Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1931, Page 13

'REAL ESTATE Home-Owning and NEW BUILDING VALUED AT $701,000 APPROVED 24 Dwellings, Apartment phone Exchange and Commercial Structures Included in Varied Operations List. WIDE variety of new private A Permits were issued for the cons an apartment house, a large additio at 4268 Wisconsin avenue and a number of commercial buildings and remodeling and repair operations. In addition, plans of Twenty-six Twi The Washington Sanitary Housing Co. applied for building 26 two-story brick flats in the 1400 block of Half street south- est and in the 1400 block of Carrollburg place southwest, costing 90,000. ‘The Harvard Terrace Development Corporation revealed plans for building ten 2-story brick dwellings in the 1700 block of Hobart street at a reported cost, of $60.000. Permits issued during the past week for approved projects include the fol- lowing: | Gelman _ Construction Co., _owners | and builders; George T. Santmyers, ar- | chitect; to erect one 8-story brick and concrete apartment house, 3206 Wis- | consin avenue; to cost, $275,000. | Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., owners; Waddy B. Wood, architect; 8. J. Prescott Co., Incorporated, build- ers; to erect one 2-story brick, stone, steel and concrete addition and remodel, 4268 Wisconsin avenue; to cost $179,945. R. H. Sanford, owner, designer and builder; to erect ten 2-story brick dwellings, 220 to 238 Longfellow street; | to_cost. $60,000. | Washington Animal Rescue League. | owners; R. W. Berry, architect: Bahen | & Wright, builders: to erect one 2-story | &tone and brick office and care of ani- mals; buildings, 71 to 77 O street; to cost $15,000. | ‘Washington Animal Rescue League, | owners; R. W. Berry, architect: Bahen & Wright, builders; to erect one 1-story stone and brick garage and care of ani- | mals building, 71 to 77 o street; to cost | $5,000. | Two-Story Warehouse. . oseph Fishman, owner; A. S. J. At- klfi'son? architect; Willlam P. Lipscomb & Co., builders; to erect one 2-story brick and concrete warehouse, 432 Eleventh street southwest; to cost, $20,000. i Zarin & Korman, owners and build- ers; George T. Santmyers, architect; ;,0 erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 7523 and 7527 Twelfth street; to cost, $16,000. W. C. & A. N. Miller, owners and builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 4320 Klingle street, to cost. $12,500. Alfred H. Bellman, owner, designer and builder; to erect three 2-story frame and concrete block dwellings, 2505 to 2509 Bunlo(er Hill road north- sty cost $12,000. ca;.:' 30 R}‘an’, owner: Marcus Hallett, architect; J. S. Matthews, builder; to crect one l-story brick auto laundry, 826 and 828 Bladensburg road north- east: to cost $12,000. | Capital View Realty Co. | Walter Valentine, designer; Harry Sick, | builder; to erect two 2-story brick | dwellings, 11 and 15 Fifty-third street | mortheast; to cost $10.000. Joseph D. Gatti, owner, and Walter WValentine, designer; Martin Bros., build- ers; to erect one 2-story brick and tile addition to gas station, 4501 Four- teenth street; to cost $10,000. Tenth Street Baptist Church, owners; wilford L. Eaton, designer; Jacob A. Kay. builder; to erect ome 2-story brick addition, 1646 Tenth street; to cost $7,000. | Mount Bethel Baptist Church, own- ers; Wilford L. Eaton, designer; Jacob A. Kay, builder; to erect one 2-story | brick addtion, 209 V street; to cost 6,000, v T. L. Lechlider, owner and builder; B. F. Meyers, designer; to erect one two- story brick dwelling. 