Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1935, Page 17

" rermue | @he Fhening Slar HOME BUILDING IN GAPITAL AREA HITS NEW PEAK Permits for Residential Con- struction in March Total $412,169. 34 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS ON LIST 13 Apartments and Flats Also to Be Erected—Modernization Work Keeps Pace. BY JAMES Y. NEWTON. Residential construction in Wash- ington reached a new peak for the past several years this week when per- mits for erection of 34 single-family dwellings and 13 small apartments WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935. Attractive Residences in Capital Purchased in Recent and flats were issued by the office of District Building Inspector John W.| Oehmann. In dollars and cents valuation the list of permits for the week for private construction reached the amazing total of $412,169, most of which was for residential building. The number of residential units approved in the week —47—was five more than the total for the entire month of March last | vear. The valuation of last March's construction was about $455.000. | Builders and real estate men | throughout the Capital have become | ereatly encouraged by the mild beom | of the last few weeks and point to | eonstruction statistics as significant of the end of the depression here. It was predicted freely in many quarters that private construction in the next month will nearly reach the pre- | depression volume. i $700,000 in Permits. | 1t was pointed out that March, while | a good building month, is not one of the best, and in former years construc- | tion in April and May has been about double that of March. Despite the fact that weather conditions in the past two weeks have been unfavorable, permits for nearly $700,000 in private construction have been issued and it | is regarded as a certainty that the month’s total will exceed the $1,000,- 000-mark for the first time in years. Exactly 100 permits for all types of construction were granted by Col. Oehmann in the week, the largest number since early last Fall. In- cluded in the list were a large number for modernization work, reflecting the | work being carried on by the Wash- ington Better Housing Campaign | through the Federal Housing Admin- | istration. Project to Cost $65,000. i The largest permit of the week was | issued to Evelyn E. Smith, 733| Twelfth street, for erection of eight | two-story brick apartments in the 1300 block of Nicholson street. George | T. Santmyers was listed as architect | and the firm of Smith & Marshall, builders for the project, which will| cost about $65,000. | The D. C. Developing Co., Inc., 1512 | K street, was granted a permit to build eight single-family dwellings in the 500 block of Quintana place, at an estimated cost of $40,000. An- | other permit was issued to D. J.| Dunigan, Inc., Tower Building, to| build five houses in the 5400 block of Second street. | The largest non-residential permit | was issued to the American Security | & Trust Co. for construction of an addition and to make repairs to their branch structure at 722 H| street northeast. The James Baird | Co. was named builder. The work | will cost about $20,000. | The largest permits of the week | are as follows: H Evelyn E. Smith, 733 Twelfth street, | owner; George T. Santmyers. archi- tect: Smith & Marshall, 733 Twelfth street, builders; to erect eight 2-story brick apartments, 1336 to 1350 Nichol- son street; to cost $65,000. D. C. Developing Co., Inc., 1512 K street, owners and builders; M. Mes- robian, archiect; to erect eight 2-story brick dwellings, 501-503-507-509-513- 515-517 and 519 Quintana place; to cost $5,000 each. D. J. Dunigan, Inc., Tower Building, owner and builder; George T. Sant- myers, architect; to erect five 2-story brick dwellings, 5418-26 Second street; to_cost $27.500. D. C. Sanitary Improvement Co., 6604 Piney Branch road, owner and builder; Joseph G. Herbert, architect; to erect three 2-story brick flats, 317- 321 and 325 Decatur street; to cost $22.500. A. S. Lord, 927 Fifteenth street, owner and builder; M. S. archi- tect; to erect five 2-story brick dwell- ings, 231-39 Farragut street; to cost $20,000. | American Security & Trust Co., Fifteenth and Pennsylvania avenue, owners; Appleton P. Clark, jr., archi- . tect; James Baird Co., 810 Eighteenth street, builders; tq erect one 2-story brick, steel and concrete addition, | alterations and repairs, 722 H street northeast; to cost $20,000. Ben