Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1935, Page 17

eer e | @he Fpening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1935. PERMITS REVEAL “BUILDING BOOM” UNDER WAY HERE 72 One-Family Dwellings and Four Flats on List of Week. $680,451 VALUATION PRINCIPALLY PRIVATE Construction Records of Many Years Broken in City and Suburbs, Realtors Show. BY JAMES Y. NEWTON. That Washington is definitely un- dergoing a residential building boom 1s borne out today by statistics from | the building inspector’s office, which show that permits for 72 one-family dwellings and four multi-family flats were issued during the present week. In addition, the valuation of con- struction for which permits were granted during the week reached the amazing total of $680,451. With the exception of $60,000 for a school build- ing, the figure represents private con- struction, all but a few thousand dol- lars of which is for home building. In number of residential permits as well as total valuation of all types of private construction the list for the week broke records which have stood since the depression started. The 72 homes included in the list topped by 23 the mark for the pres- ent boom which was set last week. The valuation of this week’s list was nearly $300,000 over that of last week. | Building Records Broken. The revival of home building in the Capital area has been so complete that some real estate men declare that more homes are actually un- der construction in the metropolitan area today than were in the process of being built in the boom years of 1925 and 1926. It was pointed out by these realtors that although the number of homes under construction in the District of Columbia probably is not as great as the former period, the number in the outlying section of Arlington County and Alexandria in Virginia, and Montgomery County in Maryland, is far greater than 10 years ago. A construction man who is familiar with the Washington section esti- mated that at the present time there are 2,500 homes under construction in the city and suburban parts of Virginia and Maryland. The market for homes, especially | lower priced houses, has increased | enormously within recent weeks. In| some sections builders are selling | houses at a faster clip than they can build them. The largest permit on the list this week was issued to E. C. Coulter, ‘Wardman Park Hotel, for erection of 8 3%-story residence at 2552 Bel- mont road. Donald S. Johnson, 726 Jackson place, is the architect, and William P. Lipscomb Co., 1406 G street, builders. The structural cost on the permit was $75,000, but it is estimated that#the actual cost of building will be more than $100,000. Eugene H. Phifer, 3814 Twentieth street northeast, was granted a per- mit to build seven dwellings in the 400 block of Ewarts street northeast, at an estimated cost of $52,000. Brown Bros. Corp., 2736 Cortland place, obtained a permit to build eight homes on the 3100 block of Wal- bridge place and the 3100 block of Adams Mill road, at a cost of $50,000. More Important Permits. ‘More important permits of the week are as follows: E. C. Coulter, Wardman Park Ho- %el, owner; Donald S. Johnson, archi- tect; William P. Lipscomb Co., Inc., 1406 G street, builders; to erect one 31;-story brick and tile dwelling, 2552 Belmont road; to cost $75,000. District of, Columbia, owners; to erect one 2-story brick school, 1927 Vermont avenue; to cost $60,000. Eugene H. Phifer, 3814 Twentieth street northeast, owner and builder; E. B. Corning, architect; to erect seven 2-story brick dwellings, 410-432 Evarts street northeast; to cost $52,- 000. Brown Bros. Corp., 2736 Cortland place, owners and builders; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect eight 2-story brick dwellings, 3169-3171 ‘Walbridge place and 3153-3163 Adams Mill road; to cost $50,000. Ida Solomon, 5601 Georgia avenue, owner; C. B. White, designer; J. L. Parsons, jr, 326 Homer Building, builder; to erect one 2-story brick and concrete block store and flat, 5601 Illinois avenue; to cost $40,000. Cooley Bros., Tower Building, own- ers and builders; George T. Sant- myers, architect; to erect six 2-story brick dwellings, 2441 to 2451 Thirty- ninth place: to cost $36,000. : Steuart Bros, Inc., Sixth and New ‘York avenue. owners; S. V. Wells, de- signer; Clarence W. Gosnell, Inc., 1414 Monroe street, builders; to erect three 2-story brick and cinder block flats, 212, 216 and 220 Douglas street northeast; to cost $28,500 E. T. Lindner, 5039 Reno road, owner and builder; Herbert Korzen- dorfer, designer; to