Evening star., 1946-07-10
Tracts Rezoned
For Apartments
At D. +. Line
Two Projects in
Prince Georges to
Cost $l3,000,000


Two proposed apartment commu-
mites adjacent to Southeast Wash
ington are slated for construction in
Prince Georges County in the near
future as a result of zoning changes
approved by the county commits.
sioners yesterday.
The projects are expected to be
built at an estimated total cost o1
$4,000, 900, when priorities for ma.
terials can be obtained.
One community, consisting of 2OO(
apartments and costing approx
mately $12,000,00O, will be con.
structed on Naylor road, just over
the District line. The other, con.
tanning 200 apartments and expected
to cost $1,000,000, will be located or
INDIAN Head road, Immediately ad.
jacent to the District, according tt
T. Howard Duckett, attorney repre-.
senting sponsors of both projects.
On Knox Farm Acreage.
zoning changes from residential te
apartment areas were granted yes.
terday for both sites by the com
missioners at their weekly meeting
at Upper Marlboro.
The largest community will be
built by the National Mortgage &
Investment Co., 1912 New York
avenue NV, Mr.. Ducket explained
1t will be located on about 10 acres
Of land, generally known as the
Knox farm, south of Naylor road
and east of the new military high
way, which connects Boiling Field
with Andrews Field.
Work will get underway imme-
diately on 200 apartments in that
community, Mr. Duckett said. The
others will follow when materials
are available. They will be of the
two-story, brick, garden type apart
ments, he said.
Louis Gregory, District contractor
will construct the Indian Head road
project, it was announced. 1t will
be located on land fronting 1890
feet on the District boundary line
and beginning $50 feet west of
Indian Head road.
Shopping Center Approved.
A shopping center, consisting of
five or six stores, will be erected by
Mr.. Gregory also in front of the
apartment community and facing
Indian Head road, Mr.. Duckett said
A zoning request from residential
to commercial was approved for this
yesterday.
Other petitions approved yester-
day were by Omer C. Strawn for
reclaSsiflcation from residential to
commercial zoning of property at
Landover road and the George NJ
Palmer highway, Dodge Park, for
use as a gasoline filling station and
by Joseph Geeraert for reclassiica-
ton from residential to commercial
of property on Southern avenue
near Benning road, Capitol Heights,
for construction of three-story
shopping center.
The commissioners withheld for
further consideration petition by
the West Lanham Hills Citizens
Association requesting reclassifica-
tion of property at Defense high
way and Seventy-seventh street,
from residential to commercial zon-
ing.
The petition, by Harvey S. Ray,
president, was presented with the
hope of building community shop
ping center on the site, he reported
The town holds a 30-year lease on
the land from the owner, H. M.
Brunk. The commissioners said
they had previously approved two
other commercial zonings for the
community and that only a gasoline
station and store were erected there
To Reconsider Rejection.
The commissioners announced
they would reconsider previous
zoning decision rejecting proposed
375 apartment community on
Queens Chapel road, West Hyatts-
vile, following request for re-
hearing by Eugene A. Smith. owner
of the property. Residents Of
neighboring communities protested
against the apartment construction
Approval of the project had been
recommended by the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, the Hyattsville Town
Council and the County Indepen-
dent Trade Association.
A dance hall permit for road
house at 5436 Oxon Hill road, Oxon
Hill, was disapproved after a petit
ton, signed by 80 residents of the
community was presented in pro-
test. Action on license to op-
crate restaurant at 8136 WASH
ington-Baltimore boulevard, Col
lege Park; trailer camp at Auto
vile, College Park, and a permit
to operate golf driving range at
o400 Suitland road, Suitland, was
withheld pending further investi-
cation.
A traffic light at Landover road
and Defense highway was requested
by the Cheverly Women's Club,
who asked that a policeman be
stationed there to direct traffic
during rush hours until it is in
stalled. The commissioners refer
red it to the State Roads Com
mission.
A tax exemption was granted the
My Maryland Post, American Le-
gion. for property adjacent to its
clubhouse at Seat Pleasant. A
road, nearly three miles long, con-
Meeting the Naylor- Baden and the
Brandywine-Aquasco roads, was &C.
cepted by the county.
Murder Charge Reduced