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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, : JULYj: 2, 1922. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN PORTLAND DURING THE PAST SIX , MONTHS SETS' RECORD F6R HALF YKAR PER TOD- v ORE than 1800"new dwelling houses were erected m the city during the firs half of the current year, .closing June 30, .according to records of tHe dty Jb Ri Staub Cat No. 1015 East Davis street, designed by S.M. Avers, No. 2-r-Four flat build ins erected by the F; . Bowman comDanv on the Quarter block at trie northwest cornerof East 22d and Hancock streets at a cost of $30,000.- Each of the suites has five rooms and, a. sleeping porch. No. 3- Home, just completed at No. 908 East 29th street north for Edward N. Weinbaum, foreign tmde secretary -of the PorUaml Chaimbekof 'Commerce. No. 4-Hou'se at Nol 1331 TLast Flanders street by the Campbell-RicKards Realty company for W. H. Ruch at a cost of $4600. r No.5 Spanish type house planned by Charles W. Ertz forva site at the cornerof East .33rd street and The Alameda. The house, wUlconUinight rooms.' -.Exterior is of stucco and cost is estimated at $12,000. No. 6 Home recently completed at No. 512 East 53rd street north for Terry Boileau at a cost of $55QQP; Sale of the" DTODertv was handled by die Campbell-Richards compaiiy. .No. 7- Two story con- d by W. W. Lucius for Howard Cooper corporation. n a lOOx 100-foot site, corner East Third and Hawthorne. .The building will be used for office and warehouse purposes. Cost is estimated'&t $30,000. crete and mill constructed building designed - ft A j! '"wwyy!i?y'':i!:: i .... rr" J----US: ' F mm . 4: !1 1 1 v onnn A Ai ft v lis SIS I JJ 4. r I: 1 1 In;, rs 3M n -A i6i BUILIDING SHOWS BOOM FIRST SIX THS OF T922 MON Total of 7285 Permits, Valued at $12,823,735, Are issued, an Increase of 52T Per Cent. Portland's building construction campaigm continues to gather momen tum and the "record of building per mits issued during th first half of s the' torrent year, which ended Friday, gives promise that 1922 will surpass all -previous years in the history of the J city in -new construction. The report or tne city building department at the close of business Friday . showed t a total of T285 permits for the six ' months' period, valued at S12.S23.7S5 , compared with a total of 6634 permits valued at 95,33a,i50 for the correspond ing period of last year an increase of - approximately S3 per cent. Th new high record in the num ber of building permits issued in the city (established in 1921, called for the erection of 14,169 structures valued at 317,225.576. Work now being planned for which permits have not been issued would! bring the aggregate value of new construction In 1922 several mil lion dollars in .efcess of last year's recoro ana with continuance of the residence building campaign now un der way, the number of permits Issued . this year would exceed that of 1921 by several. hundred. During the past she months a total . of 1874 residence permits were issued, calling for the expenditure of $6,844.--700. compared with 1505 residence per mits, valued at 35.185,760. Issued -during the first six months of last-year. For ttje month of June 1313 building per- mits were granted, calling for $2,188, 460. compared with 1149 permits valued at $1,431,940 issued during Jane of last year. - Residence permits Issued in June numbered 840 with an aggre gated value - of . $1.28,875. compared with -228 residence permits valued at $780,925 for June, 1921. Though the cost of building materi als has .decreased approximatelyUlO per cent during the past year, it is interesting to note htat the average construction ' cost of residences built during the first six months of 1922 Is iS65 compared with an average cost of $3445 for the first six - months of 1921.4 -"he trend -toward better class homes -. is further - emphasised in the record for Jun. when the average cost of residence construction was $3779. The building construction record for the.' post six month shows a well bal anced development of the- city. ' Many new Industries have , been established and '.many old industries "have en - larged their Quarters and erected new buildings. -. .Several large apartment houses, .notably -the- Ambassador- a; SActh and Madison, and the Sovereign V. apertxneBt -hotel; .at ' Broadway and Madison.: have been erected and there is a strong movement toward tw and four family flat buildings in east side -residence districts.. ."-.., A trend westward and .