Evening star., 1902-03-22
REAL Il. ESTATE GOSSIP
Features of the Market Dur
ing the Week.
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BUSI-
NESS AND RESIDENCE SECTIONS.
Conditions Which Give Promise Of
Much Activity During the
Coming Season.

The brickmakers are having busy time
just now in filling the orders that have
come in during the past few days. 1t is
| evident the building season has begun in
earnest, and from the standpoint of those
who furns this principal building mate
rial, the season is going to be an active
| one The supply of brick Is said to be
| ample, but there is some difficulty In get
| ting enough wagons to do the hauling Most
i Of the dealers manage, however to meet
/ the wants of their customers. Architects
| and contractors, the men who are apt to
| Keep in touch with the condition of the
building market, are of the opinion that the
| coming season gives promise of much work.
In the Eastern Section.
! The building operations of Geo. P New
| ton which have resulted in bordering both
sides of Emerson street between 18th, 14th,
| E and streets northeast, with two-story
houses, are to be continued during the pres
| enc season. 1t is expected that houses of
similar style will be erected on E street
| between 18th and 14th streets. Mr.. Newton
| Is not the only enterprising man who finds
| 1t good business venture to put money In
| brick and mortar, especially when it takes
| the form of houses in the eastern part of
| the city. 1t is remarked by those who are
! familiar with conditions i'm that section
| that the demand for houses is greater than
| the supply. This conclusion is based on
| the condition that now exists, when there
are but few houses remaining vacant in the
market for rent
| This fact is all the more impressive be-
cause during the past year the building ac-
| tivity In this locality has been rather un-
usual. and a great many new houses have
been put up. People who have not been
out as far as Lincoln Park recently would
| be surprised to note the changes. Former
vacant places are now occupied with hand
| some rows of houses. What was formerly
| known as the commons extending consid-
erably west of Lincoln Park, is now some
| ground. There are rows Of houses as far
| out as the car houses of the METROPOLITAN m
| road which is at East Capitol and 14th
streets and there are also apartment
| houses to be found there.
The growth Of that section, however. ia
| not conhned to the comparatively limited
| section about Lincoln Park but extends
north and south and covers practically the
ern part of the city According to the es-
| innate OF Mr.. Charles A. Shields who is
| 1amiliar with property conditions there. at
least % per cent Of what are known as
| meo1um-s1zed houses which have been sold
recently. are located in the eastern section
| Of the city.
Business on Connecticut Avenue
1
| week Of the purchase for the Stumph Bed
| ding Company Of large building site On
| the west side Of Connecticut avenue he
| tween L and M streets The property is es
| peclaily available for the uses intended, as
| II extends through from Connecticut ave-
| nue. 10 18TH street, an average distance Of
| aoout 1o feet The frontage on both streets
| Is slXty-one rect, so that good-siZed bus
| mess building can be erect ed there and that
| Is the announced intention Of the purchas
| ers. AS $4,000 was paid for the property
| Whlcn IS unlmproved, the price per foot was
| Property in Brook1and.
| Miss Grace NJ. Thomas, who, as a real
| estate broker, has given a good deal of at
| tent1on to property in Brookand, in speak
| Ing OF the situation in that part Of the
District said the other day:
| "Brookland is improving and there seems
| to be great deal of activity there The
| dominican Brothers have purchased tract
recently and are to break ground soon for
| a S15O,OOO order house"
She reports recent sales as follows: To
| Rudolph Bakersmith, $500: B. McHugh
| $!.OO: Frank H. Jackson, S., 600; Emma J.
| Hildrup, $1,000.
An Apartment House.
| 1t Is the intention Of some eastern capi-
| taiists to erect upon triangular square
bounded by Vermont avenue, 18th street
| and Q street, near Iowa Circle. the coming
season one Of the most attractive apart
ment houses in this city. The lot has Pc
culiar advantages In situation and outline.
| The building is to be of Roman brick. five
| stories in height, with towers at each Of
| the three corners.
Every room will be front room facing
elther east or west or south and several Of
| will stand detached from all other houses
having three fronts. The main entrance
| will be on Vermont avenue and will have
| marble halls and hard wood finish. 1t is
the intention of the syndicate to name this
| building the Marietta, after the wife Of one
| OF Its proprietors
| New Apartment Houses.
| Two apartment houses are to be built on
Willard street between 17th and 18th streets
| northwest. The plans have been prepared
by Geo. S. Cooper. architect. for L. s..
| Frfstoe. These structures will be joined
in the front, but will be separated by an
ell in the rear On one side Ii an alley and
Il on the other q space will be reserved for
/ light and air. The buildings are to be
eshy feet eses Will De be f4ro
flats on each floor in both buildings, and
each fiat will contain five rooms and a bath.
The entrance hall will be tiled and lined
| in brick walls.
The same architect has prepared plans for
Charles Early, who proposes to erect a
| three-story apartment -house on the west
| side of 21st street between e and streets
| The new building will extend through and
| have frontage on Flarida avenue. There
! will be an apartment an eaoh floor. which
\ will consist Of four rooms ana a bath.
Traders Bank Building.
The improvements. wi,Aeh are to be made
in the Vernon building, at the northeast
| corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and 10th
street which is owned by the Traders Ma
tional Bank, Of which Mr.. Geo. c. Henning
is president, will be of rather extensive
character. When the plans. which have
been made by Mr.. Glenn Brown. architect
are carried out. the old structure, which is,
l however, substantial and slightly affair Of
its kind. will be entirely changed and trans
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