Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21
$I.572,85O IN BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED IN D. c.. IN PAST WEEK
Three Apartment Houses to Cost Total
of $1,475O00 Included in Figures
Increased Activities Shown.

A strong upward movement in Tho
volume OF building activities in the
District of Columbia was evidenced
during the past week. when the total
value Of all new projects. exclusive OF
Federal operations. amounted to ST.
572.S5o, according to building permits
issued by Col. John w. Oehmann, build
ing inspector.
New projects indicate renewed activ-
fty in the construction of apartment
houses. which fell off approximately Sc
per cent during 1926 from the year
before. the vast majority of the total
for the past week being for this type
~ work. At the same time home con-
siruction operations Slumped, plans be-
ing filed for but eight houses of various
types.
Plans for the erection of three large
apartment houses. the total construc-
ton cost of which is estimated at
$l.4T5.0 900. are included in the new list
OF operations. The largest calls for the
building OF an History apartment house,
the building cost Of which will be
be $1,000 900. TO be erected by the
Cafritz Construction Co. at the north
east corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Twenty-flrSt street, on the site of the
old Penn Gardens AS designed by
Harvey Warwick the building will have
a distinctive note in exterior design in
that a setback effect will be provided
by bringing into relief the carved lime
stone entrances of the building The
treatment Will be used on both the
Pennsylvania avenue and the Twenty
first street facades.
Will Have go Apartments.
The building will rise to height of
40 feet and have q frontage of 100
feet on Twenty-frst street and of 10
feet on the south elevation. Rein
forced concrete construction will be
used throughout. There will be 900
aIoaT .rlent suites, all having outside eX-
posUE~s. Some will be housekeeping
units Of one and two rooms. kitchen.
dinet, dressing room and bath, and
others viii be non-housekeeping units
Of one room with dressing closet and
lobby and will be served by two high
speed elevators and have 24-houT tele-
phone switchboard service.
Permit also has been issued for the
construction Of an eight-story brick and
concrete apartment at 1925 Rhode
Island avenue by Goldsmith &, Keller
at an estimated cost of $500. 900. The
building, designed by William Harris,
local architect and son Of Municipal
Architect A. l. Harris. will contain II
apartments of one and two rooms, kitch-
en-. bath. dining alcove and dressing
room.
The third apartment project approved
this week calls for the erection Of a
six-story brick and concrete apartment
building at 1922 Tenth street for A.
Joseph Eowar The building as de-
signed by David L. Stern win cost
Si75,o00.
Building permits have been issued as
follows:
Si.o00.eo Apartment Project.
Cafritz Construction Co. owners and
builders: Harvey Warwick. architect.
to erect one History brick and concrete
apartment. 2025-203i / street dot 82i.
square 76l, 70 cost 81 600 600
Marie Danhakl. owner: George A.
Ferguson. architect; c. G. Clement.
builder: TO erect one i-story brick store
1884 Twenty fourth street dot 6l7.
:osaare pa TO cost So coo.
Goldsmith d. Keller, owners and
builders: william Harris, architect. 10
erect one 6-story brick, tile and con-
crete apartment, 1925 Rhode Island av-
enue dots 3o4 70 800, square 2io). TO
cost 100000.
Arrnstead Peter. tr.. owner: Teunis
r. Collier. builder; 70 make repairs, .
St Matthews court Got 40. square 1881.
20 cost $3.50.
Corcoran Fire Insurance Co. owners:
Harry r. Boryer. builder: 10 install ele-
vator shaft. 604 Eleventh street lot
s73. square 1907. TO cost $4,000.
Robert f. LolIy. owner. l.. 2, Harris,
designer: Lonr &, Harris. builder. To