Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
REAL ESTATE MARKET ACTIVE
UNEQUALED FOR THIS SEASON
OF THE YEAR.
Brokers Report Number Of Valua-
BILE Property Transfers-Up-
to-Date Residences Sought.

A number of transactions in the realty
market are reported by brokers Moore &
Hill report the conditions in their bust
ness TO be unequaled for this season of
the year. The outlook, they stated. could
not be better. and the present prospects
| of the real estate market have very many
features of an extensive real estate boom.
There We're more home-buyers in the
market during the month OF October than
has ever been the case in Washington
before during the same month. The
weather has been perfect. The market
has been somewhat restricted on account
of the large sales of new homes having
already been made in the earlier part of
the season. Moore & Hill say:
We report the sale of six of the new
hree-story houses now being completed
on the south side of Garfield street just
west of Connecticut avenue. These
houses were first advertised a little more
than a week ago. and six sales have al
ready been made. They have many
special features, and one is they are near
~ twenty-four feet wide. 1t has been
the criticism of Washington home-buyers
that the building lots are too narrow and
too much restricted. resulting in cramped
rooms. But these houses have a roomy
interior. and heated by hot water.
spring, he spent three months in Eng
and on the continent, visiting London,
Paris. Berlin. Vienna, Naples and Cairo.
Egypt. Investigating the architectural
features of the homes in these cities.
Since his return he has spent nearly two
months in investigation along the s;~le
line. After having spent this time, he has
erected these houses on Garfield street, as
d result of his Investigations, as being the
most perfect in design and plan for the
perfect home.
Mount Pleasant Property Sold.
Stone & Fairfax, real estate CORPORA
ton. report recent sale for Charles J.
Stone of the residence. 1913 Park road,
which is of brick and stone construction.
three stories high and cellar under the
entire building. 1t contains eleven rooms
and two baths and is heated by hot-water
system. The house is semi-detached and
of colonial design, having been erected
about a year ago, from plans prepared by
Appleton p. Clark, jr., architect. The
property has frontage of nearly twenty
five feet by a depth of one hundred and
twenty-five feet to paved alley. The
sum realized from the sale of this house
was $3.50. and the purchaser. who is a
local business man. contemplates occu
pying the house as his home.
IhlS is the seventh house in this block
disposed of by Mr.. Stone in the past four
months.
Sale of Charming Street Houses.
Shannon & Luchs. real estate brokers',
report the sale of Nos. 40 and ~ Chan
ming street northwest to J. w Bowles
who will hold the properties for invest
ment purposes. The selling price of each
house was $3.50. and the properties are
two-story bricks. containing six rooms
and bath. of colonial design. and have
lots 90 by 40 feet each.
They report the sale of No. 90 Chan
ming street northwest to Oscar Morton
who will also hold the property as an in
vestment These properties were sold be-
fore completed and are in row of fifteen
houses just erected by Harry Warlman
from plans prepared by A. H. Beers
Since these properties have sold so very
rapidly the owners have decided to build
twelve more adjoining these and to the
west. and which will make an entire
square on Claiming street between North
capitol and 1st streets and facing the
Filtration Plant. Park and Soldiers Home.