Evening star., 1904-03-26
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Plans Being Drawn for Many
New Buildings.
MANY REALTY TRADES
BROKERS LoOKa FOR ACTIVE
SPRING BUSINESS.
Alonzo o. Bliss Makes 18th Street Pur-
chase-Sale Of the Old Ken
nedy Property.
MANY REALTY TRADES

weather like the past several days the real
estate brokers say they will be able to make
up to a large extent for the dull business
of the early spring on account of the bad
weather. There have been a number of I'M
portant trades during the past week, and
number Of others are under consideration
and about to be closed.
A trade Of much interest was the pur-
chase by DR.. Alonzo o. Bliss OF certain
lots on 10th street. on both sides Of Scott
Circle, on which have stood for number
Of years shanties of more or less unsightl-
ness These shanties DR.. Bliss will have
removed at once and will have the lots
eodded. In talking with reporter for The
Star DIR. Bliss said his plans for further I'M
provements are altogether tentative.
DR.. Bliss has also had plans made Tor
twelve two-apartment houses on the north
west corner Of 9th and K streets northeast
six to front on each street. Building will De-
gin on the two rows Immediately. store
is to be placed on the corner The plan Ior
the rows is novel in Washington in the ar
rangements for the heating apparatus. Inc
entire twelve houses Of twenty-four apart
mentS will be heated from a central not
water plant In one building, plan when
u.
ton than any other devised for heating low
priced flats. The apartments will have
front and back porches and other attractive
features The cost of the row will be about
10000.
Building Plans Prepared.
Plans are under way for the erection OF
a number of buildings, both large and small,
and there appears to be plenty of work In
sight for mechanics.
v,pn
the erection Of eight houses, two-story
brick, at the corner of Ninth and l streets
southeast, at cost of $25,OO0
The old buildings at the corner of Four
teenth and G streets northwest are being
razed for the purpose Of making way Tor
a handsome three-story office building, to
be erected by James H. Rowland, at cost
Of $4,000 The building will front eight
three feet on Fourteenth street and forty
three feet on G street It will have one
large Office room on the first floor and the
two upper floors will be divided into suites.
Mr.. w. H. Sholes has had plans prepared
for five-story apartment house, to be call
ed The Lambert, on "A street between 1st
and I'd streets northeast. Work will be
commenced as soon aa the projections are
approved by the War Department.
Bailey & Martin have had plans drawn
for five three-story houses which they pro-
pose to erect on North Capitol street just
above s street.
Mr.. Bernoyd Blair jr, is preparing to
erect large double store in Georgetown,
on M street between S1st and 32d streets.
Mr.. Hugh ]. Phillips is making ready to
break ground for an apartment house with
nue.. near B street northwest
Houses in Suburbs.
In the suburbs Mr.. g. w. F. Swartzell has
asked for a permit to build eight houses
in Petworth.
Myoro q. 80 I...,s
eight three-stery houses on Cincinnati
street, in Cliffbourne.
Mrs. Nicholas Fish proposes elaborate
improvements to her handsome residence,
1923 street northwest She will remodel
1t throughout and erect a rear building at
a cost of $4,000.
Christian Heurich heads syndicate that
will add large back building to houses
Nos. 1015 and 1017 I street northwest, for
the purpose of turning the entire structure
into hotel.
Mrs. Mary l. May has drawn plans for
a three-story colonial home on Lanier
Heights above Columbia road
The Old Kennedy Property.
One Of the largest realty transactions
that occurred during the past week. or for
several weeks. as a matter of fact, is the
sale of the property on the north side of H
street northwest between 14th and 18th
streets, known as the old Kennedy prop
erty. for 100000. In four lots. to StiIson
Hutchins. Edward and Carl Droop, David
Kaufman and Sterling and Norman Calf
The property has frontage of 93.51 feet
on III street and depth of 100 feet to a
twenty-foot alley. 1t contains 1927 square
1eet, and the price paid was about 81 go
square foot, which Is considered to be en-
tirely for the land, as the old house on the
property has been vacant and out OF repafr
Tor many years and will be torn down
fhn lot
nearest 14th street, numbered 45: the
Droops the second lot, Mr. Kaufman the
third and the Galts the westernmost lot.
which is next to other property owned by
them on the same street. The four lots
are OF the same frontage and square con-
tents.
Sale Of the Hurdle Tract.
Senator Thomas M. Patterson and Mr..
Ernest M. Pease Of this city have pur-.
chased the Hurdle tract, and It has been
named Colorado Heights" It is situated
on Grant road, Just two squares west Of
Connecticut avenue, and the same distance
from the Tenleytown electric car line, with
five minutes to the treasury. 1t is very
high ground, having elevation Of 375
feet, and commands fine view of Wash
ington city. Soldiers Home, Rock Creek
Park and the surrounding country This
tract has been subdivided into building lots.
Extensive grading of streets and alleys
is now In progress, and 1t Is the intention
of the owners to spare no expense to imme-
diately put it in first-class shape
The sale of this property was made by
Mr.. Samuel c. Hill, with E. Lodge Hill,
real estate agent. s02 F street northwest,
through the Office of Mr.. L. P. Shoemaker,
who was one of the trustees.
Purchases for Government.
Senator Hale's resolution providing for a
commission to look into the advisability of
purchasing all the triangle" between Sd
and 18th streets northwest to the mall for
the use of public buildings by the govern
ment has led to the discussion of num-
Der of collateral questions that must arise
If this project takes definite shape, or when
it does. One of these questions involves
the disposition of the Center market. The
market company Is q private corporation,
but it's buildings are located on ground be-
longing to the government The charter
of the company gaveait the use of the big
square between 7th and 9th streets south
of Pennsylvania avenue on a fifty-year
lease, with the provision that II at any
time the government should desire to re-
woke IL could do so by paying the cOmpany