-southward in v the- expansion of the west ide' busi ness district is . reflected , in the erec tlon f sv large number of . buildings " for fflcea and J retail ; shops. Since January 1 more than $500,000 has been appropriated for the i construotion of new . church edifices In the .city and " the school . board of district No. s. 1 : has Announced plans for the immediate construction of new school buildings ; at an aggregate cost of approximately High Rents Force Business Centers To New Locations Ljarge volume of business in the sale of Irvington home sites during the first half of the year, and more than. 100 new ; dwellings have been erected .a the popular addition on property sold by Earl J. Lowe, manager of the firm's lot department. Increasing rental rates bn floor siace in the west side retail business district during the past six months has re sulted in an expansion of the district and forced the center of business "ac tivity westward on Washington street and southward on Broadway, accord ing to B. L. Metzger cf the Metsger Parker company. While higher rents are Justified by an Increasing popula ness conditions in practically all lines of trade, the reaction from the demand of the landlord is Inevitable and re sults m building up 'new areas of business property, Metzger stated. Besides handling a larger volume of business property leases during" the past six months than3 during any simi lar period in the history of the com pany, Metzger has succeeded In fill ing several new buildings erected on the east f.nd west side business dis trict.' The firm lias been instrumental in the development et a new center of activity at West Park and Oak streets, and in promoting a general revival of property" uses west of Broadway and north of Washington street. Firm Finds Strong Demand for Better Class Apartments Continued strength of the demand for residence property Is one of the most encouraging features of the realty market and indicates a normal, whole some development of the city, accord ing to Frank I McGuire. The heavy f&sidenee construction movement has stimulated the. sale of vacant home sites and the transfer of this class of property 'la an important . factor in the market. : Daring the six months period end ing Friday the McGuire agency handled a total of 1031 realty 'sales, with an aggregate value of $3,113,031. accord ing to the bulletin on display in the firm's sales room. The record , for the first six. months of last year Was 750 sales, valued at $2,404,815. .showing a gain of 250 transactions valued at $708,266 during the current yeaj;. t m ' . Fincls Beady Market With Home Builders The jsale of suburban homesrtea and acreage during the first six months of 1922 more than doubled the volume of business - handled during the corre sponding period of last year, according to R. H. Coafrey. ' manager : f the suburban home department of Ritter. LAWS A -Co. The firm has -disposed of hundreds of parcels In tracts . re cently platted on the Bstacada electric line and. along the paved highways radiating from the east side residence district. Among the. important tracts handled byj Confrey -are,, Ritiow acres. Ventura, park, portions of Multnomah berry ranch, the Suburban Homes- dab tract and the Peters subdivision. Grad ing and construction .of water mains Is under way oh; the newly ' platted Caiman addition, on East 42d street, Confrey stated, -and this property will be placed, on the market at an early date. " - , . - The purchasers of suburban acreage are home i builders -and many of them are old residents of the city who sell or lease their Inside property And move i to the greater freedom of the suburbs. 1 Hitter, Lowe Co. also handled a Lease Apartment House for 10 Years The Sunnycrest apartmentthouse. lo cated at No. 186 Sherman Street, was leased last week by the owner. J. R. Hale, to R, A. Haehlen for a ten-year penoa at an aggregate rental of ap- tion . in the City and prosperous bust- proximately $30,000. The Sunnycrest is a four story structure containing 20 two and three room suites and, 15. sin gle housekeeping rooms. The' building recently was remodeled and repainted by the owner and has been refurnished by Haehlen. TO. ERECT SEW1 HOME Maupin, July 1. O. P.' Weberg, large stockman and farmer of the sec tion, west of Waplnitia, has purchased the home and store site of W. , H. Staats, occupied bythe R. K. WilsonJ company before "the fire, and is Kevins the material ijauled to th$ plaea prepa-raiorj- to erecting a home oti the corner ami partly using the o.-trlnal basement as a foundation.. T is .planned to bo completed by opening of school, t be occupied by Mrs. Weberg and three daughters. t36.ee APABTMElfT A high class, four family apartment house, designed and constructed by F. K. Bowman & Co., recently was com pleted on a site at No. 741 Schuyled street, corner of Tst 22d street north in Irvington. ICach apartment has five large rooms besides a sun parlor, and a tiled bath. Fireplaces, hardwood floors, steam heat, basement laundry - and Janitor service are among the attrac tions offered tenants. The building is a two-story rrame structure costing ap proximately $30,000. Better Class Homes Teature East , Side Building Movement PORTLAND'S PROGRESS RECORD 1921 All 6654- PERMnj-SST.iSO RESIDENCES .1 SOS m X$WtH&e l$74 - fc.S44.70o 1922 BANK. CLE AftiN(S!736i 4-12,423 ' tk. mmaWfp 9 740,1I6,17X UUMdER EXPORTS 51,451477 Ft WORTH - f f,fo4l,Clw l47,lQ4i47f Pt 3,420. 