Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-01
REAL ESTATE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Bright Prospects Tor the Future
Demand for Rented Pr0perty-Busi.
ness improvements &c

prices are stin and business is good" re-
marked Mr.. R. o. Hoffman, the real estate
dealer, to STAR reporter. II have just made
S25, coo cash sale and Hnd that there Ia a
good demand for high priced property. There
is no depression In my line, except what have
seen intimated in the newspapers"
Other dealers take the most cheerful view
of the situation and predict steady
and profitable market. The demand for
houses to rent and for furnished apart
ments which is always at its height at this sea-
son of the year. compares favorably with last
year. The indications are that there will be a
very large visiting population here this winter.
The apartment houses continue to be popular
and the suites are nearly all rented for the win
ter These suites represent the high water
mark In prices for house accommodations and
are only taken by people of means. Furnished
houses for the winter even at high rents find
customers. and owners OF property are very
well satisfied with the outlook. During the
winter season many of the visitors. charmed
with the city as place of residence. will secure
building sites. and next spring will probably be
very busy season for architects and builders.
Attention of capitalists is now being directed to
the need in this city of small houses and their
Will be great dealOf building of this kind done
during the next year.
IMPROVEMENTS ON F STREET.
MI. Charles LOsekam, formerly proprietor of
the MaisOn d'Oree, has purchased from Mr..
Hatch Of the firm of Fisk & Hatch, the New
York bankers. the property 1923 + street for
S2S, COO The improvement is three-story brick
house. which has been occupied by DR.. Hatch.
brother of the owner Mr. Losekam intends to
remodel and enlarge the present building, and
he Is now having plans prepared by the archi-
tects, Messrs Gray and Page. He proposes to
open here a restaurant which will be first-class
in all its details. The remodeled building will
present very handsome and attractive front.
IN keeping with the recent improvements which
have made street one of the best built streets
In the city. During the past year very large
amount OF money has been spent in business i'm
prOvements along this street. as the changed
appearance ofthe buildings sufficiently indicates.
Besides Tany costly new structures have been
erected. as. for instance, the buildings erected 10y
Messrs. c. G. Glover and Henry Il. Willard near
18th street-immense fire-proOf structures.
Then there Is the HOOe building, erected by Nr.
Z. &. Willard, with massive iron front and iron
grders and brick floors and partition walls
throughout. The Moses building is notable
structure and the finest for the purpose in the
city and that is on the corner of 18th and
streets There have been a large number of
minor improvements. and the general result is
to give street commercial appearance.
MARINIs NEW HALL
Prof. Marini has. during the past summer at
great expense, enlarged his hall on E, between
9Th and 10th streets, and has now one of the
best appointed places OF its kind in this city,
The main audience room is $50 by AZ feet, with
ceiling 25 feet high. The entrance is I'D two
broad stairways to a large, roOmy vestibule, on
each side of which are large dressing-rOoms.
with perfect appointments. The stage is 90 by
AZ feet. with entrance from the rear The au-
d!ence-roOm will seat 1900 people On the
ground floor are two large halls each Is by 42
feet. with gentlemens hat and coat room and
ladies' reception and cloak room in front The
banQueting room is in the rear with all first
class appointments In the way of kitchen and
pantry. The whole building is heated by steam.
The enlargement and Improvement OF the hall
were from designs and under the supervision of
A. B. Mullett. architect. The acoustic proper
ties of Marinis hall have been tested by the best
experts IN the country and pronounced perfect
MR.. GOLpSCHMID's HOUSES
Two handsome new houses at the corner of
Massachusetts avenue and 18th street. have lust
been completed for Mr.. R. Goldschmid. The
s-ehitect is Mr.. c. A. Didden, and the builders,
Messrs. Emmert & Heisley. The cost OF con-
struction was $4,000. The houses are built in
the most substantial manner The fronts are OF
pressed brick and stone trimmings The inside
finish is Of California red wood polished; the
mantels of first floor are of cherry, with hand
some tile facings and hearths. All the principal
rooms have open fire places. The heating and
plumbing are done in the very best manner The
windows have stained glass. The gas fixtures
are crystal and gold and bronze.