The Washington times., 1912-08-20
DEALS IN REALTY
FOLLOW FAILURE
OF TENURE BILL
Busy September and Fall Is
the Prediction of
Dealers.

Real estate dealing within the past
few days has experienced q revival from
its temporary setback, due TO the clear
Ing of the air by the knowledge that
the seven-year tenure ghost has been
laid. Real estate men say that not only
have the clerks themselves regained
confidence. but all traders have been
encouraged.
The season for fall renting has also
opened, and reports are to the effect
unusually busy September and fall in
the rent departments. Calls for large
apartments seem to exceed the supply
of this class of dwelling. One broker
reports that he has leased within the
past two days two apartments renting
for s65 month each and another for
$50. While there are few OF this class
of apartment building being finished
the number of buildings devoted to
suites of from three to five rooms.
Buys Dwellings.
William z. Bleo. of the District Elec-
trical Department, has purchased from
Middaugh & Shannon the new three
story residence at 1911 Twentieth street
northwest for 1880. The house is one
of the new row recently completed at
the Park road entrance to Rock Creek
Park. and opposite the park. 1t Is Mr..
Bleo's purpose to equip the house with
number Of modern electrical house
keeping devices. and occupy 1t as his
residence. The sale was made through
the office OF Shannon & Luchs.
They have also sold to John F. Jar
Wis the dwelling at S02 New Hampshire
avenue northwest. The price is not re-
ported.
Buys For Investment.
Jesse H. Davies has purchased from
George w. steuart the three-story
business building at 1879 Fourteenth
street northwest for 5000 for an invest
ment. The sale was made through the
office OF Gardiner & Dent.
They have also sold to George D. Cur
ran for Martin L. Gottwals the two
story dwelling at the southeast corner
OF Eighth and Taylor streets. Petworth,
for 81. 80.
T. Y. Bennett has purchased from
Mrs. Pauline Goldman, through the
same brokers. the building at the south
west corner of George avenue and CO.
lumbia road for 81 800 for an investment.
The building contains two stores and
two apartments and has a total rental
Of $40 a month.
The sale Of the last of the three resi-
dences built by Miller & CozZens, on the
west side of Mt. Pleasant street, north
of Newton street, is also reported. The
house at 1918 Mt Pleasant street, con-
tanning ten rooms and two baths, was
sold for IS, $50 to a Washington business
man VINO Will occupy IL Two OlntT
sales to home buyers are reported-the
new three-story dwelling at LII Colum-
bia road for $3.50. and the two-story,
eight-room dwelling at 1S4S Third street
northwest for $500 for Albert wilgers.
Buys Business Property.
The Thomas Somerville Company has
purchased from the American Security
and Trust Comapny. trustees, the prop
erty at 8l2 Thirteenth street northwest,
adjoining the company on the south.
The price was s25,75o. The property has
a frontage of forty feet and depth OF
l06 feet and is improved by a three-story
building, which will be remodled and
added to the present plant. The sale
was made by L. w. Groomes.
To Build Apartment.
William E. and Norris NJ. Waggener
will build a three-story apartment: house
at the corner of Rhode Island and Lin
coin avenues northeast. to be known
as The Highview. The property ad-
joins the Highview residence operation
now under construction by Harry Ward
man. The building will have eighteen
apartments OF three, four, and Ave
rooms each. The builder Is John H.
Lane.