23t Erection of 30 new houses rangir In construction cost from $5000 to $25,000 reflects the rapid development of Eastmoreland during .the past six months. Opening of East 28th street from Holgaie street to Woodstock ave nue has reduced the running time by auto from the west side business dis trict to Kaistmoreland to 15 . minutes. The new thoroughfare approaches East moreland between Reed college campus and the public solf course. Sales of homesites In Kastmoreland ' indicate a steady development, of the' addition during the balance of the year, ac cording to Frank B. Cpshaw, mana ger of the property ;Tor . the Ladd Estate company. The home building ' movement has been still more pronounced In West moreland, ITpshaw stated, and more than 100 houses ranging in price from $2500 to $SO0O have been erected in the addition since the first of the year. Ladd's addition property Is also the scene of a revival of home build ing and many rales have been made' during the past few weeks to pros pective bullfiers. This addition was platted many years ago and Is well developed with hundreds of substan tial homes. The opening of Dun thorpe seres, has attracted' a large group of young business and profes sional men who appreciate the advan tages offered by this semi-suburban property and plans aire under way ! for several handsome residences on the addition during the summer and au-j tumn. , - .. 4 ' ' ' i Slaughter of Weeds Is Soon to Begin The annual slaughter of weeds, grass and brush on vacant lots ts to beprin this week, according - te arrangements made at a conference between Mayor Baker and CommiastonerBigelow Fri day. Inspectors will be, sent out to Check up on the various sections of the eliy. and thereafter the property own ers or tenants will be i served official notices te clean up the premises within i a definite time limit. - In case of failure so to do. the work will be done by city i employes and tho costs made a Hen upon the properties. :-' i i . ' r ' - ' I I L- A .11 yii mumm :'L4 . UaJ; u u n -zsi it .,, ,., I ' if m'p'tum mil Si Eaton Acres Tract Proves Attractive To Home Builders t Twelve homes are' under construc tion on' the Eaton Acres tract. 22 acre addition located between East 41st, East 47th streets, 71st avenue and 64th avenue southeast, recently placed on the market by William R. Lacey. The tract has -been divided Into 74 quarter acre parcels and 50 of these have been disposed of to prospective home build ers since May 15. Lacey stated. Eaton Acres Is four blocks from the Errol Heights carline and an- equal distance from the Woodstock line. Prices are .moderate and terms are liberal. " The TiUe & Trust company is, trustee or the addition. Lacey has been a resident of Fort land since 1906 and is familiar with the real estate market and the development of the city: He recently completed the sale of 84 home sites In Woodstock ad dition. - During June he ! reported a total Of 44 safes of home sites. Firm Moves From Home of 31 WHEAT EXPORT 13,760,13 0U WORTH t 4 i - Ait3t gats.: After neing located cbntinnously for 21 -years in the ; buildirg' at First street, Fairbanks. Moree j Coi. - have discontinued their lease and moved last week to the, building pt the cor ner, of East First -andEast Water street, aeguirt'd toy the firm about a year ago from the C4ivr Cfcilfed Flow vontpiny. The Fairbanks, Morse company- Is one of the oldest P dealers , in scales and .etigines cm , the-; Pacif coast. According! to E; Harkjess local manager, the business.. el the con-cem- could - be more J cecoaomieally handled at the new lecatloa.? k -; - ." i- " rlJl3r--riJaT -r.vr; - Plans have been' prepared by ErnsM Kroner for the erectsont -of two family flat building .in liadda addition for Charles; Schwind., The building will be of frame construction and will be supplied wKh a frrnace for each apart Iment. Coestruen -cost Is estimated At About $7009. . ...i - v , - 's , Firm Breaks Eecord In Property Sales --The demand, for high, class . apart ment, houses exceeds the supply, and there Is a field for the erection of 'sev eral new Apartments1 In both east sidi and west side residence districts, ac cording to E. M. Ellla. .The E. M. El lis company began operations in Janu ary ,and 'during. the pasti sir months the firm has handled IS major; transac tions, in leases, and sales of apartment house and hotel property, represent ing. An Aggregate- investment ef $350, 000, according to' the head of the con cern. - , .