Evening star., 1943-07-31
$4,000 in Permits
Issued This Week
For Building Here

f0T bulI0lng mere
Permits issued this week reached
&579,595 and brought the building
total for the month to approximately
$2,684,245 according to records in
the ofiice of Robert H. Davis, Dis
trict inspector. Both the weekly and
monthly totals are somewhat larger
than have been recorded recently.
The increased amounts are attribut-
ed to new apartment developments
now getting under way.
Meanwhile, Secretary Of Labor
Perkins reported today that the
value Of building in urban areas
started last month exceeded $780,
000, 900 and thus represents a gain
Of 2 per cent over the value Of the
previous month and is the largest
total since February" Value of Fed
eral construction during the four
week period was per cent greater
than in May, she added.
Building Here Declines.
The Labor Department tabulation
showed that during the first half
of this year construction in the Dis
trict amounted to $10,695, 900, as
compared with $57,069, 900 for the
same period in the previous year.
A considerable part OF the decline
was attributed to a stacking off of
Federal construction.
The Departments survey showed
that during June 113 one-family
dwelling units, to cost $3.50, $50, and
IS apartments, providing 432 units
at q cost of $1,143,000, have been
started. The report notes that in
the nearby areas there are under
way 10 apartments, providing 104
units costing $3.50 900, in Brentwood,
Md; nine apartments, with 178
units costing $3.50, 900, in Arlington,
Va, and 38 apartments, providing
211 units at a cost Of $645 ,312, in
Alexandria, Va. Descriptions of these
previously had been announced.
This week Mr.. Davis issued IA
permits In amounts ranging from
&1s,00 to $4,000 for a new develop
ment In the southwest section of
the city. Bellevue Gardens II, Inc,
30 Kennedy drive. Chevy Chase,
Md, Is listed as owner with the
Kennedy -Chamberlip Development
Co. as builders.
The brick and frame apartments
will include 100 living units and will
be located in the 100 block of Ivan
hoe street. 4600 block of Nichols ave-
hue, and the 100 block of Irvington
streets S. w. The proposed project
will include two and three-storv
dwellings.
Other Large Permits.
Other large permits issued this
week by Mr.. Davis included four
which went to Boiling Heights, Inc,
for the erection of rs living units in
the 200 block of Newcomb street and
the 270o block of Second street. NE.
The developments include two and
three-story masonry apartments and
will cost from $25 600 to $58, 900 each.
The David L. Stern Construction
Co. 1419 I street, NV, is listed as
builder while the permits give L, r.
Moss, 1415 I street, NV, as archi-
tect.
Permits issued by Mr.. Davis of
$500 or more include the following:
Stone Paper Tube Co., 910 Frank
lin street. NE, owner; Donald E.
Deveau, North Chevy Chase, Md,
builder; r. o. Cuppy, designer; to
erect one two-story brick and frame
addition for office and restaurant.
$40 Franklin street, NE, to cost
$4,000
Guthrie Lithographing Co.. 1850
First street, NV, owner and build
er; Robert o. Schulz, 1914 K street.
NV. designer; to erect one one
story brick and concrete storage and
printing building. 1850 First street,
NV, to cost $9,750.
Home Owners Loan Corp, owner;
L. M. Downing, 2111 North Uhle
street, Arlington. Va, builder; j. H.
Saunders, designer; to make repairs,
9i7 B street, NE. tc cost $1,7S5.
Home Owners Loan Corp. owner;
L, M. Downing, 2111 North Uhle
street, Arlington. Va, builder; j. H.
Saunders, designer: to make repairs.
915 B street. NE, to cost SLIGO.
Dominic Barbagallo, owner; Victor
Rizzi, 819 F street. NE, builder; to
make repairs, 1926 Twelfth street,
NE. to cost $400.
Edward o. D. Neel, 1901 Otis
street, NE. owner; Gates Contract
ing Co., 7240 Wisconsin avenue, Be-
thesda. Md, builder; to make re-
pairs, 1901 Otis street. NE, to cost
$3.50.
Elizabeth Barrett, 1905 Twenty
Eighth street. NV. owner: Lincoln
Patten, 2724 Chesapeake street. NV.
builder and designer; to make re-
pairs, 2735 Cathedral avenue, NV.
to cost $500.
Roy Offutt, 1927 Thirty Eighth
street, NV, owner; Charles C. CLARK.
54l5 Illinois avenue, NV, builder
and designer; to make repairs, 3114
Wisconsin avenue, NV, to cost
$1,000.
Hobart Newman, 1850 Forty
seventh place NV, owner and
builder: to make repairs 1880 Forty
seventh place NV; to cost s400.
John H. Schwarrmann, owner:
W. D. Spicknall, builder and de-
signer: to erect two 1-story brick
additions to stores. 1914 and 1916
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