Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1931, Page 15

NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE BOOSTS BUILDING TOTAL $1,800,000 Addition to Cleveland-Emerson Central On Wisconsin Avenue Brings Week’s Figure For District Up to $2,467,800. phone exchange office structure which will involve a total out- lay estimated at $1,800,000, private building operations for the BOOSTED by plans for the immediate construction of a new tele- National Capital having a cost apprisal of $2,467,800 ~were revealed in the last week. Contract for the erection of the new telephone building, a large addition to the present Cleveland-Emerson central office building, at Wisconsin avenue and Warren street, has been awarded by the Ches- apeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to the Samuel J. Prescott Co. Aside from this project, new construction work which has been approved and building plans on file at the office of the District build- ing inspector this week represent a proposed expenditure of $667,800, by private builders. Operations for which permits were issued during the past week have a total estimated cost of *$416,800. In additiqn, permits were sought for other projects having a cost estimate of $215,000. The largest project in the list for which permits were issued was the two- story store building to be erected at a cost of $80,000 at 433-437 Eleventh street and at 1101 to 1107 E street southwest, by Witt & Mirman. A $50,000 store building is to be erected by Morris Wittlin and Samuel M. Deckelbaum at 500 to 506 K street and 916 and 920 Fifth street. The new telephone plant will have a cost of about $1,800,000, including esti- mates for the central office equipment, the construction of unde: nd con- duit and cable and other telephone fa- cilities, according to John A. Remon, general manager. The building addition will be of two stories and basement, of fireproof con- struction, having an approximate width of 126 feet on Wisconsin avenue and extending back for a depth of 83 feet on Warren street. The proposed addi- tion will contain about 375,000 cubic feet and provide spproximately 22,000 square feet of usable floor space. Provides for Future. Engineers estimated the addition will provide space for telephone facilities in the area for the next 10 years. During this period it is contemplated that the dial equipment for this section of the city will be installed. The structure is to be so bullt tHat a third and fourth story of the building may be erected when required. The building, designed by Waddy B. ‘Wood, ‘Washington architect, is to be & med- ern version of classical architecture. The present building there was con- structed in three sections: the original unit being erected in 1907, with addi- tions being made in 1917 and 1926. ‘Building projects for which permits were issued by the District Government in the last week include the following: Plans Store Building. Witt & Mirman, owners; Julius ‘Wenig, architect; Schneider-Spliedt Co., builders; to erect one 2-story concrete and brick store building, 433 to 437 Eleventh street and 1101 to 1107 E street southwest; to cost $80,000. Morris Wittlin and Samuel M. Deck- elbaum, owners; A. S. J. Atkinson, architect; Morris Gumenick, bullder; 10 erect one 2-story brick, concrete and stone store and offices, 500 to 506 K street and 916 to 920 Fifth street; to cost $50,000. W., G. Irvin, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect six 2-story brick and frame dwell- ings, 3618 to 3632 Warren street; to cost $45,000. Harvard Terrace Development Corpo- ration, owners; George T. Santmyers, architect; Shapiro Construction Cor- poration, builders; to erect four 2-story brick dwellings, 1733,to 1739 Hobart street; to cost $24,000. Federal Construction Co., owners and ‘builders; M. Mesrobian, architect; to erect two 2-story brick flats, 517 and 521 Peabody street; to cost $20, Joseph Devereux, Inc., ‘owners and builders; George S. White, designer; 0 erect three 2-story brick and frame dwellings, 3110 Oliver street and 5720 and 5724 Nebraska avenue; to cost $18,000. Sadie L. McCormick, owner; R. T. Brooks, designer; H. H. Hubbard, ‘build- er; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2724 Chesapeake street; to cost $15,000. John H. Lloyd, owner and builder; W. S. Plager, architect; to erect two 2-story brick and frame dwellings, 6014 and 6018 Second street; to cost $12,000. Cost to Be $10,000. G e H. King, owner and builder; d. :“)gelby, Arcl’fim; to erect one 2- atory brick dwelling, 827 ‘Underwood street; to cost $10,000. J Jacobson Bros., owners and builders; Edwin Jacobson, designer; to erect one (Continued _on 5429 31st Street N.W. (Just North of Military Road) All brick, detached home, beautifully finished, with unusually large rooms, two tile baths and first floor lav- atory. The kitchen is thor- oughly modern with break- fast nook adjoinipg. Elec- tric refrigeration, screens, and garage are included at the price of $13,750 J. 