Evening star., 1937-02-27
PRIVATE BUILDING
CLIMBS IN WEEK
Permit Valuations Total
$722,364-SaIes Brisk
for This Season.

Private building in Washington con-
tinued its march to record heights OF
pre-depression days as the ofice OF
Building Inspector John w. Oehmann
approved new projects in the past
week having valuation OF s722,364.
Included in the list approved in the
week were permits for As single-fam-
lily dwellings and two sizable apart
inents.
Meanwhile Capital real estate bro
kers reported sales as unusually brisk
for this season Of the year. They
state that sales are keeping abreast
of construction and foresee for the
Spring the most active market in
years. Due partially to the compare
lively mild Winter, sales in the last
few weeks have been in greater VOL
ume than for years.
Largest permit OF the week was for
erection of an eight-story apartment
at 1901 Vermont avenue at an esti-
mated cost Of $25o,o00. Vermont Co..
1925 K street, was listed as owner and
builder. Architect for the project is
r. O. Scholz.
Roberts Construction Co., Tower
Building. obtained a permit to build
IL dwellings in the $500 block of First
street and the first block Of Ingraham
street, to cost a total of $4,000. Dill
lon e. Abel will design the homes
Louis z. Luria and Joseph A. KatZ,
S01 H street. were granted the right
to erect a three-story apartment at
1920 Nicholson street. Sam Novak
will design the structure, which will
cost about $4,000.
More important permits of the week
are as follows:
Vermont Co.. 1925 X street, owners
and builders: r. O. Scholz, architect;
to erect one 8-story brick and con-
crete apartment. 1901 Vermont ave-
hue: to cost $250,000.
Roberts Construction Co., Tower
Building. owner and builder; Dillon
and Abel. designers: to erect eleven
2-story brick and stone dwellings, 5303
to 1921 First street and 81 Ingraham
street: to cost S85.000.
Louis E. Luria and Joseph A. Katz.
S01 H street, owners and builders:
Sam Novak, designer: to erect one
3-story brick and cinder block apart
ment. 1920 Nicholson street; to cost
e75,o0o.
Jessie r. Sherwood, owner; John j.
link, architect; Davis, Wick, Rosen-
garten Co., builders; to erect one
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1901 Twelfth street northeast; to cost
$4,000.
Meadowbrook. Inc, Tower Building,
owners and builders: H. p. Baxter,
architect: to erect nine 2-story brick
dwellings. 1611-l627 Monroe street;
to cost $4,000.
Meadowbrook, Inc. Tower Building,
owners and builders: H. p. Baxter, ar
chitect; to erect eight 2-story brick
dwellings. 1604-161s Newton street; to
cost $4,000.
Asa G. Gambler. Inc, Atlanta, Ga,
owners; E. B. Corning, architect;
Davis. Wick. Rosengarten Co., Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank Building,
builders; to erect one 1-story brick
restaurant, Massachusetts, avenue;
to cost s24,450.
Mary e. Schwab, 3611 Thirty
fourth street, owner; E. L. and Lois 3.
Taylor, designers; Edwin L. Taylor,
b507 Rock Greek Ford road, builder; to
erect one 21s STORY stone and tile
dwelling, 1880 Hawthorne lane: to
cost $4,000.
L. E. Breuninger & Son. 1880 K
street. owners; James j. Baldwin. ar
chitect; to erect two 2-story brick
dwellings. 1901 and 1905 Thirteenth
street: to cost $4,000 each.
L. E. Breuninger & Son, Inc, 1880
K street. owners and builders: James
j. Baldwin. designer; to erect two
2-story brick dwellings, 1911 and 1915
Thirteenth street; to cost $1,000 each.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Phillip Kane, own
ers; Owald S. Johnson, architect; Je-
rome S. Murray Co.. Inc, 1406 G.
street, builders; to erect 2-story brick
and cinder block dwelling. 1907 Thir-
tieth street; to cost $4,000.
C. M. Wallingsford, 1910 Vermont
avenue. owner and builder; George T.
6antmyers. architect; to erect three
2-story brick dwellings, 1850 and 1854
Ritchie place, and 40l6 Fourteenth
street northeast; to cost $4,000 each.
Charles M. Wallingsford, 1910 Yer
mont avenue. owner and builder:
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 1883
Ritchie place and 4012 Fourteenth
street northeast; to cost $4,000 each.
Victor w. Snyder, 16 Seventeenth
street northeast, owner: Clifton B.
White. designer: Clifford Paschall. GOT
G street southeast, builder; to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling, 2140
Branch avenue southeast; to cost
$500.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Burus, 833 Eighth
street northeast, owner; Clifton b.
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