Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-14
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Revision of Building Regulations
in Progress.
ACTIVITY IN THE SUBURBS
y Many New Structures in Various Sec
tons of the City.
NOVEL PROCESSES EMPLOYED
Report of Several Recent Sales-In-
terest Displayed by out-of-Town
Capitalists.
ACTIVITY IN THE SUBURBS
NOVEL PROCESSES EMPLOYED

The important work of revising the build
ing regulations of the District of Columbia,
with which the committee of ten appointed
by the Commissioners is charged. is to be
vigorously pursued during the summer
months. The personnel OF the body gives
assurance that the work of revision will be
thoroughly and intelIigently done. For
technical and legal difficulties provision has
been made by the appointment on the COM
m!ttee of a competent architect and an eX-
per-enced lawyer. The building inspector
Is the chairman, and business men of rec
ognized ability, who have a fair conception
of the necessities of the city in the way
OF the proper regulation of building activi-
ties, have places on the committee.
Ii was stated at the last meeting at the
District building that the revision was pro-
crossing in a sa satisfactory way, and that the
division of the work among the several
members and the. weekly meetings ioT tne
general discussion of individual suggestions
had proved admirable plan for reachlng
the ends in view.
Anderson Grove Permit.
III connection with building regulations
an interesting case, involving what at the
time seemed a knotty problem, was recent
~ presented to the consideration of the
commissioners The request of John w.
Green for a permit to erect dance hail
10. colered people at Anderson's Grove on
the Conduit road brought out a vociferous
protest from the residents and property
owners in the neighborhoed. Bat for this
vigorous objection there seemed 10 be no
reason why the permit should not be grant
ed the plans for the proposed buildings
cenformed in all respects with existing reg
ulations 1t was suggested that hesitation
TO issue the permit would be met by the
promoters of The dance hall project with
nandamus proceedings The sympathy or
the Commissioners with the property own
ers interested was said to be apparent at
the hearing. but this did not meet the
dilemma Whereupon, 1t is said, happy
thought struck Commissioner west ana ne
promptly suggested that the Engineer Com
missioner approve an order authorizing the
CORPORATION counsel to draft new building
regulation covering the somewhat annoying
complication. The new regulation, Whlch
was promulgated this week, provides that
applicants for permits TO build a dance hall
in any portion of the District must Sc
cure the consent of the majority OF the
property owners and residents of the neigh
bOrhOod within prescribed limits. This ac-
ton settled the fate of the Green dance
hall for c0ored people as practically the
whole popua ton of the Conduit road sec
ton was opposed to the proposition. So
that while the committee Of ten revises ex-
listing regulations the Commissioners have
a present and effective plan for meeting
q new regulation to suit the case. A nearly
parallel case was decided in eourtssome
years ago. where the Commissioners were
upheld after they had enacted building
regulation for the avowed purpose of pre-
venting an Objectionable amusement enter
prise.
Property Transfers.
General II. c. Corbin has added to his
land holdings near Chevy Chase by the pur-
chase of tract of land containing 1924
ID, ,1r
Creek Ford road and Broad Branch road.
The property adjoins the tract already
owned by General Corbin and which
he will soon erect a home The considera-
tiou named is $40, l24 or $l,000 an acre.
The decd which was placed on record last
Tuesday conveys the interests in the prop
erty of Mrs. Corbns sisters, Mary +. Pat
ten, Josephine A. Patten and Helen Patten.
Three important sales of property aggre-
eating nearly 100000 in value and situated
in the downtown business section have
beer noted during the week. All three of
the deals were made by Il prominent local
real estate dealer for clients who purchased
fof investment
The building at the corner of 18th and E
streets was bought by Miss Mary ]. Bald
win from the Stuart estate. The property
is improved by a tw0-story-and-attic brick
building.
The price paid was $50 a square foot,
which represents distinct advance over
the price recently given for the opposite
corner
The corner az nth and + streets was al
So sold 20 Miss Baldwin for the Stuart es-
tate. and the same price foot paid
for the ground. This property has a front
age Of thirty-two feet on f street and
seN enty-four on Ilth, and is improved by
three-story brick building the first floor of
which is used for business purposes. Two
small shops are located the property at
The northern end. The aggregate price of
these two T. street corners was $4,000.
The third sale was that of the premises
al gl3 Louisiana avenue, for which Antonio
CcrriElio paid $4,000. The property was
formerly owned by Mrs. Rachael Kinsolv-
Ing. and is improved by a three-story build
ing. The statement Is made that It has
been several years since any realty trans
fers Of consequence have occurred In this
section OF the city. closely is property
held in the commission house district.
Purchased by Mr.. Loose.
In the early part of the week Dwight
Anderson through the r. O. Holtz-
man real estate agency sold for the
a 5. Abel estate Of Baltimore, to ]. Louis
Loose. the premises at the northeast cor
uer Of l4th and streets northwest. The
property contains Is 6T6 square feet and
was sold at the rate OF 81 per square foot,
making the total consideration $2T $50 Mr..
Loose Will improve the property at once.
with one-story stores. over some OF which
he will construct a commodious apartment
for his own occupancy.
h. II. Warner. through Dwight Anderson
has sold his property at 192S-1930 14th