Evening star., 1931-12-12

In fact, housing projects ap-
proved SO far this year have a
greater volume than for the entire
year Of 1890, when the totals were
957 houses having an estimated
cost of $7,482.5OO
1,4G3 Houses in 1929.
During the entire year of 1929,
when business generally was on
the boom prior to the stock
market crash in November of
that year, plans were approved
for the construction here Of l.403
houses, costing an estimated sum
of $11 1,124,032.
This rebound in residential construc-
tion here this year throws a particu-
larly encouraging light on the economic
picture, for it shows an active and in
creased interest in better housing at a
time when the depression still con-
tinues generally over the country.
Incidentally, a report published last
week by The Star showed that for the
first II months of this year the est'
mated cost Of all types of new private
building authorized here ran to a vol
ume Of S29, 1895 864, as compared with
q total Of S27 ,504, 452 for the corre-
spending period of 1880.
One of the principal apparent rea-
sons for the strength of residential
construction this year is the reduction
in this line OF development in the two
previous years which served to prevent
the piling up Of an unwieldy surplus of
new houses. The population of the
District has increased, bringing addi-
tional demand for modern housing.
Also serving to stimulate private
residential construction has been the
slump in the past two years of the
wholesale cost of building materials and
the prevailing low rates of wages of
non-union building mechanics, who
perform a large portion of the private
dwelling construction in Washington.
Meanwhile, during the past week
specifications for the construction of 80
additional dwellings were approved by
the District building inspector. Per-
mits issued during the week for all
classes of construction here carry a
total valuation Of $4,000
New Projects Listed.
Among the new list of approved
projects were the following:
Woodbridge Realty Co., owners and
builders; George T. Santmyers, archi-
btINs W GlGCk OAa Z~ObD1y III ltk dDdil-
ments, 2601 to 261I Franklin street
northeast; to cost $4,000
Cafritz Construction Co., owners and
builders; A. L. Aubinoe, designer; to
erect seven 2-story brick. frame and
stucco dwellings, 2216 to 1920 and 22l9
TO 2225 Randolph place northeast; to
cost $4,000.
J. E. Douglass Construction Co. own
ers and builders; George T. Santmyers,
architect; to erect seven 2-story brick
dwellings, 81 to 64 Longfellow street,
and 5539 First street; to cost $35, 900.
E. S. Beall, jr., owner, designer and
builder; to erect two 2-story brick and
tile dwellings, 4416 and 1922 Thirteenth
place northeast; to cost $4,000.
Frank D. Phillips, owner and de-
signer; L. z. Harding, builder; to erect
two 2-story brick and frame dwellings,
5613 and 56l7 Thirty second street; to
cost $4,000.
Waggaman e. Brawner. Inc, owners
and builders; w. F. Frederick, archi-
tect; to erect two 2-story brick and
frame dwellings, 6130 and 6134 Utah
avenue; to cost S1l 800
Columbia Construction Co., owners
and builders; F, G. Wilcox, designer:
70 erect one 2-story brick and frame
dwelling, 1886 Twenty eighth street; to
COoJ SS,oUUs
Columbia Construction Co., owners
and builders; F. G. Wilcox, designer;
to erect one IL STORY brick and stucco
dwelling, 1904 Military road; to cost
So 0O0
James Mcclellan, owner. designer and
builder; TO erect one 2la STORY brick
and tile dwelling, 580S Broad Branch
road; to cost $4,000
James Mcclellan, owner, designer
and builder; 70 erect one 212-story
brick and tile dwelling 5804 Broad
Branch road; TO cost $4,000.
Mrs. Helen G. Koons, owner; Julius
Wenig, architect; w. B. Avery, builder;
TO erect one 2-story brick Office and
shop, 933 street; to cost $4,000.
A. c. Holmes, owner and builder:
Julius Wenig, architect; to erect one D
story brick and tile dwelling, SIPS
Western avenue; to cost 10000
Burke H. Finn, owner; Charles j.
Mitchell. architect; Sears, Roebuck e.
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