ter and built by the North Washington % p The proposal of the city heads, how-;"‘" month, which permits construc- Rell!‘ty {Co., hmlorrnw anters “’i cmm} COMP REHEN SIVE REAL ESTATE mately $450,000. .pmi.e‘x'fé"fiéu's‘i‘"i.?: el:‘tngpm."gmm: i'fr':"‘h..'."?;..." I:::l .z'Jf.T ;::::-: e > week of ex] lon under auspices o ¥ J J r consider- | tion of eight-story apartment buildings - .| healthy, normal ratio of supply and de- 3 o e T e e D s Ei ol S e S SURVEY BY BOARD OF TRADE| . copime arees, | B it b S o | 7’ 5o it and no other remedial measure has 1 where the percentage of 10 ' 7 r- D s ihaigih S e Open 10 AM. to 9 P.M. 30 815 Bighteentn sircet. by Baer & | Eredtest ~shortage = of single-family AM: uadl 91P.M. « ggA-number of other measures directly |greaq)y” reduced, the Zoning Commis- | This house, located one block north| he most comprehensive survey of erty zoned for first commercial use will | Scholz, has been sold by the builders to | 9Wellings is reported in Minnesota, (|| 004 Virginia Avenue sffecting property owners here. several| G, ‘announces a public hearingfor July | Of Kalmia road and two blocks east of | req] estate ever undertaken in Wash- | be compiled from soning maps, and the | & sy business womar. whose name is | Jowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, T b 2 on a perfected working of the amend- | Sixteenth street, will be open dally | ington will be started following July 4 | amount of this frontage on first. come | ot disclosed, it was reported today. | Nebraska and Kansas. In this region | yon Park lengthy public hearings and deep study | 7 ' © . from 10 am. 0 9 pm. .I¢ contains| us°"hart of the master community sur- | mercial streots Which actually in use| The consideration amounted to ap- |35 Per cent of the cities show some (Néarby Virginia) members of Congress, also have falled | ", 1yrpose of the change in word- |8 main rooms, 2 baths and an extra vey of Washington being made by the | will be measured. proximately $450,000, it was announced |Shortage in the supply of single-family To inspect: Drive across Key Bridge us far of passage. ing is to prevent difficulties which |lavatory. b aup Wilson Boulevard to Virginia sored by | 94y by Rufus 8. Lusk, who is directing | ing space, occupied and vacant, will be | negotiations for the building owners in | PIy and demand ratio normal and none ([| #zer left to property. Iate the sale of real estate securities, the | ¢ {he amendment and does not change | the 1930 series Ot homes sponsored bY | t1e work, It is expected that the reai|made This wil be the firce study an- | conjunction with M. M. Parker Co, Teport over-building in this type of bill to license real estate brokers and | “o0 FrCtCeRe ST SRR RO T ATES | The Star 1"0“, is in fll'; “d“l';e‘?ed 5‘“{- estate phase of the survey work will be | alysis here of this phase of real estate.| The building contains 83 apartment | Property. The cities of these States SS 0 FH . salesmen and providing for revoul{m; explained. Th'—‘;h a large z‘“‘}\' N ainer® & the | completed by August 1. The number of rooms and the prices | units. The property has a frontage of | likewise show a small shortage in meet- il LPS e e Amengment fa designed to per=| o bY K. Concy 5. Nors et 8¢ the! “'Dats to be gathiered will concern the | charged i Hotels wil be meotbtmo | Lok o PFOD Eighteenth street and | g the demand for apartments. Nine- Realtors hical or s hav- s - st g 1417 A i Shovias it trisigent Taguis- m{" g::‘"";‘cimg o e e the | Garfield streets, Wesley Heights, which | &rea of industrial zone districts of the | Apartment vacancy data will be ob- | the site contains approximately 10,000 417 K Street N.W. city, both occupled and unoccupied, and | tained from the repott on that subject | square feet. The exterior of the build~ ' National 9300 s o g o e - s | 10, Fule. Formerly o S0 ook Bulla. | M hert monch, ot of exhibition | 42" tumber of oocupled and. vaeant | fisned his year by e Operaiee | 1 e ce Ty cons exterior of the bulld. 3507 Arinston e, Gamasay Bullding first posed ings not mo; : dlar form have been before Congress in stores. ‘The number of miles of prop- | Builders’ Association. brick. sessions. The present sesison, however, has Seen the passage ard final enactment into law of the Shipstead measure, which sets up control over the exteior appearance of private buildings erected nearby the major Federal developments in the National Capital. This measure, be erected without any side yards. Pro- ponents of the new rule declare that it would stimulate construction of apartments more desirable to tenants because of greater light and air and grounds, encourage the building of more fireproof structures because Tegu- lations in this regard are more strin- gent for the taller buildings, and that MAY REAL ESTATE INDICATES INCREASE Frankly—You Clarendon, Virginia _Tenth St. N.E. In Attractive Brookland 14th St. N.W. destgned to protect the beauty of the | he taller buildings would be architec- | National Association Figures Give - Can’t Afford to ; $8,950 # e r siires tal, was widely indorsed by local| tyrally more attractive than the smaller A . . i Sonirations. " Tt becam Taw May 16 buildings formerly permitted because of 73 for April and 73.5 for : Miss Seeing OPEN SUNDAY, 2 to 6 P.M. ft. wide; built-in when approved by President HOOVer. |the requirement of greater space be- 5 i : s tween buildings: Hiasy Following Month. This Very garage. Three Real Esta ‘The amendment as rewort reads: e in intro-| “In the residential, 60-foot C area H Unusual Home duced {‘t’\:cem;:lfi &Lmfis .necg:g district on streets 110 feet or more in| An increase of real estate market : h t u Jocal real estate transactions. These :idtgé bulldtul;ls mlz 