Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1935, Page 17

REAL , ESTATE, THE EVENING STAR, ONEFANLY BOOM 1 REVVED 58 Permits Issued in Week. Peak Expected Early l in Fall. J’ (Continued From Pirst Page ) almost double the valuation of last week's total, Peak Awaited in Fall Real estate and building men have been surprised that private construc- tion during the recent torrid weeks has almost kept pace with the ac- tivity of the Spring and are predict- ing freely that the current boom will | hit its peak with the arrival of more | favorable Fall weather. Sales, like- wise, have been surprisingly brisk and a rather rapid turnover of new homes of moderate cost is reported Mortgage money is more Availal now than at any time since pre-de pression davs, and a number of la mortgage banking firms, insur companies and ociations have been loasening strings for the first ti The mortgage insurance Federal Hou which has cess in the W beginning to make local home th fust the large the ¥ hom his way Siv Houses to Cost 1arges m cos 20 000 approximately ~ will e &rc place: to cost $15.000. Maud V. Fanning. 1356 Spring road, owner and builder: Joseph G. Herbert, architect; to erect one 2-story brick store and apartment, 315 Ken- nedy street; to cost $15,000. H. Gurewitz, Denrike Building, owner and builder: Joseph G. Herbert, architect; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 6162 and 6168 Thirty-first place; to cost $7,000 each. Security Realty Co., Earl Building, owner and builder: L. W. Giles, archi- tect: to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 5817 and 5819 Fourth atreet; to sost $7,000 each. Harry Kay, Rust Building, owner; George T. Santmyers, architect; R. F. Peters, Inc., 1011 Taylor street north- east, builder; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 4222-4224 Thirteenth place northeast; to cost $12,000. Ira E. Gee, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., owner and builder; Leon Chatelain and A. Otto Burghardt, architects; | to erect one 2-story stone, brick and | frame dwelling, 3508 Albemarle street; | to cost $11,000. Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1437 K street, owner: Turner Con rtruction Co., builder; drive steel sheet piling along both sides of existing | OME | er: A gas air-oonditioning xvstem mony at the Washington (as Light Co's offices, on Tenth street oner. At the Jefi, and Coreoran Thom, center, hoth members of the Mrmal ee City’s First Gas Cooling System Started the first to be installed in Washington, was put in operation this week in a Sidney Taliaferro, former District board of directors, look on, while M. president of the gas company, lights the match that puts the cooling system in operation tlle dwelling, 2627 Newton northeast, to cost $5,500 W. G. Irvin, 1015 Fifteenth street, owner and bullder; G. 8. White, de- signer: to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 6136 Thirtieth street, to cost $3.000 N. Meszannotte, 2617 Fourteenth street, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 5525 New Hampshire avenue, to cost $5.000. Martin Wiegand, 451 Maryland ave- nue southwest, owner. Clarence L. Harding, architect; to erect one 1-story brick gas station, 113 and 115 Fourth street southwest, to cost $5.000 Bessie E. and George D. Talbert, 1617 Irving street northeast, owners; Thomas J. Jones. 4309 Dewey avenue southeast, designer and builder: to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwell- ing. 2400 Branch avenue, to cost $5,000. Eugene H. Phifer, 3814 Twentieth street northeast, owner and builder; T. M. Medford, architect; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 7101 Eighth street, to cost $5.000. Capitol View Realty Co., 927 New York avenue, owners and builders; W. Valentine, designer; to erect one 1-story brick dwelling, 28 Fiftieth street northeast, to cost $4.500. Kass Realty Co., Southern Building, owner and builder; D. M. Levy, de- signer: to erect one 1-story brick store, 518 Minnesota avenue northeast, to cost $3,500. P. D. Crandall, 3625 Sixteenth street, owner and builder: John D. Cobb, architect; to erect one 1-story brick An English Type Stupio HOME 214 EMERSON ST. N.W. Featuring the MARINE ROOM % % It contains step-up dining room 4 s beamed ceiling % % Italian fireplace s J studio liv- ing Toom 4 vy electric health kitchen s v Hollywood Bath % Y Three fine hed rooms % % deep lot % % gzarage % 4 fine location 4 4 all for $8.850 4 4 and on easy terms, too % Drive out Georgia Ave. * * to Emerson St. NW. * * and turn right * * to these houses. use street. cuner R K. Smith street Paui T Ine.. butlder e 2-xtory Biick and einder 408 Frankim street £8.000 Development Co ers and butlders to erect one T block dwell street, to cost Waonas da. Md Moss, ar nson, 49158 builders hitect, to and apart cet; to cost Ritten- Smith, builder cinder 3412 it K uchanan., Tower T. M. Medford. H. Phifer, 3814 northeast, builder: ory brick flat, 2712 to cost $7.500. m H. Chubb, reet, owners: C. Morrison Broe., ers: to erect one 1le dwelling, 4124 o cost $7.500. 