erect seven 2-story brick-and-tile dwellings, 2310 to 2322 Huidekoper place; to cost $28,000. Mrs. J. H. Ten-Eyck Burr, 2011 N street, owner; Smith & Edwards, ar- chitects; W. E. Mooney Co., Inc., 2539 Pennsylvania avenue, builders; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 3015 Whitehaven street; to cost $20,- 000. oL B F Prince, 1327 Connecticut (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) —_— MARIETTA PARK $8,950 Attractive New Brick Home 40 MILMARSON PLACE N.W. Out Kansas Ave. to Madison St., right to 1st., left half block. OPEN UNTIL SOLD- 7 rooms, lavatory and bed room on 1st floor: recreation room, 3 bed rooms and bath on 2nd floor minute bus service . to ; downtown, block of house. Nice yard and eare STROUT REALTY CO., 1427 Eye St. N.W. DI 0368 25~ Building News' Attractive Washington Homes Purchased in Recent Realty Activities Upper left: Home at 5421 Thirtieth place, containing six rooms and two baths, sold to Albert Cohen by the William H. Saunders Co., owners and builders. Upper right: Attractive dwelling at 3223 Tennyson street, purchased by Mr. and Mrs. J. Oliver Timpe, from Paul T. Stone, builder, through the office of J. Wesley Buchanan, Inc. Below: Sold by the Harry B. Pitts Co. to Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Par- rish, this house is located at 6109 Twenty-ninth street. It was built by Charles Sturbitts. —Star Staff Photos. VISITORS PRASE Enters Third Week Tomorrow. Indorsed by thousands of visitors as | the most attractive model home in | Washington during the past year, the | first Silver Star home of 1935 will enter tomorrow its third week of public dem- onstration. The attractive early American home | is located at 6501 Barnaby street, a section of East Chevy Chase, D. C., which has been carved from a wooded section adjacent to Rock Creek Park by the Barnaby Woods Development Co. Edward R. Carr, well known in Capital real estate circles, is president of the organization. The home has been furnished with many conveniences which are designed to appeal particularly to the housewife. The kitchen is neat and compact, al- though having an abundance of cabi- net, shelf and work space. It was especially made to save steps for the kitchen worker. Throughout the house, which has been furnished in beautiful antiques by Sarah Willoughby Moody of Be- thesda, the same economy of arrange- ment is apparent. The house is com- | pact, yet it retains many of the ap- pointments expected of a much more expensive structure. The home was indorsed by The Star’s Silver Star Committee, com- posed of experts in every phase of home construction, design and plan- ning. This committee is headed by James Taylor of the Federal Housing Administration, and formerly head of the division of housing of the Depart- ment of Commerce. The house may be reached by driv- ing out Connecticut avenue to Ne- braska avenue. Turn right on Ne- braska avenue and drive about a mile to Utah avenue. Turn left on Utah six blocks to Barnaby street. The Silver Star home is located about two blocks from the intersection of Barn- aby street and Utah avenue. Public inspection of the home is in- vited for two more weeks beginning tomorrow. ATTENTION Real Estate Salesmen L] I Offer You This Opportunity L] To foin_an_organization con- trolling MORE new homes than any other broker. RECEIVE MORE _co-oper- ation than ever before. To_sell MORE homes and learn MORE about seliing than ever SEE OR TELEPHONE er Blds. Realtor DL 3100 ‘ Mwu?x 3630 Jocelyn St. N.W. High Elevation, Splendid Environment, Close to Conn. Ave. 2 Six rooms. oft of 18-ft. See the diffe by the owner for his own use and including unusual features, Owner, Leaving! City, Will Sell for $3,000 Under 1931 Cost Open Sunda; 2 P.M. Until 6 B.M. Harry B. Pitts £o. Bxclusive Age: baths, open rel living rgom, screened 2nd r screened attic, built-in garage. porch 1015 15th St. N. Met. 0100 SILVER STAR HOME 'Barnaby St. Model Dwelling g 200 HOMES PLANNED IN ALEXANDRIA AREA Work on First of New Group Started in Beverly Hills. Project to Reach 700. It was announced today that Homes Permanesque of America, Inc, Cleveland, has started work on a group of 200 homes which it will build within the next three months in Beverly Hills, a section of Alex- andria. It was stated that the or- ganization has acquired several hun- dred acres of ground in the section, where it ultimately will build 700 low- priced homes. The Permanesque organization is | headed by Don A. Loftus as president, while the work in Alexandria will be under the supervision of Herbert I.