Evening star., 1939-03-25
Rush 10 Build Homes
Kites Week Permits
To$1,750,o00 Level
Biggest Residential Drive
In Decade Disclosed
BY D. c. Inspector

washington nulldlng industry
ushered in the spring season with
one OF the biggest residential con-
structlon programs in more than a
decade, as permits issued by the
District building inspector during
the week topped the 81. $50 900 mark.
Permits for large blocks of homes
were issued and the weeks activity
included 223-unit apartment prof.
ect for Southeast Washington.
The apartments will be built on
13-acre tract at TWenty-fifth street
and Good Hope road Sc. by Skyland
Apartments, Inc. Paul r. Stone and
Harvey Warwick will do the actual
building and designing The COM
pleted project will cost nearly a
million dollars. The apartments will
be Of the low-rent variety of the
type of Colonial Village and Buck
bingham, and carry F. H. A. in
surance. The job is being financed
through the Life Insurance Co. of
Virginia.
10-Year Peak Reached.
The largest number of one-family
dwellings included in weeks build
ing permits in 10 years were ap-
proved during the past six days
Building Inspector John w. Och
mann approved 1T dwellings and IA
hats during the period.
More important permits of the
week include:
Frank r. Jelleff, Inc, 1915 F.
street NV. owners; A. P. Clark. jr.
architect: William p Lipscomb Co.,
Inc. District National Bank Bldg,
builders; to erect one 7-story brick,
tile. concrete, steel and stone addi-
ton, 12l4-16 F street NV; to cost
$275,000.
Paul D. Crandall, Tower Bldg,
owner and builder; Joseph B. Him
melheber. architect; to erect 80 two
story brick and cinder block dwell
ings, 360032 Whitehaven parkway
NV, 3546-50 Whitehaven parkway
NV; to cost 100000.
MeadoWbrook, Inc, Tower Bldg.
owners and builders; Harvey P.
Baxter. architect; to erect 16 two
story brick dwellings, 1939 1941, 1943,
l947, 1949. 1851, 1855, 1857, 1859, 1868,
1865 S street and 1854, 1856. 1860.
1862 and 1864 T street Sc; to cost
$4,000.
Howard Homes, Inc, 1414 Monroe
\ street NV, owners; Leon Chate-
lain, jr., architect; Clarence w. Cos
nell, Inc, builders; to erect Is q
story brick and tile dwellings. "a to
81 Girard street NE, to cost $50, 900.
Bernard M. Sachs, owner and
builder; Miss Mary Frances Knee,
designer; to erect one 2-story brick
and concrete warehouse, 1901 Sew
enteenth street NE, to cost $4,000.
Meadowbrook, Inc, Tower Build
Ing, owners and builders: Harvey P.
Baxter, architect; to erect IA 2-story
brick dwellings, 1914, 1916, 1920, 1922
1926, 1923. 1882, 1884, 1888, 1910, 1914.
1916, 1850 and 1852 S street Sc, to
cost $56.O00.
Eugene B. Casey, tbs Jackson
street NE, owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect: to
erect five 2-story brick and cinder
block flats, 1214-30 Penn street NE,
to cost $4,000.
Preston E. Wire, 927 Fifteenth
street NV, owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect nine 2-story brick and cinder
block flats, 200O-16 Gales street NE,
to cost s35 900.
Frank r. Jelleff, Inc, 1916 F street
NV, owners; A. P. Clark, jr., ar
chitect; William P. Lipscomb Co.,
Inc, District National Bank Build
ing, builders; to make repairs and
alterations, 1214-16 F street NV.
to cost $4,000.
Frank D. Phillips, $500 Rittenhouse
street NV, owner, designer and
builder; to erect four 2-story brick
and tile dwellings, 490l and 1905
Reno road NV. and 3629 and 3633
Ellicott street NV, to cost $4,000.
Capital View Realty Co., 925 New
York avenue NV, owners and
builders; Walter Valentine, engineer;
to erect eight 2-story brick and Gin
der block dwellings, 5O25-5O45 East
Capitol street; to cost $35 900.
Master Builders, 3548 Tenth street
NV, owners and builders; R. C.
Archer, jr., architect: to erect four
2-story brick and cinder block dwell
ings, 3l19-3125 Eighteenth street
NE; to cost $4,000.
Samuel w. Slavitt, 500 Seventh
street S.W., owner; H. Morton, SOL
street 6.W., designer; H. Slavitt,
8l9 Ingraham street NV, builder;
to erect one 2l2-story brick and con-
crete block dwelling, 1922 Allison
street NV; to cost $4,000.
Capital View Realty Co., 925 New
York avenue NV, owner and build
er; Walter Valentine, designer; to
erect four 2-story brick and cinder
block dwellings, 5333-5335 -5339-5341