Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-24
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Signs Of improvements Evident and Large
Deals intProspect.
Property ON the south Side of Penn
sylvania Avenue Brings Near.
ly H24 Square Foot.

The real estate men who buy and sell
property improved and unimproved in
Washington show a singular diversity of
opinion on the prevailing conditions in
their business. An inquiry addressed to
one will be met by the reply that very
marked Improvement is noticeable. and the
very next man Intercepted will declare
that business is as dull as the back of
case knife in every direction. The majority
of realty dealers. who had this question
propounded to them during the past three
days however, expressed themselves as the
first one quoted did, and consequently the
preponderance of this sort must be taken
as a true reflection of the real state of
affairs. There are several deals of consid-
cradle Importance on the boards, three OF
which contemplate change in the owner
81 lip Of property in important business sec
items. but negotiations have not reached a
point where publicity would be wise.
In recording last week the sale of the
property on 18th street. east side, adjon-
Ing the corner of l street, The Star re-
porter took the dimensions of the lot as
given in the plat book. and estimated the
square foot price of the lot at $40. The
let, however, is smaller than given In this
column and the price really paid for the
property was within small fraction of $40
foot. 1t is highly important that this
correction should be made, as 1t indicates
a much better value of property in that
neighborhood and shows that 1t is steadily
improving.
Pennsylvania Avenue Property.
During the past week a sale was made
of property on Pennsylvania avenue, south
SIDE adjoining the southeast corner of 10th
street. The corner property is owned by
Miss Ella f. Hubby of Cleveland. Ohio,
and she purchased the lot adjoining
through 3. H. Warner & Co. The consid-
await 0r tyix u, Inn1 for hn "
which contains only GIT feet. but is the key
to the corner, was given at $40, nominal, of
course, but 1t is understood that the actual
price paid was $4,000 This represents
price of about 81. 10 square foot. This,
however. is regarded a reasonable fig
ure, i'll view the effect the completion of
the new city post office will have in i'm
proving business conditions on the south
side of the avenue. The purchase gives
Miss Hubby a frontage on the avenue of
about 40 feet with a depth on 10th street
OF W. and the owner contemplates erecting
an imposing building on the site in the
early future.
There is every indication of a lively
summer in suburban building. Early
next week Mr.. c. J. Ubhoff will com
mence the erection of seventeen very at
tractive houses in Petworth addition to
Washington. They will occupy seventeen
separate lots. which have frontages of
from ~ to 80 feet and depths of 100. The
houses will be of the villa style, from plans
two of the houses will be alike but all will
have striking frontssand an abundance of
verandas. They Will contain from eight
to ten rooms each. with cellars and the
first floors will all be finished in quartered
oak, and will be equipped with artistic cab
met mantels and tiled frepiaces The
baths VIII be also titled. The houses will
De heated by furnaces and equipped with
MIXTURES for both gas and electric lighting.
MI William HoiIilead, representing a
syndicate which OWES square in the Pet
worth addition-which, by the way, is the
only subdivision adjacent to Washington
which strictly conforms to the original
plan of the city-is having plans made for
two large and handsome villas to be
erected this summer ION the property
MIS- Lizzie H. Bentley will shortly oc
cupy the new residence. which she fs inst
completing at It'll and Omaha streets pet
worth. "
A Novel building.
The Cleveland Park Company will erect
a very novel and artistic building at Cleye-
land Park, from plans by Waddy B. Wood
1t will cover large space and will have
a low, uneven appearance. The first story
will be of native rubble stone and the
second of moss green shingles A porch
OF much depth. with stone columns, will
stretch across the front. and there will