Evening star., 1936-02-01
WINTER BUILDING
SETTING FASTEST
PACE IN DECADE
Permits Issued in Past
Week Garry Total Va|ua-
ton of $53O,747.
100 PER CENT INCREASE
EXPECTED FOR JANUARY
New Activities Will Include 50
One-Family Dwellings and
Five Apartments.

3AVV AAp0A SAAAS~'
Private building activity in WASH |
ineton in the past week continued to |;
set the fastest Winter pace in nearly |
. decade, as permits carrying tota!
valuation of $530,747 were issued
through the Office of Building In
spector John w. Oehmann.
The valuation of building permits
granted in the week was approx
mately IS per cent of the total Tor
the entire month of January, 1885.
which" had been the best January as
far as building was concerned IN sew
eral years. Indications were that Of
fetal tabulation of figures for the
month lust ended would show an ap-
proximate 100 per cent increase over
1895.
80 New Dwellings.
Included in the list for the past
week were permits for the erection
of 80 one-family dwellings and i1ve
apartments Residential construction
comprised nearly all the building for
which permits were issued in the pc
riod. In addition to private constluc-
ton, a permit was granted the dis
trict to build school structure at
1900 B street northeast. The cost OF
the building was placed at $l50,00O.
The largest private permit was OBJ
tanned by the Meridian Co., Inc, 1925
K street, fo. the erection of five
story apartr lenC building at $3.50 Six
teenth street, Robert O. Scholz was
named architect for the project,
which will cost s120000.
Brown Bros. Corp, 2736 Cortland
place, was granted permit to build
eight one-family dwellings in the 300
block of Hamilton street and the 5l00
block of Third street. to cost s56,000.
George T. Santmyers was named
architect.
Meadowbrook, Inc. Chevy Chase,
Nd was issued permit to erect a
group of 10 dwellings in the 1900
block of New Hampshire avenue at a
cost of $45, 5000, with Harvey P. Baxter
rs architect.
Other Permits Issued.
District of Columbia, owners;
Northeast Construction Co., Balti-
more, Md, builders; to erect one s.
story brick, stone and concrete addi-
ton to school, 1900 B street northeast;
to cost $l50,660.
Meridian Co, Inc, 1925 K street,
owner and builder; Robert o. Scholz.
architect; to erect one 5-story brick
and-concrete apartment. $3.50 Six
teenth street; to cost $4,000.
Brown Bros. Corp, 2736 Cortland
place, owners and builders; George T.
Santmyers, architect: to erect eight 2
story brick dwellings, 301 Hamilton
street, 5118-30 Third street; to cost
$4,000
Meadowbrook, Inc, Chevy Chase,
Md, owners and builders: Harvey p
Baxter, architect; to erect ten 2-story
brick dwellings 490119 New Hamp-
shire avenue; to cost $45,000.
D. c. Developing Co.. Inc, 1912 K
street, owners and builders; M. Mes
robian, architect; to erect one 2-story
brick apartment, 2701 Cortland place
to cost $4,000.
Harris Shapero, 1477 Girard street
owner, designer and builder; to erect
three 2-story brick-and-frame dwell
ings, 3919-27-31 Massachusetts, ave.
hue; to cost $31 900.
Malcolm H. White. 44O0 Fourteenth
street northeast, owner; William A.
Crusemire, designer; c. r. Matheny
6l47 Thirty-first street, builder; te
erect one 2-story brick-and-concrete
block apartment, 2800 Thirty-ninth
street; to cost 1000.
Louis E. Luria and Joseph A. Katz
s0l H street, owners and builders
Sam Novak, designer; to erect one 2.
story brick-and- concrete block apart
ment, 80 Concord avenue; to cost
$4,000.
st. Patrick's Chapel, St. Alban'
Cathedral, owners: Smith g. Edwards
architects: Martin Bros, 134l Con
necticut avenue, builders; to erect ont
1-story brick church, 4475 Greenwich
parkway: to cost $20,337.
Robert S. Nash, so Florida avenu
northeast, owner; M. Hallet. design
er; to erect one 3-story brick addi
ton, lit @ street northeast; to cos
$4,000.
Claude g. johnson, 416 Shepher,
street. owner and builder; Harvey f
Baxter. architect; to erect two 2-stor
brick -and-cinder block dwellings, $50
and 6606 Barnaby street; to COS
$4,000.
Robert Tiffey. 4l9 Oglethorpe stree
owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, d.
signer; to erect one 2-story stor
dwelling, 2l20 Yorktown road, to CO..
fl2,500.
Paul r. Stone. Inc, 927 Fifteent
street, owner and builder; Robert I
Smith. designer; to erect one-2-s
(See PERMITS, Page B-2)
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