E. Singer and Joseph L. Frad- kin, Y. M. C. A. Building, owners; ‘Warren Spencer, 1350 Jonquil street, designer and builder: one 1-story brick laundry and office, 2306 Georgia ave- ‘nue; to cost $18,000. Biron Bros., Inc., 1218 Ninth street, owners and builders; to erect two 2- story brick dwellings, 1428 and 1432 Juniper street: to cost $17,000. J. Conger, Twenty-third and New 11D EIVE PLEDEES ARLINGTON HOME ONMODERNIZATION 3,905 Property Owners Are Interviewed in Better Housing Drive. Officials of the Washington Better Housing Campaign announced today | that workers in the campaign to se- cure $6.000,000 in property moderni- zation pledges had obtained 1,140 pledges from 3,905 property owners interviewed Due to weather con- ditions canvassers worked only two days during the week. Joseph Carl Gilchrist, director of Federal housing activities in the Dis- trict, who is in charge of the drive, estimated that the pledges would re- sult in about $395.000 in moderniza- " BULDIG BoONS Total for Two Weeks in March Is Above Feb- ruary. BY TED KELLOGG. Staff Correspondent of The Star. | ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE. Va., March 16.—The building boom for Arlington County, which has been pre- dicted for several months, is getting | into its stride During the first two weeks of March permits have been issued for more new construction than during the entire month of February, which was consjdered the best record. Permits for 33 new homes were | | Chevy Chase, have formed a partner- issued through March 15, to be erected at a total cost of $157.950. In ad- dition, a permit for a $15.000 apart- ment house was recorded, bringing |the total amount Meing spent for residences in the countly, as represent- i ed by permits granted since January |1, to $395575. This figure includes tion work, including additions, al- terations and repairs to homes and commercial properties. Barring more unfavorable weather Gilchrist said he anticipates having the campaign in full swing within the next two weeks. 100 Workers Engaged. ‘There are slightly more than 100 workers engaged in the canvass at the present time, and more will be added in the near future, Gilchrist said. The F. H. A. official announced, in connection with another phase of administration activity—insurance of home mortgages — that mortgages amounting to a total of $33,000 were approved for insurance by his office during the week. The six insur- ance committments represented b the figure brought the total applica: tions approved from Washington to 52. The value of all District mort. gages insured so far is aproximatel The notable feature of the March $336,000. Only four applications have | figures, it is pomnted out, is that no been rejected. | really large project is included to In regard to the modernization |DOOSt the total The large figure for campaign, Gilchrist stated that esti- 5}{‘8 IR S0 IS xR i kca mates have been made by builders ’1'3,:‘ homes. = and building supply firms on 75 con- e only project of any size that is not residential is a dairy and cow tra v e C"‘sa;f“°°‘,‘,:§i“ fi:_:‘"gc:l’l‘:“;‘""ii | barn, to be erected at a cost of $7,000. started on 15 jobs which call for an | nd’::'etls:?iu:gd bi‘t‘u]):“ll\%pg‘:idioizmrfi estimated expenditure of $8,000. 1 oot By May 1. ofclsts . Campaign Praised. Builders and real estate men in the Meanwhile, the modernization cam- | COUntY predict that, as March eclipses paign was being praised by various | the largest building month hereto- construction and building supply men | 105, its figures themselves will be throughout the city. Willlam H. | Smith, president of Consolidated Construction Co., Inc., who had re- | ceived 30 lead cards from campaign headquarters, announced that his firm | has actually sold and contracted for $2,225 worth of work in three of the contracts obtained through the cards turned in by canvassers. | Smith estimated that 75 per cent | of the prospects turned over to him | by campaign headquarters are “able | and willing to do work under the F. H A. plan.” He said that most of the banks are giving good co- | 4 = operation in connection with the 12 Nearing Completion modernization loans, although sor-e of the financial institutions still are | 600 Qu]mana not prepared to handle them. | Smith urged property owners whoi ’l. N.W. contemplate carrying out property re- HARRY WARDMAN, Inc. habilitation work to “do it early” as 1512 K St. NW. Di. 3830 apartment