Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1930, Page 17

REAL ESTATE HUGE APARTMENT HOTEL PROJECT TO START SOON Kennedy-Warren, Inc., Complete Plans for Structure of 2,029 Rooms to Be Erected on Hillside Tract Near Klingle Bridge. ONSTRUCTION of the huge apartment hotel by'Kennedy- Warren, Inc., on the large hiliside tract east of Connecticut avenue, near Klingle Bridge, is expected to be started in the near future. 3 This large structure, to contain 2,029 apartment rooms, will be the largest single building of its class in the District, according to engineers’ estimates, and will further the present development of colossal apartment or apartment-hotel structures, toward which a Reports on Past Year’s Work, Finances and Appraisale to Be Received. WASHINGTON, D. C oy R WITR SUNDAY MORNINO EDITION n Rning %iaf' " SATURDAY, OCTOBER' 11, 1930, BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF $5,000,000 APARTMENT HOTEL PROJECT How the huge multi-family structure, to be erected by Kennedy-Warren, Inc., on the large site on the east side of Connecticut avenue near Klingle Valley D Bridge, will appear when it is completed. E. S. Kennedy and Monroe Warren, the builders, expect to start the operation shortly. ARCHITECTS’ COUNCIL | BUILDING IS LEASED | HOME SALES ANNOUNCED Mrs. Laura H. Anderson and her son, Officers and directors of the Wash- ington Real Estate Board to serve dur- ing the ensuing year will be elected | at the annual meeting of the organiza- tion to be held Monday evening at Wardman Park Hotel. Alfred H. Law- son is the retiring president. Nominations for president, two vice presidents and members of the Board of | Directors will be made on behalf of the COMMENDS DESIGNS | Gatiner Company, Biatoss, 60 B PN 3 | model 14th Street Property. ase of a two-story office and store Nominating Committee by Ben T. Web- { Dwelling and Church Are Approved | in Current Report of | Group. ‘ A jury of the Architects Advisory Council this week cemmended designs for two District structures in its current | Le: building at 611 Fourteenth strect to the C. H. Galliher Co., realtors, was a nounced this week by McKeever & G The property, which is owned by Mr Pauline V. Beyer, was leased for an u | announced number of years at a report- ed figure of $15,000 per year. The Galliher Co. is undertaking a | complete remodeling of the building to adapt it to its own particular necds P H. Barnard, have purchased the | detached, center-hall brick home at 4415 Kansas avenue from the National Per- manent Building Association, | nounced by the office of L. T, Gravatte, which handled the transaction. Mrs. Emma E. Beacom has purchased from the estate of Alvah H. Thompson the colonial-type brick dwelling at 25 iklin _street northeast, the realtor concern also reports. son has purchased the dwelling at 706 Rock Creek Church road. it is an- | Adolph L. Michel- | trend has been established in recent years. The building, rising but eight stories or 90 feet above the level of Connecticut avenue, will have 14 floor levels at the rear, due to the precipitate drop of the terrain from the street down to the deep ra- the immense content of 8,000,000 cubic feet. The cost of the con- struction alone is estimated at $3,200,000. With land, furnishings and equipment, the total cost is estimated at $5000000. The building is to be crected by Ken- consisting of E. S. Kennedy, veteran Washington builder and real estate operator, and Monroe Warren, who has | n one of the most active figures The structure will have a frontage of | 478 feet on Connecticut avenue and a | depth of 335 feet. The total area of | about 51 per cent, or 57,799 square feet, | will be occupied by the building. This is in conformity with the modern idea _of providing ample grounds about a build- for the residents of all sections of the building and to improve the architec- tural appearance of a large building. The property in this case is surrounded Connecticut avenue frontage. In addition to 442 apartments, con-| taining 2,029 main rooms and 622 baths, | and about 50 hotel rooms and baths, the story ‘main lobby with a mezzanine | floor, four smaller lobbies at subordi- | nate entrances, promenades, lounges | and parlors, large dining room and | large recreation room, news stand, and space for a drug store, beauty parlor, | barber shop, grocery store, laundry | agency and valet service. vine which leads under Klingle Bridge. The building will contain K. nedy-Warren, Inc., a new organization | bee m in | the construction industry here in recent | years. | Will Have Ample Grounds. | the site is 113,567 square feet, of which | ing to provide for ample light and air by