2954 Northampton street; to cost $7,500. Sarah E. Sonnemann, owner; E. Son- | nemann, designer and builder; to erect | one 2-story brick dwelling, 3302 Twen- | tieth street northeast; to cost $7,000. Stone Dwelling. Sarah W., Mary H. and Catherine L. Howe, owners; Charles R. Funk, de- signer; Parks, Funk Co. builders; to| erect ‘one2-story artifical stone and | frame dwelling, 1226 Quincy street | mortheast: to cost $6,000. | C. R. Brown, owner; F. G. Wilcox, | designer; Sears, Roebuck & Co., bulld-! owners: | ers; to erect one 115-story frame dwell- ing, 2324 Thirty-third street southeast; to cost $5,000. J. A. Absher, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story. brick, tile | and concrete dwelling, 2601 Thirty- | third street southeast; to cost $5,000. i | | Carefully Selected Homes of Out- standing Values . 5420 30th Place N.W. Just imagine, open fireplace in the basement for recreation room. Absolutely modern, all-brick, fully detached home with slate roof on full size lot, including garage, electric refrigeration, and screens, for $11,500 5421 31st Street N.W. Just North of Military Road Extremely large, all-brick, de- tached home containing recrea- tion room with open fireplace, especially desirable to the family requiring larger rooms than the average house provides. $14,500 204 E. Shepherd Street (Chevy Chase, Maryland) English home near com- I:Qfixlltyon large shaded lot in g!:hly restricted residential sec- tion of Chevy Chase, Maryland. ‘The rooms are large and de- htfully arranged. g eu:pum 1, two baths, attic and two-car garage. $13,950 J. WESLEY BUCHANAN Realtor (Exclusive Agent) Met. 1143 trict is included in plans approved during the past week by Col. John W. Oehmann, building inspector. The cost of these projects was estimated at $701,000. wo builders, filed with the building inspector with applications for permits, call for the construction of 36 resi- dential units having an estimated cost of $150,000. House, Addition to Tele- building operations for the Dis- truction of a total of 24 dwellings, n to the telephone exchange plant o-story Flats. ermits for REALTOR BOARD'S GROWTH 15 SHOWN Membership in Present Fis-| cal Year Reported at 147 by President. | Membership in the Washington Real | Estate Board showed an increase dur- | ing the past year, Arthur Carr, presi-| dent. reported today. At the beginning | of the present fiscal year, which opened | October 1, 1930, there were 139 real | cstate offices listed as active members | oi 1the board, whereas today there are; Mr. Carr said it was encouraging and of special significance that the mem- | bership of the board was sustained dur- | ing the past year, nothwithstanding the many disturbing factors resulting from :he generally depressed business condi- | ions. Because a large number of real | estate brokers and salesmen have with- | drawn from the field during the past | ASHINGTON; D.- 0, he Fpening Sfar, 'Building Section for Washington and Suburbs Residences Recently Purchased in Greater Washington Upper left: Home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mackey Spears at 5453 Thirty-third street, built by Paul T. Stone, Inc., and acquired through the agency of J. Wesley Buchanan. It contains seven main rooms, two baths and maid’s quarters. Upper right: House at 3614 Albemarle street, purchased by Domenico Rinaldi curity year, the potential increase of strength | from Fred Schnieder, builder, through the office of Cuvier A. Metzler. It contains eight main rooms and two baths. Lower left: Residence of Hugh W. Smith, of the board is larger than the mere | telephone company official, at 1315 Juniper street, acquired from the builder, Henry J. Connor, the house containing six rooms and bath and having a detached increase in numbers of members indi- | garage. Lower right: Residence at 100 East Underwood street, Chevy Chase, Md., purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Daskam and built by Lester H. Harris, cates, it is explained. At the present time the membership represents a larger percentage of real estate men of Washington than ever| heretofore, the statement continues. | Since its organization the membership has never exceeded its present total, except during the boom year 1928-29. | ice and the soundness of its principles | as recognized by those included in its roster. | HANDBOOK OF REAL contains eight main rooms, breakfast