Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-18
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Movement in Property in the
Business Section.
SOME RECENT PRICES
INVESTMENTS MADE UPON A 4
PER CENT BASIS.
Advance of the Built-Up Section of
the City Beyond the Old Mu-
nicipal Limits.

Some transfers of property 9th street
have been made recently. AS changes in
realty holdings on that street are not fire.
quent, the transactions attracted some at
tention. The prices paid are of interest, as
throwing some light upon the question of
values in that section of the street VIII oh
lies between Pennsylvania avenue and G
street. These properties were, of course,
improved, and while for the sake of con-
venience the per-foot values are given, yet
these are to be considered in each instance
as including, not merely the value of the
land, but also of the income yielding i'm
provements. Early in the month the prop
erty at the southeast corner of 9th and ID
streets was sold, the consideration being a
little over $13 per square foot. The ground
has frontage of forty feet and depth of
seventy-fve feet
More recently the stores 40 and 442 9th
street were sold for a little over $15 per
square foot. The size of the lot is twenty
seven and half feet by siXty-one feet
In the spring of last year there were sales
of two pieces of property on the west side
of the street between f and G streets. No.
GA 9Th street, 19.SXIJ feet, brought SIT per
square foot, while No. Go 9th street, 20X100
feet went for S1i per square foot.
During the past week announcements
nave DetH Indue Oh llle Sdit VI Two prop
critics on G. street, both in the block be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. The frame
house, 1919 G. street, occupying ground
25x100 feet, brought about Sill per square
foot.
A frame building on the opposite side of
the block, No. 1882 G street, the lot being
1S.45x113 feet, brought $14 per square foot.
A Proposed Improvement.
1t is understood that the purchaser of the
property 1919 G street is not as stated Mr..
w J. Newton. The latter, however, owns
the adjoining piece on the east, and it is
stated there is likelihood of his co-operat-
ing with the new owner of No 1919, which
will result il the erection of a building for
business uses that will occupy the frontage
of the two properties, of IS feet. In that
event the stable building will be removed
and in the opinion of a good many people
the appearance of street will be thereby
very much improved.
Houses About Lincoln Park
Humphrey & Palmer, builders, have pur-
chased from General John Eaton, a the
northeast corner of 18th street and North
Carolina avenue northeast, abutting Lin
coin Park nine lots facing south North
Carolina avenue. upon which they contem-
plate building number of two-story and
cellar houses with all modern improve
mentS.
The same builders paid $1,000 per lot for
five lots at the northwest corner of Sth and
C streets southeast, upon which are two old
bricks. These lots are to be similarly inn
proved by two-story and cellar brick
houses. These are to have all the latest i'm
proVementS.
By a purchase recently consummated,
George ?. Newton has secured a frontage
of 90 feet on Tennessee avenue and 237 feet
on B street northeast, one square north of
Lincoln Park to be improved by him in the
near future.
Mr.. ]. D. Burns, builder, has bought six
lots at the southeast corner of 18th and
E streets northeast upon which he intends
putting up six two-story brick houses, with
the latest improvements Across the street,
at the southwest corner of 18th and E
streets northeast, Mr. Harry WEIGH is to