Evening star., 1930-12-13
D. c. HOMES FINER
THAN IN ST. LOUIS
CostIier Types Constructed
Here, Labor Statistics
Bureau Finds.


Housing units of considerably NOR
costly types have been erected in Wash
ington than in st. Louis, according II
the results of a special study made By
the Bureau of Labor Statistics Of thu
department. of Labor. The data
coyering the period of the first 81,
months of 1929, include building cost.
only and do not include the cost OF
land.
This is taken here to indicate the
tipn Of houses and apartment buildings
Of the more pretentious type, in keep
ing with the monumental plans fol
beautificatton of the National Capital
70 an extent not found In the Mid
western city.
In the employed classes, here, it was
shown IN the community survey by the
Board of Trade, more than one-third
Of the families in the District OF
Columbia are in the group whose in
comes range from $1,000 to 5000, and
more than half Of the number of
families were in the income groups
having incomes above $4,000 annually.
Approximately As per cent we're found
to have incomes above $4,000 year.
Building Costs Compared.
The study by, the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics shows that both one and two
family dwellings and family units In
apartment houses were cheaper in con-
struction cost in st. Louis than In
washington, according to data taken
from building permit records.
This must not be construed to show
that an identical dwelling could be
built cheaper in st. Louis than in
Washington" the bureau states. "It
may be that in the former city, many
smaller dwellings are erected than In
the Capital City.
Permits were issued during the first
half of 1929 for 8s5 one-family dwell
ings in the City of washington and
732 one-tamily dwellings in st. Louis.
In st. Louis SO per cent of these one
family dwellings had IN estimated cost
of less than $4,000 while in Washing
ton only per cent had an estimated
cost Of less than $4,000. OF the dwell
ings for which permits were Issued in
st. Louis, 34S, or ATS per cent, were to
cost between 5000 and $4,000, this
being the largest cost group for which
permits were issued in st. Louis.
Few Two-Family Homes Here.
In washington the main cost group
was between 5000 and $1,000, 294, or
permits were issued in this period fall
ing in this group.
Permits were issued in st. Louis for
large number of two-family dweIli-ns
In washington very few of this class
Of dwellings are built
During the six months permits were
issued for 1913 two-family dwellings, in
st. Louis to provide for 386 families,
while in Washington permits were
issued for only 3 two-family dwell
tngs, thereby providing for only six
families. Two-family dweIlinRs. there
fore, while entering largely into the
solution Of the housing problem in st.
Louis, are Of little importance In WASH
tngton. OF the two-famfly dwellings far
which permits we're issued In st. Louis
during the first half of 1929, 948 per
cent cost less than 5000 per family.
BY far the greater number cost between
$1,000 and $4,000: 2S4 of the 386 family
units provided for in this class of dwell
ing fell IN this cost group.
According to permits issued during
the frst six months of 1929, 1894
families were provided with dwelling
places IN muiti-family dwellings In ST.
louis, as compared with ,072 families
IN washington. As in the case of ONE
family dwellings. the family unit cost
OF the apartment houses was much
lower In st. Louis than In Washington.
According to permits issued, 9sz. or
oO4 per cent, Of the family units pro-
vided IN apartment houses in st. Louis
cost between $4,000 and 5000. In
washington only 1875 per cent fen in
this cost group. In st. Louis, 38.2 per
cent OF the family units cost less than
$1,000. In Washington no apartment
houses were erected In which the family
unit cost was less than $2,OOO.
In st. Louis no permits were issued
for apartments during this period in
which the family unit cost was over.
$4,000.
In Washington. 1874 per cent OF the
family units providhd had an estimated
cost Of between $4,000 and Sl1, 1000.