Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-13
REAL ESTATE REVIEW
Many Transactions ConSum-
mated During Past Week.
THE NEW HOTEL RANDOLPH
Exploratory Behring'S for Foundations
Made Yesterday.
ANOTHER CARNEGIE BUILDING
Administration Structure for Institu-
ton to Be Constructed at 10th
and Streets.
ANOTHER CARNEGIE BUILDING

Reports from many of the most active
real estate operators in Washington are
to the effect that the past few weeks in
spite OF the energy dissolving weather. have
witnessed unusually large number of
important transactions, and the demand
for houses and business properties is keep
Ing we'll abreast OF the supply. Two espe-
cially attractive deals We're contaminated
by one local firm this week one of them
Involving the transfer OF one OF the most
desirable residence sites in all of the subur-
ban northwest. the tract lying between
Patterson street and Western avenue or
the District line and running out to the
government reservation at Chevy Chase
circle. The name OF the purchaser OF the
tract was not announced, but 1t is under
stood he is prominent member OF the
New York bar. and he expects to build a
handsome residence on the property. ..
Boring for Foundations go .
Preparations are being made by the
George A. Fuller Company, lowest bidders
for the proposed $4,000 Randolph Hotel,
At the corner OF 18th street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue 10 inaugurate active opera
lions. Eorings were made yesterday on
both the avenue and nth street frontases
TO determine the depth TO which the roun-
dat!ons OF the hotel must be extended
Firm gravel and stone were found at
depth OF about forty to forty-ive feet
after boring through blue mud. clay and
sand. Considerable water was found and
Il Is probable that piles Will have to be
driven under that part of the building
which fronts on Pennsylvania avenue
Work much similar to that done in laying
the foundation of the New Willard Hotel
and the Munsey building probably will be
necessary, but It Is not expected that as
much difficulty Will be experienced in get
fNr Il - 10
IN the construction of the Munsey building,
whore the ground was found to be honey
coInbed with springs.
Robert Allen. an active member of the
Brightwood Citizens Association, recently
purchased from Louis p. Shoemaker two
lots on Plney Branch road. or 18th street
extended, in Brightwood, upon which ne is
constructing two houses, each to contain
seven rooms and all modern improvements
Mr.. Allen now owns three houses in the
Brightwoo God section which evidences his
faith IN the future of the new and greater
Washington IN that direction. The new
houses are TO be IN colonial style. and are
not being built for sale. but to be held as
an Investment and rented.
Sales Near Union Station.
Stone & Fairfax yesterday announced the
sale OF the Office building a, COS street
northwest for Allen c. Clark, TO a Wash
ington investor, who requested his name TO
be withheld. The price paid for the prop
erty sl5OpO
The same firm also reported the sale FOR
Francis J. Carmody OF ten houses which
he Is erecting near the northeast corner Of
ID ana q streets northeast. The houses arc
just approaching completion. They ver.
sold to single purchaser who has bouyht
them for rental purposes The aggregate
price paid was $1,000.
Other Transactions.
Mrs. Inez u. RaldersOn has purchased
through WnIge. Gibbs & Daniel. the two
apartment houses 1TOI and 17G0 Euclid
street northwest for S11.5O0 The apart
ments are two-story brick structures. CON
tanning each. two suites of family apart
ments
Wright & HoPkins have taken out a
building permit to erect four two-story
brick dwellings at l2a TO lS5 Tennessee
avenue northeast, at an estimated cost
OF $4,000. William l.. Webster & Co are
the architects. and Mark Reilly the
builder.
Several prominent builders are prenar-
ing estimates 10 be submitted for the
construction ~ the administration build
ing OF the Carnegie Institution TIE bids
are due in the Office Of the president Of
the Institution july II. The building Will
lie erected at the southeast corner of
l6th and streets northwest. The dinlen-
SICns VIII be "oXl"n feet. one story and
basement. TIE material is specified as
stone or marble. and the structure Is to h..
nrepToof- Career ~ Hastings OF New
York prepared tie architects plans IL is
expected the tuilGins VIII cost about
$2uI,UOr.