Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Pipeline Prospects Interest City'i
Land Agents.
BUnDNG LIVELY N DUNDEE

Development % shun-s AdditIon
Moves RapfdIy - several New
Homes soIa--Harri-sa
Back from Kentucky.
Real estate men o. Omaha would like 70
know how soon that old pipe lire from the
oil fields Of Wyoming will be extended into
this city.
From all sources the opinion is expressed
that the pipe line would be a good thing
for Omaha II would help real estate
values and lower fuel costs.
Reports from dozen real estate offices
this week indicated that the suburbs Of
the city are being built up IN active fashion
These sections are attracting a steady in
flux Of residents The ingenuity and fore
Hightedness Of dealers in property. who
recognized the fact that the trend on set
tlsment was toward the suburbs. and who
developed and Improved the outlying dis
tricts is givep as the principal factor. In
creased car service also Is mentioned as a
factor In the building up Of the suburbs.
Twelve new houses are nearing compile
ton IN Dundee, and, according 70 reports.
remarkable condition OF building activity
is under way in the suburb. Sixty houses
we're built In Dundee last year. From the
outlook Il appears that number viii be eE-
ceoded this year. Many inquiries are re-
caived BY real estate dealers Interested In
Dundee. concerning vacant dwellings in
that section. which they are unable to
satisfy.
shuIrs addition living in the vicinity
south OF Poppleton avenue several streets
on the other side OF Twenty fourth street.
midway between Omaha and South Omaha,
also is growing This little district is de-
clared to have been overlooked by the real
estate experts for twenty-five years. II
was suddenly hit upon by the Byron Reed
company and others a practical point
for easy development and settlement about
January. Seven houses have been erected
since December. and all have been sold
The streets have been graded. sidewalks
laid out and the whole section improved.
It Is one mile from the court house in
Omaha, and also in easy distance Of south
Omaha
Hastings & Heyden is another firm that
Is turning considerable attention upon
shuII additions This firm has erected
number Of houses in shulls second addi-
ton and also has sold a number Of lots In
that nsighbOrhood.
The move to light a thoroughfare from
the Union station 10 the retail district is
meeting with the hearty approval OF gu
who have occasion 70 go 70 the station. II
follows closely upon the crusade for better
streets over the same course For the last
few years it has been almost impossible
to drive to the station without running the
risk OF breaking spring. but that condition
downtown section, that all that now re-
mains Is the repavfng OF Tenth street for a
short distance.
Trustees Of the village OF Dundee have
called a special election for February q.
for tho purpose Of voting a bond issue
to finance the construction Of an indie
pendent water plant in that village The
bond issue will be for the sum Of E4,O00
c. r. Harrison OF the nrm Of Harrison
a Morton returned Friday night from an
interesting trip TO Louisville. where he
attended the annual meeting OF the execu-
tive committee OF the National Real Estate
Exchanges association. Mr.. Harrison. pos
aessed OF the Omaha advertising spirit
succeeded in putting the name OF his home
city before the meeting He promises an
interesting report OF his experiences when
the exchange meets Wednesday.
Louis Cantoni purchased a house and lot
Al 1850 south Twenty-fifth street from the
Byron Reed Co. last week. The considera-
ton was $780,
The Phoenix Land and Cattle company
sold q lot on Cass street between Twenty
fourth and Twenty streets to Hulda
C. Martin for $3.50. The purchaser intends
erecting q residence there
Two lots in Dundee on the northeast cor
ner OF Fifty-second and Webster streets
were sold by A. w. Gross OF the street
railway company to J. N. Gilchrist. an
expert accountant
Hastings & Heyden made the following
sales last week. A house and lot at 1S29
South Twenty-second street to n. p Mel
son. the consideration was $1,000 two lots
on Twenty-ffth avenue in shull's second
addition. TO Earl Woo and n. J. Snyder. re-
spectively. the consideration being SS.0O0
for the first and ST0o for the second
house and lot 70 Rose A. KiIey at I5S0
South Twenty-fourth street. for 5000
This firm also sold the old Hamilton fiat
building AZ Sixteenth and Burdette streets
70 Joseph Leahy for si20oo It is expected
the building. which is three stories high,
viii be remodeiied and improved
Burd +. Miller has completed plans for a
double st. louis apartment Tor J. W. Mar
tin az rwenty-firh and Cass strsets
These fats are 20 have many convenienees
not found In the average apartment The
exterior viii be oriental brick with stuo-
co relief
Leon J. Nelson has let the contract for
1880 residence az Thirty fifth and WOOL
worth SITS. IN the Field club district The
building viii BE- exceptionally uuique m
interior design. The exterior viii be OF
stuooo. TIE plans were prepared BY Burd
y. Miller, architect
A. Redman has bought a lot at Nlntesash
and Jones streets and proposes 20 erect =.