The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-08
BUYING Of HOMES
FEATURE OF WEEK
IN REALTY WORLD
Frederick H. Newell S
$24, 900 Purchase of
Chief Interest.
New La Corona Apart
ment House Sold for
$4,000.

The week just closed might be termed.
as far as realty interests are con eeTneds
a home buying week. With the notable
exception Of the sale OF the la Corona
& parment house. investments in real
estate as such have been subOrdinated
to sales Of houses to buyers who intend
to occupy the properties
Although the volume OF transactions
has been considerably below that OF the
preceding week. Their. has been a fairly
satisfactory amount II business.
The most notable home purchase was
that by Frederick H. Newell. director
OF the Reclamation Service, Of the large
White-stone house at 2lU 5 street north
west. The price paid, $4,000 is not con
sidered high FOR this class OF residence
II Is a three-stOTy ana basement house
with sixteen rooms and three baths,
and has a frontage OF torty-seVen feet
The house was occupied for number
of years by the Turkish legation. and
is opposite that now occupied by Post
master General Meyer. The property was
purchased from Clarence A. Brandon
burg, Stone & Fairfax making the sale
Other Homemakers Buy.
c. Peyton Russell also made an i'm
.portant purchase IN the same neighbor-
hood. paying something more than s.
foot for the lot adjoining the resi-
dence OF +. 5. Keep, on the north side
Of Sheridan circle. which has a frontage
Of S. feet and a depth Of almost 100.
This sale was made by the Potomac
Realty Company. through Westcott &
story, 10 Mr.. Russell Tor a site for
Another similar deal, involving a con
sideratiOn Of 81 OG0 was made by J.
". Piuiug for George KEENAN, In this
case William 3. Jayues took the large
lot at the northeast corner OF Sixteenth
and Church streets northwest, contain
ing 1. go square feet. 1t Is rumOred
that SenatC- Joseph Bailey OF Texas
viii erect thereon d residence for his
own occupancy
3 Winner. 10 an uut-Of~JOWn buyer, for
a residence, 2,635 square feet of ground
on the west half OF the triangle bound
ed by 5 street. Phelps place. ana Flor
ida avenue FOR S4-4U foot. Many other
small sales for residence purposes have
been reported.
Apartment House Sold.
Easily the most interesting invest
ment deal was that reported by Ed
mund X. Fox, Of the A r. Fox Con-
pany, yesterday Ths La Corona apart-
ment house, in NJ street, between
Fourth and Fifth streets. just com
ploted month ago and already nlled
with tenants. brought $1,000. The
house contains sixteen apartments.
Many brokers are awaiting the open
ing 10 OF the weather for what they
expect 10 be one Of the best spring sea-
sons ia their experience Many new
subdivisions Will be placed on the mar
keJ, and interest in those previously
opened is expected to be keen
Ia this connection interest has been
attracted TO the Old FOXhan property,
west OF GEORGETOWN College. taken the
week before by Representative Hayes
of California on Thursday a bill was
introduced in the House providing for
condemnation proceedings for the open
ing Of p Volta, Dent, and - streets
northwest. and their extension 10 the
FoxhaU road Il Is expected that the
bill viii pass this session
= street is TO be extended from
Thirty-siXth street. and touches the
athletic grounds of Georgetown College.
The other streets are TO be opened from
Thirty-fifth street through the grounds
of the Convent Of the Visitation At
present the only access to the property
is by the Conduit road and the Cabin
John car line. Iiebermann a. HaWn
have been given the opening Of the
property and placing Of IT on the mar
ket. They report that work already
has been commenced. and that the
whole subdivision viii be ready for the
market in thirty days.
An unhappy feature Of the week 8