38 ;retcted to any :cfl?fiy !firt}myl over APr'l‘l is l'?po“n‘:‘} If you're a true home lover— i ful and convenient section. f | hel not to excees eet, nor more | by the National Association, of eal if inspiring in- i hi v joned bed z B e | et okt cseain D i | e NAcomal Totiation compila- . . B ot i avicloe 1o SR e aioe e e A B s estate brokers and salesmen and the |that for each 5 feet, or fraction there- |tion of its regular monthly index figure : O vt theo b T 2 Beautifully having four rooms; third for regulation of foreclosures. The [0f, above 60 feet, the allowable lot|on real estate activity. The figure 73, 4 L e sttt a : porca; garage. Beautifully two baths; hardwood securities measure placed regulation with [ occupancy shall be reduced by 4 per | indicating real estate market activity for : i all means see this Star Model landscaped lot facing a large floors upstairs and down; the Public Utilities Commisison and |cent of the total lot area, and provided | April, showed an increase of 2.7 over 4 i Home, which experts pro- wooded estate. Just a block hot-water heat; screened rovided for approving certain securi- | further, that such buildings shall have |the figure for March, and the figure i ; nounce to be a distinct con- from all conveniences such as porch. Just redecorated Fles s Tgitimate Tor saje. ‘Ths latter | side yard on each side and that the | 755, indicating May activity, shows an tribution to the finer homes : stores, cars, busses, schools throughout and painted Zeature met with wide objection. The Jaiver, contained in paragraph 1, sece | increase of 03 making 2 tofal increase of Washington. (parochial and public). Owner, i L R age. District Commisisoners reported ad- 3 . of more than three poinf luring the having purchased a larger "o <o 1 securi- = -— past two months. 7 i * ok ok ok ok : g P 8! values in the popular up- To% Jow of anotlies trom, sarzodaned b7 Dwelling Purchased The index is based upon official re- : i : home, will make very easy per 14th St. section at tis Senator Capper of Kansas, chairman of g . ports of the total number of deeds re- : The quaint, restful charm terms to desirable purchaser. unusually low figure, the Senate District committee, The| Howard S. Nutter has purchased the | corded in 65 typical cities throughout of its English living room, the Drive out Rhode Island Ave. to Capper bill provided for the registra- sizngigettch:d{;v:llzmz&-rln :33‘5“’;",; :}I;le cet;\;nlt;% ufli:ll(eesmelhumw for medieval paneled dining room 10th St. N.E. and north to home. OPEN SUNDAY ef streef . loyd, e ye n as the e year P i i b (Continued on Third Page.) is reported by L. T. Gravatte. in computing the monthly figure. with oil pot lamps; the care E 270 9 PM. fully planned bed room: ; S &0 PH, —__(ontinued on Thind page) | reprid by L. Gravatie: 7 i crpotig th gy oo " ‘ : T T Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ¥ Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Yy Y Y YTy Yoy gk ’ Thmien mane 1 BOSIREHELPS T » fi e & ri:se':o::g ;-]v.e“ x;vi-:: n::;i":la; i 1417 K St National 9300 Nat'l 8100 nishing. * K ok Kk %k Open Daily: 10 AM. t0 9:00 PM. K ok ok k% An unusual opportunity to i purchase a modern six-room $ house in the heart of a beauti- l, 50 Completed June 19th Opened to the Public June 21st Sold June 23d .+ . is the brief but CONVINCING story of the first home built in MEADOWBROOK, the new Warren development of moderately priced homes . . . Convincing, because it demonstrates clearly that in location, environment, benuty of architectural design, sound construction, and price MEADOWBROOK offers values which probably have never heretofore been approached in Wasl’!ington. ARCHITECTS Parks & Bazter FURNISHINGS Dulin & Martin LANDSCAPING - John H. Small, 11T i Fionu“/nsmmwr\i Reaity V'V company Inc. Drmecrions: To inspect, motor out 16th Street Alaska Avenue turn For those who missed the first opportunity four other homes are nearing completion/ One in particular, a delight- ful center-hall Colonial white weatherboard, double-Cdlo- texed, on a lot 65x127, contains six spacious rooms, two baths, built-in two-car garage, wide covered side porch, fully floored attic, General Electric Refrigerator, and a host of other features too numerous to mention. May we invite you to visit MEADOWBROOK now, while each of the different architectural styles in the first group is still available? A Predetermined, Non-competitive Development Distinetly - Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Columbia Country % a Class by Itself. Club and’ turn left (west) on the new Bethesda- Silver Spring Highway one block to groperty. . Given class one award for distinguished architecture by the Architects’ Advisory Council of Washington, D. C., these unusually fine homes are indeed masterpieces both architec- turally and structurally. You must see— The Model Home at 1606 44th Street Open for Inspection Daily It will appeal particularly to people of refinement with a fine apprecia- tion for the beautiful and s desire to own s home distinctive in char- acter, structurally sound and architecturally correct. This home con- tains 8 bed rooms, large studio, 3 tiled baths, Italian marble mantel, re, ol burner, plate glass windows, model kitchen, imported pers. It has steel beams and columns from cellar to roof. Attractive face brick garage. Price. $17,750. . . , Other homes, 3 bed ToOms and bath to 6 bed rooms, 3 baths, range from $9,450 to $24,500, <. BOSSERLHE| PS s Creators and’ Developers of.the Village A WARREN DEVELOPMENT INCHEVYCHASE v 7 v v Davip J. HoweLL & Sow, Engineers Parks & Baxre, Architects Jomn H. SmaL, III, Landscape Architect B, fots0ut s Misconin s mort, one left on 44th st. to model home on :'lfl llflr: