Evening star., 1935-05-11
PERMITS REVEAL
BUILDING BOOM"
UNDER WAY HERE
II One-FamiIy Dwellings
and Four Flats on List
of Week.
$680,451 VALUATION
PRINCIPALLY PRIVATE
Construction Records Of Many
Years Broken in City and
Suburbs, Realtors Show.
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

That Washington is definitely un-
dergoing a residential building boom
is borne out today by statistics from
the building inspectors Office. which
show that permits for u one-fam1ly
dwellings and four multi-family flats
were issued during the present week.
In addition, the valuation of con-
struction for which permits were
granted during the week reached the
amazing total of S680,451. With the
exception of 100000 for school build
ing. the figure represents private con-
struction, all but a few thousand dol
lars of which Is for home building.
In number of residential permits as
well as total valuation of all types
of private construction the list for
the week broke records which have
stood since the depression started.
The 70 homes included in the list
topped by % the mark for the pres
ent boom which was set last week.
The valuation Of this weeks list was
nearly 100000 over that OF last week.
Building Records Broken.
The revival of home building in the
Capital area has been so complete
that some real estate men declare
that more homes are actually un-
der construction in the metropolitan
area today than were in the process
of being built in the boom years OF
1925 and 1925. 1t was pointed out
by these realtors that although the
number of homes under construction
in the District of Columbia probably
is not as great as the former period,
the number in the outlying section OF
Arlington County and Alexandria in
Virginia. and Montgomery County in
Maryland, is far greater than ~
years ago.
construction man who is familiar
with the Washington section esti-
mated that at the present time there
are $500 homes under construction
in the city and suburban parts OF
Virginia and Maryland.
The market for homes, especially
lower priced houses, has increased
enormously within recent weeks. In
some sections builders are selling
houses at faster clip than they can
build them.
The largest permit on the list this
week was issued to E. c. Coulter,
Wardman Park Hotel for erection of
q 31a STORY residence at 1852 Bel
mont road Donald S. johnson, 726
jackson place, is the architect, and
William P. LipScomb Co., 1406 G
street, builders. The structural cost
on the permit was s75,000. but it is
estimated that sthe actual cost OF
building will be more than 100000.
Eugene H. Phifer. 1914 Twentieth
street northeast, was granted a per-
nit to build seven dwellings in the
400 block of Ewarts street northeast,
ut an estimated cost of $4,000.
Brown Bros. Corp, 2736 Cortland
place, obtained a permit to build
eight homes on the 3100 block Of Wal
bridge place and the 3100 block of
Adams Mill road, at a cost of $50, 900.
More Important Permits.
More important permits of the week
are as follows:
E. c. Coulter, Wardman Park Ho-
Eel, owner; Donald S. johnson, archi-
tect; William P. Lipscomb Co., Inc,
1406 G street, builders; to erect one
81 STORY brick and tile dwelling, 1852
Belmont road; to cost $4,000.
District of, Columbia, owners; to
erect one 2-story brick school, 1927
Vermont avenue: to cost $4,000.
Eugene H. Phifer, 1914 Twentieth
street northeast, owner and builder;
e. B. Corning, architect; to erect
seven 2-story brick dwellings. 410-432
Evarts street northeast; to cost S52,-
900.
Brown Bros. Corp, 2736 Cortland
place, owners and builders; George T.
Santmyers, architect; to erect eight
2-story brick dwellings, 3169-3171
Walbridge place and 3153-3163 Adams
Mill road; to cost $4,000.
Ida Solomon, 5601 Georgia avenue,
owner; c. B. White, designer: J. L.
Parsons, jr., 1926 Homer Building.
builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
concrete block store and fiat, 5601
Illinois avenue; to cost $4,000.
Cooley Bros. Tower Building, own
ers and builders; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect six 2-story
brick dwellings, 2441 to 2451 Thirty
ninth place: to cost $4,000.
Steuart Bros, Inc, SlXCh ana New
York avenue owners; 8. v. Wells, de-
signer; Clarence w. Gosnell, Inc,
1414 Monroe street, builders; to erect
three 2-story brick and cinder block
fats. 212, 2l6 and 220 Douglas street
northeast; to cost $28,500
z. T. Lindner, 5039 Reno road,
owner and builder; Herbert Korzen-
dorfer. designer; to erect seven 2-story
brick-and-tile dwellings, 2310 to 1922
Huidekoper place; to cost $4,000.
Mrs. j. H. Ten-Eyck Burr. POLL N
street, owner; Smith & Edwards. ar
chitects; w. e. Mooney Co., Inc,
1889 Pennsylvania avenue, builders;
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling,
3015 Whitehaven street; to cost $20,-
900.
L. e. F. Prince, 1927 Connecticut
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