Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
SHOP TALK
News About Builders
And Real Estote
Personalities


shortage in the Capital are dis
counted by the Washington Real
Estate Board. whose president, Fred
A Smith, points out that there is
still a surplus of housing units In
the city.
Family dwelling units at the rate
of 1000 a month have been erected
in the Capital area since the be-
ginning of the year. Last year there
we're 10000 family dwelling units
built. causing a percentage OF va
cancies at the beginning of the
summer which was the highest IN
years.
Mr.. Smith said that 1927 one
family dwellings and 1904 apart
ments have been built in the Capt.
tai area, excluding Fairfax County,
since January /. The city, he said,
is we'll prepared to take care OF the
10000 additional Federal employees
expected here in the next two
months.
Washington has been enjoying a
residential building boom for sew
eral years. and the situation is moth
ing like it was In the World war
DAYS. when there were only 350,OOO
residents of the District. Now a
CITY of more than 5000, with an
additional 100000 in the suburbs,
Washington has been undergoing
lightning growth, with the erection
of houses keeping well ahead OF
the population. There had been no
building boom in 1917, Mr.. Smith
pointed out. and the comparatively
small Capital of that day was un-
able to absorb the huge regiment
of war workers who fiocked mere.
He said only 900 dwelling units
we're built here in 1918, and there
was no money available for build
ing. as there is in abundance today.
William E Poulton, assistant sec
rotary of the Columbia Federal
Savings and Loan Association here,
was awarded a certificate this week
in Chicago for completion OF the
first years studies in the Graduate
School of Savings and Loan. He
is now a third of the way through
the special graduate course for saw
ings and loan association executives,
which is conducted by the American
Savings and Loan Institute in con-
junction with Northwestern Uni
versity each summer. More than
$50 students from "a States attend
ed the school.
Shannon e. Luchs Co. announced
today the closing of a number of
leases on important commercial
properties, including a long-term
agreement with Hot Shoppes, Inc,
for the northeast corner of WlScon-
sin avenue and EaSt-West highway
in Bethesda for erection of one OF
the firms large drive-in restaurants.
The site comprises about 10000
square feet. 1t is expected the
restaurant will be completed by De-
cember Is.
Brooks Clothes, Inc. has leased
a four STORY building at 1912 F street
NV. on a long-term agreement.
Negotiations were made through
the Washington Loan g. Trust Co.
A shop will be opened on the site
following alterations and improve
ments.
Stanley H. Horner Inc, has leased
a large garage building at PISS
Champlain street from Robert F,
Fleming. Central Realty Co. has
leased TIL Georgia avenue NV.
to Rodger M. Minter, who will open
mems wear store. Frank c. Ford
& Co., cleaners and dyers, have
leased a place on Ordway street
near Connecticut avenue NV,
while Robinsons Barber Shops will
open a new location at SOB Twelfth
street NV.
During the last week the District
Real Estate Commission issued
licenses as real estate brokers to
Thomas M. Walsh, BIS Eleventh
street NV, and Soterios Nicholson.
1920 Vermont avenue NV.
Real estate salesmen's licenses were
issued to Theoplius w. Golden, It's
Florida avenue NV; Horace E.
Williams, 925 Fifteenth street NV;
Rhesa M Norris, 1922 K street NV;
Charles D. Murphy, GIT Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Sc: Richard H.
Mansfield, jr.. 1915 K street NV;
Louis Macina, 2O5 Seventh street
S.W., and Frank B. Guest, ia Fiji
teenth street NE.
Business chance brokers' licenses
were issued to w. r. Hougland,
trading as Southern Business Ex-
change, 1902 Fourth street NV,
and Christos A. Geamelas, trading
as Maine Business Broker, 602 F.
street NV.
Applications for real estate
brokers licenses were received from
Cooley and Gruver, 8l4-816 Invest
ment Building; Burrell T. Brown,
ir., 2001 Eleventh street NV, and
NJ. x. Stone, 927 Fifteenth street
NV.
Applications for real estate sales
mems licenses we're received from
Arthur M Fisher, 1915 K street
NV, and John N. Apple, 1417 L
street NV.
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Arthur c. Houghton, former presi-
dent of the Washington Real Estate
Board, and Mrs. Houghton, are va
cationing in Ocean City, Md, for
a few weeks Realtor Richard
D. Stimson has returned from a
stay at Bethany Beach, Del
Harvey L. Jones of Sandoz, Inc, is
back from trip to New York and
the Worlds Fair Rufus S. LISk
has published his new assessment
book Miss Alice Meenehan, Of
the staff of the Real Estate Board,
today will become the bride of John
j. Ruane. of the District of Co.
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