Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1930, Page 19

REAL BUILDING REPORT IS ENCOURAGING | Projects Started Here in Past“ Six Months Involve | $17,904,567 Cost. i ESTATE. (Continued From First Page) \, Construction Co., Inc., butiders; to erect Norfe-1-story concrete brick and frame store building, 3507 to 3523 Connecticut avenue (parcel 56-57, square 2222); to! SHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY, 1%:® 1.8 cost $90,000. Pranciscan Order, M. C., owners; E. M. Reid O'Meara, designer: H. W. Cord, builder; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling for sisters, 835 yarnum street northeast ‘parcels 135/2 and 135 13. square 3810); to cost $61,000. W. G. Irvin, owner and builder: Grorge T. Santmyers, architect; to erect eleven 2-story brick dwellings, 5601 to 621 Second street (lois 91 to 95 and * 47 to 52, square 3387): to cost $60,000. Louis K Liggett Co.. lessce: Frank L. Wagner. Inc., builder: make re- pairs. 1701 Pennsylvania avenue (lots 800. 801 and 802, square 166); to cost “$18,000. H. R. Howenstein Co., owners and builders: S W. Barrow, designer; to erect four 2-story frame dwellings, 3901 to 3907 Twentieth street northeast (lots 44 to 47. square 4228): to cost $16.000. L. E. Breuninger & Sons, Inc., owners and builders; H. L. Breuninger, de- signer; to erect one 2!p-story brick dwelling. 1631 Madison street (lot 804, aquare W-2722); to cost $10,500. | James E. Cooper, owner; C. W. Gos-| nell, builder: to erect two 2-story brick and concrete block dwellings, 3409 and 3411 Brothers place southeast (lots 5 to 7, square 6006): to cost $10.000. | S. E. Landstreet, owner and builder: | Bears, Roebuck & Co. designers: to erect one 2-story frame and stucm‘ dwvelling. 2104 Thirty-first street south-| east _(lots 6 and 7, square 5656); to cost $6.000. | Dr. John Minor, owner and designer; C. Wohlgemuth. jr.. builder; to erect one 2-story brick addition, 1620 Twen- ty-first street (lot 122, square 93); to cost. $5.000 G. W. Chase, owner, designer and builder: to erect one 1-story brick and concrete dwelling, 6235 Piney Branch road (lot 65, square 2941); to cost $5.000. Maj. McKee Dunn, owner: Andrew Murray, builder: to make repairs, 1706 Eighteenth street (lot 162, square 133); * to_cost $5,000. Mrs. Frances Carpenter Huntington, owner: W. E. Mooney, builder: to make alterations, 1906 Twenty-third street (ot 805, square 2520): to cost $4,000. Robert C. Kraft, owner and builder; John Cadle, designer; to erect one 2- story frame and stucco dwelling, 4015 Hayes street northeast (lot 91, square 5077): to cost $3.000. Thomas W. Phillips, owner; Wolcott Clarke Waggaman, architect; Robert J. O'Neill, builder: to remodel, 1618 Flor- ida avenue (lot 55, square 174); to cost $2,500. The large English-type residence of William W. Bride, corporation counsel of the District, located at the corner of Wilson lane and Fairfax road, Edgemoor, Md., which has been purchased by Col. Charles Herron, a War Department official. The property was acquired through the agency of Mrs. Jack Hayes. The house is situated in a large landscaped lot and contains six bed rooms and three baths, in addition to a large living room, dining room, sun parlor, entrance lobby and an adjoining four-car garage. Six Two-Story Homes Planned. Plans for the construction of six two- story brick dwellings, having a total cost estimated at $40.000, have been filed with the District building inspector by C. H. Small Co. The houses are to be erected in the 4400 block of Fourteenth street northeast. BRICK HOME in _prominent NORTHEAST has six large rooms. Aley Located |a serious study of the principles and LICENSES FORECAST | th,Rrinciples of real estate usage sei- | dom have to be disciplined for improper Report Made to Meeting in Toronto ' A careful review of our present ex- start must be made in examining appli- = examination for those desirous of be- man anywhere in the United States its appraisers.” States have real estate license laws. In tions which must be passed before a estate man who specializes in some one like, will be required to take special| |, Locat This is a summary which Vincent P. #H "Echool,, Lincoln to license law officials, meeting in To-| | ¥h the house: screens and weather REALTY SPECIALIST |peacticerci et cotater ien smonannss trained and adequately acquainted with | practices by the State Real Estate Li- | cense Commission, he said. amination questions shows little or Urges Special Tests for | nothing asked regarding appraisals. A : cants in this field of real estate, and Appraisers. eventually there may result a special PR . coming expert appraisers. At all events Less than 10 vears ago practically any | 1 peljeve that every State should license could set himself up as a real estate broker. Now more than half of our recent years many States with license laws are adding professional examina- license to sell real estate will be granted. The day will come when the real phase of his business, such as apprais-| ing, subdividing, farm lands, and the examinations before he can conduct & specialized real estate business. HIGH - School, Bradley, a member of the License Law | | hot-water heat with s new O BoRNEL Commission of New Jersey, presented ' ;P;‘GIDAXRE and kitchen cabinet go ronto this week. at the convention of | | *"Brios e X RaRsy niment i . JARRELL CO.. R the National Association of Real Estate | National 6785. 721 10th S Boards. | Mr. Bradley reported that nearly all applicants for brokers' or salesmen's licenses in New Jersey, preparatory to entering the real estate field, have made MICHIGAN MANOR A Highly Restricted Community of Semi-Detached Brick Homes Almost Completely Surrounded by Beautiful Park Grounds C. H. SVALL & €O, BUILDE 12 Minutes to the Hear1 of W ach- ington 3408 14th St N.E. SEMI-DETACHED HOMES OF RARE CHARM Six_beautiful rooms, three large porches, bea vy paneled Old-fashioned fireplace, daylight kitthen with delicate Sanitas Two tile baths with Sanitas walls, all-cedar closets, huge pantry Hardwood floors and woodwork throughout. vely decorated as balance of house. Lot generously planted and 180 feet deep. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A HOME DON'T FAIL E ‘E THESE n Ave. (end of line), walk richt to 11th St. or drive out” Rhode I:land Ave., turn north at 12th St. and right on Michigan Ave. to 14th St. Tower Bldg., 14th & K Dist. 0853 THE YEAR'S SENSATION “WOODLEY PARK ENGLISH HOMES™ 12 BUILT--10 SOLD Hurry and inspect the two remaining unsold homes in this operation of new houses just com- pleted by the N. L. Sansbury Co., Inc. We pre- dict that these last two homes will be sold within a few dayu as they are outstanding values. Located in a cool, quiet, restricted section, this development has received remarkable recog- nition from the buying public. English-type. brick construction, with all the rooms large and l’\aving double exposure ; three delightful porches to enjoy the cooling breezes from: two baths; all modern features; double garage. Exhibst Ii‘ome 2924 CORTLAND PLACE N.W. Yo reach: Drive west on Cathedral Ave. from Conn. Ave. to 29th St. Turn right to Cortland Place. Open Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. FE.G. Smithy, Comp -OC/Xan.rbug COMPANY INC. 1418 Eye St. NW. >~ Nat'l 5904 A Beaut;}’ufly S;tuated Home at a Great Sacrr’fic: Cleveland Park WAYSTOCUT HOME | COSTS SUGGESTED Metal Walls Is Among Pro- posals Given at Toronto Convention. (Continued From First Page.) increase in the net income on the en- tire project of 4 per cent, or an income on the equity of 16 per cent (if the equity were 25 per cent of the entire project cost). “‘One probable outcome of moderni- zation of construction methods to lower | construction costs will be elimination of dependence on all trades in which labor efficiency has materially decreased. Be- twee', the years 1909 and 1920 wages of bricklayers increased 127 per cent, while the production per man decreased |51 per cent. This resulted in a unit | increase in labor cost of 363 per cent. | “In building a home, the cost, ac- | cording to present usage, falls as fol- lows: For the bare land, 10 per cent; | for bulding construction, 50 per cent: for necessary public improvements, 25 7707 12th St. N.W, A Colonial all-brick, detached 6-room house, large lot, garage. Standard Breun construction. Vacant. Offered at a sacrifice price on reesonable terms. Open Sunday. out_16th St. to Alaska Ave. hoSt.. turn’ left 13 sauare -&fimm'ngers Sons Investment Bldg. National 2040 BUILDERS—REALTORS : Overlooking the Cathedral FOI‘ Immcdiate Sale on Substantial Cash Payment Representing the Utmost in Sound Value—Plus Desirability of Location 1704 conn. Ave. —3409 Lowell Street— Open Sunday 11 to 6 A Lovely Colonial Cann(’t Fail to Appeal 8 Splendid Rooms 2 Enclosed Porches 2 Tile Baths Maid’s Room and Bath Equipped with— Oil Heat Frigidaire Electric Dish Washer —and Many Added Features Potomac TO NORTH CLEVELAND PARK WHERE FINE E HOME BUILDING HAS CENTERED -~ ~’,. g — per cent; for cost of financing, 15 per cent. Approximately one-half of the cost of a lwmilding is paid to the labor directly occupled in its erection. The other half goes for materials. “More efficient s planning can greatly reduce the cost of raw land for housing. “As to financing, imagine a house which can be erected in three days time from whole rooms taken out