The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
BROKERS HOPEFUL
Real Estate Market Shows
Signs Of Improvement.
PUSHING TOWARD NORTHWEST
Connecticut Avenue Leads in Rapid
Development Of Suburban Prop
erty-Some of the Causes Leading
TheretO-DeaIers Are Confident Of
Activity for This Spring.

The real estate market has shown
signs of enliyenment during the past
week. One of the largest sales of busi-
ness property of the year was announced
and several residences in the social
colony of the northwest were reported.
Business generally is better and the
brokers are more hopeful
The Herald presents to-day the an
nouneements of a large number of the
most prominent brokers of the city, who
have mapped out for the public the main
lines Of the spring campaign in city,
residence, and suburban property. II Will
be a specially captiOus buyer who cannot
find among the many bargains offered
something to suit his taste and purse.
Washington, of ali cities. can claim the
title of the "City Of Homes" They are
of every range known to the modern
world, from the mansion of the capitalist
20 the cottage of the government clerk
and the humble shelter of the artisan.
Operators in the sale of properties and
the building Of houses tell all such how
TO provide themselves with that greatest
boon Of the Anglo-Saxon-a home.
The sale of the property at rs to 7S2
Fifteenth street northwest FROM the trus-
tee TO Mrs. Meyers and her son, George
Meyers. for about S2lS000. was the largest
sale OF the week reported. The deal was
made through the offices of J.. Kemp Du-
vail and Murray Cobb the we'll known
broker on Connecticut avenue.
The sale of the former home of II. Clay
Evans. at 1850 Massachusetts avenue
northwest. TO the Cuban Minister, through
the offices OF Chcsley q Chesley and E. c.
Brainerd was the largest sale of residence
property made public. The price paid
was $4,000
People Rush Northwest.
The rush of people toward the north
west suburbs in the direction Of Connecti-
cut avenue extended viii be lively during
the coming sec SON. according to the views
held by Fulton Gordon. who manages the
subdivision of Connecticut Avenue Ter
race. The barren hillsides out that way
are fast disappearing, and the rocky pas
lures are being transformed into sites for
happy homes.
Connecticut avenue has been called
tine boulevard of Washington" being
the chief avenue OF travel from the
fashionable section 10 the down town
district That title seems to have car
Tied itself indefinitely out toward
Chevy Chase, affecting the character OF
the inhabitants and the value Of land
over all the intervening territory and
the roads and lanes leading thereto.
Cleveland Park long ago set the pace
for this region. and il has been the
work of faT-seeinE real estate men to
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throughout its length the home Of the
wealthy. the WeII-to-do. and the better
class of those secking homes at the
Capital
Much Of this growth beyond Rock Creek
has been due 10 the good service of the
car line which traVerses that avenue. The
bridge across Rock Creek now just COM
pleted. which cost the government q co.,
600. adds another link TO the beauty and
attractiveness of this territory. If it be
true that the Capital Traction Company
contemplates building d large power-house
at Chevy Chase Lake near the point where
coal is accessible by rail over the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, TO furnish added
facilities of light and power 10 this rap
idly growing region, then its development
I'm the natural order of events is assured,
and viii probably so on without Interrupt
ton.
Mr.. Heater Confident.
This was the gist OF an interview on the
subject with Robert f. Heater, of Mr.
Gordous Office. Fronting 5000 feet on
Counectinlt avenue" continued Mr.
Heater, and almost joining Chevy Chase
Circle is the subdivision of Connecticut
Avenue Terrace. The property is already
well developed. One house is being built
in the subdivision, which viii cost 5000,
and plans are being drawn for more of the
same character The District engineers
are running a water main into the prop
erty and also planting shade trees. on the
avenue frontage.
I'VE have also large force Of men at
work improving the property i'm other
ways, and we shall push the grading ana
macadamiZinS Of streets forward as
rapidly as possible. We are laying granG-
lithic walks as fast as they are needed
10 open the subdivision. The property
was placed on the market only a few
months ago, yet through the severest
-i~-er the work of im-
forward, SO that
the lots have been
)r the putting up Of
tfying prospects for
pore & Hill.
.rm of Moore & Hill
optimistic manner