Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1933, Page 17

REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, he Foening Star. e R B . e P e R Home-Owning an SPRING REVIVES INTEREST IN RENOVIZING ACTIVITY Building and Equipment Prices at Bargain Levels as Home Owners Plan to Undertake General Reconditioning of Property. f BY VINCENT TUCHING. THE season now at hand finds Mr. and Mrs. Home Owner turning ! [ attention once more to problems of Springtime conditioning of their domain. Casting a speculative eye over their holdings, they are planning improvements, cleaning up, painting, planting and under- taking general reconditioning, much as has been their practice every year about this time. To these activities has now been added another, one which has been largely developed during the period of retarded business activity and one which is finding more and more support among owners anxious to keep abreast of changing times, enhance the value of their homes and make them a source of greater pride. It is known Bs renovizing. A campaign to promote this activity ©- §n Washington was started some time | Bgo, but saffered a momentary setback idue' to the banking crisis. Plans to Te- sume this movement are now under way, and are expected to be announced | shortly. Meanwhile, with building and equip- fment prices at bargain levels, the prop- erty owner would do well to make a| survey of his needs, consult with de- | signers, builders and tradespeople as 10 methods and costs and prepare to | make alterations, additions or other RDecessary improvements. | This applies not only to the home owner, whose property offers almost unlimited possibilities for improvements, | darge and small, but to owners of busi- mess buildings of sturdy underlying con- struction, which can be brought up to modern standards by alterations that combine a pleasing appearance with a comparatively low financial outlay. Its Own Reward. In both cases, modernization of build- ings writes its own reward—it pays back the man who pays for it. Prop- erty. in need of repair rapidly depre- ciates in value, while property in good condition, possessing modern_facilities, | will command higher sale prices and | rentals. The resources of property own- ers are directly drained by idle prop- lerty, and often. by reconditioning and amodernizing this loss can be turned into a gain, The wisdom of investing in build- dng improvements has been demon- strated in many cities where owners | of old buildings found renters slipping | |way to occupy newer structures. From an economic standpoint, such mctivity is recognized in the industrial field as constituting an opening wedge toward returning the construction in- dustry and its allied trades to a state of normalcy, creating employment and | {fncreasing buying power. Much Work Put Off. Many properties have become dilap- fdated and out of date because ef a mnistaken notion that the expenditure | ©of money might be looked upon as ex- travagance in the light of so much stress being laid upon th& reduction of expenses. Necessary repairs and re- fl!neemenu have been deferred, and the pulse has been to make old things do. “Spending money to make savings 4s conspicuously exemplified in the industrial field,” says Nation’s Business. “The wealth of its object lessons argues the alertness of managements forced to fmatch the constriction of sales volume Wwith internal economies.” It is estimated that $100,000,000 will, bbe spent immediately by hotels and res- | taurants throughout the country to| modernize old and create new tap-| rooms, roof gardens, grills and rath-| skellers for serving beer and light wines in the States where the beverages were | Jegalized yesterday, | Reports from various parts of the| ‘eountry indicate that this suddenly dis- | closed market has been instantly rec- | ognized by the construction industry, | by building and decorating materials and equipment manufacturers and the architectural profession alike. To Announce Projects. Two leading architectural magazines, the Architectural Forum and the Amer- can _Architect, in recognition of this trend, announced that next issues will be devoted almost entirely to descrip- tions of new and projected hotel and yestaurant eating, drinking and service | rooms, and to illustrating the modern | architectural features of famous Euro- | pean beverage dispensaries. | A survey conducted by Ahrens Pub- | fiching Co., publishers of hotel and res- | faurant management magazines, among | 2.000 leading hotels, restaurants and clubs, in the score of States where legal beer is now avallable, indicates that more than $46,000,000 will be expended immediately for required building and decorating materials, in addition to Jabor outlays. The home improvement field covers »3foms of Comorrow in ' FOXALL @ Double fronts, six and eight gooms, with one, two and three baths . . . double screened porches ... open fireplace . . . electric refrigeration . . . gas heat . . . insulation . . . garage . . . out- standing value at $11,350 ta $14,950, with monthly pay- ments less than rental value. Visit our Budget-Balancing Home at 4410 Volta Place, three short blocks south of Reservoir Road. Open 9:30 A. M. to 9:30 P. M. WAVERLY.TAYLOR \ 1322 K STREET NAT'L 1040 $0000000000000000 50 @ wide