| Desilets. The organization has opened an office on Russell road and work already has been started on five houses. It is estimated that the entire Alexandria project will represent an expenditure of $5,500,000. The homes will range in price from $4,750 to $5,950. A feature will be steel floor supports and steel window sashes. ALL BRICK SEMI-DETACHED Open Sunday, 2 to 6 1327 GALLATIN ST. N.W. Will Trade for Smaller Property. Built by Middaugh & Shan- non; an outstanding buy. 8 large rooms, 2 complete baths, splendid condition throughout, every modern convenience. Large front and rear porches, wide lot, very deep; 2-car brick garage, beautiful shrubbery, roses, etc. Don't fail to see it today. Best value ever offered in Saul's Addition. METZLER Realtor 1106 Vt. Ave. DIstrict 8600 Sundays & Nights, Adams 0620 of | BOAT COLORS SELECTED! Light Hues Used on Keels to Dis- courage Barnacles. Tests have recently been made to | determine the best colors to use on | pleasure boats. For many years standard colors have followed a gen- eral trend—durability rather than beauty being the dominant factor. It | has been found, however, that distinc- tive color schemes are useful as a means of identification. Also that color can make a boat look long and racy, and can make it appear to be lower in the water. More important still, tests have re- cently disclosed that keels painted in light, bright colors do not attract barnacles as do the darker shades. The colors which the tests have proved | | are the least popular with barnacles are: White, silver, pink, yellow, light | green and blue. 7120 Hampden Lane Open until 9:30 P.M. GREENWICH FOREST offers the utmost in home values and en- vironment. A real beauty spot near the Nation’s Capital. A re- stricted community of 100 wooded acres, only 25 motor minutes from downtown Washington. Six-room, two-bath Colonial homes invite your inspection. Others now under construction. We will de- sign, finance and build a home to meet your individual requirements. DIRECTIONS: Drive out to trafiic licht on Wisconsin Ave. at Bethesda, turn left on Old Road 3 blocks to F. H. A, DANCE PLANNED Employes Sponsor Party at Ward- man Park Tonight. Employes of the Federal Housing Administration are giving a dance to- night at the Wardman Park Hotel. Entertainment will be furnished by the F. H. A. Choral Society and by musicians of the administration. How- ever, an orchestra of professionals will play for the dancing. Phillips & Investment Bldg. Years Is to Be ‘The fate of 28 years has the dummy which for occupied a seat in & front window of the Express Spark Plug Building on Washington street, Alexandria, remained uncertain today with the announcement of plans for remodeling the 100-year-old structure into an apartment house. John Loughran, who owns the building, admits that he doesn’t know what to do with the man, about whom a thousand different stories are told. He has received a number of ideas on the subject. but will entertain more suggestions before deciding the “man’s” fate. Numbers of persons, including Loughran's own niece, have requests in for the dummy. Many Suggestions Made. Among the suggestions which have been made to Loughran is one that | the dummy should be given an apart- ment and permitted to sit unmolested in a window. Other ideas range all the way from placing him in the | glass cupola on top of the building to employing him as a silent firemen or elevator boy. No matter what hap- | pens Loughran is certain the “man” will be given a happy home. The job of modernizing the old building, which is an Alexandria land- mark, has already been started. Loughran has employed A. B. Low- | stuter of Washington as architect, and | the Mohler Construction Co., 1624 I $22,500 3105 Cathedral Ave. N.W. A beautiful center-hall brick home—in this our finest seetion—built by Middaugh & Shannon. Living room, library, dining room, butler’s pantry and kitchen on first floor—four large bed rooms, one of which is a built-in sleeping porch: 2 baths and lovely closets on 2nd floor. 