The Washington times., 1908-09-20
HOUSES AND FLATS
RENTING RAPIDLY
Number of Available Apart
mentS Are Also Diminish
ing Very Quickly.

Conditions for -enting houses and fats
in Washington are reported 10 be very
satisfactory. one firm reports having
rented nearly twice the number OF
apartments and houses so far during
September this year as il did during the
same period OF 1897.
". A Boss, secretary Of the Moore &
Hiu Corporation and manager OF the
renting department. says he Is lnuch
pleased with the outlook He says that
the number Of available houses and
apartments for rent in Washington Just
now Is far less than at any time during
the past fifteen years.
A feature Of the present situation. he
says, is that a ,arse proportion Of the
vacant places rented were taken b.
people new 10 this city. The old ten
ants, moreover, are renewing their
leases this year.
Stands Comparison.
Mr.. Boss made several trips to New
York. Philadelphia. and Boston during
the past few months. making a study OF
the condition OF the apartment house
business in those cities. He declares
that the contrast Of this class OF bUsi-
ness is distinctly in favor OF Washing
ton He also noted, as concerns apart
ment houses as an investment. that
rentals OF this nature in Washington
were comparatively much better
source Of income. on account Of there
being practically no vacancies except IN
summer. and because Of the reasonable
ness Of the renting prices.
Recent Sales.
The firm reports having made the fol-
| lowing sales
For Mrs Margaret Davis, a large
/ shree-stOry brick house just north Of the
Perry Belmont mansion, being III Thir-
/ teenth street northwest This house was
( built by John Nolan from plans prepared
| by George ) Cooper, architect II IS
a model brick building. and contains
eight bed chambers, with four rooms on
! the first floor.
| The property at 1910 x street south
| east. a two-StOry and cellar brick hOuss
/ for F. W Ellison; price. $3.50.
I For Harry Arthur Kite. the housa
| at 1923 Y street. q twO-sJOry colonial
/ front house This IS the last one OF
( a block Of nine houses built by Harry
/ Kite and William Wallace ChisweU-
/ The ground was sold by Moore & Hill
/ 10 Messrs- Kite and Chisweu about
Z
houses were sold by this firm for about
S32oo0 within the last thirty days
To William Roesseler. for D. B. Muir
/ lock. 100 G. street northeast, al the
/ corner OF Thirteenth and g streets
I This house was purchased by a local
! investor for $3.50.
1927 Highland avenue an eight-rOOm
] cottage built by Charles G. Allen for
I his own use
Buys a Residence
I74S Lamont street. for Kennedy g
/ Davis This is one Of the newest style
! houses in the Mt. Pleasant section. and
1 Company. The house was designed
| with large front porches- back porch
/ IS, large dining room. drawing roOms
and six bed chambers. This house was
I sold 10 a nonresident. VINO VIII make
his home in Washington
| one OF the detached houses built by
John sherman on MacOmD street.
| Cleveland Park. Price. 5000
! 1853 Eighteenth street. an attrac-
/ tive three story brick residence, con
! tanning ten rooms
1925 5 street northwest. for Mary
Z A Davis 10 George Henderson Price
( $500
/ & Davis Company Price, $500 This.
( IS the second house sold by this firm
| fer the kennedy & Davis Co. on La
mont street during the past week
1Slv North Capitol stree. for J. s.
I Atkinson, one Of the engineers for the
I District. This is a three-stOry house
I with ten rooms. The new owner is q
/ local business man who viii spend a
4 large sum OF money remOdellng the
/ house for business purposes