nook and three baths. It LABORATORY LEASED Public Utilities Commission Rents ‘Woodward Space. Office quarters amounting to 2.100 square feet of floor space have been leased in the Woodward Building, Fif- teenth and H streets, for the use of the testing laboratory force of the Public Utilities Commission, formerly i located in the building of the Wash. ESTATE TO BE ISSUED}. | Washington Board Members to Get‘ Pamphlet Prepared by John A. Petty. A practical handbook will be issued shortly by the Washington Real Estate Board for the exclusive use of members of the organization. The pamphlet is being prepared by John A. Petty, board secretary, under the direction of a group of committee chairmen in charge of specialized realtor activities. ‘The booklet is to contain a complete outline of the constitution and by-laws of the organization, its code of ethics, schedule of commissions, rules of prac- tice and other information deemed of practical value to real estate men. | Over a period of several months a | series of meetings have been held by | the various committees perfecting vari- ous sections of the book This work, which has the approval of the board of directors has been handled under the supervision of Wil- liam A. Boss, chairman of the brokers’ committee; Earl M. Mackintosh, chair- man of the business property leasing committee, and Russell B. King, chair- man of the property management com- mittee. 2909 34th Street N.W. Massachusetts Park Masonry Construction Overlooking Cathedral Grounds to the West 10 Rooms—3 Baths Plastered Recreation Room in Basement with Beamed Ceiling. Oil Burmer—Electric Refrigeration Beautiful Garden. Open All Day Sunday and Monday W.C. & A N. Miller 1119 Seventeenth Decatur 0610 16th St. Heights 1221 Floral St. N.W. $10,750 Open Sunday From 11 AM.to 7 PM. Henry J. Connor Owner Ga. 1446 Hawthorne St. N.W. Wesley Heights Garden Spot of Washington Living room, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, 4 bed rooms, 2 baths— room and bath third floor, oil burner, electric refrigerator, 2- car garage. Large corner lot with many shade trées. 1 block south of Cathedral Ave. between 43rd and 44th Sts., corner Glover drive. Open Sunday, 11 AM. to 6 P.M. WCEC&AN millr;g 0 E 1119 Seventeenth Decatur 06 S Limited number of attrac- tive, new, all-brick, English Village Homes are now available in our restricted “Burleith Heights” develop- ment. 6 rooms and bath to 8 rooms, 2 baths #9,550 up Inspect Today or Sunday 1931 38th St. N.W. Open Every Day Until 9 P.M. {eoley Bros P g Tower Bldg. Nat'l 9240 New Brick Home in Group of Oaks FINEST site in this restricted community at Washington’s highest point. Center hall plany seven spacious rooms, two fine tile baths, 2-car garage, many unusual re- finements. The utmost protection to your en- vironment and your ine vestment. Convenient to stores, schools, transpor- tation, ete. And only 15 minutes from the White House. | | ington Gas Light Co. on Tenth street, | it was announced today by the office of | Robert W. Savage, which acted in the transaction in co-operation with Carl G. Rosinski. e CEEFI Housewives used 8!, per cent more clectricity in the first half of this year than in the same period of 1930 and 241, per cent more than in the cor- | responding months in 1929, according to a statement issued at Peoria, Ill., by the Household Research Bureau. ”\m&sfi‘(«\w New Center Hall Brick 7 4 Bedrooms—2 Baths % 14,950 3387 Stephenson Place N.W. Never before has such a value been offered in this splendid section. The house is most practical in plan and appealing in appearance, and is located on a lot having 50 ft. frontage. There is a two-car garage and many shade trees. Open Saturday. Sunday and Monday DIRECTIONS_Two blocks North of Rittenhouse Street up Broad Branch Road to right. Phillips & Canby, Inc. | 5 Exelusive Realtors | 201 Investment Bldg. Nat. 4600 | SNSRSNS S SN S SRR SRS SS SRR A A A A e AR R R R SR AR N AR N S AR R A A A R S R S SRR SRR RS RN SRR R A AR SRR A % You Can’t Find a better value in Chevy Chase IGH elevation, near Chevy Chase Club— charming environment— new 2-story homes, si large corner rooms, baths with showers. Model kitchens, side porches, garages, attrac- tive grounds. Terms! $10,950 0 $12,650 t Wise. Ave. to Stanford SO %08k North of Bradiey Lane)s turn right ome square to property, 4514 STANFORD ST. 4513 RIDGE STREET Lighted il 10 P.M. Phone Cleve. 