El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-29
RENTAL DEMAND
EXCEEDS5UPPLY.
Despite the Vast Amount Of
Building, ElPasO'sGrowth
Keeps Ahead of It.

Despite the fact that the building
movement throughout lne CITY ms
/ probably been greater Inls SUMMER
than during any other summer setsel-'
rental men say that. haG II Deen twice
as great they could readily nave -ounu
tenants for all Of the houses. Even
with the numerous apartment houses
that are already completed or VIII ne
ready for occupancy by ran IeIlLaL men
say that the demand Is gong 10 greatly
exceed the supply -.
The building movement Is at present
more generally scattered than IL has
been in many years There IS not an
addition in the city thaI mas not en-
jOyed a steady growth bungalows are
still nv far the most popular form of
houses and many OF Il Faso s streets
rival in beauty those Of Los Angeles,
where the modern form OF bungalow
originated
Apartment Houses Popular.
Apartment houses have also become
very popular in FL Paso- 1t IS cOnserva-
lively estimated that Sl5O,0OO is repre-
scented in the apartment houses tnaI
have Just recently been completed Or
are now under construction The build
ing Of apartments has by no means
ceased as tentative plans for two new
large ones, one OF them to cost S5O,0OS,
are already drawn. The builders are
specializing on every convenience ana
both the large and small apartments are
equipped with every modern convent
ence.
The largest single permit issued dur
ing the week was for the new Catholic
church. which is to cost $4,000. The
edifice viii be one the finest IN the city.
The LaSalle Realty company has sold
TO Addie Byles a modern five room bun
galow at 1910 Rampant street, for
$4,000: TO A H Duderstaqt cottage on
vance a bungalow in block %. Golden
Hill addition. for S45OS. and 10 the Camp
Jackson Mercantile company, 10 lots
in Fabens for $1,000.
New bungalows Completed.
a number of bungalows have recently Z
been completed by the Perry kirkpat-
rick company. Among them are those
of A L Anderson in the $500 block on
ing $500, l. H. Williamson, a live !
room bungalow in the 34OO block on
T1lorosa street at a cost Of $500; and ]
R A Brown, a cottage on Luna street,
in the Government Hill addition. which 4
cost 5000 The same firm has recently /
started a five room bungalow in the 1
Val Verde addition for i. A. Walters Z
and a six room bungalow on lots ] and ,, Q
block II, Mundy Heights addition. for D
l. J. TrOtU The Lambert apartments.
al 1920 Epson avenue, Will be completed /
next week
J. r. Strickland has purchased from
the PhOeliX-El PasO Building company
a five room modern bungalow at 1921 I
East Rio Grande street. The COnsidera-
ton was $500 The Anderson-FilIer
realty company has sold to r. D. Car
reIt a five room and basement bunga-
low at l11z California street The mouse
s equipped with a heating plant and
was sold for $500.
sales in Manhattan HEIGHTS.
c H Leaveu has sold TO Joseph r I
Moore lots 10 and H. block 80. Nan I
haitian Heights addition. located at the I
corner OF Silver and Piedras streets, ]
-Or $500. J. V Hannah has bought
through C II. Leaveu. a brick bungalow I
Il the corner Of san Diego and Elm I
streets in the Manhattan Heights ad-
u1on. for $4,000 The house was pur-
'nased from DR.. James B. Brady. Work 3
IN the new residence Of ". A. Smith I
N Elm street in the Manhattan Heights z
lqdllon has been begun II will cost 3
$500. The contract for the work was
ct to J. E. Morgan.