Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14
SCORES OF NEW APARTMENTS
WILL MEET GROWING DEMAND
Investors Have Flocked Into Local Field, and Many
Structures Will Be Ready for Open
ing of Renting Season.

k0iCt-ing a series of seasons in which
the demand for desirable apartments has
been constantly on the increase, scores of
investors lave fiocked into the field in
this city, and it is probable the opening
OF the autumn renting period. now almost
al hand, will see more new and modern
flats and apartment buildings thrown
open To the public than ever before. For
months past all branches of the building
industry and o. the building trades have
been bEsIiy employed in constructing
these communities of homes, and it would
be almost impossible 10 estimate the ag-
sfe9ste humber of dwellings, which will
be ready for occupancy durin. September
October and November
d. SIZE the new structures range from
the popular two-stoIy flats to great plies
which a4Il afford accommodate ION to whole
araIes Of folks. The former offer one of
the most attactive opportunities for the
INVESTOR, because they bring a return of
almost double rental from buildings
which do not exceed ordinary dwellings
IN size and floor space. Washington al
ready has many great apartment houses
bnt the percentage of increase in the list
Of handsome and elaborate structures has
never been larger than in 1909
In the list of new apartment houses
which VIII be ready for the hosts of va
cdtioIllsts who viii be homeward bound
within the ensuing four weeks. are eight
buildings III which there will he accomo-
cations Ior ali aggregate OF more than 300
fshbiieA Five OF this number are being
censiraeted by Harry Wardman, and his
Investment alone III this rapidly deyelop-
ing held Is in the neiGhborhood of
81 oooooo.
List of New Buildings.
Among the new apartments are included
the Dresden, which overlooks the Connec-
ksiaFsuaa road and Connecticut avenue:
an addition To the Wyoming. at the top
Of the Connecticut avenue hill: the Vel
ltnaton, corner OF Park road and Mount
Pleasant avenue. the Darlington. east
side OF 18th street above Columbia road:
the Versailles. California avenue west o.
Connecticut avenue. the Northumberland
New hampshire avenue and street; the
kalorama. kalorama road near 18th
street, and the knickerbocker, 18th street
near Columbia road.
The largest OF the lot, as well as one of
the largest and most elaborate OF the bet
ter class OF apartment houses in the city
is the Dresden, which contains over 300
ronlns and total of tifty-six apartments
Work on this structure was begun in
January and IL will be completed by Octo-
Der l. Its cost will aggregate $3.50 600 TO
$4,000. Apartments Ill the Dresden will
vary in size from four rooms and bath to
nine rooms and three baths. with rentals
ranging from SJJ To S9tb a month. The
building is seven stories in height, OF
brick and terra Gotta construction. and is
freproof. The partitions are of machite
and are nearly sound-proof as it is
possible to get them.
With the addition of the new wing TO
the Wyoming. this apartment house. too.
becomes one Of the mammoths of its
kind in the District. The addition is be-
ing made on the east front of the build
ing and. like the older portion of the
hsfIS in tsIf he ST n hnip
and will be finished entirely in white