7483 INSPECTION INVITED At 4700 block of Conmnecticut Ave., ¢ squares above Albemarle St. turn Left ome square on Cumberland St. to sam- le house. LIGHTED TILL 10 P.M. | builders, Baer & Scholz. The space leased has a frontage of 30 feet on the avenue and a depth of about 100 feet. Drug Firm Leases Quarters. Business quarters in the new apart- ment building at the corner of Pennsyl- vania avenue and Twenty-second street | have been leased for a period of 10 years to the Keystone Drug Co,, it was announced today by the office of the J. A. McKeever Co., acting for the Worth Inspection 35 Longfellow St. N.W. DO NOT DELAY ONLY 2 BUILT Pully detached brick heme of 7 large.” weil - proportioned : eakfast and sieeping porches. Lot. 7 {t. deep. Garage. verything up the minute. Drive out. Today Most Reasonably Priced WAPLE & JAMES, Inc. 1226 14th St. N.W. NORTH 0962 Petworth Six Rooms—Bath—Frigidaire 4122 5th St. N.W. A row brick house at a price that will astound you. Come Out Sunday L. E. Breuninger & Sons A Perfect HOME VALUE!! In Chevy Chase, D. C. West of Conn. Ave. 5023 RENO ROAD $19,950 Location -+ environment -- architecture - permanency of structure <+ stability of investment Especlally appealing is this Colonial residence. containing a most livable first- {loor plan and four (1) spacious hed chambers. = tiied bathe. large attic. The large, level lot is beautifully planted with trees, shrubs, and is ideal for children. Open Saturday aftermoon, all day Sunday and Monday, Labor Day! 1427 Eye St. E. H. Croxton Nat. 8744 BARGAIN HUNTERS These Two Homes Are Priced to Sell Today Both Are Open Today and Tonight Until 9 P.M. 1. 318 Taylor St. NW., in the highest and quietest section of Petworth, near Soldiers Home Grounds and St. Gabriel's Church, this twenty-foot-wide home of six rooms, with double rear porches (screened)s Colonial troni porahatiligavagedintavaillblav todivs ot pibe lower than any we have known in this fine home section, Price, §7,350 Terms 2. 2042 37th St. N\W., near U. S. Park, Graded, Gordon Junior and Western High Schools, and only twelve minutes from downtown, this thoroughly modern home, in better condition than when new, contains six bright rooms, Colonial front porch, screened double rear porches, and a built-in garage. This hoeme will not only afford you a distinct improvement in your living com- fort, but will also set up an organized saving plan that you will find worth while. Price, §7,050 Terms [SHANNON- & LUCHS] 1435 K St. N.W., ' National 2345 'SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1931. BUILDING NEWS B—;{ UNIFORM MECHANICS’ LIEN ACT APPROVAL IS ASKED National Conference on State Laws to Get Recom- mendation—Bond and Fund Misapplication Provisions Included. . Drafted after five years of study, a proposed uniform mechanics’ |lien act will be laid before the National gon};erence on Uniform Stac“ Laws next week for a]a:Hroval, with a recommendation that its enact- ment be urged upon States arid the District of Columbia. | If approved in its Fresem form, and adopted for the District by | Congress, the law would bring changes in the present law here on | the subject, two being regarded as of special importance. | One of these would be a provision for employment of a bond for | building operations serving to remove the real property from liability | for costs of the project, in cases where laws here do not now provide :for g%xzd az.;sm'mg ‘E:ygnent of llfins. 5 | e other wol e a penalty clause providing f got a builder guilty of misapplyin b oo Tl e | | funds intend i i contracted costs of the bl.udlng.g FEto tetpuidtagatnsy ‘Work of Inlay Group. 