Evening journal., 1916-06-17
REALTY CONDITIONS
CONTINUE BRIGHT
Contractors and Builders
Declare Plenty of Work
on Hand, More Comingin
LESS LACK OF LABOR;
MATERIALS STILL HIGH

tracting operations during the past
week according to reports from those
conducting such undertakings but on
the contrary there has been about as
much as could we'll be done. not only
OF work already started but OF new
operations. which have been put un-
der way.
Architects are crowded with work
II is reported, and many declare they
have ali they can handle conveniently
Complaint is made Of high prices OF
materials and high wages required
from laborers. but building materials
can now be obtained in almost any
ouantity desired, It is declared and
laborers. though not equal to the ue-
mand. are easier to secure
Several of the contractors report al
the work they can handle. John "
Healy and Son report everything pro
crossing finely with all old Jops solhs
forward as rapidly as possible ana
number of new ones coming IN Wo.N
on the Hardesty apartments at Vhe
corner OF Thirteenth and Washington
streets has reached point Where tho
buildings begin to look ike some
thing. II is declared The three nullu-
ines. which will cost about soV'Vou'
are now pretty we'll up. workmen are
putting in floor joists for one OF tae
buildings and getting another reauy
20 plaster .,.,
The Packard building. at Ninth ana
Tatnal streets. is being roofed IN
II will be ready for occupancy IN the
fall. The Coyne garage at Nlheleeh'n
street and Woodlawn avenue Is now
ready for putting in the hrst nool, ,
The Laffey garage, Red OAK Lane anu
Riverview avenue. Is about ready ioi
occupancy. Az
cooL at Park Drive and Grant ave
nue.. is ready for plastering. rms
structure win cost about about
$4,000.
The new house being erected for
Winthrope Wood. near the COOK
home Park Drive and Grant avenue
Is being rooted in and will be ready
Tor occupancy soon.
Apartments being erected by the
Bancroft Company on the site of the
old Riddle home are progressing. a
start will be made on the construc-
ton OF a two-story addition TO the
building of the Speakman Supply anc
Pine Company. at Thirtieth ant
Spruce streets. on Monday. The worl
VIII cost about $4,000
William ID. Haddock & Co. repor
ftoy have all the work they can d.
conveniently. and that they have nu
r,rrous now contracts coming I'm. Es
f'matos are being made on a new
residence for Louis Halle, Parkway
cas-; of Grant avenue on a studio build
ing for Henry h. Thompson. and q
residence for Arthur W. Spruance.
The Halle residence is designed by
, Leon Wilde Crawford. architect. II
is a handsome three-story building
Of stone and brick and with many
features Of arrangement which make
II an especially beautiful home. On
the ground floor there are living
room. diningroom. a den. kitchen and
a large hall All rooms are large
and pleasantly arranged. On the sec.
ond floor are three chambers. a sit
tingroom. a large hall and a bath
room. The third floor contains foul
chambers and two bathrooms.
The Spruance residence Is designe
by Charles Barton Keen. architect, O
Philadelphia. The structure is @
stone and brick construction. TIL
Nt ~ NNNA ANANANNAf n NV AAH NWiNf WAN
ingroom, maids dinngroom. kitcheI
On the second floor there are fou
bedrooms. a large hall and two bath
rooms The third floor Is similar I
the second in arrangement but n
rooms arc not so large. The residenC
is located on Willard street abo'
Creenhill.
The Henry b. Thompson buildin
is TO be located at Fourteenth an
Clayton streets Edward Candy Ma
Is the architect u viii he devote
10 use by artists for studio purpose
and will contain apartments.
A. s. Reed and Brother Compan
report progress on all old contract
but as much as they can handle unds
present conditions. The new Sevent
and shpley streets building is no.
well under way. John J. Kennedy
the architect Workmen an
putting on the floors. all stone wor
will be done in a few days and wor
OF putting on the roof will be starte
probably next week Brick work o
the structure will be started in a shol
time
The Delaware Terra Gotta Compan
reports contracts 10 deliver lare
i- quantities Of brick as work progresse
on different buildings. Deliveries an
being made for A. j. Lang for
number Of houses at Thirtieth an
Pine streets The cellars are con
pleted and brick work will be start,
soon. All old jobs are now going 10
a. ward rapidly with plenty Of large a
liveres required to keep up with 4
.to work
Edward Candy May, architect. W
prepared the plans FOR the M
m studio building to be erected at Cl,
ton street, near Fourteenth street,
scribes the building as an apartn
~ studio building with four apartmei
II has a stone foundation. with W;
op stucco and brick. Il is two stol
high. covering floor space of 35x
feet Everything about the build
is modern and there will be elec
lights and many attractive features
construction. Estimates on
building, which will be due Tues
of next week. are being prepared
81 Haddock and Company, w. II.
and James Smith.
ft Plans will be issued next week
Mr. May for four apartment no
buildings at Ninth and Tatnall sire
for William Hammond. They will
three stores high with frontage
es feet Plans have been started