The Washington herald., 1911-01-22

With only two-thirds of the first
month of 1911 passed the sum total OF
realty transfers in Washington shows
a remarkable keeping UP of activity that
persisted until the very close of 1910.
1t was felt by some that the amount OF
business that was done in real estate
in the snow of December and in Christ
}, mas week itself, was to be followed by
\ suspension of interest for a time
But such prophecies have been in no
wise proved by the report of sales that
have kept UP with surprising regularity
and strength ever since. The interest
is not at all confined to any one kind
of property nor to any one locality.
From all over the city and from the
suburbs and subdivisions, there come
reports of transactions in real estate that
in number and in volume abundantly
support the statements that Washington
real estate offers the most attractive in
ducements to investors of any realty in
any part of the country.
One thing is evident from the interest
taken in city property by investors who
live away from Washington. and that
is the feeling that all property in the
District is certain to enhance in value.
The fact, too. that the one piece of
property is often seen to figure in trans
actions quite frequently indicates 4
turning over of the property to advan-
tage and with profit-taking.
Reports of Sales.
This view is supported by the report
that comes from the severals Offices in
the city. Among these are the following
J. Fisher & Co. Inc:
On Washington Heights. the Fisher
Company have sold to Howard Etchison
a frontage of As feet in Biltmore street.
near Cliffbourne. The property will be
improved by two handsome residences.
each three stories in height Each house
will be . feet in width, and when fin
ished will be among the handSomest in
this section.
Another sale in this section involves
two lots. with total frontage of 100
feet, on Bancroft street. between Twen-
ty-second and Twentythird streets. The
purchaser was William \. MearnS. In
this transaction the Fisher Compony
represented the estate of A. J. CaSSatt.
late president Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. owner of one lot, and w. B. and
H. X. Kurtz. brokers, of Philadelphia,
owners of the other.
The Fisher Company sold during the
past week premises 121 r "treet north
west to G. Herbert Ofenstein, for 1850
This is One of the new SiX-TOom houses
just completed by John NJ. Henderson.
The Fisher Company also sold the
southwest corner of Thirteenth and l.
streets southeast to l.. P. Stewart. The
new owner will use the property as
coal yard.
Company report a great deal of activity.
lot fronting Sc feet on Kanawha
street and Thirty-ninth street has just
been sold to Asa /. Harris. the price paid
being about $1,000
To Mary A. Constant a frontage of so
feet on Jenifer street similar 'front.'
age was also sold to Annie Z. Griffin on
the same street. The price in each sale
was about $500.
To Millard +. West. a frontage of 60
feet on the north side of Kanawha street
Mr.. West will begin the erection of Il
home at once.
On keokuk street, the Fisher Company
has sold to w 4. Poole a large lot
fronting 90 feet. This lot adjoins the
Slaytor Davidson.
Ground has just been broken on the
north side of Jenifer street. between
Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth streets.
in Chevy Chase Heights. for the hand
some home of Leon DeSSeZ, the prOmi-
nent local architect. The lot on which
the house is being built fronts l20 feet,
and has a commanding view. The house.
when completed. will be one Of the hand
soonest i'm WaShingtons suburbs, and
will represent an outlay of about $4,000.
shannon & Luchs' Report.
DIR. S. S. Balm has purchased from P.
l.. o. 4. keelcr the three-story brick
corner residence. 1901 Fairmont street
northwest. for s10,5OO. DR.. Balm will oc-
cupy the house. The sale was made
through the Office of Shannon & Luchs
Other sales reported by Shannon &
Luchs this week are the property, 200 to
Oil X street northwest to NJ. Frank
Rupert. for s1.S00: the dwelling at 81
Bryant street northwest. to J. W. Ben
nett. for $500: the dwelling at 3305 Nine
teenth street northwest to J. c. Brand
stedt. for $500: the dwelling at SIC La
mont street to Dorsey E. Philips. for