The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-27

Real estate transactions during the past
six days were of larger volume than for
several weeks. The specially fine weather
was favorable to the operations OF the
brokers' and the result of the week
work was very satisfactory in the prin-
cipal Offices OF the city.
One of the important deals reported
was the sale of the business property at
the northwest corner of F and Twelfth
streets to Isadore Saks. Of New York,
who purchased the property for invest
ment purposes The property has
frontage of about I06 feet on Twelfth
street and 50 feet on F street, and it is
understood that 100000 was paid for the
property. The store is occupied By Slime
metz & Son Co.
A large project planned for the bust
ness district is the erection in the near
future Of the office building and stores
OF the r. P. Andrews Paper Company,
near the corner OF Fourteenth and q
streets northwest The proposed build
ing viii be five stories high, and will
have frontages on both Fourteenth and
G streets. being constructed In the form
of an L" around the small building
which occupies the corner site. The
structure VIII be OF Roman brick, and,
according to the plans. will be q distinct
addition to the architecture of the neigh
borhood. Incidentally, the construction
Of this building for the r. p. Andrews
Company shows the drift Of business to-
ward the uptown district, the concern
having been located for several years
lust above Sixth street in a store with
entrances on Louisiana avenue and D
street.
Ninth Street Property Sold.
Taggart & Fraser announce the sale OF
the property at 42s and 42S Ninth street
for $500. The property consists of two
stoTes in a substantial three-story build
ing. occupied by the Elphonzo Youngs
lGrocery Company and Marcus Notes,
tauctioneer. respectively. Rudolph Beh-
reno is the purchaser, who viii hold the
property as an investment. The deal
was made in connection with Moore &
Hin and Lieberman & Hawn
George W Reik private secretary to
Postmaster General Hitchcock. has pur-
chased a home in Woodley Park The
house is a three-story dwelling of light
eolored brick. The lot has an ample
frontage Of % feet by a depth Of 10
feet, and overlOoks the courts or the
Bachelor Tennis Club. The house is on l.
OF those recently erected by Lewis z.
Breuninger. Mr.. Reik will take possess
sion at once
The deed for the property was nego-
tiated in the Office Of r. E. L. Yellott
Willige, Gibbs & Daniel have sold
for Albert P. Florence the four story
brick dwelling at 1102 L street northwest.
The house has fourteen rooms and two
baths, and is heated by hot water. II
occupies a lot twenty-five feet front by
a depth OF 100 feet The property is a
handsome red pressed brick structure,
with circular bay windows. and is
situated diagonally opposite Ascension
Church. It was formerly the residence
Of DR.. Charles W. Richardson. who main
tanned his Offices there Tor many years.
II is understood that S25,000 was paid for
the property, which viii be held as an in
vestment by the purchaser, Mrs. A
Caroline Mott. The sale was made in
connection with Robert c. Shinn.
Sales by SOuIe Realty Company.
The Soule Realty Company announce
the following sales for the week:
To Landon r. Walker for John w
Simpson. seven acres near Chevy Chase
Lake for S70O9.
For Jacob Ernest, fourteen acres ad-
joining above 10 same purchaser for So
GOO. The two sales were made in connec-
ton with William Corcoran Hill.
TO owen H. Fowler for Helen NJ. Soule,
one-tenth interest in Long Meadows, a
tract of nine and seven-tenths acres near
Chevy Chase. Circle, 5000
To Carrie Guss for Helen NJ. soule.
house at Lakeland.
To Copeland P. Jones for Philip Reed,
twelve acres on the Rockville trolley,
s4,SOa
To August Sandoz for William Shedd
Holton. four acres at Hyattsville. hand
somely improved. 5000.
To J. B. McLane, OF Washington, go
acre farm on the Potomac River, $500.
For Felix Won Briesen to r. II. Gorgas.
OF Washington, farm of 40 acres near
Clifton Station. Fairfax County. Va. for
5000
For Richard T. Ward. 100 acres In
Charles County. Md. to John D. jenkins
To Randolph P. Devries for J. c. Bene-
diet. one acre at lockwood Park. I'M
improved. 500
The twO-story apartment 111 Twenty
second street northwest, built and owned
by the Edwin NJ. Dulin Construction
Company, has been sold to Milton
Gronna, who viii hold the property as an
investment
This building is on lot 90, in square II.
and has a frontage of approximately Is
feet and a depth of more than 80
feet. The lot is improved by two-story
brick apartment. built of colonial brick,
with two suites in it. both of which have
six rooms and are rented. 1t is under
stood that $3.50 was paid for the prop
erty.
Melvin H. Herman has purchased the
lot embracing the triangular block of
ground at the intersection of Georgia
and Illinois avenues and Kennedy street,
in Brightwocd Park subdivision, which
he proposes to improve with store build
ings and apartments
The sale was made for the estate OF Dill
Ter B. Croft by Wflige. Gibbs & Daniel
The lot IS designated at No. 800, The
property extends for several hur dre6 feet
! along CeorOfo a.raD,fe ma for ci~,4fnr