'WESLEY BUCHANAN Exelusive Realfor Met, 1143, 4422 Greenwich Parkway Foxhall Village $13,500 OWNER HAVING PUR- BUILDINGS PLANNED IN MARKET AREA Three Sites. Sold in Terminal Section for Early Devel- opment. Sale of three building sites in the Union Market Terminal area near Fifth street and Florida avenue northeast, for which plans are being drawn for early construction of additional build- ings there, was announced today by the office of Phillips & Caldwell, realty nts, The scutheast corner of Fourth street and Neal place, containing 3,664 square feet of space, has been pur- chased by the Oriental Paper and Bag Co.; the southwest corner of Fourth and Morse streets, containing 3,750 square feet, by the Southern Hotel Sup- ply Co., and a site on the west side of Fourth street, between Morse street and Neal place, containing 2,850 square feet, by the Sanitary Beef Co. Specifications for buildings on these lots are being prepared by the Charles H. Tompkins Co., and construction will begin as’'soon as plans are completed. The plans for the Southern Hotel Supply Co. call for a three-story build- ing with a 50-foot frontage that will contain a large refrigerated space. The Sanitary Beef Co. will have a two-story building with a 30-foot frontage on Fourth street. This building will also contain a large refrigeration plant. The bullding of the Oriental Paper and Bag Co. is to be two stories with a frontage of 40 feet on Fourth street, and will have a cellar underneath the entire building. 7 MOTOR FIRM LEASES SITE AT 14TH AND P Lambert-Hudson Co. Takes Loca- tion in Three-Story Building for Expansion Program. ‘The large three-story business build- ing at the corner of Fourteenth and P streets has been leased for a perlod o years at an undisclosed rental con- sideration by the Lambert-Hudson Motors Co., now located at Twenty- fourth and M streets. ‘The lease was made for the Riker Realty Co., Inc., owners of the prop- erty, negotiations being handled through the office of Carl G. Rosinski, realtor. The building was erected in 1922 for the Peerless Motor Co., which pur- chased the property after having leased it for a period, later selling it to the Riker Co. First and second floor space is to be used for display purposes and the third floor is to be devoted to storage. L. E. Lambert is president of the concern, with H. S. Briscoe as general _—— Northeast Corner Nebraska Ave. and 31st St. N.W. | “At the Top of Nebraska l Ave. Hill” Open Sat. & Sunday This lovely seven-room and two bath brick with center hall plan is the most appealing home we know of today and will bear your closest inspec- tion.. There are 3 large bed rooms and large attic. The construction is the finest known, including furred walls, copper down spouting, gutter and flashing, slate roof and fir joists. There is also a library, breakfast nook and large garage. The lot which is a corner has 122 f{t. frontage. Price, $14,950. Phillips & Canby, Inc. Nat. 4600 I \ \ VISIT UNTIL 9 P.M. ThisLovely New Colonial Home STONE-AND-BRICK CONSTRUCTION KENWOOD 11 large rooms, 3 baths, Public Urged to See Sil- ver Star Project in Foxall. STRIKING DESIGNS PLEASING TO VIEW Sixteen Attached Homes Of- fer New Standards of Convenience. NTERESTING roof lines, rear lawns free from service facilities that mar the vicw, an attractive combination of stoue, brick and stucco as ex- terlor facing materials, and a happy arrongement of rooms—these are fea- tures of the Silver Star Homes now on display in Foxall under auspices of The Sta r. This development on the north side of Volta place, between Forty-fourth street and Foxhall road, west of Foun- dry Branch Valley, tomorrow will enter the second week of its month of exhibi- tion in the Silver Star Homes program. The public is invited to visit the group of houses at any time in the next three weeks, between 9 am. and 10 p.m., to make a leisurely inspection of their design, planning, construction, landscaping and other features, Individuality Preserved. Here are found 16 attached houses, all having an English architectural motif, the whole project being planned as one mass, yet with Its dwelling belng given individuality in outline. Some of the houses are of two stories, with six main rooms. Others are of three stories, with eight rooms. Heavy double chimneys, capped by tile chim- rey pots, rise into view above the broken lines of the terest to the picture. Gable ends, dormers and the roofs of the front