Evening star., 1933-10-14
BUILDING TRADE
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Bradstreet Views Situation
OptimisticaIIy Despite Drop
in Permits.

An optimistic outlook regarding the
building industry is seen by Dun g.
BradStreet, Inc, reporting on the trend
of construction during September. AL
though building permit values during
last month did not exceed those for
August, the decline being 0.5 per cent,
they held up remarkably we'll in view
of the fact that a seasonal decline of
about 10 per cent usually takes place
between these months, the report says.
Furthermore, for the fourth month
In succession. permit values have risen
above those for the like month year
ago, the increase in this case being So
per cent, the report shows:
The aggregate value of building per-
mtted for during the month OF Sep
tember for 2l5 identical cities OF the
United States was S32,243,7o4, as COM
pared with S32 1891 1868 for the preced-
ing month and $50 ,437 1853 for the like
month of 1882.
Increase in New York.
This favorable showing was largely
due to the heavy increase in permit
values in New York City, which in
September amounted to $9,626, ,292, al
most two and half times greater than
the total of So 927 ,2l2 in September
year ago. and 1874 per cent above the
For the ala centerS outside OF New
York City permits totaled $22,6l7, ,4l2,
as against S27,142338 for the previous
month and s26,5l0056 in September,
1892, decreases, respectively. OF 1877 ana
lat per cent.
Permits issued in the District during
the last week totaled $l08,241. In
cluded were the following:
]. Charles Shapiro. Inc, 15O8 X
I1,iII
Santmyers, architect: to erect six 2-story
brick dwellings, 234-244 Emerson street.
to cost $4,000.
Julius B. Gay, 5000 Thirteenth street,
owner: James A. Parks, architect: VII
liam p. Lipscomb Co., Inc, laos u
street. builders to erect one 2-story
brick and stone dwelling, 1850 Jonqul
street, to cost $4,000.
A. Luchs, 1901 Illinois avenue. owner
and builder; F. G. Wilcox, designer; to
erect four 2-story brick dwellings, 1910
1916 Rittenhouse street, to cost $lS S,0OO.
Maximillian H. Won Pagenhardt, 400
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 24l5 Foxall road, to cost
$4,000.
Troy ]. and Hazel j. Butler. 2501 K
street owners; Evan j, Conner, de-
signer: Custom Construction Co., Inc.
GOT Fifteenth street. builders; to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling, 3244 Livings-
ton street, to cost $1,000.
Independent Investment Co., Shore
ham Building. owners; G.. A. Broole,
designer: Winfield Preston, Shoreham
Building builder; to erect one 1-story
brick and tile dwelling, 1920 Sheridan
street, to cost S6,000
Redemptorist Fathers, 3112 Seventh
street northeast, owners; Parkhlll Con-
struction Co., 1927 street, builders; to
erect stone and brick garage, 3ll2
Seventh street northeast, to cost S2,-
75O
c. E. Rector. 51O1 Conduit road,
owner; Marcus Hallett, designer; Mar
tin Brothers, builders; to erect one l.
story brick gas service building. 51Ol
Conduit road to cost $1,000.
william Magruder, 1911 Madison
street, owner and builder: to erect tile
garage, 1911 Madison street; to cost
$1,000.
Sun Oil Co., 1908 Walnut street, Phil
adelphia, Pa. owners and builders; A.
c. Strobel, designer: to erect one 1-story
brick gas station, S street and Nichols
avenue southeast, to cost $500.
Sun Oil Co., 1908 Walnut street, Phil
adelphia, owners and builders; A. G.
Strobel, designer; to erect one 1-story
gas SldCICI, 4Z3 NltOGt 1SldIiO dNCIuC
northeast. to cost $500.
Mrs. Blanche Soper, 80 Adams street,
owner; R. M. Briscoe, designer; R. F.
Soper, COOL Third street, builder; to
erect one 2-story brick addition, 80
Adams street, to cost $500.
Henry j. Steiner, 5319 Potomac ave-
nue., owner; H. w. Gaines, designer; to
make repairs, 5S19 Potomac avenue, to
cost 5000.
Mary M. Robertson, 1855 street
southeast, owner; to erect brick garage,
1885 I street southeast, to cost 5000.
I. S. Miller. 2479 Eighteenth street,
owner and builder; w. B. Honey, archi-
teet: to make repairs. 2479 Eight
eenth street, to cost $500.
j. Charles Shapiro, Inc 1903 K street,
owners and builders; George L. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect five metal
garages, L34-242 Emerson street, to cost
$500.
s. A. Clements, 8l3 Thirteenth street
northeast, owner and builder; L. w.
Giles, architect; to erect one 1-story
brick addition. 813 Thirteenth street
northeast, to cost $500.
F. and r. L. Hill. 1928 Eleventh
street, owner; L. Times, builder; to erect
brick garage, 1928 Eleventh street, to
cost $780,
John A. Murphy, 34ls Fourteenth
street, owner; Julius Wenig, architect;
o. d. Brown. 4400 Seventeenth street,
builder; to erect one l-story brick dry
cleaning plant, 1920 Fourteenth street.
to cost $500.
H. Kronman, 400 New Jersey avenue,
owner: revise permit No. l6S60l, 400
New Jersey avenue; to cost 5000.