Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
REAL: ESTATE GOSSIP
The Dullest sWeek Of the Year
Climbs Up The Calendar.
TOO bot Fore TRANSACTIONS
Many improvements of Note Are
Approaching Completion.
PERMITS FOR NEW BUILDINGS

/ The present week will be long remem-
bered in real estate circles as the dullest in
local history. The intense heat of the OPEN
ing days made even house and fiat hunters
cease in their searching, and. real estate
agents and dealers devoted themselves to
fans instead of plats and plans, and cared
very little whether business came their
way or not. With the cool; breezes that
must soon come, however. there is gen.
eral expectancy that there-Ewtll be more
l1veliness among realty men, and a con-
fdence that all through the winter there
will be a steady return toward healthful
conditions that the spring will see fully
restored. -....-,aa --.
The Willard building at 18th and r
streets will soon be completed far as
its exterior is concerned, all the massive
iron work being in place and the brick and
stone work being up 20 the fourth story.
The construction has proceeded sufficiently
to allow good idea to be formed of what
the structure will look like when finished
and the general verdict is that it will be
the most attractive office building in the
District. its location on a commanding cor
ner bringing all its good points into view.
The ren.odeling Of the Boston House,
which has been in progress all summer, is
also nearing completion. and when the
orators put on their last touches the pop
ular establishment will be even more con-
venient Tor shopping and more comfortable
Tor shoppers than it has ever been before.
w. E. Moses & Sons. building has also
been greatly changed and improved in its
interior. and space has been economical
with consumr;ate wisdom.
8. kann, Sons &. Company's big improve
mcnts at Stl and Market space are nearly
finished, and an immense amount of space
added, which will allow much more gen.
erous display Of articles and permit pa
sons to make their selections with the adj
vantage of plenty of daylight.
The new Boston Variety Store. whose
imposing front is such welcome relief III
avenue architecture. is rapidly reaching
the finishing stages, and here again the
Interior arrangement will be carried out
with the view of increasing the facilities
for business and the comfort of the pa
irons who do such large share III its
transaction. rrof.,..,.,,-. 81
The apartment houses, new dwellings
ana other Summer built satfuctures are TN
der roof and being made ready for occn-
ing great deal of idle time OF their
hands, although both classes expect a con-
siderable number, of fall orders.
The building inspect or's office was kept
pretty busy during the week. but the great
majority OF permits were for repairs. This
being the season when necessary .lltera-
items or renewals are usually made.
Thomas NJ. -Haislip mas prepared plans
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street northwest in Bl oomlaad:lle by r. L.
MiddaIgh They will be two stories and
cellar and will have pressed-brick bay-win-
dow fronts with slate towers. They will
be heated by furnaces and the interiors
will be comfortably arranged and supplied
with the modern. conveaiences. They viii
cCst about $4,000.
Plans for very pretty residence to he
built on s street near 18th street northwest
have been drawn by a. Goener. The
dwelling will he 10 by ~ feet, three. stories
and cellar, with the basement and large
porch of Indiana limestone. The front
which will have a bay window, will be OF
buff brick, surmounted by tiled mansard
roof. The house will have tiled baths and
vestibules. cabinet mantels, electric fix
lures and hot water heat. The cost will
be 5000.
Mrs. Hattie Coombs has purchased from
James G. Payne through Zach. NJ Knott
and Company. lot Il, block 3. Washington
Heights, which she proposes to Improve
with a handsome residence nm. .. -
Mrs. X. l.. Osborne will have erected on
Yale street. Columbia Heights, three eight
room dwellings to cost $500 each. They
will be two stories and cellar and will have
bay window fronts of Indiana limestone
and buff brick The interiors will be ar
tistically finished and supplied with all the
latest conveniences
William Mckinley will build a dwelling
from plans drawn by b. S. Simmons on
18th between r and S streets northwest. 1t
will be two stories and cellar, with a bay
window front of press brick and Indiana
limestone. and will be u by IS feet in di-
mansions. --i4,a.c.4 ~. F. .-.
Charles Bradford has been given a per-
nit to rebuild the front of his house. No
40 4th street southeast, with press brick
and add a bay window, at cost of 81, 600.
James Martin will build four two-story
brick dwellings,, Nos. 13G6-1312, inclusive, on
Half street southwest. at a cost of 400
r. B. Blundon will erect two two-story
and cellar frame dwellings at Nos $40 and
SD Erie street, Brightwood Park, II by 3s
feet six inches in dlmensions. They will
cost $3.50.
The Brishtwood Railway Company will
erect Il frame addition, $50 feet long and
10 fee; wide, to their car stables on Bright
wood avenue for the storage of cars.
T. e. Webster will build fer John f. Tay-
Tor at the southeast corner of TAYLOR and
Jefferson streets. Anacostia, a two-story
and cellar press-bricls front dwelling, with
bay window, 20 by 10 feet in dimensions
The cost will be $1,000
+. j. Metcaf will build a pretty frame
cottage at the corner of Illinois avenue and
Chesapeake street. Brightwood from plans
by William J. Palmer 1t will be two
stories and cellar "a by oS feet in diman-
sions and literally supplied with porches
Hot water heating will be introduced.
H. v. Minnix will erect from plans by
A. L. Harris two brick dwellings on
between 21st and 22d streets northwest
They will be three stories and cellar, and
the press brick fronts will have octagon
bay windows. The interiors will be trim
med in pine. and electric appliances. sani-
tary plumbing and other modern convent
ences will be introduced. Furnaces will
supply the heat. The cost will be 81 800
Two three-story and basement dwellings,
with bay-windoW front of pressed brick
and Hummelstown brownstone are to he
erected on 18th street between Lydecker
avenue and Lamar place. B. F. Myers has
prepared the plans, which are very attrac-
tive. The interior trimmings will be of
pine. and theretiwill be cabinet nanteIs
throughout the otwo~ lower floors. The
baths. and vestiballes will be tiled. There
will be electric appliances and other con-
veniences. ~er.-. \