Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

RlaHS LOT Jnrce prOJecLS OF consider"
able cost were announced this week. The
Alonzo O. Bliss properties revealed
plans for the construction of an eight
story hotel of costly style and running
in size from $50 to 400 rooms for the
prominent site on B street between First
and Second streets; the Standard Oil
Co. of New Jersey announced plans for
an early start on new flve-Story ONCE
building on B street between Second
office and residential building for the
Brookings Institution is to be erected
at II Jackson place.
Other Projects Planned.
The Federal and municipal building
programs already have provided impe-
tuS for private operations running into
several millions of dollars, the largest
being the huge and monumental new
home of the Southern Railway at Fiji
teenth and K streets, which cost for
land and building about $3,000,OOO, ana
others are in prospect.
The Potomac Electric Power Co. is
expected soon to start construction OF
monumental new headquarters on the
northeast corner of Tenth and streets.
The Ford Motor Co., which must va
cate its large plant at Pennsylvania
avenue and John Marshall place, In the
to be searching for a new site.
The First Presbyterian Church, also
In the civic center site, already has Sc
lected a site for its new home on MaSSa-
chusetts avenue at Thirty-sixth street,
and the Metropolitan NJ. e. Church on
John Marshall place has been acquired
by the District and must provide new
building for its congregation.
Two large apartment developments
now are being started: The Westminster,
the first two units Of which now are be-
ing erected on the 28-acre tract on
Cathedral avenue between Thirty-ninth
street and Glover Parkway, the entire
operation planned to be carried out over
a period Of five years at an estimated
total construction cost OF between
$4,000 900 and $12.000,000 and the
New Shoreham Hotel. residential hotel
operation on Calvert street between
Twenty-eighth street and Woodley road,
having an estimated cost Of $500, 600.
Permit has just been issued Also for
the last unit Of the Tilden Gardens CO.
operative apartment development, Con-
IIecticut avenue and Tilden street, hav-
::iz q construction cost of $500, 900.
Universities Expand.
Both Catholic University and George
town University are proceeding this
year with notable expansion Of their
buildings. The large Union Terminal
Market Center, being erected by q
group of commission merchants OF Cen
ter Market on the large site at Fifth
street and Florida avenue and, waving
the possibility that Congress viii appro-
pirate funds for the construction Of q
new Center Market at the expense OF
the taxpayers, 1t Is believed likely pr1-
Vate interests will build q large down.
town marketing plant, negotiations 1or
which are now under way.
The January total was boosted by the
approval of plans for two apartment
houses having an estimated total cost
of $2,o5O.OO0 and the Shakespearean
library building being erected for Henry
Folgar on Grant row on East Capitol
street at a construction cost OF about
$l,450, 900.
Private building operations in the
District approved during the past week
by Col. John W. Oehmann, building in
spector, have an estimated total cost OF
$4l6, 100. Permit was issued for the
erection of two-Story dormitory and
academic building for Augustinian Col
lege at 5000 Hardwood road northeast
costing $250,000. Plans were approved
also for construction of 81 dwellings.
Included in the new list OF operations
were the following:
Augustinian College, owners; Paul
Monaghan, Philadelphia, Pa, architect;
to erect one 2-story brick, concrete DOR
mitory and academic building, 5000
Hardwood road northeast (parcei 1872 H.
square S-3665) to cost $250,000.
Charles D. Sager, owner and builder
George 7. Santmyers, architect; to erect
eleven 2-story brick dwellings, S33 To
$50 Twenty-third street northeast Cots
l9 TO 20, square 1870; to cost $50, 200