Government parking, except for the building will contain a spacious two- hotel kitchen, assembly room, ball room. | The exterior of the building will be | limestone ornamentation. The design has been suited to the physical charac- | teristics of the structure, which is fitted | into the character of the site. Building to Have Two Wings. & From the main section of the build- ing, which is set back 175 feet from the Connecticut avenue curbing, two wings will extend to within 30 feet of Con- necticut_avenue, forming an entrance | court, 127 feet wide and 155 feet deep. | In the ellipse formed by the entrance | driveway in the courtyard will be an ornate fountain, the pivotal point of an | elaborate landscaped garden, with flow- | ers, evergreens and shrubs, winding | gravel walks and stone benches. On eitoer side of the courtyard will be | long French windows of the dining| room and the assembly room. Each | of the latter has its own entrancs, | which also leads into the main corri- dors of the building. Facing ths gar- | den are the windows of the lounges, on | either side of the impressive two-story | main entrance, which is completely in- | cased in glass, framed and decorated with ornamental bronze. 20-foot |of B. H. The main lobby will have a 20-foot |of B I ceiling. ‘The beams of the ceiling will | be treated in dull gold and pastel colors. The green marble walls, with their | black and gold marble trim, will afford a background for the furniture, hang- ster, mittee. nations for the positions of directors, faced with warm gray face brick, with |g pos new year. Nominations from the floor also will be permitted during the ses- sion. laws of the organization, the Board of | Directors to be elected will replace the arrangements for the meeting con.!isui Keever, J. Curtis Walker, H. H. Carter, a past president of the board, | who served as chairman of this com- The committee will present 18 nomi- of whom are to be elected for the Under a recent change in the by-| presen:. Executive Committee and take over its functions. William A. Hill, William J. Flather, jr, and Clarence Donohoe, members of the present Ex- ccutive Committée, will automatically become directors for a one-year term. Other members of the present committee whose terms expire are J. Edward Schwab, W. €. Miller and J. F. M. Bowie. The board’s activities during the past year will be reviewed by John A. Petty, executive secretary, who will also re- port on the board’s finances. H. L. Rust, jr., chairman of the Appraisal Committee, will make a report for his committee. At the conclusion of the meeting a buffet supper will be served. The tellérs appointed to conduct the | election are Lee D. Latimer, E. Stuart Poston and Lloyd R. Turner. A special ! Reception Committee in charge of the | Parker, chairman; J. C. J. 8. Eaton, Leroy Gaddis, jr.; Donal L. Chamberlin, J. A. Mc- J. Dallas Grady, Russell King and F. L. Sandoz. report. These were a dwelling at 4907 Rockwood parkway, designed by G. E. MacNeil, architect, for W. C. & A. N.| ¥ Miller, builders, and the new St. Paul's English Lutheran Church at 4900 Thirty-sixth street, designed by Froh- man, Robb & Little. The “commended” classification rates the structures as “meeting exceptionally well the stand- | ards which should be maintained for private buildings in the National | Capital.” The following dwellings were rated as | P “approved” by the council: House at | 5343 Nevada avenue, designed by George | [ T. Santmyers for C. W. McKendrie, owner; dwelling at 5610 Thirty-second ' street, built for Max Zitmore, L. W. Giles, architect; three dwellings at 4527, | 4529 and 4531 South Dakota avenue northeast, designed by Paul F. Fox fo J. E. Fox, owner; five dwellings at 241 to 2419 Thirty-ninth street, designed b; George T. Santmyers for D. C. Gruver, owner. ‘Two houses at 5432 and 5436 Thirty:- second street, designed by George T.| Santmyers, architect, for Arthur J.| Dinger, owner; dwellings at 5905 Thirty- third street and 3245 Patterson street, built by R. B. Warren under plans| drawn by Parks & Baxter, architects and a dwelling at 5375 Nevada avenue, designed by C. N. Norton for H. P. Huddleson, owner. NATIONAL 1004 Vt. Ave. An Outstanding Value 4441 Fessenden St. N.W. (WEST CHEVY CHASE) $8,950 6 Large Rooms, All Modern Conveniences Open Sunday 2 to 9 P.M. INVESTMENT CORP. MORTGAGE ings, pedestal floodlights and urns. Facing. the entrance is the grand | staircase, and above it the mezzanine | WAR MOTHER HEAD DIES floor, with iis railing of chromium steel | and hand rails and secondary members | Mrs. Leah H. Davis Stricken With of polished brass. 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