The Washington times., 1935-09-14
Really
FLASHES
BY LOU PEDLAR, Jr.
Real Estate Editor

There seems to be no let.up IN
the demand for homes and
apartments. The Colonial vii
lage, as you probably know, had
its two hundred and some odd
apartments rented a couple Of
weeks after construction was
started. Frank Simon is sell
ing his bungalows as fast as he
can build them. Claude A. Ad-
Ter of Cafritz claims that the
demand for their properties is so
great that he hardly finds 1t
necessary to advertise. The D.
C. Sanitary Improvement Com
pany, have rented all of the II
four-family flats which they
have just completed at Fourth
and Decatur SITS. N. w. On the
strength of that they are start
ing 35 additional homes in the
same section. The strange part
of it is that lot of people are
laying the cash on the line when
they buy a home. And so it
goes. The answer is, Of course,
that there are more people in
Washington today than any
other time in its history. and
that includes the hectic days
during the war. Well bet that
the holders of some Of the cav
ernous, empty office buildings
with which New York is studded,
wish that the properties were
down here. all broken UP into
nice little apartment units.
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That was quite some doings
at the opening of the Breun-
niger model home on Locust
Road last Saturday It is the
first of the model homes to be
completed under the sponsor.
ship of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration. and the women'S
division of the FILA were very
active in insuring a top-notch
presentation. 1t was, all right.
BroadcaSting n everything.
Every now and then a stringed
trio grouped behind the pergola
in the garden, would pour forth
some dulcet melody or other,
High FILA officials buzzed
around. Polite people bowed to
polite people. 1t was all very
pleasant. and quite in keeping
with the Colonial atmosphere
- of the home. There was one
note that wasn't Colonial.
but ask Tom Lake about 1t.
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The cement people seem to
be doing a job in making build
ers more cement-conscious. Con-
crete joist floors for the aver
age home are being installed by
many small home builders
throughout the country. The
Fred Drew Company installed
the floors in a concrete and
brick bungalow which has just
been completed at 6016 North
Dakota Ave. N. w.
Congratulations are in order
for Pat Gregg, the Sullivan
Brothers right and left-hand
man. Today is his birthday,
and we sincerely wish him
heaps Of happy years to come.
Congratulations are also in
order for Frank Rupert of
Shannon and LuchS business
property leasing department,
who either today or tomorrow
will become a proud father for
the second time.
Only one vacationer this week.
Francis w. Cook civilian H.
Saunders Coz, is spending a
couple of weeks in New York.
Speaking of William H. Saun.
ders Co., they've added four men
to their sales staff. Business
must be good. Here they are:
Charles F. Waring, C. McCune,
w. o. Crockett and Dabney
Truett.
We are currently fascinated
with a small farm development
which is sweeping Southern
CaluOTnla. 4Ley call CLem Se1l4-
subsistence sites. and the idea
Is to combine the virtues Of
rolling estate on about an acre
of ground. They are really min
iature farms. Part of the prop.
erty is devoted to flower gardens.
Part to the raising of a few
vegetables. A section is de-
voted to deciduous fruits. An
other to citrus fruits. There's
q strawberry patch and a grape
arbor. The house and garage
- are centrally located. fronted
by a wide expanse of lawn. Sur.
prisingly enough, everything
dovetails beautifully. We think
that this idea might be worked
up by Eastern builders par
ticularly around Washington,
surrounded as it is by some Of
the most picturesque country.
side ever reached within a few
minutes drive Of a metropolis.