1, 3625 Sixteenth builder; John D. t. to erect two 1l-story gs. 500 and 504 Lebaum ¢ southeast: to cost $7.000. | D. Crandall, 3625 Sixteenth . owner and builder: John D. architect: to erect two 1-story dwellings. 2905 and 2909 Fifth east: to cost $7.000. Frank R. Shea, own- Nutter, architect: Wood- ridge Realty Con., Inc, 2377 Rhode Island avenue northeast, builder: to rect 2',-story brick and cinder block | dwelling. 4100 Twenty-second street northeast; to cost $6.000. Sherwood, Inc., Baltimore, Md, | owners and designers; E. A, Pessagno Co., 1517 H street, builders; to erect | one 1-story brick gas station. 1300 | Eleventh street southeast; to cost $6.000. Edward A. Hyde, 5918 Second place, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 201 Oglethorpe street; to cost $6,000. Francis J. and Lavinia G. Klempay, 3025 Porter street, owners; A. S. Klempay. architect: Alexander Klem- pay, 145 Todd place northeast, build- to erect one 2-story brick and | frame dwelling. 4620 Forty-eighth street; to cost $5,500. Minnie E. Olmsted, Clarendon, Va., owner; H. W. Gaines, architect; G. H. Smith & Son, 2541 Thirteenth street, builders; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 4120 Seven- teenth street; to cost $5,750. Tolson, Kemp & Nix, Inc., 2314‘ Rhode Island avenue northeast, owners and builders; A. C. Tolson, jr., de- signer; to erect one 2-story brick and ‘Tiber Creek sewer, First and C streets, | ¥ Louisiana avenue and New Jersey | avenue; to cost $10,000. | C. W. McKendrie, 1420 Holly street, owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, de- signers; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 7809 Fourteenth street; to cost $10.500. Mrs. Mabel Pittle, Alban Towers, owner; David L. Stern, architect; David L. Stern Construction Co., 1412 I street, builders; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 4720 Massachusetts | avenue; to cost $10,000. | G. F. Mikkelson, 3353 Rittenhouse street, owner and builder; R. W. Berry, | designer; to erect one 2';-story brick- and-tile dwelling, 3357 Rittenhouse | street; to cost $9,000. Alfred L. Taylor, Silver Spring, Md., owner; E. Cappleman, designer: Mohler Construction Co., 1624 I street, builder; to erect one 2%;-story brick and einder block dwelling, 2006 | Plymouth street; to cost $9,000. Paul T. Stone, Inc, 3412 Ritten- EW HOMES 8,950 to 11,950 At 13th and Sheridan Sts. 7 Rooms—2 Baths —Attic ECREATION room, built- in garage, elec. refrigera- tion, breakfast nook, automatic heat, cement front poreh, screens, metal weather-stripped, caulked. Just excellent value in a high-class location. Terms arranged. See these homes. Open to 9 p.m. daily. Exhibit Home 1305 Sheridan Street N.W. Egqui, with mod. as w’”‘-yflhm':n o This home was SOLD last week, but through the co-operation of the owners, it will remain OPEN ALL DAY TODAY A View of the Rear G Garden Development:. Through the office of Daniel Cox Fahey, Jr. 4540 DEXTER ROAD N.W. Interior Decorations by Woodward & Lothrop Via: Mass. Ave. to Cathedral Ave. to Fozhall Road; Thence South 3 Blocks to Dexter “THIS IS AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN HEALTH HOME” Where nature and building artistry have combined in achieveing today’s ultimate in Home Living. LATEST L. E. BREUNINGER & SONS DEVELOPMENT AND FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS ~—Star Staff Photo. dwelling, 519 Lebaum street southeast, to cost $3,500 P. D. Crandall, 3625 Sixteenth street, owner and builder; John D. Cobb, architect; to erect one 1-story brick dwelling, 519 Libaum strect southeast, to cost $3,500. P. D. Crandall, 3625 Sixteenth street, owner and builder; John D. Cobb, architect; to erect one 1-story brick dwelling, 468 Lebaum street southeast, to cost $3,50. Helen Monar, 600 Ridge road south- cast, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 1-story frame dwelling, 4500 Alabama avenue southeast, to cost $3.000. George W. Farr, 3611 Benning road northeast, owner; William Henning, 2325 Park place southeast, designer and builder; to erect one 1-story brick and tile dwelling, 3609 Benning road northeast, to cast $3.000, WASHINGTON, 1. , NBATURDAY, GRAVATTE OFFICE | SELLS 14 HOMES Easier Mortgage Money Is! Noticed, Real Estate Operator Says. An increasing willingness on the part of banks, trust companies and building associations to advance mort- gage money to home buyers and in- | vestors was reported today by L. T.