Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08

Capital street, beyond 18th street SOUTH
east. During the past year that section has
been the scene of extensive building ope-
rations and the frequent visitor notes
new house started at every visit he makes,
besides several new ones completed and &C.
Cupiad. The houses which have been put
up are substantial and include modern i'm
prONementS. The cost of a home in that
locality varies from 81 800 to S5.O0i and it
Is the characteristic that the dwellings are
built for homes, not for investment. The
demand for lots in this vicinity, the real
estate dealers say, IS continuing unabated
ana the sales are keeping up, although this
Is generally regarded as the dull season in
the city While the number of new houses
IN THIS locality cannot be fixed accurately,
IL Is estimated that between $50 and 200
have been erected or started within the past
year.
improvements Made and Projected.
Municipal improvements started during
the past year will add much to the attract
iveness of the southeast section of the city
me old marine barracks are to be replaic ed
by new ones of modern construction, to be
located on Sth street between G. and 1
streets southeast. The new House of Rep
resentauves office building is another ed
ihce that viii grace the southeast A new
nre engine house erected on 9th street be-
tween X street and Virginia avenue and the
new house for truck G.. on Sth street be-
tween ID and e streets, are a guarantee
keeping pace with the growth.
Among the newest Of the improvements
may be mentioned a number of handsome
apartment houses and several rows of
houses constructed by people who believe
firmly in southeast real estate. Among the
latter, begun the past year, are those on
massachusetts, avenue between 18th and
l4th streets; near the corner of nth and z
Streets on Georgia avenue beyond 18th
street; on South Carolina avenue between
"a and Sd streets and those near the cor
ner of 9th and d streets.
With all the building of new houses and
flats in this section, For Rent signs are
seldom seen in the southeast section of the
city. During the past year there has been
a great demand for houses. and very few
are idle One dealer, in spea king of this
phase of the situation, said that out of six
ty-hve houses which he handled for one
man, he had obtained full rents on all dur
ing the past year.
The people who live in the southeast sec
ton Of the city are largely-perhaps to the
extent of 50 per penthouse owners who
take pride In their homes and in lfeeping
them in the best repair. Eghty-five per
cent Of the property bought in this section
passes into the hands of the homesseker.
The Banner Year.
Dealers in real estate in the southeast
section Of the city are agreed that the year
1906 will be the banner year. While in the
past two years there have been more i'm
provements than IN the previous ten years,
this year is expected to equal the past year
in the sale of lots for homes in the build
ing of new houses. The demand for lots
and inquiries indicate that the prophecy
will be fulfilled. This general prosperity is
also expected to provide plenty of work for
the builders and their employees for many
months to come.
Municipal improvements contemplated
will take the form of pavements, sewers
and water mains There are many popu-
lous streets which have no pavements. AS
soon as these street improvements can be
made the growth of the city in that section
beyond 18th street will be rapid and many
new and attractive blocks of residences will
be added to those already there. 1t is the
confident hope of home owners that the
Commissioners and Congress will provide
for more paving and for the eStention of
the sewer and water mains into that newly
opened territory.
The building of a sea wall near the pres
ent Navy Yard bridge and the reclamation
or filling In OF the fats along the Eastern
branch from 18th street to Benning Is urged