entrance porches add & variety to the appeal of the group house architectural plan. Some of the slant- | ing, hipped roofs are presented broad- side to view from the front and the rich color of the slate forms a part of the color scheme. Shrubbery, planted near the base of the facades, softens the effect. The front lawns are unbroken, ex- cept for the neat concrete entrance | walks, The rear lawns present much the same restful appearance, due’ to a plan for shielding from view the service facilities. A neat wire fence separates each lawn from its neighbor. With the brick garden wall near the | rear of the lots as a background, and suitable planting of poplars, crabapple trees and shrubbery, there is ample op- portunity for the development ‘of a charming rear garden treatment, it is explained by John H. Small, 3d, land- scape architect, a member of the Silver Star Homes Committee, which in charge of The Star’s better homes program. Space in this Silver Star Homes de- velopment, he points out, has been pro- vided for trash contalners, suitably screcned from view behind the garden wall, and garbage receptacles sunk be- low the level of the ground practically eliminate these necessities from view. They are located beyond the rear gar- den wall, where the ground level is well below that of the rear garden.. The garage of each house also is hidden back of the girden wall. Socket holders for removable clothes dryers have been set into the rear lawn, so as to avoid the necessity of permanent clothesline f | poles. On the rears of the houses are two- story rches of comfortable depth, which have been screened to give them & warm weather livability, the upper porches being available for use as a sleeping porch. The rough-hewn tim- bers of the porch structures have been stained a neutral tone, blending well with the dominating colors of the houses. To_return to details of the frontal The Last Home At This Low Price— Chevy Chase two-story Colonial, with six large rooms, fuil tiled bath, fire- place, large porch, attrac- tive grounds, garage. Con- venient to stores, schools and transportation. 4514 STANFORD STREET A Real Bargain at $10,950 Drive out Connecticut Ave to Bradley Lane, west to East Ave., and north two squares. R. BATES WARREN Phone Cleve. 7483 =i e i Why, It’s Charming— That’s what you'll say when you see this artistic stone corner home, with its delight- ful outlook over a 10- acre park.. A perfect gem of Chevy Chase, D. C.—a residence you will thoroughly enjoy and your friends will highly admire! —and only; $15,950 Chaie Circle Drive east from Chey on_Rittenhouse St. to 33rd, then turn South (right) two squares to Pat- terson. St. f Phone Cleve. 7483 5443 31st Street NEW DETACHED ALL roofs, adding in- | View of one section of the group of attached houses on Volta place, west of Forty-fourth street, now open for Inxfiect]on as a part of the Silver Star Homes demonstration. " BATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1931 Quaint Individuality Marks Group Homes —Star Staff Photo. PRUDENTIAL LOANS TOTAL $71,242,750 Residential Accommodations Pro- vided for 11,842 Families by Half Year's Mortgages. Real estate mortgage loans made dur- | ing the first six months of this yezr by | the Prudential Insurance Co. of Amer- ica amounted to $71,242,750, according to announcement made through the of- fice of the H. L. Rust Co., local loan correspondent. Of the total, $48,044,938 was for use in the construction of dwellings and apartments. There were 7,599 dwelling loans, amounting to $40,580.947, and 355 apartment loans for $7,463,991. Residential accommodations thus were provided for a total of 11,842 families. facades, one finds the use of wide board thutters having quaint appeal, | and_the employment of heavy timbers | in the house structure sbove the series | windows in the second story of tke| houses. This woodwork, as well as the modicum of half timbering in the occasional stucco panels, has been stained a dark color. In some of the houses & neat stained wooden frame for holding flower nots| has been built under the series of win- dows. ‘The houses were erected by Waverly Taylor, Inc. The project was designed by Waverly Taylor, architect, in col- laboration with Porter & Lockie as as- soclate architects. | ‘The houses, after inspection and | study, were selected for public exhibi- tion under sponsorship of The Star by the specialists on the Silver Star Homes Committee. 