area. Projects which might be considered in remodeling, rebuilding or modernizing the dwelling include re- roofing, finishing the attic or base- ment, modernizing the bathroom or kitchen; the addition of one or more rooms; the inclosure of a porch, re- facing of the house, installation of ad- ditional closet space, refinishing walls, and countless other alterations. Recreation Rooms. There has been an increasing ten- dency on the part of home buyers to demand a recreation room or game room in the basement of the home. Such a room can be built into the ex- isting house at current prices at little expense, and provides an extra living room for the whole family. Revision of living room- arrange- ment, including the addition of built-in bookcases and fireplace, s possible at lower cost than at any time in many years. Simplicity and good taste make the living room a friendly, livable room, and filled with lively odlor in good balance, it is a cheerful room with a restful atmosphere that is no small part of its charm. . . A cheery kitchen shortems. workroom hours. Walls that are brfight and cheerful make kitchen /hours *happier and lighten tedious tasks. The dull, drab kitchen can be éonverted into a modern, comfortable room for -the housewife at small cost, and modern kitchen appliances may be added to bring it up to date. ‘These are but a few suggestions for the interior, and many may be ad- vanced for improvement of the exte- rior also, including the landscaping and gardening. With every possible incentive for making home improvements, the home owner will find that there has not been a time in years when high quality labor and material for home condition- ing were at such low prices. o MATERIAL DEALERS OPEN NEW BRANCH Hechinger Co. Establishes Addi- tional Offices at 1905 Nichols Avenue Southeast. Establishment of a new branch at 1905 Nichols avenue southeast was an- nounced yesterday by the Hechinger Co., building material dealers. Presenting a practical example pof renovizing, the concern has taken over an old building and a dilapidated lum- ber shed and remodeled them into a modern building material store. A store front of modernistic design, with three large show windows, has been installed. The show room is finished in early Almerscan style, paneled with knotty pine. The Anacostia branch is the fourth to be established here by the company. Richard W. Conway is the mahager. New Semi- Detached Brick 5735 Colorado Ave. N.W. (Just North of 14th St. Car Line) $7,950 A seven-room Home, including large, attractive recreation room. ‘This house is splendidly built. A light, airy home with all of the latest appointments. Located on a beautiful avenue close to all conveniences. The best value on the market at this price. Open All Day Sunday Phillips & Canby, Inc. Na. 4600 Investment Bldg. 59 " New Detached CORNER HOME $8,950—Worth $1,000 More | 23rd & RANDOLPH PL. N.E. Drive out New York Avenue to Bla- densburg Rocd. South one square | % Randolph Plas East to House. 6 Large, Well-Planned Rooms Built-in Wood-Burning Fireplace Gorgeous Silver-Green Kitchen Landscaped Lot 42x95 Ft. Detached Garage Concealed Radiators Open and Lighted Until 9 P.M. " CAFRITZ Committee of Architects Approves Plans Drawn by Meigs. EXPANSIVE ASPECT GIVEN TO DWELLING Predominance of Horizontal Lines Is Among Features of Small Home. | SIX-ROOM house design drawn from Colonial and early Colopial | examples, is presented by the | Washington Chapter of the| American Institute of Architects today as the fifth in a series of better Lome designs being published in The Star. | Prepared by Carroll Meigs, Washing- ton architect, the plans offered today were approved by a special committee of the local chapter for, publication in this newspaper for the benefit of its readers. Although a small dwelling, the pre- dominance of horizontal lines, the archi- tect explains, and the change from one material to another at the second floor, gives an aspect of greater expanse. A light, rose-colored brick is intended for the first floor, and rubblestone, stucco or clapboard for the second story. Use of any of these latter materials would retain the essential harmony of the ex- terior, Mr. Meigs says. In giving much thought to con- venience and livability in this design, the architect provided plentiful light and air, each room having two exposures or more. Added spaciousness was pro- vided by placing the stairway at the end of the center hall. Other Features of Plan. Other features of the plan include the small, step-saving- kitchen, which is so located that the front door ma: be reached from it without the neces- sity of passing through other rooms. [ *The second floor plan, which includes two roomy, tiled baths and an abun- dance of closet space, has two large bed rooms and one smaller one. Access to the attic space is provided by means of a disappearing stair in the second fieor hall. Provision for a recreation room, or a maid’s room and bath, is contained in the basement, where the boiler room and, laundry also are located. A single exterior door serves both kitchen and basement. “THe interior finish is simple in the extreme,” says Mr. Meigs, “so as to provide an undemonstrative and har- monious background for furniture and furnishings. Cream-colored door ana window trjm of simple moldings and a | cream colors, relieved inconspicuousis | by touehes of light green, furnish the keynote.” %‘he principal ornamental features of | the.interior design are the stairway and fireplace. Concealed radiation gives ad- ditional usable space in all rooms. Design Readily Rearranged. The design shown here, the architect explans, can be readily rearranged in its secondary details—still keeping its main features—to accommodate al- most any preference of the owner. Althouglr planned for a 60-foot lot, the chimney end could be turned to the street, the entrance door inter-| changed with the coat closet, and the house would fit nicely on a 40-foot lot. The floor of the living room can be dropped two steps to give added ceiling height. If more space is desired in the kitchen, the dining room wall can be moved forward and a small closet in- serted in the basement stair hall, or a built-in china closet may be placed in the dining room. A covered porch or a New Home Four Bed Rooms Studio and lavatory on first floor, modern sunlight kitch- en, nine spacious closets, master bed room with private lavatory. 1341 Shepherd St. Northeast Recreation Room—Garage Electric Refrigeration Semi-Detached All Brick | Most Unusual Price and Terms Chas. M. Wallingsford 3 Builder & Owner 1010 Vermont Ave. N.W. Wonderful Value Here is your opportunity to a center-hall side-entrance residence of eight 14th St.) urchase close-in (just off spacious rcoms and two modern baths, and with its large and attractively planted lot with a two-car garage will meet all the needs of your family. Be sure to inspect Saturday or Sunday —the price is the most pleasing feature—you will be surprised. Open Saturday and All Day Sunday. Realty Associates, Inc. 1506 K St. N.W. L$9000C0000000000 Nat’l 1438 wallpaper of predominating tan and | roo SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1933, LIVING ROOM 15-6 x 186 of Architects. FIRDT FLOOR DINING ROOM I-ex -0 d Building Section for Washington and Suburbs | Six-room Colonial House Presented in Design D. C. BUILDING INCREASES IN FIRST QUARTER OF 1933 $2,000,000 of Work Undertaken Com- pares With $1,750,000 Begun in Previous Three-Month Period. Columbia during the first three months of 1933 registered a gain over the amount for the last quarter of 1932, statistics at the District Building inspector’s office show. | With more than $1,000,000 worth of work authorized during |March, the total for the first quarter was brought up to almost | $2,000,000, as compared with $1,750,000 for the previous three months. | The total building authorized during January, February and March of last year, however, was $3,500,000. ‘THE value of building operations undertaken in the District of increase in the amount of contracts for residential construction in the 37 States east of the Rocky Mountains, while con- tracts awarded for building, engineering and construction projects in the 16 Southern States during the first three Current reports show an appreciable o 390,000 and the January total of $19,- 472,000. Approximately 85 per cent of the $16,021,000 spent for residence construc- tion in’the 37 States reported on by the BEDROOM n-o x le-0 SECOND .FLOOR Carroll Meigs, Washington architect, is the designer of this house plan presented by The Star today as the fifth in a | series of home designs approved for publication in this newspaper by the Washington chapter of the American Institute | added to the right of the dining room. By a slight change in the second floor arrangement, involving an inter- change of the closet and the bath room | of the large front bed room and modi: fication of the window spacing, the pri- vate bath can be made to open into the hall and the rear bath used as a| private bath for the other large bed m. The architect estimates that this| house can be built at present price levels for between $7,900 and $10,000. SHOE CONCERN LEASES F STREET PROPERTY Plans Extensive Remodeling at Downtown Location Taken for Period of Years. Lease of the business property at 1113 | F street by the Wise Shoe Co., Inc., na- | tional chain of women’s shoe stores, was consummated this week. The lease, which will run for a period of years at and two baths. out plus many thousands of dollars custom-built homes. It is without or Sunday. District 2637 THOS. L. Prices from $12,900 is a large rage. 200 WEST THORNAPPLE ST. wuc.aw y TO REACH, drive out Comnecticut Ave. turn left 2 blocks to Beechwood Drive and left again to houses. G. F. MIKKELSON & SON gotiated through -the office of Carl G. Rosinski, realtor. Plans for extensive alterations to the | premises, including the installation of | a modern store front and show windows, are now under way. A design copied from that of the coneern’s headquarters store in New York City will be followed. The property was leased from Mrs. ‘Open Daily $5,500 New Detached Brick Home 5 good sized rooms and attic. Beautifully equipped kitchen and tile bath, hot-water heat, electricity, gas and electric refrigeration. Lot 50x 115, detached garage, % block to bus, near schools and stores. 