Evening Star Newspaper, July 4, 1936, Page 23

REAL ESTATE. * BUILDING PERMIS TOTAL §666,000 Fifty Dwellings, Five Small Apartments Are in - Week’s List. A total of 134 permits with a total valuation of $666,560 were issued by the office of Building Inspector John W. Oehmann during the last week, it was announced today. Included in the list were permits for the ‘erection of 50 single family dwelling and five small apartments. A permit for construction of a five-story office building at 1627 K street, at a cost of $100,000, was granted during the week. Anita H. Fckles and Karla H. King were listed as owners of the proposed structure. It will be designed by Frank Russell White and built by Skinker & Gar- rett, 1719 I street. George Washington University ob- tained a permit to erect a $100,000 college building at 2013 G street. Edwin Weihe and and R. D. Bames are the designers of the building which will be erected by the Charles H. Tompkins Co. More important ‘week are as follows: Anita H. Eckles and Karla H. King, owners; Frank Russell White, archi- tect; Skinker & Garrett, 1719 I street, builders; to erect one 5-story brick, concrete and steel office building, 1627 K street, to cost $100,000. George Washington University, 2101 G street, owners; Edwin Weihe and R. D. Bames, designers; C. H. Tompkins Co, 1630 Connecticut avenue, builders; to erect one 4-story brick and concrete university build- ing, 2013 G street, to cost $100,000. Raidman, Inc.. 1209 Farragut street, owner and builder; Philip M. Julien, architect; to erect one 3-story brick apartment, 6420 Fourteenth street, to eost $50,000. Douglas Construction Co., 5130 Connecticut avenue, owners and builders; Dillon & Abel, designers; to erect six 2-story brick dwellings, 127- 37 Ingraham street, to cost $36,000. National Tribune Corp., 40 G street northeast, owners; A. J. Scullen, de- signer; Essex Construction Co., Inc., 805 Chandler Building, builders; con- struct two additional stories and alter- ations, 40 G street northeast, to cost $30,000. . 0. R. and W. A. Carr, Mills Build- ing owners and builders; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect five 2-story brick dwellings, 1711 to 1719 Lyman place northeast, to cost $20,000. J. Frank Kelly, owner; Porter & Lockie, architects; Mohler Construc- tion Co., 1223 Connecticut avenue, permits of the builders; to erect one 2!;-story brick | and stone dwelling, 3101 Ellicott street, | to cost $20,000. Madison Building Co.. 1417 K street, owners and builders; H. P. Baxter, architect: to erect two 2-story brick and frame dwellings, 3342 and 3346 Reservoir road, to cost $22,000. Potomac Realty Company, 1412 I street, owners; David L. Stern, archi- | tect; David L. Stern Construction Co., 1412 I street, builders; te erect one 2- story brick apartment, 1900 Minnesota avenue southeast, to cost $20,000. Max Shapiro. 5917 Thirty-third etreet, owner; William Crusemire, de- signer; C. R. Matheny, 6147 Thirty- first street, builder: to erect one 2!3- story brick and concrete block dwell- ing, 4624 Thirty-second street, to cost $14,000. Capitol View Realty Company, 927 New York avenue, owners and build- ers; to erect four 2-story brick dwell- ings, 5211, 13, 17 and 19 East Capitol street southeast, to cost $16,000. Kogod and Deckelbaum, 1615 Bu- ¢hanan street. owners; E. J. Conner, designer: Joe Light, 5029 Seventh place, builder; to erect one 2-story store and apartments, 1730 Trinidad avenue northeast, to cost $12,000. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gordon, 4700 Connecticut avenue. owners; William Crusemire, designer; C. R. Matheny, 6147 Thirty-first street. builder; block dwelling, 4711 street, to cost $11,000. Capitol View Realty Company, 927 New York avenue, owners and build- . ers; W. Valentine, designer; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 104 and 106 Fifty-third street northeast, to cost $8.000. G. F. Mikkelson, 3353 Rittenhouse street, owner and builders; R. W. Berry, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 3342 Stephen- &on place; to cost $8,000. G. F. Mikkelson, 3353 Rittenhouse