buildings. \ All permits issued thus far in March represent expenditures of $185,540, compared with $175,125 for the entire month of February. February, by the way, outstripped February of 1934 by a 500 per cent increase. Permits in February, 1934, totaled $31,048. The $15,000 apartment building will | be erected by Lyon, Inc., at the inter- section of Virginia avenue and Tay- lor street in Clarendon. Building operators and county offi- ials predict that March will eclipse he biggest monthly total on record— | $251,710—established last October. and Summer months, as the nearby Virginia building boom gets under way. Low Priced Homes $7,150—87,350 a “general rise” in prices of labor and materials is expected by Summer. PARTNERSHIP FORMED BALTIMORE, March 16.—Doris N. | Wolf of Washington and Curtis Walker and William H. Prescott, both of ship to conduct a real estate business and incorporated under the firm name :{fdwmu & Prescott of Chevy Chase, | The capital stock consists of 250 | shares, par value $100 each. Xork avenue, owner; Aub A (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) NEW BRICK CAPE COD HOME West Chevy Chase, D. C. A PERFECT BEAUTY 13t Floor has large living room with fireplace and po! | lern kitchen m Two_lar, e elriperat ec. refrigerator. ve bath on » mursery room r. Lot 54x157. Only $8,250 4421 Garrison St. N.W. Open Sunday Out Wisconsin Ave. to Fessenden St., left to 44th, morth to Garrison. F. Eliot Middleton MEt, 2827 Rock A’Creek Park Be Your Front Yard 1671 Madison St. Bordering on the Park with a commanding view. Large wooded lot, eleven rooms, 3 baths, including 6 bed rooms, library, plus servant’s room and bath. Wide living porch over- looking park, sleeping porch, garage, oil heat, complete equipment. Open Sunday 2 PM. to Dark Harry B. Pitts Co. 1015 15th St. Met. 0100 A beautiful Cape Cod home, and on a 60-ft. lot. HATH HOME NAt. 4600 | around 80 private residences and three | bettered by the succeeding Spring | 110 Glbrook Road Battery Park, and lovely bath. Modern in every possible respect—electric kitchen, refrigeration, open fireplace, slate roof, copper spouting, built-in garage, A LARGE NEW HOME AT A BARGAIN PRICE Follow Car Line Out Old Georgetown Road"to_ Giendrook Road—T urn Right. Open Saturday P.M. and All Day Sunday PHILLIBS & CANBY, INC. , | { February on | | for loss sustained by the confiscation. Beale and Gantt purchased the land for the committee, appointed by George Washington to make a survey and purchase suitable land for the site of the new “Federal Cit; The | committee consisted of Thomas John- !son and Daniel Carroll of Maryland nd Dr. David Stuart of Virginia. (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) Scot Almost Blocked Deal ' Creating National Capital Here | The prospect of having the White | Navy Building. the Treasury Depart- House as a part of his front yard did | ment and many other buildings on | business sites—Burnes received but 25 | not appeal to David Burnes, Scotch- | . man. who once owned a large portion | p"‘;;ds sterling per acre for it, about of the Property that constitules the| ' The deed states that the land would R thaL Atar oot meevent 1s | be divided into lots, with the individ- ut that did not prevent agents |, retaining every alternate lot and acting for the Federal Government | .. public buying the other lots. The {;‘Oo’lfl‘g}:’“l»“"“gl d";‘;fi‘: x p;’:;"-‘&-e a:"or; | individual would not receive compen- persuasion and manipulating before Sln SRR O Uil | Had the owner and his descendants the Scot consented to sell. ; A . S | maintained all their rights granted in uary 5, 1791, the first deed o the Distvict of Go. | the deed. tombstones would be stand- | ing on some of the lots, for the 1 | lumbia, authorizing the sale of parcels B b of Burnes' land. The land described | dividual was to retain grayevards and in this deed, which was bought by | PUUCIngs except Where e ek Thomas Besle and John Mackall|fered with the running of streets. The i -« | owner would be paid 12 pounds 10 Gantt, both prominent in Colonial days | Shiilings e atre antile compenss = | in this area, is a very very irregular | | tract lying along each side of Penn- sylvania avenue in the center of the | city. It is situated east of Nine- | teenth street, south of New York ave- | | nue and extends west to First street, | according to the records. | Although the land today is worth | millions of dollars—embracing as it | does the White House, State, War and | OPPORTUNITY —is offered to one or two young experienced house salesmen to join the organization of 1204 Longfellow St. N.W. rooms and bath. inclosed . making R roo Long yard This house has been | 2 | | { : | are looking for a home for yourseif that you can buy on terms come and see this. Open Sunday. 