National Republican., 1883-07-21
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
Hut Few Actual transactions Made, But
Inquiries for Property Numerous.

Inquiries for Property Numerous.
"The state of the real estate market Just
Mt present may bo characterized rs one OF
dnllness," remarked dealer yesterday, and
that assertion was verified by the experience
of nearly every real estate man visited. Some
have been making a few sales, but generally
thero is but little doing.
Ono broker said that he had just completed
the sale of $4,000 house in the moth.
western section, and another had sold ono in
the same locality for $4,000 cash
The best sale heard of was largo tract,
also in the northwest, amounting TO over
100000, but tho final settlements of which
are yet to be made.
Notwithstanding there is so few actual sales,
the inquiries for property are still as numer-
Gus as in the early spring As one gentleman
said, " go home every night just as tired as
in March last. when We were making sales
every day, and without the satisfaction that
j had then of having accomplished something
We get inquiries for property, both personally
and by mail every day, and of course those
INQUIRIES must be attended to. Hero is u lot
ter | received to-day from Europe, the writer
wanting to buy $4,000 house for cash. Prop
erty is still firm, and owners will not let 1T go
unless they get its value. Here is another
letter declining $15 600 cash offer for house
on New York avenue. All this detail has to
good business in the fall, ] think"
In conversation with the real estate men
about the extension OF the streets to Mt.
Pleasant, the petition for which was published
In yesterdays REPUBLICAN,, the opinion
seemed to be general that the project was one
which ought to meet the approval of the
commissioners. The ground on the east side
of Fourteenth street extended, the old Stone
estate, has been plated in view of the extern
sion Of the city limits, so no change would
have to be made there. Sixteenth street Is
already extended, and there would
be but little difficulty, save in
the extension of Fifteenth street,
where Meridian hill would suffer. Still the
demand for this extension of the city limits
is sufficiently great to justify the commits
soners in giving the matter careful and early
consideration. With the completion OF the
work of extending the water supply and the
laying out of Garfield avenue, there VIII be
through drive from Sixth street to George
town. 1t is considered highly probably that
the Garfield memorial will be an arch thrown
over Sixteenth street extended at or near
where the standpipe is located. With the
completion of the water works at Sixth street
there will be no further need of the stand
pipe.
Massachusetts, avenue, (which now is stopped
by Boundary street, should be extended
across Rock creek and beyond Kalorama. Mas
sachusetts avenue is even now the handsomest
street in Washington. 1t runs from Boundary
street on the northwest to the Anacostia on
the southeast in line perfectly straight eN'
cept for very slight angle at New Jersey
avenue and First street northwest This
improvement is much desired by property
owners and residents along the line of said
avenue, especially those residing west o
Fourteenth street.
Building operations are going on with ra
pidity in every section of the city, and mos
of the houses commenced in the spring viii
be ready for occupancy before the winter set'
in. Rev. Father Foley has taken out per
nit to make the repairs to the building, lOlI
Ninth street northwest, recently donated by
Miss Annie Smith to the Sisters of the Good
Shepherd, which are necessary to adapt it Il
the purposes for which it will be used A
brick wall will replace the wooden fence now
inclosing the property, and the interior of the
building will be considerably changed beside
being entirely repainted. The total cost o.
the alterations will be about $4,000.
II. l.. Page took out a permit yesterday t.
build brick dwelling of octagonal form
three stories in height, on X street, between
Connecticut avenue and Twenty-frst stree
northwest. The roof of the dwelling will b
of tile and tin, and with fiat bay windows
will extend up the entire trout. Gray an'
Page arc the architects, and Langley AM
Geslinger the builders. Cost, $4,000.
Mr.. w. u. Portfolio yesterday took out
permit to construct seven brick dwellings, a
u cost of 335, 900. Four of the houses are t,
be situated on p street, and three on Morri
son street northwest He will superintcn'
the erection of them himself
- MoRcoE's cigar and paper store, All Twelftl