Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-11
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
New Banking House Building
in the Southeast.
LARGE RESIDENCE PLANNED
Outlook for the Rental Season Soon
to Open.
NO ADVANCE IN THE SCALE
Prospects for an Increase in Volume |
of Building-other Matters
of Interest.
NO ADVANCE IN THE SCALE

The new home of the Washington Me-
chanics' Savings Bank Ezra Gould. pres
ident, at the northeast corner of Sth and
c. streets southeast, has been designed
so as to furnish not only the additional
facilities which the business demands,
but ii will also contribute its quota TO
the adornment Of the neighborhood. The
institution, which is not quite two years
oid, Is now located at 100 Sth street south
east, so that when the new structure
is completed and the bank takes posses
sion there will be no change of location.
According to the plans. made by Hard
ing & Upman. architects, the building is
to be two stories high, with, of course,
provision for the banking room on the
first floor and with the entrance at the
corner Access to the offices on the sec
ond floor will be by means of an entrance
from G street The building will be fin
ished above the cornice line with para
pet wall and will have a pillared porch
at the main entrance, with carving in the
pediment above the doors, the latter be-
ing finished as bronze, with an iron
grille.
In the pediment at the top of the build
ing will be found the name of the bank
and in the frieze will be the date of IN
corporation. The material used in work
ing out the design will be granite at the
base and stone of light shade and brick
for the superstructure. A touch of color
will be given to the exterior by the thing
of greenish shade which is to be inlaid in
the cornice. Thanking the entrance porch.
the pediment of which will be supported
by two stone columns on each side, will
be blocks Of stone, on which will stand
two ornamental lamp posts.
Enlarging Flat Building.
The same architects have designed what
will practically be an extension to the
apartment building which Julian p.
Dodge erected at the corner Of LIST and
Thomas streets northE est. The new part
will have a frontage of thirty-six feet
on LIST street, with depth of eighty
eight feet. 1t will be three stories in
height and will contain two suites on
each floor of five rooms each.
Red brick and brownstone will be used
in the exterior. thus harmoniZing with the
building at the corner. Bay windows on
each side of the main entrance and eX-
tending to the third story will relieve the
effect OF an otherwise fiat facade
Ground has been broken for large
residence in the vicinity of Sheridan Cir
Gle. 1t will be erected for Mrs. j. w. T.
Moran, at the corner of Massachusetts
avenue and Decatur street. and Will front
20 feet on Massachusetts avenue and 100
feet on Decatur street. it is to be four
stories in height, with an attic and Ian
sard roof story An idea of the capa-
ciousness of the building can be had from
the size Of the rooms. The entrance will
be on a level with the street and the
entrance or reception hall will be - feet
wide. The music room is AZ feet wide,
the dining room SO feet wide and the cir
cular tower saloon 35 feet in diameter
The music room will be entered from the
entrance hall by d marble stairway. The
entire plan of the house is we'll adapted
Tt, Il
garage approach will be located on the
east side OF the building. The exterior of
the building will he largely of stone and
ornamental terra Gotta. Arthur Cowsill is
the builder and George o. Totten the ar
chitcct.
In the Rental Market.
The condition of the rental market at
this time is matter of consequence both
To brokers and to owners. In one sense
there is no market of this kind just now.
as il is the between seasons" period. AS
is well understood here, the season when
people change their places of abode and
make arrangements of this sort for the
year is i'll the fall, although the dividing
line between the summer and tine fall. as
given in the calendar. proves in this con-
nection TO be a huctuating one.
People do not wait until the lst OF Sep
house for the coming winter. In fact. it
happens some years that quite as much is
done during the month OF August as dur
ing the following period OF four weeks. 1t
has been the experience of those who rent
that they are able to do better by being
early on the scene to make their selec-
tions before the supply has been picked
over.
When the Rush Begins.
For all practical purposes the renting
season may be said to begin here some
time before the LIST of September. with. OF
course. something going on all the time.
The rush. however. and the activity starts
in midsummer. and in consequence the
time is not far off when the brokers Of
fees will he visited by persons who are
interested in securing houses and apart
ments for the coming year.
II may be said that the supply of such
accommodations now in the market Is