Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-25
WINTER BUILDING
IN CAPITAL AREA
! REPORTED ACTIVE
Permits for Construction
and Modernization Total
,$410,680 for Week.
SALES OF RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY HELD BRISK
Thirty One Family Dwellings and
Nine Small Apartment Houses
to Be Erected.

The real estate and home building
business in Washington is more active
now than in any Winter season for
wears, . statement that is borne out
by examination of the weeks list OF
building permits. which shows valu-
alton Of new construction and mod
ernization work Of $410,680, more
than so per cent of the valuation OF
permits for the entire month of Janu-
ary. 1885.
Brokerage Offices report that real
estate sales have been brisk despite
the fact that extremely unfavorable
weather has kept a majority Of pros
poets indoors. Several sales Of large
properties have been reported. and
home builders have experienced little
difficulty in disposing OF their new
properties. The current favorable out
look has caused many realty experts
to forecast that Spring activity will
be much greater than 1885, when the
Capital experienced q mild boom.
Permits for Dwellings.
Included in the list for the past
week were permits for the erection
Of 80 one family dwellings and nine
small apartments. A total OF 30
building permits were issued during
the period by the Office Of Building
Inspector John w. Oehmann.
The largest permit went to the
Eastern Construction Co.. 1149 Con-
necticut avenue, and called for erec-
ton of q three-story brick apartment
1T 5040 New Hampshire avenue, to
cost $65,000. L. T. Rouleau is archi-
tect for this project.
CORN & Horning, Tower Building.
obtained a permit to build group Of
eight residences in the $500 block OF
New Hampshire avenue. Joseph G..
Herbert is the architect. and the
houses will cost $4,000.
Michael A. Mess Of Alexandria, Va,
was issued q permit to build six small
apartments in the 1900 block Of For
tieth place, while R. L. Davis. Wood
ward Building. was granted the right
to erect seven dwellings in the 200
block Of Eighteenth street northeast.
A. permit was obtained by the Nc
Lachlen Banking Corp, Tenth and g
streets, to build new bank building
ct 400 Twelfth street southwest.
Other Important Permits.
More important permits Of the week
are as follows:
Eastern Construction Co., 1149 Con-
necticut avenue, owners and builders
r. T. Rouleau, architect; to erect one
3-story brick apartment, 5040 New
Hampshire avenue, to cost SIS. 900.
CORN d Horning. Tower Building,
owners and builders; Joseph g. Her
bert, architect; to erect eight 2-story
brick dwellings, 5300-5314 New Hamp-
shire avenue, to cost $4,000.
Michael A. Mess, Alexandra, Va,
owner; s. v. Wells. designer; Clarence
W. Gosnell, Inc, 1414 Monroe street,
builders: to erect six 2-story brick
mats, 22o1, 2205, 2209, 22l3, 2217, 2221
Tortieth place, to cost $4,000.
r. L. Davis, Woodward Building,
owner and builder; Fulton B. Gruver,
designer; to erect seven 2-story brick
and tile dwellings, 1868 Eighteenth
street northeast, to cost $4,000.
McLachlen Banking Corp, Tenth
and G streets. owners; Arthur B.
Heaton, architect; c. Wohlgemuth, jr.,
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
bank building, 400 Twelfth street
southwest, to cost $4,000.
Randolph Jennings, 726 Fourteenth
street, owner and builder; Dana B.
Johannes. jr., designer; to erect one
21a-story brick and frame dwelling,
1890 Redwood terrace, to cost $4,000.
Hecht Co., Seventh and F streets,
owners, Edward e. Ashley, architect;
J. L. Parsons, jr.. 326 Homer Building,
builder: to make repairs. Seventh and
r streets, to cost $4,000.
r. L. Belin, 1923 Twenty eighth
street, owner; to erect concrete retain
ing wall, 1923 Twenty eighth street,
to cost $4,000.
L. e. Breuninger & Sons, 1915 K
street, owners and builders; H. p. Bax-
ter, architect; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, 1410 Locust road, to
cost 5000.
j. F.. Wood, 312 A street southeast,
owner and designer; George e. Ferris,
1910 Albemarle street, builder; to
erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 1855
Van Hazen street, to cost $4,000.
L. =. Breuninger b Sons, 1915 K
street. owners and builders: H. p. Bax-
ter, architect; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, 1910 Locust road, to
cost 5000.
Claude q. Johnson, 416 Shepherd
street, owner and builder; H. p. Bax-
ter, architect; to erect one 2-story
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