5412 5416 si16 30th Place (Just Above Military Road) Price, $11,500 Best buy in for mew, all brick, home at this price. Chevy Chase detached Easy Terms J. WESLEY BUCHANAN " Exclusive Realtor Met. 1143 Center Hall Plan— Five Bed Rooms— Three Baths HIS is one of the choicest homes we have yet offered in ‘WAKEFIELD, occu- corner porch overlooks a 100-ft. boulevard. Within the home baths on the second floor, with two additional rooms and bath on the third floor. The brick garage ac- commodates two cars. And you will be amazed at the SCHOOL LEASES FLOOR IN PRESS BUILDING Secretarial Training Institution Takes Extensive Quarters. Remodeling Sarts. The entire fifth floor of the National | Washington School for Secretaries for a rental consideration amounting to approximately $100,000, according to an announcement made today. ! The extensive quarters will be used | as class rooms, business offices of the | school and as offices of M. S. Ginn & | Co. and the Washington Employment Exchange, subsidiaries of the Washing- ton School for Secretaries. The quarters leased and the corridors | now are being remodeled according to specifications drawn up under direction of school officials. There is to be an| elaborate entrance lobby. The Press| Building quarters are to be occupled be- fore September 1. REALTY INDEX FALLS . | The regular monthly index figure | computed from realty deeds in 63 cities by the National Association of Real Estate Boards for June is 58.4. figure for May was 61.3. ‘Whereas the drop is 29 between these months, the drop between May and June, 1930, was 6.7, so that this| year's figure did not decline as sharply | during the same period. | | 3211 Rittenhouse St. $13,950 You will be pleased with this wonderful BRICK home among the finest residences and estates || in Chevy Chase, D. C. 4 Features: Seven large rooms, recreation room, two tiled baths, labor-saving kitchen, furred walls, bronze screens, copper gutters, weather strips, large lot, many small trees, ideal for children. Open Sunday and Every Night 6-9 E.H. CROXTON Press Building has been leased to the - ‘The held 1427 Eye St. Nat. 8744 It didn't “just happen” that built in Rock Creek Park Estates. graceful birches, sloping to Rock approved construction. ASKS ZONE CHANGE | T0 PERMIT PORCH| Jesse S. Peterson Unable to Erect Addition Because it Would Extend Over Line. A petition asking that the zoning classification of an entire block of prop- erty be changed from second commers clal to residential has been filed with, the Zoning Commission so that & porch | may be erected as an addition to ] dwelling. The reason for the requested change is that under the District code, in the case of commercial areas, additions may | not be erected which extend beyond the building restriction line as would be the | case in the property named in the pe- | tition. | The south side of E street between | Thirteenth and _ Fourteenth _streets| southeast is the property concerned in | the petitiop, filed by Jesse S. Peterson | of 1361 E street southeast. | This is one of nine petitions filed | with the commission for action at the | next public hearing of the body, to be in October. 5516 BROAD BRANCH ROAD Chevy Cci'l‘a.;e,'D. C. On one of the highest spots in Chevy Chase, D. C,, this all-brick, detached home is unusually well built. —Wide_entsance m with epen it dining reoem kitchen with reakfast nook, outside pantry, cicctric refrigeration, etc. real First Flo Ratl, living Third Floor—Two completely finished rooms. A two-car brick garage, bronze screens, nfetal weath- er stripping are included at the price of $14,450. J. Wesley Buchanan Exclusively Realtor Met. 1143 The Setting Planned the Home 7z Rear View Taken from Rock Creek Park 1704 Kalmia Road this home of real distinction was The site with its stately oaks and Creek Park, inspired the plan and design. Truly a home that grew in a park, which it adjoins for over 260 feet. Early American in design, of stone and brick and most N Heavy slate roof, copper metal work, insulaied walls and two open fireplaces, oil burner, Frigidaire, underground BUILDING NEWS B—1 IMPROVEMENT IS MARKED - IN CAPITAL HOME SALES Records of First Six Months of 1931 Show Decrease in Foreclosures and Less Homes Unsold Despite Extensive Construction. ington is shown in a statistical study of the record of the first six months of this year, as compared with the same period of last year, just completed by Rufus S. Lusk, realty statistician. SOME fundamental improvement in the house market in Wash- For the first time in about a year the sale of new houses in a two-month period has exceeded the number sold in a previous com- parable ‘Whi riod. le construction of new houses has been proceeding at a strong pace this year, the number of new houses in hand July 1 this year was 887, Lusk survey shows. The decrease, , as compared with a total of 903 on hand on July 1, 1930, the , though small, is considered im- portant, due to the amount of new-house construction There