Evening star., 1939-12-23
Home Building
Tops Normal
Seasonal Level
Permits in Nation
43 Per cent Above
November, 1888


Residential building activity
throughout the country continues
to hold well above normal seasonal
levels, Secretary Frances Perkins
announced today, following compile
ton of the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics' monthly survey of the con-
struction picture.
November permit valuations for
residential building were IA per cent
above October and 43 per cent
greater than the corresponding
month last year.
Nearly Two Billions.
During the first II months of
1889 permits were issued in the
principal cities of the Nation valued
at 1892, ,635, 900. an increase Of
% per cent over 1888. The value of
new residential building showed a
gain of 33 per cent over this period.
The value of new non-residential
building was up II per cent while
permit valuations for additions, al
terations and repairs to existing
structures rose 8 per cent.
Washington ranks third among
the major cities in total volume of
building for the 11-month period.
The value of all types of construc-
ton here during the period is
$68, 1893 900, an increase of $4,000, 900
over last year. New York City leads
the Nation in building, with Los
Angeles in second place, a short
margin ahead of the Capital.
Reports From 2,022 Cities.
Total permit valuations for all
types of construction were l per
, cent higher in November than in
October and II per cent higher dur
ing the current month than during
the corresponding month of last
year. The value of new non-resl-
dental buildings, however, showed
decline of IL per cent, as COM
pared with october and decrease
of IA per cent as compared with
November, 1898. Indicated expendi-
lures for additions, alterations and
repairs were 81 per cent lower than
in october, but were at practically
the same level as during November,
1888. These data are based on re-
ports received by the Bureau OF
Labor statistics from 2,022 cities of
the United States having an aggre-
gate population of approximately
6O0O0,000.
Permits were issued during No
vember for the following important
building projects: In East Hartford,
Conn, for additions to factory
buildings to cost more than $500 900;
in Jersey City, N. j., for hospital
building, to cost over 100000: in
New York City-in the borough of
the Bronx-for apartment houses. to
cost over $1,50O,0O0; in the borough
of Brooklyn, for apartment houses,
to cost approximately s1,400,000; in
the borough of Queens, for ore
family dwellings, to cost nearly
$1,700,000, and for apartment houses,
to cost nearly $6,0OO,0O0; in Roches-
ter, N. Y, for factory buildings, to
cost approximately 100000: in Phil
adelphia, for one-family dwellings,
to cost over $780, 900; for a hospital
building. to cost 81 100000, and for
a laboratory building, to cost nearly
s1,10O,OOO.
In Chicago.
Chicago, for one-family dwellings,
to cost nearly S1.000000; for factory
buildings, to cost approximately
100000. and for store and mercan-
tile building, to cost $1,250,000: in
River Forest, ILL.,, for apartment
houses, to cost nearly $500,000; in
Hammond, Ind, for sewage treat
ment plant, to cost nearly 100000;
in Dearborn, Mich, for one-family
dwellings, to cost approximately
$65O,00O; in Detroit, for one-family
dwellings, to cost nearly $3,400, 900;
in Cleveland, for one-family dwell
ings, to cost over $550,000, and for
the superstructure for a municipal
power plant, to cost nearly 100000;
in Minneapolis, for e-family dwell
ings, to cost over $780, 900; in Wash
ington, for one-family dwellings, to
cost nearly 100000, and for an
electric light plant, to cost 100000
In Miami, for ne-family dwell
ings, to cost nearly 100000; in
Baltimore, for one-family dwellings,
to cost over $760,000; in Alexandria,
Va, for apartment houses, to cost
more than 100000; in Corpus
Christi, Tex, for a hotel building,
to cost over $1,1O0,O0O: in Houston,
Tex, for one-family dwellings, to
cost more than 100000; in San
Antonio, Tex, for public building
to cost $5O0,O0O; in Berkeley, Calf.
for school buildings, to cost more
than $450,000; in Los Angeles, for
family dwellings, to cost more
than $2,7O0,0OO; in Oakland, Calf
for one-family dwellings, to cost
nearly s5O0,O00; in San Francisco
for one-family dwellings, to cost
nearly 100000; in Portland, Greg.
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