| Gravatte, realtor, in announcing the | sale by his office of 14 residential | properties. | The Gravatte sales list is as fol- | lows: 1833 Irving street. Aronstein for John T. Lokerson. eontains eight rooms, two baths. R. L. Davis sold 1351 Emerson | street northeast to an undisclosed in- | vestor. It contains six rooms and bath. | Mr. and Mrs. John C. Price sold new detached brick home. 522 Under- | sold to Aaron It wood street to James S. Briggs. This | ome, built by the former owner, con- | tains six rooms, two baths, recreation room. Benjamin Bobb purchased 1118 G street southeast from Frederick A Dollar. | 237 Ninth street northeast was pur- | chased by Elbert W. Grover from James 8. Briggs. It is a modern Co-| lonial type home of eight rooms, bath. | | John C. Price purchased a lot on | Sixth street, near Underwood, from H. L. Thornton. Margaret A. Townsend sold 2814 | Thirteenth street to Alice L. Rivers | 1t contains 12 rooms, two baths | 6811 Fairfax road, Edgemoor, Md.’ built by Alfred Newbold, was sold for him to Albert Sidney and inia M. Moore Henry B. Patten sold 619 Keefer place to an undisclosed purchaser. There are six rooms, bath. 4102 Fourth street was sold for the National Permanent Building Asso- ciation to Lynn B. Van Dercook. It is a detached home of six rooms. bath R. L. Davis has disposed of 214 Ninth street northeast to an undis- closed purchaser. It contains six rooms, bath 129 Tenth street northeast was pur- o= aly JULY 1955 chased by an undisclosed buyer from Lulla V. Harris. It contains six rooms, bath, Clarence L. Robey purchased the premises, 137 Eleventh street north- east from the estate of S8arah McDon- | ald. It contains nine rooms, bath, | electricity, Dr. and Mrs. Paul N. Taylor have purchased 3832 McKinlay street from the National Permanent Building As- sociation. It contains eight rooms, two baths. WHOLESALE INSUR—ANCE ILLUSTRATED ON COAST F. H. A. District Director Accepts | 120 Mortgages With Total of $1,000,000. Special Dispatch to The Star. LOS ANGELES, July 27.—A demon- stration of how the mutual mortgage | insurance plan of the Federal Hous- | ing Administration may be utilized in | a wholesale way was given here re- | cently when the office of the district director of Southern California un- officially accepted 120 mortgages for insurance from one corporation which will total approximately $1,000,000. | The applications re involved in | a transaction whereby one large cor- | poration was trading a downtown building for the equity in 120 scat- tered properties of another corpora- | 4640 Brandywine St. N.W. New, all brick insulated homes, featuring large living room, mod- ern kitchen, also first floor bed- room and lavatory, tiled-floor porch. 3 excellent bed rooms and excel- lent tile bath on second floor, recreation room, built-in garage. $1,000 heating plant, featuring built-in radiation and oil burner. Inspection Invited. Geo. E. Dieffenbach 1415 K Street N.W. 8850 Em. 4117 or Own Rroker Of Mosse Ave. turn morth on 46th St to Bramdywine, thence left to howse Na, See Your P/'m’/zf//zg REAL ESTATE,. B—3 tion. Application was filed to place !nm:r checks over preliminary data insurance on each of the 120 separate | official insurance contracts are sched- properties. As soon as the insuring | uled to be filed. A Romantic Picture of the Past Reproduced in the Present SENSE of attachment and preserved valuation is felt the minute you view or enter this AUTHENTIC COLONIAL DWELLING Located on a spacious wooded site, on Plymouth Circle 4 This home will compare advintageously, in every par- ticular, with dwellings selling from $25.000 to $10,000. A new low cost has been achieved through architectural skill in design and the ability and experience of the builder, who has always made quality of materials and workmanship the first consideration. —————— ~—— Surrounded by Rock Creek Park north end of thru the Street Road Entranee Beach Drive Park, or 16t west at Kaimia THE COLONIAL VILLAGE, INC. EDSON W. BRIGGS, President OFFICE: 1603 KALMIA ROAD N.W. PHONES: GE. 9806-9626 A NEW SILVER STAR HOME No. 4708 River Road Iu Wronkdale “4 Community of Distinctive Small Homes” Located in a growing, sensibly restricted scction, the builder has undertaken to develop a distinctive home community incorporating many of the modern ideas in residential building. All copper water i and heating pipes, radjation and metal work. Exterior walls fully insulated with Reynolds Alumi- num, roof and second floor ceiling insulated with Johns-Manville rock wool. Vermont slate roof and many other unusual features. The Silver Star Home has been tastefully furnished and decorated by - Woodward & Lothrop in keeping with today’s modern standards of living. Price, $9,500-Federal Housing Financing Open for Inspection Daily and Sunday Until 9:00 P.M. s 15 A “Ifl HEALTH HOME Drive out Wisconsin Ave. to River Rd.; West on River Rd. Y, mile to homes. Two blocks beyond 46th and Fessenden Sts. COOPER LIGHTBOWN & SONS Builders and Owners