The herald., 1896-01-03
New Houses for Which Permits
We're Issued
A MODERATELY BUSY WEEK
The Home Builders Continue to Erect
Dwellings
The Aggregate Of Building Operations for
the Year Is Double That Of
the Previous Season

1t was tn be expected that the week be-
ginning the day after Christmas and clos
ing the day after New Years, would show
comparatively little activity in building
lines, SO far as regards the beginning of
new buildings. Contrary to expectations
the weeks work, as represented by the per-
mitx issued from the office of the city SUI
perintendent of buildings, is very re-.
spectacle one, and represents buildings of
all classes and for all purposes, though
dwelling houses make up the bulk of the
list.
henumber of permits issued during the
five business days of the week ended yes
tertiay was forty-six, and the total esti-
mated value of the buildings proposed to
be erected is $6O,9S5. OF this number the
building representing the greatest outlay
is q four-story brick building to be erected
by w. H. Perry on the southwest corner OF
Fifth and Broadway, to cost $4,000. All
the rest of the list of buildings costing more
than $1,000 is made up of dwelling houses
and embraces the following: Mrs. Graham
will build two dwelling houses on Hewitt
street near Second, to cost $1,000; L. M.
Robbins, two dwelling houses on Stanford
avenue, between Eighth and Ninth streets,
to cost $140O: A. H. Quartman, dwell
ing house on Maple avenue near Fif-
teenth, to cost $500, and another on the
lot adjoining to cost the same amount; j.
Bangartu is putting up a dwelling house on
thirty-frst street, near Malu, at an eXpendi-
ture of $l265; the estate of Abby P. Hall,
dwelling house at 1881 First street 10 cost
$14OO; E. S. Preston, at 450 East Fourth,
dwelling house to cost $3.50: G. Bernard,
on Fifteenth near Grand avenue, dwelling,
$1,000; S. ). Wood, Crocker street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth. dwelling. to cost
$1,000; F. L. Smith, on the lot adjoining
the one last mentioned, auother dwelling
to cost a similar sum; P. W. Powers, two
story dwelling on Bush street, near Pico.
to cost $4,000; j. F. Held, dwelling on St.
Louis street, near Fourth, to cost $142l; j.
B. Anger, two-story dwelling on Thirty
first street, near Figueroa, to cost $4,000,
which is the most expensive dwelling for
which a permit was taken out during the
week. j. f Hunt will build $1,000 dwell
ling on the corner of Pico and Maple ave-
nue., and Mary M. Martin closes the list
with a permit for a two-story dwelling on
Washington street, near Central avenue,
the building to cost 81 400.
Most of the houses to be constructed
under permits issued during the week are
to be occupied by the owners, but there is
something more than the usual proportion
of dwellings for rent, put UP by capitalists
who see a prospect of good returns from
such investment.
For several months past there has been a
steady demand for houses renting at prices
ranging from $12 to 500 per month, and
few buildings to supply the demand. in-
vestors in buildings seeing better prospects
of return from money invested in lodging
houses, flats aud store buildings. There
are now, evidently, enough flats and board
ing houses to accommodate the winter
tourists, or will be when the buildings now
in process of construction shall be COM
pleted. The demand for buildings of this
class varies greatly with the season, while
that for rent to men drawing moderate
salaries is steady and is steadily increas-
ing. Great activity in building lines is not
apt to manifest itself for three months to
come, but the increase resulting from the
steady increase of population shows no
sign of diminishing, and is likely to con-
tinue during the immediate future.