1ing from labor, purchase of materials The new gratt of the proposed model 0 oS Sbcanimwcton mechanics lien law is the work of a | Aside from seeking to establish uni- committee of the National Conference | formity in mechanics lien laws in the fon I{n“%mmslx‘uwh:& n};endl:d by | Various jurisdictions, prevention of mis- rles V. y, Wasl n er, | (Conti, d Yo | which has been working in conjunciion | = oeiucd on_Second Page) with a stmilar committee of the Depart- | | ment of Commerce, of which Dan H. | | Wheeler 1s secretary. | The national conference is composed of commissioners appointed by Gover- | nors of various States and local dele- | gates named by the District Comission- | ers are Mr. Imlay, Walter C. Clephane | and Prederick S. Tyler. The original committee of the De- | partment of Commerce, which set to | 1wol'k on the subject in 1925, was ap- | pointed by President Hoover, then Sec- | | retary of Commerce. | . Mr. Imlay reports that the latest | draft of the proposed law has been ap- | proved by both the Commerce Depart- | ment Committee and the Mechanics’ |Lien Law Committee of the National Conference on Uniform State Laws. The District laws, Mr. Imlay reports, | now provide that a lien against a prop- erty can be released by the filing of | bonds to cover each case of claims as | they are filed in District Supreme Court. In practice this means, he points out, that bonds are employed for the most, part in cases where there have been ‘de!nulu in payment of liens. Misapplication General. Under the proposed uniform law, how- | | ever, a bond could be posted to cover | | debts contracted in the erection of l‘ 5310 Nevada Ave. Chevy Chase, D. C. New Stone, Brick and Frame, Center-hall Colonial 8 ROOMS 3 BATHS Electrical Refrigeration Built-in Garage Lot Has 100-Ft. Frontage All this for $14,950 ‘OPEN SUNDAY Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. 5520 Conn. Ave. Cleve. 2300 | building project, and remove the build- ing from lability in case of default, the ‘ bonding company providing other se- or payment of liens such as ris- An Ideal Small Home Shepherd Park (A Community of Ideal Detached Houses) See the wondeful kitchen, built-in equipment, inlaid lino- leum. breakfast alcove. See the beautiful living room, with private screened-in porch: the dining room that opens into the lovely rear garden. 3 See the three delightful bed rooms and two tiled baths in colors. This Home Is Beautifully Furnished The Price Is $14,750 An unequaled value Drive Out_16th, See It Tomorrow Tarn Right at Juniper St. to 14th G Preuninger & Sons Builders 6,70r8 Rooms Semi-Detached or Inside $8,950 to $11,950 . 214 Madison St. N.W. Furnished and Decorated by W, B. Moses & Sons ‘Take your choice of size and price... and be assured of superior quality in construction and equipment. In addi- tion, this development commands a setting withcut equal in the justly pop- ular Fort Slocum Park section. All-brick construction . front porches are concrete with brick pillars and wrought iron rallings. Copper screens ' throughout, double oak floors, complete variegated tile baths, large cedar-lined closets, paneled walls, nat- ural-finish trim, room size kitchens done in green and white Sanitas have inlaid linoleum, Westinghouse refriger- ation, console gas range and other modern equipment. Lucas paints used throughout. Wall papers by Capital ‘Wall Paper Co. All completed houses here have now been sold . . . those mentioned above are now in final stages of construction. Selection now for Fall Dever be sainled and oy & few homes never and only a few homes remain unsold. ' 600181{ Bros. na Model Home . . Drive out 16th, 13th or Georgia Ave. to Madison, thence east to Kansas Ave, or take 14th St. car marked “Takoma” or “Sheridan St.” Get off at Madison and walk 1 Ylock east—model home open every day until 9 p.m. Tower B]ds' 'BUILDERS OF BETTER HOMES™ 9240 w