The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-24
REAL ESTATES SLOW
Some Deals Await Clearing
of Money Conditions.
ARMY OFFICER BUYS HOME
Mr.. Wardman WIFI Reproduce
"Shires" Apartments on Ground
Harrison Realty Company Sells
observation-disclosures TO BE Erected.


little change is noted in the condition
Of the real estate market Selling where
purchase have not been numerous lately
owing TO the difficulty of getting money
readily, and some transactions which
have been carried to that point await
the clearing up OF financial conditions 70
be pulled of. There is. however, quite a
volume of business where persons have
saved enough 10 make considerable pay
ments on property. and where the owners
are willing 10 take this cash payment and
assume the trust for the balance.
Another OF the retired officers of the
army has chosen Cleveland Park for his
home. Capt. Ben II. Dorsey has pur-
chased the property Of David Currier, at
the northwest corner OF Tnirty-third ana
Newark streets. the price paid being
withheld. The house was one OF the first
erected in Cleveland Park. has ten rooms.
is surrounded by a wide space on all
four sides, which under the care Of Mr..
Currier has become probably the best
kept premises in the park Capt. Dorsey,
after making some Improvements TO the
house. viii take possession. probably
about the first OF next year The sale Of
the property was made through Boss *
Phelps. Inc.
VIII Build Apartments.
Harry Wardman has purchased the
property at Fourteenth and Clifton
streets. known as the Carpenter estate.
for 5000 The frontage on Fourteenth
street is 10 feet, and 20 on Clifton and
Euclid streets, containing about 5NOoO
square feet Of ground Mr.. Wardman ex-
poets to improve the property by repro
ducing on the site his group of apart
ments. known as the Shires, on Columbia
road Mr. Wardman estimates the cost
OF the houses at about 10000
Moore & Efill represented Mr.. Wardman
in the deal. and William Corcoran Hill
! the Trust and Deposit Company, of New
York, for the Carpenter estate.
The Moore & Hill Real Estate Company
has sold 70 John c. r. Gordon for John
Sherman property 1924 Newark street.
Cleveland Park The house is an at
tractive semidetaehed poodle dashed
house. Of nine rooms and attic. and is
just OF Connecticut avenue. The price
paid was $500 The purchaser VIII oc-
cupy il as home.
Sells Business Property
The Harrison Realty Company has sold
the property at 462 Pennsylvania avenue
10 an investment buyer The size Of the
lot is 25x127 feet 10 a wide alley. and is
/ improved by a large warehouse. The
/ price paid is not made public.
Blundon, O'Brieu & Belt yesterday an
nounced the following sales:
/ For Messrs. Bates and Warren. four
new residences on Rhode Island avenue
! northwest. between First and Second
{ streets. The houses contain six rooms
and bath each. and have two fronts. the
/ lots extending through 10 Seaton street
I They were sold 10 individual buyers. The
four brought $3.50
( Mr. James Martin. I'VE new houses on
I Adams street northwest. just east OF
/ First street. The i've houses brought q
I total Of S9i250
/ Mr. Martin has purchased. through this
/ firm, from Joseph Paul. a tract OF
ground east OF this row of houses, con-
tanning eight building lots. upon which
1 he has begun the erection OF eight
! houses similar 10 the five he has just
| finished and sold. The consideration for
the ground is given al $500
For Richard X. Ramsey 20 F. c. Wal
| lace, 135 T street northwest; price. S4.75o
To Mr.. Rupert. for the Chamberlin
estate. GO and ga S street northwest;
price. $500
For Richard II. Bailey to Mrs. Thicker.
one of his new houses on Monroe street
near Thirteenth street; price. $3.50.
/ ~ T street northwest; price, $500.
VIII Build Three Houses.
Charles Some has commenced the cree.
toin OF three houses at Il2S. 1879 and
| 1882 Euclid street, Columbia Heights The
buildings will be three stories high, with
cellar and with fronts Of notified brick
! The interior finish Will be hard wood.
with cabinet mantels and electric gas
| lighting. The houses viii contain eleven
rooms and two baths, and will have hot
water heat. The structures are on the
south side Of Euclid street and viii have
commanding position at the top OF the
Fourteenth street hill. The estimated
cost Of the improvements IS 10000. The
architect Is w G. Allard and William c.
] BlundOn the builder.
/ Mr. Some recently sold three residences
on Irving street. between Thirteenth
I and Fourteenth streets. The new houses
viii be completed by the early spring