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REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C. W SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1948 CLASSIFIED ADS
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More District Area Builders Turning Out Houses in $9,000-$l0,000 Price Range
Shown are several District area developments of houses
priced at* $10,000 or less. Above, Jefferson Manor homes.
Strong D. C. Area 'Mass Market'
Is Seen for $10,000 Hpme
By Robert J. Lewis
Real Estate Editor of The Star.
More and more builders are
getting Into the $9,000-$10,000
price field.
This Is the remaining strong
“mass market” for Washington
Metropolitan Area home build
ing, observers agree.
Right now many houses are
being completed In that price
range. And there are plenty of
Indications that other builders
want to take advantage of pos
sibilities In this field.
One of the big reasons, of
course, Is that the Government's
emphasis for future financial
■ids Is on the lower-cost house.
Up to now, however, only about
eight home-building firms have
been concentrating on the $9,
000*$10,000 range in this area.
As a result, they are fairly well
under way as the market for
higher-priced properties begins
to soften.
Mass Output Needed.
About the only way for build
ers to get prices down to the
lower level is to build smaller
houses on a mass production
basis.
That generally means that the
houses must be built in groups
of 25 or more, and cannot have
more than two bedrooms.
In each district area under
*10,000 development only one or
two basic home designs are used,
thus permitting swifter “belt
line” production. In manj; cases,
houses vary only in exterior de
tails.
Yet most developments meet
high FHA standards as to neigh
borhood development, with wide
streets, curbs, gutters, landscap
ing and other refinements seldom
provided a generation ago.
Until recently, most builders
have preferred to build the type
d
District Rental
Housing Picture
A .total of 576 applications for
housing was received during the
last week at the pistrict Housing
Center, 1400 Pennsylvania avenue
N.W., of which 504 were for dwell
ings. and 72 for rooms.
Of the total applications, 368
were new and 208 were reapplica
tions. Of the new applications, 98
h persons listed themselves as new
1 arrivals in Washington.
In the same period. 304 housing
accommodations were listed for rent,
of which 204 were dwellings and 90
were rooms.
Reported during the week as
housed through the center were 35
persons.
Georgetown Office Opened
Walker & Dunlop. Inc., real estate
firm, has opened a Georgetown
bran(£i office at 3207 O street N.W., |
in charge of Mrs. Lillian McGinniss.
Real Estate
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of larger home to sell m the
$12,000 to $20,000 range, and at
prices even higher.
Financing Difficult.
But today that market has
shrunk considerably, owing part
ly to, the fact that financing in
this field has become more diffi
cult, partly to satisfaction of ex
treme demand, and partly to
buyer resistance, observers report.
That is not to say that buying
and building do not continue in
the upper range, for some buyers
always will prefer the higher
priced houses, and some builders
specialize in this field only, and
will continue to do so.
But the "mass market" as
pects of the upper price range
which existed since the war have
markedly changed in the last
few months.
Among sizable developments
concentrating on the house priced
at $10,000 or less in the Metro
politan area, the address, and
name of builder, are:
Bellemeade, Defense highway, 3
miles from the District line, Bos
well-Miller Construction Co.
Eastpines, East Riverdale, Md.,
Standard Properties, Inc.
Glenmont Forest, 12000 "block
Georgia avenue, Glenmont Forest,
Inc.
Huntington, off No. 1 highway,
1 miles south of Alexandria,
Banks & Lee.
Jefferson Manor, off No. 1
highway, 2 miles south of Alex
andria, Monroe Development
Corp.
Twinbrook, Viers Mill road near
Rockville, Md., Sauter & Gingery7.
Viers Mill Village, Viers Mill
road, near Wheaton, Md., Haris
Construction Co.
Welbilt Homes, Viers Mill road
near Wheaton, Md., Kay Develop
ment Corp.
Henderson to Speak
Fred E. Henderson, special assist
ant to the chairman of the National
Security Resources Board in charge
of industry relocation problems, will
address the Washington Building
Congress at 12:30 pin. Monday in
the Mayflower Hotel.
Firm Opens Branch Here
Bates & Rogers, a large Chicago
construction corporation, has opened
a Washington branch office in the
Washington Building in charge of
D. W. Beman, sr.
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Above (left), Is view of Welbilt Homes development. At right Is section of Twlnbrook development.
