Evening star., 1935-06-23
BUILDING ROCKETS
|NM0NTG0MERY
8.Year Record Set in Near
by Area as Construction
Totals $2,000,O00
.yly waving flags of all nations has been
BY JACK ALLEN,
Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

staff Correspondent of The Star.
BETHESDA. Md, June 22.-Con-
struction work representing an ex-
penddture of more than $4,000, 900 has
been carried out in Montgomery Coun-
ty during the past five and a half
months, in the greatest real estate
boom in the county in eight years.
A survey of records today disclosed
permits calling for an outlay Of ST.
931, ,564 were obtained by home builders
during the f1ve-month period ending
June /, while additional permits total
ing 100000 have been granted this
month.
1t is unlikely the work this year
will equal that of 1926-7-8, when
the suburban area underwent highly
intensive development, but officials
fully expect the 1885 construction fig
ures to far surpass those of any more
recent periods.
1894 Already Exceeded.
County records show that the work
carried on since January l already
exceeds construction for the entire
year of 1884, for the county as a
whole as well as in the two suburban
districts. The 1884 total was $2,318,-
927, whereas the work this year has
attained the mark of $2,331, ,564.
An acceleration of activity is looked
for when plans are completed for
building in six new subdivisions on
which the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission ap-
proved final plats yesterday and in
four subdivisions for which prelimi-
nary plats were passed by that body.
Two of the subdivisions for which
the final plats received the commits
sion's stamp of approval are located
in Takoma Park, two in section 2 OF
Bradley Hills, one In section 4 OF
Chevy Chase and the other in Wood
side Park. Two of the subdivisions
for which preliminary platS were sub
mitted are in the latter community
and the others in Rosedale and High
land Parks, near here.
1853 Permits Granted.
Building Inspector Jack Gray and
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compiled the construction figures, at
tribute the increased activity among
both speculative and private builders
to the opportunities advanced by the
Federal Housing Administration and
the relative low cost Of building ma
terials that prevails at this time.
Gray issued 80 permits represent
ing an expenditure Of $1,243,759 for
work in the western suburban district
up to June /, while So permits calling
for construction valued at more than
s150,000 have been granted thus far
this month.
In the eastern suburban district
Warthen granted POI permits for
$687 sos worth of building work to
June / and has approved Al permits
for approximately $150,000 worth Of
work this month.
A check of the records shows that
work costing s1,486,737 was carried
out under 332 permits in the western
suburban area during all of 1884,
while 244 permits were issued for
$685., 100 worth of construction in the
eastern district during the same
period.
New Homes Lead.
While this years figures include re-
pair items and additions to existing
structures, as do the records available
for comparison, the two inspectors
said a vast majority Of the building
has been in new homes.
A low-price market prevails in most
sections, they added. but in some areas
near Bethesda residences which will
sell for upward of $25, 1000 have been
erected. A number of the latter al
ready have been disposed Of to new
families moving into the county.
The major activity in the western
area has been centered in Greenwich
Forest, Rollingwood and Westmore-
land Hills, but new homes are spring.
ing up in every subdivision. Resi-
dences to sell at approximately $14,-
600 have been built in Greenwich
Forest, while those in Rollingwood are
to bring from $12,500 to $18,500 and
those in Westmoreland Hills about
$25, 900.
Principal development in the east
ern district, where work has largely
been upon homes costing in the
neighborhood Of $4,000 and 5000, is
going on in Sligo Park Hills, McNeil's
Additions to Silver Spring. Jordan &
Smiths Subdivision, Woodside, South
Woodside, Flower Avenue Park, Bran
viii Park and Hillandale.