National Republican., 1883-10-06
DISTRICT REAL ESTATE.
Gossip Cleaned by Visit TO the Different
DenIers-some Few Sales Made.

Gossip Cleaned by u visit to the Different
DeaIors-some Few Sales Made.
Real estate matters arc beginning to look up
somewhat, and several sales are reported by
different dealers. A house on s street, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth northwest; one
on Tenth street. near Rhode Island avenue
and one on Capitol hill were reported by one
dealer, as also some ground on Twelfth street,
above N, at so cents per foot cash.
Another reported the sale Of six houses in
the northern part of the city at prices ranging
from $i,50O to $1,000.
''The fall is hardly tho time for big sales"
said another dealer. 1--WE make most of our
sales in the spring, and in the fall we mako
loans and rent houses You see a man starts
to build in the spring and by fall he finds, as
his house nears completion, that he is run
ming short of money. So he wants to ne
gotiate loan. Then, of course, in the fall
the renting business is very brisk, and houses
are in great demand"
"The boarding house keepers resort to
every expedient," said another dealer. :" L
have had quite number Of good houses for
rent, and the variety of the applications has
been very amusing. OF course these houses
were to be rented for private use only, but 1
have found that some of the tenants have a
number of boarders, and, upon demonstrating
that their contracts had been violated, have
been told that they only took a few friends,
or that they had taken two or three for
company Houses are in great demand and
there IL active inquiry for furnished houses
by the new members of congress, who will
keep house so that they can entertain. l
think the winter will be quito brilliant
one"
"Why is it," said prominent real estate
man, that the Light Infantry insist upon
getting site for their armory down town
They will have to pay high for their ground
anywhere south of + street. Let them look
north of that locality and there are plenty of
locations that could be obtained at reasona-
BILE figure so that they could put more money
into the building. Of course they will have
to derive revenue from the stores that they
will probably put on tho ground floor,
and then from tho rent of their hall for
concerts, hops, and other entertainments.
Now there are no halls save Masonic temple,
Lincoln hall, Marini's, and that of the Rifles,
and they are all within q few squares of each
other If the infantry should select site,
say on Fourteenth street, which is q good
business street above the Thomas circle, they
would fill a much felt want of q good hall in
that section, and / believe they could put up
q building that would yield them good row
enue. The suggestion is worth considering
anyway"
In the matter of buildings, the most of
them that were started in the spring are ap-
preaching completion, and those that have
been recently started will be put under roof
and then finished in the spring.
Mr.. Lyman of Boston, who purchased the
Bryant house. on Highland place, has caused
extensive repairs to be made upon the build
ing, and has built handsome stable in the
rear
Work upon the stores on Ninth street, be-
tween ID and L, being erected by Mr.. Edward
Temple is progressing rapidly, and before
the settled cold weather it is probable that
they will be entirely completed and occupied.
Mr.. III. A. Seymour is erecting two hand.
some two-story bay window dwellings, con
tanning eight rooms each, with all modern i'm
provements, on Fourth street, between Eas
Capitol and A streets southeast. They will
cost about $4,000 each.
Mr.. Charles King has just completed eight
six-room dwellings ON Massachusetts, avenue
between Sixth and Seventh streets northeast
with all modern improvements costing about
$4,000 each.
Mr.. King will begin next week to erect
four moro dwellings similar to those just COM
pleted on the same square, and to cost about
the same amount. Mr.. King has also lust
completed three siX-room dwellings with all
modern conveniences on New Jersey avenue,
between X and l. streets northwest, costing
about 81, 900 each
The supreme council of the Masonic order
have purchased the fine building 433 Third
street northwest, and Gen. Pike is now NOV
ing into it. 1t has a spacious library room
where Gen. Pixies splendid library will be
deposited, to which large and valuable addi
tions have been made and are constantly
being made. The library will be opened tc
such persons as are known to Gen. Pike, oil
may be properly recommended to him. 1t
contains many rare books not to be found in
any other library in this coun try.