Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1940, Page 26

REAL ESTATE. Construction Pace Gains 10 Pct. in Metropolitan Area Dollar Value of Quarter $2,300,000, Dodge Reports Reveal ‘The accelerated construction pace during January-through-March credited the Washington Metropoli- tan Area with a 10 per cent pickup over the first quarter, a year ago. The dollar value of the improve- ment was set at $2,300,000. Dodge Reports emphasized in the monthly summary that while resi- dential building and engineering construction created a highly favor- able situation here, average de- creases developed in all classifica- tions throughout the greater part of the country. A grouping of all types of con- struction in the Washington Metro-~ politan Area, including the District, Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia and Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland, re- | vealed that the contracts awarded for work and materials during the first three months moved up to $27980.000 in the 10 per cent rise from last year's corresponding $24,- | 701,000. It is significant that a more impressive gain was made over the 1938 period when the total was at | $12,779,000. Dodge Reports high lights the local gain by revealing that an average of 135 per cent was found in the construction field of the 37 States | east of ghe Rocky Mountains. | Non-Residential Gains More. The largest Washington area vol- ume was found under the non-resi- | dential classification. The contract | total for the quarter was $12,948,- | 000. That is 90 per cent above the level at the same point of 1939, when the figure was $6,792,000. In 1938 the corresponding figure was $3.302,000. An average decrease of 22 per cen | the garden. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO PURCHASE NEW HOME—This home at 117 Albemarle street, Westmoreland Hills, Md., has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold A. Wilcox by Edwin L. and Lois B. Taylor, builders. The sale was made through the Loughborough Development Corp. oveh at one side, a plate glass win- dow which gives good light for the desk, nice bookshelves and access to a covered screened porch which offers privacy for a quiet hour of reading isolated from the routine of the house, and is accessible to Master Bedroom Upstairs. | Upstairs there is a large master | bedroom with bath on one side of | the house. Two other smaller bed- | rooms with another bath take up| the other side of the house. These rooms are notable for their wide attractive windows and especially or their ample, carefully appointed | losets. The master bedroom doors throughout the house are heavier than the usual ones and the hardware is solid brass, fine in detail with all hinges ball bearing and locks made into the door knob. The area below stairs has a fire- place and space for a recreation room as well as laundry and maid’s room with bath already installed. This whole area may be arranged to personal desire. Virginia Realty Sales $1,190,799 in Week By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va, May 4.—State in non-residential building contracts | boasts a large, completely cedar- | realty sales again topped the million was found in the larger 37 States; area. Residential building decreased in and around Washington during the | quarter. Contracts were valued at | $12.012,000 this year and $16,891,000 | lined closet, which will bring joy to any woman's heart, and equally | as mothproof are the other ward- | robes with their shining enamel in- teriors and hat and shoe racks | already installed. There also is a|. last year. In 1938 the corresponding | total was $7.913,000. | Residential work in the 37 States dropped an average of 3.5 per cent under last year's first-quarter total. Engineering Construction Up. Engineering construction in- ereased during the three-months period. The January-through-March | total was $2.120,000. Last year it was $1,018.000. In 1938 the total | was $1,564.000. | The engineering construction average for the 37 States was a| decrease of 16 per cent. | Dodge Reports concludes the sum- | mary of construction with a com- parison between private ownership | and public ownership as represented | in the contracts recorded during the opening quarter. Contracts under private owner- ship were at $15,075,000 and public contracts were at $12,005,000. Star Home (SenitusdRErom iFlGiEage) | material carrying out the tones in the Oriental