Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-26
BUILDING PERMITS IN CAPITAL
MORE THAN DOUBLE IN WEEK
Total of $724,235, Exclusive of Federal
Operations, Exceeds Figure for
Many Periods in Summer

A heavy increase in the amount OF
new building operations authorized ir
the District of Columbia during the
past week Is shown over the total foI
the preceding week. According tC
building permits issued by the building
inspector. Col. John W. Oehmann, the
value of new projects here, exclusive
of Federal operations. amounted to
S724,235, or considerably more than
double the total for the week proceed
ing and more than the total for many
similar periods of the Summer and
Fall.
While the number of individual
projects approved during the week
was larger than usual, the increase in
the value of all new operations was
the result principally of plans for the
construction of a large apartment
house and for residential develop
mentS.
A number of important items are
found in the new list Of operations.
the largest of which is the permit for
the construction of a 12-story apart
ment building at $500 Connecticut
Co. for the Army and Navy Apart
ments, Inc. The building cost was
given as S225 900.
keS1dentlaI Developments.
Residential developments authorized
In the new list will cost a total of
S3S5.945, according to the permits
issued, or more than the total value
of all building operations approved
during the preceding week. The
largest0of these operations will be the
building of 16 row houses in the 300
block OF Reservoir road, just beyond
Western High School, in Burleith.
This operation will take up the last
section Of available land for residential
development in this community.
The Burleith dwellings,, to be con-
structed by the firm of Shannon &
1uchs, Inc, developers of the COM
munity, will be of the 2-story Georgian
type, similar to others in the section,
but will be somewhat larger and more
ornamental, it is announced. The
third floors of this row of houses will
be finished. The total cost of the con-
struction is estimated at 100000.
Plans also were revealed for the
building of eleven 2-story brick dwell
ings in the 1900 block of Massa-
chusetts avenue and at 1925 c street
southeast at cost of $4,000. for 7. A.
Jameson; and for the erection of a
detached home at 1920 Woodland
drive. Massachusetts Park, at a cost
OF $4,000, for Home l.. kit.
A 1-story brick church building will
be erected at 400 Thirteenth street
for the st. Paul NJ. L. Church, at a
cost of $4,000.
Building Permits Issued.
Permits were issued as follows:
Army and Navy Apartments, Inc,
owners; M. G. Lepley, architect;
Fletcher Fireproofing Co., builder; to
erect one history brick apartment,
S18 Connecticut ave. dots is and 16,
square 1863, to cost $225,00O.
Penn Oil Co., owners and builders;
Julius Wenig, architect; to erect one
1-story brick gas station, FOL Virginia
avenue southeast DOT 813, square 5000,
to cost $4,000.
Ernest A. Clemens, owner and
builder; to make repairs, All Bu-
chanan street DOT 120, square 3249), to
cost $500.
Mrs. Margaret Waller, owner:
Sears, Roebuck & Co, designers; Fran
els Waller, builder; to erect one 2
story frame dwelling, 901 Savannah
street southeast dots and S, square
5939l, to cost $4,000.
Myrtle Taylor, owner; John Car
snody, architect and builder; to erect
one 2-story frame dwelling, 1886
Brandywine street DOT 2, square 2255),
to cost $4,000.
J. w. Hardy, owner; A. Jeffery.
builder; to erect two metal garages.
S309-11 Twenty-second street north
east dots % and 20. square 4240. to
cost $500.
shannon & Luchs Construction Co.,
owners and builders; w, w. Taylor,
ir.. architect; to erect sixteen 2-story
brick dwellings, 1900 Thirty-seventh
street, 1901 Thirty-eighth street, and
S7O3 to 1929 Reservoir road 0ots 65 to
80. square 1900 to cost 100000.
Shannon & Luchs Construction Co.,
owners and builders; to erect one
brick garage, 1901 Thirty-eighth street
Got so, square 1900, to cost $3.50.
Shannon & Luchs Construction Co..
owners and builders; to erect one brick
garage, 1900 Thirty street Dot
IS. square 1902. to cost $3.50.
Charles e. Wire & Sons, owners and
builders; to erect five brick and tile
garages, 1900 Blagden avenue. 1901
Colorado avenue and 4707, II and Is
Seventeenth street dots 25 to 20, square
1868, to cost $1,000.
Two-Story Brick House.
Mrs. r. A. Kearny. owner; ]. ].
Whelan, architect: McConihe & Phe-
Ian, Inc, builders; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, 1921 Chesterfield place
Got 81, square 2258). to cost $4,000.
NJ. Ginsburg. owner; Kolodne &
Cladny, builders; to make repairs, TOO
Virginia avenue southeast Got SOC,
square 905), to cost $500.
Martha T. Fowler, owner and
builder; to erect one tile garage, 3456
Newark street DOT 80, square 207S), to
cost $500.
i. E. n. Frinchot, owner and builder:
to erect one tile garage, 3454 Newark
street DOT 33, square 2078). to cost $500.
Estate of Z. w. Dom. owners; to
make repairs, 633 K street southeast
dots 812 and 813, square 8SD, to cost
$500.
II. L. Kit, owner; Walter Case
builder: to erect one brick garage,
1920 Woodland drive Dot 2, square
2124), to cost $1,000.
Homer L. Kit. owner; A. B. Null
lett & Co, architects; Walter Case.
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
and cinder block dwelling. 1920 Wood
land drive DOT 2, square 2124), to cost
$4,000