The Washington times., 1909-04-17
Section Has Distinction of
Having Recorded the
Greatest Activity.
GOING UP
ON SUBURBAN LOTS
Unimproved Land Is Increasing
Nearly twenty-five Per
Cent in Value.

Distinction of having recorded the
greatest activity both IN real estate
and in building operations, again falls
to the northwest section of washington
With approximately 300 houses in
course of construction and with unim-
proved building sites. IN many Instances
held at an advance Of 10 per cent over
the price asked a year ago, this section
has been expanding this spring at a
rate unprecedented in it's history.
While the section, as a whole. has
been represented in the activity, the
growth of Fourteenth street. as in past
years, has been the most conspicuous.
The section west of Eleventh street
and north of Florida avenue, especially,
has come in for great deal Of activity
or the part of buyers and at no time
have building operations shown a ten
dency to slack.
In the Suburbs.
Washington Heights, Ingleside, and
Woodley Park have been more improved
by the erection of a greater number
Of higher-type residences than probably
any other part Of the northwest, or.
for that matter, entire Washington. The
average cost of he houses now being
built in these sections ranges between
81, 500 and $1,000 In several Instances,
$500 homes are being built.
While there has been but little In
crease in the value of property in Wash
ington Heights and IngIeside since the
first Of the year. Woodley Park unim-
proved land has increased almost 25
per cent. The high prices at which
properties in the ether two sections have
been on the market have prevented as
heavy increases being made in their
cases as in Woodley Park. where the
fixed market valuation was lower TO
start with.
advanced in price. land, comprised in
the Washington Heights and Ingleside
sections has more than held It's own
at the old prices, which amounts TO
transactions have tended TO bring the
three sections to a market oasis on
which they will bear a more equitable
relation 10 each other In point Of land
value than has ever been the case
before.
Property, generally speaking has re-
corded an advance in values, west from
Twenty-seCond street to the new Mas
sachusetts avenue bridge. and along
this line OF the cfty's expansion unfm-
proved land, in certain sections, is
bringing as high as s. foot The most
costly and palatial residences con-
structed recently have been erected in
this portion of the city From the de-
mand that is being manifested for un-
improved property, there is little doubt
but that the present year VIII be char
aCterized by a great deal Of more build
ing Of the same kind
Considerable building development has
been made in the section north OF
BIoomingdale, and especially along the
streets Of Bryant. Adams. and Chan
ming. Here the class Of houses has con-
sisted principally Of six and eight
rooms. the selling price ranging from
81. 500 to 5000
The erection Of apartment houses,
residences. and business buildings near
the terminal Of the Mt Pleasant car
line has also constituted a great deal OF
building I'm that part OF the city during
the past year.
Real estate men are Of the opinion
that considerably more than loo mod
the northwest section this year