Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-14
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Something About the Apart
ment House Situation
AS AN INVESTMENT
SALES OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
The Number of Permanent Homes Of
Foreign Legations to Be Increased
in the Near Future.

One Of the large blocks of land still un-
occupied in the vicinity of the Capitol
building Is at the southwest corner of Sd
and streets northeast. 1t has been re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Charles e. Banes
The total area Is over 5000 square feet
The ground has a frontage on B street OF
15i feet and on Sd street of 227 feet. In
addition the location overlooks one Of the
public reservations which are scattered
about the city and which do so much to
add to it's attractiveness.
Fixing Up the House.
At this time Of the year the men who
have to do in any way with what are
known as ordinary repairs or improvements
about house, especially the paperhangers,
are busy they possibly be. In
fact, In most cases If they had double
force of men and were themselves endowed
with the capacity to do the work of three
or four, they would hardly be able to ac-
complfsh all that they are asked to do. This
is the busy season of the year in this lati-
tude, although farther north the spring Is
the period usually selected for undertaking
this kind of work.
But here there is nothing to mark the
spring season in this respect except, per-
haps, the early preparations that are made
by people who are planning to spend sew
eral months out of the city. 1t is not the
moving time then, and the LIST of May here
has none of the meaning that it has in the
northern places. Here, however, the rent
ing season begins in the fall. generally
about the LIST of September, although in the
past year or so the demand for houses has
been great that much earlier start has
been made than usual.
Their Point of View.
Men who do all sorts of work about
houses are very DESTROYS that some change
should be made in the prevailing custom,
and that at least portion of the necessary
work about house be done in the spring,
and the rest, If needful, be reserved until
the fall. The complaint is that under the
present system the entire mass of work is
10 be done. or rather, expected to be done,
in the course of week or so, which is a
manifest impossibilty and so there are de-
lays and disappointments and lot of bad
temper
Foreign Legation Building.
The example set by the government of
France in securing large building site in
this city for the purpose of erecting per-
manent home for it's embassy has given
rise at various times to gossip regarding
similar plans the part of other gov
ernments represented automatically here.
4 good proportion of the foreign legations
already own their HI iiiiS CITY, 81
that foreign governments are considerable
holders of real estate at the nations cap
ital.
Besides securing the ground which is eligi-
bly, located the brow of the hill fronting
S street west of I'D street, the French gov
eminent has thus far taken no other step.
What is wanted now is an appropriation
for the erection of the building, and 1t is
likely that will be made at any time. al
though it is not expected it will be done
the present year.
German and Russian Legations.
Rumor has connected with the late trans
fer of the property on the north Size of s
street opposite to the site secured by the
French government purpose to provide
a large building for the use of the German
legation 1t Is now understood that 1t is
the intention of the present owner to dis
pose OF this holding, but it is said that even
If that is done 1t viii not interfere in any
way with carrying out such a plan. 1t is
supposed that il is the purpose of some in
dividual or individuals TO buy the land and
erect suitable building, which will be oc-
cupied by the German embassy. The for
NAL transfer of the title to that govern
ment 1t Is thought, is a matter to be
brought about at a later period in the
transaction.
New building Probable
There is some talk, especially since t-.e
conclusion of the Russo-Japanese peace,
that the former government intends to
have a home of its own in this city. At
present the Russian embassy is occupying
the large residence Scott circle which
was the home of Mr.. Levi P. Morton when
he was Vice President of the United States
Since that time the house has been added
to. so that now ii is one of the large prt-
vate residences in the city.
1t is thought that until site can be OBJ
tanned and a building erected the Russians
will continue to occupy this house Az
present it cannot be sad that any definite