Evening star., 1936-06-13
Construction Will Total ST.
708,414, According
to Permits.
86 FAMILY DWELLINGS
AUTHORIZED IN 6 DAYS
Run on Col. 0ehmann's Office Is
Best Since Boom Times
of '20s.
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

Private building operations in Wash
ington broke numerous records during
the past week when permits were is
sued through the office OF Building
Inspector John w. Oehmann for ST.
T0s,4l4 In new construction and mod
ernization work to existing structures,
by far the highest weekly valuation
In years.
Another record that has stood
since before the depression was
smashed as permits calling for erec-
ton of 86 single-family dwellings
were issued during the Six-day period.
A total of 162 permits were granted
by Col. Oehmann's Office. the greatest
number for any week since the boom
days of the 1920s.
An indication of the tremendous
volume of new building projected dur
ing the week may be obtained by a
comparison with 1888. when construc-
ton in this city struck the depression
low. The valuation of the weeks
permits was slightly less than third
of the valuation of building operations
for the entire year of 1888.
ID Apartment Structures.
In addition to single-family struc-
ture. permits for IA apartments were
issued during the week. One of the
buildings approved is a 200apartment
house to be erected by the Cafritz
Co. at the northwest corner of Con-
necticut avenue and California street
The permit estimated the bare cost
OF the building at 100000, but the
builder stated the entire project will
cost about ST. 100000
The second largest permit Of the
week was granted the Washington
Coca-Cola Bottling Works for $780,,
600 addition to its plant at 4o6-410
Seventh street southwest Doran S.
Platt was named architect and the
frm of Davis & Platt, Inc, builder.
Meadowbrook, Inc, Chevy Chase,
Md, obtained a permit to build two
5-story apartments at ITO Gallatin
street and $3.50 First street to cost
$4,000 H. P. Baxter was listed as
architect. M. Platshon was issued
the right to erect a 5000 apartment
at 56l1 Fifth street.
List of Permits
More important permits of the week
are as follows:
Cafritz Construction Co., 1404 K
street, owners and builders; A. L.
Aubinoe and Harry L. Edwards and
Harvey Warwick, designers; to erect
one 8-story concrete apartment, 1000
Connecticut avenue, to cost $700 900.
Washington Coca Cola Bottling
Works, 400 Seventh street southwest,
owners; Doran S. Platt, architect;
Davis & Platt, Inc, 5000 Fourth street,
builders; to erect one 2-story brick
and concrete addition, 406-10 Seventh
street southwest, to cost 100000.
Meadowbrook, Inc, Chevy Chase,
Md, owners and builders; H. P Bax-
ter, architect; to erect two 3-story
brick apartments, 110 Gallatin street,
and $3.50 First street, to cost 100000.
M Platshon, owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect one 3-story brick apartment,
6611 Fifth street, to cost $65,000.
D. j. Dunigan, Inc, Tower building,
owner; George T. Santmyers, archi-
test to erect eight 2-story brick dwell
ings. 41-55 Hamilton street, to cost
$4,000.
D. c. Gruver, Investment building,
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect nine 2-story
brick dwellings, 2412 to 2428 Thirty
Ninth place, to cost $50,000.
Martin McInerney, Investment build
ing, owner; Dillon & Abel, designers;
John McInerney, 3601 Connecticut
avenue, builder; to erect two 3-story
brick and concrete apartments, 1927
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