' —Star Staff Photos by A. C. Chinn.
Aid to Houses—
Expert Answers
Queries From
Householders
By Roger C. Whitman
Question: I put a plaster paint
on my kitchen wall and am having
an awful time covering It. It did
not go on very well over the old
enamel. I was going to have it
covered with oil cloth, but “the
man” said every little pin-point
of the rough finish w'ould show
through.
He suggested using varnish re
mover, but that would be an awful
job overhead. I read one of your
suggestions about using "spackle”
on a rough plaster wall. Where can
I ouy this spackle and wliat should
I appiy it with?
Answer: Spackle is a powder to
be mixed first with water to a
putty-like consistency, working' it
until all the lumps are smoothed
out. Then add a small amount of
paint, mixing it thoroughly and
keeping the putty consistency. Var
nish is sometimes used in the same
way, instead of paint.
Complete instructions are given
with the product on the container.
It can be applied with a trowel or
a putty-knife. Before applying it,
go over the walls with coarse sand
paper wrapped around a flat piece
of wood to rub off the roughest
parts of the plaster. Then follow
with the spackle, which should fill
in the slight irregularities that will
be left. The wall should then be
smooth enough for the oil-cloth.
Re-caning Chair Seat®.
Question: I would like to re-cane
the seats of my antique chairs. It
i Sec FIRST “AID. Page“ B-2.)
Average Householder
Is Able to Install
Beamed Ceilings
By W. Wadsworth Wood
A beamed ceiling is most appro
priate to some of the rooms of e
house, particularly the dining roon
or living room.
When mission furniture and deco
rating was in vogue, almost all
dining rooms were beamed. But su
the style passed away, the darl
beams were repainted In lightei
shades and resulted in even a bettei
effect than when they were dark
To install a beamed ceiling in anj
room is an easy task, once the pro
cedure has been pointed out.
The first step is to nail a contin
uous strip of 1 inch by 4 inch wooc
finishing strip all around the foui
walls and butting up against the
ceiling on edge.
The second step is to measure the
floor (which will be the same as the
ceiling) and divide it into sections
so that the beams will be equally
spaced apeirt. The third step is tc
nail strips up against the ceiling se
curely and at the correct locations
The fourth step is to construct s
long hollow, trough, of 1 inch by
4 inch strip of the exact dimension
that will make it fit spanning the
room. The trough will slip up
against the ceiling and should be
nailed into the ceiling strips.
Every item of this job is straight
cross-cutting and plain nailing, and
there is no reason why the average
homeowner could not do a good job
There are at least a dozen ways of
7 See WOOD, Page B-2.)
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By D. M. Derwin
Many home-owners have long
desired to install railing for porches
and stairways because of the safety
factors, but have hesitated on the
installation because the safety fac
tor would be outweighed by contin
ual upkeep and an unpleasing ap
pearance.
A new railing, made of aluminum,
can be used wherever the combined
effect of appearance and utility is
desired for the home. By using the
hollow shape, torsional rigidity of
tubular sections is obtained, result
ing in maximum strength.
This aluminum railing, the manu
facturer claims, is little affected by
jthe atmosphere, and requires only
routine work to keep clean. The
railing has been tested for strength,
requires no painting, and is rust
proof, corrosion resistant, strong
and attractive.
These hand rails for porches en
hapcq the beauty of any home. The
danger of Staining adjacent surfaces
is eliminated. They are finished in
natural aluminum color in lengths
of 30, 36, 42 and 48 inches, with a
height of 31 inches.
The stairway railings are fur
Aluminum Railing
Developed for Homes
. nished in new design, enabling them
to fit any anple on a stairway. This
represents a considerable saving,
compared with custom-built railings.
The railings are made in multi
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The units are packaged with the
required accessories, such as floor
castings, fittings and complete in
structions for simple installations.
Driving Nails in Plaster Walls.
Question: How can nails be driven
into plaster walls without chipping
the plaster?
Answer: Plaster is too thin and
brittle for nails to be driven into it
successfully. If you need to hang
| anything on the walls, get a special
device for the purpose at a hardware
store. To make a hole in plaster,
work a screwdriver into the plaster,
making the hole about a half-inch
I wide. Fill the hole with wood putty.