of stock, just as a child builds a house of blocks! Obviously such a house will be bullt only when the purchaser is already | found and an agreement has been, reached to make the purchase. It is| like ordering from sample, deliveries to| be made in three days' time, as now occurs in many instances with refer- | ence to department store purchasing. Such a condition would evidently elimi- nate the risk which is now taken by the | deelvoper who erects houses for sale,| many of which cannot be sold for sev-| eral months, during which period the § house must be carried by the builders, the cost of doing which is added to the| house cost.” y wo of the Greatest Little Values We've Ever Seen 1444 W St. SE. $5,950 This pretty brick home con- sists of five big bright rooms, built-in bath, shower, hot-water heat, cedar closets, hardwood floors throughout, front and double back porches. The lot is 122 feet deep and is well planted with shrubbery and fruit trees. Near schools, stores and good transportation. 1112 Owen St. N $6,750 Out Fla. Ave. NE. to West Va, Ave, turn porth to Owen St., and see this practically new six-room home, incorporating every convenience such as oak floors, front and double back porches, hot-water heat, built- in garage, etc., you will fall in love with’ this' pretty house on first sight. Open for Inspection Saturday and Sunday Death Visits Dnce More. UNION, 8. C., July 12 (#).—Mrs, Tke Page, 76, who was buried here yester- day, was the first to die in her immedi- ate family since 1859. She is survived by 7 children, 12 grandchildren and 9 FORT BAYARD PARK WASHINGTON'S NEW COMMUNITY OF EARLY AMERICAN HOMES Tower Bldg. Metroz. 2663 @ .C/[%fl/P r New Detahed Colonial Homes Built and Equipped in the Manner of Far More Expensive Homes SI'['L'A\'J‘F.I) in picturesque St. Ann's Parish, that beautiful section just west of Wisconsin avenue (the Lincoln Highway)—the ideal place for a home where children can play in absolute safety. There is a fine new public school and stores near enough to Fort Bayard Park to be convenient, while churches of various denominations are nearby. You must see these homes which offer such extraordinary value. SEVEN SOLD < Three big porches...four rooms and generous hall on first handseme Colonial brick fireplace...radio aerials inch oak floors and stairways...beautiful fil IN OPEN pensively equipped...two-part laundry trays.. 7] r 7 gas water heaters...kitchen attractive in appearance 9 AM. to 8 PM. $10,450 to $10,950 Easy Terms May Be Arranged in attic attractive garage to match .large lot, entirely sodded and finel landscaped. Go North on Wisconsin Ave. to Brandywine St. and West on Brandywine to 44th St. Less Than 15 Min- utes to City BOSSEmPHELPS Founded 1907 OWNERS 1417 K St. National 9300 O\y‘\ 0\ 0\ New Group of Dunigan-Built Homes Open Today for the First Time 422 Longfellow St. N.W. See These Features! EXHIBIT HOME tion. Tower Bldg. 3712 Yuma Stréef NW West on Van Ness from Conn. Ave., and North on 37th to Yuma With pride we announce the first showing of these beautiful new de- tached homes representing the last word in modern and practical construc- For the fami three REAL MAS solved here, to the imported wall paper. A big bright cellar, two-car built-in garage, clear oak floors throughout, completely equipped kitchen, pantry, Frigidaire, larg room, pretty fireplace, big private living porch, three R lovely baths, huge finished attic and a slate roof all add to the completeness of this brick and stucco home—yet the price is only $14,750. (Sample House) who has tried so long to find a six-room home with R BED ROOMS and two baths—your problem is The workmanship is the finest and reflects quality throughout living and dining AL bed rooms, two Open and Lighted Every Day From 2 to 9 Detached garage. Four bedrooms and four big closets — two cedar lined. Light, airy cellar, fully screened, double laundry trays and servants’ toilet. Completely breakfast porch. Black and white tile bath with built-in shower and fixtures. Screened throughout. screened Cold storage pantry ad- joining the wellldquipped kitchen: Coat closet with full- length mirror door. . Block from the 14th street car line. Close to schools churches, and stores. Latest model electric refrigerator. Hardwood trim and ce- lected oak floors through- out. Front porch of brick and concrete construction with wrought iron railing. Kitchen and pantry floors covered with lino- leum, walls with “Sani- tas.” It can be washed. Numerous electric service outlets. and compare this price $ 9, 2 5 0 D. J. Dunigan, Inec. NATL. 1265 Tower Building 14th and K Sts. N.W. EXHIBIT HOME OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P.M.