Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-13
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Houses and Apartments That
Are Being Erected.
SOME IMPROVEMENTS
FACILITIES FOR OUT OF DOOR
LIFE IN THE CITY.
Luxury of Country Living Possible to
Some Extent to Those With
Urban Limits.

Roads are being opened up and other
work is in progress for the founding of a
new town within the limits of the D. strict.
The scene of this activity is along the
northern bounds of the District. about half
a mile from the circle at Chevy Chase. 1t
lies to the east of that point and short
distance west of the Daniels road and north
of Rock Creek Ford road.
There are lightweight acres in the tract
that has been acquired within the District
and adjoining it, but on the Maryland side
are nineteen acres which also belong to
the same interests. The property was re-
Gently acquired from A. F. Matthews by
what is known as the Pinehrrst Company
of which A. M. McLachlen is the president
George S. Rees tie vice president and John
A. Massie the secretary and treasurer.
Surveyors are at work laying out the
properly. and workmen are also opening
what is known as Western avenue, which
follows the line of the District boundary.
A road is to be opened to the Rock Creek
Ford road. All the streets in the subd1vi-
plan of street extension, and so the width
is determined on the same broad lines that
controls the city system.
Among the recent sales OF houses are in
Guided the following:
Murray A. Cobb, real estate broker, sold
the house 1905 Massachusetts, avenue for
the sum of $50, COO 1t has been leased by
Senator Flint of California, who will make
his home there.
Mr.. Cobb also sold the house 2131 r street
tn Mr.. ]. William Henry for $4,000. Mr..
Henry is now occupying the house as his
home.
During the past week a lot on Wyoming
avenue, just west of 10th street, was sold
by Mr.. Joseph Z. Willard, through Walter
A. Brown real estate broker, to Mr.. Lewis
E. Srnoot Ii is a portion of the large lot
OF no nrfh Get If Ia CT nd
Wyoming avenue which Mr. Willard bought
some time ago. 1t is stated to be the inten-
ton of the purchaser to erect on this
ground which has q frontage of about fifty
feet, house for his own use.
Erection Of Houses.
The building operation of Mr. L. E.
Breuninger, who has built extensively still
continues, for the reason, as he states that
the demand continues. He finds that he
sells his houses as fast as he puts them up,
| and he keeps on building, and intends
to do so until it is evident that the supply
is equal to the demand. This experience of
| Mr.. Breuninger is not an unusual one, and
| that is one explanation of the figures that
| come from the building inspectors office,
| which show that the month of April just
| closed has been one of the most active pc
rods in the building trades that Washing
| ton has known for long time
There is always talk about overbulding,
and all that sort of thing, and this time
| has proved no exception to the rule How.
| ever. the men who are most active in build
| ing careful observers of the market
| and 1t is likely that as soon as they saw
| any indications that the movement was
| reaching speculative stage they would
| withdraw. AS the police census suf-
| fic:ently indicated the population of the CITY
| has increased in late years very rapidly
| and under these circumstances it is natura
| that houses for rent should find tenants
| and that new houses should be built There
must be places for the new people, and
| that is exactly what is the meaning of this
building activity that has been the sur
| prise of almost every one and that has