2 rooms and bath on 3rd floor. Two- car brick garage. Oil heat, large lot, beautifully planted. Worthy of your inspection—an unusual value, Open Sunday, 2 to 6 P.M. Canby, Inc. Na. 4600 Beautiful left to Greemwich . le; Forest. Phone: Wlisconsin 5204. Greermich Forest A Restricted Cafris Community . Wilson and Hampden Lanes 1520 LOCUST Road N.W. “This Is an Electric Kitchen Health Home” Ideally located amid other fine homes, it’s close to schools and transportation facilities. Colonial design with a finely landscaped yard. Open for Your Inspection Today. G PBreuninger & Sons 1515 K Street N.W. NAtional 2040 “Washingtow's Oldest Established Builders™ Furnished by lavatory on first floor. burning fireplace. This home. heat. Also 2 Other 3-Bed-Room OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY UNTIL 8 P.M. Out Comn. Ave. to As- pen St. (ome block morth to Leiand), turn west 115 bdlocks to~ property. in Exclusive Meadowbrook 120 Aspen St., Chevy Chase, Md. Draperies by John F. Ligon An all-brick Colonial, 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. Living room 14x28.6, with wood- an All-Electric Equipped with automatic oil furnace and hot-w. Double rear screened porches. New Home Hutchison, Inc. Den and tchen Health r Homes Nearing Completion Alexandria Dummy’s Fate Debated in Building Change :Structure W hich Has Housed “Man” 28 Converted Into Apartment House. | street, to do the work. It is estimated that approximately $70,000 will be spent on the job. Plans 23 Apartments. The building will be made into | 23 apartments of three and four rooms | each. The shell of the present build- |ing will be used. The walls are 30 inches thick, according to Mohler, who | declared that the building is of excel- | lent construction. Although the date of erection is not known, Loughran said the build- | ing is more than 100 years old. It was built orginally for a cotton fac- home of Portner’s Brewery. When structure was turned into a factory for spark plugs, for which it has been used until recently. The history of the dummy is even (Continued on Page 3, Column 2. tory and used subsequently as the | the Virginia dry law was passed the | more uncertain than the story of the | PAGE B—1 HORTRAGE TOTAL HEE 1S 00 FOR LAST WEEK F. H. A. Says Applications for Insured Paper Second Highest Since January. NEW CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTS FOR $100,000 Better Housing Campaign Work- ers Report 172 New Pledges for $43,000 in Repairs. D:uinc the past week the District | office of the Federal Housing Ad- | ministration accepted the second larg- est number of applications for insured mortgages received since operation under Title II was started January 1. H. H. Dearing, the new office head, reported fees for preliminary appraisal were accepted from 58 new applicants during the week. The new apprica- tions represented a total of $392,000 in mortgages, more than $100,000 of which was requested for new con- struction. Dearing took over the office of Dis- trict director the first of the week, | when Joseph Karl Gilchrist who had | successfully conducted the office since | the start of Title II, was promoted to | assistant administrator. Increase of $40,000. The valuation of applications ac- cepted during the week represented an increase of $40,000 over last week, which was largely due to more favor- able weather. New applications swelled the total accepted for appraisal since the first of the year to 404, which represents | approximately $2,598,242 in mortgages. Dearing estimated that about 30 per (Continued on Page 2, Column 3) 242 Willow Ave. Takoma Park $6,350 kitchen. 2 roomy bed rooms and bath. 2 additional rooms and bath for ‘an income. This house will take care of itself See It Sunday From 10 to 6 Go out Carroll Ave. to Willow Ave., turn left to house. Realty Associates, Inc. Realtors 1506 K St. Y roo Na. 1438 New all-brick corner house, with Balsam wool. Continue morth Bethesda, turn righ GOSS RE 1405 Eye St. 4600 Highland Ave. porches, built-in garage, electric refrigeration, large living room, open fireplace, weather-stripped and screened throughout. Upstairs insulated Open Daily and Sunday J. S. Eaton—Sales Dept. on lot 60x100, Slate roof, domble of the Bank of t on Highland Avenue. ALTY CO. NEW DETACHED CORNER BRICK plan, buil reality a Sunday for Inspection Modern gas appli- ances through co- operation of The Washington Gas Light Co. 1106 Vermont Ave. Drive_out Conn Ave. right on Nebraska Ave, to Utah ve., METZLER—Realtor JUST COMPLETED, CHEVY CHASE, D. C. Beautiful corner home in a lovely wooded setting. 6501 UTAH AVE. N.W. Beautiful wooded corner lot. Center-hall 1t for owner who expected to occupy same, this splendid home contains many ap- pointments usually left out. rooms—two complete baths—recreation room in basement—completely finished attic, Six extra large in fourth bedroom—Ilarge side porch— brick garage. Priced at cost of construction. See it today. TO REACH Ave. to Nebraska left om Utah Ave. to home. DIST. 8600 inday and Nights AD. 0620.