--' - - - - : Ellis Announced Saturday that he would, leave this week for an automo bile trip through the Tellowatone na tional park and other sc-nic sections of the Korthwest. ''? He; will be accom panied toy Mrs. Ellis and- their- four children. J. - W- Tice,' sajes manager of the EL M,' Ellis company, will be to charge of the business during the ab sence of the heed of .the firm. - ' - . lwiston.IdAho, fiuly 1 Work will begin this week on repairing and re modeling the, Raymond hotel; which Was i damaged" by- fire last month.- The burned portion was a frame building, the ' original Raymond - boteW as con structed in 17. This portion wlU be La Grande Eepprts 14 1 Dwellings Are Being Constructed La Grande, July l.-rTbe building season Is at Its height In La Grande, with ' 41 dwellings under construction, several already finished and' others be tag planned.' The W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. has begun construction of a new undertaking, parlor costing $10,000, and the Standard Oil company has under way a substation for retailing gas and oil that will cost $4000. The under taking parlor was designed by Charles B. Miller, local architect And will be one of the most modern in' the state. It is being built at the location of the old building, which has beeq moved and is being converted into a residence. And will have the advantage of the beauti ful grounds of that location, t many large trees and a fine lawn surrounding- It. The floor 'plans provide for a building 30x73 'feet, with-both, outside and- inside entrances to all rooms, a covered driveway leading to the 'family room. In the basement will be a double layout room,, providing means of han dling : eontagious ' disease cases - In I safe manner, as well as the display room, packing room and workshop. ShlDoIntf eases will be handled without using the main floor at AlL fireproof vaults 'will also -be provided. - These will be built into the ground. Work on the' plant of the La Grande Construction and Supply company is also well nnder way. The building will be 40x85 feet,, of brick, and wiU give that company greatly' increased facili ties .for manufacturing .doors, sash. etc New machinery wUl.be installed by the company; .- V s ' C- RrSH SCMOOfBCILDIirO . Kelso. Wasb-i July 1. Unusually raflld progress Is being made with the construction of the new Kelso high school building, . for i which. Hoover , McNeil. Are the. contractorfc; The. wells Are now built And' work is under way on the roof, and the building makes a most' striking appearance on-its sightly location em ,tne (iua. The,, lebanon Plumbing company, .which. has the con tract for the : heating - And plumbing plants, ts keeping progress with; the construction of the bunding, which will be ready for the opening of the school term eArtsr;,--'liH''September..:.::-.WlIliAin Quigley- Is : foreman- In charge "of the work And J. A- Alexanoer is inspector for the school .bOArd..:V:-i: -7 -' j' FlAKT'XEAB.I3fO COPI.ETIOX Eugene,' July . The iew ; plant of the" O'Brien Mattress- factory is near ing completion. It was tptally destroyed by fire. sums w.cks Ago. Two buildings replaced by a modern fireproof build-1 wUl-house the plant in the future. ing wiut stucco eTienor. . PUNS CALL FOR ' $145,000 RETAIL SHOP BUG Propose Structure Would Oc cupy Site of Old JWasonic ; Temple at Third and Alder. Erection of! An eight story fireproof buHdinav MiincA nr th. .... - J -.. v V V. VJ'AW Third And Alder streets is proposed ; Plans for, thf building being prepare by Claussen & Claussen call for a re inforced concrete structure with an a,bundahce of window space Jn each story. . v ; -- : The 8its..of .the proposed building is which has been leased for many years by the J. It Gill company as a retell store. It is understood that the temple - will be wrecked -And construction work , ' begun on . the specialty shop . building following the . completion of the new J. IC GUI building at the southeast corner of Fifth and Stark streets. , 1 Specialty shop buildings Are common . in Eastern citiea according to Hols- tures on the : Pacific Coast. Construe- . tlon cost of the proposed toulldlng Is estimated At'$17,000. I , TTnited Brethren to Erect Two Churches Plans for a new edifice for the Third United Brethren" church, , to be erected on a site at, the northeast corner of Esst 67th street And J2d avenue sonth rast are belngT prepared by W. F. TAlur kmt - Kdwknl A- - Miller The . building will be of frame construction With brtek: facing. It will be. 65 by. 64 feet In dimensions; with - seating capacity for 300. worshippers and will . cost approximately , f 15.000. The asms . architects' are making plans for a new building for the Fourth United Brethren church on Trement Avenue. .a jaas aaS4nw mm J-S ft 1 iofftMd of ne to liiiea fir . Anr. I Pftctoi aad ctlauUl ooC Im ilJlX
