Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-05
REAL ESTATE ! GOSSIP
Location in This City of Large
Residences.
CHANGES OF THE NEW YEAR
Outlook for the Coming Building Sea-
son Here.
LARGELY A QUESTION OF MONEY
Views as to Present Condition and
Whether Market is Now
Overstocked.

Is a city of homes, 1t Is natural there
should be a pretty wide distribution OF
them over the territory that Is WITHIN the
urban limits and contiguous to them by
reason. it is supposed, OF convenience u
one another, people who have use for large
houses have of late years sought 10 Drlhs
them within one general locality But II
Is by no means a restricted section. In fact
what is known as the northwe st section Is
q large stretch of territory extending to the
District line, just as is the case with the
northeast section and a portion OF the
southeast.
On account of the extent of the subdiVi-
sions OF the ground on which the city Is To-
Gated, 1t has been attempted to select and
assign what Is called fashionable resi-
dence locality Such efforts have not been
very successful, for the reason that changes
have been going on which have added TO the
number of houses, and in the exercise OF
individual judgment as to the locations IL
has frequently happened that In this way
what might be called new centers have been
developed
Older Residence Sections.
But the curious thing about this move
ment is that the older places have not been
abandoned For example, K street, as far
east as Franklin Park still retains Its
place as one of the residence sections, al
though it has now been a good many years
since 1t began to have what are looked upon
as fine residences 1 street is another SIM
liar instance of this same permanence in the
character of a particular section.
There are other sections which are re-
garded Is having this character and If the
past Is any indication of the future 1t may
be expected there will be other localities
which will be added to the number Per-
haps. however. II may be case of expan-
sion rather than addition. 1t is evident
that II is more or less misleading to speak
of any street or even one restricted local
ity in any section as the fashionable resi-
dence quarter. for whatever claim 1t may
have to such title 1t must share it with
others which have equal rights to such a
distinction If such it be.
Appeal to All Glasses.
At any. rate It is evident from the num-
Der of dwellings in the city of the larger
class and from the increase in late years
that Washington as pace of residence
appeals to the rich as well as to those in
moderate circumstances.
There is no doubt that. as in many other
RESPECTS rela ting to the growth of the city
In late years. things done in larger
way and SO there is decided tendency to
build bigger and more expensive dwellings,
than the habit of the rich several years
ago and to have such establishments on a
more elaborate scale. The houses are big
ger and so are the grounds which surround
them. although in this latter particular some
of the builders of large homes are not as
careful as they might be, and in conse-
quence have the misfortune to build a
house that was designed to look its best
when it had some setting of lawn space
about it and which it is entirely lacking.
Enlarging the Force.
An addition to the corps of the Moore &
Hill Real Estate Company has been made
by the following entering its service: Mr..
Theo. a. Mayer son of Mr.. Theo. J. Mayer
of VIM. NJ. Calf & Co. and Mr.. Percy Pick
ford son of Mr.. Thomas H. Pickford, will
be connected with the sales department.
and Mr.. William ]. Fentress, for the past
five years with the B. F. Saul Company.
has accepted a position in the rent depart
ment of the company.
An Anniversary Celebration.
The firm of Heiskell & McLeran is cele-
bratng the twentieth anniversary of its
appearance in the realty field as brokers
and real estate agents. The original mem
bers of this firm, Jesse L. Heiskell and
John f. McLeran, still constitute that bust
ness partnership as they did from the start
There has been no change in the personnel
oil the firm. and il IS also remarked that
they opened twenty years ago in the office
where they now do business, and where
they have been without break from the
beginning.
In these TWO particulars, namely. nc
change in the firm and none in the location
it is probably true that this firm is the old
est in the business in this city.
Record of Sales
The Harrison Realty Company report q
most active and prosperous year ending
with the sales in December of eight
Louisiana avenue and b street northwest
properties TO Joseph S. Justh, eleven in.
vestment houses in square 515 to JOSEPH
SchTman. five houses in square 235 to Mrs
c. Il Lent and No 1890 4th street north
west to Nathan Sickle.
Among the sales of the year were the fol
lowing properties: One row of eight houses
on LIST street southwest to Howard E. Bel
and Joseph Schifman the exchange of the
corner OF 18th and streets northwest fol-
Mr.. Wolfe, 1923 18th street northwest fol
Mrs. Wenzel, corner of Sth and A street!
northeast for Mr.. Au, two lots 1Sti
street, Washington Heights, to NJ. O'Con
nor; 1893 NJ street northwest for Mr. Keegin
attorney; 171T 9TH street northwest for Mrs
Preinkert, 100 North Columbus street, Alex
andria, Va, for Mr. Julius Eglon, a row
OF eight houses In Navy place southeast fo
street northwest to Miss Annie Murphy
l243 K street southeast to DR.. II. Z. Ryan
northwest corner of 18th and street
northwest and adjoining property to Mr.
Harry kaufman, five and eighty-fiye hun
dredths acres at Cranky for Presley Dorse
ct al, To6 III street northeast, bushes
property, TO Mr.. norman, 223 stree
northwest for Mr.. w. F. Lannan. ~
Giirard street northwest to Max Michael
son. 10 Gresham street northwest to Mrs
Jennie Thomas, G13 ID street northwest 70
Mrs Louise Scott and sister. G13 Louisiana
avenue northwest to Mr. Joseph Justh.
The Coming Building Season.
At this time of the year, in the rea
estate market at least plans are being con
sidered for the coming season. These VIII
have money to invest will come to con
clusion pretty sooa as to what they Intent
TO do in the way of improvements and new
buildings during the season that Will opel
with the approach of mild weather.
There two questions which have al
important bearing in this connection ant
that is the probability of securing the neces
sary money and then the kind of butldn
which is most in demand. In this latte
connection il is of course understood tina
only two classes of structures are consid
ered-dwellings and apartment houses. l
Is TO such classes of property that tn
speculative movement is mainly confine
and which constitutes what may be calle
the general and the most active feature Q
the market.
Question of Loans.
Large sums OF money are invested eac
year in undertakings of these descriptions
and the question of continuing such opera
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