has been a gratifying decrease in the number of homes foreclosed, Lusk reports. The survey reveals that there were 587 houses foreclosed during the first half of this year, as compared with a total of 850 during the first six months of 1930. This represents a de- crease of 31 per cent. | As compared with the 587 houses foreclosed so far this year, the number for the same period of 1928 was 733, and the number for the first six months | of 1929 was 743. | All this seems to indicate that either | home owners this year are better able | or are more desirous of holding onto their homes, or that both suppositions | are true, by Houses sold by Washington operative builders in the first six months of 1930, | not including the houses completed un- | der general contract, numbered 521. For the first half of this year the | number of houses sold during the pest June numbered 119, as compared with 106 in June, 1930. First Showing—All Brick 3318 Military Road Chevy Chase, D. C. $13,950 Louis F. Peak North 0167 number of houses sold by operative | builders numbered 472. However, the reports for May lnd‘ June of this year show an increase. The total number of houses sold dur- ing the past May was 109, as compared with 96 in May, 1930; and the total Cleveland Park 3519 and 3520 Rodman St. N.W. Newly Finished Houses 4 baths, lavatory, 1 ots ; trees, electric refrigeration, oil heat. Owner Phone Cleveland 0015 EDGEMOOR 512,850 New Corner Stone Residence « 200 Clarendon ROAD Cor. Wilson Lane 3 7 rooms (4 bed rooms), 2 | baths, 2 bed rooms on first | floor. Garage. Within one | block of stores, schools and | | car line. | | To reach, out Wisconsin ave., | | follow car line to Wilson Lane, turn onedlock to erty. . Open Sunyay | Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. | 5520 Conn. Ave. Cleve. 2300 prop- ||| Petworth Open Sunday 4122 5th St. N.W. Brick house, 20 feet wide, with 6 large rooms and bath, hot- | water heat, electric lights, front and back porches. This home has been painted and papered throughout, and is a splendid buy. Price is right. Terms easy. Come out Sunday. L. E. Breuninger & Sons| Investment Bldg. National 2040 ONLY ONE RE- MAINING OF THESE " STEA T LY COL ONIAE MANOR HOUSES 2706 36th St. IN EXCLUSIVE Massachusetls Avenue Heights + DETACHED BRICK SIX BED ROOMS BREAKFAST ROOM 2-CAR BRICK GARAGE BIG BEAUTIFUL LOT REPLETE WITH FEATURES Drive South on 36th St. from Massachusetts Ave. Open All Day Sunday and Daily 2 until 6 P.M. BOSS & PHELPS CHEVY Crage cLus, 2 e e Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Columbia Country Club, turn left on West Cy- press Street two blocks to property. Wisconsin 2764. 4-car garage, oil heat, elec- tric refrigeration, copper screened throughout, etc. very moderate figure at ceilings, which this splendid resi- telephone, old pine pancled library with lavatory adjoining, five ! master bed rooms, with three bath rooms, two-car garage, built in; with servant’s room and bath over. CHASED LARGER HOME IN THE SAME COMMUNITY Equipped with electric refrigeration; built-in garage and many other features that have wmade the Village famous. In fine condition. Vacant. OPEN SUNDAY 1to 6 P.M. BOSS & PHELPS 1417 K St. Drive out Que St. to Wisconsin Ave., north to Reservoir Rd., west o 4dth St. turm lejt to mezt astreet and iwest to house. BRICK COLONIAL IN dence 1s offered Chevy Chase, D. C. . o 312,950 Other Homes at Proportionately OPEN SUNDAY Low Prices! 10 AM. to 9 P.M. One of the best buys in the : oo oF the higheas galnts oy 1he. one e es e unif Breakfast n'?:‘k‘. T sCre ens, iy to_the DEEP. See it today. Will sell quickly. BOSS & PHELPS 1417 K Street Drive East on Military Road to 31st St. and North to Property. Cor. Brookside Drive and Woedlawn Avenue 7 Because ofits favored position, sharing the loveliness of Rock i Creek Park—the charm and beauty of this home will be perpetuated, Planned for the discrim- and its value enhanced as time goes on. . inating. Built of best ma- Complete in every within = e T T TT e .Open for Inspection—Price, $39,500 CENTER-HALL Colonial home, at 7202 Chatham Road:_Six rooms, two baths, covered porch, two-car $1 5,950 garage, and many other features.............. OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P.M. MONROE AND BEN S. WARREN, JR. ’ CLOSEST TO TOWN OF ANY NEW HOME COMMUNITY Drive out Comnecticut Ave. four squares e _Albemarie, then turn left on Cumberla: 3 one square to WAKEFIELD LIGHTED TILL 10 PM: R. BATES WARREN Phone Cleve. 7483 ing 18,500 square feet. Newbold, Canby & DeNeale Ine. REALTORS 5626 Conn. Ave. Clev. 1948 Edson W. Briggs 'Company Owners of Rock Creek Park Estates 1001- Fifteenth Street at K : Telephone National 5700 e Owners and Developers