The Washington times., 1910-07-16
New Buildings Around Fif-
teenth and II Streets
Changing Its Character.
PROPERTY VALUES
FAST INCREASING
Within Three Years the Prices
Have Nearly Doubled in
Several Instances.

With the completion Of the re1-story
Southern Commercial building now e
der course Of construction a- Fifteenth
and Il streets. and OF other improve.
ments planned for that iuuedisls'
neighbOrhood. many business men and
realty brokers now contend that that
section VIII be a part OF H9a5lilSrou's
real business center. and viii remain
so for q number Of years.
Il IS pointed out that Few business
blocks here are experiencing tie sau-
building activity which h7E been gong
OF FOR the past Two OF LEsee years IA
Fifteenth sIEer from New YORK avenue
TO r street. and i street from LI-r-
teeuth 20 Madison pace
IN that time tie Hibbs building Union
I-uSt building and -Ee new home OK
Svva-tzeII, Rheen sS Helsev have been
prominent among the improvements
DEri-- che same short perlcc- tis
ETaDs building. just east -L Fl-ueel-l
street, O1 Ne" York avenue has been
IuL-up- along i street. many OF the
Old 5li.4lnss OF two years ego nave
been either torn down and rebuilt or.
else have EeeE remodeled and made
up-to-date and otherwise stt-actlve-
Property Nearly Doubled
Naturally this progress of the times
has greatly increased the land values
sa the section mentioned ard today
property IN the territory mentioned j.
selling for nearly double what u waz
three years 1=y-
JUS where this onward movement
Of tie business section VIII continue lI
the future IS difficult 10 .eLerLllLe a-
present" said an II street rally broker
-1day IN speaking of the Improvements
iC that leiEl5crhgCl-
IT appears evident thar the trans
formation VIII not. during this genera
tiol. continue further west On II street
I-Gu llGU-Sol place. anu LLrLr seems
TO be little likelihood Of its coutl---rs
north on Fifteenth street. above
street for number oE years 20 come
so Il is sIrIISeL that win me continue
ton OF activity as far a. Fit-ee-tE ana
streets Jnis particular section EiI
then rest on Ks laure-s for some lii
There are indications Of Fifteenth
street from street to Il street or pos
SiblE = street. gradually becoming q
business street. so FAR as merchants
houses may be claSsed as business
street
Activity IN Home Property
While this business activity IS 90
iz- on there Is q corresponding activity
bein- experienced IN those sections o.
the city known rs ut Pleasant Co
Iu1uriz Heights. IIoIuead Manor and
IL the vicinity of the ola BrightWood
rice track near Roc Creek PARK
Homes are the particular CaIlius, how
ever and not business buildings
WAT was not so many years aSy
q purely suburban district is now q
siylzIy populated section Of the city
proper and during the charge uar--
handsome and urcreI-l1uS homes have
been constructed There nave been d
score or more OF large apartment houses
constructed \ the sections mention l.
and according To builders there Is every
reason 20 believe that taere VIII o.
many more constructed within the next
few years
The sales during the present really
season particularly have been brisk In
this territory and many new and en-
teusive operations are already being
planned for the next season"