Evening star., 1934-11-17
Federal Housing Campaign
Seen Responsible for 38
New Home Authorizations.
BUSINESS MEN SEE
REVIVAL OF INDUSTRY
Builders Hail Figures as Sign of
General Loosening of
Credit.
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Construction permits were issued
for more dwellings in Washington
during the past week than in any
similar period in the last two years,
examination today of records of
Building Inspector John w. Oehmann
disclosed.
The fact that permits were issued
for the building of 38 homes in the
week was regarded by Washington
real estate men as concrete evidence
that the launching of the Federal
Housing Administrations mutual
mortgage insurance program has
proven great stimulation to the long
Stagnant home building business
here.
Business men outside the real estate
field were of the opinion that the ac
tivity of the past week was the be-
ginning of the great home building
revival that has been expected since
the arrival of large numbers of
emergency Government employees
filled to overf1owing all desirable
rental space.
Men of the building profession
hailed the weeks figures as significant
of a general loosening of credit for
financing home building. Chief credit
for making more mortgage money
available was given to the housing
administration. Its insurance plan,
it is believed, is beginning to lure
from vaults large amount of money
that has remained inactive for years.
Large Increase in Week.
The number of homes for which
building permits were issued in the
week was more than half of the
figure for the entire month of Oc-
tober, and more than for January,
when 26 homes were slated for
building.
Records reveal that the peak month
for construction of dwellings in the
District this year was April. when
permits for construction of 78 were
issued. Providing the pace continues
as at present November will show a
100 per cent improvement over the
Spring month.
Dollars and cents valuation of the
past weeks activities was likewise
more than half of the total for any
previous month of 1884 The 38
homes that will be built were valued
at approximately 1925, 900. The en-
tire valuation of the 112 permits
issued in the week, including permits
for new building, repairs, additions
and improvements, was S275,619. This
was far more than 100 per cent i'm
.provement over last week, when the
total was $4,000.
The Cafritz Construction Co., 1404
K street, was issued a permit to build
six homes in the 4700 block of Forty
sixth street, and two more in the 1900
block of Forty-sixth street. The dwell
ings, which will be of brick construc-
ton, will cost about $1,000 each. Alvin
l., Aubinoe was listed as designer.
William H. Saunders Co., Inc, 1919
K street, was given permits for the
construction of five homes in the 1900
block of Underwood street. The build
ings, of brick and concrete block con-
struction, will be built by Paul T
Stone, Inc, 918 Fifteenth street
w. N. Diehl is the designer. They
will average about $4,000 each.
Build Fine Homes.
6dTIldDy WOOuS DtNSlOpIlcuL W.
obtained permits to build five houses
in the $500 block of Barnaby street.
The houses, which will be in the $500
price class, are to be designed by
Louis Moss, architect.
Likewise, Cooley Bros, located in
the Tower Building, obtained permit
to build five homes in the 2400 block
of Thirty-ninth street, at total cost
of $4,000. George T. Santmyers was
named architect.
More important of the permits are
as follows:
CafritZ Construction Co., 1404 K
street, owners and builders; Alvin l..
Aubinoe, designer; to erect six 2-Story
brick dwellings, 4705, 4709, Alb, 4717
and 4721 Forty-sixth street, and '-541
Chesapeake street; to cost $4,000.
Cooley Bros, Tower Building, own
ers and builders: George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect five 2-story
brick dwellings, 2453 to 2459 Thirty
ninth street, and 1904 Calvert street;
TO cost $4,000.
L. E. F. Prince, 1927 Connecticut
avenue, owner and builder; Dillon &
Abel, designers; to erect four 2-story
DTlCk, Tile anu lIdile uNellilSS, olUU,
6104, G108 and 6l12 Thirteenth street;
to cost $4,000.
Permit for Apartments.
The Owen Co., 1925 West Virginia
avenue northeast, owners and build
ers; George T. Santmyers, architect;
to erect three 2-story brick apart
ments. 1852 to 1856 Owen place north
east; to cost $4,000.
Cafritz Construction Co., 1404 K
street, owners and builders; Alvin L.
Aubinoe, designer; to erect two 2-story
brick dwellings, 1909 and 4813 Forty
sixth street; to cost $1,000 each.
William H. Saunders Co., Inc, 1918