Evening star., 1927-11-05

For the first time in many weeks
the total estimated value of all new
construction projects in the District
of Columbia, exclusive of Federal
operations, mounted above the 81 ,0O0,-
600 mark during the past week. ac-
cording to a report of building plans
approved this week by Col. John w.
Oehmann. building inspector. The
total for the week was computed at
S1.340.975, as compared with $372,505
during the preceding week.
This heavy increase in building
operations was the result of approval
of plans for a huge apartment build
ing to be erected on Connecticut ave
nue.. between Wyoming avenue and
Kalorama road, by Harry M. Bralove,
the actual construction cost of which
was set at $1,000.000. Plans for this
apartment project were filed in the
name of the 2201 Connecticut Avenue,
Inc, in which Mr.. Bralove is interest
&C.. George 7. Santmyers is architect
of this building, which will have n
maximum height OF eight stories and
will contain apartment suites of large
size.
The new list of private building
projects also includes plans for the
construction of 81 dwellings, of various
types. to cost an estimated total of
$152,900, and for several business and
store buildings. Permits were issued
for the construction of a two-story
brick building on the southwest cor
ner of Thirteenth and III streets for
II. Abramson, the cost of which is es-
timated at S45 900, and for the erec-
ton by Harry Wardman of a five-story
brick-and-stone store building at 425
Seventh street, at cost of $4,000.
Permits were issued as follows:
Apartment Building Planned.
No. 2201 Connecticut Avenue, Inc,
owners and builders, George T. SAINT.
myers. architect; to erect one 5 and
story brick apartment, 2201 Connects
cut avenue dots II. rs, 90. "a, sos, sos,
S07 and sos, square $3.50, to cost
81 900 900.
National Press Club, owner; A. D.
Brown, builder; to make repairs, Four.
teenth and + streets DOT S13, square
254), to cost 5000.
B. L. Edmonson. owner; Mcdonald
Langstroth Construction Co., builders
to make repairs, go Thirteenth street
DOT S27, square 253), to cost $40, 900.
L. II. Willis. owner and builder; w
L. f1dPkctl, designer, TO erect one j.
story frame dwelling, 1911 Thirteenth
street northeast 0ot AZ, square 3962)
to cost $500.
L. +. Breuninger & Son, owners and
builders; III. L. Breuninger. architect
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling
1905 HemlOck street Got 25, square
3774), to cost SIS, 1000
L. E. Breuninger & Son, owners and
builders; to erect one frame and stucca
private garage. 1905 Hemlock street
Dot 25, square 2774), to cost $500.
George B. Cochran, owner; Ward
Brown, architect; NJ. c. Oliphant
builder; to erect one 2-story brick ad
dition, 1915 Nineteenth street dot IS
square 139). to cost 1000.
Maurice Luria. owner and builder
to erect one 1-story brick private ga.
rage, 1918 Sixth street DOT S57, square
440. to cost $500.
Catherine Amberger, owner; John
Piland, builder; to remodel, 1410
Eleventh street DOT 80. square 312). to
cost SIS. 900.
John Bieber, owner and builder; c.
y. Norton, architect; to erect two 2.
story brick dwellings, 4123 and 4125
Military road dots Z and s, square
1743l, to cost $4,000.
Joseph Ehatt. owner; Maurice Joyce