Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
The All-Pervading Dizziness Of the
Dog Days is at Hand.
FUTURE OUTLOOK is PROMISING
Inquiries Are Numerous From Per-
sons Who Want to Rent.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

There mas been very NIUE Change inns
the past week In the dizziness that pervades
the real estate market in Washington For
the next two or three weeks there will be
but little animation in actual dealings
BUYERS and sellers alike are absent from
Washington but no doubt is felt that when
cooler weather brings them back to the
city operations will become active in all
directions. The same causes that have led
to dissipation of the distrust which has
for so long affected the men who are in
terested in what is known as the money
market are also removing the doubt and
preplexity which have for several years pre-
vented the dealers in realty from securing
clear view of the conditions. The same
confidence. too. that is being restored to
those engaged in the more active lines of
commerce is returning in a very substantial
degree to those who trade in the slower but
solid branches devoted to realty, and the
latter part of september and the month of
October will. il Is expected, very sub
stantial increase in actual realty opera
tGns. Many prospective residents have
already employed agents to look out for
les Sc and rental property for them, and
score or two OF wealthy people who do not
at present hold property in the District are
known TO be making inquiries for eligible
realty, both improved and unimproved,
which they sire for the purpose of in
vestment as well as for personal occupancy.
There is a growing inquiry for houses in
the northwest section reported by real es-
tate agents who handle rental lists The de-
Tand is for the better class of residences
which may be taken by the year but there
are also many inquiries for more modest
dwellings in eligible localities.
The inquiry for rental property is ami
mate0, said Mr.. c. W. F. Swartzell of B.
H. Warner Co. yesterday I'VE are kept
quite busy replying to interrogatories. 1
think this bodies well for the owners of
houses which have been unoccupied and
unremunerative for some time past"
Inc architects report considerable
amount Of preliminary work on their
boards 1t develops in inquiry among them
that several will be found working upon
plans for the same thing. This indicates
that persons who propose building are tend
ing more and more toward The policy of
inviting competition in designs. Formerly
an architect was selected and instructed
10 go ahead and prepare plans and spcci-
heations for building or a series of struc-
lures. Dut lately there seems to be, as in
dcated above, a tendency toward giving
out general request to architects to COM
pete Some architects decline to enter
INTO any competition of this SORT and one
OF them said yesterday that such a sys-
TEN Is just about the same as would be a
custom of getting lawyers to compete for
taxing case OF course such view is
erroneous, but ii is held nevertheless
Inc matter of projections beyond the
building line is still an interesting question
among builders, and the request of the
war Department authorities to have the
the lots before permits are issued is not
1av0rably regarded in any quarter Much
speculation is being INDUCED in over the
mai decision regarding the addition to the
hotel Arno, on L street. The request for a
four-foot bay window on this street which
was objected to by Justice Gray of the
supreme Court. who lives at the corner of
10th and i streets, has not vet been acted
upon, and work the improvement is
stopped. The 18th street addition however
mas projection of the same dimensions
but no objection has been made to this, and
Work On II is in progress. Builders are
naturally much interested in seeing what
the outcome will be on the other side.
Ihere are many additions and impruye-
nehts l" residences and business houses
IN progress or about to lie made MANY
private Eouses are having such modern
conve7iences as hot-water heat electrical
Appliances and sanitary plun1bin., intro
d3ced. and decorators are kept pretty husy
renovatinc and identifying interiors.
The week at the building inspectors
Office has been fairly active
ID, H. Gotwalls has applied for permit
10 DJild SIX houses at the corner of 10Th
ana streets northeast. They will be eight
cen feet by forty-nine feet in dimensions and
VIII front en- 10Th street ard he numbered
30. S2I. SD and Sil They will ne eighteen
feet by forty-nine feet in dimensions and
VIII be three stories with mansari roofs
on the top stories above easements The
fronts will be of pressed brick Stone
trimmed and will have oval bay wiodows
They will contain all modern improve
ments and conveniences and be tastefuIiy
hniSned on the interior. The sixth house
VIII front on i street. No. 1905 and be sep
arated from the row by 4 fye-foot ailev
The cost will be about $25OUO The archi-
tect Is b. 5. Simmons. The corner house
OF the row will have a twelye-foot square
bay window on i street
Waddy b. Wood has made plans for a
very attractive cottage TO be erected by
the Cleveland Park Company on lots a.
IL and 80, in square . at No 3i32 Newark
street. The ground is % by no feet deep
and the cottage will be AZ feet 4 inches
front by ~ feet deep. The front will be of
stone and frame and pebble dash and will
be very artistic. The house will be two
stories ana basement and will have n
pitched shingled roof. 1t will be built on
steep grade. All the latest equipments
VIII De introduced. The cost will be about
400, and John Simpson will build it
f. w Baker will improve his residence
No 1921 18th street northwest by the ad-
dition of new brick and stone front and
general interior repairs. bay window
Will run the full three stories. Architect
j. F. benson has made the plans The
cost will be $500
j. y. FIuckey will erect for himself n
residence at No. 1907 Massachusetts ave-
nue. southeast. 1t will be two stories and
basement Is by 80 feet in dimensions. with
press brick front. The interior will be
trimmed In oak and pine. Hot water heat
and all the modern convenienccs will be
Introduced. The cost will be about $500
T: y. Haislip is the architect.
u Mdutner Will erect a
handsome residence on q street between
Eth and 9th streets northwest. II will be
three-story brick. with Hummelstown
stone trimmings. The floor plan will be
eighteen feet by fifty-nine feet containing
Parlor. reception hail. dining room and
Kitchen The upper floor. four bed rooms
and bath room. with tile finish The
plumbing fixtures will be of the most mod
ern design and have all the newest inn
proyements. The first story will be finish
ed in white pine. stained oak and varnish-
ed The cost will be s4.00U. The architect
Is Mr.. Charles A. Hardness; the builders
Messrs- Galloway & Sons.
Rev. Father MCGEE of ST. Patrick's
Church will shortly take definite steps re-
garding the erection of the new Catholic
church at Mount Pleasant. He has not
yet decided upon the style of architecture
but IL may be taken for granted that when
his selection is made 1t will be something
striking and graceful. The magnificent In
terror of ST. Patrick's Church was created
according to Father McGee's ideas, and Is
sufficient guarantee that the new struc-
ture when completed wiz be a fine edifice
both INTELLECTUALLY and On the interior
Real estate men interested in suburban
property and the officials of the Catholic