National Republican., 1883-09-29
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
Facts Cleaned in Conversation With the
Brokers Yesterday.
The Great Demand for Furnished Houses
by Wealthy Non-Residents.
Different Localities Which Have Greatly Improved
and Which Promise a Good Outlook.
buildings In Course OF Erection In vari-
GUS Sections OF the City.

In real estate matters the pressure now
seems for houses to rent Every broker
nearly is in RECEIPT of letters from people ask
ing for furnished houses for the winter.
"Why," said one real estate man to q Re-
PUBLICAN reporter yesterday, "tho number
of letters have received is greater than ever
before, and they are all from wealthy people
in the north, many of them being from Bos-
ton. They want good furnished houses for
the congressional season, and are willing to
pay good prices for them. When we get them
here in this way we are sure to sell them prop
erty before the winter is over"
"A tenant of mine," said another "who
has a lease which will not expire for some
time recently made some objection to the
house. He wanted whole lot of repairs put
on the building, and | simply told him that
IL he wasn't satisfied / would take the house
right of his hands. He is giving me $1,000
o year for it, and l am satisfied l could rent
IL at once for 1000"
Did he take your proposition?" ?"
mo, he didn't; he stayed"
The buildings that have been started this
season in the northwestern section are ap.
preaching completion, and the most of them
will be occupied before permanent cold
weather sets in. To one who has not been
over that part of the city since last spring the
change is something wonderful in the number
OF elegant houses UnaU nave Deen erected.
There is still some vacant ground, which will
probably be built upon next season. In
the immediate vicinity of Iowa circle,
on Vermont avenue, q number of
houses have been built and this
locality promises to be the most desirable in
in the city. Iowa is the largest of any of the
circles and is on higher ground. 1t has been
laid out with great taste, and Col. Rockwell
intends recommending in his annual report
that the Bartholdi fountain, which is now lost
to view by being shut up in the botanical gar
dens, be transferred to this circle. If this is
done 1t will add another attraction to that
already charming locality.
Rhode Island avenue, which runs through
this circle will one day be as handsomely
built up as is Connecticut avenue, from which
il starts. The commencement is already
made. On the corner is Mr. McKees elegant
house, now approaching completion, and then
to Scott circle handsome residences line both
sides of the avenue. A good class of houses is
found clear to Iowa circle, and even east of
that point. This avenue will also be q popu.
lar drive, as it stretches out to the northeast,
joining the road which will 60 up to tho new
reservoir
"As an evidence of how property has in
creased in the northwest" said an old real
estate man, "a lot which bought less than
two years ago at the corner of Il street and
New Hampshire avenue at II cents o foot, l
recently sold for S1.06 and ground near by,
which was sold at auction for 81 cents less
than two years ago. has been sold this spring
for Sl.2o. A man don't want better invest
ment than that does he 2"
The reporter thought he did not.
The starting of the line of. herdics up Fif-
teenth street has had an influence on property
on that street, which is one Of the best longi-
tudinal residence streets in the city, and one
dealer said that he had rented three houses
on this street since 1t was ascertained that
the herdics were to so out to Boundary. "By
next spring it is safe to say" continued he,
that all the vacant ground clear out to
boundary will be built upon. The street
already has better average class of houses
than any street west of Fourteenth street.
and so has an excellent start in this respect"
Meeting another leading real estate dealer,
the reporter asked "How about the Garfield
avenue, which has been proposed as means
of connecting the west end with upper George
town."
"Oh," replied the dealer. "that is an assured
fact, and" pointing to u large map he said ::
"You notice that Garfield avenue from this
street, which is practically an extension of
Connecticut avenue, is opened, graded and
trees are now set through Presbrey's subdi-
vision, and 1t is continued in through Tuttler
subdivision to the Kalorama property. From
that point" continued he, Capt. Hoxie in
connection with the water supply, has laid
down and mapped O route for the avenue,
which adapts itself to tho contour of
the hills on Kalorama, and, starting from
the height of 175 feet above tide
in Presbreys subdivision it reaches by
gentle descent q junction with Massachusetts,
avenue extended, and crosses Rock creek on
bridge forty feet high"
"But how about the right Of way" said the
reporter.
WELL" said the dealer in terra firma, "Mr
Lowell in his lifetime gave the right of way
through his property, and William O. Hall
hn lie nnn nf fha oh xuIn afnrs tn
market, has given the land for the avenue,
and the plats of both these properties are be-
ing made with reference to this government
highway, which is ultimately to be pushed
through to the new reservoir back of Howard
university"
what effect will the opening of this ave-
nue. have upon property on Washington
heights and vicinity?"
Those who are fortunate enough to make
Investments there at present prices will
treble their money. As soon as steps are
taken this winter to secure an appropriation
from congress to open Garfield avenue the
price of all lands on and in vicinity OF it
will double"
Messrs. Tyler Il Rutherford, agents, are
building block of seven three story and
and basement brick dwelling houses on Sun
derland place. This street was formerly
known as street. west of Connecticut
avenue which has been renamed by the COM
missioners. Mr.. j. q. Myers the architect,
prepared the plans and specifications, which
have been greatly admired for their beauty
and adaptation to use. The block referred to
is in square 1l5. The basement stories are to
be feet inches in the clear; first
story, 10 feet 10 inches; second o feet
inches; third 8 feet. The lots have a ter
race of 30 inches above tho sidewalk
There will be a hydraulic cement concrete
footing under all the walls s inches deep and
4 inches wider than different thickness of the
walls. The main entrance steps, platform,
front doors, and window sills are to be of
the best quality Of Connecticut brown sand
stone. An encanster tile floor will be in each
vestbule. All the the basement windows
and outside doors will have blue stone
sills, and the front and area steps and
coping will be of blue stone. The crown
moldings will be made of galvanized iron,
and there will be concrete floors in basement
and front and rear areas. In the front and
rear parlors of each house, and the second
story front room, there will be ornamental
center pieces. There are to be stucco cor
nices run in front of parlor library and first
story of wall Inside and outside blinds will
be furnished The trimmings of the front
and vestibule door of best brass faced NOR
tice All the modern improvements includ-
ing sanitary plumbing. &c, are carefully
of closets and presses which many buildings
lack. Tho block when finished will be an
addition even to this handsome neighbnrhOod
Mr.. James NJ. York has the work in charge.
In response 10 an inquiry one of the most
prsminent dealers said THE real estate mar
kct Is firm, although Just at present there is
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