street, owner and builder; R. W. Berry, designer; to erect one 2-story Thirty-second brick and tile dwelling, 3346 Stephen- son place; to cost $8,000. G. F. Mikkelson, 3353 Rittenhouse | street, owner and builder; R. W. Berry, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 3324 Runny- meade place; to cost $8,000. G. F. Mikkelson, 3353 Rittenhouse street, owner and builder; R. W. Berry, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 3328 Runny- meade place; to cost $8.000. G. F. Mikkelson, 3353 Rittenhouse street, owner and builder; R. W. Berry, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 3330 Runny- meade place; to cost $8,000. Ralph Howenstein, 652 H street northeast, owner and builder; Julius | Wenig. architect; to erect one 2-story brick flat, 232 Tenth street northeast; $o cost $7,500. Miss Ellen H. McDowell, Clarendon, — % % OPEN % ¥ Beautiful New SEMI-DETACHED CENTER-HALL HOME * 5816 3rd ST. N.W, Open Daily to 9 P.M. 8 ROOMS—2 BATHS Bee this beautiful new home . . . sight large rooms . . 2 compléte Baths .. . 2 real fireplaces . . Tec- Teation ‘room . . . modern kichen . electric refrigeration . . . gas risce . built-in garage ' . . furred walls insulated. Wonderful new home community. near schools, stores and transportatl Only $10,950 | s. Murray Co., |ing 748 Van Buren street, to cost | street southeast, owner; | struction Co., 92312 New York avenue, | southeast, builders; to | erect one 2-story brick and concrete | New home at 7810 Thirteenth street which was purchased by an official of the\t‘ederal Com- munications Commission from L. E. Breuninger & Sons, builders. baths. Va., owner; A. E. West, 2310 Con- necticut avenue, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story frame dwelling, 4616 Van Ness street; to cost $5,885. Henry J. Hough, 4114 Thirty- eighth street, owner; H. P. Baxter, architect; C. R. Matheny, 6147 Thir- ty-first street, bullder; to erect one 212-story Rrick dwelling, 4708 Reno road; to cost $10,500. Mrs. Ray Blackman, 1607 Corcoran street, owner and builder; T. M. Med- ford, architect; to erect one 1-story brick dwelling, 415 Rittenhouse street; to cost $6.000. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Moxley, owners; George J. Commnr. designer: Jerome Inc, 1406 G street, builders; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2128 Thirty-first street southeast; to cost $5,000. Clarenc T. Blanz, 3026 Twenty- dixth street northeast, owner; Stan- dard Homes Co., designers; Gale H. Stalker, 1613 Harvard street, builder; to erect on 2-story brick, stone and framt dwelling, 3229 Chestnut street northeast; to cost $5,775. J. A. Dulany, 1111 South Carolina avenue southeast, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwell- $5,000. Howenstein Bros., 652 H street northeast, owners and builders; Julius ‘Wenig, architect; to erect two 1-story brick and stone stores, 3013-3015 Fourteenth street, to cost $4,000 each. Gulf Oil Corp., Baltimore, Md., owners and builders; E. G. Kalten- bach, designer; to erect one 1-story brick, tile and concrete gas station, 75612 Gorgia avenue, to cost $7,000. Gustav Nieder, 2611 Thirty-third Globe Con- designer and builders; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2611 Thirty- third street southeast, to cost $4,500. Harry C. Johnson, 1353 Pennsyl- vania avenue southeast, owner; G. A. Halfpap, designer; Bilt-Rite Con- | struction Co.. 530 Thirteenth street to erect one 2- story brick dwelling, 3717 S street southeast, to cost $5,700. R. R. Reigelman, 1307 Irving street | northeast, owner; Standard Homes | Co., designers; Gale H. Stalker, 1613 Harvard street, builder; to erect one | 2-story brick, concrete block nndi frame dwelling, 3705 Wheeler road | southeast, to cost $6,500. Keith L. Sugmiller, owner; A. S. J. Atkinson, architect; P. G. Grady, builder; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 6443 Thirty-first street, to cost $6,500. Jack Shulman, 1601 Bennings road northeast, owner; A. M. Poynton, de- signer; M. Cladny Construction Co., 4707 Kansas avenue, builder; to erect ! one 2-story brick addition, 