Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-15

POSED Skw RAILWAY.
There IL marked change In the situssio,
here as regards real estate" remarked r. o.
Hoffman. the weIl-knovn broker. The in
dications all point 10 increased activity, NOT
provements. This movement has already be-
gun, and the inquiries receive each day and
the questions put 20 me show not only re-
newed interest In real estate. but q strong con-
ndence in the future. I am inclined 10 DO
conservative in my views as well as in the con-
duct Of my business. and am sure that have
not misrepresented or exaggerated the present
condition OF Affairs I am not a believer in
blooms" or IN anything that will create an un-
healthy market, and. Furthermore. think that
our CITY does not need them. We are growing
each year not only in NUMBER but in wealth.
We are extending into the suburbs and the
time Is not distant when much Of what 10 re-
garded as suburban property will become city
property. There may be duh seasons, hut che
growth OF the city cannot be retarded"
HOUSES OF MEDIUM sur.
A real estate dealer who has built larpelv for
MS clients is Washington Danenhower. He
has devoted his attention 90 the erection Of
houses Of medium size. and generally las a
number IN various stages Of completion. In
talking with STAR reporter the other day he
said that he thought the market for medium
houses was over stocked. I jndee so from nv
a bOusea
Tor rent which have been standing vacant some
months. These houses rent from s25 30 $50
per month and are well located. Ordinarily
they would be snapped up at once. but sup
pose that there are more houses OF this kind
than there are tenants" Mr. Danenhower.
however, expects 20 resume his building opera
tions IN the spring. as he thinks that there will
be demand by that time for more houses.
IN THE EASTERN sUBURRs
Congress is to be asked 10 charter a new
street railroad. The projectors OF the road
perceive the necessity Of doing something 60
aid in the development of the country beyond
the Eastern branch. Ii 10 proposed that the
east, then run out Benning road to
the Bowen road, and then down Pennsyl-
vanla avenue extended % the city. Chss. A.
McEuen. the real estate dealer, who is largely
interested in suburban property in that local
ity, said that he was surprised by the demand
for property. He had made. some months
ago, the subdivision Of Burrville, which lies
on from the Benning road. and all the lots had
been disposeaof He was now making an adj
dition of l22 acres to this subdivision, which
would be ready to be placed on the market
next spring.
The lots in Grant park in the same locality"
he added. ARE being sold rapidly, and I look
forward to great increase in the population.
1 propose TO start a canning establishment in
this vicinity, and in this way supply the farm
produce. Steps have been taken 70 build a
steam railroad from Drum Point TO the Chesa-
peake bay. This road will extend 20 the city
and will pass through Benning, where there
will be station"
Mr.. McEuen said that under the recent law
regulating subdivisions of land. the Commits
sioners require the streets TO be laid out with
the same width and in conformity with those
in the city. Il believe ID and streets north
east will extend through my addition 10 Burr
IL. H.. A -
away that i thought il would be necessary TO
get telescope to trace out where the lines
ought to run"
NEW SUBURBAN sUBprvIsIoNs.
Herman K yiele, civil engineer. is very busy
just now IN preparing plats for suburban SUBJ
divisions. Il have never had so much work ON
my hands as 1 have at present." he remarked
to a STAR man.
Mr.. yiele has prepared the plats for most OF
the subdivisions made in the last few years in
the Tenleytown region, along Massachusetts
avenue extended and 10 the north OF the city,
He said that he Was now engaged in subdi-
viding a tract of land of about 20 acres for c.
T. Havenner, John +. waggaman and others.
This land lies across the Eastern branch. and
adlolns the Saylor property on the east. Penn
sylyania avenue extended passes directly
| through this subdivision. The same generous
| width which distinguishes this avenue within
| the city limits is preserved in this extension,
| and further ornament il added by a circle,
which is about the size of the Thomas circle.
All the other streets are extensions Of the city
streets.
In the same style, but in quite different al.
rection. Mr.. Viele is making two other SUBJ
divisions. One is a tract Of 81 acres belonging
70 c. c. Glover, and lying on the Belt road Just
above Tenleytown. The other subdivision is
that of Malvern Park for Charles Early and
Piney Branch road. just this side Of Bright
wood. Ii contains 80 acres and lies directly
on the line OF 10th street extended. and that
street will be laid out through the property.
DEMAND FOR APARTMENT HOUSES.
All the suites in the new apartment house az
the southeast corner of 9Th and streets were
leased as soon as the building was completed.
Mr.. Geo. W. +. Swartzell. the agent Of John r.
Mclean, the owner of the building. thinks
| that the rapidity with which the building was
rented shows that there is q demand in this
city for apartments at a moderate rental.
There has been nothing OF the kind in the
city until lately. he added "andI think that het
results ofth experiment will encourage Others
10 make similar improvements. The new build
ing is only four stories high. The ground
floor Is devoted to stores, and there are
there apartments on each Of the upper floors
containing three and four rooms each. kitchen
and bathroom and private hall il connected
with each department. The rent is from SOS
to $40 per month, which includes steam hest
in the halls.
MIR. PELLEw's NEW HOUSES.
W. NJ. Poindexter, architect. has Just COM
pleted two handsome brick dwellings on the
south side of Rhode Island avenue, between
10th and 18th streets. The owner is Mr.. Henry
L. Pellew, whose handsome new residence at
the northeast corner of Massachusetts avenue
and 18th street Is nearly completed. The
Rhode Island avenue houses have a frontage Of
221k feet each and are three stories and fin-
ished basement in height. The basement Of
,fas,, sxr, 1ar<x l..l.-