The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-11
Increased Number Of Trans
fers Placed on Record, and
Several Contracts for the
Erection of New Build
ingS Noted.
Handsome Houses Sold by
Prominent Agents Bring
Excellent Prices - New
Structures on North Co
lumbia Heights.

There was decided Improvement in
the real estate business last week, as
compared with the previous one.
This is evidenced by the increased
number of transfers placed on record
AS in the case of the first week of the
New Year. however. the purchase prices
paid, except IN a few instances. were
small. According TO q prominent real
estate broker the making of small sales
is a better Indication Of an Improvement
OF the market that an occasional big one
Where a large number OF sales shows
prosperity among many the benefits of
g single large sale are generally confined
10 one OF two persons.
Building Activity.
In the past week several contracts for
the erection Of residences in the north
west section of the city have been let
Plans for new residence for James N.
Green have been made by Architect Ap-
pleton P Clark The building will be
erected on Massachusetts Avenue be
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
Streets. and viii have a frontage of thir-
ty-one feet. It Is also said in real estate
circles that plans are in course OF prep
sration for other handsome residences
soon 10 be erected in that section of the
city.
Just across the roadway OF Massachu-
sets Avenue from where Mr.. Green's
new home viii be built. it is said that
Clarence Moore viii erect a handsome
home. Work on the residence which
Thomas VI. Gale is having erected near
the corner of 5 and Twenty-second
Streets is progressing rapidly. as is also
that on the seven brick houses being
built by L. E Breuninger, near the cor
ner Of Princeton and Thirteenth Streets
Real Estate Sales.
Among the sales made last week were:
Lot in block 2 IN Newland's subdivision
OF ClinbouTne. to Capt Henry R Lemly
Z. 5. A, for $4,000; the property known
as Franklin Row on Street. between
Thirteenth aud Fourteenth Streets
which was purchased by the Brunswick
Apartment House Company, and the Oc-
fagon House TO the American Institute
OF Architects, for $780, 600.
Ia the past week the following sales
have been made by Stone & Fairfax:
For ex-Gov. W. P. kellogg. premises
1905 Kaiorama Avenue, Washington
Heights. for $780, Franklin T SanneT,
residence. 1856 Mintwood Place. Wash
ington Heights, $4,000: ] T Meaney,
residence, 1922 s Street, s. 900: F. c.
Cramer. 1131 New Jersey Avenue north
west. 50, 500; John Cook, residence. 1927
Tenth Street. s.. coo; O. W White, resi-
denee, 1898 Yale Street. Columbia
Heights, $500; J. T. Lyon. premises
1884 H Street northeast, q. 900.
member Of the arm said yesterday
that the prospect for a lively real
estate market was never brighter N
Washington than at present There is a
Frightening in all branches of trade,
he said, and this VIII naturally increase
the investment in real estate in every
part Of the District
North Columbia Heights.
Fulton r. Gordon recently sold two
lots in North Columbia Heights to Frank
" Hart, who Is having TWO handsome
residences erected upon them The
buildings are located near the corner
of Quincy and Kansas Streets. These
are the first buildings erected in THIS
new addition, and Mr.. Gordon. who
Is vel posted On the real estate move
ment in that locality, says that there s
reason 10 believe that It viii build up
as rapidly as id Mount Pleasant and old
Columbia Heights
Charles 4. Shields, who does q large
real estate business in the northeast
section OF the city said that what the
people need ana are looking for Ia that
section IS the extension of Maryland
avenue 10 the District line This. ne
said, would open up a large extent OF
territory which now lies dormant on the
real estate market. IN this connection
he also said that great benefit would be
derived from The extension Of East CaDf-
toI Street across the Eastern Branch 20
he District line The matter of the
extension OF Maryland Avenue was rec
commended some time ago by the Com
missioners. but Congress failed to make
an appropriation for the purpose
Mr. TruesdelPs Offer.
The offer of ex-Commissioner George
". TruesdeI OF lots % and %. Ia square
S, West lexington. as d site for one OF
the branch libraries TO be donated 20 the
city by Andrew Carnegie. viii no doubt
greatly enhance the value OF real estate
IN chat neighborhood. The lots are ia
the square north OF the lexington
school
The members OF the Brightwood Citi-
zens' Association are using every ef-
fort to promote the plan OF street ex-
tension. At a recent meeting Tesolu-
lions were adopted indorsing the extern
sion Of Ninth Street 70 BFightwood. The
project, Il is said is quite feasible. and
an effort viii be made 10 secure favor
able legislation on the subject At the
present session of Congress. In ron-
neetiou with the extension o. Ninth
Street, he Improvement and extension
OF Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets 10
the District line were also urged.