10 AM. to 5:30 P.M. L& BreuningerS Sons NA. 2040 Semi-Detached Brick New 6-Room Home Adjoining U. S. Govt. Park Property BOSS & PHELPS REALTORS P 2 A aneled recreation room. 3 bright e bed rooms with cross ventilation. beautiful black and _white tiled bath, a perfectly equipped kitchen with Electrolux refrigeration and automatic cooking. washable wall paper throughout. large front porch —_these are but a few of the fea- tures that combine to make 2610 3rd St. N.E. A Real Home Investment Bldg. New Glover Park Homes 4 Bed Rooms—2 Baths—20 Ft. Wide Price and Terms That Will Agreeably Surprise You Open Today Noon te 6 P.M. Waggaman-Brawner Realty Corp. 1300 Eve St. ME. 3860 Model Home 2454 39th Street N.W. AN outstanding example of the 2 SOLD quality and completeness that THIS WEEK can be achieved in the construction REASONABLY of homes at popular prices . . . PRICED Built by B. H. GRUVER, master builder of this type of home. A EASY TERMS [ ] 20-foot all-brick homes rooms, 2 baths and recreation room. Insulated witl le rock wool. Rooms are large. The two l:;tln ?‘?' on_lryh be d:n:vi:ed ;l . “beautiful.” e kitchen has the Furnished by the [ | S0 P00 ouford Cabinet unit. Copper screened, weather-stripped. Westinghouse newest type electric refrigerator, gas furnace, 4 real bed rooms, breakfast nook, spacious recreation room, built-in garage. School within one square. High, healthful elevation. Just 10 min- utes’. d to Dupont Circle. Drive out Wisconsin Ave- nue to Calvert Street; turn left to 39th Street and Homes. B. H. Gruver _Teshon « Owner and Bailder National 1737 4 Md.—$8,850 all brick, with six very la — Tooms throush the Open Daily and Sun- day Until 9 P.M. Investment Building Investmen: Bldg. | | | { | Building News PAGF B—1 REALTY LIGENSE BILL'S PASSAGE S HELD URGENT Need Revealed by Richberg Plea for Dropping of Brokers’ Code. HEARING NOT SET BY HOUSE GROUP Sponsors Still Confident of Action This Session for Measure Passed by Senate. The recommendation of Recovery Administrator Donald R. Richberg that the code for the real estate brok- erage industry be dropped from the code structure in the new N. R. A. has made even clearer to Washington realtors the necessity of having the real estate license bill passed by this session of Congress. While the brokerage code Wwas kicked about in foot-ball fashion by the Recovery Administration and never reached its full effectiveness. it | nevertheless offered some protection to members of the industry and to the public from unscrupulous practices | within the business. However, the proposed license law with its regula- tory phases and control commission i3 considered a much better means of | reaching the objective intended for the code. License Bill Action. The license bill, introduced by Sen- ator King, chairman of the District Committee, and carrying the indorse- ment of the District Commissioners | and other prominent officials as well (Continued on Page 5, Column 5.) IN LOVELY BEECHWOOD Upper left: New home at 3227 Tennyson street purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Cochran through the office of J. Wesley Buchanan, Inc. The house contains six rooms and two baths. Upper right: Lo- cated at 3601 Rittenhouse street, this house has been sold by the Ed- ward H. Jones & Co., Inc, to Dr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Meloy. It has eight rooms and two baths. Below: Purchased by Mrs. Emil S. Sullivan, this house was sold for the William H. Saunders Co. by the office of William M. Throckmorton. It is located at 5509 Thirtieth place, Chevy Chase. —Star Staff Photos. Chevy Chase A New Exhibit Home 6412 Meadow Lane Another distinguished Beechwood home of characteristic Mikkeison quality construction and details of refinement. DETACHED. CENTER HALL, 4 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS—ATTRACTIVE WOODED LOT OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY Drive out Conn. Ave. past Chevy Chase Circle to Thornapple St., turn left 1 square to Meadow Lane, turn left to property. Five Other Homes Under Construction G. F. 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