Evening star., 1951-10-08
S3.5Mi||ion Expansion
By Safeway Halted by
Material Shortages
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ana Eastern avenue NV. The
foundation is in and the floors
poured. The Rev. j. Adrian Pfeif-
fer, pastor, said, 1.-The steel is
needed right now and if we don t
get it we will have to stop" The
denial order is being appealed.
The Citizens Bank of Takoma
Park which plans to build a $780,
900 structure for its Langley Park
Branch on New Hampshire avenue
north of University lane. This
new structure will be delayed, but
President Oliver w. Youngblood
said until it is completed the new
branch will occupy quarters leased
in a new building in the same
neighborhood.
Two District Projects Hit.
Marvin Memorial Methodist
Church, 10050 Old BladenSburg
road. Silver Spring, which plans
a $104,000 three STORY educational
building The Rev. Marion S.
Michael said the church'S appii-
cation for materials has been re-
hled and it may be possible to go
ahead even without affirmative
action For example, he said, Il
copper wiring cannot be obtained
conduits may be placed and the
wiring pulled through them later.
In the meantime the building
would be used only in the day.
time.
Two District government prof.
ectS - an operational control
center at the Lorton Reforma-
tory costing $15O,OOO and the
purchase of $150,0OO worth of
lead-sheathed copper cable for
the Police and Fire Departments
communications system, the mu-
ncipal telephone system and
civil defense communications. The
NPA has been asked to recon-
slider its rulings of both projects.
The Safeway stores supermark-
cts in this area, the erection Of
which must wait on authorization
OF materials. are each listed as
costing $255.780. The sites are
at Sixth and N streets NV;
l845 Fourth street NE; South
Columbus and Franklin streets,
and Montgomery and Alfred
streets. Alexandria; South Four
Mile drive west of Seminary road,
Arlington; Lee highway and Hill
wood avenue. Falls Church: the
junction of Routes so, 20 and 211,
Fairfax County.
Also, these sites in Maryland: =:
Old Georgetown road between
Commerce lane and Fairmont
street. Bethesda; Carroll avenue
north of Elm street, Takoma
Park. Riggs road and East-West
highway; Indian Head road and
Audrey lane; Baltimore Wash
ington boulevard north of Branch
vile road, College Park. and in
Rockville and Annapolis.
Parking Garage Unaffected
In addition to the Perpetual
Building Association structure
these projects either already
underway or ready to be started,
were said not to face delays be-
cause scarce materials already at
hand. the fact the structure is
practically completed or, a change
in specifications:
Woodward & Lothrop parking
garage, 704-15 Tenth street, $780,
600.
st. Mary's Episcopal Church,
2609 North Glebe road, Arlington,
additions and alterations, $194,00
Empire Apartments, Ninth street
and New York avenue NV, which
collapsed in December. H47, re-
sulting in the deaths of four per-
sons, to be rebuilt and remodeled
at a cost Of more than $40,500,
making part two-Story structure
and the rest four stories, instead of
seven. with 18 apartments.
First Evangelical and Reformed
Church, new building at Glen
side drive and New Hampshire
avenue, Takoma Park, to replace
the present church at Thirteenth
and Monroe streets NV, which
has been sold to the Simpson Me-
mortal Methodist Church.
No Delay on Church.
st. Thomas More Catholic
Church and Rectory, 4425 Fourth
street Sc, $175,000. The work is
just beginning and is expected to
be completed by next April with
out delay. Reinforcing steel has
been obtained, structural steel is
not needed and copper has been
eliminated
First National Bank of Arling-
ton, 400 block of North Glebe road.
A new building for the Alexan-
dria National Banks Northwest
Branch, now in leased quarters, at
Fern and Kenwood streets, 500, $50.
The Bonifant Co., Office building
at 949 Bonifant street, Silver
Spring, $4,000.
Office building under construc-
tion at Fenton street and Coles
vile road, Silver Spring, by the
Fenton Corp. at a cost of $500, 900.
The two-story building is under
roof, steel is in place and neces-
Sary aluminium is at hand.
Five stores to be erected by Sid
ney Sherman at the southwest cor
ner of North Capitol and Sheridan
streets, $4,000.
Nathan KRISTEN, to remodel
store at 633 Indiana avenue, $16,-
900.
Marlboro Hardware & Supply
Co., Upper Marlboro, additional
office space, $7,700.
New rectory being built as an
addition to st. Anthony's Catho.
lie Church, Twelfth and Monroe