Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-27

Continued From First rage
almost double the valuation of last
weeks total.
Peak Awaited in Fall.
Real estate and building men have
been surprised that private construc-
tjon during the recent torrid weeks
has almost kept pace with the ac-
tivity of the Spring and are predict
ing freely that the current boom VIII
hit its peak with the arrival of more
favorable Fall weather. Sales, ike
wise, have been surprisingly brisk
and a rather rapid turnover OF new
homes of moderate cost is reported.
Mortgage money is more available
now than at any time since pre-de-
nression DAYS, and a number OF large
mortgage banking firms. insurance
companies and building associations
have been looSening their purse
strings for the first time in wears
The mortgage insurance plan nj the
Federal Housing Administration,
which has enjoved its greatest sue
reSS in the WASHINGTON area, is really
lust beginning 10 make itself felt Ia
the local home financinS picture.
LARGE amounts az new construction
are being financed through the F. H.
a. plan. and numbers ~ persons buy
ms homes have ref1nanced this way
Six Houses to Cost Stoeeo.
The largest permit ot the last week
was issued 70 J. r, Tifev, SIS Oneida
place. foy the erection a. Sin dwell
inSs in the $500 block az Second
street Al $ cost az sac 600 Dillon &
Abe, were named designers N the
homes. Henry A Nhith was granted 8
rermit - build FIVE homes in The
500 block az Chestnut street north
east. 70 cost approximately $50 goo
George =. San;nayerS VII ~ architect
TO- this project
More important permits a. The week
s-e as follows
=. s. Tifev. SIS Onelos Nlsoe,
owner sad builder. Dillon & AhcI.
designers, - erect SIX 2-sto.y h-1oS-
sn6-tlle dwellings. SS0i-SSll Second
street. 70 cost S40. 600,
Henry 4 Vo.tA. 1889 jackson street
northeast. owner snG builder, Georss
=. Ssztnys-S srcA.lect; 10 erect 1--WE
2-Seo-y frame dwellings 500, Sle%,
Slos. s.ic. Sis Chestnut stree; north
cas- - coSt SCI. 600.
Cooley Bros Tower BgllG.2s,
- ne- sn6 builder. Georce :. SAINT
re-S. s-chlTect. - erect three 2-S.o-y
hrlck dwellings. l0--Ios Ns6isoc street
ard S-oo Frs stree. 70 coSi $4,000,
c. NJ. wsllingSto-d. 1910 Vermont
svsrue. oEner srd buil6sS; George T.
SsrtuysrS, architect, % erect three
2-story brick dwellings. 1924, 1926
and 1928 T3ylo. street; 20 cost $4,000
jacobsen Bros 1915 & street, own
ers and builders: Edwin Jacobson,
designer; 70 erect Two 2-story brick
s16-.Ile dwellings. 7725 and 512e Six
tenth street; 70 cost SIT 1000.
P. D. Crandau, 3s25 Sixteenth
street. owner and builder: John D.
Cobb. architect; 10 erect three 2-story
brick dwellings. 1901 $500 Fifth street
southeast: 10 cost $4,000.
jacobson Bros, 1916 K street, own
ers and builders; Edwin Jacobson. de-
siEner: 10 erect two 2-story brick
dwellings. 1912 and 1916 Somerset
place: to cost $4,000.
Maud V. Tanning. 1856 Spring
road, owner and builder: Joseph G.
Herbert, architect; to erect one 2-story
brick store and apartment, BIS Ken
nedy street; to cost $4,000.
H. Gurewitz, Denrlke Building,
owner and builder; Joseph G. Herbert,
architect; to erect two 2-story brick
dwellings, 6162 and 6l68 Thirty first
place; to cost $1,000 each.
Security Realty Co.. Earl Building,
owner and builder: L. w. Giles. archi-
s tect: to erect two 2-Story brick
dwellings. 5817 and 1919 Fourth
street: to sost $1,000 each.
Harry Kay, Rust Building, owner;
George T. Santmyers, architect; r. F.
Peters, Inc, 1011 Taylor street north
east, builder; to erect two 2-story
brick dwellings, 4222-4224 Thirteenth
place northeast; to cost $4,000.
Ira E. Gee, Inc, Philadelphia, Pa,
owner and builder; Leon Chatelain
and A. Otto Burghardt, architects;
to erect one 2-story stone, brick and
frame dwelling, 1903 Albemarle street;
to cost $11 1000.
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co,
1437 K street. owner; Turner Con-
struction Co., builder; drive steel sheet
piling along both sides of existing
Tiber Greek sewer. First and c streets.
Louisiana avenue and New Jersey
avenue; to cost $4,000.
c. w. McKendrie, 1920 Holly street,
owner and builder; Dillon & Abel. de-
signers; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 1909 Fourteenth street; to
cost $10.500.
Mrs. Mabel Pittle, Alban Towers,
owner; David l.. Stern, architect;
David L. Stern Construction Co., 1412
I street. builders; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, 4720 Massachusetts,
avenue; to cost $4,000.
G.. F. Mikkelson, 1858 Rittenhouse
street, owner and builder: R. W. Berry,
designer: to erect one 21la STORY brick
and-tile dwelling. 1857 Rittenhouse
street; to cost $4,000.
Alfred L. Taylor, Silver Spring,
Md, owner: E. Cappleman, designer:
Mohler Construction Co., 1924 I
street, builder; to erect one 2l2-story
brick and cinder block dwelling, 2006
Plymouth street; to cost $4,000.
Paul T. Stone, Inc, 3412 Ritten-