1601 Ben- nings road northeast, to cost $4,000. A Delightful Country Home m MEADOWOOD 57,950 In a reasonably restricted tract of 85 acres, divided into 1-acre and Y2-acre sites. - 30 minutes’ drive from downtown Washington, There are siz rooms and two —Star Staff Photo. DOROTHY DUCAS AND ELIZABETH GORDON. OISE, noise, noise, City life is made up of it, especially in the Summer. Does it shatter your nerves, jncrease your ir- ritability, detract from your efficiency, now that opened windows bring it to you in a discordant crescendo? No need of it. For under $75 you can keep your office or study or bed room as quiet as in the Wintertime, and purify the air besides. By means of a window ventilator, street noise can be muffled to & mere whisper, while a three-speed motor whirls clean air into the room as if by magic. And nary small light, or about !4 cent per hour. (60 cents & mcath.) This window unit is a boon to those of us who wait from week end to week end for silent, undisturbed nights’ rest in the country, far from trolley and truck. But it is & double boon to suf- ferers from hay fever, rose fever and other nasal disturbances. The pollen is caught in a glass filter, along with dust, dirt and soot, and miserable, sneezing, snuffling humans can sit in rooms ventilated by this means with- out any discomfort. Tests show that 97.5 per cent of the pollen is caught by the filter. ‘The air comes into the room through louvres which can be adjusted so the draught goes ceilingward, floorward, or where you choose. The unit does not interfere with drapes, as it extends only 4 inches into the room. Two filters are installed with each unit, but they should be changed every two months. You can do it yourself, as easily as replacing a folding screen. And you'll be amazed at the amount of dirt collected in that time. LITTLE woy we know asked & poser recently. “How cap you get clean,” he de- manded, “with dirty soap?” It was something we couldn't an- swer, and our speculation on the problem resulted in the purchase of a non-dirt-collecting soap dispenser for his home. Clean soap was the best solution of that problem. Do you know about the new soap pulverizers for home use? You have seen them, of course, as we have, in public lavatories. But now there is & model into which you put a cake of fine tollet soap and get 1,000 hand- washings in granulated form. It operates on the same principle as the rotary nutmeg grater. S sl T and situated in one of the most desirable parts of Montgomery County. Ample opportunity for vegetable garden, flowers and limited raising of chickens. Over 400 feet above Washington. Good neighbors. views. Good schools. vestment. Extended Safe in- Drive out to see this rapidly growing and inter- esting community of moderate-priced homes. | but evenings, too. Is your it uses no more current than an ordi- The soap | has less than 2 per cent moisture and 30 crumbles into the tiniest pieces. A fresh cake of soap can be inserted when the device needs reloading, since the entire front of the dispenser can be removed. It is an attractive looking gadget, finished with a plastic material that eliminates any possibility of corro- sion, and it is very easy to keep clean, both outside and in. THFSE are the days when vigorous outdoor play fills not only days, cellar whoopee room the scene of nightly ping-poug tournaments? Does the exuberant sound of young people’s laughter keep the older folks awake? If it does, father ought to “redo” the play room with sound-absorbing plaster, a half-inch surface of it over the old plaster. Then he can sleep without knowing that championships are being won or lost in the base- ment. Sound-absorbing plaster with its air pockets that suck in the sound waves, deadening them without exces- sive reverberation, controls the sound in play rooms, bed rooms, nurseries, telephcue recesses, anywhere you want to make silence. Its finished surface is of proper hardness to withstand normal wear and tear, and can be washed or redecorated without loss of efficiency. Since it contains its own internal | activating agent, which