Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
BUILDING PERMITS
HIT HIGHEST WEEK
Operations Authorized Total
$2,198,800 Making Top
Record for 1927.

Building operations authorized in
the District of Columbia during the
past week amounted in, total value tc
$2,19S.s0O, setting the highest week S
record OF this year. The totah accord
ing to permits issued by Building In
spector Oehmann, is more than double
the volume of construction work
started during the preceding week.
A number OF large apartment houses
are included in the weeks list of
operations. in addition to more than
100 dwellings and one educational
office building.
Tie largest project announced this
week is f1ve-story brick and concrete
apartment building, to be erected at
1920 Connecticut avenue, at a cost of
$500, 900. Other large apartments
projected include one to be built at
3247 Chesapeake street, at cost OF
100000; another at 2520 Tenth street
northeast, at a cost of 100000, and
another at 3016 Tilden street, costing
$3.50, 900.
Twenty-four two-story brick dwell
ings, it also is disclosed, are TO be
constructed at 4400-46 Chesapeake
street. Another large residential
project calls for the construction of
20 two-story brick dwellings in the
800 and 500 blocks on Somerset place.
Building Permits Issued.
Building permits were ISSUED as
follows:
Frank r. White, owner, architect
and builder; to erect one five-story
brick and concrete apartment, 1920
Connecticut avenue DOT S27, square
20s4), to cost 100000.
q q e O. r Wiro owners. q r
Wire, designer; c. E. Wire & Sons,
builders; to erect six two-Story brick
and tile dwellings, AGO to 4720 Blag-
den terrace dots 36 to Al, square 1856,
to cost $4,000.
Edward NJ. Willis, jr., owner and
builder; George T. Santmyers, archi-
tect; to erect one three-story brick
and tile apartment, $500 Tenth street
northeast parcels 1874, 131-111 and
131-126. square 3S43), to cost 800 900.
s. w. Rutherford, owner and
builder: L. w. Giles, architect; to
erect one one-story rear addition. 1920
l. street Got SS, square 1879, to cost
$500.
Howenstein Bros, owners and build
era; to erect four tWo-story brick
dwellings, 1420-1426 Duncan street
northeast 0ots Ill to ia, square 1859,
to cost $4,000.
Howard Etchison, owner and build
er; Rosslyn Steel & Cement Co., archi-
tects; to erect one three-story brick
and concrete public garage, 1414
Church street part lots 3S and 80,
square 209), to cost $4,000.
American Ice Co., owners and build
ers; to make repairs, 1925 Twenty
third street Cots and 8, square SOP,
to cost 81 500.
Wardman Construction Co., owners
and builders; M. Mesrobian, architect;
to erect % two-story brick dwellings,,
507 to 529 and Sol to 619 Somerset
place Cots 5S to 70, square 1899, to
cost $s9, 200.
d. j. DUNCAN, owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect Is two-story brick dwellings,
SOL to 5131 Fifth street Cots "a to
SO, square 3256), to cost $4,000.
Lemke & Wetmore, owners; S. G.
Wetmore, architect; B. r. Lamke,
builder; to erect four two-story frame
dwellings, 2T00, 2704, 270S and 2012
Thirty-third street southeast 0ots
to 10, square 5702), to cost $26, 900.
NJ. & r. B. Warren, owners, design
ers and builders; to erect one 5-story
brick and tile apartment, 3016 Tilden