Cedar Rapids housing starts exceed 1961 record in 1961
Cedar Rapids builders started more new one family dwellings than in 1961 as mild November and December weather allowed foundations to be poured. Annexations added sites in College township and Edgewood road areas. December included seven apartment starts including Bjornsen Development’s 23 unit East Town Place and six Park Town Place garden apartments with costs of 151000 and 117766 respectively.
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Cedar Rapids
College Township
Edgewood Road
Bjornsen Development
East Town Place
Twenty-eighth Street Drive
Park Town Place
H. J. Bjornsen
Sherman Street
Attic Conversions Offer Space Solutions For Cedar Rapids Homes
In Cedar Rapids many families face small living areas and look to convert unfinished attics basements or porches into new rooms this winter. The piece outlines feasible DIY ideas like wood grained panels ticking fabric walls and attic desk setups plus tips on ventilation insulation and securing stair rails. It cites local permit data from 1960 and 1961 and highlights showroom ideas from New York Decoration and Design Show.
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Cedar Rapids
New York
Avisco Rayon
Local Home Sales Reported by Iowa Securities Co
Burmoods Bay residents acquire 2059 Carolina drive NE house from Harold L. Robinson builder. Vernon and Mrs Erenberger buy 2762 Teresa drive SW from Dr Woodrow Rattora with possession Feb 1. Jerome L Schlueter sells 1625 Twenty Fourth Street Marion to Velma Wright Springville with possession Jan 15. Each sale handled by Iowa Securities Co in cooperation with local real estate centers.
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Robert D. Burmood
Thirty-fourth Street
Carolina Drive
Harold L. Robinson
Iowa Securities Co
Vernon R. Erenberger
Solon
Teresa Drive
Woodrow Rattora
Clyde M. Carroll Real Estate Center
Jerome L. Schlueter
Twentyfourth Street
Marion
Velma E. Wright
Springville
Thomas E. McGowan, Inc
Marion Realtors
Floor Temperatures and Heating Standards Cited
A heating guideline states floors should stay at least 68 F, ideally 70 F, even in outer corners. The Air Distribution Institute of Chicago, an association of metal duct manufacturers, says maximum floor temps must not exceed 80 to 85 F.
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Air Distribution Institute of Chicago
Cepowskis Sell House to Mary Alice Turner
The Gazette reports the Cepowskis sold their former residence at 1119 Seventh Street SE to Miss Mary Alice Turner. The sale involved 1607 Twenty Fourth Street NW and 1905 Third Street SW, with Howard Mitchell as builder handling the transactions.
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Cepowskis
Mary Alice Turner
Tenth Street
the Gazette
Twenty-fourth Street
Howard Mitchell
John Cepowski
Third Street
Seventh Street
Mary Alice Claude R. Nelson
Turner
Condon Real Estate
Tait
Den Convert a Corner of Master Bedroom into Office
Convert a corner of the master bedroom into an office den by building in bookshelves and a desk. The project creates a compact workspace with integrated storage and a dedicated study area within the suite.
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Phato
Xace
By Naomi Doebel
Burmoods Bay
Twin Towers Junction
jOn
New Pratt & Lambert
Kennedy-Weiss
Vyrl Justice
Doctor of Applied
Tadeaa
Korey
Oa Cs
Justice Electric CO
Bob Shaffer
10Th Street
Hatchibrookman
8Th Ave
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