The Washington times., 1911-03-15
FOURTEENTHS STREET
PROPERTY IS SOLD
Three-Story Corner Building
at | Street Changes
Hands.

A downtown Fourteenth street corner
was sold today for $50 a square foot. The
three-story and basement building at
the northwest corner of Fourteenth and
I streets northwest was sold by Mrs.
Linda A. Painter, of New York, for a
price understood to be $4,000. Tho sale
was made to a local investor, whose
name is not disclosed by Thomas J.
Fisher & Co, Inc, the brokers negoti-
ating the sale.
The property fronts thirty-nine feet
on Fourteenth street and sixty feet on
| street. adjoining the Bradford build
ing on Fourteenth street and Ben b.
Bradford's newly acquired holdings on
street.
The basement and first floor are oc-
cupied by offices and the upper floors
as apartments. The buildings were two
old residences, 800 and 9O2 Fourteenth
street.
The new owner is now making plans
either for an entire remOdeling Of the
old structures or the erection OF a busi-
ness structure entirely new. making a
large additional investment to that paid
for the property as it stands. =
SI,5oo,ooo Offer Refused.
1t is definitely known Today that with
in the past two days an offer of Sl.500,0Oo
for the Shoreham Hotel was declined by
the owner, Levi P. Morton, of New
! ork.
Buys Avenue Property.
Christian Heurich Is the buyer of the
Travers property, at 1221 and l223 Penn
sylvania avenue, the sale of which for
about 10000 was exclusively announced
in The Times yesterday afternoon. The
sale was negotiated by Thomas ]. Fish
er & Co., Inc.
Lamont Street House Sold.
Amata Tassa has purchased from
Harry Wardman the two-story dwell
ing, at 612 Lam0nt street northwest, for
$3.50. The sale was made through the
office of Shannon & Luchs.
Herald's New Quarters.
The Washington Herald will move to
the new building. at 1872 New York
avenue within the next few days. Two
floors and the basement have been rent
ed by the Herald Company for 1850
for five years. with ule privilege of q
renewal of the lease. The pressrooms
will be located in the basement, the
buSiLiSSS OIlltt aiIu SOIlipOSiliO IOOlii
the first floor, and the editorial rooms
OH the second floor The lease was
made through Stone Fairfax
The building now occupied by the
Herald Company will be remodeled, and
converted into Offices.
Real Estate Transfers.
Addition 10 lie Droit Park-J Guy Thayer
8. 80. w. ivy ''' - U"N
Petworth-A. Erskine Miller ct ux. to Charles
A. Peters. lots 43 to q, block 81. SO
Connecticut avenue Highlands-Connecticut
Avenue Highlands Company to James
Lewis and johanna Davis. lots so and 81
square 2O6s, $40 same to Grant s Barn
hart lots so and 81, square 2o6l. SO.
Cleveland Park Additioa-Mary r. Foss' -
David r Weaver and 5. Stockton Voorhees,
trustees. lots 3s and 81. square 1914 80
T. Foss lot 3, square 1914. $40.
Ingleside-Kepnedy Davis Company TO
Myron J. Jones. lot -. block H. $40.
Connecticut Avenue Terrace-FuIton r. Cor
don ct ux. to Babette W. krumke, lots 2s
and -. square 1883. $40.
Cuckold's Delight and lnclosure-John l.
Weaver ct al. trustees, to William Brough,
lot Il, bIock'I. $40
K street northeast between Third and Fourth
streets-James Kittle ct uX. TO Dora A.
Bowen. lots IS and 70. square rs. 81.
Villa Park-Clara A. Mardcn ef vir. Edwin
r.: ,a75 to W. h c0lTiIl'' lot A. square '--S
gT23 street northwest-Frances NJ Miller
ct vir Benjamin. to Frank l. Ash, lot c9+,
square 1856. so.
BENJAMIN Irving. lot Il. block %. SO
1913 to 1921 First street northwest-Katherine
J. Falconer TO George L. Dant. lots 90 to
236. square SCI. $40.