The Washington times., 1921-04-09
and Suburban Homes In District Realty Sales of the Week

for business buildings: $2,840.000, or
10 per cent. for social and recreation
al buildings; $I.782. 300. or Is per cent.
for public works and utilities.
Contemplated new work reported
in this district during the frst three
months of the year has amounted to
$120.13l 900. more than four times the
amount<of work started. Public works
and utilities predominate among the
contemplated projects, with residen-
tial projects In second place.
II the labor troubles which have
been recently reported in this terri
tory can be satisfactorily and speed
lily settled. building activity should
proceed at q gratifying. rate.
NEW YORK AND NORTHERN N. J.
In New York State and Northern
NeY Jersey, March building contracts
amounted to s29.s46.OOO. an Increase
of 40 per cent over the February fig-
ure. The increase In the number Of
building projects started was 90 per
cent.
The total contracts awarded dur
ing the first quarter Of 1921 have
amounted to $72. 1922 900. During the
first quarter Of 1910 (when conditions
most nearly resembled those of the
present year, contracts were let. to
the amount Of sac, ,20S. 900. a
March, 1921, figures included: ST.
$1,000. or 8 per cent, for residential
buildings: $4.570.0O0. or Is per cent,
for business buildings: $2.37O.O00. or
8 per cent, for social and recreation
al buildings; 81. .822, 900. or 8 per cent.
for educational buildings. T..
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this district during the first three
months OF the year has amounted to
s402 ,324,O0O. Even though this in
cludes one enormous project "a two.
hundred million dollar bridge report
ed in February which will take q
long time to develop. the great bulk
of small projects contemplated Is sig
nificant.
If this one large project be ,omit-
ted, residential work predomtnates
among the remaining contemplated
projects. The outlook for contin-
ued increase in general activity, and
especially for residential work, in
this district Is distinctly encourag-
ing.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES.
Contracts let during March in east
ern Pennsylvania, southern New Jer-
sey, Delaware. Maryland, District of
Columbia and Virginia amounted to
$21069,0 900, an increase of 65 per cent
over the February figure. The num-
Der Of projects started in March was
per cent greater than in February.
The total contracts awarded during
the first quarter of 1921 have
amounted to $57 900. compared
with $47. 900, for the first quarter
Of 1919 "a time when. like the pres
ent building activity was emerging
fro ma period of depression).
The principal items among the
March, 1921, awards were: $40, ,635, 900,
or 80 per cent, for residential build
ings: $6.s26.00o, or 25 per cent. for
public works and utilities; S4.671 900,
or IL per cent, for business buildings
Contemplated new work reported
for this district from January 1 to
April 1 has amounted to SIS. .oO2 y0eO.
about four times the amount of work
started. an indication OF the increased
activity to be expected during the
coming months.
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT.
Contracts awarded during March in
western Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Ohio. Kentucky. and Tennessee,
amounted to 1881 900. an increase
OF 81 per cent over the February
total.
During the nrst quarter Of this
year contracts awarded in this dis
trict amounted to $s5,869 900, q very
substantial gain over hrst quarter Of
3919 (when conditions were similar
70 those of this year,.
March contracts included the follow
residential buildings; $11,737 900. or
81 per cent. for public works and
utilities; s5.316,0OO. or II per cent, for
educational buildings. and $3.0S5, 900,
or 10 per cent. for business buildings.
Contemplated new work has been
reported in this territory during the
first three months of the year to the
amount of $149.s55. 900. residential
work leading all the othef classes OF
buildings.
THE CENTRAL WEST.
March building contracts in tho
Central West Gncluding Illinois, Iowa.
Indiana Wisconsin, Michigan, Mts-
souri,, and portions of eastern Kansas
and Nebraska, amounted to $4s.513.-
900, an increase OF 40 per cent over
the February hgure. The total num-
Der Of projects in March was "a per
cent greater than in February.
Contracts awarded during tho trst
quarter OF 1921 have amounted to
$116,937, 900, which was somewhat
greater than the figure for the frst
quarter of 1919. Comparisons between
these two years are Significant, on ac-
count OF the prevalence of similsr
business conditions
Included in the March total were
tho following: $I3.147.000, or 81 Ter
cent for residential buildings; So
723.000, or 20 per cent for public
works and utilities; $9.132 900, or 10
per cent for educational buildings:
S6,57o. 900, or 13 per cent for business
buildings: $4.832. 900. or 10 per cent.
for Industrial buildings.
Contemplated new work to the
amount Of 1851 .143.000 has been re-
ported in this district during the hrs.
quarter OF the year. more than three
times the amount Of contracts
awarded