makes the porl it is not necessary or desirable to “Stipple” the wall when the plaster has been applied. You can watch the pores appear within a few moments after this plaster has been trowelled. Indeed, you can hear the yeast-like action, if you put your ear close to the wall. Sheer magic, really, and brand- new—for only a few years ago, the air pockets had to be made by mechanical means after the plaster was applied. Accoustical plaster that sets its ow pores, comes in white and colors. It is as good a finish as any ordinary plaster, and ccatrols all the sound within the space it encloses besides. A good idea for new home owners, too, we think. Editor’'s Note: For further informa- tion about any of these products, write to Designed for Living, care of The Evening Star, and inclose a stamped envelope. Open One of a New Group of Homes Priced from $9@,280 and Up In a Convenient, Select Home Setting 5116 45th Street N.W. “HOUSE” is the HOME you make it is ¥ has all family contentment. containg every desired comfort . b .huro tiled baths and ‘Mb':nll‘t‘lh auiked. " fuired.~ weathér:stripped and screened and has rock wool insulation. thi Sturbitts caulked DRIVE OUT NOW Out_ Wisconsin Avenue ?i w]:wir .l‘t’ot;d,‘lm on 7 Roa and riot o homes " Tower Blds. Flower Lovers’ Bungalow Neat, well-tended little home set in @ garden that will delight a flower lover's heart. Not only much care but o certain gift goes to such display. Lily pond and fruit trees. BOOM PREDIGTED FOR REAL ESTATE Demand for Homes Has Solid Foundation, Harmon Declares. An upturn in the real estate market with sharp advances in values in trad- ing in improved properties and mod- ern suburban homes is predicted by ‘W. Burke Harmon of New York, head of one of the largest realty groups in the world. “A study of the underlying economic factors governing the real estate mar- ket has convinced me that we are steadily approaching one of the re- curring cycles of building throughout the United States popularly known as a real estate boom,” declared Harmon. “The term ‘real estate boom,” how- ever, is not a reasoned description of what we may expect from a more cautious public, which now demands high intrinsic values in its purchases. It would be a mistake to anticipate an orgy of riotous speculation. The demand for homes has a sound founda- tion and I believe the coming property advance will add a permanent incre- ment to the bank roll of those who make judicious investments without subjecting them to the terrors of a speculative aftermath. Confidence Seen Restored. “Not only is there a greatly accu- mulated housing deficit throughout the United States, but economic con- ditions are improving and confidence in the future has been restored to an extent which encourages fulfillment of the fundamental desire for homes. The world is moving on. Constantly young families seck more modern homes than their parents have known and at prices and in surroundings that ordinarily would have been within the reach only of the wealthy a few decades ago. Home building at the present time is far behind the Nation’s growth, and, on the other hand, pay rolls are gaining and several millions of families now have more to spend on home ownership, Loan conditions, as every one knows, are much easier. But it is not upon any single phase of the present improved situation that I predict a bullding boom, but rather upon its underlying economic factors which in their totality and over long periods of years govern the re- current eras of real estate activity and inactivity. Recalls Earlier Prediction. “I have found that certain basic economic conditions precede real es- tate activity. In April, 1920, I pub- lished a graph which indicated the { normal building requirements of New York City from 1914 to 1928, the actual amount of construction as shown by building permits from 1914 to 1920, and a forecast of the same from 1920 to 1928. “I then attempted to prognosticate | the duration and scope of the build- |ing boom which was beginning to | show signs of life in 1920. The eco- | nomic law of supply and demand is | invariably operative in the long run. | Only great fundamental changes, or | wars, can prevent the supply moving forward to meet the demand when a widespread housing deficit exists, and | improved economic conditions have | set in to encourage construction. In | other words, new homes are an eco- nomic need. When general condi- | tions improve minor obstacles, though | they may deter, will not prevent their ultimate acquisition.” GS LAUDED BY MICHIGAN LEADER | | Epecial Dispatch to The Sta: { DETROIT, Mich., July 4—Federal | | Housing Administration's regulations | with reference to mortgage commit- ments are solidifying the whole home- | building industry, according to Louis | G. Palmer, president of the Michigan Real Estate Association. | | In urging all concerned to maintain | these standards set up by the Housing | Administration, Palmer pointed out | | the three advantages in every insured | mortgage. namely, assurance that the | | buyer is getting what he pays for, sal- | abiiity, and the savings available be- cause of the cash basis. “Even though the prospective builder | may not require the full 80 per cent ;or appraised value,” he said, “that | property would be enhanced in sala- | |F. H. A, RULIN | bility because it had met the property | | standards of the Housing Adminis- tration, Today ... and ix big rooms | ultra modern Arepla arage. 1t 18 3100 Dist. N.W. Bungalow provides 5 rooms, front porch, screened rear porch, rock wool insulation, blower, full basement, attic. Lot 47%x170 The new branch bank of the McLachlen Banking Corpora- tion at Twelfth street and Maryland avenue southwest, which ublic Monday. The firm was forced to Washington branch when the Govern- ment purchased its old building on Fourteenth street southwest. New, Unexpected Uses Devisedfi For Smallest Closet Spaces will be opened to the f erect a new Southwes: Special Dispatch to The Star NEW YORK, July 4.—Closets of late have developed unexpected possibili- ties. When the metropolitan hostess opens a closet door today she doesn't apologize for an untidy interior—in- stead, she is greeted with surprised and admiring comment from her guests. The magic of colorfully coated ‘wood, stencil ornamentation, gay shelf papers and painted or linoleum-cov- ered floors contributes to this effect. New uses have been divised for some closets. The door of one in a Park avenue apartment conceals a com- pact bar, fastened to the inside, with racks for glasses and bottles. In a suburban house a large closet off the hall has been converted into a dress- ing or powder room. A collector of old china has appropriated a shallow closet in her apartment to house her collection, equipping it with shelves from top to bottom. In another home, & very attractive telephone booth has been made out of a small hall closet by painting the walls a very light gray Stencil Work for Walls. Lace curtalns of beautiful design can be used as stencils for the appli- cation of an interesting pattern to walls. Dry, untreated net or lace is first carefully stretched over a rigid frame and then coated carefully with | orange chellac. When the shellac has dried hard, the stencil is ready for use. Paint is applied with a rotary motion | of the brush. Very little paint at a time should be in the brush. Usually a lighter tint of the background color | is used for the stencil work. Cellar Water Escape. At the bottom of an outside cellar stairway. or any other flight of steps that leads down from grade to an en- trance into a house, there should be an area at least 6 inches deep with a | drain in it that leads to some escape for the water that will flow down the | steps. WARDMAN OFFERS WITH 7 rooms, 2 baths, 2-car brick ga- rage, automatic (oil) heat. Large lot 160 feet in depth, inclosed with painted picket fence. We Will Consider Your House in Trade SAMPLE HOUSE 1329 Hamilton St. N.W. Between Twe Car Lines Open Daily 9 to 9 Harry Wardman, Inc. DI. 3830 REAL ESTATE and covering the back wall with a frameless mirror. A tiny shelf and ‘wooden stool, painted blue, complete | the furnishings. | Closets which are turned into pow- der rooms may be painted in delicate | colors, ranging from oyster white | through lavender, rose, soft blue or light gray. If a whole closet cannot be given over to this purpose, the in- side of the hall closet door may be fitted with a small, semi-circular shelf, ALEXANDRIA.GAINS IN BUILDING WORK Activity Double That of ’35, Half-Year Report Shows. By a Staff Correspondent of 1 he Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 4.