I When dry, a wood screw can be
j worked in.
|; Window Woodwork Turns Black.
Question: The Inside woodwork
on my windows turns black, even
when varnished, and when painted,
the paint peels off. The windows
open and close O. K„ and in winter
(See GADGETS, Page B-2.)
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Center photo, above, shows Viers Mill Village view. Above,
right, is vista in Huntington development.
$50,000 Warehouse Permit
Largest issued During Week
A permit for a $50,000 warehouse was the largest building permit
issued during the last week by the Central Permit Office in the District
building.
A total of $147,072 in permits were issued.
Among permits were:
Review and Herald Pub. Assn.,
owner, 6856 Eastern avenue N.W.;
H. H. Hubbard, builder, 35 Laurel
street N.W.; Ronald S. Senseman,
architect, 327 Carroll street N.W.;
to erect one 2-story masonry ware
house, 308 Vine street N.W.; to cost
$50,000.
W. C. & A. N. Miller Develop
ment Co., owner and builder, 4830
Massachusetts avenue N.W.; E. R.
Spano, architect; to erect one 2
story brick dwelling, 4711 Quebec
street N.W.; to cost $22,000.
Joseph R. Brewer, owner and
builder, 1726 Fourteenth street N.W.;
Joseph R. Brewer, builder; Eaj-1 von
Reichenbach, architect, 1219 Good
Hope road S.E.; to erect one 2-story
brick and cinder-block frame dwell
ing, 2619 Branch 'avenue S.E.; to
cost $21,000.
Lawrence Gichner, owner, 2715
Ninth street N.E.; Eugene Simpson
& Bros., builder; Edmund W. Drey
fuss, architect, 1019 Fifteenth street
N.W.; to erect one 1-story brick and
cinder-block, concrete warehouse
and garage, 2715 Ninth street N.E.;
to cost $20,000.
Byron D. and Iva F. Darling,
owner and builder, 3606 Forty-sec
ond avenue, Colmar Manor; Marcus
Hallett, architect, 6525 Piney Branch
road N.W.; to erect one 1%-story
brick and cinder-block frame dwell
ing, 1832 Tavlor street N.W.; to cost
$14,000.
Joseph F. Collins, owner, 106 V
street N.E.; builder not selected;
.W. A. Cullins, architect, 3116 Wal
nut street N.E.; to erect one 2
sttory brick and cinder-block dwell
ing, 2818 Thirtieth street TT.E,
Baddia and Elizabeth M. Rashid,
owners, 907 Roanoke avenue, Mont
gomery County, Md.; builder not se
lected; Marcus Hallett, architect;
to erect one 114 -story brick and
cinder-block dwelling, 8119 Six
teenth street N.W.; to cost $12,000.
Grace L. Temborelle, owner, 1607
Irving street N.W.; day labor,
builder; D. M. Griffin & Co., archi
tect, 1707 North Capitol street; to
erect one 4-story brick and cinder
block addition to store, 1607 Irving
street N.W.; to cost $10,000.
Hotel 1440, George C. Clark, jr..
owner, 1440 Rhode Island avenue
N.W.; Warfield & Sanford, Inc.,
builder and architect, 913 E street
N.W.; to install electric passenger
elevator, 1440 Rhode Island avenue
N.W.; to cost $9,000.
Washington Gas Light Co., owner
and architect, 1100 H street N.W.;
Washington Gas Light Co., builder;
to erect one 1-story steel and con
crete quonset hut, 799 New Hamp
shire avenue N.W.; to cost $6,000.
George U. and Ruth Haight, own
ers, 27 O street N.E.; builder not
selected; H. W. Turner, architect,
510 M street N.W.; to erect one 2
story brick and cinder-block dwel
ling, 4956 Aster place S.E.; to cost
$12,000.
Sydney Wolfe, owner, 6110 Third
street. N.W.; builder not selected;
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block dwelling, 1529 Roxanna road
N.W.; to cost $10,000.
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This month's issue of Progressiva
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and fronts for closets, designed by
Milton Lowenthal, Washington ar
chitectural designer, who is presi
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Hampshire avenue N.W.
The products are used to replace
conventional wall and closet con
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