The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
Demand for Residences.

J. D. Burn is now building several
houses on Z street northeast. in the
block between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. These houses are nearing COM
pletion. and are OF a better class Of resi-
dence than those in the neighborhoOd
They front upon the triangle formed by
the junction of street with Maryland
avenue, and afford a pleasant place Of
residence.
II 10 understood that these dwellings
are being held for sale and will not he
rented by the present owner. Mr.. Burn
has erected within the past two years
more than fifty houses in the vicinity
and that part Of the city has been fast
building no through his efforts and those
OF other contractors. There IS. however.
much vacant land near the locality, and
rumors are In the air that some Of Il
Will be built upon almost Immediately
Tor sale and rental purposes.
There is now. as there has always been.
an urgent call for houses that viii rent
for 80 to $50 a month. and that part OF
Capitol Hill Is specially suited for them.
Many tWO-stOry flats have been built out
there. ana others are in course Of con-
strucJiOn. but the general impression is
that the owners CT land do better TO
erect twO-stoTy, siX-room houses than to
multiply the cheaper class Of apartments
Real estate men say families prefer
houses to flats, except perhaps newly
married couples who are content any
where. As "a consequence. the alert build
er Is turning his attention more TO the
small separate houses than 70 the two
family flats, so popular two and three
years ago. The opinion is held that there
is sufficient vacant land in the city to
supply separate houses for some time
to come, and that there IS really no need
TO resort to the eXpedient of crowding
two families into the space that ought
20 be occupied by one. As consequence
the day OF the small fat is doomed. in
the opinion of several real estate deal
ers with whom The Herald reporter talk
cd during the week.
New Houses az Chevy Chase.
Several builders have contracts in hand
for the erection Of a number of houses
at Chevy Chase and the subdivision ad-
Joining Most Of the buildings projected
are in Martins fourth addition to Chevy
Chase Among those VINO have bought
lots there. ald will build, probably dur
ing the next season. are: Rev. George
Bailey, h. l.. Scott. Mrs. Francis y
Marin. Arthur Towne, Mrs. Rebecca
Reichsrd. z. w Minick. Charles y. Spen-
Ger. Mrs. Grace Spencer, Miss Nellie
'penccr. Mrs. Mary A Train. Miss Nellie
Dom, John T. Edwards Miss g. \. Ed
wards. and John J. Essex.
Pans are completed In the Office OF the
inspector Of buildings for the erection Of
two ncw schoo! houses for the District
One of them viii be in Anacostia. and
one in Brightwood. That in AnseOstia
will De al Harrison and Adams streets. on
property already acquired by the Com
misSioneTs. The proposed building win
cost in the neighbOrhoOd OF SS0,010. The
school IN BTightwOod viii be located at
Ninth street and Illinois avenue and viii
cost $4,000.
Considerable attention is being centered
on the building up of Berwyn by the
United States Realty Company. Some
30 Neutrality-suspicious. were taken ont there
last Monday. ard shown the attractions
Of that suburb. The company expects to
sell q number of its lots TO city dwellers.
and make them permanent citizens of
Maryland.