Evening star., 1935-03-16
HOME BUILDING
IN CAPITAL AREA
HITS NEW PEAK
Permits for Residential Con-
struCtion in March Total
$412,169.
81 SlNGLE.FAMILY
DWELLINGS ON LIST
IS Apartments and Flats Also
to Be Erected-Modern
Work Keeps Pace.
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Residential construction in WASH
ington reached a new peak for the
mast several years this week when per-
mits for erection of "a Single-famlly
dwellings and 13 small apartments
and fats we're issued by the office OF
District Building Inspector John w.
Oehmann.
In dollars and cents valuation the
list of permits for the week for private
construction reached the amazing total
of s412.16e, most of which was for
residential building. The number OF
residential units approved in the week
-47-was five more than the total
for the entire month of March last
wear. The valuation of last MARGINS
construction was about S455 900.
Builders and real estate men
throughout the Capital have become
greatly encouraged by the mild boom
Of the last few weeks and point to
construction statistics as slgnlhcant
of the end of the depression here. 1t
@as predicted freely in many quarters
chat private construction in the next
month will nearly reach the pre-
depression volume.
100000 in Permits.
It was pointed out that March, while
a good building month, is not one OF
The best, and in former years conStruc-
ton in April and May has been about
double that of March. Despite the
fact that weather conditions In the
mast two weeks have been unfavorable,
permits for nearly 100000 in private
construction have been issued and 1t
is regarded as a certainty that the
months total will exceed the Sl000,-
o0O-mark for the first time in years.
Exactly 100 permits for all types
Of construction were granted by Col.
Oehmann in the week, the largest
number since early last Fall. In
cluded in the list we're large number
for modernization work. rejecting the
work being carried on by the Wash
ington Better Housing Campaign
through the Federal Housing Admin
istration.
Project to Cost S65,O00.
The largest permit of the week was
issued to Evelyn E. Smith, 1873
Twelfth street. for erection of eight
two-story brick apartments in the
1900 block of Nicholson street. George
T. Santmyers was listed as architect
and the firm of Smith & Marshall,
builders for the project, which will
cost about S65, ,000
The D. c. Developing Co., Inc, 1872
K street, was granted a permit to
build eight single family dwellings in
the 500 block of Quintana place, at
an estimated cost of $4,000. An
other permit was issued to D. j
Dunigan, Inc, Tower Building, to
build five houses in the 5400 block
of Second street.
The largest non-residential permit
was issued to the American Security
SS Trust Co. for construction of an
addition and to make repairs to
their branch structure at 722 H
street northeast. The James Baird
Co. was named builder. The work
will cost about $4,000.
The largest permits Of the week
are as follows:
Evelyn E. Smith, 1873 Twelfth street,
owner; George T. Santmyers. archi-
tect: Smith & Marshall, 1873 Twelfth
street, builders; to erect eight 2-story
brick apartments, 1885 to 1850 Nichol-
son street; to cost S65 900.
D. c. Developing Co., Inc 1912 K
street. owners and builders: M. Mes
robian, architect; to erect eight 2-story
brick dwellings. 501-503- -507-509-513-
515-517 and SIG Quintana place; te
cost $4,000 each.
D. j. Dunigan, Inc, Tower Building
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect five 2-story
brick dwellings. 5418-26 Second street
to cost S27,500.
D. c. Sanitary improvement Co.
1904 Piney Branch road, owner anc
builder; Joseph G. Herbert, architect
to erect three 2-story brick flats, BIT.
321 and 325 Decatur street; to cost
S22.500.
A. S. Lord, s27 Fifteenth street
owner and builder: M. S. Nav, archi.
tect; to erect five 2-story brick dwell.
1ngs, 231-39 Farragut street; tt
cost $4,000.
American Security & Trust Co.
Fifteenth and Pennsylvania avenue
owners; Appleton P. Clark, jr.. archi.
tect: James Baird Co., 8l0 Eighteenth
street, builders; to erect one 2-story
brick, steel and concrete addition
alterations and repairs. 722 H stree
northeast; to cost $4,000.
Ben E. Singer and Joseph L. Frad
kin, Y. M. C. A. Building, owners
Warren Spencer. 1850 Jonquil street
designer and builder: one 1-story bricl
laundry and Office. 2306 Georgia ave
nue.: to cost $4,000.
Biron Bros. Inc, 1918 Ninth street
owners and builders; to erect two 2
story brick dwellings, 1923 and 143
Juniper street: to cost $4,000.
j. Conger, Twenty-third and Ne,
York avenue, owner; A. L. Aubinot
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