Evening star., 1938-07-30
BUILDING HERE
SHOWS DECLINE
Plans for New Construction
Only Fourth of Those
of Last Week.

Plans for new home building re-
corded here in the last six days reach
ed only fourth of last weeks record
breaking total as the Office OF Build
ing Inspector John w. Oehmann ap-
proved permits calling for erection of
q one-family dwellings. There were
three apartments with combined
valuation of approximately s150.0oO
included in the list of projects ap-
proved this week
The total value of all building per-
mits approved by Col. Oehmann was
just below the 100000 mark. Among
the 116 permits issued in the week
were number of large ones calling
for additions or alterations, to exist
ing buildings.
With the past weeks building in
cluded, the number of one-fanily
dwellings approved during the month
neared the 200 mark, considerably
more than were recorded in July of
last year. However, the average home
under construction in Washington
today is much smaller and less costly
than that of year ago The most
active part of the real estate market
now is for homes of the low-cost
class. or those costing $4,000 and un-
der
More important permits of the week
follow:
Morris Silver, 3514 New Hampshire
avenue NV, owner and builder
George T. Santmyers. architect; to
erect one 3-story brick and cinder
block apartment (25 units. 1901 Davis
place NV: to cost s75, 900.
Morris Silver, 35l4 New Hampshire
avenue NV owner and builder
George T. Santmyers architect; to
erect one 3-story brick and cinder
block apartment 17 units). 26l6
Thirty-ninth street NV; to cost $780,
000.
Burton w. Doyle. owner; Evan J.
Conner. designer; Banks & Lee, Inc,
72l Woodward Building, builders: to
erect one 2-story brick, concrete and
cinder block warehouse, 200 l. street
NE; to cost $4,000.
Preston E. Wire, 927 Fifteenth street
NV, owner and builder. George T.
Santmyers. architect; to erect six-2-
story brick and clnder block dwellings.
2534-44 Ninth street NV; to cost
$4,000.
Howard Homes. Inc, 1414 Monroe
street NV, owners; John D. Cobb,
architect; Clarence w. Gosnell, Inc.
builders: to erect eight 2-story brick
dwellings. s2o-34 Twenty-f1rst street
NE; cost, $4,000.
Charles Sturbltts, 3637 Jocelvn street
NV, owner and builder; Dillon &
Abel, designers: to erect two 2-story
brick and tile dwellings, 4509 and 45l3
Forty-slxth street NV; to cost $4,000
Richard F. Irwin. 4207 Ignomar
street NV, owner. designer and build
er; to erect three 2-storv brick and
frame dwellings. l6o7-l609-lsll
Twenty-eighth place Sc; to cost
$4,000 each.
c. H. Marshall, 1872 Twelfth street
NV. owner and builder; George T.
Santymers, architect; to erect one q
story brick and cinder block store and
fiat, 623 Seventh street S.W; to cost
$4,000
Meadowbrook. Inc Tower Building,
owner and builder Harvey P. Baxter.
architect; to erect one 2-story brick
and frame dwelling. 430l Forty-third
street NV: to cost $4,000.
H. Gates and Joseph E. Smith. 1910
H street NV. owners and builders;
George T. Santmyers. architect: to
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block apartment -four units). 4043
Grant street NE; to cost $4,000
Marvin NJ Shoaf. Silver Spring, Md.
owner. designer and builder: to erect
one 2-story brick and cinder block
dwelling. 1892 Shepherd street NV;
to cost $4,000
Harvey P. Baxter, 1l08 Sixteenth
street NV. owner and architect;
Everett searl, Chevy Chase, Md,
builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
cinder block dwelling, 1923 Ellicott
street NV; to cost $4,000.
Martin McInerney. Investment
Building. owner: O. r. Scholz, de-
signer; R. T. Woodfield, 1921 Eighth
street NV, builder; to erect one l.
story brick and frame store. 1851 Mt.
Pleasant street NV; to cost $40 900.
Misses Edith H. and Catherine Jar
Doe, owners; Dana B. Johannes, jr.,
designer; builder not selected; to erect
one 2-story brick and cinder block
dwelling, 472l Albemarle street NV;
to cost $4,000.
Douglass Construction Co., owners
and builders; Dillon g. Abel, designers;
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling.
1922 Tennyson street NV; to cost
$500
w. c. Prohaska; 25o5 Park place
Sc, owner and builder; L. W. Giles,
architect; to erect one 2-story brick
and frame dwelling, 1888 r street
Sc: to cost $4,000.
r. N. Burrows. owner: j. w.
Wheeler, designer; S. E. Snyder, 17O6
Twenty-f1fth street Sc, builder: to
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block dwelling, 2617 Newton street
NE; to cost $1,000.
Leslie r. Burchell owner; Arthur B.
Heaton. architect: Skinker e. Garrett
171s street NV. builders; to make
alterations, 817 Fourteenth street
NV: to cost $4,000.