Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Addition to the Number of
Big Houses.
A LARGE TRANSACTION
GREAT ACTIVITY JUST NOW IN
THE BRICKYARDs.
What is Being Done in the Way of the
Transfer Of Houses and
Lots.

Lots.
A large apartment house is projected
for Columbia Heights. During the past
week Stone q Fairfax, real estate brok-
ers. negotiated the sale of large piece
of unimproved land on Roanoke street
between 18th and 14th streets. The 'front.'
age OF the ground is 20 feet and the
depth over 200 feet, which, Of course, in
cludes the reservation for parking which
runs with the land in that locality. 1t is
proposed by the purchaser Mr.. L. E.
Breuninger, to erect there an apartment.
house which will be four stories in height
and which will; occupy as much of the en-
tire space as Is practical. The price paid
for the land was about 95 cents per
square foot.
A Big Private Residence.
The house which is being built by Mr..
John c. Emo on the north side of N street
just east of 18th street will take it's place
in the class of what is known the
large residences of the city. While it will
not occupy the entire frontage of the lot,
still it will be fifty feet in front, and
owing to the fact that there is a wide
space on the west side it will be possible
to continue the house the entire depth
and at it's full width. The entrance will
be on level with the street, and the first
or parlor floor will have a magnificent
sweep the full depth of the house, which
will be about 100 feet. These dimensions
will make possible rooms that will be
unusually spacious for a city home.
Five Dollars Per Foot.
The exterior will be built of the dark
brown bricks, which will be used in con-
nection with light stone in bringing out
the effects of colonial design. The
ground, which has frontage of 60 feet
and a depth Of 120 feet contains an
area of 1920 square feet. 1t is understood
the price paid was $37 900, which is at
the rate of a little over So per square
foot.
A Rapid Land Transaction.
During the past week a sale was made
by Early & hampton, real estate dealers.
which completes a series of transactions
in unimproved property. which is one of
the largest of the kind that has been made
here for some time past. The land in
question is the large tract on the brow of
the hill overlooking the city, with broad
frontages both on Columbia road and 10th
street. 1t was known as the Lansburgh
tract, and adjoins the north the large
place of Mrs. Dean. About a year ago it
was purchased by Messrs Charles J. Bell
and Clarence c. Norment, who took the
properly as an entirety, comprising as 1t Qld
about three acres of land. The frontages
on both streets were over 800 feet, and
with good depth, gave an area of some
10000 square feet. The price paid was
about ~ cents per square foot
All Sold but One Lot
During the past few months Early e
hampton have disposed of the whole of
this holding with the exception of the mid
die portion of the frontage on Columbia
road, of about 100 feet. The south portion
of this frontage comprising 122 feet,
has been acquired by Lester a. Barr who
is now engaged in erecting an apartment
house there. The northern portion of 100
feet was bought by Mr.. Oscar w. White,
and he is also improving his holding by
building an apartment house.
On the 10th Street Front.
A few days ago Early & hampton sold the
entire 10Th street frontage, which has the
same depth as the western frontage, name
ly, over 300 feet, and has an area of 65,979
square feet. The price paid was 95 cents
per foot, and the purchaser was Mr..
Arthur Jordan of indianapolis, Ind. The
price per foot as given above sounds rather
small as compared with 81. 80, which was
announced as the price for the front por-
lions that have been sold.
The values in both instances, however,
are those which were given in trade, for
properties in this city On such a Valua-
ton the aggregate of the three sales ran
up to over $4,000. There plans
made for the Improvement of the 10Th
street front.
The Brickmakers Are Busy.
One phase of the present season as indi-
eating the busy times in building that the
city is now having is the demand upon the
brickmakers for their material. The indi-
cations already are that the business done
In bricks during the coming months. includ-
ing the weeks of selling that have already
elapsed will be far in excess of what was
done last year. In fact, it seems probable
this years record will go ahead of anything
of the sort since the big year, which was
in 1890. At that time the total output of
bricks here in the District ran up above
the hundred-million mark SO the figures
read one hundred and twenty millions.
This represented considerable amount Of
raw material worked up into the finished
product and placed on the market as well as
a good sum of money expended in wages,
etc, total that runs up into large figures
as this industry Is one of the most extern
1t may be concluded that the prospects of
such consumption of brick are due mainly
to the extensive building operations now
being carried on by the government.
Activity in Building.
While it is true there is probably more
public building in progress and contem-
plated at the present time than for
any single period for many years in
this District, at the same time it is
said by those who are in position to
know that the amount of private work, SO
called to distinguish 1t from government,
Is much larger at this time than at the
same period for years previous
The building activity Is therefore not en-
tirely confined to that which is done with
of both classes is sufficient to make
the conditions here look very promising for
the future. The brickmakers are hoping
that the change in the method of crossing
the river which is now being made and
which will result in the separation of the
structures used for highway travel and for
steam cars, will be of benefit to their bust
ness.
Better Facilities for Travel.
The old Long bridge is still in use for