Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
The Improved Conditions in the Mar
ket Still a Feature.
PROGRESS MADE In BUILDING
Improvements in Various Parts of
the District.
n L w G II u r G II DIFICES

A rather interesting example of one
method of building a residence in what may
still be called a suburban section Wash
ington Heights, is The house which has lust
been completed for Mr.. II. W. Fuller. The
design was drawn By Mr. W. G. Peter, ar
chitect. and follows what is known the
colonial style in architecture. BY increas-
ing the height and reducing the width. a
space is retained on the east side of the
house. This arrangement insures an abund-
arce of light and air and adds not only to
the attractivcness Of the Interior but 10 its
comfort rs place Of residence.
Err. timers BUSINESS building.
An Improvement Of considerable import
alice is to ba made by Mr. James b. Wi
mer. Plans have been prepared By Mr.
James c. Hill. architect, for q business
house on The site of the building. 6iS 18TH
street northwest, occupied by Mr.. Winner
his Office. The present structure is to be
TREY removed and IN is place VIII be buiit
a thTe H-StOfy structure, having q from ago
of - feet and d depth of 50 feet.
Addition to the Noses building.
Another business Improvement of conse-
quence will be the addition which the firm
OF w. b. Moses & Sons will make to he
large structure now occupied by the bus
ness of this house at the southwest corner
OF 18th and + streets northwest. The new
portion will be on the 1lth street side ard
Will oVertOp tn" seven stories of the pres
ent building. 1t will rise 10 the height of
no feet viii be fireproOf, Will contain zen
stories. and will be used for shops and also
fof storage purposes.
Inc site of this new part OF one OF the
largest buildings in the city devoted cxclus-
Nely TO one business was recently pur-
chased by the firm through Heiskel &
McLeran real estate brokers. The price
paid was $4,000. and as the building: now
on the ground did not figure iii the value of
the property, 1t IS estimated the price paid
was nearly so per square foot 1t has a
frontage of "A feet and a depth of 100 feet
Inc present structure has a frontage of
- feet on + street and 40 feet on 18th
street. with al L running back from 18th
street 10 the depth of the ground just pur-
chased.
Good BricAwork
AS TINS Is the season of the year when
there IS the largest amount of building in
progress in various parts Of the Distrfc, j,
would be well for those in immediate con-
troll Of such work to bear in mind the OK
perfence of the past winter. when the
searching winds made some homes in the
city uncomfortable owing to deficiencies or
Cdfele&Sness in construction. II NAV h.
Said N general that all construction would
pe improved II more care and time were
given to the brickW Ork
skill is required to lay good substan-
tlaI wall of brick, but such a wall also costs
money, and the temptation is 10 hurry
alonS ana slap up the wall in most any
fashion in order, perhaps that more money
WIZ be left for plate glass storm doors
tiled Eestibules and bath rooms and the
various electrical contrivances and other
devices which are supposed to contribute
to the comfort of the modern house
However if the walls are built substan-
ually the house can be heated at a saving
of fuel and the annual bill for necessary
ma I. IL
that the average of building in this city is
nigh one, but still il is RECOGNIZED that
the temptation is ever present to economiz~
on the essentials III order to provide for
the non-essentials. for the reason that the
latter are snowy and the former are not in
evidence except in the increased comfort
ana economy of the home.
An Active Market
1t seems to be Il trait of human nature to
| follow crowd. and when the general pub
| lie sees some people making money in real
| ty they Will want 10 do likewise and when
| that happens there is an active market
| Thus far the buyers have mainly belonged
| TO the class Of investors Why ha.n bought
| improved property for the sake of the in
come, or vacant GrCund with the purpose of
ma king it Weld an income. After IA while,
| perhaps. The SPECTATOR VIII enter the mar
ket, and then il nay be expected the num-
! Der OF transact. ons will increase. Fortu-
natcly in this CITY the speculative movement
| has never developed such acute phases as
nave marktd sim lar periods in other y q e s
and 50 the word speculative used in con-
nec,ion with the local market does nos have
the meaning which attaches to it generally
Interest in Realty.
The favorable conditions which have been
| noted as prevailing in the real estate mar
ket still continue, although the volume of
business then, as nov, is not as large as a
good many people would like to see L. 1t Is
low more generally conceded by property