Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-20
Building Permits
Total $152,290
Here for Week
Two Apartments Of
$4,000 Each Are
Scheduled

Permits issued here this week by
Robert H. Davis, District building
inspector. totaled S152,290 Two OF
them were for apartments amount
Ing to $4,000 each
Aston Builders Inc. 1919 Fifteenth
street NV. are listed as the owners
and builders of three story brick
apartment at 4405 and ALL First
place NE. Edmund DreyfuSs, 1919
Fifteenth street NV, is listed as the
architect.
The apartment will be of "a units,
including Is one-bedroom suites and
six two bedroom groups. All will
feature Kitchen inette arrange
ment. The building is of the garden
type and will have two main en-
frances.
1t was learned today that plans
are under way to erect two similar
apartments directly across the
street. One will have "a units while
the other will be smaller with ID
apartments.
Will Be Ready Soon.
The other $4,000 development is
at 116 Forty-fourth street NE, and
will have so units 1t will be two
story brick and cinder block building
designed by George T. Santmyers,
14l0 H street NV. Owners and
builder is listed as E. M. Aiken, Inc.
The deveopment will include 10
one-room apartments and 20 three
room units. All will have combina-
ton kitchen and dining alcoveS. The
project is expected to be ready for
occupancy within few months.
Meanwhile, the regular statement
Of j. r. Little, District manager of
Dodge Reports, said total valuation
of all construction in the District,
Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New
Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania in
January was somewhat lower than
In the corresponding period of 1912.
Down S7,142,O00
Pointing out that his figures are
based on actual contracts awarded,
as reported by the Dodge field staff
In this area, Mr.. Little stated that
the total valuation of construction
In this area during January was
$40, 1853 900, a decline of $7,142 900
from the corresponding 1912 total.
In the field of residential build
ing, which includes barracks and
housing for war workers, the total
rose from S15,283, 900 to $15,9l3,000
Non residential building, which
Includes factories that will manu-
facture war material. declined from
s18,562,000 to S15,889,O00. Public
works and utilities dropped from
k14,060,000 to $8.961 900.
Permits Listed.
Permits issued here during the
week of $500 or more included the
following:
Milo H. Brinkly, 1928 Thirty first
street NV, owner; Security Home
improvement Co.. 5403 Georgia av-
enue NV builder: to make repairs,
1882 Thirty first street NV; to cost
k5.400. ....
Tommy Tucker. l26 Nineteenth
street Sc. owner: w. E. WEIGH, 1855
Calvert street. builder and designer;
70 make repairs, 1926 Nineteenth
street Sc; to cost $4,000.
Frank Hooker, 2577 Rhode Island
avenue NE. owner; Atlantic Home
g. Improvement Co. 3408 Rhode Is
land, Mount Rainier, Md. builder:
TO make repairs, 2577 Rhode Island
avenue NE: to cost $500.
B. c. Contreras, 812 G street Sc,
owner and builder; j. Marcus Hal
lett, designer; to make repairs, Sill
Fourth street Sc; to cost $500.
Leo M. Bernstein & Co., 7l8 Fifth
street NV, owner and builder; Les
lie Bransom. designer; to make re-
pairs, ll04 C street Sc; to cost
$500.
James c. Wilkerson. 5045 Lee
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