Evening star., 1944-02-28

Housing Authortty'S official reports
while those for private developments
were obtained from the builders
themselves. The figures for private.
ly built housing included all over.
head, he added.
All comparisons were on a "cost
per rental room" basis. In the three
direct comparisons involving ths
NCHA's Fort Dupont, Frederick
Douglass and Parkside properties
Mr.. Deckman explained that room.
in the comparable private housing
are somewhat larger"
Kitchens and bathrooms also arr
better equipped in the private de.
velopments, he said.
The properties matched against
one another by Mr.. Deckman were
built at approximately the same
time. Land costs were included In
the total figures wherever available
Mr.. Deckman said, but in none OF
the three comparisons involving the
NCHA's permanent housing did the
private interests pay more for their
land.
Comparisons Offered.
The statistics given the subcom-
mittee included the following fol
Fort Dupont and Greenway:
Fort Dupont-326 two to six room
units for white occupancy completed
by the NCHA in 1910. Brick con.
struction and central heating, but
baths are not tile. Cost, including
land, 81 ,164 per room.
Greenway-796 three and foul
room apartments for white occu.
pancy. Completed in 1941 by Morri.
Cafritz, a private builder. Brick
construction, central heating and tile
baths. Cost, including land, $849 q
room.
For Frederick Douglass Dwelling.
and Suburban Gardens:
Frederick Douglass-313 four to 81,
room units for colored occupancy
completed by NCHA in 194l. Fran,
and masonry construction, no base.
ments, baths not tile, equipped with
space heaters instead of centra
heating. Cost, excluding land
81 ,089 a room.
Suburban Gardens-204 three t
nve room units for colored oc.
cupancy,. completed in 1e42 by A
Lloyd Goode, a private builder
Masonry, construction, Easements
central heating and tile baths. Cost
also excluding land, 1913 a room.
For Parkside Dwellings and tn,
private development at 32o0- 33ot
East Capitol street:
Parkside Dwellings-373 units 70,
colored families, one to six rooms
completed by NCHA in 1943. Brick
asbestos siding and frame construc.
tion, individual heating units. M
Easements, baths not tile. Cost, in.
cluding land, 81 ,367 per room.
East Capitol street houses-1o,
units Tor white occupancy, thre.
and one-half to four rooms, com.
pleted in 1943 by Davy & Murphy
private builders. Brick construction
easements, control heating. I'll,
baths. Cost, including land, s89i
per room.
Other Examples Given,
Mr.. Deckman's data showed that
Tor approximately the same amount
per room as the NCHA spent in con-
structing Frederick Douglass Dwell.
ings, private builder constructed
Fairfax Village at Alabama avenue
and Suitland road Sc, a far more
luxurious development.
Fairfax Village, for white occu.
pancy. offers tile baths, centra'
heating plants, laundry rooms. and
recreation facilities. The three-story
buildings are all of fireproof con.
struction. The cost, including con-
struction, overhead and the builders
profit, but excluding purchase Of
the land or landscaping, was given
by Mr.. Deckman as $1,Ol2 a room
The development was completed ia
1912. 1''
Privately-built Skyland Apart.
ments, at Twenty-f1fth street and
Good Hope road Sc, cost only
$l,O35 a room, including land ant
a shopping center, Mr.. Deckman's
statistics indicated. Skyland. for
white occupancy, was completed in
1889. o'oo AZ
While emphasizing comparison.
involving the NCHA's low-rent per.
manent housing, Mr.. Deckman alsf
gave figures In an effort to prove
the cost of the agency's temporar,
war housing has been excessive.
Further Costs Cited.
He cited costs per room that in.
GUIDED Calvert Houses, 1862; Lii,
Ponds Houses, 1914; Garry Houses
81 ,O80, and Benning Road Houses
81 ,304. These figures do not includ,
price OF the land, he said.
All four developments are de.
mohshable or demountable, and ar,
slated to be removed within on,
year after the end of the wa,
emergency. They were constructs
according to minimum standards
to conserve critical materials.
In comparison, Mr.. Deckman of.
fered the Suanybrook, Landoye,
Hills, and Eastpine Drive develop.
ments of private builders. The fou,
and five room Sunnybrook homes
which he termed far superior t.
NCHAs temporary war housing
are priced for sale at s4,850 ans
$3.50, he said.
Selling prices for the Landove,
Hills homes, completed last year by
Meadowbrook, Inc, ranged from
$3.50 for four rooms to $1,000 TO,
six rooms with a basement. The
houses had conditioned heating
hot-wate systems, insulated attics
and equipped kitchens, he said.
The Eastpine Drive houses sole
last summer at prices, excluding
land, Of 1858 and $8l3 a room. All
selling prices quoted included the
builders profit. Mr.. Deckman
pointed out.
The statistics are expected to add
fuel to the already heated >contro-
versy between advocates and oppo.
nents OF public housing.