rugs on the floor. Compact Kitchen. | The kitchen is compact and well | arranged for utility, with the work | area centered close to the dining | room door. At the back overlook- ing the garden is a built-in up- holsterd seat which, with a table pushed up in front of it, would be a nice work area, a place to ar- range flowers from the garden, a | spot for the after-the-movies sup- | per or the happiest spot for the children’s breakfast. The walls pf | the kitchen and the cupboards are | shining white enamel. The floor is white and blue-green marbleized | pattern with inlaid green motif and | the work table tops are of the matching blue-green composition. The living room is large, run- ning from front to back of the house with room for a baby grand piano, plertty of comfortable chairs | and a fireplace. Its picture window | looks out toward the garden and | capacious linen closet. It is moth- | proof, easily cleaned of dust and always has a shining effect. The mark, the Virginia Rea: Estate Asso- ciation today announced, with five centers reporting 396 deeds recorded for an aggregate of $1,190,799. Although this was $64,233 less than last week when 408 deeds made a total of $1,255,032, still it was re- garded as most satisfactory and an Built by Dunigan—Built Right Unequaled New Values—$7,950 Up 6 ROOMS—2 BATHS Exhibit Home—5127 North Capitol St. Detached gorage Oak floors—hardwood trim Large airy cellar with double laundry trays Cedar lined closets OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY—To ©® Insuloted—Coulked— Weatherstripped @ Brass fixtures @ Automatic gas heat ©® Large kitchen with built-in cabinets Reach: Out New Hampshire Ave. to Hamilton St., right on Hamilton St. to North Capitol St. and homes. Tower Bldg. D. J. DUNIGAN, Inc. Nat. 1265 indication normal. Areas reporting were Richmond, 153 deeds, $437,800 consideration; Arlington, 49 deeds, $364,310 con- sideration; Roanoke, 76 deeds, $166,- 004 consideration; Norfolk, 101 deeds, $176,360 consideration; Alexandria, 17 deeds, $59,325 consideration. that operations were NEW MASSACHUS 8 ROOMS—2'-> Furnished Exhibit Home, Price, D. ¢, l Guide Offered To Suitability Of Furnishings Keep a few basic facts in mind when you shop for your new house or apartment and key your pur- chases to your fixed backgrounds— such as walls, windows and doors and unbroken wall spaces. - A room looks larger when you walls are light and plain, when the carpet is laid from wall to wall, when you use mirror panels and when your draperies are the same color as your walls, A room looks smaller when your furniture is too big, you go berserk with bold design, your rug is too small, the mantel bulges out into the room or the furniture is full of [REAL ESTATE| LOANS FIRST TRUSTS to finance or refinance homes in the District or nearby Maryland and Virginia. Current Rates Straight Loans or Monthly Payments LINCOLN NATIONAL BANK Tth & D Sts. N.W. 17th & H Sts. N.W. ETTS AVE. HOMES BATHS —Featuring— 3 large bedrooms 2 baths 2 third-floor rooms with running water Den with lavatory on st floor Recreation room with fireplace Screened porch Air-conditioned heat Attached garage 5313 Mass. Ave. $13.950 OPEN DAILY & SUNDAY Drive just beyond Westmoreland Circle to homes, WILLIAM 927 15th St. N.W. BOSWELL Met. 3033 5509 Johnson Ave. At Old Georgetown Rd. 1; mile from new Research Division of United States Public, Health Naval Medical Center. Service and new U. S. use small furniture in it, when the | SATURDAY, MAY -4, 1940. curves and bulges, and when you break up all your surfaces with an lomh ent of gew-gaws and bibe- Apply these tests to your own selections or the ones foisted upor. you and weed out accordingly, Permits (Continued From First Page.) below both March and the same month last year. Permits for 145, valued at $1,000,250, were issued last month compared to 233, valued at $1,326,900, in March of this year, and REAL ESTATE. 