15 minutes to F St. NW. Over Memo- rial Bridge, turn left, then straight on Mt. Vernon Ave. to Lloyd Ave., Del Ray, turn left to 126. A NEW DETACHED BRICK HOME. Brodie & Colbert, Inc. N; 1707 _Eye St. N.W. 8835 105 South Royal St. 2481 4709 Langdrum Lane Chievy Chase Open Saturday and Sunday North_on Wisconsin Avenue past District Line to Chevy Chase Club Golf Course; turn left at Lamgdrum Lane to property. $13,750 THF, owner, a U. S. Government official, having left Washington, has authorized the sale of this practically new home at a price to meet every factor in today’s low prodiction costs and competitive sales figures. You will be extremely well pleased with its artistic exterior and the arrangement of its 8 full sized rooms (4 bed rooms) Large screened side porch and built-in garage for two cars. Stairway to floored attic. In new house condition through- in extra refinements found only in question one of the finest oppor- tunities ever presented to you. Take advantage of it either Saturday It will be open for your approval. PEYTON 1427 Eye St. N.W. BUY OR BUILD BEECHWOOD 6307 HILLCREST PLACE The sample home pictured above—contains seven rooms—four bedrooms, one of which master bed room—2 baths—finished recreation room with fireplace—and a screen- ed concrete porch. Automatic heat and re- frigeration. Lot 68x110. Two-car brick ga- Also on display in this home are numerous drawings which will be of interest to those contemplating a new home. to Thornapple St., sun room and dining porch may be | an undisclosed consideration, was ne- | Oltvia D. Becker, owner, through the | | Washington Loan & Trust Co., repre- senting her. Saul’s Addition 1220 Crittenden St. Price, $8,950 Detached home of six large rooms. on lot 40 by 160 ft. At- tractive street; most convenient neighborhood. ' The rear lot con- tains many fruit trees, flowers and shrubs, Garage. 1236 Quincy St. N.W. $7,500 Substantially built brick row. Six_rooms. concrete front and two rear porches, brick garage. House in splendid condition, very mod- ern’” Tust about one square east of 14th street. today Both houses open and all day Sunday. Realty Associates, Realtors 1506 K St. Nat. Inc. (Continued on_ Second Pag In Cleveland Park 2904 Ordway St. N.W. A Detached Home Located WEST of Conn. Ave. on a large lot 56x125 feet. Seven REAL rooms, large closets, new elec. refrigerator, beautiful stone fireplace, slate roof, 2-car gayage. The right kind of reconditioning work has made this home like new inside and out. An inspec- tion will convince you of its out- standing value. $9,950 OPEN THIS AFTERNOON SUNDAY FROM 10 TO 6 SHANNON & LUCHS 1505 H St. N.W. | months of the year amounted to $65,- | 559,000 as compared with $62,970,000 for | | the' corresponding period a year ago. | March contracts in the Southern | States totaled $18,697,000, according to | the Manufacturers’ Record, as com pared with February's total of $2 Save $3,000 by INSPECTING TODAY 1013 Quebec St. NW. $6,150 ix extra large rooms and tiled bath. Large front and large double rear en- clored porches. in reality four sleeping rooms, Built-in garage. perfect condi- tion. 'New kitchen equipment through- out.” New electric refrigeration. New de lux= bath. An_ inspection will -convince you it is the best buy in Washington. Drive out 13th Street to Quebec and east to home. PETWORTH—$5,950 One block and half from Grant Circle, 20 ft. wide, all-brick, 6 r. and bath, h.-w.h, elec. and tiled bath, garage, paved ‘street and zlley—a real bargain. Call us for further particulars. METZLER, Realtor 1106 Vermont Ave. N.W. District 8600 Sunday and Night—ADams 0620 i 8 Rosemary St. | Chevy Chase, ] Maryland Less than 15 Original Cost! This magnificent kome in the finest section of Chevy Chase has 10 rooms, 3 baths, 2 lavatories and third floor library facilities for SEVERAL THOUSAND BOOKS. Electrol Oil burner with 1,000-gallon tank. Nearly one-half acre of beautifully landscaped ds upon which are thousands of dollars worth of rose bushes and ry, pergola, tool shed and 2-car garage. 1 block North Chevy Ungqt onably one of the most desirable Chase Club, ; block residential properties now available . , . and West Connecticut Ave. GREATLY UNDERPRICED, ; GOSS REALTY COMPANY J. S. EATON, Sales Department 1405 Eye St. NW. National 1353 In 'Beautiful FOREST HILLS VISIT THIS EXHIBIT HOME 4511 28th St. N.W. Connecticut Ave. to Albemarle Street and east to the house 7 FERE is a house designed for the family which demands the utmost in con- 44, struction—atmosphere—comfort—durability—in short, bullt for a discrimi- . —ngz home owner. furnishings—numerous windows afford generous sunlight bed rooms—three. attractive baths with shower, first-floor 1 study. dining room, kitchen—pantry—servants' quarters with The floor plan throushout allows for ample spacing of e are six master ry—living roo: h—modern hea! ing—and a spacious, covered porch for outdoor relaxation. ‘ The dominating feature is a large two-story recreation room, with beamed ceiling, paneled walls, and great open fireplace. This room opens out on a terrace with a formal pool which forms part of the spacious rolling landscape of lawn, trees, and garden surrounding the house. Furnishings installed by Hutchison. Inc.. 1816 14th St. N.W. Draperies furnished by John F. Ligon, 3417 Conn, Ave. Oriental rugs furnished by Manoukian Bros., 1332 Comn. Ave. Carl Johnson—Builder WAGGAMAN-BRAWNER REALTY CORPORATION Seventeenth and Eye Sts. N.W. Y WSS MEtropolitan 3860