The Washington critic., 1888-03-03
HOUSES AND LAND
New Dwellings to he Built Eeceuf
Real Fstate sales.

New Dwellings TO be Buiii-Eeceuf
Real Estate Sales.
The current weel, has shown decided
increase in the real estate business, aus
the indications are that lively season OF
building and improvements Is at hand
For the five days Of this week, ending
Friday evening, p building permits were
issued, involving S7j27j to be expended
in their erection. A number of these
permits were for stores and business
houses and the larger part for modest
dwellings to cost 5000 to 5000.
As soon as there is prospect for settled
weather large amount of building will
be commenced and pushed rapidly
through. Contracts have been made
material, purchased and are lying in the
lumber and brick yards ready for deliv-
cry, and the musOns and builders are
simply waiting for good weather The
row of handsome residences winch M
4 T. Schneider is TO erect ON Corcorau
sfeet was to have been commenced last
Monday but the weather prevented
This j. but one instance QUITO hundrei-
and 0s soon as proptious weather ,cumcs
the sound OF the hammer and trowel will
be heard I'm the land
one of the handsomest and most
artistic houses in the city will he Mr. A
Z BrttOn's 10000 mansion 20 be erected
on Sixteenth street above scott Circle,
between Secretary Endlcott's and NJ.
Robe,On'~ The house, which has .
frontage of fifty feet and depth Of
seycnty-fye feet. will he stone front up
10 the second story and pressed brick
above that The plans prepared by ths
architect Nh T. i. Schneider, show
many beautiful and artistic effects In this
residence. The interior will be finished
In oak and q large ballroom will b.
feature.
The popular demand for small neatly
finished houses to rent at a low figure, h.,.
awakened builders to the necess,ty VI
erecting such residences aud large mum
Der will be under way In the early part VI
the season. Several permits were taken
out this week. Mr.. Dennis Horrigan will
build q row of four on = street, between
Twenty-iifth and Twenty.sixth. Mr.. y.
| Il. Wells will put up four brick dwellings
| on Maryland avenue, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets southwest Mr.
j.. Hickey will erect two bricks on II be-
tween Seventh and Eighth, and three on
Seventh, between III and / southwest.
Mr.. i. T. Gamer will put up two small
houses in Richardson Place. All these
residences Will be small and rent at
u moderate price.
During the five days Of this week -
| large properties were sold and these deeds
represented mainly transfers of properties
ranging in price from 81, 900 to 5000.
"F'rom the large number of inquiries
| for property and a steadily-increasing
| volume of business, l am. led to believe
| that good spring trade is ahead of us,
| said q member Of the firm of John L.
| Beall X Co. 1.-THE inquiries for property
| are not confined TO any one section, but
seem to indicate that all parts of the city
will come in for lively season Of buying
and selling
i. II. Warder has sold Mrs. Emily C.
| Dutton for $40, 600, lot on Hillyer street,
between Twentieth and Twenty-tirst
| streets.
| Mrs Catharine W. Myer has bought
| from Randall Hagner and Samuel Mad
| dox, trustees, five acres of the .uburbau
| property known rs pretty Prospect,
| the consideration being $l3025.
A. NJ. Smith has sold jeremiah Murphy.
for 81, 500, a lot on Third street, between
III and | northwest, fronting 10 feet on
| Third street, with depth of 81 feet.
| William J. Johnston has bought from
Benjamin y. Wells, for $3.50, lot be
tween o and = and Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets northwest.