Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-15
BUILDING ACTIVITY
SHOWS BIG GAIN
$1,100, 600 Apartment Per-
nit SWeIIS Total to 8 Times
That of Last Week.

Building activities have taken tire.
mendous leap forward over the total
projected during the first week of the
new year. according to building per
nits granted during the past week
showing a total construction now
starting amounting to more than 81,
100000, six times the volume reported
last week.
The prime factor in this increase is
the start of construction of S1,l0o :
900 apartment house by Harry Ward
man, to be erected at 705 Eighteenth
street. The structure will be II sto-
ries high and will be of brick and stone
construction.
Another undertaking is the con-
struction of a four-story stone and
concrete apartment at 1922 n street
by Frank Tomlinson, to cost $120,0OO.
Many Permits Granted.
Building permits granted by the Dis
trict building inspector during the
past week are:
Wardman Construction Co, Inc,
owners and builders; Joseph Banner.
architect; to erect one History brick
and stone apartment, 7G5 Eighteenth
street Qots 8, 10, 80. 81 and part 3,
square 1881, to cost $1,100.000.
Mrs. Grace Gottlieb, owner: r. X.
Ferguson, Inc, builders; to erect one
2-story rear porch, 1474 Meridian
place DOT 500, square 26SD, to cost
$500.
w. II. Sardo, owner; Julius Wenig,
architect; Fletcher Fireproofing Co.,
builders; to erect brick addition, 412
H street northeast DOT 4, square S0S),
TO cost $3.50.
L. p. Rawley, owner and builder; NJ.
~
Seventh street southwest dot S02
square 433). to cost $500.
G. e. Burch, owner, architect and
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 329 Raleigh street southeast
Dot IS, square $500, to cost $4,000.
E. S. Beall, jr., owner, architect and
builder; to erect two 2-story brick
dwellings, 1904 and 1896 Rodman
street dots "a and Is, square 206D, to
cost $4,000.
j. i. Llpscomb. owner: Everette c.
Thomasson, builder; to erect brick
garage, 653 X street northeast DOT SAL,
square $50: to cost $1,700.
]. b. Crabbe, owner and builder; A.
s. j. Atkinson, architect; to make al
terations, 1927 Eighth street DOT 812,
square 424l; to cost 5000.
Harry Salus. owner; Harry Nichter,
architect: Harry Nichter, Inc, build
er; to erect one 2-story brick addition,
1904 Tenth street DOT S21, square 1891;
to cost $4,000.
Dwelling Group Planned.
Miss Lucy Gaddis, owner; r. A.
Duncan. architect; Harry Nichter,
Inc, builder, to erect rear porch and
repairs, 1906 Sheridan road southeast
Got 825; square 1868; to cost 5000.
Edward B. Rheem, owner; to erect
boiler room addition to present ga.
rage, 2343 S street Got rs, square
1919; to cost $500. .
Frank Tomlinson, owner and archi
tect; G. Tomlinson. builder; to erect
one 4-story stone and concrete apart.
Inent, 1922 N street DOT IT, square SOY.
TO cost $125,O00.
Edward j. Walker, owner; John D.
Cobb, architect; Hamilton Construc.
ton Co, builders; to erect eight 2.
story brick dwellings, 1354.6S I. street
southeast dots go to 80, square 1O47):
to cost $25, 900.
Irving 7. Fastnaught, owner.
builder; William Wheeler, designer: to
erect two 2-story brick dwellings. 1921
and 1928 Pennsylvania avenue south.
east Qot p, square $500; to cost
w. c. and A. N. Miller, owners and
builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect: to