The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Real Estate Sales Reported
During the Week.
BUILDING GOES MERRILY ON
New York Concern Takes Up DeveI-
Opment of Means Tract North of
BrOOkland-Win Erect New style
of HOuse-Business Property I'm F
Street Changes Hands.


storm which accompanied that event
However as the days passe- things be-
gan 10 brighten up a bit. am in the last
three days Of the week some pretty
good sales were reported. Building opera
tons. interrupted By the storm. are IN
der way again. and some new structures
have been started.
Agents and companies interested In the
suburban subdivisions are laying their
plans for an active spring campaign
which will begin very sOOn Among the
most interesting OF these operations IS
that recently started by the Washington
Suburban Development Company. This
company is made up Of New York cap
italists. and represents one OF the new
concerns which has come 10 Washing
ton 10 embark in the real estate business.
Acquires Means Farm.
This company has acquired by pur-
chase the Katherine Means farm. north
OF Brookland. The tract consists Of
forty-five acres. and is yet agricultural
land, the purchase having been COM
pleted within the past few days. The
tract is surrounded by Michigan avenue
Sargent road. Bates road or Varnum
street. and a line running in a northwest
direction from the intersection Of Michi-
gan avenue and Randolph street 70 a
point near the intersection of Twelfth
and Varnm streets. This tract will be
sUblivided. the intersectiDg streets cut
through. and the lots laid off for sale
and building purposes
The company expects To erect on alter
rate lots over the entire subdivision a
type Of house which will sell for about
S400o, built OF brick and finished IN true
modern style. The houses have been
built in great numbers in suburban New
York and the plans have been thor
oUghly worked out by actual experience.
The houses viii be two stories. viii have
oight rooms. and viii be larger and more
attractive than many Of the small houses
Of this class going up in Washington.
The officers Of the company are; Lewis
q. Boehm. president; NJ r.. Bennett.
tr asJrer; John r Kerr, secretary; Lieut.
John H. Blackburn. t. :. y q. J..
Hermann. general manager.
r street Property sold.
Stone q Fairfax have sold the business
property at 6Z3 + street northwest, a few
doors east of Seventh street. This prop
erty has frontage OF nearly . feet.
with depth Of le0 feet % a public alley.
The present Improvements consist of an
old brick dwelling OF substantial construc-
tion. which was erected about twenty
five years ago. The purchaser contem-
plates some extensive alterations and
additions 10 the building. so as 70 con-
vert it into stores on the grade floor and
Offices above. The property was valued
at $1,000 in the transaction.
There has been more activity I'm the
sale Of property in this block in the last
two or three years than i'm any other
square On + street 1t is estimated that
the Union Station viii have considerable
influence on the values i'm that section.
For many years buildings in this square
were used for Office purposes but in the
last two or three years they are being
rapidly changed so as to be utilized for
commercial uses
Houses Bring $4,000.
Winett & Reinecke Company report the
sale Of NO houses at 1897 and 1871 EIev-
erth street northwest for Mrs. Anna F.
". Coulter TO Mrs. Elizabeth II. LLOYD
The purchaser VIII hold these properties
as an investment.
They also report the sale Of premisas
at los Fifteenth street southeast 10 Emma
Schmulovitz. the purchaser intending to
occupy it as her home The house is Of
the colonial type, containing six rooms
ant bath. hot-water heat. tiled bath
The sales aggregate $500
Thomas j. Fisher & Co. have closed the
sales with a local business man for one
OF the ten new houses that are in course
OF construction al Seventeenth and Ia
mont streets. Kennedy and Davis Com
pany are the builders. and II. IT Cassidy
Is the purchaser, who intends TO occupy
the house when completed, about June /
The house Is twenty-five feet frcnt. IS
situated on the cornOTe OF a ffteen-foot
alley. and contains ten large rooms. three
bath rooms. Will be very handsomely
trimmed in oak. and have hardwood
floors. The decorations and fixtures will
be the best House will be heated bv
hot water and lighted by electricity. It
is understood the consideration is $1,000
Fisher d co. also report the sale OF
property at 1916 Sixth street. adjoining
the corner Of New York avenue for the
Redtrake estate. TO o. w. Strattlep The
lot Is twenty-four feet two and ore-half
inches front. running through to New
York avenue. The house is a three-story
red brick containing nine rooms and bath.
Purchase price, S4,5o0. and will be held as
an investment.
House Brings $4,000.
Willige, Gibbs & Daniel have sold for
Ernest A. Thomson the three-story
brick dwelling 1725 Twenty-frst street.
between S and T streets northwest. The
mouse has red pressed brick, bay win
dow front, and has twelve large rooms
and porcelain bath. with nicxled plumb
ing, and Is heated by steam. It has a
frontage Of twenty-one feet by a depth
Of rs feet 10 a thirty-foot alley. 1t is
understood that s9,ooO was paid for the
property. which will be held by George
A. Eberhart as an investment
Building operations on quite an exten-
sive scale viii be started soon in the va
cant space east of Lincoln Park and
fronting on East Capitol and Thirteenth
streets This land. which has invited the
builder for years. is at last to be occupied
with structures Of considerable value.
At the corner Of the streets named an
apartment house will be erected for Will
lam Murphy at an estimated cost OF
$4,000. Adjoining it three houses viii be
constructed for Mr.. Murphy to cost also
800 The apartment house VIII be
& tfqer stories high, OF brick and fitted up
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