The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-17
Four Transactions of Week
Involve Important Pieces
of Property.
CAVENDISH FIGURES
IN ONE OF TRANSFERS
Columbia Road Apartment House
Exchanged at S1OO,OOO-Other
Deals of Week.

Property valued at $1,000 changed
hands this week in four real estate
transactions. two Of which were closed
yesterday, and the other two on Thurs
day, making the week the most prolific
OF large realty deals IN months.
One Of the largest Of the transfers
Is that Of the Cavendish apartment
house at the northeast corner Of Co
lumbia road and 0eSsmOre avenue
northwest, which Harry WardmHn sold
20 c. L. Reinhold for $4,000 The sale
was made by W c. Prather, OF PTather
< Ryon-
As part payment AR Wardmsn took
from BIr- Reinhoid q large tract con-
tanning nearly 10000 square feet Of
ground bounded by Lincoln avenue,
Second street. T and ' streets north
east. known as High View, and which
was transferred at a consideration OF
$4,000. This transaction was negOda-
ted by Mr. Prather-
VIII Build Houses.
NIr. Wardman intends shortly 70 begin
extensive house building operations on
the new property
The Cavendish IS located on a lot Isl
feet fronting on Columbia road and Is
feet fronting on Aessmore avenue and
was completed this fall by Mr. Ward
man Il is a hTe-prOOf, fOur-StoTy struc-
ture containing fourteen apartments
of from one 70 four rooms eacn on each
floor a total OF hfJy-slE apartments
Il Is Of white StECCO in the Spanish mis-
sion style The rooms are hnlsned IN
MAHOGANY. The annual net income
from rentals Is S16.050- The Cavendish
Is one Of the largest and best apart
ment buildings recently erected by this
builder.
G street northwest, which was closed
yesterday for s25S-00o- The property
has a frontage on Q street OF H. feet
and q depth Of 113 feet The improve
rnents consist Of old thTee-srOTy resi-
dence and store buildings which have
become 50 auLiqUated that they have
long been Idle They are expected
soon TO give way TO modern buildings
Apartment Transfer.
The third and fourth sales were ne
eotiated by Weaver Brothers. In con
uection with Ben b Bradford IN the
first, and J Leo KOIb in the second,
as exclusively announced in The Times
on Thursday TIE first Of these deals
involved the sale OF the Mount Vernon
apartment house, a the southwest cor
nsE Of Ninth street and New York
avenue by the Washington Heights
Hurrhins. W J Dante trustee Tor
consideration Of S2-0,oo9
TrlIS aDaTt ueuLr Wnl-e one OF Lle OlleL
ones Of the city ana q seven-stOry
structure. always has been one OF the
hest from an investment standpoint
The apartments are constantly nlleC and
briu- in annual rentals Of $500 The
property contains S-654 square feet
In connection with this sale Mr.
FFu-chinS transferred 10 Weaver Broth
ers The old Dolly Madison, OF old Gun
ston Hall house, at the northwest cor
ner Of Fourteenth street and 8IasSa-
chuseJts avenue northwest This prop
ertv has q frontage Of 10 feet on Four
teenrh street and siZJy-fiVe feet on
Thomas circle, which forms the inter
section of the street and avenue at this
uoint II IS valued at 10000. The house
is four-stOry building OF fine ap-
pesranCe-
Other Property Taken
Two other pieces Of property were
taken by the sellers Of the Mount Yer
nou-twO store buildings at Is and
~ Thirteenth street northwest, OppO-
site the Southern railway offices This
Dr0pertv contains 1867 square feet and
is valued at $500
In connection with MI kOlb, Weaver
Brothers also sold 70 Dr. Henry H
FFazen the old residence property ar
SSS @ street northwest, across an alley
from the CoHgregati Cnal Church This
makes two large sales . q street bust
ness property this week This piece
brought 50, 600. and DT- HaZen viii i'm
Drove Il at once by the erection Of a
modern four-story store building The
lot contains about Z3l0 square feet
The sale was made for Neal Wilson