The Washington times., 1905-04-16
BROKERS REPORT.
GOOD BUSINESS
IN REAL ESTATE
Prospect Bright for a
Most Active
Season.
THE BUILDING OUTLOOK
Some Notable Deals in
Property in Business
Section of City.
THE BUILDING OUTLOOK

There is a distinctly better tone to
the local real estate market, This Is
noticeable not only in the number OF
transfers of property, but even more
in the amount of building begun anu
contemplated. 1t is also worthy of note
that real estate deals as well as build
ing operations during the past week
have been more largely confined to the
city proper. and that the suburban sec
tons have been comparatively neglected
Architects say that they are working
on number of new and good things
and that the present season Will see
the addition 70 the residence sections
of many handsome private residences
as well apartment houses.
Among the negotiations for properties
in the business section of the city those /
on street claim the greatest import
snce. They relate to the sale ef the
Glover building. between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets. which was pur
okused by Senator Proctor for sl15,00;
The sale of the Iosekam by Mrs. Lose
kam to Thomas w. Marshall, the pro-
prietor Of the restaurant. for about
$s7, 900; the negotiations pending for the
sale of the Waryier building at the cor
lcf OIt2IN1nIH Stctt,s dHd tfC iSpVi :,
periodically revived and as often de-
MED, that somebody is going to buy the
Ebbitt House and adjoining frontage
with a view to ne erection of a new
and more modern hostelry or an office
building
Desirable Site sraa 81
Besides there is the old Stone property
at the northeast corner of Fourteenth
street, regarding which all kinds7s of
stories are -af1pat Its, location makes
II enc Of the most desirable OF all sites
fer business purposes in that section
of the city and there is no lack of in
euiries concerning 1t. At present. how
ever, the price asked for it's understood
to.be almost prohibitive and it is prob
able that some time will yet elapse be-
fore it WIFI be- disposed of. ssi
The remaining portion of what is
known as the Lansburgh tract, on Nine
teenth street and Columbia road. was
sold during the past week through Early
& Lampton, TO Arthur Jordan, of In
dianapolis. IT adjoins the Dean tract,
and contains g. 357 square feet. The con-
sideration was $4,000. and the owners,
Clarence F. Norment and Charles j.
Bell, it is understood, took in exchange
the apartment house, the Cameron, at
Vermont avenue and Tenth street. It is
more than probable that Mr.. Jordan will
not let the groura lie idle very long. but
will follow the example of other pur-
cI.esers therea bouts and improve 1t with
an apartment house of generous dimen-
sians, and in keeping with other struc-
lures of like character in that vicinity.
More Apartment Houses.
L. e. Breuninger has bought through
Stone & Fairfax, a large tract of land on
Roanoke street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, Columbia Heights,
with q front of 70 feet and a depth of 200,
paying about 95 cents per square foot.
1t Is understood that MIR. Breuninger
viii build there an apartment house four
stories high.
Harry Wardman, the builder, is en-
gagged in building operations aggregat-
ing over s., 10000. He is row completing
the following buildings: On the east side
of First street, between w and Albany
streets, Bloomingdale, and near the new
reservoir and filtration, plant eighteen
three-story houses with steam heat and
all modern impr movements, the total in
vestment representing over 100000; On
Twenfy-second street, near Massachu-
setts avenue. a modern feurstory apart
ment house, being 551sx1b0 feet; on Balti-
more street, near Columbia road, a four
story apartment house containing TWEEN
~ apartments; on Kenesaw avenue,
near Fourteenth street, Columbia
Heights eight three-story dwellings; cor
ner Eleventh and Kenyon streets, Co
luulbia Heights, nine dwellings,. The ne
gotiations for the purchase of. all OF
the above ground were made through
Mr.. Wardman's agents, Moore &, Hill.
Handsome Residence.
very handsome residence is TO be
erected for w. e Coldwell from plans
drawn by Architect F. B. Pyle, at the
northeast corner of Eighteenth and
Leweli streets Columbia Heights II
vii! be in the cottage. style, OF frame
with stone und.rpinnipSs, three stories
In height and 40 by 81 feet in dimension
Ore OF the features of the interior ar
rangement will be the unusually large
living room, which VIII be IS feet lone
and 16 feet wide There will be clever
rooms and two baths; heating will be
by hot water. though each room vii
Also have fireplace, ana lighting wiI
be by gas and electricity The hous,
will be quite strongly In contrast IL
style of architecture from the residenc.
of Byron s. Adams on the opposit,
corner. which was also designed by Mr.
Pyle.
DIR. A 4. Snyder will build. Mt Six
teenth and NJ streets, a residence thre,
stories high, with cellar. having a front
age OF q feet and a depth of so feet Th,
cost is given az $4,000. Marsh II Peter
are the architects and l.. II. Emmer
is the builder,
Two Catholic Churches.
Two Catholic churches are TO b.
built in the near future. One of thes
Il St AIMS on Wisconsin avenue. Ten
1eytown, of which the Rev. j. g. Malio
is the rector. 1t is to be 81 by 10 fee
in dimensop, three stories in hegh
with basement, ana brick and ston
will make UP it's 'front.' The arehitec