The Washington times., 1909-05-29
More Houses on Market
Than in June for Sew
eral Years.
SAUL'S ADDITION
is A BUSY SPOT
Homes Erected There by Individ-
usls-Bungalow Boom Re-
vived at Classic Shore.

Building and preparations to COM
mencs building have marked local real
estate activity again this week II is
now settled that more houses will be
completed and put on the market for
sale during the first week OF June than
was the case last year, or in sever al
years. Apparently. the market of buy
ers will be all that the investor could
reasonably expect.
All Of the Washington subdivisions
VIII be represented in the building op-
erationx next week. In SauTs Addition
seven houses, between Georgia avenue
and Thirteenth street, will be finished,
and it is stated that four of these have
already been sold. The houses were
erected by individual builders. Several
other residences west of Fourteenth
street are rapidly nearing completion,
and win be placed on the marke, within
two weeks.
Takoma Park Represented.
Tak0ma Park is also represented on
a large scale ia the number OF build
ing operations which are now receiving
their finishing touches. With more
than a dozen residences being con
stlucted, fully half of them will be
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concrete houses. built at a cost of ap-
proximately $1,000 each. and located on
the Seventh Day Adventist grounds.
have Just been turned over by the con-
tractors. These buildings are inst he
yond the new concrete bridge IeadinE
10 the grounds, which was COMPLETED
only short time ago.
While activity in Saui's Addition and
Iakoma Park reflects to a greater or
degree L Itch =
IN the other suburban districts of the
National Capital, II is also true TO a
considerable extent, of the improve.
ments being made IN districts living ff.F-
Their out but which come in for great
amount OF attention by Washington in
NestofS. or the latter class of prop
eTtys Classic Shore, an addition to
Colonial Beach, Va, affords a good
example.
Bungalow Building Booms.
Indications are that more houses on
the bungalow type will be erected IN
Classic Shore this summer than has
been the case since the tract was. opei,-
ed Up. One thousand and one hundred
lots have already been sold. and prac-
ticaily all OF the buyers have been sum
mer home-builders.
Two houses have recently been In
Sshed at Classic Shore for King George
county purchasers, while three bunga-
lows. in addition to an eighteen-roono
house, are now under construction. A
small hotel is also being built at Eighth
street and Beach avenue. while John
c. Weidman. of Baltimore, has lust
closed q contract for a cottage to be
constructed on Fifth street and Beach
avenue. It is stated several otner
building operations will be commenced
in the course Of the next few weeks.
Generally speaking, a falling off has
been recorded in the number of deals
closed this week. but, Notwithstanding.
a sufficient number Of sales have been
made TO keep the market active. Both
improved and unimproved property has
come in for attention. and apartment
houses. as well as bungalows. have fig
ured in the transactions. Inquiries al
the real estate offices indicate that de-
mand Is not narrowing itself 10 any
class Of property, but that investors
are Of the opinion that any kind OF
real estate located anywhere in Wash
ington IS the best security that could
possibly be had for the money value il
represents