The Washington herald., 1914-10-18
REALTY TRADERS
END BUSY week
Number of Building Permits
Issued Sets a Record
for 1914.
ESTIMATED AT $s1,5OO
Five Hundred Lots in Bladensburs
Road at City View Heights Sold
Under Court Decree.
ESTIMATED AT $s1,5OO

The real estate business Of washington
has Just completed the most prosperous
week Of the year, Many large sales and
exchanges were effected, and the list OF
permits that were issued for new. struc-
lures and repairs sets a record for. 1914
The estimated cost OF the improvements
for which permits have been issued
amounts TO $3.50. and SIS lots were in
volved in exchanges.
Probably the largest transaction Of the
week was the purchase OF the handsome
new residence at 26S3 Connecticut avenue,
by Dennis Flynn. The purchase price Is
said TO have been nearly $4,000
Church Sold for $4,000.
The next largest transaction was the
purchase by Charles A. DAILY, of the
property at Eighteenth and L streets
northwest, which is occupied by the John
Wesley African n. Z. Zion Church This
sale involved 81, 900. Mr.. Daily will re-
model the church into business property.
William s. Philips has secured permits
for the erection OF seven new residences
In Kenyon street northwest between
Fifth and Sixth streets. Although all the
houses will be attached the plans con-
tain many improvements and devices
not installed In the average attached
house. They will contain six rooms.
with hot wafer heat, and hardwood
floors. Among other features will be
gas logs, folding. doors, sleeping porches
and winter refrigerators. The estimated
cost Of the seven houses is 1880.
]. s. Gruver has secured a permit
for the erection OF eight brick dwellings
on the lots at 20lo TO 2Oe4 Fourth street
northeast, at an estimated cost Of slS,-
600. - -.
. II. R. Howenstein has secured permis-
sion for the erection OF two new dwell
ings at 1lo6 and 1i1 d street southeast.
They will be two stories high, heated by
hot water, and are expected TO cost 1900
They will be ready for occupancy about
December Is
Five hundred lots in BIadensburg road
at City View Heights were sold by Evans
Browne and Daniel ". ODonoghue, trus-
tees, to the Ravenswood Company. The
lots, which were sold under a decree Of
the District Supreme Court. completed the
largest transaction in bare land during the
week.
The loan market also had a record
breaking week. the total amount being
~, 73L2s. which is an increase Of $50 900
over the first week OF October. Straight
loans during the week amounted to $2l2,-
54c.3s. The output Of the building associ-
ations for the week was S163.25o.
small Business Places.
There was a great demand during the
week for small business places in the res
idential sections. A large number OF re-
Gently completed homes In the eastern
section Of the city were sold. Several
business places In the downtown section
have secured permits for minor improve
ments to their exteTIors. The E. B.
Adams Company, recently gutted by fire,
has made arrangements 20 restore its
place to its condition previous TO the
fire
Other permits in the residential section
call for a two-story garage to be built at
54o6 Colorado avenue northwest by James
Holmes; q two-story frame dwelling at
I349 Newton street northeast by NJ. d.
Campbell: a two-story brick residence at
1852 Franklin street northeast by William
H. Snyder. and a two-story frame house
in Fifty-seventh street, in Deanwood, d,
c., by CharleS Mathiess.
Permits for additions to present struc-
lures were granted to Max Simon, 1918
Nicholas avenue northeast; William
Craig, 1000 Pennsylvania avenue south
east. and A. 8. Casey, 612 Second street
northwest. None OF these Improvements
will exceed $500
Even the records for single-day trans
actions were broken during the past
week. Friday forty sales were reported,
Tuesday thirty-eight, Monday thirty
three and Thursday thirty.