The Washington times., 1903-09-13
New Building Enterprises
During the Past Week
Principally Confined to
This Class of Structures.
Real Estate agents Hint at
Several Big Deals in the
Near Future-EXcellent
Progress at St. EliZabeth's.

While no large real estate deals, ex-
cept for railroad improvements. have
been reported In the past week. still
the number of small sales made exceeds
that of any week in the past month. The
activity in building operations which
began early in the season was continued.
and like the real estate sales has been
confined principally to small houses.
More buildings are in progress of erec-
tion and more near completion in this
city at present than at any time in sew
eraI years past. Men in all the building
trades have more work, both in progress
and prospective. than can be disposed Of
in several months. and this condition
in addition TO the usual fall buoyancy
gives promise of most gratifying con-
ditions in the future.
This feeling seems to prevail among
the real estate dealers also. They are
avowedly satisfied with the present con-
ditions of the market. majority report
several big things up their sleeves" and
predict that there will be something
doing in the fall. Several notable deals
have been held up since early summer,
and the bookers say are not even now
far enough advanced to make public.
Many operators in real estate have come
back TO the city. however. and with their
return the brokers have taken up nego-
tiations for the deals referred TO with
renewed vigor-
Work on Stoneleigh Court.
Work on Secretary Hays apartment
house, known as StoneIeigh Court, at
Connecticut Avenue and L Street north
west. is progressing rapidly and the
building will undoubtedly be finished in
contract time. Notable for its size the
apartment house is also likely to be dis
finguished for the attractiveness of its
design. The feature of the building will
the the central court. which interrupts
the main line of the front and furnishes
& space eighty feet square in the center
of the building Upon this court the
windows OF the different floors will open
and with the exposures on the other
sides will furnish a maximum of light
and air.
The exterior walls of the building are
of brick of light shade and terra Gotta,
and the treatment in the way of deco
rations that OF the French renaissance
with notifications. There are 10 be
twelve apartments on each floor with
the exception of the first. There will be
ninety three suites ranging from nine
rooms and three baths to one room and
bath.
On each floor the suites are in what
are termed groups-that is, the access to
each group is from one point-so that
the apartments in each group have sepa-
rate elevators. By means of this the
occupants. upon entering the building
by one OF its three separate entrances,
come at once 10 the approach 10 their
own apartment.
The first floor will be devoted mainly
TO a cafe. reception rooms, and Office.
The principal entrance will be through
the court, where there will be an ap-
proach for carriages.
The structure is eight stories high and
has a frontage on Connecticut Avenue
of PAT feet and on L Street Of 136 feet.
Remodeling an Old Landmark.
Extensive alterations to the building
northwest are being made under the
supervision Of Frank H. Jackson, archi-
tect This building was erected in 1898
for hotel purposes. but was converted
into a bank building and occupied by
the Bank Of the Metropolis. which was
organized in 1914 That the building is
old Is shown by the thickness OF the
walls and the method Of laying brick.
which is in Flemish bond. Bryan G. Co.
will occupy the whole structure when
alterations are completed
Work at St. Ehzabeth's.
The progress in the work on no Gov
ernrent building is as gratifying as that
On the new building for the Government
Hospital for the Insane. Fourteen struc-
tures-roohng in altogether an area Of
elk or seven acres and costing the Cow
. srnment 81. SOC. 900 are nearing compile
tion and are satisfac ctory in every re-
spect Thirteen OF the group are ey-
pected to be finished about December !
and the others. the largest and most
elaborate-the administration building
about the middle OF January. The con-
tractors. who have been at work for the
past twenty months. had plans when
they entered upon the work for Ave
more structures. but these have since
been abandoned on account Of the Lack
Of funds Another appropriation by
Congress. however. may assure tneiT
completion within a few years.
Thirteen of the buildings are under
roof now: one has It's roof nearly com
pleted: ten have the interior plastering
done and the remaining have all interior
work with the exception of the plaster.
ing finished. They are model and modern
buildings in every respect. and when
they are ready to be occupied by the in
mates and officials of the hospital. every
conceivable convenience VIII nave beea
sUpolied-
Practically FifepT0of-
The buEEtiuzs are Of red bsicl. with
Indiana IInzessozs t-1E3mlnzz- They
have tiled roofs and will have tiIed
ns0rE In ali bath and dining rOcEis,