Evening star., 1940-07-20
Private BUILDING
For Week Tops
Last Year
$500, 600 Permit
For Office Structure
Leeds List

Private building in Washington
enjoyed its most active week in
more than year during the last six
days as the Office of Building Inspec-
tor John w. Oehmann approved new
construction having a total valu-
alton of $2372 900, which represents
more activity than was recorded In
most months this year.
A permit to erect the 81 500 900
Longfellow Office Building at Con-
necticut and Rhode Island avenues
NV. brought the weeks building
total to record heights.
However, a huge amount of resi-
dental construction was approved
during the week. Ninety-seven
dwellings and six apartments were
included in the permit list. A ma
jority of the new homes projected
are in the lower price brackets and
will be built in the Southeast and
Northeast sections of the city.
More important permits of the
week follow:
Longfellow Building Corp, owners;
William LescaZe 211 E. Forty eighth
street, New York City, architect; to
erect one 2-story reinforced concrete,
frame, brick walls Office building,
1901 Connecticut avenue NV; to
cost $1.5O0,0 600.
Brodie Properties, Inc 5946 Geor-
gia avenue NV, owner and builder:
j. P. Fitzsimmons, 1914 Denrike
building. designer; to erect two g.
story brick and cinder block apis
(28 each). 1417 to 1923 Sheridan
street; to cost $115,000.
Arnold Construction Co., 1855
Shepherd street NV, owners and
builders: Joseph H. Abel, 1927 Con-
necticut avenue NV, architect: to
erect one 3-story brick, tile and
glazed block apartment (22 units,
5912 Fourteenth street NV; to
cost $53,4OO.
Boiling Heights, Inc, owners;
1912 L street NV, builders; David
L. Stern, architect; to erect nineteen
2-story brick and cinder block dwell
ings, 402-446 Oakwood street Sc;
to cost $500 each.
Howard Homes, Inc, owners: Leon
Chatelain, Transportation building,
architect; to erect ten 2-story brick
dwellings. 1911, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1927
Webster street and 1870 1914, 1913,
1922. 1926 Varnum place NE; to cost
$4,000
River Terrace Co., 1899 Benning
road NE. owners and builders: G. T.
Santmyers, 1410 H street NV. arch
itect; to erect sixteen 2-story brick
and cinder block dwellings, 3412 to
3442 Baker street Ne. to cost
$4,000
St. Adams Parish, owners; E. A.
Pessagno Co., 1918 Fifteenth street
NV, builders; Dana & Johnson,
Silver Spring, Md, architects; to
erect one 1-story and basement
stone and brick church, 5195 Klingle
street NV: to cost $25.975.
F. G.. Await owner: Korzendorfer
& Brooks, Inc, 923 Fifteenth street
NV; builders; Elmer Cappleman,
1147 Connecticut avenue NV, de-
signer; to erect one 2-story brick
and cinder block dwelling, 5000
Wildwood lane NV; to cost $25, 900.
S. Kanns Sons, Co.. owners; James
L. Parsons, jr., Homer Building,
builders, Abbott, Merkt e. Co., New
York City, designers; to erect one
4-story brick and concrete ware
house. 300 Delaware avenue SW.;
TO cost $4,000
D. c. Gruver, Investment Build
Ing, owner and builder; G. T. SAINT
myers, 1410 H street NV, archi-
tect; to erect one 3-Story brick and
cinder block apartment 03 units),
1880 Bryant street NE; to cost
S25
Mrs. N. v. Tanning, 1922 Sergeant
road NE, owner: Frank L. Fan
ming, builder; Edmund w. Drey-
fuss, 1924 K street NV, designer;