193, valued at $1,104,000, in April, 1939. Permits for additions, alterations and repairs to existing structures is- sued in April totaled $200530 in wvalue, This type of work in March was valued at $367,000, and in April last year at $711,000. Brokerage offices throughout the District and the Metropolitan Area reported that sales continued at a brisk pace in April, especially on small and low-cost homes. Builders of homes which sell under $6,000 were reported to be doing a large business. April new building by sections of the city follows: Northwest, $1,- & Southeast, $1,473,160; Northe e Northwest, $198,080; Southeast, $20, 870; Northenst, $66,290, and Southe west, $5,310, Brazil has ruled that all govern- ment employes are subject to ine come tax laws. _—— $9.500 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. N.W. Mass. Ave. section. All brick, slate roof. maid's Toom. breakfast room. large lot. paved street. Unususl opportunity. Occupied 4 months, OWNER Wisconsin 1203 A French Provincial in COUNTRY CLUB HILLS Nearby Virginia’s Most Highly Restricted Community Adjoining Washington Golf and Country Club DESIGNED, PLANNED and BUILT for GRACIOUS LIVING 3219 NORTH WAKEFIELD ST. Beautifully furnished by Hutchison’s, Inc. A HOME of beauty and refinement in an unexcelled environment — only 20 minutes from downtown, yet enjoying a truly country estate atmos- phere. Located on a large corner lot containing /3 acre or 14,400 square feet, with a setting of lovely trees and having 7 spacious rooms, 22 baths and 2-car built-in garage. If you entertain larger than usual groups, you'll appreciate the size , of living room, 15x30, with 2 doors opening onto porch or veranda, 10x40. The large studio master bedroom, size 15x27, will also intrigue you as well as other features of this unusual home.. May we also remind you that Country Club Hills is really the SPRING VALLEY of nearby Virginia and offers the maximum in prestige and restrictions to insure a sound home investment. PRICED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P.M. TO REACH—Drive over Key or Arlington Memorial Bridge to Glebe Road and Washington Golf amd Country Club—turn right and follow arrows om Rock Spring Road along golf course 3 squares to Wakefleli—then left 2 squares to property. Developers and Builders i‘fl‘ \\l | i iy i il il I ‘\‘. i Il < Presented by KeitH D. BRUMBACK Chestnut 3527 An Error A large crowd of folks think that A B C Oil Burners are high priced be- they last so much longer than other burners, so without asking if they cost the same, they go ahead and buy something else without giving us a chance to tell them that they cost no more, last longer and are cheaper to operate because ABC Burners have been in use since 1920 and that's considerably longer than most of them. John P. Agnew G Co,, Inc.,, 714 13th St. N.W., NAtional 3063. 87,490 A well-built home of many unusual construction details; all brick, slate roof, copper gutters and downspouts, six rooms, bath, h.-w.h,, large shaded lot. Furnished by Hilda N. Miller the fireplace at the back of the lawn. | The library is just off the living | room and is distinctive with its| warm-colored wopd paneling. There | = a brick fireplace with a Dutch | $7.350 Saul’s Addition Charming Detached Home—6 Rms., Bath 1217 Hamilton N.W. Just East ‘of 13th St. N.W.. on Tot 159 ft. deep. attractively land- seaped with well grown shrubbery and shade. Hasx 6 lorge rooms, slassed in breakfast p living poreh. ofl heat, and 2-car garace; Sonvenient to 'street “ears. stores, schools, churches and theater; at- tractive terms arranged. Open Sunday L. T. Gravatte 729 15th Realtor NA. 0753 Bear leit at Bethesda Bank on Old George- town Rd, 1 8/10 miles. Open Today And Daily RECENT survey of Real Estate Sections of news- papers was made in 47 States and Canada with especial emphasis laid on the character of the reading mat- ter appearing in the sections. Discussing the results of the survey, Editor & Publisher lists The Washington Evening Star among seven papers found to be outstanding in their presentation of better homes news and articles. This is gratifying to The Star because of the efforts be- ing made to serve Star readers by aiding them to get the most for their housing dollar, by indicating economical methods of improving their present homes and by carrying authoritative articles on interior decoration. — pERMONTY HIS represents the extent of obligation to convert the average detached frame residence into a brand-new Perma-Stone finish. ® After deducting increased value to the property, savings in fuel and savings in up-keepr cost—Perma- Stone becomes a gift— not to mention comfort of a water-proof, weather tight home, and satistaction of having given the family and community one of the most beautiful residences. CHEVY ca. M $13,950 IN THE WOODED AREA OF SECTION FOUR. CLOSE TO ALL SCHOOLS AND CONVENIENT TO TRANSPORTATION. 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