Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-20

During the past week deed was re-
corded transferring a large property DIT
the southwest corner of 18th and u streets
northwest, with a frontage OF hfty-nFe
feet on G street and sixty feet on 18TH
rect The total area is 1920 square rect
and the price paid is mentioned In the
deed as $50 per foot.
This is one of several transactions In
realty along this thoroughfare that have
been made within the past few months.
In most cases they have all been an
nounced, but there are still some that
have not vet reached that stage. This
particular corner stands in a class by it
self almost. for it is the only instance Of
a corner property in such locality where
The improvements are wood. The old
frame structure, which was built there
before the fire restrictions had been de-
vised. is still standing. and While the
space has a rental value still the price
Maid was based almost entirely or the
value of the ground.
Enlarging an Apartment.
1t is the purpose to enlarge the Wyo-
ming apartment house. WHICH is on CO.
lumbia road just north of California
street The owner. l.. A. Barr, has au-
thorized B. Stanley Simons. architect. to
prepare plans for an addition to that al
ready large structure. The new portion
will be in the rear and will have width
of almost one hundred feet and depth
of some sixty feet. There are to be
twenty-nine suites in the new part, each
having from two to ten rooms so that
the building will have seventy-elght
apartments.
One of the two remaining unoccuped
building lots in the block on Connect
cut avenue between r and S streets is
TO he built upon. 1t was recently pur-
chased. as stated in Ire Star, and it Is
the intention of the new owner. DIR.
Wellington. to erect there a dwelling
for his own use. The location is on the
cast side of the avenue between the
streets named and adjoining on the south
is another vacant lot which represents
about all the space that is left for build
ing uses in that block.
Filling Vacant Places.
The taking up of this twenty-five-foo
frontage in a locality that has been
fixed in the character of the improve
ments for some time past. is only an
other illustration Of the way the city
has grown Instead of all the building
space being improved before any far
1her advance is made into another To-
cality the rule has been to scatter about
the new structures over quite a large
area and then gradually fill up the
empty places.
This latter process has been mainly
done in the block in question and the
filling up process is going on in the
block to the south. where house is be-
ing erected on the east side. The west
side between r and Q streets is built up
while on the east side there are some
improvements which are no doubt looked
upon by the owners as temporary in
character they are of frame. In place
of one of these wooden houses, a brick
and stone residence is now being built.
At the southeast corner of Connecticut
avenue and S street the building erect
ed for and used for store purposes is TO
be occupied again for that purpose. The
course Of building along S street is push
ing to the westward beyond the sites Sc
cured by the German and French govern
ments for embassy buildings. when the
money can be secured for their erection
This street passes into Massachusetts
avenue west of Sheridan Circle and with