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gives some idea of the rush for this kind
of construction
Big Business Building.

Bids are being invited for the construction
of an establishment designed for the laun-
dry business, which is to be one of the
largest in the country devoted to that use.
1t will be located at the northwest corner
of 18th and d streets northwest and will
be built from plans made by F. B. Pyle,
architect.
The proposed structure will rise only to
the height of three stories, but the dimen-
sions will be of unusual size as it will be
147 feet by los feet. To support this great
mass and 10 assure the safety of the foun-
dations. the building is to be supported by
pil!ng of concrete, one of the newer uses
of this material in construction work, which
makes it possible to build with certainty
on ground that a few years ago could
have been utilized in such way only after
expensive preparatory work in driving
wooden piles. This Improvement is being
made by the Potomac Frazee Laundry
Company and the buiIding will be occupied
as the headquarters of that concern.
Some Market Conditions.
The condition of the market continues to
be favorable and the volume of business is
pronounced to be satisfactory by a large
number of brokers. There continues to be
number of inquiries and the class of buy
ers is not falling off. Building is going on
to a degree that is far ahead of previous
years, and it is evident there must be some
tinued activity.
The results of the police census seem to
verify the statement that has been made
all along in this column that the explana-
ton of some of the more important phases
of the market for the past few years was
that the population of the city has been
growing.
Building in Petworth.
A number of building enterprises in
progress in the subdivision of Petworth, the
tract of land lying on Seventh Street road
and fronting the park of the Soldiers
Home
The style of building which has been car
ried on out there and which has proved
to be so well adapted to the surroundings,
well making good of the ample
lots is what is known as the sem-deta ched.
The houses have in addition to the parking
and the rear yards. yard on one side.
Eight houses of this character are being
built by j. f. Mccormick on Utica street,
four by Benjamin White on Savannah
street. while G. w. f. Swartzell has just
completed ten houses on 9TH street.
Terrell q Little are building two houses
on Omaha street. These additions to the
house accommodations of the place are
looked upon by the members of the latter
firm as a good indication of the future of
the property which they now have charge
Of
The Sales of Houses.
moore u ft1ll nave SOlQ the last one OF the
six apartment buildings on Sd and 4th
streets northwest, respectively, between F
and G. streets. for S27 900, being $3.50 each
They were sold to separate parties as in
yeStmentS.
The same firm has sold all but one of the
twelve houses erected by Harry Wardman
L street between North Capitol and 1st
streets northwest; for Louis F. Gordue sos
Florida avenue northwest; for Franklin I.
Sanner, the three houses recently erected
Princeton street between 18th and 14th
streets Columbia Heights; for Mrs Mary E.
Collins, 1912 Newark street, Cleveland Park.
For Elwyn Greene, III 18th street north
east; for George j. yesterday, 2316 II street
northwest.
Moore & Hill also closed the sale during
the week for Wilton ]. Lambert and Guy H
johnson. trustees of the Mast property, on
18th street between and H streets north
west. The purchaser was John Mariner
and he expects 10 erect on this site office
building The price paid was $50, 600.