Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-05
COMPLETION OF 10
APARTMENTS NEAR
Building Activity in Year Ap-
proaches High Mark
Since 1923.

Completion of at least 10 major apart
ment building projects in the National
Capital during the Fall months Will
mark the elimination Of year OF con-
struction activity in this field which bids
fair to set a new high mark for this
TYNE of work for the past three years.
Apartment house structures erected
and planned during the first eight
months Of this year represent an aggre-
gate valuation of S9,629 900. according
to records of the District building IN
spectors Office. OF these. projects nav.
ING value in excess of eight millions OF
dollars will attain a completed stage
curing the remainder of this year.
The total worth Of apartment build
inRs erected during 1880 was $6.l1l.15O.
or $3.5l7,850 less than the flgure repre-
sentinp the value of similar projects
for two-thirds of 1881. The 1929 figure
for apartment construction was So
$65e, 500.
Kennedy Warren Outstanding.
Outstanding among the larger null
tiple-family structures this year are the
$4,000 900 kennedy Warren development
on Connecticut avenue at kllngle
Bridge. and the third unit of the huge
Westminster Apartments development ON
Cathedral avenue, west OF Wisconsin
avenue. ,. g.
The Kennedy Warren, being built by
Edgar S. Kennedy and Monroe warren;
rises eight stories above the street level
of Connecticut avenue and has an ele-
walton of eleven stories on the east side.
which overlooks park. When completed
it will contain more than 1000 rooms
and 500 baths.
The Westminster development was
started in April Of last year. and orig
inal plans called for the building over a
period of years Of a large quadrangle OF
structures on a 28-acre tract. The third
unit was estimated to cost $4,000. 600.
The entire project, when completes, is
expected to represent an expenditure IN
excess of S10,000,000
Other apartment building operations
include the first unit of the Monroe and
Hugh Warren project at $50 Rhode Is
land avenue northeast. to cost, S22o,OOo:
This is the first of four structures OF
equal size, designed as group.
Hotel Nears Completion.
The History apartment hotel of L. A.
Barr being erected at 1913 G street.
Is nearing completion. This structure
was estimated to cost $275,000.
A $425,000 seven-story apartment
building is being erected at 5000 Four
tenth street Dy (1OlQSITllLI1 cG hencI
Baer and Scholz. builders. are now
building a History apartment at 2150
Pennsylvania avenue, at a cost OF
$350,000.
other projects of this type now near
ing completion include the Gelman
Construction Co. job at 1905 Wiscon1-
sin avenue. an 8-story apartment, val
ued at S275.000; two structures being
built by the Seaboard Realty Co. at 1911
and 7701 Georgia avenue, 5-story build
ings, each estimated to cost $125 900;
and the three-story apartment being
built by G. B. Mullin Co. at 4025 Thir-
tenth street, at cost Of $4,000.
The Ell & Kay Building d Invest
ment Co. recently completed Ave
story apartment house at 1920 Fuller
street, at a cost in excess OF $240 600
The building contains 10 apartments.
In addition. there Is the history no.
tel being erected for Joseph j. Moebs on
the triangular site on Connecticut ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street. overlooking
Dupont Circle, the structure to contain
500 rooms and occupying site contain
ing an area Of more than 10000 square
feet.