The Washington times., 1902-09-14
Many important Improve
ments Are Now Well
Under Way.
WORK HAS BEEN DELAYED
Labor Troubles and Scarcity of Ma
terial Had Effect Upon Early Season
Rents Are Active and Broker Picks
His Tenants.

61S tenants.
There is considerable building work
going on about the city these days, and
while most of the work is now nearing
completion, there are still number of
projects which are just being gotten un-
der way The season has been a re-
markable one in many respects, and
builders. real estate brokers. and me-
chanics have all shared in the prosper
ity. Because of the delay earlier in
the year, owing to labor troubles. and
OF the difficulty in securing material.
the work has been pushed during the
past few months with such vigor that
affairs are now in good shape.
Mr. Frederic B. Pyle, the architect.
mas Just prepared plans for store and
apartment house to be erected at the
southwest corner of North Capitol
Street and Florida Avenue. for DR.. j.
D. Coblentz. The latter has conduct
ed an apothecary shop there for num-
Der of years. He owns the property,
which has frontage of 112 feet on Flor
ida Avenue. and depth of forty-eight
feet.
Erecting Apartment Houses.
1t is intended to cover the entire lot
with three story building, which Will
be Of light brick and stone. The corner
portion will be occupied on the first floor
with the drug store. while the seven
rooms in the two upper stories will be
used as living apartments by DR.. Cob
lentz About Iwo-thirds of the frontage
on Florida Avenue will be used for
apartments. and also the two upper
floors. which will permit of six independ-
ent ive-room suites. AS the lot extends
to an alley on the west it will permit
OF light and air around the entire build
ine.
Another apartment house is to be erec-
ted on the south side of l Street, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets
northwest, for Henry Dickson. The plans
were drawn by Leon E. Dessez, and pro-
vide for four-story building TO con-
tain twelve apartments. The lot has
q frontage of sixty by depth of seventy
five feet, and the building will cover
the entire lot. The construction will be
OF brick and stone, and the steps will be-
of iron with marble treads. While no.
bids have as yet been accepted, it is
intended to put up a handsome apart
ment house. which will cost between
$50, 900 and $4,000.
Activity on Eleventh Northwest.
Much activity in the building line is
noticeable along Eleventh Street, north
Of Florida Avenue northwest, which has
been cut through to Whitney Avenue.
just south of North Columbia Heights
The street is now being graded and the
cutters laid, and it is expected that the
railroad. which now has terminus at
Eleventh Street and Florida Avenue, will
be extended northward within eighteen
months. This will be followed by many
improvements.
John r. Galloway & Co., are now build
ing eight three story houses at the
southeast corner OF Eleventh and Ear-
ward Streets northwest. The plans for
these houses were drawn by B. Stanley
Simmons. AT Eleventh and Dartmouth
Streets six other houses are under con-
struction. They are owned by Edwin
LaDdvoight. The houses to be built are
of about the same description as those |
on Columbia Heights, just to the west |
ward.
Brokers Becoming Busy.
Many of the real estate brokers nave |
returned from vacation and are prepar- |
ing for busy season AS rule they
were rather late in getting away this |
summer on account of the continued ac-
tivity of the market during the early |
summer months. Already some rumored
deals have been discussed and the
brokers along F Street are more con-
fdent than ever that the fall of 1902
will be record breaker.
The residence OF General Flagler. al
2lH California Avenue northwest. has
been sold to Gen. George NJ. Sternberg
for something over $50, 900. In part pay
ment General sternberg gives the resi-
dence formerly occupied by him at 1919
Sixteenth Street northwest, where Col
Theodore f. Bingham has resided for
some time. Mr. j. V. \. Huyck conducted
the negotiations, and while the trans
Ter has not been placed on record 1t has
been consummated
There are any number of rumors 60
ing the rounds, and within the next few
weeks some interesting deals will prob
ably be put through. 1t is known that
there are number of out-of-town peo-
pie looking about for homes here and
they are OF that class which gives little
consideration to the cost CT property.
Scarcity of Good Residences.
There appears to be lack of avail
able residences OF the better class on
the market and the brokers are kept
busy looking about This is rather re-
markable situation, for in past years
buyers have been sought When few
more of the owners of fine residences
return TO the city, however, some deals
Will undoubtedly be made, for the sea-
Son is yet young
Renting continues brisk. and the
heads of these departments have all
they can do to keep their lists up to
late. In fact, the demand this year has
been greater than ever before. and the
brokers' have about reached that stage
where they pick their tenant. More
han one broker who has followed the
market has stated that there is ap-
parently no reason why any house in
good condition is unoccupied at this ]
line, If the rents are not exorbitant.
There is a demand for small houses,
medium sized houses, and large resi-
iences, and the apartment houses also q