—For the firsi six months of 1936 building activity in Alexundria was more than double that for the same period in 1935. The total valuation of new buildings and repairs authorized from January through June this year was $1,350,062, of which $500,000 was for a new power plant of the Virginia Public Serv- ice Co. Discounting the $500,000 plant, the 1936 figure of $850,062 for new build- ings and alterations is more than twice that for the first half of 1935, when total building activity authorized was recorded at $327,270. Correspondingly, activity in each month this year has been virtually double that of the same months last year. In both years the peak of the half-way period was reached in April, This year April permits were issued for a value of $332,487 irrespective of the $500,000 power plant permit obe tained that month. For April, 1935, the total work authorized was valued at $163,507. During June a total of 89 permits were issued by Building Inspector A. R. Lash. Of the total 36 were for new dwellings and 53 were for altera- tions and repairs, representing a total value of $120,027. Wild Rose Vitamin. Vitamin C. lack of which causes scurvy, has been obtained from the wild rose at the All-Union Scientific Research Institute at Leningrad, Russia. fastened on at about table height with mirror above it, and draped like a dressing table. | In these new closets the color scheme is, of course important. If | the closet, including of course, the in- side of the door, is painted a color in contrast with that of the room from which it opens, the effect is very pleasant. Terra cotta, lacquer red, | rich blue or daffodil yellow are good | for this purpose. These colors may be | || used only on the shelves, with the rest of the closet painted the same as the walls of the room. I1f a narrow | molding is nailed along the edge of | the shelves—a new idea in closet | decoration, incidentally—it may be coated, together with the knobs of the L | drawers & contrasting hue. To Belicve This Advertisement Yo SALE OR TRADE New Detached Brick 6 ROOMS—2 BATHS 2 Doors East of 16th 1414 Nicholson N.W. For your home or_investment prop- erty or building lots: this delight- ful ‘home is convenient to 16th Bt. bus and 14th St cars: lot 130 ft. deep: has h-w.h. elec.. screens, weather strips and brick sarage. One, rice prevails for sale of tra OPEN SUNDAY L. T. GRAVATTE 729 15th Realtor Nat. 0753 u Must Visit the Homes Yourself 310 TO 318 GALLATIN STREET N.W. ASK FOR PROOF PRICE $9,950 With Exception of Corner Home SAMPLE HOU: SE, 318 GALLATIN, FURNISHED BY PALAIS ROYAL OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. TO INSPECT—Drive out Georgia Avenue fo Gal- latin Street, east on Gallatin Street to houses ‘WinHE-Saunders @ Inc. 1519 K St. N.W. District 1015 NEW HOUSE VALUE IN THE CITY BIG REAR PORCHES overlooking deep yards , With trees PANELED RECREATION ROOM!! Only 2 Lef 6 SINGLE UNIT OIL BURNER N % Rock Wool Insulated Attic Center Hall Rooms—2 Baths Homes That Are Different! Come Out and See Them!! ! EXHIBIT HOME, 6619 WESTERN AVE. N.W. OPEN EVERY DAY Price, $12,950 UNTIL 9 P.M. Built by H. G. Smithy Co. TERMS Drive out Connsecticut Avenue to Chevy Chase Circle and east on Western Avenue Open for Your Early to 6600 block, or north on Utah Avenue to Pinehurst Circle and Western Avenue. Inspection Today and » Tomorrow Marlow-Beech Corp. Me. 1170 ¥7.000 Makcs Location: On Colesville Pike 5V, miles beyond Silver Spring to sign; turn left two blocks. Open Sunday and Daily, 10 AM. to Sundown Meadowood Development Co. Silver Spring, Md. Shep. 3879; Ge. 8114 Drive Out TODAY District 6092 Investment Building