Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
Money That's Being Invested
in Buildings.
CONDITIONSFAVORABLE
APARTMENT HOUSES AND PRI-
WAITE RESIDENCES GOING UP.
Various Enterprises Starting Now That
the Weather is More Suitable
for Outdoor Work.

An addition is to be made to the Peck
Chapel building, at the corner OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 10Th street, which will
add materially to the facilities already af-
forded. Ground has been acquired adjoin-
ing the present building to the east where
will be erected three-story building. This
organization, which Is supported by the
Church of the Covenant, is doing what Is
regarded as an important work. and the
proposed increase In capacity is to be made
In order to provide the additional room
which the growing needs makes necessary.
According to the plans, which have been
prepared by Harding & Upman. architects,
the new part Is TO have a depth of seventy
feet and width of thirty-three feet.
Like the main building. It will extend
through from Pennsylvania avenue to NJ
street. There are to be openings on each
floor Of the new part. which will connect
with the old. In the basement will be
gymnasium. locker and bath rooms, and on
the second floor will be two rooms. one for
the use of boys and the other for girls.
The pastors study and educational rooms
will occupy the space on the third floor.
There is to be a roof garden and the tower
of the building Is to be carried up and will
be provided with clock. The plumbing
throughout the building is to be new, and
there will be new organ.
MI. O'Meara's Residence.
Plans for the remodeling of the residence
OF Mr.. Stephen O'Meara. 1911 Rhode Island
avenue. have been prepared by Harding Il
Upman. architects. Mr.. OMeara. who is
resident of Boston has decided to make his
home in this city. and acquired some time
ago this property. which is now to be made
more suitable for his use. Two rooms are
to be added to the upper floor, and by re-
music room is to be provided on that floor.
All the Interior walls are to be decorated.
The stable is to be utilized as a part of the
house by connecting the two by covered
passageway. On the first floor of the
stable is to be billiard room. while the
upper floor will be fitted up for the use of
servants.
The New Y. M. C. A. Building.
The same architects are completing the
working drawings of the new Y. M. c. A.
building. and 1t Is expected that early in
the coming month 1t will be possible to
place the plans in the hands of contractors
for estimates. On account OF the size of
this proposed building it would be mislead-
Ing to call II an addition to the present
structure. for that is really what 1t is in a
physical sense. The frontage on @ street
adjoining on the west the existing structure
Will be over seventy-six feet. and 1t will
rise to the height of six stories. The shape
will! be that of the letter T, and the arm
that will extend to 18th street will have a
depth OF 1870 feet The total cost will be
100000.
A New College in West Virginia.
Messrs Harding & Upman are also erect
ing building for the Y. NJ. c. A at Elkins,
w. Va. They are putting up the edifice for
the use OF the new educational institution
to be known as Elkins College. This latter
work is the result OF the benefactons OF
ex-senator Davis and Senator EIkins in
connection with gifts from the Presbyterian
Church. These enterprises have led to
various business improvements in the town,
and in order TO meet the demand for their
services the architects have established
branch office there.
Two-Story Flats.
Five two-story flats are to be erected at
3D. and streets northeast by Mr.. 7. A.
Harding from plans prepared by Harding Il
Cpman. architects. The new structures are
to be twenty by ffty-eight feet while the
lots are twenty by ninety-slx feet.
Prices of Business Property.
The sale Of two pieces of business prop
erty en- the block on 9th street between F
and G streets northwest has attracted some
attention from property holders and in
vestors, for the reason that realty changes
in that locality are not frequent, and also
because of the interest taken in the prices
paid. For No. $40 9th street the lot hav-
Ing dimension of 20x10O feet, the sum Of
S2l 500 was paid, which, considering only
the value of the ground, was at the rate of
nearly Sl4 per square foot. For No. GA
9th street, the lot being 19.Sx75 feet, the
sum OF $4,000 was paid, which was at the
rate or over Sl1 per square foot.
Considering the difference in the area of
the lots. 1t Will be seen that the prices are
about the same. The owner of both was
MT Joseph Paul. while the purchasers were
Mrs Velatti and Mr. Nolan II Is under
stood that the valuations In both instances
were based on the rentals of the properties
AS compared with prices for properties in
the same locality. but to the north and not
on the same block these per-foot values
are high. However what the investor wants
Is reasonable return on his money and
at this time such return is generally looked
upon as D per cent net. although of course
that Is not fixed factor.
Business Changes.
Additional space to accommodate its
growing business has been secured nv tho
real estate company of Stone & Fairfax
They have taken an adjoining Office ON the
east OF their present place of business 40
that the three form a suite of connecting
rooms numbered SO4. SOC and sos F street
me advantages of rooms which are ALI
front rooms with entrances directly on the
street are regarded as of great value in
anording easy and ready access The
FORMER space was found to be inadeouafa
ana In securing their new office the com
pany has provided the facilities which were
imperatively demanded
A new real estate firm has just been form
ed consisting OF Mr.. Arthur lie Roy Fill
formerly with Gasch Brothers real estate
brokers'; Ira Howard Fill and Edmund w
van Dyke. the two latter having been as
ISOLATED In the real estate bushes, with
ornces In the Colorado building The new
name Is Fill. Van Dyke & Fill and offices
nave been opened at 1923 G street.
Proposed improvements.
During the week transaction of some
consequence was negotiated through the
ONCE or Blundon. OBrien and Belt. real
estate brokers. They have effected an ex-
change OF some property fronting the court
house square with property in the residence
section of the northwest. As the result of
THIS change in ownership, II IL expected
that modern Office building will be erect
ed on the site now occupied by old struc-
lures near the city hail. while the residence
property will be improved by the erection of
houses.
New Buildings to Be Erected.
John o. Johnson. real estate broker has
sold to Chas. @. Lynch two lots on the
north side of Corcoran street west of New