Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
New Buildings Going Up in
Various Sections.
APARTMENT HOUSES
CURRENT PRICES FOR G STREET
PROPERTY.
Enterprises Throughout the City
Which Will Add to the Business
Facilities-Private Homes

A building is being erected at 'o' ii street
for Jacob E.seman from plans prepared by
Ferd. 7. Schneider architect. The first
floor will be store for business purposes
and will be connected with the Eisemans
store SOC nth street, and will be an en-
Iargement of the latter. The upper floors OF
the new part Will be arranged for use as
flats Press brick and copper will be the
material used in the front.
Mr. Schneider is building for himself a
house at the northwest corner of nth and
Willard streets. The front VIII be of press
brick and stone and there will be bay
window. Hard wood viii be used in the in
terror, and the house. Will be heated by hot
water. on the first floor will be the parlor,
reception hall, dining room and kitchen.
There will be eight bed rooms and four bath
rooms The frontage of the house will be
twenty feet and the depth seven feet.
Small Dwellings
From MIR. Schneider's plans four two
story apartment houses are being erected at
the northwest corner of LIST and @ streets
northwest. Each apartment will contain
five rooms and bath. Roman brick with
stone Will be used in the fronts.
The same architect is building SIX two
story and basement houses on 9TH street
between { and ID streets southeast Each
house will have eight rooms and two baths.
Country Property.
large tract of land has been bought
through ]. b. Winner real estate broker, by
Maj. Geo. p. Scriven and Gen Bragg and
others, which is to be divided among the
purchasers for such use as they may see
fit &c make of the land. Gen. Bragg is in
China and, of course. will make no i'm
mediate use of his holdings but it is the
purpose of Maj. Scriven to put UP a simple
mousse on his land where he can camp dur
ing the summer. The property lies north OF
bethesda, Md, and adJolns on the north
the farm of r. ID. Weaver 1t lies along
the Rockville pike on the wesr side. and
through the property, which is for the ,,,ost
part heavily wooded runs Cabin Iohn
creek The former owners were w. Htte
Miller. Chas NJ. Barrick and c. c. Tyler,
Prices of G Street Property.
Some attention has been directed toward
the values of property in the business sec
lions OF the city ~ the recent prominence
given to some G street holdings. One large
property was recently offered at public sale.
and while the highest bid did not apparent
ly reach the figure fixed upon by those in
control of the property, it served to give
some idea of what was thought Of values in
tlat locality In this city, as is well known
me per-1oot price is generally used in re-
1errlng to realty values.
At the same time II IS recopneza1 +bo,
owing to the variableness I'm the depth of
lots that such standard does not always
s.HoIu an accurate basis of determining
values: The standard lot in this city Is re-
carried as one having depth of 100 feet
ana IN order to give the per-foot yaIue trs
luSt significance the prices obtained at any
sale are reduced TO this basis and uniform.
ity Is secured by comparison
Some Recent Transactions.
II was evidently this idea that influenced
the bids made at the auction when the
property adjoining Epiphany Church on
the west was offered during the past week
Mt public sale The frontage was 30 feet.
but the depth was 2l2 feet The initial bid
was 50 per square foot. which. on the basis
Of standard lot. as was pointed out by
Aucuoneer owen at a later period in the
sale was equivalent to SO per square foot
The property was finally withdrawn az
$50 per foot, which, according TO this
method OF calculation, was equal to Il
per square foot.
Reference was made by Mr.. Owen IN q
sale "a To-" months ago under his direction
or lyc" or property on the north side OF
@ street adjoining the corner of 12th street
for which De Obtained $3.50 per square
foot tie added however that The lot mad
only 70 depth ~ - feet. In the event the
l'i aa' been ~ th" standard size az this
about yI3
An Apartment House
Modern apartment house buildir, has
como Go mean marr thdn merely arerro,t
and suhstlntml construction This ia II.
l".'r'fed ty the Highland apartment,
iuH.H th..t stands lt fIp brow OF tbs nan
nf OBJ. Hr d OF Connecticut avenue II con
tHIr. what are known as hotel apartments
N'lN 'H il' t"ufruiruc,s of "a urst class
iHi.l Ilrrr 81 Included Bra tbH appliances
hn geo. making and rgfriEcrAting plant IN,
bNliIINH lH flr result OF the papaudftur,
ol lIs mulr5 90 Mr JOHN 4. VICE. ,r5
d.. uHHutiJtrH. and tho plans are by M
ID hsaiun aruuitsct
Three Story Apartment House.
Ihr wurh nf heiidlnr hn apartment hauss
on f iHfrv piece OF ftound on tha south siIs
OF lnunHF street tetv.sn tan aud iAtt
stro'tn haas hrrn biHuu bY NJ Charles ~