The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-20
MANY DEALS MADE
IN REALTY MARKET
Real Estate Field Lacks
Usual Pre-Inaugural
Dizziness.
BUILDING ACTIVITY
FOR WEEK MARKED
Forty-Four Permits ISSued-De-
cided Preference Shown
for Two-Story Type.

Notwithstanding Inauguration is usu-
ally preceded by a pronounced duIlness
I'm building operations, more building
permits have been issued this week
than last. Altogether. the permits
taken out so far amount to s114.7eO. be
ing an increase of exactly S12,S70 over
the amount issued last week. II is
probable the increase viii reach from
$4,000 10 $4,000 before the close of bus
mess in the Building Inspectors office
today.
OF the twenty-five permits issued last
week. eight were for thTee-story. six
teen for two-story, and one for one-story
buildings. All Of the constructions are
to be Of brick with the exception OF
seven, the total cost being placed at
SlO2.SSO.
Forty-four permits have been issued
this week, forty-one of them being for
two-story buildings. The other two are
for a oHe-story and a three-story
structure Eleven of the permits call
for frame-constructed houses.
Two-Story Type.
Both weeks have indicated a decided
preference by builders for the two
story type of houses. There has been
practically no change In the relative
proportion between frame and brick
houses to be constructed, the latter
class representing fully three-fourths
Of the investments Of the two weeks. If
anything, the issuing Of permits 10
builders who intend TO erect houses for
investment purposes alone, has been
more pronounced this week than last.
While building operations have been
active. conditions in the realty market
nave been anything but dead Several
big sales of both improved and uniIn-
proved property have been made and
lots in suburban tracts have come IN
for a good deal Of attention from pros
pective buyers
The biggest sale of improved proper
~ was recorded the early part Of the
week, when a deed was filed transfer
ring the southwest corner Of Thirteenth
and q streets for consideration or
$4,000. While only the nominal owner
Of the property is known, IL is under
stood that the frame buildings which
now stand on the lot viii, in all prob
ability, be torn down and a large bust
ness structure erected IN their place.
Heads the List.
Mrs. Helen Candee is the weeks big
gest purchaser OF unimproved property,
having secured a lot on Sixteenth street,
between L and NJ, which adjoins that
recently bought by Mrs. Levi P. Nor
ton. 1t is understood that the price paid
for the property was In the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000.
In addition TO the activity which has
been manifested IN the real estate mar
ket generally, and the preparations
made to erect new buildings, actual
construction work has been begun dur
ing the week upon a number of resi-
dences and business buildings While
an effort is being MADE TO have all
partially completed structures finished
by inauguration, ii is now evident that
there will be a great many uncOmpleted
buildings in every section of the city
by the time the inaugural crowds be
gin 10 arrive. This win be true, es-
pecially, with respect to the building
that is in progress in the suburban resi-
Dental sections.
Next week a number Of new houses
viii be completed and put on the mar
ket. among these being a four-story
apartment house, built by Harry Ward
man, which is just now being completed
on Clifton street. near Fourteenth.