The Washington times., 1909-04-17
Records Show Great Activity
in Trading and Build
ing.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
FOR THIS SEASON
Placing of Realty Loans Big Item
in Business of
Winter.

Persons who have paid any attention
TO the growth Of the National Capitals
realty market know that Georgetown
property has played an important part
in the real estate and building activity
OF this year. This part. already con-
spicuous. promises to be accentuated
during the next few months
II is generally conceded that George
town has never had brighter outlook
from a real estate standpoint than at
the present time. Brokers commissions
this spring are far in advance of what
they were a year ago and scarcely a
day has passed but what one or two
good-sized deals have been made. The
transfer OF vacant ground has figured
prominently in the transactions.
Building operations are now under
way. which. when completed. will mean
the expenditure OF more than $4,000
New Buildings.
T. w Pickford is building six three
story brick business and dwelling
houses on the north side Of NJ street,
between Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth
streets northwest: the Potomac Savings
Bank is spending $4,000 on it's building
at tire northwest corner of Wisconsin
avenue and NJ street northwest; Gran
0etl 4ueALhtN - ALAkAllk du Improvement
at 1918 M street which will cost about
$500. and Ellie II. Lsabre is building two
modern dwellings at 2554 and 2556 Wis
consin avenue northwest.
Casilear & Co. Is about to start the
erection of six modern dwellings at the
southeast corner Of Thirty-third and O
streets northwest; Robert Allen has
Just completed two six-room and bath
dwellings at 1887 and 1899 Thirty-th ird
street northwest. at the POCf 81 S0n
I. Oliver Probey has just completed an
1890 apartment hOuEe at 1924 Prospect
avenue northwest; Percy Thompson is
building handsome home on the north
side Of r street, near Thirty-second
which viii cost about $500: Fred A.
Iinger is contemplating building a row
OF orick dwellings on Twenty-seventh
street, near ., at the cost Of about
1000
The most important sale of the past
three months in West End realty was
the purchase of the large business prop
erty at the southeast corner Of Wfscon-
sin avenue and o street by A. n. Nc
PhersCn. OF washington. This sale was
made by Casilear & Co. through the
office of J. McKenney Berry.
Another big sale, recently made by
CaSilear 4 Co, was that of the quar-
ter-of-an-acre tract, 2715 y street north
west, which was sold for Prof. Asaph
Hall and his associates 20 the Alexan-
der Memorial Baptist Church. OF George
town. The church trustees are now
preparing 10 convert Ine Lnre2-StOrN
brick building into a house of worship.
the improvements to be started about
June l.
Makes Good Sales.
J. McKenney Berry reports the fol-
lowing sales The three-story brick
dwelling at 141f TWenty-ninth street for
Mrs. f. V. Fegan TO Lewis Messenger
for $500; the house at $500 NJ street
northwest. for Thomas Hyde TO Frank
I'm V. Killian. for 5000; 1903 o street
northwest, 70 II. W. Fam. of Virginia.
for $500. 120f and 11IS Thirty-seventh n
street, for Charles r. Murray TO Fred
ericS A Linger for S1,S50: two frame
dwellings on Wisconsin avenue. extend
ed, near Pierce Min road. for Randolph
Poore and George r. Stadtier. to Thorn
as Hyde for $4,000: a frame dwelling on
Twenty-seventh street. 20 Frederick y
Linser. through Casilear & Co: frame
store and dwelling on Tweuty-ffth
street near *. 10 II. Levy. for s.. 800:
9220 Thirty-fifth street northwest, two
story frame dwelling. with stable lot
"A by III, 10 @. r. Scrfbner; vacant lot
on Thirtieth street, between Dumbarton
avenue and o street northwest.